STUD (2)

stud (2). Stud, v.t. to adorn or set with studs

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Stud (?), n. [[AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. stöd a prop, Icel. sto� a post, sty�ja to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. stütze. See Stand.]] 1. 1. A stem; a trunk.
Seest not this same hawthorn stud? Spenser. 2. 2. (Arch.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
3. 3. A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
A belt of straw and ivy buds, With coral clasps and amber studs. Marlowe. Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems And studs of pearl. Milton. 4. 4. An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
5. 5. (Mach.) (a) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. (b) A stud bolt.
6. 6. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Stud bolt, a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; — called also standing bolt.