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A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story. Barrow. Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive story. Ed. Rev. The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story. Sir W. Temple.…

who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents, or fictitious tales; as, an amusing story-teller.

Being accustomed to tell stories. -- n.

An historian; a chronicler. [Obs.] "Rathums, the story-writer." 1 Esdr. ii. 17.

A book containing stories, or short narratives, either true or false.

The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.

The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs.

Same as Clearstory.

See Clearstory.

ummons all his mighty peers, Within thick clouds and dark tenfold involved, A gloomy consistory. Milton.

The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel. [Obs.]

al statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill.

The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.

using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.

a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. Ancient coins as abridgments of history. Addison.

To believe; to credit; to put trust in. The version of early Roman history which was accredited in the fifth century. Sir G. C. Lewis. He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft. Southey.

A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History."

A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles. "The spirit of the age." Prescott. Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness. Milton. Archeological ages are designated as three: The Stone age (the early and the later stone age, called paleolithic a…

mns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall.

To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people.