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A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other
ensign. |
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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. |
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That which is established as a rule or model by
authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test. |
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The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy
established by authority. |
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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. |
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The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla. |
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An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold;
any upright in framing. |
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An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of
beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies
horizontally. |
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The sheth of a plow. |
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A large drinking cup. |
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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. |
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Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as,
standard works in history; standard authors. |
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Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard
fruit trees. |
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Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree. |