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the value behind the money in a monetary system

any distinctive flag

an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"

commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"

regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"

the value behind the money in a monetary system

(linguistics) conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)

any distinctive flag

an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"

commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"

regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"

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.

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.

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.

An ensign or flag under which men are united for some common purpose; especially, a national ensign; that which is established by authority as a fixed rule or measure; test; an upright support.

Established by rule or model; as, a standard price; having a recognized value; as, a standard novel.

An authority.

That which stands or is fixed, as a rule: the upright post of a truss: that which is established as a rule or model: a staff with a flag: an ensign of war: one of the two flags of a cavalry regiment (not dragoons): (hort.) a standing tree, not supported by a wall.

According to some standard: legal: usual: having a fixed or permanent value.

Fixed model; ensign or banner.

Of fixed quality, size, or value.

Accurate and authoritative.

Any established measure; a type, model, or example for comparison.

An upright timber, post, or the like.

A flag, ensign, or banner.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, German, French] An ensign of war; a staff with a flag or colours; a banner; -that which is established by authority as a rule or measure of quantity; hence, the original weight or measure sanctioned by government ;-that which is established as a rule or model ; criterion ;-proportion of weight of fine metal and alloy established by authority ;-a standing tree or stem ;-an upright support ; any upright in framing.