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m its point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone to which the tendon is attached.

Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also, confused and hasty speech.

An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See État Major.

Of or pertaining to the stamens; possessing stamens; also, attached to the stamens; as, a stamineous nectary.

rough which the hanks pass which join it to the stay. -- Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side. -- To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about. Totten. -- Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the heads of the forem…

the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached.

ans of them. Stereotype block, a block, usually of wood, to which a stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing.

rowers, -- usually furnished with seats for passengers. -- Stern wheel, a paddle wheel attached to the stern of the steamboat which it propels.stern wheeler.

e diatonic scale. The tones are produced by striking the pieces of wood with hard balls attached to flexible sticks.

od, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, -- used to assist a person in mounting a horse, and to enable him to sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve him by supporting a part of the weight of the body. Our host upon his stirpoes sto…

principal supporting part; the part in which others are inserted, or to which they are attached. Specifically: --

One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.

To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of oysters.

A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment.

To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs. The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are studded with substantial, neat, and commodious dwellings of freemen. Bp. Hobart.

A paper to which a signature is attached.

A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; -- used by…

The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.

A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.

A device attached to a mowing machine for raising the uncut fallen grain and marking the limit of the swath.