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3. To produce red points, sometimes bleeding, 
in or 011 : as, a person or tin- skin stigmatised 
by hypnotic suggestion. [Recent.] 
Also spelled xtigntatitte. 
it thick beds of under clay are frequently stigmatized (stlg'tna-tizd), n. a. 1. Marked 
t entirely made up of remains of stigmarias, ft] H<rim hrqnrlpri Rnocificnllv 
en a fragment of Siyillaria can be found in w ![ gma, manned, specincally, 
uted coal-plant called Siuillaria. Some who maintain this, 
however, admit that the relation of the stigmarias to the 
plant it>ell was pi ruliar ; \\liile others believe that they 
were floating stems, able under favorable conditions to 
play the part of roots. This opinion has for its support 
the fact that " 
found almost . 
while not even a fragment of Sii/illa,, V.K. -. j uu u 
the vicinity. with the stigmata ot the passion. 2. Resem- 
Stiginarian (stig-ma'ri-an). (i. [< Migmariii + bling stigmata: as, the xtitjmati:c(l dots on the 
-an.] Relating to, containing, or consisting skin in measles. 
of Stigiiinria. <;><>!. .!/;/., No. 267, p. 407. _ Also spelled xtigitnitisrtl. 
Stigmarioid (stig-ma'ri-oid), a. [< Ktigmaria stigmatpse (stig'ma-tos), a. [< NL. *.itiiiiH<itu- 
+ -iiirl.] In lint., resembling Migiuariit. *''-.< "tigiini*, a stigma: xee stigma*.] 1. l\\ln,t., 
Stigmata. . Latin plural of stigma*. same as xti</iinit!c. 2. Affected with stigmata; 
Stigmata! (stig'ma-tal), n. [< Stigmata + -al.] stigmatized. 
In eufofn., pertaining" to, near, or containing tlie stigme (stig 'me), n. [< Gr. arif/ii/, a prick. 
stigmata or breathing-pores : stigmatic : as. the point.] 1 . In r. paloOff, , a dot used as a punc- 
stignuital line of a caterpillar. 
Stigmatic (stig-mat'ik, formerly also stig'ma- 
tik), a. and n. [< ML. utigmaticus, < L. stigma, 
< Gr. ori-y/M, a mark, brand: see stigma 1 .] I. 
a. Of or pertaining to a stigma, in any sense 
of that word. Specifically (a) Having the character Stigmonema (stig-mo-ne'ma), . 
of a brand; ignominious. ariyfia, a mark, + vi/fia, a thread.] 
Print in my face 
The most stiffmaticke title of a villaine. 
Heywood, Woman Killed with Kindness (Works, II. 110). '?'.'''"" 
(6) Marked with or as with a stigma or brand ; repulsive ; Stlgmonemeae (stig-mo-ne me-e), n. pi. 
abhorrent. 
tuation-mark; especially, a dot placed at the 
top of the line, like the later Greek colon, and 
having the value of a period. 2. In Hi: iin>.. 
a dot placed over a time or syllable to mark 
the ictus. 
[XL., < Gr. 
A genus of 
eyanophycous alga?, giving name to the family 
, r, j - , -,,-.,- [NL., 
< Stiij moni-mii + -ex.] A family of cyanophy- 
cous algie, embraced, according to late system- 
atists, in the order Scytonemaceee. 
'Rev. T. Adams, Works, 1. 19. StigmUS (stig'mus), n. [NL. (Jurine, 1807), < 
Gr. arlyita, a mark: see stigma*.] In en torn., a 
genus of fossorial wasps, of the family Pemphre- 
il'iidx, having a large stigma to the fore wing 
and a petiolate abdomen, s. troglodytes of Europe 
makes its cells in the hollow straws of thatched roofs, and 
provisions them with masses of immature Thrifts. 
So the world is become ill favoured and shrewd-pated, 
as politic in brain as it is Mi/tnatic in limbs. 
(c) In nat. hint., belonging to or having the character of a 
stigma ; stigmal. Huxley, A nat. Invert., p. 374. (d) In 
? the style which 
lot., receptive of pollen : said of parts of the style wl 
have the function without the form of a stigma, as the 
"silk" of maize. ) Bearing the stigmata; stigmatized. 
See stiymal, 5. Stigmatic cells, in bol., same as lid- 
celts. 
II. n. 1. A person who is marked with stig- Stilar, . See stylar. 
mata, in the ecclesiastical or the pathological Stilbese (stil'be-e), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. ari^civ, 
sense; a stigmatist. 2. A criminal who has glitter, shine, + -eee.] A division of hyphomy- 
cetous fungi, characterized by the cohering of 
the spore-bearing hyphre into a dense and slen- 
der stipe. 
stilbite (stil'bit), w. [< Gr. mi^eiv, glitter, 
shine, + -i'te 2 .] 1. A common zeolitic mineral, 
usually occurring in radiated or sheaf -like tufts 
of crystals having a pearly luster on the sur- 
face of cleavage. It varies in color from white to 
brown or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alu- 
minium audcalcium. Also called desmine. See eut under 
been branded; one who bears upon his per- 
son the marks of infamy or punishment; a no- 
torious profligate. 
Convaide him to a justice, where one swore 
He had been branded stiginatic before. 
7>AtfoH*/Mie(ltil6). (Nares.) 
3. One on whom nature has set a mark of de- 
formity. 
But like a foul, mis shapen stvjmatic, 
Mark'd by the destinies to be avoided. 
Shak., 3 Hen. VI., ii. 2. 136. l v , 
. . . . . . .. 2. The mineral heulandite. 
Stlgmatical (s tig-mat i-kal), [< sttgmat,c st il e l (stil), . [Early mod. E. also style; < ME. 
+ -al.] Same as stigmatic. Uliak., C. of E., *- 
iv. 2. 22. 
Stigmatically (stig - mat' i - kal - i), adv. With 
stigmata ; with a mark of infamy or deformity. 
stile, style, stigcle, < AS. stigel (= OHG. stigila, \ 
Ktiagil, MHG. stiegel, stigele, a step, G. dial, ste- . * 
still 
Mile = OS. Ktilli = OFries. tillr = AID. ./,!/, 
Ktil. D. stil = MLCi. Ktilli; LU. still = OHG 
xtilli, MHG. atille, G. still = Icel. utill tr = Dan. 
xtilli- = S\v. utilla, quiet, still; with adj. forma- 
tive, from the root (sti'l) of AS. steall, ete.. I 
place, stall: see stall' 1 , stcll.] I. a. 1. Re- 
maining in place; remaining at rest ; motion- 
less; quiet: as, to stand, sit, or lie still. 
Foot &. bond thou kepe fulle sti/lle 
Fro clawyng or tryppyng, hit ys skylle. 
Jialtees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 13. 
2. Calm; tranquil; peaceful; undisturbed or 
unruffled: as, still waters run deep; a utill night. 
In the calmest and most stUlexl night. 
Shak., t Hen. IV., iii. 1. 2S. 
A Poet in still musings bound. 
Witrdnrurth, Sonnets, iii. 11. 
3. Silent; quiet; calm; noiseless; hushed. 
A man that sayth little shall perceiue by the speeche of 
another ; 
Be thou stil and see, the more shall thou pereeyue in an- 
other, liabees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. S5. 
The trumpet's silver sound is still, 
The warder silent on the hill ! 
Scott, Marmion, i., Int. 
4. Soft ; low ; subdued : as, a still small voice. 
The gentle blasts 'of western winds shall move 
The trembling leaves, and through then- close boughs 
breathe 
Ktill nuisick, whilst we rest ourselves beneath 
Their dancing shade. . Carew, Poems, p. 70. (Latham.) 
5. Not sparkling or effervescing: said of wine, 
mineral water, and other beverages: contrasted 
with spark-ling; by extension, having but little 
effervescence. Thus, still champagne is not the non- 
effervescent natural wine, but champagne which is only 
moderately sparkling. 
6f. Continual; constant. 
But I of these will wrest an alphabet, 
And by still practice learn to know thy meaning 
Shak., Tit. And., iii. 2. 46. 
Still alarm, an alarm of fire given by a person calling at 
a station, and not by the regular system of fire-signals. 
Still days. See dayl.-Stin bunt. See Aunt. Still 
life, inanimate objects, such as furniture, fruits, or dead 
animals, represented by the painter's art. 
The same dull sights in the same landscape mixt, 
Scenes of still life, and points for ever fixed, 
A tedious pleasure on the mind bestow. 
Addison, Epil. to British Enchanters. 
II. . 1. Calm; silence; freedom from noise. 
He [Henry VIII. | had never any . . . jealousy with the 
King his father which might give any occasion of altering 
court or counsel upon the change; but all things passed 
i a still. Bacon, Hist. Hen. VIII. 
A still alarm. 
If you spye any man that has a looke, 
Stigmatically drawne, like to a furies, 
(Able to fright) to such I'le give large pay. 
Dekker, Wonder of a Kingdom, iii. L 
stigmatiferous (stig-ma-tif'e-rus), a. [< NL. 
stigma(t-), a stigma, + L. ferre = E. bear*.] 
In oot., stigma-bearing, 
stigmatiform (stig'ma-ti-f6rm), a. [< NL. 
gtigma(t-), stigma, + L. forma, form.] In eii- 
tom., having the structure or appearance of a 
gel, a step), a stile, < stigan (pp. stigen), climb, 
ascend. Cf. styl, n., and stair.] 1. A series 
stigma, spiracle, or breathing-pore; spiraculi- stile'-'t . 
Stigmatisation, Stigmatise, etc. See stigma- stileSf, w'. A former spelling of style? 
'"'*' !*/% , .. stiletH(sti-let'),. A former and more correct 
stigmatist (stig ma-tist), [< Gr. OT^/UI(T-), a f orm O f xt ilrtto. Scott, Monasterv. 
mark a brand (see stigma*) ,+ -ist] One on st ilet^ (sti'let), . In zool., a small style: a 
whom the stigmata, ormarks ot Christ's wounds, stylet 
are said to be siipernaturally impressed. stilettet (sti-lef), Same as stylet. 
Stlgmatization (stig"nia-ti-za shon), n. [<*//,/- 8 til e tto (sti-let'o), . [< It. stiletto, a dagger, 
matize + -afion.] 1. the act of stigmatizing, dim . of Mlo a dagger, < L. stitux, a stake, a 
or the condition of being stigmatized; specifi- poin ted instrumentl see stile*, stale*, and cf. 
&$?. Sffi822L"S^Sf^. ^^!S?. n . ?J "'*'] 1 A ^gger having a blade slender and 
narrow, and thick in proportion to its width 
that is, triangular, square, etc., in section, in- 
stead of flat. 2. A small sharp-pointed im- 
plement used for making eyelet-holes and for 
similar purposes. Stilettos are of ivory, bone, 
[Colloq.] 
Many alarms were what the firemen called stills, where 
Jngle engine went out to light the flre. 
of steps, or a frame of bars and' steps, for as- *'*"* *" < Amer ->. " v - 
cending and descending in getting over a fence Still 1 (stil), r. [Early mod. E. also stille, stylle; 
or wall. < ME. gtillen, < AS. stillan = OS. stillian, stillon 
Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way, = MD. D. stttlfw = MLG. LG. stillen = OHG. 
Aiid merrily hent the stile a. 
Skat., W. T.,iv. 3. 133. 
2. In carp., a vertical part of a piece of fram- 
ing, into which the ends of the rails are fixed 
by mortises and tenons. See cut of panel-door, 
under door. 
A former and more correct spelling 
Mtillan, stillen, MHG. G. stillen = Icel. 8w. stilla 
= Dan. slille, make or become still; from the 
<lj-] I. trans. 1. To make still ; cause to be 
at rest ; render calm, quiet, unruffled, or undis- 
turbed; check or restrain; make peaceful or 
tranquil; quiet. 
the marks of Christ's wounds ou the bodies of 
certain persons. 2. The act, process, or re- 
sult of producing, as by hypnotic suggestion, 
on the surface of the body points or lines which 
bleed. [Recent.] 
Also spelled stigmatisation. 
stigmatize (stig'ma-tiz), v. t.; pret. and pp. 
stigmatised, ppr. stigmatizing. [< F. stigmatiser 
metal, and other materials. 3f. A beard trim- 
med into a sharp-pointed form. 
The stiletto beard, 
O, it makes me afeard, 
It is so sharp beneath. 
Acad. ofCmnpl. (Jiares.) 
The very quack of fashion, the very he that 
Wears a stiletto on his chin? Ford, Fancies, iii. 1. 
= Sp. esti</mati:are = Pg. esligmatisar = It. sti- 
matizzare, < ML. stiijmati'are, < Gr. aTiyftari^fiv, 
mark, brand, < ariy^r-), a mark, brand: see 
stigma*.] 1. To mark with a stigma or brand. 
They had more need some of them ... to have their 
cheeks stigitiatised with a hot iron. ... . 
Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 474. Stiletto (sti-let o), r. t. [< stiletto, n.] To strike 
2. To set a mark of disgrace on ; disgrace with f ound th a stiletto ; hence > ln general, to 
some mark or term of reproach or infamy. 
^WJK*A^EttB: n " ' ^KSSJ* 8551 * 
mated under his real name. Still 1 (stil), a. and . [Early mod. E. also stil, 
Goldsmith, Essay, Origin of Poetry, stille, styll, stylle; < " 
Lord, still the seas, and shield my ship from harm. 
Quarles, Emblems, iii. 11. 
2. To calm; appease; quiet or allay, as com- 
motion, tumult, agitation, or excitement. 
A turn or two I'll walk, 
Tottai my beating mind. 
Shak., Tempest, iv. 1. 163. 
3. To silence ; quiet. 
With his name the mothers still their babes. 
Shak., 1 Hen. VI., ii. 3. 17. 
<> still my bairn, nourice ; 
U si ill him wi' the pap ! 
Lamtdn (Child's Ballads, III. n7). 
=Syn. 1 and 2. To lull, pacify, tranquilize, smooth. 3 
To hush. 
II. intraiis. To become calm or tranquil ; 
grow quiet; be still. [Rare.] 
Heruppon the people peacyd, and stilled unto the tyme 
the shire was doon. Paston Letters, I. 180. 
Still 1 (stil), adi: [Early mod. E. also stil, stille, 
xti/ll, stylle; < ME. stille, < AS. stille = OS. stillo 
= D. stil = OHG. stitto, MHG. stille, G. still = 
Sw. stilla = Dan. stille, quietly ; from the adj.] 
If. Quietly; silently; softly; peacefully. 
Thei criede mercy with good wille, 
Somme lowde & somme *Hllr. 
King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 96. 
2. Constantly; continually; habitually; al- 
ways ; ever. 
Thou still hast been the father of good news. 
Shak., Hamlet, ii. 2. 42. 
