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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stud \Stud\, n. [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. st["o]d a prop,
Icel. sto? a post, sty?ja to prop, and probably ultimately to
E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. st["u]tze. See {Stand}.]
1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.]
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Seest not this same hawthorn stud? --Spenser.
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2. (Arch.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small
uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions,
and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
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3. A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for
ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
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A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs. --Marlowe.
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Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems
And studs of pearl. --Milton.
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4. An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt
front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place,
but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and
transferable.
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5. (Mach.)
(a) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from
something, and sometimes forming a journal.
(b) A stud bolt.
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6. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a
chain cable.
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{Stud bolt}, a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed
permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut
upon the other; -- called also {standing bolt}.
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