Defn: Warlike; military. [R.]
STRATUM
Stra"tum, n.; pl. E. Stratums, L. Strata. The latter is more common.
Etym: [L., from sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to Gr. Strew, and
cf. Consternation, Estrade, Prostrate, Stratus, Street.]
1. (Geol.)
Defn: A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively.
2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
STRATUS Stra"tus, n. Etym: [L. stratus a spreading out, scattering, from sternere, stratum, to spread.] (Meteor.)
Defn: A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal band or layer. See Cloud.
STRAUGHT
Straught, obs.
Defn: imp. & p. p. of Stretch.
STRAUGHT
Straught, v. t.