steersman 
(ot) A governor ; a ruler. 
lie of the .v. x'ovx.Hifrt 
Vndcr hem welden in sterc tgen [ten]. 
(IfimhaMl Bxodut(&. K. T. H.)F 1- 3417 - 
steersmanship (stt'v/.'nian-ship), . [< xti-fi-x- 
ii/aii + -.<7i/;>.] The office or art of a steers- 
man ; skill in steering. 
They praised my tteerttnanxliiii. 
J. Burrottghs, Pepacton, p. 19. 
steersmate (stSrz'mit), . [< steer's, poss. of 
x/rrri. + mate 1 ."] A mate or assistant in steer- 
ing. [Rare. ] 
What pilot so expert but needs must wreck, 
Imbark'd with such a steers-mate at the helm? 
Milton, S. A., 1. 1045. 
steer-stafft, . [ME. steerstaf; < steerl + staff.] 
Same as steer-tree, ll'i/elif, Prov. xxiii. 34. 
Steer-treet (ster'tre), . [Early mod. E. also 
steretre, utertree, stertrc; < ME. steretre; < steer* 
+ tree.'] 1. A rudder. 
Wife, tent the slsre-tre, and 1 shalle asay 
The depnes of the see that we here, if I may. 
Towneley Mysteries, p. 31. (Hattuivll.) 
2. The handle of a plow. Cath. Ang., p. 361, 
note. 
6927 stele 
see stujnnoplitliulmniimx.] The covered-eyed Stegocephala (steg-o-sef'a-lii), . /'/. l^L., 
acalephs, a division containing those jelly- tiA.pLot*iiiegoeephiitu: eee ttegoeepluuoti.] 
fishes whose sensory tentaculicysts arc cov- Same as Liiliyriiitlioiliiiiliti. Ateo Stegocephatl. 
ered witli 
proceedinj 
of the dis' 
flaps or lappets 
from the margin 
: contrasted with 
Oymnophthalmata, This divi- 
sion contains some of the common- 
est jellytishes, as Attrelia aurita ; 
it corresponds to Discophora In a 
usual sense, more exactly to Dix- 
cophitrfe phaiierocarptf, or Scypko- 
medwt&. Also called Stcyanoph- 
thalmia. See also cut under Aurelia. 
steganophthalmate (steg'a- 
noi-tharmat), a. and n. [< 
NL. *stcti<inoplitlitilm<itits, < 
Or. ore yavAi; , covered, + txjiffa'/.- 
p6s, eye.] I. a. Covered- 
eyed or hidden-eyed, as a hy- 
dromedusan; not gymnoph- 
thalmate. Also steganoplt- 
thalmatous, steganophthalmic, 
s tcqanoph tli ahnoii s . 
ll. n. A member of the 
Steganophthalmata. 
Under view of a seg- 
ment of the diskof-rfwrf - 
lift aurita : m, a litho- 
cyst with its protective 
hood, a usual character 
of Steeanofihthal, 
stegocephalian (steg"o-se-ffi'li-an), a. and . 
[< titfi/oi't-iilKiin + -inn'.} I. ii. Btegoeephalow 
II. 'n. A member of the Steffocepkala. 
stegocephalous (stc K -o-sci';i-lus), . [< 
'xtt'ijKi'i illinium. <. Or. nrtytiv, cover, + nt^aJJi, the 
head.] Having the head mailed, loricate, or 
cataphract, as a labyrinthodont; having the 
characters of, or pertaining to, tlie >S7n/ 
cephiiln. 
Stegodon (steg'o-don), n. [NL. (Falconer, 
1857), < Gr. arfyci'v, cover, + odoi'f (odovr-) = E. 
tooth.] 1. A genus of fossil elephants of the 
Tertiaries of India, intermediate in their den- 
tal characters between the existing elephantc 
and the mastodons. They are, however, most nearly 
related to the former, belonging to the same subfamily, 
Elephantina. S. insiynis is an example. 
2. [1. ('.] An elephant of this genus. 
ing the Bulimulidse. 
steery (ster'i), . 
bustle; a tumult. 
[< steer 9 + -y 
[Scotch.] 
A stir; a 
steganophthalmatOUS (steg"a-nof-tharma- Stegopterat(ste-gop'te-rii), n. pi. [NL., neut. 
vwv^www^>vi \w-~ o XT 77/7 i X a 
pi. of "stegopterus : see stegopterous.] An order 
of neuropterous insects; the roof-winged in- 
a. [< NL. 'steganoplithalnuitus : see stega- 
HOphthalmate.'] Same as steganophthalmate. 
"Whure'stheyoungerwomankindr'saidtheAntiquary. Steganophthalmia (steg^a-nof-thal'mi-a), . sects. It included the Panorpidee or scorpion- flies, the 
" Indeed, brother, amang a' the tteery, Maria wadna be ; FNL < Gr. artyav6f, covered, + od^a/tuo'f , Rhaphidiidte or 
guided by me-she set away to the Halket-craig.head." L -^- g as Steganophthalmata. 
ocoa, Antiquary, ix. .* J , .- * . , . u ^ ^i. i/ -i \ r/ 
steganophthalmic (steg 'a-nof-thalmik), a. \_<. 
>if " f ""''"" vnr '" ' - -* + -JC.J Same as steganoph- 
steganophthalmous (steg^a-nof-thal'mus), n. 
[< Gr. areyav6f, covered, + 60&afy<if, eye.] Same 
as steganophthalmate. 
Stiff; firm; unbending or unyielding. 
A fllly buirdly, steeve, an' swank, 
An' set weel down a shapely shank 
As e'er tread yird. 
Burns, Auld Farmer's Salutation to his Auld Mare. 
Steeve 1 (stev), v. t.\ pret. and pp. steered, ppr. 
steeving. [Also stieve; a var. of stire\ r. Cf. / oo (.]' I. '. In"orni., having all four toes 
steere^, a.] To stiffen: as, to be steered with web b e d ; totipalmate. 
cold. Grose. [Prov. Eng.] II% A mem ber of the Steganopodes. 
Steeve 2 (stev), .; pret. and pp. steered, ppr. steganopodat (steg-a-nop'o-da), n. pi. [NL. : 
steeving. [Appar. ong. 'be stiff' (a steeving gee sfej , a , iOpo rf.] An Aristotelian group of 
bowsprit "being fixed stiff or nrmly and im- bird approximately equivalent to the Lin- 
movably in the vessel, a horizontal one being nean ^nseres, or web-footed birds collectively. 
movable"): see sleeve'*. Cf. Dm. stiver, a prop, gteganopodan (steg-a-nop'o-dan), a. [< stega- 
stay, stivebjaslke, a beam to prop with.] I. in- nopoa . aH i in oriiitt., totipalmate ; stega- 
trans. Naut., to project from the bows at an n( ^p od 
angle instead of horizontally: said of a bow- Steganopodes(steg-a-nop'o-dez), n.pl. [NL. : 
sprit 
e snake flies, the MantispidK or mantis- 
flies the Myrmeleontidee orant-lions, the Hemeromidse or 
lacewings, the Sialidie or May-flies, and the Phryganeida 
or caddis-flies. The order is now broken up. 
i. "ste- 
wing, 
= E. feather.'} In e'nto'm., roof-winged ; holding 
the wings deflexed when at rest; of or pertain- 
ing to the Stegoptera. 
.. o _._.,_ . J ^ r , -*,_, % .., r NL ., <Gr. 
An order 
represented by the 
families Stegosauridt? and Scelidosaitridte. 
stegosaurian (steg-o-sa'ri-an), a. and . [< Ste- 
gosatiria + -an.'} 'I. a. Of or pertaining to 
the Stcgosaitria, or having their characters. 
II. n. A dinosaur of the order Slegosauria. 
Stegosauridae (steg-o-sa'ri-de), . pi. [NL., < 
Stegosaurus + -idee."] A family of herbivorous 
dinosaurs, typified by the genus Stegosaurus, 
with biconcave vertebrae, ischia retrorse and 
The bowsprit is said to steeve more or less, as the outer 
end is raised or drooped. Totten, Naval Diet., p. 417. 
II. trans. Naut., to give a certain angle of 
elevation to: as, to sleeve a bowsprit. 
Steeve 2 (stev), n. [< stceve'*, v.} Naut., the 
angle of elevation which the bowsprit makes 
with the horizon. 
Steeve 3 (stev), r. t.; pret. and pp. sleeved, ppr. 
OF. 
were Jurassic rep tile3 of great size. 
sa'roid) n. and a. [< 
Same a' s ^saurian, L 
[Also steve; a var. of stive 2 , 
B " -- f . - ' * . , t . -, 
see jtMOWp An order of natatorial birds, 
consisting of those which have all four toes 
webbed f nd a more or less developed gular 
pouch; the Totipalmatse. It is now usually divided atpffosaurns (stee-6-sa'rus) n PNL. (Marsh, 
into six families, SWida, Pelecanida, Phalacrocaracida, ""JA" ", "J, v -ve7i ' cover + fjoiobc a lizard.! 
PlMdai, Tmhypetidie, and Phaethontidx, respectively rep- 1' O, v wr. <rrt}' E(K, cov er, T uoy a iiiai 
resented by the gannets, pelicans, cormorants, darters, 1. The typical genus of Stegosaurtdse. 
frigates, and tropic-birds. Dysporonurrphee, Pinnipedes, tained species some 30 feet long, mailed with 
and Piscatores are synonyms. See cuts under anhinga, enormous bucklers and spines. 2. [I. c.] A 
cormorant, frigate bird, gannet, pelican, PhaeOum, rough- " of this eenus 
tolled, and totipalmate. ls g enus - 
" * * [< stega- steik, i'. *. See steek. 
steillt, An obsolete Scotch spelling of stale*. 
(Vieil- steint, (' and n. An obsolete Scotch spelling of 
' 
cargo 
means of a steeve or a jack-screw. R. S. Dana, 
Jr., Before the Mast, p. 306. 
Steeve 3 (stev), n. [< steeve^, v.~\ A long der- 
rick or spar, with a block at one end, used in 
stowing cargo. Hamersly, Naval Encyc., p. 777. 
Steevely (steVli), adv. [< steeve^ + -fy 2 .] Firm- 
ly; stoutly. Jamieson. Also stiev ely. [Scotch.] 
Steeving 1 (ste'ving), . [Verbal n. of steeve^, 
v.~] Naut. , the angle of elevation which a ship's 
bowsprit makes with the horizon ; a steeve. 
Steeving 2 (ste'ving), . [Verbal n. of sleeve*, v.~\ 
The operation of stowing certain kinds of car- 
go, as cotton, wool, or hides, in a vessel's hold 
with a steeve or a jack-screw. See steew 3 , 
v. t., 2. 
Steg (steg), n. Same as stag (in various senses). 
[Prov. Eng.] 
steganographistt (steg-a-nog'ra-fist), n. [< 
steganograph-y + -ist.] One who practises the 
art of writing in cipher. Bailey, 1727. 
Steganographyt (steg-a-nog'ra-fi), n. [= F. 
, 
mebrane, ad the bill very long and slender. 
tin'ber-ger), n. A white wine 
Wilson's Phalarope (Steganopus iviisoni). 
Steinberger ranks in estimation second only to the Johan- 
nisberger, and in some years is considered better by con- 
noisseurs. 
Steinbock (stin'bok), n. [G.: see steenbok.] 
1. The ibex. 2. Same as iteenbok. 
Steinerian (sti-ne'ri-an), a. and n. [Named by 
Cremona from Steiner (see def.).] I. a. Per- 
taining to the discoveries of the German geome- 
ter Jacob Steiner (1796- 1863)._steinerian poly- 
gon. See polygon. 
II. . In math., the locus of points whose 
first polars with respect to a given curve have 
double points. 
Steiner's surface. See surface. 
steing, . Same as sting 2 . 
steinheilite (stin'hi-lit), n. A variety of iolite. 
Steining (sti'ning), n. Same as steening, 2. 
Steinitz gambit. See gambit. 
steinkirk" (stin'kerk), n. See steenkirk. 
It includes Wilson 's phalarope. S. wUsoni, a North Amerl- gteinmannite (stin'man-it), . [Named after 
--.--.-. , . SK ^t^'J^t^^SS^fJrSt^t Stem^7 a German mineralogist.] A vari- 
cover), + ypaQeiv, write, mark.J 1 he art '"1?.., f,. on ', the term Stegammdes, to be named from it. ety of galena containing some arsenic and an- 
writing in cipher, or in characters which are ^P. , [NL. : see timony. It commo; ' 
not intelligible except to the persons who cor- Stegocarp (steg o ^pi^ JjJPJJL^ ^^ ^ 
= A , o^ ^l,^. orvnr,ncrr,r,hv. j ? n %S the capsule opens in the upper part stcirk, . See stirk. 
by a deciduous lid or opereulum. It embraces steive, v. 
It commonly occurs in octahedral 
respond with each other; cryptography. Bur 
ton, Anat. of Mel., p. 498. 
The Art of Stenographic, . . . wherevnto is annexed a 
very eas 
printed 
Title, quoted i 
Steganophthalmata (steg"a-nof-thal'ma-ta), 
it. pi. LNL., neut. pi. of steganophtnalmatus : 
A variant atttM*. 
An obsolete form 
In bot., of or belonging to the Stegt 
ing an operculate capsule. 
hav- 
stele 2 t, 
n old spelling 
An obsolete form of stale*. 
