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staunch |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Staunch \Staunch\, Staunchly \Staunch"ly\, Staunchness \Staunch"ness\, etc See {Stanch}, {Stanchly}, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stanch \Stanch\, a. [Compar. {Stancher}; superl. {Stanchest}.] [From {Stanch}, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf Sp estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See {Stanch}, v. t.] [Written also {staunch}.] 1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as a stanch ship. One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. --Evelyn. 2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent. --V. Knox. In politics I hear you 're stanch. --Prior. 3. Close secret; private. [Obs.] This to be kept stanch. --Locke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stanch \Stanch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stanched}; p. pr & vb n. {Stanching}.] [OF. estanchier F. ['e]tancher to stpo a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr., Sp., & Pg estancar It stancare to weary, LL stancare stagnare, to stanch, fr L. stagnare to be or make stagnant. See {Stagnate}.] 1. To stop the flowing of as blood; to check; also to stop the flowing of blood from as to stanch a wound. [Written also {staunch}.] Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose. --Bacon. 2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: staunch adj : firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: {steadfast}, {unswerving}] v : as of the flow of a liquid flowing, such as blood from a wound [syn: {stem}, {stanch}, {halt}]
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