Vocabulary : Staves to Stayer

Staves : of Staff ;; pl. of Staff. ;; pl. of Stave.
Stavesacre : A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.
Stavewood : A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.
Staving : of Stave ;; A cassing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a water wheel.
Staw : To be fixed or set; to stay.

Stay : A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship. ;; To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support. ;; To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time. ;; To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully. ;; To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold. ;; To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back. ;; To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. ;; To cause to cease; to put an end to. ;; To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler. ;; To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind. ;; To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still. ;; To continue in a st
Stayed : of Stay ;; Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See Staid.
Stayedly : Staidly. See Staidly.
Stayedness : Staidness. ;; Solidity; weight.
Stayer : One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race.

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