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Definition of Standard
Stand´ard Pronunciation: ~ẽrd | n. | 1. | A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign. | | 2. | That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard. | | 3. | That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test. | | 4. | (Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. | | 5. | (Hort.) A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis. | | 6. | (Bot.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla. | | 7. | (Mech. & Carp.) An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing. | | 8. | (Shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally. | | 9. | The sheth of a plow. | | 10. | A large drinking cup. | | a. | 1. | Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver. | | 2. | Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors. | | 3. | (Hort.) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees. |
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