stagnation (stagnashon)

[= F. stagna tion; as stagnate + -ion.] 1. The condition of being stagnant; the ce ation of flow or circulation in a fluid; the state of being without flow, or of being motionle . IMG:content-1951.png:[blocks in formation] able to overtake and cope with a stag. ( a ) The Scotch deerhound or wolf-dog, of great speed, strength, and courage, standing 28 inches or more, with a shaggy or wiry coat, usually some shade of gray. They hunt chiefly by sight, and are used in stalking the red deer, for running down the game. (b) A large kind of fox-hound, about 25 inches high, trained to hunt deer by scent. stagine (stā'ji-nes), n. [ Those signs of shedding and stagine so marked in the Fisheries of U. S. , V. ii. 488. Shak., All's Well, ii. 3. 170. seal. Blind staggers. Seer def. 3 above. Gra -staggers, staging (sta' jing), n. [Verbal n. of stage , v.] IMG:content-1952.png:[blocks in formation] 1. A temporary structure of posts and boards for support, as in building; scaffolding.-2. The busine of running or managing stagecoaches, or the act of traveling in them.