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296 GLOSSARY
STAR-BLASTING, blighting by STRIKE, blast; 2. 4. 159; 4. 6.
an adverse star (astrol.) 53.4. 273
58 STRINGS (of life), heart-strings
START (sb.), capricious im- (cf. R. Ill, 4. 4. 366;
pulse; 1. 1. 297 K.J. 5. 7. 52-5); 5. 3.
START (vb.), move abruptly; 215
4- 3- 3 2 STUDY, (a) 'special department
STATE, (i) situation; 2. 2. 166; of scientific research' (K..),
(ii) condition of mind; 2. 4. (b) earnest endeavour; 3. 4.
145; (iii) government, rule; I 5 8
I. 1.49; 5. 1. 22; (iv) king- SUB-CONTRACTED, betrothed to
dom; 1. 1. 1485 1. 2. 149; one man while still married
3. 1. 25 (with quibble on tp another; 5. 3. 87
(i)); 4. 2. 57; 4. 3. 3; 5. 3. SUBSCRIPTION, submission; 3.
320; (v) kingly power; 2. 4. 2. 18
108; (vi) position in the SUBSTANCE, (i) (a) reality—as
world of men; 5. 1. 68 distinct from 'shadow' (cf.
STELL:ED, not 'fixed' (as in Tit. 3. 2. 80), (b) creature,
Lucr. 1444, Son. 24. 1), but being (cf. Macb. 1. 5. 48);
'starry' (cf. Lat. 'stella', and 1.1. 197; (ii) bodily weight;
O.E.D. citing 'stelled'= 4. 6. 52
'garnished with stars'); 3. SUCCEED, follow; I. 2. 147
7. 60 SUCCESS, outcome; 5. 3. 193
STIFF, stubbornly unyielding; SUFFER, endure, permit; 1. 2.
4. 6. 276 52; 4. 2. 44
STILL, always, continuously; SUFFERANCE, suffering; 3. 0.
1. 1. 157; 1. 4. 330, 331; 105
2.4.985 3.4. 176,18354. SUIT (sb.), entreaty; 'at suit of
1. 2, 4, 65 his grey beard'=taking pity
STILL-SOLICITING, continually on his obvious old age; 2. 2.
begging; 1. 1. 230 61
STOMACH, anger; 5. 3. 75 SUITED, clothed; 4. 7. 6
STONE='specular stone...a SUMMONER, officer who sum-
transparent substance for- moned offenders to appear
merly used as glass' (O.E.D. for trial in ecclesiastical
'specular' I. 1, ib; cf. courts; 3. 2. 59
'stone', 2); 5. 3. 262 SUMPTER (fig.), drudge (lit.
STRAIGHT, (i) immediately; 1. beast of burden); 2. 4. 212
3. 26; 2. 4. 34;. 3. 6. 2o; SUPERFLUOUS, pampered, pos-
5.3.287; (ii) plainly; 5.3.279 sessing more than is neces-
STRAIN, quality; or poss., sary to sustain life; 2. 4.
lineage; 5. 3. 41 261; 4. 1. 66
STRAINED, excessive; 1. 1. 168 SUPERFLUX, that which one
STRETCH, strain to the utmost; does not oneself strictly
2. 2. 102 require; 3. 4. 35