v. i. To stint; to stop; to cease. [ 1913 Webster ]
And of this cry they would never stenten. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
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 ]
n. An allotted portion; a stint. “Attain'd his journey's stent.” Mir. for Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An opening in a wall in a coal mine.
n. [ L. Stentor, Gr. &unr_;. ]
a. [ L. stentoreus; cf. Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful;
n. (Chem.) A blue coloring matter found in some stentors. See Stentor, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Stentorian. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Stentorian. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; Stentor + &unr_; a sound, voice. See Stentor. ] Speaking or sounding very loud; stentorian. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Of this stentorophonic horn of Alexander there is a preserved in the Vatican. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]