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STRET'TO, It narrate. In music, signi- 

 fies that the measure is to be played short 

 and concise ; opposed to largo. 



STRIDE, Lat. pi. of stria, a streak. 1. In 

 concJiology , fine thread-like lines in the ex- 

 terior surface of many shells, longitudinal, 



transverse, or oblique. 2. In botany, 



fine lines running in parallel directions. 



STRI'ATE, ) Lat. striatus, scored, streak - 



STRI'ATED, j ed, channelled, fluted, 

 chamfered. Applied chiefly in natural 

 history. 



STRI'DOR DENTIUM (Lat.). Grinding of 

 the teeth (in sleep). A symptom, in chil- 

 dren, of intestinal irritation from worms, 

 and of irritation of the brain in adults 

 during fever. 



STRI'GA. 1. A species of pubescence on 

 plants,white, bristle-like with broad bases, 



mostly decumbent. 2. In architecture, 



the flutings of a column. Fasciola. 



STRING-BOARD. In architecture, a board 

 placed next to the well-hole in wooden 

 stairs, and terminating the ends of the 

 steps. 



STRING-COURSE. In architecture, a nar- 

 row moulding, or projecting course, con- 

 tinued along the side of a building. 



STRING'-PIECE. In architecture, a piece 

 of board placed under the flying-steps of 

 a wooden stair for a support, and form- 

 ing, as it were, the soffit of the stair. 



STRIX. The Owl. A genus of noctur- 

 nal birds of the accipitrine order, now 

 divided into various sub-genera, accord- 

 ing to their tufts, the size of their ears, 

 the extent of the circle of feathers which 

 surrounds their eyes, &c., asotus, syrnntm, 

 bubo, scops, and noctua. 



STRON'GYLUS. The name given by 

 Muller to a genus of intestinal worms : 

 order Nematoidea. One of the species is 

 said to be found in the human kidney. 



STRON'TIA, ) A greyish- white-coloured 



STRON'TIAN. (alkaline earth, of a pun- 

 gent and acrid taste, first found in the 

 state of carbonate, in a lead-mine at 

 Strontian, in Argyleshire, Scotland. In 

 its chemical characters it closely resem- 

 bles baryta. The nitrate is much em- 

 ployed in fire-works, to communicate a 

 red colour to flame. Its base is strontium. 

 STRONTI'ANITE. Native carbonate of 

 strontia. "When ignited with charcoal- 

 powder it affords the earth strontia. It 

 resembles carbonate of baryta, but is 

 said not to be poisonous, which that 

 mineral is. 



STRON'TITJM. The metallic basis of 

 strontia, first procured by Sir H. Davy, 

 in 1808. It is analogous to barium, but 

 has less lustre. 



STROJJTI'TES. The name given to stron- 

 tia by Dr. Hope, who discovered that 

 earth in 1787. Klaproth modified the 

 name for the sake of uniformity of no- 

 menclature, which is always desirable. 



STRO'PHE. 2r^J>r, from e"rei$*, to 

 turn. In Greek poetry, a stanza : the 

 first member of a poem. The strophe is 

 succeeded by a similar stanza, called 

 antistrophe. 



STROPHI'OLE. Strophiolum. A little 

 curved gland-like part near the scar or 

 base of some seeds, particularly of the 

 papilionaceous genus. 



STROPH'ULUS. A papulous eruption 

 peculiar to infants, and exhibiting a 

 variety of forms known popularly as red- 

 gum, white-gum, tooth-rash, &c. 



STRUC'TURE, Lat. structura. 1. A term 

 in mineralogy denoting the particular 

 arrangement of the integrant particles 



or molecules of a mineral. 2. The 



manner of organisation of animal and 

 vegetable bodies. 3. A building. 



STRU'MA. 1. A glandular swelling. 



2. Brpnchocele: an induration of the 

 thyroid gland. .Strvma, according to Dr. 

 Good, is from err^ufMt, congestion, or from 

 stmo, to heap up, or a struendo, because 

 strumae grow insensibly. 



STRUMA'RIA. The name of a genus of 

 perennial plants. Hexandria Monogynia. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



STRU'MOUS. Having struma? or swell- 

 ings of the glands : scrofulous. 



STRUT. In architecture, a brace or ob- 

 lique stay. 



STRD'THIO. The Ostrich : a genus of 

 birds. Order Orailatoria : family Brevi- 

 pennes. There are two species. (10 The 

 ostrich of the eastern continent (S. came- 

 lus), celebrated from the earliest ages. 

 It attains the height of 6 or 8 feet, lives 

 in great troops, lays eggs weighing nearly 

 3 Ibs., feeds on grass, grain, &c., and runs 

 faster than any other animal. (2.) The 

 American ostrich (S. rhea), is one-half 

 smaller than the oriental species ; its few 

 feathers are greyish. It is common in 

 South America, and is easily tamed when 

 taken young. The eggs are hatched by 

 the male. 



STRUT-BEAM. In carpentry, an old name 

 for a collar-beam. 



STRUTH'IOLA. A genus of trees and 

 shrubs. Tetrandria Monogynia. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 



STRCTHION'ID*. Struthio, the type 

 A family of terrestrial birds, with short 

 wings and strong legs ; the brevipennes 

 of Cuvier. 



STRUTS. In carpentry, oblique framing 

 pieces, joined to the king-posts, or queen- 

 posts, and the principal rafters; some- 

 times called braces. 



STRUT'TING-PIECE, see STRAIJJINO-PIECE. 



STRYCH'NIA, ) An alkaline base ex- 



STRTCH'NINE. j tracted from the bean 

 of the strychnos nux vomica. It acts most 

 powerfully upon the animal system when 

 taken into the stomach The eighth of a 



