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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Story \Sto"ry\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Storied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Storying}.] To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.
How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak.
It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high. --Bp. Wilkins.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Storied \Sto"ried\, adjective [From {Story}.]
1. Told in a story.
2. Having a history; interesting from the stories which pertain to it; venerable from the associations of the past.
Some greedy minion, or imperious wife, The trophied arches, storied halls, invade. --Pope.
Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? --Gray.
3. Having (such or so many) stories; -- chiefly in composition; as, a two-storied house.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
storied
adjective
1: having an illustrious past [syn: {celebrated}, {historied}]
2: having stories as indicated; "a six-storied building" [syn: {storeyed}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
story
noun
1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" [syn: {narrative}, {narration}, {tale}]
2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
3: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [syn: {floor}, {level}, {storey}]
4: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn: {history}, {account}, {chronicle}]
5: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: {report}, {news report}, {account}, {write up}]
6: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {fib}, {tale}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}] [also: {storied}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
storied See {story}
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