Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . - P- stolex; stealing.]To take without right or leave; to withdraw or con-vey without notice, or clandestinely; to gain or winby address or gradual and imperceptible means; toaccomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner;to filch, pilfer, purloin. —v. i. To practice theft;to slip in, along, or away, unperceived.—Stealth,stelth, n. The bringing to pass anything in a secretor concealed manner; a
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . - P- stolex; stealing.]To take without right or leave; to withdraw or con-vey without notice, or clandestinely; to gain or winby address or gradual and imperceptible means; toaccomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner;to filch, pilfer, purloin. —v. i. To practice theft;to slip in, along, or away, unperceived.—Stealth,stelth, n. The bringing to pass anything in a secretor concealed manner; a secret or clandestine pro-cedure. — Stealthy,-Y, a. [-IER;-lEST.] Done bystealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived;secret; private: sly. Steam, stem, n. The elastic, aeriform fluid into which. Condensing Beam-engine. a, steam-cylinder ; b, piston ; c,upper steam-port or passage ; d,lower steam-port; e e, parallelmotion ; //, beam ; g, connect-ing rod ; h, crank ; i i, fly-wheel;k k, eccentric and its rod forworking the steam-valve ; I,Btaam-valve and valve-casing ;m, throttle-valve ; n, condenser ; water is converted, when heated to the boiling point;mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; anyexhalation. —V. i. [steamed (stemd), steaming.]To rise or pass oft in vapor, or like vapor; to rise insteam-like vapor; to move or travel by the agencyof steam. — v. t. To exhale, evaporate; to applysteam to for softening, dressing, or preparing. —Steamy, -T, a. Consisting of. resembling, or full ofsteam; vaporous; misty. — Steamer, n. A vesselpropelled by steam; a fire-engine, the pumps ofwhich are worked by steam; a vessel in which arti-cles are subjected tothe action of steam, as in wash-ing or cookery. — Steam-boat, n. A boat, esp. oneof large size, propelled throu
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