the stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.-the petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.-that which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill.-an ornament in the corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.-one of the two upright pieces of a ladder.-a stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids.-the narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.-the peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.-an iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.-to walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun.-to walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover.-to walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. the word is used, however, especially by the poets, to express dignity of step.-to approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game.-a high, proud, stately step or walk.