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Stem"-wind`er (?), n. A stem- winding watch. [Colloq.]

Stem"-wind`ing, a. Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a stem-winding watch.

Stench (?), v. t. To stanch. [Obs.] Harvey.

Stench, n. [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See Stink, v. i.] 1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.]

Clouds of savory stench involve the sky.

Dryden.

2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. Cowper.

Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.

Stench, v. t. [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan to smell. See Stench, n.] To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink. [Obs.] Young.

Stench"y (?), a. Having a stench. [Obs.] Dyer.

Sten"cil (?), n. [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle, spark, F. étincelle spark, L. scintilla. See Scintillate, and cf. Tinsel.] A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the color brushed over it. Called also stencil plate.

Sten"cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stenciled (?) or Stencilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stenciling or Stencilling.] To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.

Sten"cil*er (?), n. One who paints or colors in figures by means of stencil. [Written also stenciller.]

Sten"o*derm (?), n. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little + -derm.] (Zoöl.) Any species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane.

Sten`o*der"mine (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Stenoderma, which includes several West Indian and South American nose-leaf bats.

Sten"o*graph (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stenographed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Stenographing (?).] To write or report in stenographic characters.

Sten"o*graph, n. A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.

I saw the reporters' room, in which they redact their hasty stenographs.

Emerson.

Ste*nog"ra*pher (?), n. One who is skilled in stenography; a writer of shorthand.

{ Sten`o*graph"ic (?), Sten`o*graph"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. sténographique.] Of or pertaining to stenography.

Ste*nog"ra*phist (?), n. A stenographer.

Ste*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. steno`s narrow, close + graphy: cf. F. sténographie, G. stenographie.] The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.

Ste*noph"yl*lous (?), a. [Gr. steno`s narrow + fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.) Having narrow leaves.

||Ste*no"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. steno`s narrow.] (Med.) A narrowing ||of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, ||stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied ||especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in ||always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic.

Sten"o*stome (?), a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little + sto`ma mouth.] (Zoöl.) Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small ground snakes (Opoterodonta), which are unable to dilate their jaws.

Stent (?), v. t. [Obs. imp. Stente (?); obs. p. p. Stent.] [See Stint.] To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint.

Then would he weep, he might not be stent.