Definition of staff

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Staff (n.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; -- formerly called stave.

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Bacillar :: Bacillar (a.) Shaped like a rod or staff.
Staffs :: Staffs (pl. ) of Staf.
Distaff :: Distaff (n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand..
Pikestaff :: Pikestaff (n.) The staff, or shaft, of a pike..
Meteyard :: Meteyard (n.) A yard, staff, or rod, used as a measure..
Stag :: Staffman (n.) A workman employed in silk throwing.
Mace :: Mace (n.) A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority..
Second :: Second (n.) The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it.
Stadia :: Stadimeter (n.) A horizontal graduated bar mounted on a staff, used as a stadium, or telemeter, for measuring distances..
Space :: Space (n.) One of the intervals, or open places, between the lines of the staff..
Distaffs :: Distaffs (pl. ) of Distaf.
Staffman :: Staffmen (pl. ) of Staffma.
Cane :: Cane (n.) A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally made of one the species of cane.
Gonfanon :: Gonfanon (n.) A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself.
Crook :: Crook (n.) A bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff.
Stick :: Stick (v. t.) Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick..
Adjutant :: Adjutant (n.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty..
Palster :: Palster (n.) A pilgrim's staff.
Bedpost :: Bedpost (n.) Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff..
Baton :: Baton (n.) A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances..
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