Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stature"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stature \Stat"ure\, n. [F. stature, OF. estature, from L.
statura, originally, an upright posture, hence, height or
size of the body, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.]
The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of
the human body.
Foreign men of mighty stature came. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stature
n 1: high level of respect gained by impressive development or
achievement: "a man of great stature"
2: natural height of a person or animal in an upright position
[syn: {height}]
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