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strut
(encz) | strut,naparovat se v: Zdeněk Brož |
strut
(encz) | strut,podpěra n: Zdeněk Brož |
strut
(encz) | strut,příčka n: Zdeněk Brož |
strut
(encz) | strut,vykračovat si v: Jiří Dadák |
Strut
(gcide) | Strut \Strut\, v. t.
To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.
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Strut
(gcide) | Strut \Strut\, a.
Protuberant. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Strut
(gcide) | Strut \Strut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strutted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Strutting.] [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G.
strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan.
strutte.]
1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.]
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The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
--Dryden.
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2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk
with affected dignity.
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Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his
gait? --Shak.
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Strut
(gcide) | Strut \Strut\, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]
1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
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2. (Arch.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists
thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See
Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof.
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3. (Engin.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the
principal function is to hold things apart; a brace
subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay,
and tie.
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strut
(wn) | strut
n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance,
swagger]
2: brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal
compression
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance,
strut, sashay, cock] |
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order struthioniformes
(encz) | order Struthioniformes, n: |
strut
(encz) | strut,naparovat se v: Zdeněk Brožstrut,podpěra n: Zdeněk Brožstrut,příčka n: Zdeněk Brožstrut,vykračovat si v: Jiří Dadák |
struthiomimus
(encz) | struthiomimus, n: |
struthious
(encz) | struthious,pštrosovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
struts
(encz) | struts,podpěry n: pl. Zdeněk Brožstruts,vykračuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
strutted
(encz) | strutted, |
strutter
(encz) | strutter, |
strutting
(encz) | strutting,rozepření n: Zdeněk Brožstrutting,rozpěrný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Astrut
(gcide) | Astrut \A*strut"\, a. & adv.
1. Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling
manner. [Archaic]
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Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. --Cowper.
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2. In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.
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Discharging strut
(gcide) | Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discharged; p.
pr. & vb. n. Discharging.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF.
deschargier, F. d['e]charger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier,
F. charger. See Charge.]
1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a
load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a
vessel.
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2. To free of the missile with which anything is charged or
loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow,
catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire
off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of
tension, as a Leyden jar.
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The galleys also did oftentimes, out of their prows,
discharge their great pieces against the city.
--Knolles.
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Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect
muscular actions. --H. Spencer.
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3. To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a
debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.;
to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
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Discharged of business, void of strife. --Dryden.
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In one man's fault discharge another man of his
duty. --L'Estrange.
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4. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from
service; to dismiss.
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Discharge the common sort
With pay and thanks. --Shak.
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Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his
see. --Milton.
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5. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty;
as, to discharge a prisoner.
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6. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take
out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as,
to discharge a cargo.
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7. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
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They do discharge their shot of courtesy. --Shak.
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8. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
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We say such an order was "discharged on appeal."
--Mozley & W.
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The order for Daly's attendance was discharged.
--Macaulay.
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9. To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to
relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions,
performing duty, trust, and the like; hence, to perform or
execute, as an office, or part.
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Had I a hundred tongues, a wit so large
As could their hundred offices discharge. --Dryden.
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10. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay
one's debt or obligation to. [Obs.]
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If he had
The present money to discharge the Jew. --Shak.
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11. To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges
water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as,
to discharge a horrible oath.
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12. To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.
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13. (Textile Dyeing & Printing) To bleach out or to remove or
efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the
color from a dyed fabric in order to form light figures
on a dark ground.
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Discharging arch (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or
other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall
above. See Illust. of Lintel.
Discharging piece, Discharging strut (Arch.), a piece set
to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.
Discharging rod (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both
ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for
discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery. See
Discharger.
Syn: See Deliver.
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Gypsophila Struthium
(gcide) | Soaproot \Soap"root`\, n. (Bot.)
A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the root of which
is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.
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Matteuccia struthiopteris
(gcide) | fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
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3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Onoclea Struthiopteris
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
[1913 Webster]fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
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3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Onoclea struthiopteris
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
[1913 Webster]fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
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3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Peucedanum Ostruthium
(gcide) | Madnep \Mad"nep\, n.
1. (Bot.) The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium), a tall
and coarse European umbelliferous plant.
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2. (Bot.) A biennial weed in Europe and America having large
pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and
somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated
parsnip; called also wild parsnip.
[WordNet 1.5]Masterwort \Mas"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant
(Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).
(b) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant
with a showy colored involucre.
(c) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
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Pteretis struthiopteris
(gcide) | fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
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3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Struthian
(gcide) | Struthian \Stru"thi*an\, a. (Zool.)
Struthious.
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struthiin
(gcide) | Saponin \Sap"o*nin\, n. [L. sapo, -onis soap: cf. F. saponine.]
(Chem.)
A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), in the bark of soap bark
(Quillaja saponaria), etc. It is extracted as a white
amorphous powder, which produces a soapy lather in solution,
and produces a local anaesthesia. It is used as a detergent
and for emulsifying oils. Formerly called also struthiin,
quillaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension,
any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper
is the type.
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Struthio
(gcide) | Struthio \Stru"thi*o\, n.; pl. Struthiones. [L., an ostrich,
fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
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Struthio australis
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
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Struthio camelus
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
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Struthioidea
(gcide) | Struthioidea \Stru`thi*oi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Struthio, and
-oid.] (Zool.)
Same as Struthiones.
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Struthiones
(gcide) | Struthio \Stru"thi*o\, n.; pl. Struthiones. [L., an ostrich,
fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
[1913 Webster]Struthiones \Stru`thi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL. See Struthio.]
(Zool.)
(a) A division, or order, of birds, including only the
African ostriches.
(b) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including
the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds
incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to
Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae.
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Struthionine
(gcide) | Struthionine \Stru`thi*o"nine\, a. (Zool.)
Struthious.
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Struthious
(gcide) | Struthious \Stru"thi*ous\, a. [L. struthius, strutheus.] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.
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Strutted
(gcide) | Strut \Strut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strutted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Strutting.] [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G.
strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan.
strutte.]
1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.]
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The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
--Dryden.
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2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk
with affected dignity.
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Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his
gait? --Shak.
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Strutter
(gcide) | Strutter \Strut"ter\, n.
One who struts.
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Strutting
(gcide) | Strut \Strut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strutted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Strutting.] [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G.
strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan.
strutte.]
1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.]
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The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
--Dryden.
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2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk
with affected dignity.
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Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his
gait? --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Strutting \Strut"ting\,
a. & n. from Strut, v. -- Strut"ting*ly, adv.
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Struttingly
(gcide) | Strutting \Strut"ting\,
a. & n. from Strut, v. -- Strut"ting*ly, adv.
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family struthionidae
(wn) | family Struthionidae
n 1: tall terrestrial birds: ostriches [syn: Struthionidae,
family Struthionidae] |
genus struthio
(wn) | genus Struthio
n 1: type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches [syn:
Struthio, genus Struthio] |
genus struthiomimus
(wn) | genus Struthiomimus
n 1: small toothless saurischian dinosaurs; later Cretaceous
period in Canada |
john william strutt
(wn) | John William Strutt
n 1: English physicist who studied the density of gases and
discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic
theory (1842-1919) [syn: Rayleigh, {Third Baron
Rayleigh}, Lord Rayleigh, John William Strutt] |
matteuccia struthiopteris
(wn) | Matteuccia struthiopteris
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful
arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
[syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead,
Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris,
Onoclea struthiopteris] |
onoclea struthiopteris
(wn) | Onoclea struthiopteris
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful
arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
[syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead,
Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris,
Onoclea struthiopteris] |
order struthioniformes
(wn) | order Struthioniformes
n 1: a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds;
known from the Pleistocene onward [syn: Struthioniformes,
order Struthioniformes] |
pteretis struthiopteris
(wn) | Pteretis struthiopteris
n 1: tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful
arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
[syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead,
Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris,
Onoclea struthiopteris] |
strut
(wn) | strut
n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance,
swagger]
2: brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal
compression
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance,
strut, sashay, cock] |
struthio
(wn) | Struthio
n 1: type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches [syn:
Struthio, genus Struthio] |
struthio camelus
(wn) | Struthio camelus
n 1: fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet;
largest living bird [syn: ostrich, Struthio camelus] |
struthiomimus
(wn) | struthiomimus
n 1: small light-boned toothless dinosaur resembling an ostrich
in size and proportions |
struthionidae
(wn) | Struthionidae
n 1: tall terrestrial birds: ostriches [syn: Struthionidae,
family Struthionidae] |
struthioniformes
(wn) | Struthioniformes
n 1: a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds;
known from the Pleistocene onward [syn: Struthioniformes,
order Struthioniformes] |
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