| Stem (stem) |
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| n. | (st m) |
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| Stem |
| [AS.
stemn, stefn, stæfn; akin to OS.
stamn the stem of a ship, D. stam stem, steven
stem of a ship, G. stamm stem, steven stem of a ship,
Icel. stafn, stamn, stem of a |
The principal
body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part
which supports the branches or the head or top.
A little branch which connects a fruit,
flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole;
as, the stem of an apple or a cherry.
The stock of a family; a race or generation
of progenitors.
A branch of a family.
A curved piece of timber to
which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end. The lower
end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its
upper end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow.
Fig.: An advanced or leading position; the
lookout.
Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as,
the stem of a tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or
that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is
attached.
That part of a plant which
bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or
wholly subterranean.
The
entire central axis of a feather.
The short perpendicular line
added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver,
semiquaver, etc.
The part of an inflected
word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations)
throughout a given inflection; theme; base.
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To
remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to remove
the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem
tobacco leaves.
To ram, as clay, into a blasting
hole.
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To
oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or
make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a
current.
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To move forward against
an obstacle, as a vessel against a current.
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