Standard

·noun The sheth of a plow.

II. Standard ·noun A large drinking cup.

III. Standard ·adj Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.

IV. Standard ·noun The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.

V. Standard ·noun A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

VI. Standard ·adj Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.

VII. Standard ·noun The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.

VIII. Standard ·noun An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.

IX. Standard ·adj Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.

X. Standard ·noun That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test.

XI. Standard ·noun An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.

XII. Standard ·noun 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.

XIII. Standard ·adj 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.

XIV. Standard ·noun 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.