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stature

ˈstæʧər
WordNet
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).
  1. (n) stature
    (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
  2. (n) stature
    high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement "a man of great stature"
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. Stature
    The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of the human body. "Foreign men of mighty stature came."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) stature
    The natural height of an animal body; bodily tallness; sometimes, full height: generally used of the human body.
  2. (n) stature
    A statue.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Stature
    stat′ūr the height of any animal
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

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 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

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. statura.

Usage in the news

Her debut recording, released last month with Daniel Barenboim conducting the Staatskapelle Berlin, confirms her stature as one of the finest cellists of her generation and an artist at a new peak of technical and musical maturity. jewishjournal.com

Russell Wilson's short stature hasn't hurt his play. courant.com

The Benghazi issue has hurt the UN ambassador's stature. post-gazette.com

"I am overwhelmed when I look at the stature of those who preceded me," Massell said of the honor. neighbornewspapers.com

Although small in stature, Lindsborg has developed a growing artist community. sculpture.org

Certainly one indication of the pope 's stature was the decision of PBS's prestigious series "Frontline" to inaugurate its new season with a two-and-a-half-hour examination o ( ). commonwealmagazine.org

Genesee jury determines seasoned doctor's reputation, stature can't be restored. milawyersweekly.com

Matt Romney is back home from his three-country world tour, and the question must be asked: Has any presidential candidate - has any American politician of stature - splashed in so many muddy puddles along the way. standard.net

That is why I will be casting my vote for Romney and hopefully we will regain our economic traction and our international stature. nj.com

Whether or not his Napoleonic stature was the wellspring for his high-wattage personality, it certainly comes out in his slide guitar, which he plays with such raucous intensity he could leave skid marks on the fretboard. csindy.com

She may be slight of stature, but her earrings are huge - and so are her ambitions. thenational.ae

The 1984 recipient of the Noble Peace Prize and he's also used his stature to campaign for human rights. fox44.com

Only a filmmaker of Steven Spielberg 's stature could convince two rival Hollywood studios to put out two films by him in the same week, and during Christmas, no less. fwweekly.com

BRICS growing in stature . csmonitor.com

The Rising Stature of Mobile Surveillance. securityinfowatch.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

He was rather pleasing to see; of good stature, his clothing cheap. "Bonaventure" by George Washington Cable

She was diminutive in stature, and had an innocent childish face. "Roger Trewinion" by Joseph Hocking

He is small of stature, but he cannot safely be despised, for he is very cunning. "The Shadow Witch" by Gertrude Crownfield

Though only fifteen, Olaf had reached full stature, was tall, fair, handsome, and stronger than most men. "Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race" by Maud Isabel Ebbutt

Be that as it may, it gave me an idea; and in less than three minutes I knew my stature to an inch. "The Boy Tar" by Mayne Reid

At the same time appeared Segestes himself, of vast stature, and undaunted in the consciousness of his fidelity. "The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03" by Various

In fact, stature is usually one of the characteristics of the variety. "The Apple-Tree" by L. H. Bailey

In stature he was such a giant as is seen but once or twice in each generation of mankind. "The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago" by Arthur Conan Doyle

The natives, who are a distinct race, are well-proportioned, of a copper colour, and medium stature. "Borneo and the Indian Archipelago" by Frank S. Marryat

She stood at the pillow of her son, beautiful in features, of queenly grace in form and stature. "Louis XIV., Makers of History Series" by John S. C. Abbott

Usage in poetry
I see the Child we are tending now
To a queenly stature grown;
The jewels of empire on her brow,
And the purple round her thrown.
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.
But the children had no feature
Of the blithe child's merry grace,
Still of spirit—small of stature—
Manhood's thought an childhood's face.
Blue their eyes and tall their stature,
Huge as Indian shadows seen
When the sun through mists of morning
Casts them o'er a clear lake's sheen.
Tall wax'd the Spirit's altering form,
Till to the roof her stature grew;
Then, mingling with the rising storm,
With one wild yell away she flew.
He grew in grace and stature, he felt and understood
The stirring of the passions and the movement of the blood,
And clung with deepening tenderness about the wounded Feet,
And nestled in the Master's Breast with rapture new and sweet.