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Standard   /stˈændərd/   Listen
adjective
Standard  adj.  
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.
2.
Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.
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.
Standard candle, Standard gauge. See under Candle, and Gauge.
Standard solution. (Chem.) See Standardized solution, under Solution.


noun
Standard  n.  
1.
A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign. "His armies, in the following day, On those fair plains their standards proud display."
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.
3.
That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test. "The court, which used to be the standard of propriety and correctness of speech." "A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman."
4.
(Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. "By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver."
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. "In France part of their gardens is laid out for flowers, others for fruits; some standards, some against walls."
6.
(Bot.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
7.
(Mech. & Carp.) An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.
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.
9.
The sheth of a plow.
10.
A large drinking cup.
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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"Standard" Quotes from Famous Books



... high standard of quality and strength to which our teas have already attained, I am of opinion that, as experience advances, and our knowledge and system of plucking and manufacturing the crops become improved, and better organised, a higher ...
— The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom • P. L. Simmonds
... them through the hole. An attempt was made to throw the daring besiegers over the walls; but they kicked and shoved against them so furiously that a large breach was effected, up which the rest of the assailants poured; while Ernest and Ellis, overcoming all opposition, forced their way up to the standard, and seizing the flag-staff, hauled it down at the moment that one side of the castle fell with a tremendous crash, leaving it utterly defenceless. Lemon's horn sent forth a long wail of despair, while the other horns sounded ...
— Ernest Bracebridge - School Days • William H. G. Kingston
... opportunity of behaving like a Caesar. The Caesars are one of my touchstones," Mr. Scogan explained. "They are characters functioning, so to speak, in the void. They are human beings developed to their logical conclusions. Hence their unequalled value as a touchstone, a standard. When I meet someone for the first time, I ask myself this question: Given the Caesarean environment, which of the Caesars would this person resemble—Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero? I take each trait of character, each mental and emotional bias, each little ...
— Crome Yellow • Aldous Huxley
... that the excavation should be taken entirely outside of the neat line, as shown on Plate VIII of the paper by Mr. Jacobs, but not necessarily beyond this line, but that the contractor would be paid for rock out to the standard section line, which is 1 ft. larger on the sides and top and 6 in. deeper in the ...
— Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 - The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 • F. Lavis
... Shamva and Uddhava and others, and by warriors of prowess tried in battle, all well-born and capable of encountering any foe! And these all placing themselves on commanding posts, aided by cavalry and standard-bearers, began to defend the town. And Ugrasena and Uddhava and others, to prevent carelessness, Proclaimed throughout the city that nobody should drink. And all the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, well-knowing that they would be slain by Salwa if ...
— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 • Kisari Mohan Ganguli


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