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Statured

The room keeper. Man of stature sitting on a chair on a platform. Hands on knees, badge on chest. Part of a group of sketches of the discussion in the Lower House of the constitutional revision of 1887 published in the weekly magazine Eigen Haard (1887).
The room keeper. Man of stature sitting on a chair on a platform. Hands on knees, badge on chest. Part of a group of sketches of the discussion in the Lower House of the constitutional revision of 1887 published in the weekly magazine Eigen Haard (1887).
Illustrations
A reporter, recognizable by his stature and umbrella as King Louis Philip I of France, records the sign of a wounded man who was hospitalized after one of the bloody riots of 1834.
A reporter, recognizable by his stature and umbrella as King Louis Philip I of France, records the sign of a wounded man who was hospitalized after one of the bloody riots of 1834.
Young woman of stature, full-length, in court gown with wide paniers. On the high hairstyle an elegant 'Bonnet' or 'Pouf' which was called 'la Victoire'. Open folding fan in hand. Print from 8me Cahier des Costumes Francais, 2nd Suite d'Habillemens de Femmes à la mode (ca.1790).
Young woman of stature, full-length, in court gown with wide paniers. On the high hairstyle an elegant 'Bonnet' or 'Pouf' which was called 'la Victoire'. Open folding fan in hand. Print from 8me Cahier des Costumes Francais, 2nd Suite d'Habillemens de Femmes à la mode (ca.1790).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Statured
    Arrived at full stature.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. statured
    Of the height or stature of.
  2. statured
    Of or arrived at full stature.
  3. statured
    Conditioned; circumstanced.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (adj) Statured
    having a certain specified stature
Quotations
Ida R. Wylie
We must accept life for what it actually is -- a challenge to our quality without which we should never know of what stuff we are made, or grow to our full stature.
Ida R. Wylie
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The beauty of stature is the only beauty of men.
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.
E.S. Barrett
Thomas Carlyle
No sadder proof can be given of a person's own tiny stature, than their disbelief in great people.
Thomas Carlyle
Woodrow T. Wilson
No man has ever risen to the real stature of spiritual manhood until he has found that it is finer to serve somebody else than it is to serve himself.
Woodrow T. Wilson
Emily Dickinson
We never know how high we are till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our stature's touch the skies.
Emily Dickinson
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. statura.

Usage in the news

Owens surpasses Clemons' mark, but not his stature in Toronto. vancouversun.com

Chief Justice elevates stature of the court. portlandobserver.com

Andrew Luck of the Colts has a larger stature than most quarterbacks. blog.chron.com

Over the years it has grown in size and stature. kdnk.org

Andrew Luck of the Colts has a larger stature than most quarterbacks. blog.chron.com

While Stephen Adly Guirgis is a distinctive playwright and his new comedic drama has some merit, Rock's role is pretty small for a star comedian of his stature. amny.com

A resident reported to authorities today having spotted on Sunday "a large, tan, feline-type animal similar in stature to a cougar" walking west in Old Elm Park in the Highlands area near Half Day Road, according to a city press release. chicagotribune.com

Despite their mini stature, hummingbirds are among the world's largest hovering animals. msnbc.msn.com

The Chattanooga native and University of the South (Sewanee) graduate told the audience that America can produce another individual to equal Jefferson 's stature and genius. hispanicbusiness.com

In the debate Mitt Romney suddenly assumed the stature of a president while America hasn't found its way under Obama's failing leadership. usnews.com

ESPN.com bloggers Chris Low and Edward Aschoff discuss the SEC's chances of getting into the BCS Championship Bowl, Johnny Manziel's Heisman stature and the underwhelming matchups in Week 12 around the league. espn.go.com

And the Gaza Territory Also the the Palestinians status as stature of Palestinian President funding to the Palestinian Authority. abcnews.go.com

Zeng Fanzhi may be one of the world's most feted and valuable living artists, but the Beijing-based painter says he has little time for the publicity such stature brings. nflam.com

When he goes off on a tear, with his modest stature and booming rhetoric, he's not unlike the id in all of us. laweekly.com

Man of stature —both in and out of uniform. marlowreview.com

Usage in scientific papers

Results from experiments like SNO have the potential to influence all of physics, and thus to contribute to the stature of our field.
Nuclear Physics Neutrino PreTown Meeting: Summary and Recommendations

Needless to say, it is perfectly ok to conjecture that a restricted result extends also to a case when these restrictions are waived, but the stature of such a statement (as a conjecture) should be clear.
The Random Oracle Methodology, Revisited

Usage in literature

A man of large stature and great activity of mind and body found himself standing alone on a prairie. "Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian" by Anonymous

Their stature was low, like that of the wife of the Esquimaux at the tent who was not five feet in height. "The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America" by John West

Lewis was slender, and of low stature. "The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI." by Various

They were of middling stature, slender, and naked. "The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)" by John West

The women of the superior rank were above our middle stature, but those of the inferior class rather below it. "The Cannibal Islands" by R.M. Ballantyne

Grace was rather beneath the ordinary stature, and her figure was slender and graceful. "Grace Darling" by Eva Hope

He adds the cubits to his stature just as the old man does. "Natural Law in the Spiritual World" by Henry Drummond

The people in it were of low stature, but of compact form, and had their faces painted. "Notable Voyagers" by W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

As already stated, there are several varieties, produced by a difference in stature, colour, and swiftness. "Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found" by Mayne Reid

He had grown in stature, but the gauntness of his face made his coarse features stand out so, that he was almost repulsive. "Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7" by Elbert Hubbard

Usage in poetry
But the children had no feature
Of the blithe child's merry grace,
Still of spirit—small of stature—
Manhood's thought on childhood's face.
"Leawood Hall" by Ernest Jones Author object (193)
Wilt thou meet arms with man, that thou dost stretch
A crumme of dust from heav'n to hell?
Will great God measure with a wretch?
Shall he thy stature spell?
"The Temper" by George Herbert Author object (243)
Maimed, beggared, grey; seeking an alms; with nod
Of palsy doing task of thanks for bread;
Upon the stature of a God,
He whom the Gods have struck bends low his head.
"Bellerophon" by George Meredith Author object (1834)
A peasant may beleeve as much
As a great Clerk, and reach the highest stature.
Thus dost thou make proud knowledge bend and crouch,
While grace fills up uneven nature.
"Faith" by George Herbert Author object (243)
They that dig foundations deep,
Fit for realms to rise upon,
Little honour do they reap
Of their generation,
Any more than mountains gain
Stature till we reach the plain.
"The Pro-Consuls" by Rudyard Kipling Author object (589)
I am as one who hid a giant's child
In her deep prison, and, from year to year,
He grew to his own stature, fierce and wild,
And what she took for love she kept for fear.
"The Captain's Wife" by Sydney Thompson Dobell