Definitions
a stiff or threatening gait
Word origin
From Middle English stalke, stelke, stalk, perhaps from Old English *stealc, *stielc, *stealuc, from Proto-West Germanic *staluk, *stalik, from Proto-Germanic *stalukaz, *stalikaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *stalô, *staluz (“support, stem, stalk”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, stand; be stiff; stud, post, trunk, stake, stem, stalk”).
Used in a sentence
“a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp”
“grape stalks”
“they appear to be made up of little Bladders , like those in the Plume or Stalk of a Quill”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Plant stem”5 letters
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