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Standard
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A large drinking cup.
(2):
(a.) Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
(3):
(n.) A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.
(4):
(n.) 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.
(5):
(a.) 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.
(6):
(a.) Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.
(7):
(n.) The sheth of a plow.
(8):
(n.) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
(9):
(n.) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.
(10):
(a.) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.
(11):
(n.) An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.
(12):
(n.) 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.
(13):
(n.) That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test.
(14):
(n.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Standard'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/standard.html. 1828.
