Stang, stang, v.i. (prov.) to throb with pain—also a Scotch form of sting.
Stanhope, stan′hōp, n. a light open one-seated carriage without a top, formerly with two wheels, now usually with four.
Staniel, stan′yel, n. the kestrel or windhover.—Also Stan′nel, Stan′yel. [A.S. stángella.]
Stank, stangk, pa.t. of stink.
Stank, stangk, n. (Scot.) a ditch, a pool, a tank. [O. Fr. estang, a pond—L. stagnum, a stagnant pool.]
Stannary, stan′ar-i, adj. of or relating to tin mines or works.—n. a tin-mine.—n. Stann′ate, a salt formed with stannic acid and a base.—adjs. Stann′ic, pertaining to, or procured from, tin; Stannif′erous, producing or containing tin.—n. Stann′ine, a mineral of a grayish-black colour, consisting chiefly of sulphur, tin, copper, and iron.—adj. Stann′ous, containing tin.—Stannary courts, courts in Cornwall for the tin-miners. [L. stannum, tin.]
Stanza, stan′za, n. a series of lines or verses connected with and adjusted to each other in a fixed order of sequence as regards length and metrical form: a division of a poem containing every variation of measure in the poem.—adj. Stanzā′ic. [It. stanza, a stop—Low L. stantia—L. stāre, stand.]
Stapelia, sta-pē′li-a, n. a genus of showy fleshy African plants of the milkweed family. [From J. B. van Stapel.]
Stapes, stā′pēz, n. the inmost of the three auditory ossicles, situated in the tympanum.—adjs. Stapē′dial, stirrup-shaped: pertaining to the stapes; Stapedif′erous, having a stapes.—n. Stapē′dius, a stapedial muscle. [Low L. stapes, a stirrup—Old High Ger. stapf, a step.]
Staphyline, staf′i-lin, adj. of the form of a bunch of grapes.—ns. Staph′yle, the uvula; Staphylō′ma, Staphylō′sis, a protrusion of any of the coats of the eye.—adjs. Staphylomat′ic; Staphylō′matous.—ns. Staph′yloplasty, the operation for replacing the soft palate; Staphylor′aphy, the operation of uniting a cleft palate; Staphylot′omy, the amputation of the uvula. [Gr. staphylē, a bunch of grapes, the uvula.]