His chamber was commonly stived with friends or suitors of one kind or other. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
stived — adjective (also stivedˈ up) without fresh air • • • Main Entry: ↑stive … Useful english dictionary
stived — almost suffocated. STIVED UP, confined in a hot place. North … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Stive — Stive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stiving}.] [Probably fr. F. estiver to compress, stow, L. stipare: cf. It. stivare, Sp. estivar. Cf. {Stevedore}, {Stiff}.] To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stiving — Stive Stive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stiving}.] [Probably fr. F. estiver to compress, stow, L. stipare: cf. It. stivare, Sp. estivar. Cf. {Stevedore}, {Stiff}.] To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
