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Ostentous
Ostentous Os*ten"tous, a.
Ostentatious. [Obs.] --Feltham.
stentonStenting Stent"ing, n.
An opening in a wall in a coal mine. [Written also
stenton.] [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. StentorStentor Sten"tor, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.]
1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence,
any person having a powerful voice.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to
the genus Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh
water. The stentors have a bell-shaped, or
cornucopia-like, body with a circle of cilia around the
spiral terminal disk. See Illust. under Heterotricha.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A howling monkey, or howler. Stentorian
Stentorian Sten*to"ri*an, a. [L. stentoreus; cf. Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful; as,
a stentorian voice; stentorian lungs.
StentorinStentorin Sten"to*rin, n. (Chem.)
A blue coloring matter found in some stentors. See Stentor,
2. Stentorious
Stentorious Sten*to"ri*ous, a.
Stentorian. [R.]
Stentoronic
Stentoronic Sten`to*ron"ic, a.
Stentorian. [Obs.]
StentorophonicStentorophonic Sten`to*ro*phon"ic, a. [Gr. ? Stentor + ? a
sound, voice. See Stentor.]
Speaking or sounding very loud; stentorian. [Obs.]
Of this stentorophonic horn of Alexander there is a
preserved in the Vatican. --Derham.
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