Stupose
(Stu*pose) a. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stupeous.] (Bot.) Composed of, or having,
tufted or matted filaments like tow; stupeous.
Stuprate
(Stu"prate) v. t. [L. stupratus, p. p. of stuprare to ravish, fr. stuprum defilement.] To ravish; to
debauch. [R.] Heywood.
Stupration
(Stu*pra"tion) n. Violation of chastity by force; rape. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Stuprum
(||Stu"prum) n. [L.] Stupration.
Sturb
(Sturb) v. t. To disturb. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sturdily
(Stur"di*ly) adv. In a sturdy manner.
Sturdiness
(Stur"di*ness), n. Quality of being sturdy.
Sturdy
(Stur"dy) a. [Compar. Sturdier ; superl. Sturdiest.] [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi
stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. étourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. étourdir;
of uncertain origin. The sense has probably been influenced by E. stout.]
1. Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.
This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress
To rue upon her wifely steadfastness.
Chaucer.
This must be done, and I would fain see
Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay.
Hudibras.
A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took
the first steps.
Atterbury. 2. Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism.
3. Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout.
How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke!
Gray. 4. Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak. Milton.
He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
Sir H. Wotton. Syn. — Hardy; stout; strong; firm; robust; stiff.
Sturdy
(Stur"dy) n. [OF. estourdi giddiness, stupefaction.] (Vet.) A disease in sheep and cattle, marked
by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.
Sturgeon
(Stur"geon) n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. stör; akin to AS. styria,
styriga.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser
and allied genera of the family Acipenseridæ. They run up rivers to spawn, and are common on the coasts
and in the large rivers and lakes of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe,
and isinglass from the air bladder.
The common North American species are Acipenser sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A. transmontanus
of the Pacific coast, and A. rubicundus of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In Europe, the common
species is Acipenser sturio, and other well-known species are the sterlet and the huso. The sturgeons
are included in the order Chondrostei. Their body is partially covered by five rows of large, carinated,
bony plates, of which one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal. The toothless and protrusile
mouth is beneath the head, and has four barbels in front.
