What is regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling called?
steady — Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind. Steady rest (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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