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Angostura barkAngostura bark An`gos*tu"ra bark`
([aum][ng]`g[o^]s*t[=oo]"r[.a] b[aum]rk`). [From Angostura,
in Venezuela.]
An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South
American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or
officinalis). --U. S. Disp. Gestural
Gestural Ges"tur*al, a.
Relating to gesture.
Imposturage
Imposturage Im*pos"tur*age, n.
Imposture; cheating. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
MisturaMistura Mis*tu"ra, n. [L. See Mixture.] (Med.)
(a) A mingled compound in which different ingredients are
contained in a liquid state; a mixture. See Mixture,
n., 4.
(b) Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active
substances, and which can only be administered by drops.
--Dunglison. Pasturable
Pasturable Pas"tur*a*ble, a.
Fit for pasture.
PasturagePasturage Pas"tur*age, n. [OF. pasturage, F. p[^a]turage. See
Pasture.]
1. Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.
2. Grass growing for feed; grazing.
3. The business of feeding or grazing cattle. Postural
Postural Pos"tur*al (?; 135), a.
Of or pertaining to posture.
Thaumastura coraShaft Shaft, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.
schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,
haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????,
a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf.
Scape, Scepter, Shave.]
1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft, That
lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer.
A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele
[stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham.
2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the
weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be
thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
And the thunder, Winged with red lightning and
impetuous rage, Perhaps hath spent his shafts.
--Milton.
Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been
attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.
3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of
an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when
cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or
stalk of a plant.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See
Illust. of Feather.
(c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
(d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .
his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
--Ex. xxv. 31.
(e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,
etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
(f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.
(g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar
between the capital and base (see Illust. of
Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.
Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.
(h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or
columnar monument.
Bid time and nature gently spare The shaft we
raise to thee. --Emerson.
(i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.
(j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one
or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and
intended to carry one or more wheels or other
revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,
the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of
Countershaft.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two
of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in
the male; -- called also cora humming bird.
5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the
earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and
raising ore, for raising water, etc.
6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air
shaft.
7. The chamber of a blast furnace.
Line shaft (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in
a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by
which machines are driven, commonly by means of
countershafts; -- called also line, or main line.
Shaft alley (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine
room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
Shaft furnace (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a
chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the
bottom.
Meaning of Stura from wikipedia
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Stura (French: [sty.ʁa]) was a
department of the
French First Republic and of the
First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was
named after the river...
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Stura was a département of the
French Consulate and of the
First French Empire in present-day Italy.
Stura may also
refer to:
Stura di Ovada, a river...
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Stura di
Lanzo (Latin: Varus) is a 65-kilometre (40 mi) long
river in north-western
Italy (Piedmont), in the
Metropolitan City of Turin. It is formed...
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Stura di
Demonte (Latin:
Stura) is a 115-kilometre (71 mi) long
river in
northwestern Italy (Piedmont). The
river is a
tributary to the
river Tanaro, which...
- Esterházy
Palace (Slovak: Esterházyho palác) is a Neo-Renaissance
style building in the Old Town of Bratislava, Slovakia, near the
Danube riverfront, built...
- Sant'Albano
Stura is a
comune (muni****lity) in the
Province of
Cuneo in the
Italian region Piedmont,
located about 60
kilometres (37 mi)
south of Turin...
- The
Stura del
Monferrato (also
known as the
Stura piccola and the
Stura di Casale, in each case to
distinguish it from
other Piedmontese watercourses...
- The
Stura di
Demonte Valley (in
Italian Valle Stura di Demonte) is a
valley in south-west of
Piedmont in the
Province of Cuneo, Italy. The
valley takes...
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Stura Vallis is an
ancient river valley in the
Elysium quadrangle of Mars,
located at 22.9°
north latitude and 217.6° west longitude. It is 75 km long...
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Stabina Staffora Stilaro Stirone Strona Stronetta Stura del
Monferrato Stura di
Demonte Stura di
Lanzo Stura di
Ovada Suldenbach Supine Tadone Tagliamento...
