Stupe+or+stupa

  • 21fomentation — n. 1. Stupe or stupa, local bathing (with warm lotions). 2. Instigation, excitement, brewing, stirring up, abetting, promoting, encouragement …

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  • 22(s)teu-1 —     (s)teu 1     English meaning: to push, hit     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stoßen, schlagen” under likewise     Note: with conservative extensions     Material: A. (s)teu k : Gk. τύκος “hammer, chisel; Streitaxt”, τυκίζω “bearbeite Steine”, τυκάνη …

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  • 23stipa — ˈstīpə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin stupa, stuppa coarse part of flax, tow more at stupe 1. capitalized : a large widely distributed genus of grasses having a one flowered spikelet and lemma terminating in a long twisted or bent awn see… …

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  • 24stupose — ˈst(y)üˌpōs adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin stuposus, stupposus, from Latin stupa, stuppa tow + osus ose more at stupe : composed of or having tufted or matted filaments like tow …

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  • 25stu|pe|ous — «STOO pee uhs, STYOO », adjective. 1. Entomology. covered with long, loose scales, like tow. 2. Botany. woolly. ╂[< Latin stūpeus (with English ous) made of tow < stūpa; see etym. under stupe1 (Cf. ↑stupe)] …

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  • 26stu|pose — «STOO pohs, STYOO », adjective. Biology. bearing tufts or mats of long hairs; composed of matted filaments like tow. ╂[< Medieval Latin stuposus < Latin stūpa; see etym. under stupe1 (Cf. ↑stupe)] …

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