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Webster 1913 Edition
Stud
Stud
,Noun.
[OE.
stod
, stood
, AS. stōd
; akin to OHG. stuota
, G. stute
a mare, Icel. stō[GREEK]
stud, Lith. stodas
a herd, Russ. stado
, and to E. stand
. The sense is properly, a stand, an establishment. √163. See Stand
, and cf. Steed
.] A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.
In the
studs
of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor, and size. Sir W. Temple.
He had the finest
stud
in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories. Macaulay.
Stud
,Noun.
[AS.
studu
a post; akin to Sw. stöd
a prop, Icel. sto[GREEK]
a post, sty[GREEK]ja
to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand
; cf. D. stut
a prop, G. stütze
. See Stand
.] 1.
A stem; a trunk.
[Obs.]
Seest not this same hawthorn
stud
? Spenser.
2.
(Arch.)
An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
3.
A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber
With coral clasps and amber
studs
. Marlowe.
Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems
And
And
studs
of pearl. Milton.
4.
An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
5.
(Mach.)
(a)
A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
(b)
A stud bolt.
6.
An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Stud bolt
, a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; – called also
standing bolt
.Stud
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Studded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Studding
.] 1.
To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
Thy horses shall be trapped,
Their harness
Their harness
studded
all with gold and pearl. Shakespeare
2.
To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.
The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are
studded
with substantial, neat, and commodious dwellings of freemen. Bp. Hobart.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stud
STUD
,Noun.
1.
In building, a small piece of timber or joist inserted in the sills and beams, between the posts, to support he beams or other main timbers. The boards on the outside and the laths on the inside of a building, are also nailed to the studs.2.
A nail with a large head, inserted in work chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob.A belt of straw, and ivy buds, with coral clasps and amber studs.
Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossd with gems and studs of pearl.
3.
A collection of breeding horses and mares; or the place where they are kept.In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor and fire.
4.
A button for a shirt sleeve.STUD
,Verb.
T.
1.
To adorn with shining studs or knobs.Their horses shall be trappd, their harness studded all with gold and pearl.
2.
To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects.