strumstrum 
musical instrument with strings. See the quo- 
6002 
Strychnos 
CHtern most the wings short, the tail moderately long an 
"fastened to the sides; this serves for the belly, over 
which the strings are placed. Dumpier, Voyages, I. 127. 
strumulose (stro'mu-los), a. [Dim. of */)- 
\ In hot furnished with a small struma. 
strune (strung. Preterit and past participle of 
strunt 1 (strunt) r i [Prob. a nasalized form 
of rfnrf.] To walk sturdily; walk with state; 
strut [North. Eng. and Scotch.] 
Strunt 2 (strunt), . [Origin obscure.] A bird's 
also the tail of any animal. Halltwell. 
[North. Eng.] 
itrvmt 3 (strunt) . [Origin obscure.] 1. Spiri- 
s linuor or a drink partly consisting of 
tuous liquor, 01 K pai^j. i 
Slich liquor. 
Syne wi' a social glass o' stnmt 
They parted aff careerin'. 
Urml ' Halloween ' 
2. A sullen fit; a pet. Ramsay. 
[Scotch in both uses.] 
Strut 1 (strut), >. ; pret. and p] 
strutting. [Early mod. E. or dial, also stroin, gtruthiiform (stro 
stroot; < ME. strouten, strowten, struten, < Dan. t ) l i on if ormf 
strutte, strut, = Sw. strutta, walk with a golt- stmtbio (stro'thi-6), n. [NL. (Brisson, 1760; 
; ..t. ^Ttm d Bivsttvtm 307^11 Strut,! P,T. T * ._ 1TOO\ /T ../..,,*/.:.. / CL-n i*-rnnlltl1l tlln 
mceognathous, as a tinamou; of or pertaining 
to the Mrutlliomformes. 
StruthloniformeS (stro-thi-on-i-for'mez), " !>' 
[NL., pi. of xtruthiomformis : see stri,tl,inni- 
form.] In ornitl,., in Sundevall's system i of 
classification, a cohort of Galhiise, composed of 
the South American tinamous, or Cri/ptim, and 
coextensive with the Dromxognatlix of Huxley: 
so called from their resemblance in some re 
spects (notably palatal structure) to struthious 
birds. 
Struthioninffi (stro'thi-o-m'ne), . pZ. [NL., < 
Ktrtithii>(n-) + -i.] The ostriches, variously 
restricted, (a) A subfamily of Struthionidee (a), contain- 
ing the genera S*ru*foV> and Bfea, or the African and Amer- 
jean ostriches, thus contrasted with Cas<min#, the cas- 
sowaries and emus. (t>) A suhf amily of Strvthimuda (o) : 
contrasted with Rhrinse. (c) The only subfamily of Slru- 
thionidee (c), conterminous therewith. 
graduated, the nostrils exposed, and the bill struthionine (stro'thi-5-nin), a. [< NL. */-- 
ftout and conical. Theonly speciee In S.dnerea, 12 j Woii, <L.rfr^o(-), an ostrich: see 8tr*- 
, *,>, 
ou an c. eony sp ., , . 
inches long gray with black bill, feet, and tail, and white (fcjo.] Resemblin 
p. stn ,ea, ppr. eyes Algo caUed B raehyitoma an d Brachyprorus. or j egg c l ose ly ; in 
dial, also strout, s t r uthiifonn (stro'thi-i-f6rm), a. Same as stru- j to the struthl 
, . 
Resembling or related to an ostrich more 
in a narrow sense, of or pertain- 
or egg cose y ; n a narrow s, - 
j to the struthloninse ; in a wide sense, stru- 
thious; ratite. 
., 
protuberate ; bulge or spread out. 
Crul was his heer and as the gold it shoon, 
And strouted as a fanne, large and brode. 
Chaucer, Miller's Tale, 1. 129. 
The mizens strooted with the gale. 
Chapman, Iliad, i. 464. 
Drydm. 
so many other important structural characters s t ru tting (strut'ing), w. [Verbal n. ot strut'*, t>.] 
that in some systems it is made the sole repre- j n w(r n diagonal braces between joists, to pre- 
sentative of an order Strvthiones. S. camelus, the vent B ^ e deflection. 
A collar- 
The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. 
strutting-beamt (stmt'ing-bem), . 
moiyixlophanes ol 'Somali-land. The genus formerly in- beam. 
eluded some other struthious birds, as the American os- struttingly (strut ing-li), one. In a strutting 
triches, now called Rhea. See cut under ostrich. manner; with a proud step ; boastingly. 
2. To stand or walk stiffly with the tail erect Struthiocamelus (str8"thi-o-ka-me lus), . gtruttinK-piece (strut'ing-pes), n. Same as 
and spread, as the peacock, the turkey, and va- [NL., < L. struthiocamelus, for *struthocamelus, j r j f / f/ ,-, i(/ . 
rious other birds. It is characteristic of the male in < Gr. arpovOoKa/ai'Aoc, the ostrich, < arpoMf, spar- gtjTivite (stro'vit) n [Named after Struve, a 
the breeding-season. See showing-o/, 2, and c roWj + ^/J^o, came l : see camel.'] Same as Eussian statesman.] A hydrous phosphate of 
peafowl and tur, 
Does he not hold up his head, . 
Ut 
s gait? 
Btrtmto. ammonium and magnesium, often occurring in 
struthioid (str6'thi-oid), a. [\ Gr. arpovniuv, C0 u nec tion with guano-deposits. It is found 
the ostrich, + eMof, form.] Ostrich-like; stru- in or thorhombic crystals, often hemimorphic, 
thious to any extent; especially, struthious in and hag a w hjt e or pale-yellow color and vitre- 
the narrowest sense. oug luster. 
Struthiolaria(stro"thi-o-la'ri-a), w. [NL. (La- struyt , ( , t A Middle English form of stray. 
marck, 1812).] In conch., a genus of gastro- ^ ( s tri), i: t.; pret. and pp. stried, ppr. stnj- 
pods, typical of the family Struthiolaritda>: so { A]1 obsolete or dialectal form o* - 
Il.t trans. 1. To cause to swell; enlarge; 
give more importance to. called because the lip of th"e shell has been com- 
I will make a brief list of the particulars themselves in pared to the foot of an ostrich. 
S trUth " Way9 " fe^^^^i^'A^iy^ ^^^S't^ob^in^ S'^ 
tsenioglossate gastropods, 
typified by the genus Strv- 
thiolaria. The animal has slen- 
der tentacles with eyes at their 
external bases, an oval foot, and a 
characteristic dentition (the cen- 
tral tooth being squarish, the lat- 
eral wide, five marginal teeth falci- 
form, ana the supplementary ones 
very narrow). The shell is bucci- 
niform with oval subcanalicnlate 
aperture. The living species are 
confined to the southern Pacific. 
language. 
2. To protrude ; cause to bulge. 
Or else [the lands] lifting vp themselues in Hills, knit- 
ting their furrowed browes, and strouting out their goggle 
eyes to watch their treasure, which they keep imprisoned 
in their stonie walls. Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 829. 
Strut 1 (strut), n. [< ME. strut, strout, strot: see 
strut 1 , .] 1. A proud step or walk, with the 
head erect ; affected dignity in walking. 
Stynst of thy strot & fyne to flyte, 
& sech hys blythe ful sweste & swythe. 
Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), i. 353. 
~ - , _ .. f-f-. -^ -, t IMIHIH'II HJ H1G BUUM1GIU KHHIMV* 
2. Stubbornness; obstinacy. [Prov^ Eng ] strll thiolarioid (stro"thi-6- 
3f. Dispute; contention; strife. Havelok, 1. la ' ri . o ;d), . Of , or having 
,, characteristics of, the Stru- 
StrutH, 2'- [Contr. pp. of [strut\ r.] Swell- thif) j arii( j^ 
(strik'ni-a), n. [NL., < Strychnos, 
q. v.] Same as strychnine. 
chnic 
-..! Of, --, 
eluding strychnine : as, strychnic acid. 
Strychnina (strik-ni'nii), n. A form of strych- 
nia. 
strychnine, strychnin (strik'nin), . [< NL. 
Strychnos + -ine 2 , -z'/i 2 .] A vegetable alkaloid 
the sole active principle of 
Struthiolaria stra 
' mt'nea. 
, 
Strychnos Tieute, the most active of the Java 
poisons, and one of the active principles of S. 
Ignatii, S. Nux-vomica, S. colubrina, etc. It is usu- 
ally obtained from the seeds of 5. Nux-wmica. It is color- 
less, inodorous, crystalline, unalterable by exposure to the 
air, and extremely bitter. It is very insoluble, requiring 
7,000 parts of water for solution. It dissolves in hot alcohol, 
although sparingly, if the alcohol he pure and not diluted. 
It forms crystallizable salts, which are intensely bitter. 
Strychnine and its salts, especially the latter from their 
..,--- ^- .. . - Swdl- 
ing out; protuberant; bulging. Struthiones (stro-thi-6'- 
He beginneth now to return with his belly strut and nez),.p(. [NL.,pl. of Struthio, q. V.] 1. The 
ful1 - . , ostriches in a broad sense ; the struthious or 
Holland, tr. of Ammianus Marcellmus, p. 213. (Trenh.) d gee RaU ^ cuts under casgo _ 
Strut 2 (strut), n. ' 
out like a horn 
= Sw. strut, a paper cornet 
rigid; from the root of strut* : see strutl, .] A Struthionidae (stro-thi-on'i-de), n. pi. [NL., strychnism (strik'nizm) 
tt. [Cf.lceH.striltr, a hood jutting war y t Dromseus, emu, ostrich, and Rhea. 2. An strychninism (strik'ni-nizm), w. 
a, = Norw. strut, a spout, nozle, or dinal group restricted to the genus Struthio. + -ism.] The condition produced 
paper cornet ; cf. LG. strutt, stiff, A Newton. sive dose of strychnine. 
solubility, are most energetic poisons. They produce 
tetanic spasms, but are used in medicine especially In con- 
ditions of exhaustion and certain forms of paralysis. See 
cut under mix mmica. Hall's solution of strychnine. 
See solution. 
[< strychniiir 
by an exces- 
[< stri/chnia + 
U - t^V-M. U.UAJ.JLVAJ.J.VllA^ V U1J * v v* *~"/7 "' X ' I- ' tJ W* J WMB^MCM \" . 
brace or support for the reception of direct < Struthio(n-) + -idee.] The ostrich family, -ism.'] The hyperexcitable state of the spinal 
thrust, pressure, or weight in construction; any variously restricted, (ot) Containing the genera Stru. cord produced by strychnine, 
piece of wood or iron, or other member of a thio, Rhea, Casvarius, and Drormeus, and divided into Stru- gtrychnized (strik'nizd), a. Brought under the 
structure, designed to support a part or parts thioninse and Casuariinee: same as Struthiones, l. (6) Con- j n fliience of strychnine. 
structure, designed to support a part or parts 
by pressure in the direction of its length, struts 
may be either upright, diagonal, or horizontal. The struts 
of a roof extend obliquely from a rafter to a king post or 
queen-post. Diagonal struts are also used between joists, 
in gates, etc. Also called stretching '-piece. See cuts under 
roof, queen-post, and floor. 
Strut 2 (strut), v. t.; pret. and pp. strutted, ppr. 
strutting. [< struft, >.] To brace or support 
by a strut or struts, in construction of any 
kind; hold in place or strengthen by an up- 
right, diagonal, or transverse support. 
strut-beamt (strut'bem), n. A collar-beam. 
struthian (stro'thi-an), n. [< Struthio + -aw.] 
Same as struthious. 
Struthidea (strij-thid'e-ii), n. [NL. (J. Gould, 
1836), < Gr. arpovOof, a small bird, a sparrow, + 
tMonirue and Casuariinse: same as Struthiones, 1. (0).von- \ n ft uence of strychnine. 
Strychnos (strik'nos), n. [NL. (Linnaeus, 1737), 
< L. stryclinos, < Gr. orpi'^voc or rpi^vof, a plant 
of the nightshade kind.] A genus of gamopet- 
e digitT-are-only twoi the hallux and inner digit being !<>us plants, of the order 7^H/c^ and tribe 
mrted leaving the third and fourth digits with the usual bulot/aniese, type of the subtribe Strycknev. It 
tio of phalanges (4, 5) and there are corresponding is characterized by flowers with valvate corolla-lobes, and 
- - ""-- a usually two-celled ovary which becomes in fruit an inile- 
hiscent berry, commonly globose and pulpy with a har- 
dened rind. About 65 species have been described, wide- 
ly scattered through tropical regions. They are trees or 
shrubs, often Vines climbing high by stiff hooked and 
recurved tendrils, in a few species armed with straight 
spines. They have opposite membranous or coriaceous 
three- to five-nerved leaves, and small or rather long salver- 
shaped flowers in terminal or axillary cymes, usually white 
and densely aggregated. Many species yield powerful poi- 
sons, sometimes of great medicinal value. For species 
toed African ostriches alone. The differences between 
these ostriches and all other birds is about as great as 
those usually held to characterize orders in ornithology. 
The d 
abort 
ratio o paan , , 
modifications of the lower end of the metatarsus. The 
leg-bones are greatly elongated, and there is a pubic 
symphysis. The fore limb is reduced, with the antehra- 
chium not half so long as the humerus ; and the manus 
has three digits, two of which bear claws. The wings 
are useless for flight. There are thirty five precaudal 
vertebra, and the bodies of the sacral vertebrae ankylose 
with the fore ends of the pubes and ischia. The sternum 
is doubly notched on each side behind. There are im- 
portant cranial and especially palatal characters. The 
plumage is not aftershafted. 
