- shirt stud
- shirt stud nounA decorative stud used to fasten a formal shirt• • •Main Entry: ↑shirt
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Shirt stud — Shirt studs are small, usually metal objects used to fasten the front of pleated or stiff front shirts in lieu of buttons. They often have inlays of pearl, onyx or similar materials.Shirt studs were first used around the middle of the nineteenth… … Wikipedia
stud — Ⅰ. stud [1] ► NOUN 1) a large headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration. 2) a small projection fixed to the base of a shoe or boot to provide better grip. 3) a small piece of jewellery which is… … English terms dictionary
stud — stud1 [stud] n. [ME stode < OE studu, column, pillar, post, akin to ON stoth, Ger stützen, to prop < IE * stūt < base * stā , to STAND] 1. any of a series of small knobs or rounded nailheads used to ornament a surface, as of leather 2. a … English World dictionary
Stud — Stud, n. [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. st[ o]d a prop, Icel. sto? a post, sty?ja to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. st[ u]tze. See {Stand}.] 1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Seest not this same hawthorn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stud bolt — Stud Stud, n. [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. st[ o]d a prop, Icel. sto? a post, sty?ja to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. st[ u]tze. See {Stand}.] 1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Seest not this same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stud — 1 noun 1 ON SHOES (C) one of a set of small pointed pieces of metal or plastic that are fixed onto the bottom of a running shoe, football boot etc to stop you from slipping 2 IN YOUR EAR (C) a small, round earring 3 DECORATION (C) a round piece… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stud — stud1 noun 1》 a large headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration. ↘Brit. a small projection fixed to the base of a shoe or boot to provide better grip. ↘a small object projecting slightly… … English new terms dictionary
stud — stud1 [stʌd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(man)¦ 3¦(on shoes)¦ 4¦(in your ear)¦ 5¦(for decoration)¦ 6¦(for a shirt)¦ 7¦(board)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2;Origin: Old English stod] [Sense: 3 7; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
stud — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a large headed nail, boss, or knob, projecting from a surface esp. for ornament. 2 a double button esp. for use with two buttonholes in a shirt front. 3 a small object projecting slightly from a road surface as a marker etc. 4 a… … Useful english dictionary
stud — n. 1. Post, prop, support. 2. Knob (for ornament), boss. 3. Button (for a shirt bosom) … New dictionary of synonyms
