Defn: A blue coloring matter found in some stentors. See Stentor, 2.
STENTORIOUS
Sten*to"ri*ous, a.
Defn: Stentorian. [R.]
STENTORONIC
Sten`to*ron"ic, a.
Defn: Stentorian. [Obs.]
STENTOROPHONIC
Sten`to*ro*phon"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Stentor.]
Defn: Speaking or sounding very loud; stentorian. [Obs.]
Of this stentorophonic horn of Alexander there is a preserved in the
Vatican. Derham.
STEP Step, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stepped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stepping.] Etym: [AS. stæppan; akin to OFries. steppa, D. stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf. Gr. Stamp, n. & a.]
1. To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
2. To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance; as, to step to one of the neighbors.