Bible Dictionaries
Story

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.

(2):

(v. t.) A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.

(3):

(n.) A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.

(4):

(n.) The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.

(5):

(n.) A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Story'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/story.html. 1828.