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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sheth \Sheth\, noun The part of a plow which projects downward beneath the beam, for holding the share and other working parts; -- also called {standard}, or {post}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Standard \Stand"ard\ (-[~e]rd), noun [OF. estendart, F. ['e]tendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See {Extend}.]
1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.
His armies, in the following day, On those fair plains their standards proud display. --Fairfax.
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.
The court, which used to be the standard of propriety and correctness of speech. --Swift.
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. --Burke.
4. (Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.
By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. --Arbuthnot.
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.
In France part of their gardens is laid out for flowers, others for fruits; some standards, some against walls. --Sir W. Temple.
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.
10. A large drinking cup. --Greene.
{Standard bearer}, an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; -- commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Standard \Stand"ard\, adjective
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.) (a) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees. (b) Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
{Standard candle}, {Standard gauge}. See under {Candle}, and {Gauge}.
{Standard solution}. (Chem.) See {Standardized solution}, under {Solution}.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjective
1: conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure" [ant: {nonstandard}]
2: commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
3: established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism" [ant: {nonstandard}]
4: conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British) [syn: {standard}, {received}] [ant: {nonstandard}]
5: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" [syn: {standard}, {stock}]
noun
1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: {standard}, {criterion}, {measure}, {touchstone}]
2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" [syn: {criterion}, {standard}]
3: a board measure = 1980 board feet
4: the value behind the money in a monetary system [syn: {standard}, {monetary standard}]
5: an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
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