Standard
A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.
That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard.
That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test.
The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.
A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.
An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
The sheth of a plow.
A large drinking cup.
Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver.
Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.
Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.
Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
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Standard Quotations
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
George Washington
Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
W. C. Fields
There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs elucidation, than the current one, that the interest of the majority is the political standard of right and wrong.
James Madison
It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words?
Dwight L. Moody
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.
Edmund Burke
My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.
Katharine Hepburn
There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.
John Kenneth Galbraith
The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind.
Norman Borlaug
The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living.
Thabo Mbeki
The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.
Carl Rogers
Standard Translations
standard in Afrikaans is standaard
standard in Danish is fane
standard in Dutch is regel, standaardmaat, norm
standard in Swedish is klass, normal, baner, norm, standar, fana
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