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StraightStraight Straight, a.
A variant of Strait, a. [Obs. or R.]
Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to
say, narrow. --Sir J.
Mandeville. StraightStraight Straight, a. [Compar. Straighter; superl.
Straightest.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to
stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend.
See Stretch.]
1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to
another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or
crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece
of timber.
And the crooked shall be made straight. --Isa. xl.
4.
There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but
there is only one which is straight. --Dryden.
2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as,
straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to
the apex, with a small curve.
3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a
regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and
ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush. Straight
Straight Straight, adv.
In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith;
immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.
``Floating straight.' --Shak.
I know thy generous temper well; Fling but the
appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire,
and mounts into a blaze. --Addison.
Everything was going on straight. --W. Black.
Straight
Straight Straight, n. (Poker)
A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a
sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight
flush.
Straight
Straight Straight, v. t.
To straighten. [R.] --A Smith.
Straightedge
Straightedge Straight"edge`, n.
A board, or piece of wood or metal, having one edge perfectly
straight, -- used to ascertain whether a line is straight or
a surface even, and for drawing straight lines.
StraightenStraighten Straight"en, v. t.
A variant of Straiten. [Obs. or R.] Straightener
Straightener Straight"en*er, n.
One who, or that which, straightens.
StraighterStraight Straight, a. [Compar. Straighter; superl.
Straightest.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to
stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend.
See Stretch.]
1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to
another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or
crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece
of timber.
And the crooked shall be made straight. --Isa. xl.
4.
There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but
there is only one which is straight. --Dryden.
2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as,
straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to
the apex, with a small curve.
3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a
regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and
ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush. StraightestStraight Straight, a. [Compar. Straighter; superl.
Straightest.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to
stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend.
See Stretch.]
1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to
another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or
crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece
of timber.
And the crooked shall be made straight. --Isa. xl.
4.
There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but
there is only one which is straight. --Dryden.
2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as,
straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to
the apex, with a small curve.
3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a
regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and
ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush. Straightforth
Straightforth Straight"forth`, adv.
Straightway. [Obs.]
StraightforwardStraightforward Straight`for"ward, a.
Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating;
honest; frank. -- adv. In a straightforward manner. --
Straight`for"ward*ly, adv. -- Straight`for"ward*ness, n. StraightforwardlyStraightforward Straight`for"ward, a.
Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating;
honest; frank. -- adv. In a straightforward manner. --
Straight`for"ward*ly, adv. -- Straight`for"ward*ness, n. StraightforwardnessStraightforward Straight`for"ward, a.
Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating;
honest; frank. -- adv. In a straightforward manner. --
Straight`for"ward*ly, adv. -- Straight`for"ward*ness, n. Straighthorn
Straighthorn Straight"horn`, n. (Paleon.)
An orthoceras.
Straight-joint
Straight-joint Straight"-joint`, a. (Arch.)
Having straight joints. Specifically:
(a) Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that
the joints form a continued line transverse to the length
of the boards themselves. --Brandle & C.
(b) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put
together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being
laid edge to edge.
Straight-lined
Straight-lined Straight"-lined`, a.
Having straight lines.
Straightly
Straightly Straight"ly, adv.
In a right line; not crookedly.
Straightness
Straightness Straight"ness, n.
The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the
straightness of a path.
StraightnessStraightness Straight"ness, n.
A variant of Straitness. Straight-out
Straight-out Straight"-out`, a.
Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise; hence,
unqualified; thoroughgoing. [Colloq. U.S.]
Straight-out and generous indignation. --Mrs. Stowe.
Straight-pight
Straight-pight Straight"-pight`, a.
Straight in form or upright in position; erect. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Straight-spoken
Straight-spoken Straight"-spo`ken, a.
Speaking with directness; plain-spoken. [Colloq. U.S.]
--Lowell.
Straightway
Straightway Straight"way`, adv.
Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.
He took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her,
Talitha cumi. . . . And straightway the damsel arose.
--Mark v.
41,42.
Straightways
Straightways Straight"ways`, adv.
Straightway. [Obs.]
To draw a straight furrowFurrow Fur"row, n. [OE. forow, forgh, furgh, AS. furh; akin to
D. voor, OHG. furuh, G. furche, Dan. fure, Sw. f?ra, Icel.
for drain, L. porca ridge between two furrows.]
1. A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.
2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a
wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.
Farrow weed a weed which grows on plowed land. --Shak.
To draw a straight furrow, to live correctly; not to
deviate from the right line of duty. --Lowell.
Meaning of Traigh from wikipedia
- The
Battle of
Traigh Ghruinneart or in
Scottish Gaelic Blàr
Tràigh Ghruineart or
sometimes called the
Battle of
Gruinart Strand was a
Scottish clan battle...
- The
Tràigh Mhòr, in
English 'Big Beach', is a
large expanse of sand
forming a
magnificent white beach at the
northern end of the
island of
Barra in the...
- short-runway
airport (or STOLport)
situated in the wide
shallow bay of
Traigh Mhòr at the
northern tip of the
island of
Barra in the
Outer Hebrides, Scotland...
-
Tragumna (Irish:
Tráigh Omna,
meaning "strand of the oak (trunk)") is a
small hamlet and
beach located in the
civil parish of
Castlehaven about 5 km from...
-
Tràigh Allt Chàilgeag,
Scottish Highlands...
-
American historical memory.
Ancient Greece portal Biography portal Battle of
Traigh Ghruinneart,
where a
dwarf switches sides and
kills the
leader of the forces...
- Northbay, uses the 2-mile-long (3 km) ****le s****
beach of
Traigh Mhor, (Scottish Gaelic: An
Tràigh Mhòr "The
Great Beach") as a runway.
Planes can land and...
-
Murdoch is as follows: Gu
traigh! gu
traigh!
Siolach a Mhurachaidh, Gu
traigh! gu
traigh!
Siolach a Mhurachaidh, Gu
traigh! gu
traigh!
Siolach a Mhurachaidh...
- off
North Uist,
south east of Boreray. It is
separated from
North Uist by
Traigh Lingeigh. Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid...
- (/trəˈliː/ trə-LEE; Irish: Trá Lí,
pronounced [t̪ˠɾˠaː(j) ˈl̠ʲiː];
formerly Tráigh Lí,
meaning 'strand of the
River Lee') is the
county town of
County Kerry...
