studyo.html - See: BROWN STUDY.

studyo.html - n. & v.
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(pl. -ies)
1 the devotion of time and attention to acquiring information or knowledge, esp. from books.
2 (in pl.) the pursuit of academic knowledge (continued their studies abroad).
3 a room used for reading, writing, etc.
4 a piece of work, esp. a drawing, done for practice or as an experiment (a study of a head).
5 the portrayal in literature or another art form of an aspect of behaviour or character etc.
6 a musical composition designed to develop a player's skill.
7 a thing worth observing closely (your face was a study).
8 a thing that is or deserves to be investigated.
9 Theatr. a the act of memorizing a role. b a person who memorizes a role.
10 archaic a thing to be secured by pains or attention.

--v.

(-ies, -ied)
1 tr. make a study of; investigate or examine (a subject) (study law).
2 intr. (often foll. by for) apply oneself to study.
3 tr. scrutinize or earnestly contemplate (a visible object) (studied their faces).
4 tr. try to learn (the words of one's role etc.).
5 tr. take pains to achieve (a result) or pay regard to (a subject or principle etc.).
6 tr. (as studied adj.) deliberate, intentional, affected (with studied politeness).
7 tr. read (a book) attentively.
8 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) archaic a be on the watch. b try constantly to manage.

in a brown study in a reverie; absorbed in one's thoughts. make a study of investigate carefully. study group a group of people meeting from time to time to study a particular subject or topic.

studiedly adv. studiedness n. [ME f. OF estudie f. L studium zeal, study]

studyo.html - See: BROWN STUDY.

studyo.html - n. & v.
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1 a large-headed nail, boss, or knob, projecting from a surface esp. for ornament.
2 a double button esp. for use with two buttonholes in a shirt-front.
3 a small object projecting slightly from a road-surface as a marker etc.
4 a rivet or crosspiece in each link of a chain-cable.
5 a a post to which laths are nailed. b US the height of a room as indicated by the length of this.

--v.

tr. (studded, studding)
1 set with or as with studs.
2 (as studded adj.) (foll. by with) thickly set or strewn (studded with diamonds).
3 be scattered over or about (a surface). [OE studu, stuthu post, prop, rel. to G stâtzen to prop]

studyo.html - n.
1 a a number of horses kept for breeding etc. b a place where these are kept.
2 (in full stud-horse) a stallion.
3 colloq. a young man (esp. one noted for sexual prowess).
4 (in full stud poker) a form of poker with betting after the dealing of successive rounds of cards face up.

at stud (of a male horse) publicly available for breeding on payment of a fee. stud-book a book containing the pedigrees of horses. stud-farm a place where horses are bred. [OE stod f. Gmc: rel. to STAND]

studyo.html - n.
the woodwork of a lath-and-plaster wall.