stour

[ stoor ]

/ stʊər /

noun

British Dialect.

tumult; confusion.
a storm.

British Dialect. blowing dust or a deposit of dust.

Archaic. armed combat; battle.

British Dialect. a time of tumult.

Origin of stour

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French estour battle <Germanic; akin to storm

Words nearby stour

stottie, St.-Ouen, Stoughton, stound, stoup, stour, Stourbridge, Stourhead, stoush, stout, stouten

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Example sentences from the Web for stour

The principal rivers are the Stour, the Frome, and the Piddle.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
For we said that we would all die together if needs must; and verily the stour was hard.
The Roots of the Mountains|William Morris
He landed in the same neighbourhood as before, and advanced 12 miles inland to the river Stour before meeting with the islanders.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
Whatever came in their way, both stone and stour,16 they went right through it, and there was neither sound nor shriek.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas|Jonas Lie

Blandford St. Mary is the suburb on the west side of the Stour.
Wanderings in Wessex|Edric Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for stour (1 of 2)

stour

Scot stoor (stuːr)

/ (staʊə) /

noun Scot and Northern English dialect

turmoil or conflict

dust; a cloud of dust

Word Origin for stour

C14: from Old French estour armed combat, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sturm storm

British Dictionary definitions for stour (2 of 2)

Stour

/ (staʊə) /

noun

Also called: Great Stour a river in S England, in Kent, rising in the Weald and flowing N to the North Sea: separates the Isle of Thanet from the mainland

any of several smaller rivers in England

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单词	stour
释义	stour [ stoor ] / stʊər / noun British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm. British Dialect. blowing dust or a deposit of dust. Archaic. armed combat; battle. British Dialect. a time of tumult. Origin of stour 1250–1300; Middle English <Old French estour battle <Germanic; akin to storm Words nearby stour stottie, St.-Ouen, Stoughton, stound, stoup, stour, Stourbridge, Stourhead, stoush, stout, stouten Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stour The principal rivers are the Stour, the Frome, and the Piddle. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various For we said that we would all die together if needs must; and verily the stour was hard. The Roots of the Mountains\|William Morris He landed in the same neighbourhood as before, and advanced 12 miles inland to the river Stour before meeting with the islanders. The Towns of Roman Britain\|James Oliver Bevan Whatever came in their way, both stone and stour,16 they went right through it, and there was neither sound nor shriek. Weird Tales from Northern Seas\|Jonas Lie Blandford St. Mary is the suburb on the west side of the Stour. Wanderings in Wessex\|Edric Holmes British Dictionary definitions for stour (1 of 2) stour Scot stoor (stuːr) / (staʊə) / noun Scot and Northern English dialect turmoil or conflict dust; a cloud of dust Word Origin for stour C14: from Old French estour armed combat, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sturm storm British Dictionary definitions for stour (2 of 2) Stour / (staʊə) / noun Also called: Great Stour a river in S England, in Kent, rising in the Weald and flowing N to the North Sea: separates the Isle of Thanet from the mainland any of several smaller rivers in England Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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