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Stand"ard (-&etilde_;rd), n. [OF. estendart, F. étendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See Extend.] 1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.
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His armies, in the following day,
On those fair plains their standards proud display. Fairfax.
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2. That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard.
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3. That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test.
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The court, which used to be the standard of propriety and correctness of speech. Swift.
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A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. Burke.
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4. (Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.
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By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. Arbuthnot.
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5. (Hort.) A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
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In France part of their gardens is laid out for flowers, others for fruits; some standards, some against walls. Sir W. Temple.
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6. (Bot.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
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7. (Mech. & Carp.) An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.
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8. (Shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
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9. The sheth of a plow.
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10. A large drinking cup. Greene.
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Standard bearer, an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; -- commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party.
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Stand"ard, a. 1. Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver.
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2. Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.
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3. (Hort.) (a) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees. (b) Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
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Standard candle, Standard gauge. See under Candle, and Gauge. -- Standard solution. (Chem.) See Standardized solution, under Solution.
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