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To swell; to bulge out. [R.] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.

Struthious.

A genus of birds including the African ostriches.

Same as Struthiones.

A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches.

Struthious.

Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.

One who struts.

from Strut, v. -- Strut"ting*ly, adv.

Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner. [Archaic] Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. Cowper.

To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.

or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.

one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint.

To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. Addison.

the pressure of the wall above. See Illust. of Lintel. -- Discharging piece, Discharging strut (Arch.), a piece set to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support. -- Discharging rod (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for discharging a Leyden jar or a…

Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal. Lord Strut was not very flush in ready. Arbuthnot.

he ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] Strutt.

Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style. Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. Cowper.

To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude. [Obs.] he jets under his advanced plumes! Shak. To jet upon a prince's right. Shak.

One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop. [Obs.] Palsgrave.