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stilling 蒸馏; 釜馏 蒸馏; 釜馏 Still \ Still\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Stilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Stilling}.] [ AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm. See { Still}, a.] 1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet, or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to still the raging sea. [ 1913 Webster] He having a full sway over the water, had power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it. -- Woodward. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To stop, as noise; to silence. [ 1913 Webster] With his name the mothers still their babies. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet impulse in me. -- Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue; suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain. [ 1913 Webster]
Stilling \ Still" ing\, n. [ Cf. LG. stelling, G. stellen to set, to place.] A stillion. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [ 1913 Webster]
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