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Found 3 hits - Term: small stuff, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
small \small\ smaddl, a. compar. smaller
   smaddl"~er; superl. smallest. oe. small, as. smael;
   akin to d. smal narrow, os.  ohg. smal small, g. schmal
   narrow, dan.  sw. smal, goth. smals small, icel. smali small
   cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.
   1. having little size, compared with other things of the same
      kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large
      or extended in dimension; not great; not much;
      inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
      1913 webster

            to compare
            great things with small.              --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or
      importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a
      small fault; a small business.
      1913 webster

   3. envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; --
      sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
      1913 webster

            a true delineation of the smallest man is capable of
            interesting the greatest man.         --carlyle.
      1913 webster

   4. not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short;
      as, after a small space. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "a still,
      small voice." --1 kings xix. 12.
      1913 webster

   great and small,of all ranks or degrees; -- used especially
      of persons. "his quests, great and small." --chaucer.

   small arms, muskets, rifles, pistols, etc., in distinction
      from cannon.

   small beer. see under beer.

   small coal.
      a little coals of wood formerly used to light fires.
          --gay.
      b coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the
          coarser parts by screening.

   small craft naut., a vessel, or vessels in general, of a
      small size.

   small fruits. see under fruit.

   small hand, a certain size of paper. see under paper.

   small hours. see under hour.

   small letter. print., a lower-case letter. see
      lower-case, and capital letter, under capital, a.

   small piece, a scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or
      about 41/2cents.

   small register. see the note under 1st register, 7.

   small stuff naut., spun yarn, marline, and the smallest
      kinds of rope. --r. h. dana, jr.

   small talk, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.

   small wares com., various small textile articles, as
      tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --m`culloch.
      1913 webster
see also:
smaller smallest great and small small arms small beer beer 
small coal small craft small fruits fruit small hand 
paper small hours hour small letter lower-case 
capital letter capital small piece small register register 
small stuff small talk small wares 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
stuff \stuff\, n. of. estoffe, f. 'etoffe; of uncertain
   origin, perhaps of teutonic origin and akin to e. stop, v.t.
   cf. stuff, v. t.
   1. material which is to be worked up in any process of
      manufacture.
      1913 webster

            for the stuff they had was sufficient for all the
            work to make it, and too much.        --ex. xxxvi.
                                                  7.
      1913 webster

            ambitions should be made of sterner stuff. --shak.
      1913 webster

            the workman on his stuff his skill doth show,
            and yet the stuff gives not the man his skill. --sir
                                                  j. davies.
      1913 webster

   2. the fundamental material of which anything is made up;
      elemental part; essence.
      1913 webster

            yet do i hold it very stuff o' the conscience
            to do no contrived murder.            --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind;
      specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or
      worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.
      1913 webster

            what stuff wilt have a kirtle of?     --shak.
      1913 webster

            it the arras was of stuff and silk mixed, though,
            superior kinds were of silk exclusively. --f. g.
                                                  lee.
      1913 webster

   4. furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
      1913 webster

            he took away locks, and gave away the king's stuff.
                                                  --hayward.
      1913 webster

   5. a medicine or mixture; a potion. --shak.
      1913 webster

   6. refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or
      irrational language; nonsense; trash.
      1913 webster

            anger would indite
            such woeful stuff as i or shadwell write. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   7. naut. a melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with
      which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared
      for lubrication.                            --ham. nav.
                                                  encyc.
      1913 webster

   8. paper stock ground ready for use.
      1913 webster

   note: when partly ground, called half stuff. --knight.
         1913 webster

   clear stuff. see under clear.

   small stuff naut., all kinds of small cordage. --ham.
      nav. encyc.

   stuff gown, the distinctive garb of a junior barrister;
      hence, a junior barrister himself. see silk gown, under
      silk.
      1913 webster
see also:
stuff clear stuff clear small stuff stuff gown silk gown 
silk 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
small stuff
     n : any light rope used on shipboard


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