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The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.

A springe. [Prov. Eng.]

A little spring. But yet from out the little hill Oozes the slender springlet still. Sir W. Scott.

ic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura.

The time of spring; springtime. Thomson.

The season of spring; springtide.

Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step. Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and springy. Sir W. Scott.

In a squandering manner.

In a staggering manner.

Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. -- Stam"mer*ing*ly, adv.

With a staring look.

from Steer, v. Steering wheel (Naut.), the wheel by means of which the rudder of a vessel is turned and the vessel is steered.

ness; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life. A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had gone before it. Southey.

ning, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string. Shak. Round Ormond's knee thou tiest the mystic string. Prior.

Same as Stringpiece.

A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the rest of the work.

Having strings; as, a stringed instrument. Ps. cl. 4.

The quality or state of being stringent.

Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules. They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure. Macaulay. -- Strin"gent*ly, adv. -- Strin"gent*ness, n.