Shirt studs are small, usually
Shirt studs were first used around the middle of the nineteenth century, when
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shirt stud — noun A decorative stud used to fasten a formal shirt • • • Main Entry: ↑shirt … Useful english dictionary
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
