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STRATAGEM, n. [L., Gr., to lead an army.] 1. An artifice, particularly in war; a...
STRATA, n. plu. [See Stratum .] Beds; layers; as strata of sand, clay or coal.
STRAPPING, ppr. 1. Drawing on a strap, as a razor. 2. Binding with a strap. 3. a...
STRAPPADO, n. A military punishment formerly practiced. It consisted in drawing ...
STRAP-SHAPED, a. In botany, ligulate.
STRAP, n. [L. Strap and strop appear to be from stripping, and perhaps stripe al...
STRANGURY, n. [L., Gr., a drop, urine.] Literally, a discharge of urine by drops...
STRANGULATION, n. [L.] 1. The act of strangling; the act of destroying life by s...
STRANGULATED, a. Compressed. A hernia or rupture is said to be strangulated, whe...
STRANGLING, ppr. Choking; suffocating; suppressing. STRANGLING , n. The act of d...
STRANGLES, n. Swellings in a horses throat.
STRANGLER, n. One who strangles.
STRANGLED, pp. Choked; suffocated; suppressed.
STRANGLE, v.t. [L.] 1. To choke; to suffocate; to destroy life by stopping respi...
STRANGER, n. 1. A foreigner; one who belongs to another country. Paris and Londo...
STRANGENESS, n. 1. Foreignness; the state of belonging to another country. If I ...