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nthracene obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone.

Chopped meat stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in slices and fried. [Local, New York]

sely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.

An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.

An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [R.]

An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificailly by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type.

Chopped meat, bread, etc., used to stuff legs of veal or other joints; stuffing; farce. Bacon.

A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven with gold. Tennyson. In silken samite she was light arrayed. Spenser.

); -- used specifically to designate an acid obtained as a resinous or red crystalline dyestuff, which is called also santalin.

f gold and satins rich of hue. Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. -- Farmer's satin. See under Farmer. -- Satin bird (Zoöl.), an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle. -- Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4. -- Satin spar. (M…

A mixed stuff, called also sagathy. See Sagathy.

A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl.

To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.

A light thin stuff of silk. [Written also cendal, and sendal.] Chaucer. Wore she not a veil of twisted sendal embroidered with silver Sir W. Scott.

A braided cord or fabric formed by plaiting together rope yarns or other small stuff.

A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing for both sexes. Silk serge, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.

n serving ropes. -- Serving man, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant. -- Serving stuff (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.

ling, quaking, or shivering; agitation. The great soldier's honor was composed Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake. Herbert. Our salutations were very hearty on both sides, consisting of many kind shakes of the hand. Addison.

A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff. In blue shalloon shall Hannibal be clad. Swift.

Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel. [Prov. Eng.]