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   stud

   /stʌd/

   noun

   • 1. a large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration.
   • ▪ an item of jewellery in the form of a piece of metal, precious stone, or other ornament attached to a pin or shaft that passes through a piercing in the body: "she wore a pair of gold studs"
   • ▪ a fastener consisting of two buttons joined with a bar, used in formal wear to fasten a shirt front or to fasten a collar to a shirt: "a collar stud"
   • ▪ a small projection fixed to the base of footwear, especially sports boots, to allow the wearer to grip the ground: British "his knee was cut by the Grimsby striker's studs"
   • ▪ a small metal piece set into the tyre of a motor vehicle to improve roadholding in slippery conditions.
   • ▪ a small object projecting slightly from a road surface as a marker: "lines of reflector studs down the middle of a motorway"
   • 2. an upright timber in the wall of a building to which laths and plasterboard are nailed: "lath and plaster on timber studs"
   • ▪ the height of a room as indicated by the length of a timber wall stud. US
   • 3. a rivet or crosspiece in each link of a chain cable.

   verb

   • 1. decorate or augment (something) with many studs or similar small objects: "a dagger studded with precious diamonds"
   • ▪ scatter or cover (something) with many small objects or features: "the sky was clear and studded with stars"

   Word Origin Old Englishstudu, stuthu ‘post, upright prop’; related to German stützen ‘to prop’. The sense ‘ornamental metal knob’ arose in late Middle English.

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