Defn: Exhibition on the stage. [Obs.]
STAGE-STRUCK
Stage"-struck`, a.
Defn: Fascinated by the stage; seized by a passionate desire to become an actor.
STAG-EVIL
Stag"-e`vil, n. (Far.)
Defn: A kind of palsy affecting the jaw of a horse. Crabb.
STAGGARD
Stag"gard, n. Etym: [From Stag.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The male red deer when four years old.
STAGGER
Stag"ger, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Staggered; p. pr. & vb. n. Staggering.]
Etym: [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to
punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. Stake, n.]
1. To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter. Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow. Dryden.
2. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail. "The enemy staggers." Addison.