Then would he weep, he might not be stent. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
Yet n'ould she stent Her bitter railing and foul revilement. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
stente — sten|te sb., n, r, rne (en overgang over et gærde) … Dansk ordbog
stench — stentʃ n. foul smell, stink … English contemporary dictionary
stenches — stentʃ n. foul smell, stink … English contemporary dictionary
Stent — Stent, v. t. [Obs. imp. {Stente}; obs. p. p. {Stent}.] [See {Stint}.] To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint. [1913 Webster] Then would he weep, he might not be stent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Yet n ould she stent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stent — Stent, v. t. [Obs. imp. {Stente}; obs. p. p. {Stent}.] [See {Stint}.] To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to stint. [1913 Webster] Then would he weep, he might not be stent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Yet n ould she stent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stento — stento1 pl.m. stenti stento1 sing.f. stenta stento1 pl.f. stente stento2 pl.m. stenti … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
ostentation — [[t]ɒ̱stente͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as ostentation, you are criticizing them for doing or buying things in order to impress people. [FORMAL] Consumers are abandoning the excess and ostentation of… … English dictionary
ostentatious — [[t]ɒ̱stente͟ɪʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as ostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people. [FORMAL] ...his house, which, however elaborate, is less ostentatious… … English dictionary
stent — |stente| s. m. [Medicina] Prótese em forma de tubo, inserida num ducto orgânico para impedir uma estenose. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
