- bestealcian
- wv/i2 to move stealthily, steal, stalk [stealc]
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stalk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stalke; akin to Old English stela stalk, support Date: 14th century 1. a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part; especially peduncle 2. a. the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stalk — stalk1 stalklike, adj. /stawk/, n. 1. the stem or main axis of a plant. 2. any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant, as the petiole of a leaf, the peduncle of a flower, or the funicle of an ovule. 3. a similar structural part of an… … Universalium
stalk — stalk1 [sto:k US sto:k] n ↑leaf, ↑petal, ↑stem, ↑stalk [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from stale step of a ladder, long handle (11 19 centuries), from Old English stalu] 1.) a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stalk — {{11}}stalk (n.) stem of a plant, early 14c., probably a dim. (with k suffix) of stale one of the uprights of a ladder, handle, stalk, from O.E. stalu wooden part (as of a harp), from P.Gmc. *stalo; related to O.E. steala stalk, support, and… … Etymology dictionary
stalk — I [[t]stɔk[/t]] n. 1) bot the stem or main axis of a plant 2) bot any slender supporting part of a plant, as a petiole or peduncle 3) zool. a similar structural part of an animal 4) a stem, shaft, or slender supporting part of anything •… … From formal English to slang
stalk´like´ — stalk1 «stk», noun. 1. the stem or main axis of a plant, which rises directly from the root, and which usually supports the leaves, flowers, and fruit: »It is a long green reed, like the stalk of the maize (Fanny Kemble). 2. any slender,… … Useful english dictionary
