n. [ OF. estendart, F. étendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See Extend. ]
His armies, in the following day,
On those fair plains their standards proud display. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]
The court, which used to be the standard of propriety and correctness of speech. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
In France part of their gardens is laid out for flowers, others for fruits; some standards, some against walls. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
Standard bearer,
a.
Standard candle,
Standard gauge
Standard solution. (Chem.)
a. Bred in conformity to a standard. Specif., applied to a registered trotting horse which comes up to the standard adopted by the
v. t. (Chem.) To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing. [ 1913 Webster ]