Stern

Stern Stern, n. [Icel. stj[=o]rn a steering, or a doubtful AS. ste['o]rn. [root]166. See {Steer}, v. t.] 1. The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. (Naut.) The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow. [1913 Webster]

3. Fig.: The post of management or direction. [1913 Webster]

And sit chiefest stern of public weal. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. The hinder part of anything. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

5. The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog. [1913 Webster]

{By the stern}. (Naut.) See {By the head}, under {By}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Forbidding, austere, severe, rigid / Harsh, cruel, severe, bitter, rigorous, strict, hard, unrelenting, inflexible, rigid / Steadfast, immovable, rigidly steadfast, incorruptible, uncompromising, Hinder part (of a vessel)

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Stern- — Stern … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Stern.de — Logo stern.de ist das der Zeitschrift . Es wurde 1995 gegründet und zählt damit zu den Pionieren des in Deutschland. Das Unternehmen stern.de GmbH ist eine hundertprozentige Tochter des Verlagshauses . Seit August 2006 ist Chef der . Im November… … Deutsch Wikipedia
stern.de — Logo stern.de ist das Webportal der Zeitschrift stern. Es wurde 1995 gegründet und zählt damit zu den Pionieren des Online Journalismus in Deutschland. Das Unternehmen stern.de GmbH ist eine hundertprozentige Tochter des Verlagshauses Gruner +… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stern — Stern, a. Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. [1913 Webster] {Stern board} (Naut.), a going or falling astern; a loss of way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See {Board}, n., 8 (b) . {Stern chase}. (Naut.) (a)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
STERN — STERN, family of English merchant bankers and philanthropists. Originally, several brothers born in Frankfurt established banks in different European countries. DAVID DE STERN (1807–1877) and his brother HERMANN DE STERN (1815–1887) founded the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
stern — stern·berg; stern·ber·gia; stern·berg·ite; stern; stern·less; stern·ly; stern·man; stern·most; stern·ness; stern·son; stern·ward; stern·ways; stern·wards; … English syllables
Stern — Stern, a. [Compar. {Sterner}; superl. {Sternest}.] [OE. sterne, sturne, AS. styrne; cf. D. stuurish stern, Sw. stursk refractory. [root]166.] Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stern — Stern, Isaac Stern, Otto Stern, William * * * (as used in expressions) György Stern Solti Stern Magazin Stern, Isaac Jonas Stern … Enciclopedia Universal
Stern — Stern: Mhd. stern‹e›, ahd. sterno, got. stairnō, schwed. stjärna »Stern« stehen neben anders gebildetem mhd. (mitteld.) sterre, ahd. sterro, niederl. ster, engl. star (3↑ Star). Außergerm. sind z. B. verwandt griech. astē̓r, ástron »Stern« (s.… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
stern — stern1 [stʉrn] adj. [ME sterne < OE styrne < IE base * ster , stiff, rigid > STARE, STARVE] 1. hard; severe; unyielding; strict [stern measures] 2. grim; forbidding [a stern face] 3. relentless; inexorable … English World dictionary

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