v. t. [ See Astony, Stun. ] To stun. [ Obs. ] “Breathless and astunned.” Somerville. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To put out of tune. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To tune wrongly. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
One hung a poleax at his saddlebow,
And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
And stunned him with the music of the spheres. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
William was quite stunned at my discourse. De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The condition of being stunned. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Russ. shtundist, prob. fr. G. stunde hour; -- from their meetings for Bible reading. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a large sect of Russian dissenters founded, about 1860, in the village of Osnova, near Odessa, by a peasant, Onishchenko, who had apparently been influenced by a German sect settled near there. They zealously practice Bible reading and reject priestly dominion and all external rites of worship. --
imp. & p. p. of Sting. [ 1913 Webster ]
imp. & p. p. of Stink. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a.
n. (Naut.) A contraction of Studding sail. [ 1913 Webster ]
With every rag set, stunsails, sky scrapers and all. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ Cf. Stint a task. ]
An extraordinary man does three or four different “stunts” with remarkable dexterity. The Bookman.
He does not try to do stunts; and, above all, he does not care to go in swimming. L. Hutton. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Dwarfed. --
n. Stuntedness; brevity. [ R. ] Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]