stay (noun)
21stay stitching — noun (dressmaking) A line of stitching in the seam allowance to prevent stretching and fraying of the fabric • • • Main Entry: ↑stay …
22stay lace — noun A lace for fastening a corset • • • Main Entry: ↑stay …
23stay-tackle — stayˈ tackle noun Hoisting tackle hung from a ship s mainmast • • • Main Entry: ↑stay …
24Stay|man — «STAY muhn», noun. a popular variety of apple developed from the Winesap …
25stay-up — noun (usu. stay ups) a stocking that has an elasticated top and stays in position without the need for suspenders …
26stay-bolt tap — noun : a long combination cutting tool that successively reams, rough taps, and finish taps a stay bolt hole …
27stay law — noun Etymology: stay (IV) : a moratory law : a law suspending or providing a means of suspending execution of judgments or sale on foreclosure or otherwise suspending legal remedies for a limited time …
28stay log — noun Etymology: stay (V) : an eccentric arm mounted on a lathe as a support for a veneer flitch and permitting alteration of the sweep so as to secure enhanced grain effects in half round veneer …
29stay pin — noun Etymology: stay (V) : a crosspiece or stud in a link of a chain to prevent kinking …
30stay tube — noun Etymology: stay (V) : a fire tube with flared or threaded thickened ends that project through both tube sheets in a steam boiler so as to form stays …
