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The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye,
or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. |
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The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant. |
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That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a
quill. |
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An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk
of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring. |
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One of the two upright pieces of a ladder. |
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A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids. |
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The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous
insect. |
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The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans. |
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An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to
strengthen it; a core arbor. |
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To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy,
noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun. |
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To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of
approaching game; to proceed under clover. |
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To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the
affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word is used,
however, especially by the poets, to express dignity of step. |
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To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for
the purpose of killing, as game. |
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A high, proud, stately step or walk. |
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