Definition of Stertarous
Ster"to*rous (st&etilde;r"t&osl;*rŭs),
a. [L. stertere to snore: cf. F.
stertoreux.] Characterized by a deep snoring, which
accompanies inspiration in some diseases, especially apoplexy; hence,
hoarsely breathing; snoring.
Burning, stertorous breath that hurt her
cheek. Mrs. Browning.
The day has ebbed away, and it is night in his room,
before his stertorous breathing lulls.
Dickens.
Ster"to*rous (st&etilde;r"t&osl;*rŭs),
a. [L. stertere to snore: cf. F.
stertoreux.] Characterized by a deep snoring, which
accompanies inspiration in some diseases, especially apoplexy; hence,
hoarsely breathing; snoring.
Burning, stertorous breath that hurt her
cheek. Mrs. Browning.
The day has ebbed away, and it is night in his room,
before his stertorous breathing lulls.
Dickens.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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