Chapter Standage to Stanza of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Standing
(Stand"ing), n.

1. The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.

2. Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing.

An ancient thing of long standing.

Bunyan.

3. Place to stand in; station; stand.

I will provide you a good standing to see his entry.

Bacon.

I think in deep mire, where there is no standing.

Ps. lxix. 2.

4. Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.

Standing off (Naut.), sailing from the land. — Standing on (Naut.), sailing toward land.

Standish
(Stand"ish), n. [Stand + dish.] A stand, or case, for pen and ink.

I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver standish.

Swift.

Standpipe
(Stand"pipe`) n.

1. (Engin.) A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level at a distance.

2. (Steam Boiler) A supply pipe of sufficient elevation to enable the water to flow into the boiler, notwithstanding the pressure of the steam. Knight.

Standpoint
(Stand"point`) n. [Cf. G. standpunkt.] A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged.

Standstill
(Stand"still`) n. A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.

Stane
(Stane) n. A stone. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Stang
(Stang) imp. of Sting. [Archaic]

Stang
(Stang), n. [OE. stange, of Scand. or Dutch origin; cf. Icel. stöng, akin to Dan. stang, Sw. stång, D. stang, G. stange, OHG. stanga, AS. steng; from the root of E. sting.]

1. A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.

2. In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Swift.

Stang ball, a projectile consisting of two half balls united by a bar; a bar shot. See Illust. of Bar shot, under Bar. — To ride the stang, to be carried on a pole on men's shoulders. This method of punishing wife beaters, etc., was once in vogue in some parts of England.

Stang
(Stang), v. i. [Akin to sting; cf. Icel. stanga to prick, to goad.] To shoot with pain. [Prov. Eng.]

Stanhope
(Stan"hope) n. A light two- wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage, without a top; — so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it was contrived.