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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
store \store\, n. oe. stor, stoor, of. estor, provisions,
supplies, fr. estorer to store. see store, v. t.
1. that which is accumulated, or massed together; a source
from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a
great quantity, or a great number.
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the ships are fraught with store of victuals.
--bacon.
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with store of ladies, whose bright eyes
rain influence, and give the prize. --milton.
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2. a place of deposit for goods, esp. for large quantities; a
storehouse; a warehouse; a magazine.
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3. any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or
retail; a shop. u.s. british colonies
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4. pl. articles, especially of food, accumulated for some
specific object; supplies, as of provisions, arms,
ammunition, and the like; as, the stores of an army, of a
ship, of a family.
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his swine, his horse, his stoor, and his poultry.
--chaucer.
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in store, in a state of accumulation; in keeping; hence, in
a state of readiness. "i have better news in store for
thee." --shak.
store clothes, clothing purchased at a shop or store; -- in
distinction from that which is home-made. colloq. u.s.
store pay, payment for goods or work in articles from a
shop or store, instead of money. u.s.
to set store by, to value greatly; to have a high
appreciation of.
to tell no store of, to make no account of; to consider of
no importance.
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syn: fund; supply; abundance; plenty; accumulation;
provision.
usage: store, shop. the english call the place where
goods are sold however large or splendid it may be a
shop, and confine the word store to its original
meaning; viz., a warehouse, or place where goods are
stored. in america the word store is applied to all
places, except the smallest, where goods are sold. in
some british colonies the word store is used as in the
united states.
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in his needy shop a tortoise hung,
an alligator stuffed, and other skins
of ill-shaped fishes; and about his shelves
a beggarly account of empty boxes. --shak.
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sulphurous and nitrous foam, . . .
concocted and adjusted, they reduced
to blackest grain, and into store conveyed.
--milton.
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see also:
store in store store clothes store pay to set store by to tell no store of
shop
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Clothes, definition of term: Clothes
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>> S Words
Store, definition of term: Store
store_pag1.html Clothes Pin
>> C Words
Clothes Pin, definition of term: Clothes Pin
clothes+pin_pag1.html Retail Store
>> R Words
Retail Store, definition of term: Retail Store
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>> I Words
In Store, definition of term: In Store
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>> G Words
Grocery Store, definition of term: Grocery Store
grocery+store_pag1.html Discount Store
>> D Words
Discount Store, definition of term: Discount Store
discount+store_pag1.html Hardware Store
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Hardware Store, definition of term: Hardware Store
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