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*1. Fixed or secure in position. a. Of a [[person]], esp. a soldier in battle: Maintaining his ground. (Now with mixture of [[sense]] 2.) Also, of a battle: Fought without change of position.
:b. Fixed in abode. Obs. rare.
:c. Of a [[thing]], e.g. a pillar, a [[foundation]]: Firmly fixed, not to be moved or displaced. Also in fig. [[context]]. Obs. exc. in rhetorical language (of the earth, etc.).
:d. Of the hands: Steady, not tremulous. Also of shooting: Steady. Obs.
:e. Of a [[pain]]: Not changing its position. Obs.
:f. Solid; firm in substance. Obs.
:g. Unshaken in [[health]]. Obs.
:h. steadfast land: the mainland, as opposed to an island. Obs. [Cf. G. festland.]
*2. Of persons: Unshaken, immoveable in [[faith]], resolution, [[friendship]], etc. Also said of [[belief]], [[purpose]] or [[affection]]. Occas. const. to.
:b. Applied to [[God]]: Unchanging. Obs.
:c. In bad sense: Confirmed, incorrigible. Obs.
*3. Of a [[law]], a treaty, an institution, a condition of [[things]]: Firmly settled, established, unchangeable.
:b. Of a [[language]]: Settled. Obs.
*4. Of [[sight]], the eye (occas. of the [[mind]]): Steadily directed.
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*1. Fixed or secure in position. a. Of a [[person]], esp. a soldier in battle: Maintaining his ground. (Now with mixture of [[sense]] 2.) Also, of a battle: Fought without change of position.
:b. Fixed in abode. Obs. rare.
:c. Of a [[thing]], e.g. a pillar, a [[foundation]]: Firmly fixed, not to be moved or displaced. Also in fig. [[context]]. Obs. exc. in rhetorical language (of the earth, etc.).
:d. Of the hands: Steady, not tremulous. Also of shooting: Steady. Obs.
:e. Of a [[pain]]: Not changing its position. Obs.
:f. Solid; firm in substance. Obs.
:g. Unshaken in [[health]]. Obs.
:h. steadfast land: the mainland, as opposed to an island. Obs. [Cf. G. festland.]
*2. Of persons: Unshaken, immoveable in [[faith]], resolution, [[friendship]], etc. Also said of [[belief]], [[purpose]] or [[affection]]. Occas. const. to.
:b. Applied to [[God]]: Unchanging. Obs.
:c. In bad sense: Confirmed, incorrigible. Obs.
*3. Of a [[law]], a treaty, an institution, a condition of [[things]]: Firmly settled, established, unchangeable.
:b. Of a [[language]]: Settled. Obs.
*4. Of [[sight]], the eye (occas. of the [[mind]]): Steadily directed.
[[Category: General Reference]]