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   Stud , n. [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. stöd a prop, Icel. sto a post, styja to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. stütze. See Stand.]
   A stem; a trunk. [Obs.]
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   Seest not this same hawthorn stud?
   Spenser.
   
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   (Arch.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
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   A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
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   A belt of straw and ivy buds,
   With coral clasps and amber studs.
   Marlowe.
   
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   Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems
   And studs of pearl.
   Milton.
   
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   An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
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   (Mach.) (a) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. (b) A stud bolt.
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   An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
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   Stud bolt, a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; -- called also standing bolt.
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