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m of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. Shak. He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground. Dryden.

crowd or an army in consequence of a panic. She and her husband would join in the general stampede. W. Black.

One who stamps.

from Stamp, v. Stamping ground, a place frequented, and much trodden, by animals, wild or domesticated; hence (Colloq.), the scene of one's labors or exploits; also, one's favorite resort. [U.S.] -- Stamping machine, a machine for forming metallic articles or impressions by stamping. -- Stamping mill (Mining), a stamp…

To stamp; to mark as It is the motive . . . which enstamps the character. Gogan.

See Enstamp.

A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.

To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.

A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; -- called also attack.

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. The brave man seeks not popular applause. Dryden.

aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays. Arming press (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.

rate of profit; an average amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the average stamp.

A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals. Knight.

To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining.).

To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat. To block out, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out; as, to block out a plan.

The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.

sh of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede.

To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. [Obs.] Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.

An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of rynning water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.

- Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also butter stamp. Locke. -- Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw. -- Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is th…