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stair|way — «STAIR WAY», noun. a way up or down a flight of stairs; flight or flights of stairs; stairs; staircase: »the back stairway … Useful english dictionary
Stair — STAIR, a parish, in the district of Kyle, county of Ayr, 4½ miles (S. W. by W.) from Mauchline; containing 823 inhabitants. This place was erected into a parish in the year 1673, for the accommodation of the family of Dalrymple, of Stair, who… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
stair — (n.) O.E. stæger flight of steps, also a single step, from P.Gmc. *staigri (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. stiga, M.Du. stighen, O.H.G. stigan, Ger. steigen, Goth. steigan to go up, ascend; O.E. stigan to climb, go; Ger. Steig path, O … Etymology dictionary
Stair Dismount — Infobox VG| title = Stair Dismount developer = Jetro Lauha publisher = tAAt designer = Jetro Lauha engine = released = August 2002 genre = modes = Single player ratings = N/A platforms = Linux, Windows, Mac OS X media = requirements = input =… … Wikipedia
stair — stairless, adj. stairlike, adj. /stair/, n. 1. one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building. 2. stairs, such steps collectively, esp. as forming a flight or a series of flights: I was so excited I ran… … Universalium
stair — 01. The young boy ran up the [stairs] with excitement. 02. The old woman was gasping for breath by the time she reached the top of the [stairs]. 03. Climbing [stairs] burns about two and a half times more calories than swimming for the same… … Grammatical examples in English
James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair — (May, 1619 November 29, 1695), Scottish lawyer and statesman, was born at Drummurchie, Barr, South Ayrshire.BiographyHe was descended from a family for several generations inclined to the principles of the Reformation, and had ancestors both on… … Wikipedia
Beyond the Golden Stair — Infobox Book | name = Beyond the Golden Stair title orig = The Blue Flamingo translator = image caption = Cover of first edition author = Hannes Bok illustrator = cover artist = Gervasio Gallardo country = United States language = English series … Wikipedia
My Way (song) — This article is about the song popularized by Frank Sinatra. For other songs with the same title, see My Way. My Way Song by Frank Sinatra from the album My Way Released 1969 Recorded December 30, 1968, Los Angeles … Wikipedia
Salmon stair — Salmon Salm on (s[a^]m [u^]n), n.; pl. {Salmons} ( [u^]nz) or (collectively) {Salmon}. [OE. saumoun, salmon, F. saumon, fr. L. salmo, salmonis, perhaps from salire to leap. Cf. {Sally}, v.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of fishes of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
