Stellar, stel′ar, Stellary, stel′ar-i, adj. relating to the stars: starry.—n. Stellā′ria, a genus of tufted plants of the pink family—the chickweeds or starworts.—adjs. Stell′āte, -d, like a star: radiated; Stelled (Milt.), starry: (Shak.) set or fixed; Stellif′erous, thickly abounding with stars; Stell′iform, star-shaped; Stell′ular, formed like little stars; Stell′ulate (bot.), like a little star. [L. stellaris—stella, a star.]
Stellion, stel′yun, n. an agamoid lizard.
Stelths, stelths, n.pl. (Spens.) thefts.
Stem, stem, n. the ascending axis of a plant, which usually bears leaves and flowers, and maintains communication between the roots and the leaves: the little branch supporting the flower or fruit: a race or family: branch of a family.—n. Stem′-leaf, a leaf growing from the stem.—adj. Stem′less (bot.), wanting a stem, or having it so little developed as to seem to be wanting.—ns. Stem′let, a little or young stem; Stem′ma, a pedigree or family tree: an ocellus.—adjs. Stem′matous; Stemmed. [A.S. stæfn, stefn, stemn, from stæf, a staff; Ger. stab.]
Stem, stem, n. the prow of a ship: a curved piece of timber at the prow to which the two sides of a ship are united.—v.t. to cut, as with the stem: to resist or make progress against: to stop, to check:—pr.p. stem′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. stemmed.—From stem to stern, from one end of a vessel to the other: completely, throughout. [Same word as above.]
Steme, stēm, v.t. an obsolete form of steam.
Stempel, stem′pel, n. a timber helping to support a platform.—Also Stem′ple.
Stemson, stem′sun, n. an arching piece of compass-timber behind the apron of a vessel, and supporting its scarfs.
Stench, stensh, n. stink: a strong bad odour or smell.—adj. Stench′y. [A.S. stenc; Ger. stank.]
Stencil, sten′sil, n. a plate of metal, &c., with a pattern cut out, which is impressed upon a surface by drawing a brush with colour over it.—v.t. to print or paint by means of a stencil:—pr.p. sten′cilling; pa.t. and pa.p. sten′cilled.—ns. Sten′ciller, one who does stencil-work; Sten′cilling, a method of printing letters or designs, the pattern cut out on a thin plate, and brushed over so as to mark the surface below. [O. Fr. estinceller, estincelle—L. scintilla, a spark.]