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SEMI-OPAL, 1. A variety of opal.- Jameson.

SE-MOULE (så-mool), n. (Fr.) A name given to the large SEM1-0-PAQUE (-0.puke), a. (L. semi and opacus.] Half hard grains retained in the bolting-machine after the tine SEMI-O-PACOUB, } transparent only.

flour has been passed through it; also written semolina, SEMI-OR-BIE'U-LAR, a. (semi and orbicular.] Having the from the Italian.- Ure. shape of a half orb or sphere.-Martyn.

SEM-PER-VIRENT, a. (L. semper and virens.) Always SEM'İ-OR'DI-NATE, n. In conic sections, a line drawn par. fresh; evergreen.-Lee.

allel to one axis and bisected by the other, and reaching SEMPER-VIVE, n. (L. semper and vivus.) A plant. from one side of the section to the other.

SEM.PI-TERN'AL, a. (Fr. sempiternel ; L. sempiternus.) 1. SEMI-OSSE-OUS, a. Of a bony nature, but only half as Eternal in futurity ; everlasting ; endless; having begin. hard as bone.

ning, but no end. 2. Eternal ; everlasting. SE-MI-OTIC, 4., (Gr. onuclov.) Relating to the signs or SEM-PI-TERNITY, n. (L. sempiternitas.] Future duration symptoms of diseases. -Brande.

without end.-Hale. SEMI-UVATE, a. (semi and ovate.) Half ovate.

SEMPRE. (It.) In music, throughout. SEMI-OXY-GEN-A-TED, a. Combined with oxygen only SEMP'STER,

See SEAMSTER, SEAMSTBESS, and SEAM. in part.

SEMP'STRESS, SEMI-PAGAN, ..

SEMPSTRESS-Y.S

STRESSY SEMI-PALMATE, a. (semi and palmate.). In zoology, SEN. Ja.lv. Since.-Spenser. This word is still used by SEM’I-PAL'MA-TED, 3 halt palmated or webbed, the tes SENS, S some of our common people for since.

being connected together by a web extending along only SENA-RY, a. [L. seni, senarius.] oi sis; belonging to six; their proximal half. - Brande.

containing six. SEMI-LED, n. (semi, and L. pes.) A half foot in poetry. SENATE, 11. (Fr.senal ; It. senato ; Sp. senado ; L. senatus.) * SE-MIPE-DAL, 2. Containing a half foot.

1. An assembly or council of senators; a body of the prin. SEMI-PE-LA GI-AN, n. In ecclcsiastical history, a follower cipal inhabitants of a city or state, invested with a share

of John Cassianus, a French monk, who, in 430, modified in the government.--2. In the United States, senate denotes the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and the higher branch or house of a legislature.-3. In the Uni. maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's intluences, while versity of Cambridge, England, the governing body of the he rejected the doctrine of unconditional election, the in. university. It is divided into two Houses, denoininated ability of man to do good, irresistible grace, and the cer- Regents (regentes) and Non-Regents (non-regentes). The tain perseverance of the saints.-Murdock.

former consists of masters of arts of less than five years' SEMI-PE-LAGI-AN, a. Pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, standing and doctors of less than two, and is called the or their tenets.

Upper House, or White Hood House, from its members SEMI-PE-LAGI-AN-ISM, n. The doctrines or tenets of the wearing hvods lined with white silk. All other masters Semi-Pelagians.

and doctors who keep their names on the college books SEMI-PEL-LŪCID, a. (semi and pellucid.] Half clear, or are Non-Regents, and compose the Lower House, or imperfectly transparent.-- Woodward.

Black Hood Hlouse, its members wearing black silk hoods. SEMI-PEL-LU-CID'-TY, N. The quality or state of being Cam. Calendar.-4. In a looser sense, any legislative or deimperfectly transparent.

liberative body of men. SEMI-PER-SPIEUOUS, a. (semi and perspicuous.) Half SENATE-HOUSE, n. A house in which a senate moots, or transparent; imperfectly clear.-Grew.

a place of public council. --Shak. TSEMI-PHLOGISTIE-A-TED, a. (semi and phlogisticated.) SENA-TOR, n. 1. A member of a senate. 2. A counselor; Partially impregnated with phlogiston.

a judge or magistrate.-Ps. cv. SEMI-PRI-MIG'ENQUS, 4. (semi and primigenous.) In SEN-A TO'RI-AL, a. 1. Pertaining to a senate ; becoming a

gcology, of a middle nature between substances of prima. senator, 2. Entitled to elect a senator ; as, a senatorial dis. ry and secondary formation.

trict; (United States.) SEMI-PROOF, n. (semi and proof.) Half proof; evidence SEN-A-TOʻRI-AL-LY, ado. In the manner of a senate; with

from the testimony of a single witness. Little used.) dignity or solemnity. ISEN-PROTO-LITE, n. (scmi, and Gr. 7 Pw Tos and didos.)SEN-A-TO'RI-AN, a. The same as senatorial. A species of fossil.–Kirwan.

SEN'A.TOR-SHIP, n. The office or dignity of a senator. SEMI-QUADRATE, 1n. (L. semi and quadratus.) An as- SE-NATUS CONSULTUM. (L.) A decree of the senato. SEMI-QUARTILE, 3 pect of the planets, when distant SEND, v. t.; pret. and pp. seni. (Sax. sendan ; Goth. san

from each other the half of a quadrant, or forty-tive de- dyan ; D. zenden ; G. senden ; $w. sảnda ; Dan. sender.) grees, one sign and a half.

1. In a general sense, to throw, cast, or thrust; to impel SEMI-QUA-VER, 1. (semi and quaver.) In music, a note or drive by force to a distance. 2. To cause to be con

of half the duration of the quaver; the sixteenth of the veyed or transmitted, as a letter or message. 3. To cause semibreve.

to go or pass from place to place, as a messenger. 4. To SEM'I QU'AVER, v. t. To sound or sing in semiquavers. commission, authorize, or direct to go and act. 5. To SEMI-QUINTILE, n. (L. semi and quintilis.) An aspect cause to come or fall; to bestow, as rain. 6. To cause to

of the planets, when distant from each other half of the come or fall; to inflict, as famnine or pestilence. 7. To quintile, or thirty-six degrecs.

propagate ; to diffuse, as music. Milton.—To send away, SEMI-SAV’AGE, a. Hali savage ; half barbarian.

to dismiss; to cause to depart; to discharge; to dispatch. SEMI-SAV'AGE, n. One who is half savage or imperfectly - To send forth or ou. 1. To produce; to put or bring civilized.-J. Barlow.

forth. 2. To emit, as odor or fragrance. SEMI-SEXTILE, n. (semi and sertile. An aspect of the SEND, v. i. 1. To dispatch an agent or messenger for some

planets, when they are distant from each other the twelfth purpose.-2. Among seamen, to pitch ; as, the ship sends part of a circle, or thirty degrees.- Bailey.

forward violently so as to endanger her masts. Totien.-To SEMI-SPHERIC, a. Having the figure of a half send for, to request or require by message to come or be SEMI-SPHERIE-AL. } sphere.

brought. SEMI-SPHE-ROID'AL, a. Formed like a half spheroid. SEN’DAL, 1. (Sp. cendal.] A light, thin stuff of silk or SEM-I-TERTIAN (-shan), a. (semi and tertian.) Compound- thread.---Chaucer. ed of a tertian and quotidian ague.

SENDER n. One who sends.--Shak. SEM-I-TERTIAN, n. An interinittent compounded of a SEN’E-GA, n. A plant called ratilesnake-root, the polygala tertian and quotidian.- Bailey.

SENE-KA, S senega. SEMITIC. Scc SUEMITIC.

SENEGAL Sec GUM SENEGAL. SEMI-TONE, n. (semi and tone) In music, half a tone ; an SENE-GIN, n. The bitter acrid principle of polygala senega,

interval as between mi and fa in the scale which is only called scnega or rattlesnake root. It is now known to be half that between fa and sol.

an acid, and has been called polygalic acid. SEM-1-TONI€, 6. Pertaining to a sernitone ; consisting of SE-NESCENCE, n. [L.. senesco.] The state of growing old ; a semitone or of semitones,

decay by time.- Woodward. SEM'I-TRANSEPT, n. (semi and transept.) The half of a *SEN'ES-CHAL (sen'e-shal), n. (Fr. sénéchal ; It. siniscalco; transept or cross aisle.

Sp. scnescal; G. seneschall.) A steward ; an officer in the SEMI-TRANS-PĀR'EN-CY, n. Imperfect transparency. house of princes and dignitaries, who has the superintendSEMI-TRANS-PĀR'ENT, a. Halfor imperfectly transparent. ance of feasts and domestic ceremonies. SEMI-VER-TIC'IL·LATE, a. Partially verticillate. --Smith. SENGREEN, n. A plant, the houseleek. SEMI-VIT RE-OUS, a. Partially vitreous.- Bigeloo. SENILE, a. (L. senilis.] Pertaining to old age; proceed. SEMI-VIT-RI-FI-CATION, . 1. The state of being imper- ing from age.- Boyle.

fcctly vitrified. 2. A substance imperfectly vitritied. SE-NIL'1-TY, n. old age.- Boswell. (Not much used.) SEMI-VITRI-FIED, a. Half or imperfectly vitrified; par. SENIOR (scen’yur), a. (L. schior, comp. of sener.) 1. Eld. tially converted into glass.

er or older; but, as an adjectice, it usually signifies older SEMI-VOCAL, a. (semi and vocal.) Pertaining to a semi- in office. 2. Noting the fourth year of the collegiate vowel; half vocal; imperfectly sounding.

course in American colleges, or the third year in theolog. SEMI-VOW-EL, n. (sumi and roud.] In grammar, a half ical seminaries.

vowel, or an articulation which is accompanied with an SENIOR (seen'yur), n. 1. A person who is older than an. imperfect sound, which may be continued at pleasure. other; one more advanced in life. 2. One who is older in office, or one whose first entrance upon an office was senees; perceptibly to the senses. 2. With perception, anterior to that of another. 3. An aged person ; one of either of mind or body. 3. Externally ; by affecting the the oldest inhabitunts. 4. One in the fourth year of his senees. 4. With quick intellectual perception. 5. With collegiate course at an American college; originally call. intelligence or good sense ; judiciously. ed senior sophister. [Sce SoPlusTER.) Also, one in the SENSIF'ER-OUS, Q. Producing sense. -Kirby. third year of his course at a theological seminary.

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SEA-GİRT (se'-gurt), a. (sca and girt.) Surrounded by the or rocks for a vcseel to encounter and ride out a gale with water of the sea or ocean. Milion,

safety SEA-GOD, n. (sea and god.) A marine deity; as Neptune. SEA-RŪV.ER, n. 1. A pirate; one who cruises for plun. SEA-GOWN, 11. A gown or garment with short sleeves. der. 2. A ship or vessel that is employed in cruising for SEA-GRÄSS, n. A plant growing on the sea-shore.

plunder. SEA-GREEN, a. (sea and green.) Having the color of sea- SEA-RÖV-ING, a. Wandering on the ocean. water; being of a faint green color.-Locke.

SEA-RUFF, n. A kind of sea-nish. (L. orphus.) SEA'-GREEN, n. 1. The color of sea-water. 2. A plant. SEA-SCOR PI-ON, n. A voracious salt-water fish, allied to SEA-GULL, 1. sea and gull.) A sea-fowl of the genus the river bullhead, and having the head armed with epines. larus ; a species of gull; called, also, sea-crou.

SEA-SER-PENT, 1. (sea and serpent.) A huge animal like SEA-HARE, n. (sea and hare.) A marine gastropodous a serpent inhabiting the sea.-Guthrie.

mollusk, having the upper pair of tentacles hollowed like SEA-SERVICE, n. (sca and serrice.) Naval service; serv. the ears of a hare, whence the name. The shell is null or ice in the navy or in ships of war. incomplete, and internal. The animal secretes an acrid SEA-SHARK, n. A ravenous sea-fish ; the shark.--Shak. humor.

SEA-SHELL, n. (sea and shell.) A marine shell; a shell SEA-HEDGEHOG, n. The sea-urchin, which see.

that grows in the sea.-Mortimer. SEA-HEN, n. A name of the foolish or lesser guillemot. SEA-SHORE, n. (sea and shore.) The coast of the sea ; the SEA-HOG, n. (sea and hog.] The porpoise, which see. land that lies adjacent to the sea or ocean. SEA-HOLLY, T. A plant of the genus eryngium.

SEA-SIEK, a. Affected with sickness or nausea by means SEA-HOLM, n. (sea, and Dan. holm.] 1. A small, uninhab. of the pitching or rolling of a vessel.-Svift. ited isle. 2. Sea-holly.-Carew.

SEA-SICKNESS, r. The sickness or nausea occasioned SEA-HORSE, n. 1. The walrus or morse. 2. The hippo. by the pitching and rolling of a ship in an agitated sea.

potamus, or river-horse. 3. A fish allied to the needle SEA-SIDE, n. The land bordering on the sca; the country fish or pipe-fish, and having a prehensile tail.

ndjacent to the sea, or near it.—Pope. SEA-KÄLE, n. A name of several plants of the natural or. SEA-STAR, n. (sca and star.) The star-fish.

der brassicacea, or cabbage tribe, as the brassica oleracea SEA-SUR-GEON, n. A surgeon employed on shipboard.

and crambe maritima; sea-cabbage; sea-colewort.-Tully. SEA-SUR-ROUND'ED, a. Encompassed by the sea. SEA-LARK, n. 1. A bird of the sundpiper kind; the purr. SEA-SWAL-LOW, n. 1. The common tern, & sea fowl.

2. A bird of the dotterel kind; the ringed dotterel or plover. P. Cyc. 2. Also, a provincial name of the storm petrel.SEA-LEGS, n. pl. The ability to walk on a ship's deck

P. Cyc. when pitching or rolling: -Mar. Dict.

SEA-TERM, n. A word or term used appropriately by seaSEA-LEM-ON, n. (sea and lemon.) A marine gastropodous men, or peculiar to the art of navigation.

mollusk of the genus doris, without a shell, and having an SEA-THIEF (se'-theef), n. (sca and thirf.). A pirate. oval body.--P. Cyc.

SEA-TOAD, n. An ugly fish, so called. -Cotgrave. SEA-LÉOPARD (-lep-), n. An animal of the seal family, SEA-TORN, a. (sea and torn.) Torn by or at sea.

spotted like a leopard ; found near the antarctic circle. | SEA-TOSSED (tost), a. Tossed by the sea.-Shak. Jardine's Nat. Lib.

SEA-TRAV'EL-ING, R. Traveling by sea voyages. SEA-LET-TER, n. A paper from the custom-house, speciSEA-U'NI-CORN, n. A name of the narwhal Prande,

fying the nature and quantity of the cargo on board of SEA-UR-CHIN, n. A marine radiate animal, echinus, hav. ships on a foreign voyage, their destination, &c.— Bouvier. ing a shell often set with spines. See, alsu, ECHINCS. SEA-LIKE, a. (sea and like.) Resembling the sea. SEA-WALLED, a. Surrounded or defended by the ser SEA-LI-ON, n. A name given to various large seals, as the SEA-WA-TER, n. (sea and water.) Water of the sea or

sen-elephant; particularly applied to certain large earless ocean, which is salt.-Bacon. scals with manes somewhat like those of the lion.

SEA-WEED, n. (sea and weed.) A marine plant ; & popu. SEA-MAID, n. 1. The mermaid. 2. A sea-nymph.

lar name of the marine alge, &c. SEA-MALL,

SEA-WITH'WIND, n. Bind-weed. SEA-MEW, 3

A sea-fowl, a species of gull or larus.

SË A-WOLF, n. 1. A large voracious fish of the northera SEA-MÄRGE, n. The shore or border on the sea.-Shak. seas, also called wolf-tish and cat-fish. 2. The name stáSEA-MARK, n. Any elevated object on land which serves wolf has also been given to a species of seal, the sea-elo

for a direction to mariners in entering a harbor, or in bail. phant.--Jardine's Nat. Lib. ing along or approaching a coast; a beacon.

SEA-WORMWOOD, n. A sort of worniwood.-Lut.
SEA-MEW (-mü), it. A sea-fowl, a species of gull or larus. SEA-WORN, a. Worn or abraded by the sea. SEA-MON-STER, n. A huge marine animal.

SEA'-WOR-THI-NESS, n. The state of being able to resist SEA-MOSS, n. A name given to coral.

the ordinary violence of wind and weather; applied 10 8 SEA-MOUSE, n. A dorsibranchiate annelid of the genus ship) aphrodila of Linnæus.-P. Cyc.

SEA-WÖR-THY, a. Fit for a voyage; worthy of being SEA-NAVEL-WORT, n. An'herb of Syria, said to pro- trusted to transport a cargo with safety. duce great cures of discases.- Johnson.

SEAL (seel), n. (Sax. seol, sele, syle ; Sw. sial.] The com SEA-NEE-DLE, n. A name of the gar or garfish.

mon name for the aquatic, carnivorous mammals of the SEA-NET-TLE, n. A popular name of certain medusa family phocida (genus phoca, Linn.). They have four feet,

which have the property of stinging when touched.- Dana. which are peculiarly fitted for swimming. Some havees. SEA-NURSED (-nuret), a. Nureed by the sea.–J. Barlow. ternal ears, while others have none; and hence M. Peroa SEA-NYMPH, 11. A nymph or goddess of the sea.

distinguished them as enrless or true seals, and eared seals SEA-ON-ION (-un-yun), n. A plant, squill.-P. Cyc.

or otariee. The common seal is carless, usually from SEA-OOZE, n. (sea and ooze.) The soft mud on or near three to five or six feet long, covered with short, stiff, the sea-shore.- Mortimer.

thick-set hair, and is found in the northern seas, on the SEA-OT TER, n. A species of otter found in the Northern British and French coasts, &c. Senly abound most on

Pacific, and highly valued for its skin, which has a fine, sea-coasts and islands in high northern and southeru lat close fur.

itudes, and are highly prized for their skins and oil. Jor SEA-OWL, n. Another name of the lump.fish.

dine's Nat. Lib. SEA-PAD, n. The star-fish.

SEAL (seel), n. (Sax. sigel, sigle; G. siegel; L. sigillum; it

, SEA-PAN-THER, n. A tish like a lamprey.

sigillo ; Sp. sigilo.) 1. A piece of metal or other band SEA-PHEASANT (-fez'ant), n. The pin-tail duck.

substance, usually round or elliptical, on which is engrased SEA-PIE, n. A sea-fowl of the genus hamatopus; also some image or device used for making unpression ca SEA-PYE, } called the oyster-catcher.

wax. (See, also, Privy SEAL and GREAT SEAL.] 2. The SEA-PIE (se'-pi), n. A dish of food consisting of paste and wax set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with meat boiled together.

A seal. 3. The wax or wafer that makes fnst a letter or SEA-PIECE, n. A picture representing a scene at sea. other paper. 4. Any act of confirmation, 5. That which SEA-PIKE, n. A sea-fish, allied to the pike, and so named confirms, ratifies, or makes stable : assurance.- Tia, . from its resemblance to that tish; commonly called gar. 6. That which ettectually shuts, confines, or secures, the fish.- Jardine's Nat. Lib.

which makes fast.- Rev., XX. SEA-PLANT, n. A plant that grows in salt-water. SEAL, v. l. (Sw. besegla, forsegla ; Dan. besegler, forseglet; SEA-POOL, n. A lake of salt-water. --Spenser.

G. sirgeln.1. To fusten with a scal; to attach togelber SEA’-PORT, n. (sea and port.] 1. A harbor near the sea, with a wafer or with wax, 2. To set or affix a seal as a

formed by an arm of the sea or by a bay. 2. A city or mark of authenticity. 3. To contirm; to ratify; to estab town situated on a harbor, on or near the city.

lish. 4. To shut or keep close. 5. To make fast

. 6. To SEA-RE-SEMBLING, a. Like the sea ; sea-like.

mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactoes, SEA-RISK, n. Hazard or risk at sea.

legal size, or merchantable quality. 7. To kerp secret. & SEA-ROB-BER, n. (sea and robber.) A pirate; one who To mark as one's property, and secure from daouet.

robe on the high seas. SEA-ROCK-ET, n. A cruciferous plant of the genus cakile

Cant., iv. 9. To close ; to fulfill; to complete : with me

-Dan., ix. 10. To imprint on the mind.- Job, xxxii. ll. or bunias, growing on the sea-shore.-Loudon.

To inclose ; to hide ; to conceal.—Job, xiv 12. To com SEA-ROOM, n, Ample space or distance from land, shoals, fine; to restrain. Job, xxxvii.-13. In architecture to as

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deavor to find. Knolles.- To seek to, to apply to; to re- SEIGNIOR (seen'yur), n. [Fr. seigneur; It. signore ; Sp. sort to. 1 Kings, x.- To seek was formerly used in an ad- señor ; Port. senhor ; from L. senior.) A lord ; the lord of verbial manner, for at searching, or, under the necessity of the manor ; but used also, in the south of Europe, as a tisearching, as the result of ignorance or inexperience.- tle of honor. Spenser.- Milon.

SEIGNIOR-AGE (seen’yur-aje), n. A royal right or prerog: SEEK-SOR-ROW, n. (seek and sorrow.)

One who con. ative of the King of England, by which he claims an al. trives to give himself vexation.-Sidncy. (Liule used.) lowance of gold and silver brought in the mass to be ex. SEEKER, n. 1. One who seeks; an inquirer. 2. One of a changed for coin.-Seigniorage is used, in common lan

sect that professes no determinate religion.- Johnson. guage, to signify profit. --Brande. SEEKING, n. Act of attempting to find or procure.-Barter. SEIGN-IOʻRI-AL (seen-yoʻre-ul). The same as seigneurial. SEEL, v. t. (Fr, sceller.) To close the eyes; a term of fal. SEIGNIOR-IZE (seen’ýur-ize), v. t. To lord it over. (Rore.]

conry, from the practice of closing the eyes of a wild hawk. SEIGNIO-RY (seen'yo-ry), n. [Fr. seigneurie.) 1. À lordI SEEL, 0. i. (dax. sylan.) To lean; to incline to one side. ship; a manor. 2. The power or authority of a lord; do. † SEEL, 11. The rolling or agitation of a ship in a minion. I SEEL'ING, ) storm.- Ainsworth.

SEINE (seen), n. (Sax. segne ; Fr. seine ; Arm. seigne.) A SEEL, 1. (Sax. sal.] Time; opportunity; season, in re- large net for catching fish.

spect to crops; as, hay scel.-Farm. Encyc. (Local in Eng.) SEIN'ER, n. A tisher with a seine or net. (Little used.]. ISEEL'I-LY, adv. In a silly manner.

SEīS-MOM'E-TER, 1. (Gr. CELQUOS.) An instrument for SEELY, a. 1. Lucky; fortunate.-Spenser. 2. Silly; fool. measuring the shock of an earthquake and other concus. ish; simple.–Tusser ; (see Silly.)

sions.-Ed. Phil. Trans. SEEM, v. i. (G. ziemen, geziemen ; Þ. zweemon.] 1. To ap- 8E1-TY, n. (L. se, one's sell.] Something peculiar to a

pear ; to make or have a show or semblance. 2. To have man's self.-Tatler. (Not well authorized.)

the appearance of truth or fact; to be understood as true. SEIZA-BLE, a. That may be seized ; liable to be taken. #SEEM, 1. I. To become; to betit.-Spenser.

SEIZE (seeze), v. t. (Fr. saisir ; Arm. sesiza or sesya.) 1. SEENED, pp. Appeared ; betitted.

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold on; or to gripe SEEMER, 11. One who carries an appearance or semblance. or lay hold on suddenly. 2. To take possession by force, SEEM'ING, ppr, or a. 1. Appearing; having the appear. with or without right. 3. To invade suddenly ; to take

ance or semblance, whether real or not. 2. a. Specious ; hold of; to come upon suddenly. 4. To take possession as, scrming friendship.

by virtue of a warrant or legal authority. 5. To fasten SEEMING, n. 1. Appearance : show; semblance. 2. Fair to fix.-In seamen's language, to fasten two ropes or dif.

appearance. 3. Opinion or liking; favorable opinion ; (obs.] ferent parts of one rope together with a cord.--1'o be seized SEEMING-LY, ado. In appearance ; in show ; in sem. of, to have possession. Spenser.– To seize on or upon is to blance. --Addison.

fall on and grasp ; to take hold on.-Syn. To catch; grasp; SEEMING-NESS, n. Fair appearance; plausibility.

clutch ; snatch; apprehend ; arrest; take ; capture. SEEM'LESS, a. Unseemly ; unfit; indecorous.

SEIZED (scezd), pp. Suddenly caught or grasped; taken SEEM'LI-NESS, n. Comeliness; grace ; fitness; proprie. by force: invaded suddenly; taken possession of; fastty; decency: decorum.- Camden.

ened with a cord; having possession. SEEM'LY, a. (G. ziemlich ; Dan. súmmelig.] Suited to the SEIZER, n. One who seizes.

object, occasion, purpose, or character. Syn. Becoming; SEIZIN, n. (Fr. saisine.] 1. In laro, possession. Seirin is fit; suitable; proper; appropriate ; congruous; meet; of two sorts, seizin in deed or fact, and seizin in law. Seizdecent; decorous.

in in fact or deed is actual or corporeal possession ; seizin SEEMLY, adv. In a decent or suitable manner.

in law is when something is done which the law accounts ISEEMLY-HED, n. Comely or decent appearance.

possession or seizin, as enrollment, or when lands deSEEN, pp. of see. 1. Beheld ; observed ; understood. 2. a. scend to an heir, but he has not yet entered on them. 2. Versed; skilled ; (obs.)

The act of taking possession ; (not used except in law.] 3. SEER, n. (from see.) 1. One who seeg. 2. A prophet; a The thing possessed; possession. person who foresees future events.--1 Sam, ix.

SEIZING, ppr. Falling on and grasping suddenly ; laying SEERWOOD. See SEAR, and SEAR-WOOD, dry wood. hold on suddenly ; fastening. SEETHE, v. 1.; pret. seched, sod; pp. serthed, sodden. (Sax. SEIZING, n. 1. The act of taking or grasping suddenly:

seathan, seothan, sythan ; D. zieden ; G. sicden.) To boil ; 2. In senmen's language, the operation of fastening togethto decoct or prepare for food in hot liquor.

er ropes with a cord. SEETHE, v. 1.' To be in a state of ebullition; to be hot. SEIZOR, n. One who seizes.-Whenton. SEETHED, pp. Boiled; decocted.

SEIZURE (seez'yur), n. 1. The act of seizing; the act of SEETHER, n. A boiler; a pot for boiling things.

laying hold on suddenly. 2. The act of taking possession SEETHING, ppr. Boiling; decocting.

by force; capture. 3. The act of taking by warrant. 4. ISEG, n. Sedge.

The state of being seized, as with disease.-Wilberforce, SEG, n. A castrated bull. (North of England.]

5. The thing taken or seized. 6. Gripe ; grasp; possesSE-GÄR', n. See CIGAR.

sion. 7. Catch; a catching. SEG/GAR, 1. A cylindrical cage of fire-clay, in which fine SE’IANT, a. In heralılry, sitting like a cat, with the fore stone-warc is baked.--Ure. See SAGGER.

feet straight. (Applied to a lion or other beast.) SEG-HOL' (seg-öl), n. A Hebrew vowel point, or short SE-JOIN', 1. t. To separate:- Whately. (A Scottish roord.)

vowel, thus, indicating the sound of the English e in SE-JŪ GOUS, a. (L. sejugis.) In botany, a sejugous leaf is men.-M. Stuart.

a pinnate leaf having six pairs of leatlets. SEGHO-LATE, a. Marked with a seghol.

SE-JUNCTION, n. (L. sejunctio.] The act of disjointing; SEGʻMENT, n. (Fr.; L. segmentum.) 1. In geometry, a part a disuniting ; separation.—Pearson. (Little used.)

cut off froin a figure by a line or plane; particularly, that SE-JUNG'I-BLE, a. That may be disjoined. (Rare.) part of the circle contained between a cord and an arc SEKE, for sick. See Sick.---Chaucer. of that circle, or so much of the circle as is cut off by the SEKOS, n. (Gr.) A place in a temple in which pagans in. chord.—The segment of a sphere is a part cut off by a plane. closed the images of their deities. -2. In general, a part cut off or divided; as, the segments SE'LAH, n. (Heb. 30.) In the Psalms, a word supposed of a calyx.

to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance +SEG’NI-TUDE, }n. (L. segnis.) Bluggishness; inactiv- of the song.-Geernius. ISEGNI-TY, Sity.

ISEL COUTH (-kooth), a. (Bax, sel, seld, and couth.] Rarely SEG'RE-GATE, v. t. (L. segrego.) To separate from oth- known; unusual ; uncommon.-Spenser. ers: to set apart.--Sherrood.

SEL'DON (seldum), adv. (Sax. selden, seldon ; G. selten.) SEG'RE-GATE, 2. Separate; select-Wotton. (Little used.] Rarely : not often; not frequently.-Seld is obsolete. SEGʻRE-GA-TED, pp. Separated ; parted from others. SEL DOM, a. Rare; unfrequent.- Milton. (Little used.] SEG'RE-GA-TING, ppr. Separating.

SELDOM-NESS, n. Rareness ; uncommonnees; infrequen. SEG-RE-GATION, n. (Fr.) Separation from others; a part- cy.- Hooker. ing.-Shak.

SELD’SHOWN (-shöne), a. Rarely shown or exhibited. SEID’LITZ POWDERS, n. pl. Powders intended to pro- SELECT', v. t. (1. selectus.) To choose and take from a

duce the same effect with Seidlitz wnter; composed of tar- number; to take by preference from among others; to trate of potassa and soda (Rochelle salt), with bicarbonate pick out; to cull. of soda in one paper and tartaric acid in another paper, to SE-LECT, a. Taken from a number by preference; whence, be dissolved separately in water, then mixed, and taken preferable; more valuable or excellent than others.-SYN. while effervescing.--Brande.

Selected; chosen ; picked; choice. SEIDLITZ WATER, n. A saline mineral water from Seid. SE-LECTED, pp. or a. Chosen and taken by preference

litz, in Bohemia, often taken as an agreeable aperient. It from among a number; picked; culled. contains the sulphates of magnesia and soda, with car. SE-LECTED.LY, adr. With care in selection. bonic acid.-Brande.

SE-LEET ING, ppr. Choosing and taking from a number; SEIGN-ETRI-AL (C-na’re-al), a. (Fr.) 1. Pertnining to the picking out; culling.

lord of a manor ; manorial. 2. Vested with rge pow. SE-LECTION, n. (L. sclecrio.] 1. The act of choosing and ere ; independent.

taking from among a number; a taking from a number

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ASELL, n. (Fr. selle ; L. sella.) A saddle, and a throne. SEMI-CRUS-TACEOUS (-ehue), a. Ilalf crustaceous. SELL, 1. 1.; pret. and pp. sold. (Sux. selan, sellan, sylan, or SEMI-CRYSTAL-LINE, a. Imperfectly crystallized.-

syllan; Sw. sulia ; Ice, selia ; Dan. sælger.] 1. To trans- Hitchcock. fer property or the exclusive right of possession to anoth- SEMI-CUBIC-AL, a. The semi-cubical parabola, in gormoer for an equivalent in money. It is correlative to buy, as try, is a curve of such a nature that the cubes of the or one party buys what the other sells. It is distinguished dinates are proportional to the squares of the abscissas.from erchange or barter, in which one commodity is giv- Hutton. en for another; whereas in selling the consideration is SEM-1-€ŪʻPI-UM, n. [Gr. nuxe álcov.] A half bath, or bath money, or its representative in current notes. 2. To be. covering only the lower extremities and hips. tray; to deliver or surrender for money or a reward. 3.

To yield or give for a consideration.-4. In Scripture, to SEMI-CYLINDRICAL, }a. Half cylindrical.-Lee. give up to be harassed and made slaves. 5. To part with ; SEM’I-DE-ISTIE-AL, a. Hall deistical ; bordering on deto renounce or forsake.

ism. SELL, v. i. 1. To have commerce; to practice selling. 2. SEMI-DI-AM'E-TER, n. Half the diameter; a right lino To be sold.

or the length of a right line drawn from the center of a SEL'LEN-DER, I n. A skin disease in a horse's hock, ow. circle, sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference SEL'LAN-DER, } ing to a want of cleanliness.-Gardner. or periphery ; a radius. SELL'ER, n. The person who sells ; a vender.

SEMI-DI-A-PĀSON, n. In music, an imperfect octare, or SELLING, ppr. 1. Transferring the property of a thing for an octave diminished by a lesser semitone. #price. 2. Betraying for money.

SEMI-DI-A-PENTE, n. In music, an imperfect fifth. SELTZER WATER, n. A mineral water from Seltzer, in SEMI-DI-APH-A-NE'I-TY, 11. (See SEMI-DIAPHASONS.)

Germany, containing much free carbonic acid.-Brande. Huuf or imperfect transparency:— Boyle. (Little ised.) SEL'VAGE, n. The same as selvedge.

SEMI-DI-APHIA-NOUS, a. (semi and diaphanous.) Ilalf SEL-VA-GEE, n. A kind of skein of rope-yarns, wound or imperfectly transparent - Woodward.

round with yarns or marlino; used for stoppers, straps, SEMI-DI-A-TESSA-RON, n. (semi and diatessaron.) In &c.- Totton.

music, an imperfect or defective fourth. SELVEDGE, n. (D. zelf kant.] The edge of cloth, where it SEM.I-DITONE, n. (semi, and It. ditono.) In music, a less.

is closed by complicating the threads; a woven border, or er third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemi-ditone. border of close work.

SEMI-DOUB'LE (-dubl), n. (semi and double.) In the Ro SELVÄEDGED, a. Having a selvedge.

man Catholic breviary, an office or feast celebrated with SELVES, pl. of self.

less solemnity than the double ones, but with more than SEMAPHORE, n. (Gr. onua and popew.) A telegraph.

the single ones. SEM-A-PHOR'I€, n. Telegraphic.

SEMI-FLO-RET, n. (semi and More.) See SEMI-FLOSCULE. SEM-APHORIC-AL-LY, adv. By means of a telegraph. SEM-I-FLOS'EULE, n. (semi and floscule.). A floscule SEMBLA.BLE, a. (Fr.) Like ; similar; resembling. whose corol consists of a single ligule, as the florets of † SEMBLA-BLY, ado. In like manner.-Shak.

the dandelion. SEMBLANCE, n. (Fr.; It. sembianza.) 1. Likeness ; re. SEM-I-FLOS'EU-LOUS, a. (semi, and L. flosculus. Semiflos

semblance; actual similitude. 2. Appearance; show; cular is also used, but is less analogical.) Composed of figure ; form.-Fairfar,

semiflorets or ligulate forets. #SEMBLANT, n. Show ; figure; resemblance.-Spenser. SEMI-FLUID, 2. (semi and fuid. Imperfectly fluid. I SEMBLANT, a. Like; resembling.- Prior.

SEM'I-FORMED, a. Half formed ; imperfectly formed SEMBLATIVE, a. Resembling; tit; suitable.

SEMI-HÖ'RAL, Q. Half hourly. ISEMBLE, 0. t. (Fr. sembler.) To imitate ; to make similar. SEMI-INDU-RA-TED, a. (semi and indurated.] Imperfect SE-MEIOTI€, a. See SEMIOTIC.

ly indurated or hardened. SEMEN, n. (L.) Seed, particularly of animals.

SEM'I-L A-PID'I-FIED, a. (semi and lapidified.] ImperfectSE-MESTER, n. (L. semestris, sex, six, and mensis, month.) ly changed into stone.- Kiruan.

A period or term of six months. (Ger. Universities.) SEMI-LEN-TIEU-LAR, 2. (semi and lenticular.) Half lenSEMI, (L.; Gr. que,) in composition, signifies half.

ticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens.

; SEMI-A-CIDI-FIED, a. or pp. Half acidified. See ACIDIFY. SEM-I-LŪNAR, la. [Fr. semilunaire) Resembling in SEMI-AM-PLEXI AUL, a. (L. semi

, amplexus. Partially SEMILUNARY,} form a half moon. amplexicaul.-In bolany, embracing the stem half around, SEMI-METAL, n. (semi and meal.). A metal that is not as a leaf.

malleable, as bismuth, zinc, &c. (Not now used.] SEMI-ANNU-AL (an'yu-al), e. Half yearly.

SEM'I-ME-TALLI€, a. Pertrining to a semni Inetal, or par. SEMI-ANNU-AL-LY, adv. Every half year.

taking of its nature and qualities.-Kiruan. SEMI-AN'NU-LAR, a. (L. semi and annulus.). Having tho SEM'IN-AL, a. (Fr.; L. seminalis.] 1. Pertaining to seed, figure of a half circle; that is, half round.

or to the elements of production. 2. Contained in seed; SEMI-AP'ER-TURE, n. The half of an aperture.

radical; rudimental; original. Swift.-Seminal-leaf, the SEMI-ARIAN, n. In ecclesiastical history, the SeniiArians baine as seed-leaf.

were a branch of the Arians, who denied the consubstan. | SEMIN-AL, n. Seminal state.-- Broron. tiality of the Son with the Father, but admitted the sinni. SEM-IN-AL'1-TY, N. The naturc of soed; or the power of larity of substance.-Brande.

being produced. - Brown, SEM'T-A'RI-AN, a. Pertaining to Semi-Arianism.

SEMIN-A-RIST, n. A Roman Catholic priest educated in a SEM'I-ARIANISM, n. The tenets of the Semi-Arians. seminary.---Sheldon. SEM'I-BÄR-BARI-AN, a. Half savage ; partially civilized. SEM'IN-A-RY, 1. [Fr. seninaire ; L. seminarium.] 1. A seed. SEMI-BREVE, n. (semi and breve; forinerly written semi- plat; ground where seed is sown for producing plants for

bref.) In music, a note of half the duration or time of the transplantation; a nursery. 2. The place or original stuck breve, a note now rarely used. The semibreve is the whence any thing is brought; (obs.] 3. Seminal state; longest note now in general use, and is the unit by which (obs.) 4. Source of propagation. 5. A place of educathe other notes are mcasured.

tion; any school, academy, college, or university, in which SEMI-CAL-CINED' or SEMI-CAL'CINET, a. Half cal- young persons are instructed in the several branches of cined.

learning --6. A seminary priest, a Roman Catholic priest SEMI-OASTRĀTE, v. l. To deprive of one testicle.

educated in a foreign seminary ; a seminarist. - Bes SEMI-CAS-TRATION, n. Half castration; deprivation of Jonson. one testicle.-Brown.

SEMIN-A-RY, a. Seminal ; belonging to seed. --Smith, SEMI-CHA-OTI€, a. Partially chaotic.-Hitchcock. SEM’INĀTE, v. t. (L. semino.) To sow; to spread ; to SENTI--RUS, 7. A short chorus performed by a few propagate.- Waterhouse. singers.

SEM.IN-ATION, n. (L. seminario.) 1. The act of sowing. SEMI-CHRISTIAN-IZED, a. Half Christianized.

-2. In bolany, the natural dispersion of seeds.-Martyn. SEMI-CIR-CLE (-sur-kl), n. 1. The half of a circle ; the I SEMINED, .. Thick covered, as with seeds.

part of a circle comprehended between its diameter and SEM.IN.IFER-OUS, a. (L. semen and fero.] Sced-bearing; half of its circumference. 2. Any body in the form of a producing seed.--Darioin. half circle.

SEM-IN-IF10, a. [L. semen and facio.) Forming or SEMI-CIR-CLED, Ja. Having the form of a half circle. SEM.IN.IF'IC-AL, } producing seed. SEM-I-CIR'CU'LAR 3 -Addison.

SEMIN-IF-IC-ATION, n. Propagation from the seed or SEMI-CIR-CUM'FER-ENCE, n. Half the circumference. seminal parts.-Hale. SEMI-CoLON, n. (semi and colon.] In grammar and punc- SEMINYMPH, n. In entomology, the nymph of insects

tuation, the point [;), marking a greater distinction of which undergo a slight change only in passing to a perfect

Bense than a comma, but less than a colon. SEMI-COLUMN, n. A half column.

SE-MI-O-LOGIE.AL, a. Relating to the doctrine of signs or SEMI-CO-LUMNAR, a. (semi and columnar.) Like a half symptoms of discases. column; tlat on one side and round on the other.

SE-MIO 0-GY, n. (Gr. onucov and loyos.) Th

part SEMI-COM-PACT, 2. (semi and compact.] Hall compact; medicine which treats of the signs of diseases. It is now imperfectly indurated.-Kiruan.

merged in symptomatology.

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any, the structure of plants which corresponds to male harvest are said to be at shack.-In New England, shack and female among animals.-2. By way of emphasis, wom. is used in a somewhat similar sense for mast or the food ankind ; females.

of swine, and for feeding at large or in the forest. 2. A SEX-A-GE-NĀRI-AN, n. A person who has arrived at the shabby fellow, lurking and prowling about, and living by age of sixty years.--Cooper.

his shifts.- Forby. * SEX'AGEN.A.RY or SEX-AG'EN-A-RY, a [Fr. sezagė. SHACK, v... 1. To shed, as corn at harvest.-Grose ; (lo

naire ; L. sexagenarius.) Designating the number sixty; as cal. 2. To feed in stubble, or upon the waste corn of ile a noun, a person sixty years of age; also, something com- field.—Pegge; (local.) posed of sixty:

SHACK'LE (shakl), n.. Stubble. SEX-A-GESINA, T. (L. gerigesimus.) The second Sunday SHACK'LE, 0. t. (Sax. sceacul ; D. schakel.) 1. To chain ;

before Lent, the next to Shrove-Tuesday; so called as to fetter; to tie or confine the limbs so as to prevent free being about the 60th day before Easter.

motion. 2. To bind or confine so as to obstruct or embarSEX-A-GESI-MAL, a. Sixtieth ; pertaining to the number rass action. sixty.-Seragesimal

, or seragenary arithmetic, a method of SHACKLE, n., }(Usually in the plural.) 1. Fetcomputation proceeding by sixties, as in dividing degrees SHACKLES (-12), n. pl. ) ters, gyves, handcuits, manainto minutes, &c. - Seragesimal fractions or seragesimals, cles, chains, or that which obstructs or prevents the free fractions having 60, or some power of 60, for their denom- action of the limbs. 2. That which obstructs or einbar. inator.-Hutton.

rasses free action. SEX'AN"GLE, 1. In geometry, a figure having sis angles, SHACK LED, pp. Tied; confined ; embarrassed. and consequently six sides. -Hutton.

SHACK'LING, ppr. Fettering; binding; confining. BEX'AN”GLED (-ang-gld) a. [L. ser and angulus.) SHAD, n. (G. schade.) A tish of the genus alosa (clupea, SEX-AN'GU-LAR (-ang gu-lar), } Ilaxing six angles; hex. Linn.). Shad ascend the English and American rivers in agonal.

the spring, and are highly prized for food. SEX-AN'GU-LAR-LY, adv. With six angles; hexagonally. SHADDOCK, n. A species of the orange (citrus decumana), SEX-DEC-I-MAL, a. (L.se and decem.) In crystallog raphy, but much larger and coarser than the comnon orange. [lt

when a prism or the middle part of a crystal has six faces, is named from the person who first carried this fruit from and the two summits taken together ten faces. - Haŭy. the East to the West Indies.) (Not used.)

SIĀDE, 1. (Sax, scad, scead, sced; G. schatten.) 1. LiteralSEX-DU-O-DECIMAL, a. (L. ser and duodecim.) In crys. ly, the interception, cutting off, or interruption of the rays

tallography, designating a crystal when the prism or mid- of light; hence, the obscurity which is caused by such indle part has six faces, and the two summits taken togeth- terception. Shade differs from shadow, as it implies no er twelve faces.-Hauy. (Not used.]

particular form or definite limit; whereas a shadow repSEX-EN'NI-AL, a. (L. ser and annus.] Lasting six years, or resents in form the object which intercepts the light. 2. happening once in six years.

Darkness ; obscurity. 3. An obscure place, properly in a SEXENNI-AL-LY, adv. Once in six years.

grove or close wood, which precludes the sun's rays; and SEXFID, a. (L. sex and findo.) In botany, six-cleft.

hence, a secluded retreat. 4. A screen; something that SEX'LE88, a. Having no sex.-Shelly.

intercepts light or heat. 5. Protection ; shelter. - 6. In SEX-LOCU-LAR, a. (1.. ser and loculus.) In botany, six- painting, the dark part of a picture. 7. Degree or gradacelled ; having six cells for seeds.

tion of light. 8. A very minute difference; as, cottee is SEXTAIN

(-tin), n. (L. sertans.) A stanza of six lines. a shade higher; (mercantile.) 9. A shadow.-Pope ; (sie SEXTANT, n. (L. sertans.) 1. In mathematics, the sixth SHADOW.) 10. The soul, after its separation from the

part of a circle. Hence, 2. An instrument for measuring body; so called, because the ancients supposed it to be the angular distances of objects by reflection. It is formed perceptible to the sight, not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost. like a quadrant, excepting that its limb comprehends 60 – Dryden. degrees, or the sixth part of a circle.-3. In astronomy, a SHĀDĖ, v. t. (Sax. sceadan, gesceadan.) 1. To shelter or constellation situated across the equator and south of the screen from light by intercepting its rays. 2. To over. ecliptic.- Brande.

spread with darkness or obscurity ; to obscure. 3. To SEXTA-RY, n. (L. sectarius.) An ancient Roman measure shelter ; to hide. 4. To cover from injury; to protect; to about equal to an English pint.-Smith's Dict.

screen. 5. To paint in obscure colors ; to darken. 6. To #SEXTA-RY,

mark with gradations of color. 7. To darken; to obscure. SEXTRY,'{n. The same as sacristan.-Dict.

SHADED, PP. or a. Defended from the rays of the sun; SEX'TILE, n. (L. setilis.) Denoting the aspect or position darkened.

of two planets, when distant from each other 60 degrees. SHĀD'ER, n. He or that which shades.
SEX-TILLION (reks-tilyun), n. According to the English SHĀDES, n. pl. 1. The lower region, or place of the dead.

notation, the number expressed by a unit with 36 ciphers Hence, 2. Deep obscurity ; total darkness.
annexed ; according to the French notation, a unit with 21 SHAD'I-LY, adu. Umbrageously.
ciphers annexed.-Barlow.

SHAD'I-NESS, n. The state of being shady; umbrageous. SEXTON, n. (contracted from sacristan.) An under officer nese.

of the church, whose business is to take care of the ves. SHĀD'ING, 1. The act or process of making a shade.- Scott. sels, vestments, &c., belonging to the church, to attend on SHAD'ING, pr. Sheltering from the sun's rays. the officiating clergyman, and perform other duties per. SHADOW, n. (Sax, scadu, sceadu.) 1. Shade within de. taining to the church, to dig graves, &c.

fined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on SEXTON-SHIP, n. The office of a sexton.-Swis.

a plane, and representing the form of the body which inSEXTU-PLE, a. (Low L. sertu plus.] 1. Sixfold; six times tercepts the rays of light 2. Darkness ; shade ; obecu

as much.-2. In music, denoting a mixed sort of triple, rity. 3. Shelter made by any thing that intercepts the beaten in double time, or a measure of two times, com: light, heat, or intluence of the air. 4. Obscure place ; seposed of six equal notes, three for each time.

cluded retreat ; (obs.), 5. Dark part of a picture ; (obs.) SEXU-AL (Fcx'yu-al), a. 1. Pertaining to sex or the sexes; 6. A spirit; a ghost; (obs.1-7. In painting, the representa

distinguishing the sex; denoting what is peculiar to the tion of a real shadow. 8. An imperfect and faint repredistinction and office of male and female.-2. Serual meth. sentation ; opposed to substance. *9. Inseparable compan. od, in botony, the method which is founded on the distinc. ion. 10. Type; mystical representation. 11. Protection; tion of sexes in planta, as male and female.

shelter; favor.-Lam., iv. 12. Slight or faint appearance. SEXU-AL-IST, n. One who believes and maintains the -James, i.

doctrine of sexes in plants ; or one who adopts the sexual SHADOW, 4. t. 1. To overspread with obecurity. 2. To method of classification.- Milne.

cloud; to darken. 3. To make cool; to refresh by shade; SEXU-AL1-TY, n. The state of being distinguished by sex, or to shade.

4. To conceal; to hide ; to screen. 5. To SEXU-AL-LY, adr. In a sexual manner.

protect; to screen from danger; to shroud. 6. To mark SFOR-ZA'TO. [It.] In music, a direction placed over a note with elight gradations of color or light.--Locke, 7. To

to signify to the performer that it must be struck with pe. paint in obscure colorg. 8. To represent faintly or imper. culiar force.

fectly. 9. To represent typically.
SHAB, 0. i. To play mean tricks.- In some parts of Nero SHADOW-CAST-ING, a. Casting a shadow.

England, it signifies to reject or dismiss. [Vulgar.] SHADOW-GRASS, n. A kind of grass so called.
SHAB'BED, a. Mean; shabby.-A. Wood.

SHADOW OF DĚATH, n. Terrible darkness, trouble, or SHABBI-LY, adr. 1. Raggedly; with rent or ragged clothes. death.-Job, iii. 2. Mranly, in a despicable manner.

SHADOWED, pp. Represented imperfectly or typically. SHAB'BI-NESS, n. 1. Raggedness. 2. Meanness; pnltriness. SHAD’OW-ING, ppr. Representing by faint or imperfect SHAB'BY, 2. (D. schabbig ; G. schäbig.) 1. Ragged ; torn or resemblance.

worn to rags. 2. Clothed with ragged garments. 3. Mean; SHAD'7W-ING, n. Shade or gradation of light and color. paltry; despicable.

SHADOW-LESS, a. Having no shadow. SHABRACK, n. (Hungarian.) The cloth furniture or hous. SHADOW.Y, a. (Sax. sceadwig.] 1. Full of shade; dark ; ing of a troop horse or charger,- Brande.

gloomy. 2. Not brightly luminous; faintly light. 3. FaintSHACK, n. 1. In ancient customs of England, a liberty of ly representative; typical. 4. Unsubstantial; unreal. 5. winter pasturage ; stock turned into the stubble after the Ďark; obscure; opaque.

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(see SHEERS.) 4. The denomination of the age of sheep SHEEP FOLD, n. (sheep and fold.) A place where sheep from the cutting of the teeth ; (local.)

are collected or confined.-Prior. SHEAT. See SHEET

SHEEP'ISH, &. 1. Like a sheep; bashful; timorous to exSHEAT-FISH, n. (G. scheide.) A large fresh-water fish of cess; over-modest; meanly diffident. 2. Pertaining to

the genus silurus, with a long, thick, slimy body, without shecp. scales.

SHEEPISH-LY, adv. Bashfully; with mean timidity. SHEATH, 7. (Sax. sceath, scathe; G. scheide; D. scheede.) SHEEP'ISH-NESS, n. Bashfulness ; excessive modesty or

1. A case for the reception of a sword or other long and diffidence; mean timorousness.--Herbert. slender instrument ; a scabbard.-2. In botany, a mem- SHEER, a. (Sax. scir, scyr ; G. schier ; Dan. skier.) 1. Puro; brane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. 3. Any clear ; separate from any thing foreign ; unmingled. thin covering for defense; the wing-case of an insect. Shak. 2. Clear; thin. SHEATH-WINGED, a. (sheath and wing.) Having cases SHEER, ado. Clean; quite ; at once.-Milton. for covering the wings. - Brown.

I SHEER, v. t. To shear.-Dryden. SHEATHE, 0. l. 1. To put into a case or scabbard. 2. To SHEER, 7. i. 1. In seamen's language, to decline or deviate

inclose or cover with a sheath or case. 3. To cover or line. from the line of the proper course, as a ship when not 4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious or sharp particles. steered with steadiness. 2. To slip or move aside. To 5. To fit with a sheath. --Shak. 6. To case or cover with sheer off, to turn or move aside to a distance.-To sheer up, boards or with sheets of copper.— To sheothe the sword, a to turn and approach to a place or ship. hgurative phrase, to put an end to war or enmity; to make SHEER, n. 1. 'l'he longitudinal curve or bend of a chip's Peace.

deck or sides. 2. The position in which a ship is someSÚEATHED, pp. 1. Put in a sheath ; inclosed or covered tiines kept at single anchor, to keep her clear of it.

with a case ; covered ; lined ; invested with a membrane. SHEER-HULK, n. An old ship of war cut down to the -2. 4. In botany, vaginate ; invested with a sheath.

lower deck and fitted with sheers or apparatus to fix or SHEATH'ER, n. One who sheathes.

take out the masts of other ships. SHEATHING, ppr. Putting in a sheath ; inclosing in a case; † SHEER'LY, adv. At once; quite; absolutely. covering; lining; investing with a membrane.

SHEERS, n. pl. An engine consisting of two or more pieces SHEATH'ING, n. The casing or covering of a ship's bottom of timber or poles, fastened together near the top; used and sides; or the materials for such covering.

for raising heavy weights. SHEATH'LESS, a. Without a sheath or case for covering; SHEET, n. (Sax. sceat, sceta, scyta ; L. scheda.] 1. A broad unsheathed.- Percy's Masque.

piece of cloth used as a part of bed-furniture next to the SHEATH'Y, a. Forming a sheath or case.— Brown.

body. 2. A broad piece of paper as it comes from the SHEAVE, n. In seamen's language, a wheel in a block, rail, manufacturer. 3. A piece of paper printed, folded, and mast, yard, &c., on which the

rope works.

bound, or formed into a book. 4. Any thing expanded. #SHAVE, 6. t. To bring together; to collect.

-5. Sheets, pl., a book or pamphlet. 6. A sal. SHEAVED, a. Made of straw.-Shak.

SHEET, n. (Fr. ecoute ; Sp., Port. escota.) In nautical lan. SHËAVE-HÖLE, n. A channel cut in a mast, yard, or oth- guage, a rope fastened to one or both the lower corners er timber, in which to fix a sheave.- Mar. Drict.

of a sail, to extend and retain it in a particular situation. SHE-CHINAH. See SHEKINAH.

SHEET, r. t. 1. To furnish with sheets; (rare) 2. To fold SHECK'LA-TON, n. (Fr. ciclaton.) A kind of gilt leather. in a sheet ; (rare.) 3. To cover, as with a sheet; to cover SHED. r. I.; pret, and pp. shed. (Sax. scedan.] 1. To cause with something broad and thin.

or suffer to tlow out. 2. To let fall; to cast. 3. To scat- SHEET-ANCH-OR, n. 1. The largest anchor of a ship, on ter; to emit; to throw off'; to diffuse. (The peculiar which, in cases of extremity, its safety depends. 2. The sense of this word is, to cast off something that belongs to chief support; the last refuge for safety. the body, either a substance or a quality. Applied to ani- SHEET-TOP-PER, n. Copper in broad, thin plates. mals and plants, it expresses a periodical casting off of a SHEET-I-RON, n. Iron in sheets, or broad, thin plates, natural covering.)

SHEET'-LEAD (-led), 1. Lead in sheets. SHED, r. i. To let fall its parts.-Mortimer.

SHEETING, n. A kind of linen or cotton cloth fit for mak. SHED, #. (Sax. sced ; Sw. skydd.) 1. A slight building; a ing bed-sheets.

covering of timber and boards, &c., for shelter against rain SHEIK (sheek or shake. The latter is more nearly the proand the inclemencies of weather; a poor house or hovel. nunciation of Arabic scholars), n. Among the Arabians -2. In composition, effusion, as in blood-shed.

and Moors, an old man; and hence, a chief; a lord; a SHED, 0. t. To keep off; to prevent from entering.

man of eminence. Also written sheikh. SHEDDER, n. One who sheds or causes to flow out. SHEKEL, 11. (Heb.) An ancient weight and coin among SHEDDING, ppr. Effusing; causing to flow out; letting the Jews and other nations of the same stock, equal to 20

fall; casting; throwing off: sending out; diffusing. gerahs. In weight it was about half an ounce avoirdupois. SHEDDING, n. 1. That which is cast off. 2. The act of Some have valued it at about 28. 3hd, sterling; but late Casting off or out.

writers make it nearly 28. 74d. sterling, or about 60 cents. SHEELING, n. See SHIELING.

-P. Cyc.-Winer. SHEEN. SHEEYY. (Bax, scene, scen.] Bright; glittering; showy. SHE-KINAH, n. In Jesish history, that miraculous light or - Fairfax,

visible glory which was a symbol of the Divine presence. SHEEN, n. Brightness; splendor.- Milton.

-Encyc. Am. SHEEP, n. sing. and pl. (Sax, sceap, scep; G. schaf; D. SHELD, a. Speckled.

schaap.) 1. An animal of the genus ocis.-2. In contempt, a SHELD'A-FLE (-a-ti). n. A chaffinch. This word is also

silly fellow.-3. Figuratively, God's people are called sheep. SHIELD'A-PLE (-4-pl); } written shell-apple. # SHEEP-BITE, 0. l. To practice petty thefts.

SHEL'DRAKE, n. An aquatic fowl, an elegant species of † SHEEP-BIT-ER, n. One who practices petty thefts. duck, much esteemed for food. SHEEP-COT, n. A small inclosure for sheep; a pen. SHIEL'DUCK, n. A species of wild duck. See SHELDRAKE. SHEEP'S-EYE (-1), n. (sheep and eye.) A modest, diffident SHELF, n.; pl. SHELVES. (Sax, scylf.) 1. A board or plat.

look, such as lovers cast at their mistresses.--Dryden. form of boards or planks, elevated above the floor, and SHEEP'S-HEAD (-hed), n. (sheep and head.) A fish caught fixed or set horizontally on a frame, or contiguous to a

on the shores of Connecticut and of Long Island, so named wall, for holding vessels, utensils, books, and the like. 2. from the shape of its head. It is allied to the gilt-head and A sand-bank in the sea, or a rock or ledge of rocks.-3. In sea-bream.

mining, a stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, SHEEP-HOOK, n. A hook fastened to a pole, by which projecting layer of rock.-Hebert. shepherds lay hold on the legs of their sheep.

SHELF Y, a. 1. Full of shelves; abounding with sandSHEEP-MÄRKET, n. A place where sheep are sold. banks or rocks. 2. Hard: firin; (obs.) SHEEP-MÄS-TER, n. [sheep and master.) A feeder of SHELL, n. (Sax, scyl, scyll, scell.) 1. The hard or stony sheep; one who has the care of sleep.

covering of certain fruits ; the testaceous or crustaceous SHEEP-SHANK, n. Among seamen, a peculiar kind of knot corering of certain animals. 2. The outer coat of an egg. in a rope, made to shorten it temporarily.- Totten.

3. The outer part of a house unfinished. 4. A coarser SHEEP-SHEAR-ER, n. One who shears sheep.

kind of coffin.-Smart, 5. An instrument of music, like SHEEP-SHEAR-ING, n. 1. The act of shearing sheep. 2. testudo in Latin. 6. The outer frame or case of a block.

The time of shearing sheep; also, a feast made on that oc. — Totten. 7. Outer or superficial part. 8. A hollow sphere casion.

of iron, which, being filled with gunpowder and tired from SHEEP-SKIN, n. The skin of a sheep; or leather pre. a mortar or howitzer, bursts into pieces; a bomb.-Fossil pared from it.

shells, shells dug from the earth. SHEEP'S-SORREL, n. An herb, rumer acetosella, growing SHELL, r. l. 1. To strip or break off the shell; or to take naturally on poor, dry, gravelly soil. -- Loudon.

out of the shell. 2. To separate from the ear. SHEEP-STEAL-ER, n. (sheep and steal.] One who steals SHELL, v. i. 1. To fall of, as a shell, crust, or exterior sboep.

coat. 2. To cast the shell or exterior covering. 3. To be SHEEP-STEAL-ING, n. The act of stealing sheep.

disengaged from the husk. SHEEP-WALK (-wawk). n. (sheep and walk.) Pasture for SHELL-BÄRK, n. A species of hickory whose is loose sheep; a place where sheep feed. --Milton.

and peeling; shag-bark.

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and pp. shrunken are nearly obsolete. (Sax. scrincan.). 1. SHUFFLE, v. t. [D. schoffelen.) 1. Properly, to shove one To contract spontaneously; to draw or be drawn into less way and the other ; to push from one to another, 2. To length, breadth, or compass by an inherent power. 2. To mix by pushing or shoving; to confuse; to throw into shrivel; to become wrükled by contraction, as the skin. disorder; especially, to change the relative positions of 3. To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline ac- cards in the pack. 3. To remove or introduce by artificial tion from fear. 4. To recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress. confusion.-To shufle off, to push off; to rid one's self of. 5. To express fear, horror, or pain by shrugging or con- – To shuffle up, to throw together in haste; to make up tracting the body.

or form in confusion or with fraudulent disorder. SHRINK, v. t. To cause to contract.

SHUFFLE, v. i. 1. To change the relative position of cards SURINK, n. 1. Coutraction; a spontaneous drawing into in a pack by little shoves. 2. To change the position ; to

less compass ; corrugation. 2. Contraction; a withdraw. shift ground; to avoid answering fair questions; to pracing from fear or horror.

tice shifts to elude detection. 3. To struggle; to shift. 4. SHRINK'AGE, n. A shrinking or contraction into a less To move with an irregular gait. 5. To ehove the fect; to compass.

scrape the floor in dancing; (vulgar.)-SYN. To equivoSHRINK'ER, n. One who shrinks; one who withdraws cate; prevaricate ; quibble; cavil; cvade; sophisticate. from danger.

SHUFFLE, n. 1. A shoving, pushing, or jostling; the act SHRINK'ING, pr. Contracting; drawing together ; with- of mixing and throwing into confusion by change of places. drawing from danger; causing to contract.

2. An evasion ; a trick; an artitice. SHRINK'ING, ". 1. A contraction or spontaneous drawing SHUFFLE-BOARD, n. The old spelling of shovel-board.

into less compass. 2. The act of drawing back through | SHUFFLE-CAP, n. A play performed by shaking money fear.

in a hat or cap.- Arbuthnot. SHRINK'ING-LY, adv. By shrinking.

SHUFFLED, pp. Moved by little shoves ; mixed. SIIRIVAL-TY, n. See SHRIEVALTY.

SHUFFLER, 11. One who shuffles or prevaricates ; one SHRIVE, v. l. (Sax. scrisan.) To hear or receive the con- who plays tricks; one who shuffles cards. fession of; to administer confession, as a priest.

SHUFFLING, ppr. 1. Moving by little shoves ; changing I SHRIVE, v. i. To administer confession.--Spenser.

the places of cards; evading; playing tricks. 2. 2. Evasive. SHRIVEL (shrivl), v. i. (from the root of rivel, Sax. geri. SHUFFLING, n. 1. The act of throwing into confusion. 2.

fled. To contract; to draw or be drawn into wrinkles; Trick; artifice; evasion. 3. An irregular gait. to shrink and forin corrugations.

SHUFFLING-LY, adv. With shuttling; with an irregular SHRIVEL, 0. l. To contract into wrinkles ; to cause to gait or pace.-Dryden. shrink into corrugations.

SHIŪMA€, 11. Sumach, which sec.--M Culloch. SHRIV'ELED, pp. or a. Contracted into wrinkles. SHUN, v. i. (Bax. scunian, ascunian.) 1. To avoid ; to keep SHRIV'EL-ING, ppr. Contracting into wrinkles.

clear of; not to fall on or come in contact with. 2. To I SHRIVER, N. (from shrice.) A confessor.- Shak.

avoid ; not to mix or associate with. 3. To avoid ; not to #SHRIVING, n. Shrift ; confession taken.-Spenser.

practice. 4. To avoid ; to cscape. 5. To avoid ; to de. SHROFF, u. In the East Indies, a banker.

cline; to neglect. SHROUD, n. (Sax. scrud.) 1. A shelter ; a cover ; that SHUN'LESS, a. Not to be avoided; inevitable. (Rare.)

which covers, conceals, or protects. 2. The dress of the SHUNNED (shund), pp. Avoided. dead; a winding-sheet.-3. Shroud or shrouds of a ship, a SHUNNING, ppr. Avoiding; keeping clear from; declining. range of large ropes extending from the head of a must to SHUNT, n. (contractiou of shun it.) In rail-ways, a turning the right and left sides of the ship, to support the masts off to a short rail, that the principal rail may be left free. and enable them to carry sail. 4. A branch of a tree.- -Smart. (England.] Warton.

SHURK. See SHARK. SHROUD, v. t. 1. To cover; to shelter from danger or an. SHUT, v. 1.; pret, and pp. shut. (Sax, scittan : scyttan.] 1.

noyance. 2. To dress for the grave: to cover, as a dead To close so as to hinder ingress or egress. 2. To prohibit; body. 3. To cover ; to conceal; to hide. 4. To defend ; to bar ; to forbid entrance into. 3. To preclude; to ex to protect by hiding. 5. To overwhelm. 6. To lop the clude. 4. To close, as the fingers ; to contract.-To shut branches of a tree; (unusual.)

in. 1. To inclose; to contine. 2. Spoken of points of SHROUD, v. i. To take shelter or harbor.--Milton.

land, when, by the progress of a ship, one point is brouglit SHROUD'ED, pp. Dressed; coveredl; sheltered.

to cover or intercept the view of another.—To shut out to SHROUD'ING, ppr. Dressing ; covering ; concealing. preclude from entering; to exclude.- To shut up. i. To SHROUD'Y, a. Affording shelter.- Milton.

clore ; to make fast the entrances into. 2. To obstruct. #SHROVE, . i. To join in the festivities of Shrove-tide. 3. To confine; to imprison; to lock or fasten in. 4. To TIDE,

Confession-time ; confession. confine by legal or moral restraint. 5. To end; to termin. SHROVE-TUPSDAY,} ".

Tuesday ; the Tuesday after nte ; to conclude. Quinquagesima-Sunday, or the day immediately preced. SHUT, 0. i. To close itself; to be closed. ing the first of Lent, or Asli-Wednesday. At this time SHUT, pp. 1. Closed; having the entrance barred. 2. a. the Roman Catholic Church enjoins confession to be Rid; clear ; free.-L'Estrange. made preparatory to Lent. The custom of cating pan. SHUT, n. 1. Close; the act of closing ; (little used.] 2. A cakes and fritters on this day, hence vulgarly nar Pan. small door or cover.

cake-Tuesday, is still preserved in England.-P. Cyc. SHUTTER, n. 1. A person who shuts or closes. 2. A close SHRÖV'ING, n. The festivity of Shrove-tide.

cover for a window, or, rather, aperture. SHRUB, n. (Sax. scrub; G. schroff.) A low, dwarf tree; a SHIUTTING, ppr. Closing; prohibiting entrance.

woody plant of a size less than a tree; more strictly, a SHUTTLE, n. (Ice, skutul. An instrument used by wear.

plant with several woody stems from the same root. ers for passing or shooting the thread of the woof in SURUB, 7., (Arm. A liquor composed of acid, particularly weaving from one side of the cloth to the other, between lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.

the threads of the warp. SHRUB, 7. t. To clear of shrubs-Anderson,

SHIUTTLF-COCK, 1n. (shuttle and cork.) A cork stuck SURUBBER-Y, n. 1. Shrubs. 2. A plantation of shrubs. SHUTTLE-CORK, ) with feathers, used to be struck by SHRUB'BI-NESS, n. The state or quality of being shrubby. a battledore in play; also, the play. SURUBBING, ppr. Clearing of shrubs.

SIIY, a. (G. sheu ; D. schuu; Sw. skugg ; Dan. sky.) 1. SHRUBBY, a. 1. Full of shrubs. 2. Resembling a shrub. Fearful of near approach; keeping at a distance through

3. Consisting of shrubs or brush.-4. A shrubby plant is caution or timidity; shunning approach. 2. Roserved ; perennial, with several woody stems.

not familiar; coy; avoiding freedom of intercourse. 3. SHRUB'LESS, a. Having no shrubs.

Cautious; wary ; careful to avoid committing one's self # SHRUFF, 17. (G. schrof] Dross ; recrement of metals. or adopting measures. 4. Suspicious; jendous. SURUG, v. t. (G. rücken ; D. rug: Sax. hric or hryg.) To SILY, v. i. To start suddenly aside, as a horse.- Halliwell.

draw up; to contract; as, to shrug the shoulders. SHỳ, n. In horsemanship, the starting suddenly aside of a SHRUG, v. i. To raise or draw up the shoulders.

horse.-Farm. Encyc. SIIRUG, N. A drawing up of the shoulders; a motion usu- SHY'LY, adv. In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly ;

ally expressing dislike or slight contempt.--Hudibras. with reserve. SHRUGʻGING, ppr. Drawing up, as the shoulders.

SHYNESS, n. Fear of near approach or of familiarity; reSURUNK, pre, and pp. of shrink.

serve; coyness. SIIRUNK'EN, pp. of shrink. (Nearly obsolete.)

SY. The seventh noto in the musical scale, do or ut being SHUCK, n. A sbell or covering; a husk or pod.-Halliwell. the first SHUDDER, v. i. (G. schaudern ; D. schudden.) To quake; SI-AL'O-GOGUE (si-alo-gog), n. (Gr. oualor and ayw yos.)

to quiver; to tremble or shake with fear, horror, or aver- A medicine that promotes the salivary discharge.--Encyc. sion; to shiver.

+ SIB, a. (Sax. sib.] Related by blood. Chaucer. SHUDDER, n. A tremor; a shaking with fear or horror. SIB. A relation, in Saron, but not in use in English. SHUDDER-ING, ppr. or a. Trembling ; quaking.

ST.BE'RI-AN, a. (Russ. siver, north.) Pertaining to Siberia. SHUDDER-ING, n. A trembling or shaking with fear or SIB'ER-ITE, n. Red tourmaline.- Ure. horror.

SIB’I-LANT, a. (L.sibilo.] Hissing; making a hissing sound. SHUDDER-ING-LY, adv. With tremor.

Sand z are called sibilant letters.

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| SILLY-HOW, 1.. The membrane that covers the head semblance; similarity : likeness in nature, qualities, or apof the fetus.- Brown,

pearance. 2. Comparison ; simile.-Dryden.
SILT, r. i. To choke, fill, or obstruct with mud.

SIMIL-I-TŪʻDI-NA-RY, a. Denoting resemblance.
SILT, n. 1. Saltness, or salt-marsh or mud. 2. A deposit SIM1.LOR, 1. An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling

of mud or tine earth from running or standing water.- brass, but of a golden color.- Ure.
Dana.

SIM'I-OUS, a. (L. simia.] Pertaining to or like a monkey.
SILTING, ppr. Choking, filling, or obstructing with mud. SIM'I-TAR. Sce CIMETER.
SI-LURI-AN, a. (from the Silures, who anciently inhabited a SIM'MER, v. i. To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing.

part of England and Wales.) In gcology, a term applied SIM'MER-ING, ppr. Boiling gently,
to the fossiliferous strata below the old red sandstone.- SIMNEL, n. (Dan. simle; Sw. simla ; G. semmel.) A kind
Murchison.

of sweet cake; a bun. SI-LU’RI-DANS, n. pl. The family of fishes of which the SI-MO NI-AC, n. (Fr. simoniaque.) One who buys or sells silurus is the type.--Brande.

preferment in the Church.- Ayliffe. SI-LTRUS, R. (L. silurus; Fr. silure.) A fish of the genus SIM-O-NI'AC-AL, a. 1. Guilty of simony. 2. Consisting in SI-LURE', 3 silurus, as the sheat-fish.-Dict. Nat. Hist. simony, or the crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical SILVA, n. (L.) 1. A collection of poems. 2. The natural preferment.

history of the forest-trees of a country. This word is SIM-O-NI'AE-AL-LY, adv. With the guilt or offense of more commonly spelled Sylva.

simony. SIL VAN, a. (L. silca. It is also written sylvan.) l. Per- SI-MŌ NI-ANS, n. pl. The followers of Simon Magus. See,

taining to a wood or grove; inhabiting woods. 2. Woody; also, SAINT SIMONIANS. abounding with woods.

SI-MONI-OUS, a. Partaking of simony; given to simony, SILVAN, n. Another name of tellurium.-Werner.

SIM'O-NY, n. (from Simon Magus. The crime of buying SILVATE. See SYLVATE.

or selling ecclesiastical preferment. SILVER, n. (Sax, scolfer, siluer ; Goth. silubr ; G. silber ; D. SI-MOOM', n. A hot, dry wind, which blows in Arabia,

zilver; Sw. silfrer.] 1. A metal of a white color and lively SI-MOON, Syria, and the neighboring countries, from brilliancy. It is exceedingly malleable and ductile, harder the interior deserts.-Brande. than gold, but not so hard as copper, and unattected by SIMOUS, a. (L. simo. 1. Having a very flat or snub nose, pure atmospheric air. Its specific gravity is about 101 with the end turned up. 2. Concave.-Broron. times that of water. It is obtained chiefly from mines in SIMPER, v. i. To smile in a silly manner.-Shak. Mexico and South America, but is also found in various SIMPER, n. A smile with an air of silliness.-Addison. other parts of the world. 2. Money; coin made of silver. SIMPER-ING, ppr. or a. Smiling foolishly. 3. Any thing of soft splendor.- Pope.

SIMPER-ING, n. The act of smiling with an air of silliness. SILVER, a. 1. Made of silver. 2. White like silver. 3. | SIMPER-ING-LY, adv. With a silly smile.

White, or pale; of a pale lustre. 4. Soft and clear; as, | SIMPLE, a. (Fr.; L. simpler.] 1. Consisting of one thing; silrer tones.

not compounded, mingled, or combined with any thing SILVER, 0. l. 1. To cover superficially with a coat of sil. else. 2. Not given to design, stratagem, or duplicity; as,

2. To foliate; to cover with tinfoil amalgamated a simple husbandman. 3. Destitute of art, affectation, or with quicksilver. 3. To adorn with mild lustre; to make construint ; as, simple manners. 4. Characterized by Emooth and bright. 4. To make hoary.

plainness or want of ornament; as, a simple narrative. 5. SILVER-BEAT-ER, n. (silver and beater.] One who foli. Not complex or complicated. 6. Weak in intellect; not ates silver, or forms it into a leaf.

wise or sagacious.—7. In botany, undivided, as a root, stem, SILVER-BUSH, n. A plant, a species of anthyllis.

or spike; only one on a petiole, peduncle, &c.—8. Simple, SILVER-BUSKINED, a. Buskined with silver.-Milion. when applied to minerals and rocks, refers to their homo. SILVER-FIR (-fur), n. A species of fir.- Berkeley.

geneousness, and not to the number of elements which SILVER-FISH, n. A fish of the size of a small carp, named enter into their composition.-A simple body, in chemistry, from its silvery stripes.

is one that has not been decomposed, or separated into SIL'VER-HÄIRED, a. Having hair of the color of silver. two or more elementary bodios.-Syn. Single; uncom. South

pounded; unmingled ; unmixed ; mere ; uncombined ; SILVER-LEAF, n. Silver beaten into a thin leaf.

elementary; plain; artless ; sincere ; harmless ; undesign. SILVER-SMITH, n. (silrer and siih.) One whose occu- ing; frank; open; unaffected; inartificial; unadorned; pation is to work in silver.

credulous; silly; foolish ; shallow ; unwise. SILVER-THIS-TLE (-this?), n. (silver and thistle.) A plant. SIMPLE, n. Something not mixed or compounded; a term SILVER-TREE, n. An evergreen shrub, or small tree, of formerly applied to herbs, from the opinion that each one

the genus leucadendron, a native of South Africa.—Loudon. was a simple or specific remedy. SILVER-WEED, . A perennial plant of the genus polen- SIM’PLE, v. i. To gather simples or plants.-Garth.

SIMPLE-HEXRTED, a. Having a simple heart-Scott. SILVERED, pp. Covered with a thin coat of silver; ren- SIM'PLE-MINDED, A. Artless; undesigning.

dered emooth and lustrous; made white or hoary. SIMPLE-MINDED-NESS, n. Artlessness. SILVER-ING, ppr. Covering the surface with a thin coat of SIMPLE MIN'ER-AL, n. A mineral composed of a single silver; foliating; rendering mildly lustrous.

substance. SILVER-ING, n. 1. The art or operation of covering the SIMPLE-NESS, n. 1. The state or quality of being simple,

surface of any thing with silver. 2. The silver thus laid on. single, or uncompounded. 2. Artlessness; simplicity. 3. SILVER-LING, n. A silver coin.-Is., vii.

Weakness of intellect. SILVER-LY, adv. With the appearance of silver.-Shak. SIM'PLER, n. One who collects simples; an herbalist; a SILVER-Y, a. 1. Like silver; having the appearance of simplist.

silver; white; of a mild lustre. 2. Besprinkled or covered SIMPLESS, for simplicity, or silliness.-Spenser. with silver.

SIMPLE-TON (-pl-tun), n. A silly person; a person of SILVIC ACID. See SYLVIC ACID.

weak intellect; a triller; a foolish person.-Pope. SIMA. See CYMA.

#SIM.PLICIAN (sim-plish'an), n. An artless or undesign. SIM'A-GRE (-gur), n. (Fr. simagrée.] Grimace.-Dryden. ing person. I SI.MÄR',

n. (Fr. simarre. A woman's robe.-Dryden. + SI-MĀRE',

SIM-PLICITY, n. [L. simplicitas ; Fr, simplicité.] 1. Sin.

gleness; the state of being unmixed or uncompounded. SIM'I-A, n. (L. an ape.) A general name of the various tribes 2. The state of being not complex, or of consisting of few of monkeys.

parts. 3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from a propensity SIMI-LAR, 4. (Fr. similaire ; It. simile; Sp. similar ; L. to cunning or stratagem; freedom from duplicity ; sin.

similis.) Like; resembling; having a like form or ap- cerity. 4. Plainness; freedom from artificial ornament. pearance.--In geometry, similar rectilineal figures are such 5. Plainnees ; freedom from subtilty or abstruseness. 6. as have their several angles respectively equal, each to Weakness of intellect; silliness.--Hooker. each, and their sides about the equal angles proportional. SIM.PLIF-L-CATION, n. The act of making simple; the --Similar solids are such as are contained by the same act of reducing to simplicity, or to a state not complex. number of similar planes, similarly situated, and having SIM'PLI-FIED, pp. Made simple or not complex. like inclination to one another.-Brande.

SIM'PLI-FY, v. 1. [L. simplez and facio ; Fr. simplifier.) To SIM-I-LAR'I-TY, n. The state of being similar.-Syn. Like. make simple; to reduce what is complex to greater sim. ness ; resemblance; similitude ; uniformity.

plicity; to make plain or easy.- Barrow. SIM'I-LAR-LY, adv. In like manner; with resemblance. SIMPLI-FY-ING, ppr. Making simple. I SINT-LAR-Y. The same as similar.

SIM'PLIST, n. One skilled in simples or medical plants. SIM'I-L.E, n. (L.). In rhetoric, similitude ; a comparison of SIMPLO-CE. Sce SEMPLOCE.

two things which, however different in other respects, SIMPLY, adv. 1. Without art; without subtilty; artlessly ; have some strong point or points of resemblance.

plainly. 2. Of itself; without addition ; alone. 3. Mere. SIMILITER, n. (L. in like manner.) In law, the technical ly; solely. 4. Weakly ; foolishly. designation of the form by which either party, in pleading, SIMU-LA-CHRE (-ker), 7. (L. simulacrum.) An image.

accepts the issue tendered by his opponent.--Branile. I SIMU-LAR, n. One who simulates or counterfeits some. SI-MIL'I-TUDE, n. (Fr.; L. similitudo.) 1. Likeness; re- thing.--Shak. See SIMULATE.

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SIZ'ING, n. A weak glue used in manufactures. See Size. when it intersects any existing communication at right
Sizy, a. Glutinous; thick and viscous; ropy; having the angles.-Brande.
adhesiveness of size.- Arbuthnot,

SKEW'ER (skū’er), n. A pin of wood or iron for fastening
| SKAD'DLE, 1. (Sax. scath, scenth.) Hurt; damage. meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting.
I SKAD'DLE, a. Hurtful; mischievous.-Ray.

SKEWER, v. 1. To fasten with skewers.
SKAD'DONS, n. pl. The embryos of bees.- Bailey. SKEW'ER-ING, ppr. Fastening with skewers.
SKAIN, ». (Fr. escaigne.) A knot of thread, yarn, or silk, SKID, 1. 1. A piece of timber placed up and down the side or A number of knots collected.

of a vessel to preserve it from injury by heavy bodies ASKUINS MATE, n. A messmate ; a companion.

hoisted or lowered against it.– Totten. 2. A chain used SKALD, n. (qu. Sw. scalla.) An ancient Scandinavian poet fur fastening the wheel of a wagon, to prevent its turn. or bard.

ing round when descending a steep hill. - Farm. Encyc. 3. a. Wild ; timid; shy.--Grose.

The name of timbers used for supports, as of barrels, &c. SKARE, }a.

(Am.] SKATE, 1. [D. schaats ; It. scatto.) A frame of wood, fur. SKIFF, n. (Fr. esquis; It. schifo; Sp. esquifo; G. schiff.) A nished with a smooth iron, and fastened under the foot, small

, light boat, resembling a yawl.- Mar. Dict. for moving rapidly on ice.

SKIFF, v. t.

To pass over in a light boat.
SKATE, 0. i. To slide or move on skates.

SKILL, n. (Sax. scylan ; Icel, Sw. skilia ; Dan. skiller.) 1.
SKATE, n. (Sax. sccadda ; L. squatus, squatina.) A popu. The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with

lar name of numerous cartilaginous tishes of the ray kind, readiness and dexterity in the application of it to practical
having the body much depressed, and more or less of a purposes. 2. Any particular art; (obs.)
rhomboidal form.-- P. Cyc.

i SKILL, 1. 1. To know; to understand, SKATER, 1. One who skates on ice.—Johnson.

| SKILL, v. i. 1. To be knowing in ; to be dextrous in per SKATING, ppr. Sliding or inoving on ekates.

formance. 2. To difler; to make difference.- Bacon. SKATING, n. The act or art of moving on skates.

SKILLED, a. Having familiar knowledge united with readi. I SKEAN, n. (Sax. sugen.) A short sword, or a kuife.

ness and dexterity in the application of it; familiarly ac. SKEED, n. See SKID.

quainted with; expert; skillful.
SKEEL, al. (G. schale; Eng. shell.) A shallow wooden ves. I SKIL'LESS, a. Wanting skill; artless.-Shak.
sel for holding milk or cream.-Grose. (Local.)

SKIL'LET, n. (qu. Fr. ecuelle, ecuelleite.) A small vessel of
SKEER, 0. 1. To mow lightly over.-Jennings.

metal, with a long handle; used for heating and boiling SKEET, n. A long scoop used to wet the sides of ships or Water, &c. the sails of small vessels.- Mar. Dich.

SKILL'FUL, a. 1. Knowing; well versed in any art; hence, SKEG, n. A sort of wild plum.- Johnson.

able in management; able to perform nicely any manual SKEGʻGER, N. A little salmon.-- Walton,

operation in the arts or professions. 2. Well versed in SKEIN, 11. A knot or number of kuots of thread, yarn, or practice.-S2N. Expert; skilled ; dextrous; adept; mas. silk.

terly ; adroit ; clever.
* SKEL'DER, N. A cant term for a vagrant.-Ben Jonson. SKILLFUL-LY, adv. With skill ; dextrously.
SKEL'E-TON, 1. (Fr. squelette ; It. scheletro ; Sp. esqueleto.) SKILL’FÜL-NESS, 1. The quality of possessing skill; dex.

1. The bones of an animal body separated from the flesh trousness; ability to perform well in any art or business.
and retained in their natural position or connections. 2. SKIL'LING, 1. A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a
The compages, general structure, or frame of any thing. cottage. (Local,
3. The heads and outline of a literary performance, par. SKILÝ, n.' Dittorence.-Cleaveland. See SKILL.

ticularly of a sermon. 4. A very thin or lean person. SKIM, n. (a different orthography of scum; Fr. ecume; It. SKEL'E-TON-KEY, u. A thin, light key, with nearly the schiuma ; G. schaum; D. schuim; Dan., Sw.skum. Scum ;

whole substance of the bits tiled away, so that it may be the thick matter that forms on the surface of a liquor. less obstructed by the wards of a lock.- Hebert.

(Little used. SKEL'LUM, n. (G. schelm.] A scoundrel.

SKIM, 0. I. To take off the thick, gross matter which sep. SKEL'LY, v. i. To squint.-- Brockui.

arates from any liquid substance and collects on the sur. SKELP, 1. (lcel. skelfa.) A blow; a smart stroke.--Brockett. face. 2. To take off by skimming. 3. To pass near the SKEN, 0. i. .To squint. (Craven dialect.]

surface; to brush the surface slightly. SKEP, n. 1. A coarse, round farin-basket. Farm. Encyc. | SKIM, v. i. 1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even,

-2. In Scotland, the repository in which bees lay their smooth course, or without flapping. 2. To glide along honey.-Johnson.

near the surface; to pass lightly. 3. To hasten over superSKEPTI€, n. (Gr. CKETTIKOS ; Sax, sceawian.] 1. One who ficially or with slight attention.

doubts the truth and reality of any principle or system of SKIM-CULT.ER, }n. A colter for paring off the surface
principles or doctrines.- in philosophy, à Pyrrhonist or SKIM-COULT-ER, 3 of land. follower of Pyrrho, the founder of a sect of skeptical phi. SKIM-MILK,

Milk from which the cream has losophers, who doubted in respect to every thing.–2. In SKIMMED-MILK, been taken.

theology, a person who doubts the existence of God, or the SKIM'BLE-SEAMBLE, a. (a duplication of scamble.) Wan-

truth of revelation.

dering; disorderly-Shak. li low word.) 1. Doubting; hesitating to admit the SKIMMED, pp. or a. Taken from the surface; having the SKEPTICAL,}".

certainty of doctrines or principles ; thick matter taken from the surface; brushed along. doubting of every thing. 2. Doubting or denying the truth SKIMMER, n. 1. A utensil in the form of a scoop, used of revelation.

for skimming liquors. 2. One who skims over a subject; SKEPTIE-AL-LY, adv. With doubt; in a doubting man. (rare.-3. Black skimmer, a web-footed water-fowl, ulzo per.

called cut-ucator and shear-water. SKEPTIC-AL-NESS, n. Doubt; pretense or profession of SKIN MING, ppr.: 1. Taking from the surface, as cream doubt.

from milk. 2. Gliding lightly along near the surface. SKEP'TI-CISM, n. (Fr. scepticisme.] 1. The doctrines and SKIMMING-LY, ado. By gliding along the surface.

opinions of the Pyrrhonists or skeptical philosophers; uni. SKIMMINGS, n. pl. Matter skimmed from the surface of
versal doubt.-2. In theology, a doubting of the truth of liquors.- Edwards, W. Indies. revelation, or of the existence of God.

SKIMMING-TON, N. A vulgar word from the Danish SKEP"TI-CĪZE, v. i. To doubt; to pretend to doubt of ev. SKIM'I-TRY, 3 skiemler, to jest; used in the phrase, ery thing.–Shaftesbury. (Little used.)

to ride skimmington, or skimitry, which consisted in making SKERRY, n. A rocky isle.

a man who had been beaten by his wife ride behind a SKETCH, 1. [D. scheis; G. skizze ; Fr. esquisse ; Sp. esquicio.) woman on a horse, with his face to the horse's tail, follow

An outine or general delineation of any thing; a first ed by a procession of rough music, as frying pans, bull's.

rough or incomplete draught of a plan or any design. horns, marrow-bones, cleavers, &c.-Halliwell. SKETCH, 0. l. 1. To draw the outline or general tigure of SKIN, n. (Sax, scin ; Sw. skinn; Dan. skind.) 1. The natu

a thing; to make a rough draught. 2. To plan by giving ral covering of animal bodies, consisting of the cuticle or the principal points or ideas. Dryden.-Syn. To delin. scarf-skin, the rele mucosum, and the cutis or hide. 2. A eate ; design; draught; depict; portray ; paint.

hide; a pelt; the skin of an animal separated from the SKETCHED (skecht), pp. flaving the outline drawn. body, whether green, dry, or tanned. 3. The body; the SKETCH'ER, n. One who sketches.

person ; (in ludicrous language.) 4. The bark or husk SKETCH'I-NESS, n. State of being sketchy.

of a plant; the exterior coat or rind of fruits and plants. SKETCU'ING, ppr. Drawing the cutline.

SKIN, 0. t. 1. To strip oti the skin or hide ; to tay; to pecl. SKETCHI'Y, 4. Containing only an outline; incomplete. 2. To cover with skin. 3. To cover superficially. SKEW (skû), adr. (G. schief ; Dan. skiær.) Awry; obliquely. SKIN, v. i. To be covered with skin. #SKEW (skú), v. l. (Dan. skiæver.) 1. To look obliquely SKIN-DEEP, a. Superticial; not deep; slight.

upon ; to notice slightly. 2. To form in an oblique way. SKINFLINT, n. A very niggardly person. SKIW (sku), c. i. To walk obliquely. (Local.)

SKINK, 11. (Sax. scenc.] 1. Drink ; pottage ; (obs.) 2. (L. SKEW-BACK, n. In brick-work and masonry, the abutment scincus.) A small species of lizard, covered with scales

which slupes to receive the end of an arch.-- Brande. like a coat of mail, found in Northern and Western Africa, SKEW-BRIDGE, n. A kind of bridge used on a rail-rond and considered by the ancients a sort of univer-al medi. DOVE ;-BULL, UNITE;-AN”GER, VI”CIOUS.-€ as K; û as J; $ as Z; CH as SH; FH as in this. t Obsolete.

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ness; keenness; quickness; vigor; liveliness; brisknees; SMIL'A-CIN, n. (Gr. quidaš; L. silaz.) A white cryatalvivacity; wittiness.

lizable compound, considered to be the active principle of SMASH, v. t. (probably mash, with a prefix.) To break in the officinal species of smilar, or sarsaparilla. " It is iusto picces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush.—Burkc. less when solid, but bitter in solution. It is now ascer. Vulgar)

tained to be parillinic acid. SMASHED (smasht). pp. or a. Dashed to pieces.

SMILE, v. i. (Św. smila , Dan. smiler.] 1. To contract the SMASHING, ppr. Dashing to pieces.

features of the face in such a manner as to express pleas SMASHING, 11. State of being smashed.

ure, moderate joy, or love and kindness. 2. To express ISMATCH, v. i. To have a taste,- Banister.

slight contempt by a smiling look, implying sarea in or SMATCH, 1. [corrupted írom smack.] 1. Taste; tincture ; pity ; to sneer. 3. To look gay and joyous : or to have (rulgar.] 2. A bird.

an appearance to excite joy. 4. To be propitious or favor SMATTER, 3. i. (qu. Dan. smatter.] 1. To talk superficial. able ; to favor; to countenance.

ly or ignorantly. 2. To have a slight taste, or a slight, SMILE, v. t. To awe with a contemptuous smile. superticial knowledge.

SMILE, n. 1. A peculiar contraction of the features of the SMATTER, 1. Slight, superficial knowledge.

face, which naturally expresses pleasure, moderate joy, SMATTER-ER, 11. Que who has only a slight, superficial approbation, or kindness. 2. Gay or joyous appearance. knowledge.--Srift.

3. Favor; countenance ; propitiousness. 4. An expres SMATTER-ING, n. A slight, superficial knowledge.

sion of countenance, resembling a smile, but indicative of SMEAR (smeer), v. t. [Fax. smerian, smirian ; D. smeren ; G. opposite feelings, as contempt, scorn, &c.; as, a scornjul

schmieren; Ir smearam.] 1. To overspread with any thing smile.
unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to besmear; to daub. 2. SMILE'LESS, a. Not having a smile. To soil; to contaminate ; to pollute.

SMiL'ER, n. One who smiles.
SMEAR, n. A fat, oily substance; ointment. (Rare.) SMILING, ppr. or ..

Having a smile on the countenance; SMEARED, pp. Overspread with soft or oily matter ; looking joyous or gay : looking propitious. soiled.

SMILING-LY, ado, With a look of pleasure. SMEAR'ING, ppr. Overspreading with any thing soft and SMILING-NESS, n. State of being smiling.–Byron. oleaginous ; yoiling.

I SMILT, for smelt.
SMEAR’Y, a. That emears

or soils; adhesive. - Rowe. SMÍRCH (smurch), v. t. (from murk, murky.) To cloud; to (Rare.)

dusk; to soil. --Shak. (Lon.) SNEATH, n. A sea fowl.

SMIRK, v. i. To look atlectrdly soft or kind. See SMERK. SMEETITE, n. (Gr. OuNKTIS.] A sort of fuller’s carth. - SMIT, sometimes used for smitten. Sce SUITE Smart.

SMĪTE, v. l.; pret. smote; pp. smitten, smit. (Sax smitar; I SMEETH, v. t. To smoke.

D. sinyten.) 1. To strike; to throw, drive, or force against, SMEETII, 0.1. To smooth.-Hallivell. (North of England.) as the fist or hand, a stone or a weapon. 2 To kil; to SMEG.MATIC, a. (Gr. oumyna.). Being of the nature of destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind. soap; soapy; cleansing; detersive.

3. To blast; to destroy life, as by a stroke or by some SMELL, v. i.; pret. and pp. smelled, smelt. To perceive hy thing sent. 4. To attict; to chasten ; to punish. 5. To

the nose, or by the olfactory nerves ; to have a sensation strike or affect with passion. excited in certain organs of the nose by particular quali- | SMITE, 0. i. To strike; to collide. ties of a body, which are transmitted in tine particles, SMĪTE, n. A blow. (Local.) often from a distance.-- To smell out is a low phrase sig. SMITER, 1. One who smites or strikes. nifying to find out by sagacity.– To smell a rat is a low SMITH, n. (Sax. smith; Dan., Sw. smed; D. smit; G. schmied) phrase signifying to suspect strongly.

1. Literally, the striker, the beater; hence, one who fora SMELL, v. i. 1. To attect the olfactory nerves ; to have an with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, an iroa.

odor or particular scent, 2. To have a particular tincture smith, &c. 2. He who makes or etfects any thing. or smack of any quality. 3. To practice smelling. 4. To #SMITII, v. I. (Sax. smithian.) To beut into shape; to forge. exercise sagacity.

--Chaucer. SMELL, n. 1. The sense or faculty by which certain qual. SMITH'-€RÄFT, n. (smith and craft.) The art or occupa

ities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentality tion of a smith.-Raleigh. (Little used.] of the olfactory nerves; or the faculty of perceiving by SMITH'ER-Y, 1). 1. The work-shop of á smith. 2. Work the organs of the nose; one of the five senses. 2. The done by a smith.- Burke. quality of bodies which atfects the olfactory organs.- | SMITH'ING, n. The act or art of working a mass of iron Syn. Scent; odor; perfume; fragrance.

into the intended shape.- Moron. SMELLED,

SMITH-SÕNI-AN, 2. Pertaining to or derived from SmithSMELT,

pret
. and pp. of smell.

son, an English gentleman who bequeathed a large sum of SMELL'ER, n. One who smells.

money to the United States to found an institution for the SMELL'FEAST, n. One who is apt to find and frequent dittusion of learning. good tables ; an epicure; a parasite.

SMITH'Y, n. (Sax. smiththa.) The shop of a smith. SMELL'ING, ppr. Perceiving by the olfactory nerves. SMITING, Ppr. Striking; killing; alllicting; puni-bing SMELL'ING, n. The sense by which odors are perceived. SMITT, n. The finest of the clayey ore made up into balls, SMELL'ING-BOT-TLE, n. A bottle impregnated with used for marking sheep.-Woodward.

something suited to stimulate the nose and revive the SMITTEN ( mit’n), pp. of smite. 1. Struck; killed. 2. Af spirits.- Ash.

fected with soune passion; excited by beauty or some SMELT. See SMELLED.

thing impressive. SMELT, n. (Sax.). A small fish of the ealmon family that SMITTLE, 0. l. To infect:- - Halliwell. (Local.] is very delicate food. It emits a peculiar odor like that SMITTLE,

a. Infectious. of cucumbers, rushes, or violets.The sand-smelt is the SMITTLISH, same as the atherine, which see.

SMOCK, n. (Bax. smoc) 1. A shift ; a chemiae: a woman's EMELT, v. 1. (D. smelten ; G. schmelzen ; Dan. smelter.) To under garment.--% in composition, it is used for female or

melt or fuse, as ore for the purpose of separating the metal. what relates to women, 3. A smock-frock, which sec.SMELTED, pp. or a. Melted for the extraction of the

M. F. Tupper. metal.

SMOCK-FACED (-faste), 2. Pale-faced; maidenly; baving AMELTER, 7, One who emelts ore.

a feininine countenance or complexion. SMELTER-Y, n. A house or place for smelting ores. SMOCK'-FROCK, 11. (smock and frock.) A coarse lira SMELTING, ppr. Melting, as ore.

frock or shirt worn over the coat by farm-lavorers. – SMELTING, n. The operation of melting or fusing ores Hallinell. for the purpose of extracting the metal.

SMOCK-MILL, 7. A wind-mill wbose top is the only part SMERK. v. i. (Sax. smercian.) 1. To smile affectedly or which turns to meet the wind.--Francis. wantonly. 2. To look atfectedly soft or kind.

SMOER-RACE, n. A race run hy wonen for the prize of SMERK, n. An attected smile.

a fine smock. (Vorth of England.) ,

SMOCK'LESS, a. Wanting a smock.-Chaucer.

SMOKE, n. (Sax. smoca, smer, smic; G. schmauch ; D. k.) SMER'LIN, n. A fish.-Ainsuorth.

1. The exhalation, visible vapor, or substance that es SMEW (smū), n. A migratory aquatic fowl, the mergus al- or is expelled in combustion from the substance burning, bellus ; also called achite nun.

as from wood, &c. 2. Vapor ; watery exhalations SMICK'ER, 0. i. (Sw. smickra; Dan. smigrer.) To smerk; SMOKE, r. i. (Sax. smocian, smecan, smican; Dan. fi*: to look anorously or wantonly.

D. smooken.] 1. To emit smoke: to throw off volatilo SMICK'ER-ING. ppr. Smerking; emiling nffcctedly.

matter in the form of vapor or exhalation. 2. To hann: SMICK'ER-ING, N. An affected smile or amorous look. to be kindled; to rage : (in Scripture.) 3. To raise a du#SMICKET, n. Dim. of smock.

or smoke by rapid motion. 4. To sinell or hunt out, to • SMID'DY, n. (Sax. smiththa.) A smithery or smith's work- suspect; (rare.) 5. To use tobacco in a pipe or cigar. by shop.

inhaling its smoke. 6. To gutter; to be punished SMĪGHT, for smite, in Spenser, is a mistake.

SMOKE, n. t. 1. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to

EMERK'Y, }a. Nice ; smart; janty.-Spenser.

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&c., eupposed to be an antidote to the poison of certain SNEAK, 1. A mean sellow. enakes.

SNEAK'-CUP. Scc SNEAKUP. SNĀK’ING, ppr. Winding small ropes spirally round a SNEAKER, n. A small vessel of drink.-Spectator. (Local} large one.

SNEAKING, ppr. 1. Creeping away slily ; stealing away. BNĀK'ISH, a. Having the qualities of a snake.

2. a. Mean ; servile; crouching.- Korce. 3. Meanly partiSNĀKY, a. 1. Pertaining to a snake or to snakes ; resembling monious; covetous; niggardly.

a enake ; serpentine; winding. 2. Sly; cunning; insinu- SNEAKING-LY, adv. In a sneaking manner; meanly.-ating ; deceitful. 3. Having serpents.

Herbert. AP, v. t. (D. snappen, snaauen ; G. schnappen ; Dan. snap. SNEAK'ING-NESS, 1. Meanness; niggardliness.- Boyle, per.] 1. To break at once; to break short. 2. To strike I SNEARSBY, n. A paltry fellow.- Barrow. with a sharp sound. 3. To bite or seize suddenly with I ENE AKUP, n. A sneaking, cowardly, insidious fellow. the teeth. 4. To break upon suddenly with sharp angry #SNEAP (sneep), r. l. (Dan, snibbe.] 1. To check; to rewords. 5. To crack.---To enap off. 1. To break suddenly. prove abruptly; to reprimand. ---Chaucer. 2. To nip.2. To bite off suddenly:-To snap one up, to snap one up

Shak. short, to treat with sharp words.

† SNEAP, n. A reprimand; a check-Shak. SNAP, 0. i. 1. To break short; to part asunder suddenly. SNEB, v. l. To check; to reprimand. [The same as snap.)

2. To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the SNED, teeth. 3. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words.

SNEAD,

} See SNEAD. SNAP, n. 1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any sub- SNEEK, 1. The latch of a door. [Not in use, or local]

2. A sudden, eager bite ; a sudden seizing or ef SNEER, 1. i. 1. To show contempt by turuing up the nose, fort to seize with the tecth. 3. A crack of a whip. 4. A or by a particular cast of countenance. 2. To insinuate greedy fellow. 5. A catch; a theft.

contempt by covert expression. 3. To utter with grimace. SNAP-DRAG-ON, n. 1. A name of several different plants, 4. To ehow mirth awkwardly.-Syn. To scoff ; gilse ; jer.

belonging to the genera antirrhinum, rucllia, &c. 2. A SNEER, 0. l. To treat with a kind of contempt.-- Thyer. play in which raisins arc snatched from burning brandy SNEER, 1. 1. A look of contempt, or a turning up of the and put into the mouth. 3. The thing eaten al snap nosc to manifest contempt; a louk of disdain, derision, or dragon.

ridicule. - Pupe. 2. An expression of ludicrous econn. SNAPE, r. 1. Used in the North of England for sneap. Watts.-Srn. Scoff; gibe; jeer. SXAPPLIANCE, n. A kind of tirclock. - Shelton.

SNEER'ER, n. One who sncers. SNAPPED (napt), pp. Broken abruptly ; seized or bitten # SNEERFUL, a. Given to sneering.-Shenstone. suddenly ; cracked, as a whip.

SNEERING, ppr. or a. Manifesting contempt or scorn by SNAPPER, n. One who snaps. --Shak.

turning up the nose, or by some grimace or siguiócant SNAPPISHI, a. 1. Eager to bite; apt to snap.

2. Peevish;

look. sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or tartly.

SNEERING-LY, ade. With a look of contempt or scorn. SNAPPISIL-LY, adv. Peevishly ; angrily; tartly..

SNEEZE, v. i. (Sax. nicsan ; D. nian; G. niesen.) To emit SNAPPISH-NESS, n. The quality of being snappish ; peev. air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a ishness; tartness.

kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irriSNAPSACK, 1. A knapsack. (Vulgar.)

tation of the inner membrane of the nose. ISNIR, r. i. To snarl. -Spenser.

SNEEZE, n. A sudden and violent ejection of air, chiefly SNARE, n. (Dan. snare ; Sw. snara ; Dan. anore.) 1. A string through the nose, with an audible sound.-Milton.

or line with a noose for catching animals, particularly SNEEZE-WORT, n. A name of several diterent plants birids, by the leg. 2. Any thing by which one is entangled of the genus achillca, teranthemum, &c. and brought into trouble.-1 Čor., vii.

SNEEZING, ppr. Emitting air froin the nose audibly. ENĀRE, 0. i. (Dan. snarer.) To catch with a snare; to in. SNEEZING, n. 1. The act of ejecting air violently and audi. snare: to entangle; to bring into unexpected evil.

bly, chietly through the nose; sternutation. SNARED, PP. Entangled ; unexpectedly involved in diffi. Í SNELL, a. (Sax. snel.) Active ; brisk; nimble. culty.

SNET, n. The fut of a deer. (Local among sportsmen.) SNIRER, n. One who lays snares or entangles.

ISNEW, old pre, of snou.-Chaucer. SNÄRING, ppr. Entangling; in: naring.

SNIB, to wip or reprimand, is only a different spelling of SNARL, r. i. (G. schnarren ; D. snar.] 1. To growl, as an sneb, sneap.-Hubbard's Tale.

angty or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. + SNICK, n. A emall cut or mark; a latch.

2. To speak roughly; to talk in rude, murmuring terms. I SNICK AND SNEE. A combat with knives. SNARL, v. t. 1. To entangle ; to complicate ; to involve in SNICK'ER, 10. i. (Sw. niuge.) To laugh slily or with short, knots. 2. To embarrass.

SNIGGER, ) suppressed catches, or to laugh in one's SNARL, n. Entanglement; a knot or complication of hair, sleere.--Halliwell.

thread, &c., which is difficult to disentangle; hence, a SNIFF, v. i. To draw air audibly up the nose. - Scith contention or quarrel.-Halliwell. (Local in England, and I SNIFF, r. t. To draw in with the breath through the nose. still used occasionally in America.)

-Todd. SNÄRL'ER, n. One who snarls; a surly, growling animal; I SNIFF, n. Perception by the nose.- Warton, a grumbling quarrelsome fellow.-Suis.

SNIFT, n. A moment. SNARL'ING, ppr. or a. 1. Growling; grumbling angrily. SNIFT, v. i. To snort.

2. Entangling.-Syn. Cynical; snappish; waspish; peev. SNIFTING-VALVE, n. A valve in the cylinder of a steainish.

engine for the escape of air ; so called from the noise it SNAR'Y, Q. Entangling; insidious.-Dryden.

makes.-Francis. SNAST, n. [G. schnaut:e.) The snuff of a candle.

SNIG, n. A kind of eel.--Grosc. (Local.) SNATCH, r. 1.; pret. and pp. snatched or snatcht. [D. snak. SNIGGLE, v. i. To fish for cels by thrusting the bait into

ken.) 1. To seize hastily or abruptly. 2. To seize with. their holes.-Wallon. (Local.] out permission or ceremony: 3. To seize and transport SNIG'GLE, r. 1. To snare ; to catch.--Beaun. and Flecker. away. --Syn. To twitch ; pluck; pull; catch ; grasp ; SNIP, t. t. (D. snippen.) To clip; to cut off the nip or deb, gripe.

or to cut off at once with shears or scissors. SNATCH, v. i. To catch at; to attempt to seize suddenly. SNIP, 1. 1. A clip; a single cut with shears or scissors 2. SNATCH, 1. 1. A hasty catch or seizing. 2. A catching at A small shred. 3. Share; a snack; (a low toord.)

or attempt to seize suddenly. 3. A short fit of vigorous SNIPP-SNAP, 1. A cant word formed by repeating site action. 4. A broken or interrupted action; a short fit or and signifying a tart dialogue with quick replies.- Pom turn. 5. A shuftling answer; (rare.)

SNIPE, n. (D. snip.) 1. A bird that frequents wet placer SNATCH'-BLOCK, N. A particular kind of block used in It is of the genus scolopar, has a long, straight, slender bill,

ships, having an opening in one side to receive the bight and is highly prized for food. 2. A fool; a blockhead. of a rope,

SNIPPER, n. One who snips or clips.
SNATCHED (snacht), pp. Seized suddenly and violently. SNIPPET, n. A small part or share.- Hudibras,
SNATCHER, n. One who snatches or takes abruptly.- SNIPPING, ppr, Clipping; cutting off with slicars or scis

Shak.
SNATCH'ING, ppr. Seizing hastily or abruptly ; catching at. SNITE, n. (Sax.) A snipe.-Carco,
SNATCHING-LY, adv. By enatching; hastily; abruptly. SNĪTE, v. 1. (Sax. snytan.) To blow the nose.-In Scot
SNATH, n. (Sax. snad. The handle of a scythe. (New En. land, snite the candle, snuff it-Greto.
gland.) Also spelled snatle and sneathe.

SNITHE, a. Sharpi piercing; cutting ; (applied to the
I SNATHE, r. I. (Bax. snidan, anithan.) To lop; to prune. SNITH'Y, 3 wind.)
SNATTOCK, n. A chip; a slice.-Gayton. (Rare.) SNIVEL (sniv1), n. (fax. snofel.) Snot; mucus running
SNEAD, n. The handle of a scythe spath.- Ash.

from the nose. SNEAK (Encek), r. i. (Sax. snican ; Dan. sniger.] 1. To SNIV'EL, v. i. 1. To run at the nose. 2. To cry as children,

creep or steal away privately; to withdraw meanly, as a with snuffing or eniveling: person afraid or ashamed to be seen. 2. To behave with SNIVEL-ER, n. 1. One who cries with stiveling: 2. One mennness and servility ; to crouch ; to truckle.

who weeps for slight causes, or manifests weakness by # SNEAK (sneck), v. 1. To hide.- Wake.

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SOU
SORENESS, n. 1. The tenderness of any part of an animal | SORTING, ppr. Separating, as things having like qualities,

body, which renders it extremely suscepable of pain from from other things, and reducing to order.
pressure. -2. Figuratively, tenderness of mind, or sus. SOR-TI"TION (sor-tish'un), n. (L. sortitio.] Selection or ceptibility of mental pain.

appointment by lot-Bp. Hall. SOR'GO, n. A plant, of the genus sorghum.

SORTMENT, n. 1. The act of sorting; distribution into Sö'Rī, n. pl. See SORUS.

classes or kinds. 2. A parcel sorted.
SO-RITES, n. (L.] In logic, an abridged form of stating a BORUS, n.; pl. Sori. (Gr. owpos, a heap.) In botany, a

series of syllogisms, of which the conclusion of each is a name given to small clusters of minute capsules on the premise of the succeeding one. Thus, A=B, B=C, back of the fronds of ferns.

C=D; therefore, A=D.-Brande.

SO'RY, n. The ancient name of sulphate of iron.-Ure.
SORNED, pp. Obtruded upon a friend for bed and board. # SOSS, v. i. (Ger. sausen.) To fall at once into a chair or
SORNER, n. One who obtrudes himself upon another for seat; to sit lazily.-Swifi. bed and board.

| SOSS, .

A lazy fellow SO-ROR'I.CĪDE, n. (L. soror and cado.) The murder or SOS-TE-NU'TO. (It.) In music, sustaining the sounds to murderer of a sister. (Rare.)

the utmost of the nominal value of the time.
7 SORRAGE, n. The blades of green wheat or barley.- SOT, n. (Fr. sot ; Arm, sodt; Sp. zote, zola; Port. :ole.) 1.
Dict.

A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull tellow; a dole. 2.
SOR'RANCE, n. In farriery, any disease or sore in horses. A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual
SORREL, a. (Fr. saire, yellowish-brown; It. sauro.) of a drunkard. reddish color.

SOT, 0. l. To stupefy; to infatuate ; to besot. (Little used.]
SORREL, n. A reddish color; a faint red.

SOT, r. i. To tipple to stupidity. (Liule used.]
SORREL, N. Sax. sur, sour; Dan. syre.) A name of cer- SO-TE-RI-OL'O-GY, 2. (Gr. owinpios and Aayos.) A dis-

tain plants, of the genus rumer, so named from their acid course on health, or the science of promoting health.
taste. (See, also, Wood-SORREL.)-Salt of sorrel, binoxa SOTHIE YEAR, n. The Egyptian year of 365 days, 6
late of potas-a-Brande.

hours; so called from Sothis, the dog-star.
SORREL-TREE, n. A species of andromeda, whose leaves SOTTISH, a. 1. Destitute of sense ; very foolish.-Shift.

are sometimes used as a substitute for sumach, in dye- 2. Dull with intemperance. - Syn. Dull; stupid ; sense ing.

less ; doltish; infatuate.
SORRI-LY, ado. [from sorry.) Meanly; despicably ; piti. SOT TISH-LY, adu. Stupidly; senselessly : without reason,
ably; in a wretched manner.- Sidney.

SOTTISH-NESS, n. 1. Dullness in the exercise of reason;
SOR'RINESS, 1. Meanness; poorness; despicableness. stupidity. 2. Stupidity from intoxication.
SORROW, n. (Sax, sorg ; Goth. saurga; Sw., Dan. sorg.) SOT TO VÖ'CĘ (-voʻcha). (IL] In music, with a restrained

The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the voice or moderate tone.
loss of any good, real or supposed, or by disappointment SUU (900), n.; pl. Sous. (Fr. sou, sol.) A French money of in the expectation of good.-SYN. Afiction; grief; sad. account, and a copper coin, in value the twentieth part of ness; mourning.

a livre, or of a franc. (The singular is often spelled 038)
SORRÓW, v. i. (Sax. sarian, sargian, sorgian ; Goth. saur. SOU'BAH. See SUBAH.
gan.) To feel pain of mind; to grieve; to be sad.-Syn. SOUCE. See SOUSE. To mourn ; weep; lament.

* SOU-CHONG',

A kind of black tea,
SORROW-BLIGHT-ED, a. Blighted with sorrow.-Moore. SOO-CHONGʻ,
SORROW - STRICK-EN, a. Struck with sorrow; de + SOUGH (sutt), v. i. (Teut. soeffen.) To whistle.- Hist. of pressed.

the Royal Society. (Applied to the wind.)
+ SORRŪWED, pp. Accompanied with sorrow.-Shak. SOUGH (suf), n. A small drain; an adit.-Buchanan. 2 SORʼROW-FUL, a. 1. Grieving for the loss of some good, (pro. sow.) A hollow murmur or roaring; a buzzing; as,

or on account of some expected evil. 2. Deeply serious; a sough in the ears.-Ben Jonson.-Halliwell.
depressed ; dejected.—1 Sam., i. 3. Producing sorrow; SOUGHT (sawt), pret. and pp. of seek.
exciting grief. 4. Expressing grief; accompanied with SOUL (sole), 11. (Sax, sawel, sawl, or saul; G. scele; D, tie;
grief. Shak.-SYN. Snd; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; Dan. siel.) 1. "The spiritual, rational, and immortal sub drear; dreary ; grievous; lamentable; duleful; baleful; stance in man, which distinguishes him from brutes; that distressing.

part of man which enables him to think and reason, and SORROW-FUL-LY, adv. In a sorrowful manner; in a which renders him a subject of moral government. 2 The mavner to produce grief.

understanding; the intellectual principle. 3. Vital prinSORROW.FUL-NESS, n. State of being sorrowful; grief. ciple. 4. Essence; chief part; as, the soul of eloquence. SORROW-ING, ppr. or a. Feeling sorrow, grief, or regret. 5. Animating principle or part; as, the soul of the enter SORROW-ING, n. Expression of sorrow.-Browne.

prise. 6. Internal power. 7. A human being; a person SORROW-LESS, a. Free from sorrow.

8. Animal life. 9. Active power. 10. Energy or grandeur SORRY, a. (Sax, sarig, sari.] 1. Grieved for the loss of of mind. 11. Generosity; nobleness of mind; la calle

some good; pained for some evil that has happened to quial use.). 12. An intelligent being. 13. Heart; atlee one's self, or friends, or country. 2. Attended with mis. tion.–14. In Scripture, appetite.-Prov., xxvii. 15. A fafortune; as, in sorry case. 3. Poor; mean; vile; worth- miliar compellation of a person, but often expressing leas; as, a sorry excuse.-Syn. Hurt; afflicted; mortitied; some qualities of the mind; as, he was a good soul vexed; chagrined; melancholy; dismal.

Syn. Spirit; life; courage; fire ; ardor.
SORT, 11. (Fr. sorte; It. sorta ; Sp. suerte; Port, sorte; Ger. SOUL, v. t. To endue with a soul.-Chaucer.

sorle ; Sw., Dan, sort ; L. sors.). 1. A kind or species ; | SOUL, v. i. (Sax, sufi, sufd.] To atford suitable suste-
any number or collection of individual persons or things | SõWL, )
characterized by the same or like qualities. 2. Manner; SÕUL-BELL, n. The passing bell.-Hall. form of being or acting. 3. Class or order. 4. Rank ; SÕUL-BE-TRĀY'ING, a. Tending to betray the soul.

condition above the vulgar.-Shak. ; [obs.] 5. A company SOUL-CALM-ING. a. Tranquilizing the soul.-16.

or knot of people ; (obs.] 6. Degree of any quality. 7, SOUL-DE-STROY'ING, a. Pernicious to the soul.
Lot; (obs.) 8. A pair ; u set; a suit.- Oui oj soris, out 1 SOUL-DIS-EASED (-diz-eezd), a. Diseased in soul or
of order: hence, unwell.-Halliwell; (low.)

mind. --Spenser. SORT, v. t. 1. To separate, as things having like qualities SÕUL-EN-TRÄNC'ING, Q. Enrapturing the soul.--Cols

from other things, and place them in distinct classes or ridge. divisions. 2. To reduce to order from a state of confu. SOUL-FELT, a. Deeply felt.

sion. 3. To conjoin; to put together in distribution, 4. SOUL-HÄRD'ENED, a. Having an obdurate heart-

To cull; to choose from a number; to select.

Coleridge.
SORT, v. i. 1. To be joined with others of the same spe- SOUL-SEOT, n. [soul and scot.) A funcral duty, or

cies. 2. To consort; to associate. 3. To suit; to fit. 4. SOUL-SHOT, 3 money paid by the Roman Catholics, in
(Fr. sortir.) To terminate ; to issue; to have success; former times, for a requiem for the soul.
fobs.] 5. To fall out; (obs.]

SOUL-SEARCH-ING, a. Searching the soul or heart SORTABLE, a. 1. That may be sorted. 2. Suitable; be SOUL-SELL-ING, 2. Selling persons; dealing in the parfitting.-Bacon.

chase and sale of human beings.-J. Barlow.
SORTA-BLY, adv. Suitably; fitly.

SOUL-SIEK, a. (soul and sick.) Diseased in mind or soul;
I SORTAL, a. Pertaining to or designating a sort.-Locke. morally discased.-Hall,
I SORTANCE, 1. Suitableness; agreement.--Shak. SOUL-STIR-RING, a. Exciting the soul.-E. Everch.
SORT’ED, PP: Separated and reduced to order from a SOUL-SUB-DUʻING, 4. Subduing the soul. state of confusion.

SÕULED, a. Instinct with soul or feeling. - Dryden, SORTIE (sor'te), 1. (Fr.) A sally: an attack made by SOUL'LESS, a. Without a soul, or without greatness or troops from a besieged place upon the besiegers.

nobleness of mind; mean; spiritless. --Shak. SORTI-LEGE, n. (Fr.; L. sortilegium.] The act or prac. SOUND, a. (Sax, sund; D. gezond ; Ger. gesund; Dan.. S«. tice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots. (Sorli- sund.) 1. Entire; unbroken; not eliaky, split

, or defoc. legy is not used.)

tive. 2. Undecayed; whole ; perfect, or not defective. BORI-I-LEGIOUS, a. Pertaining to sortilege.—Daubuz. 3. Unbroken; not bruised or defective; not lacerated or * See Synopsis. Ā, Ë, I. &c., long.-Ă, E, I, &c., short.--FÄR, FALL, WHAT;-PREY;-MARINE, BIRD ;-*!!VE, BOOK,

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SPANDREL, 17. The irregular triangular space between SPĀRENESS, n. State of being lean or thin ; leanness. the curve of an arch and the rectangle inclosing it.

SPĂRER, n.

One who avoids unnecessary expense. ISPĀNE, 0. l. (D. speenen.) To wean.

Wotton. + SPANG, n. (D. spange.) A spangle or shining ornament; SPĀRE'RIB, n. (D. spier, a muscle, and rib.] The piece of a thin piece of metal or other shining material.

a hog taken from the side, consisting of the ribs with little SPANGLE (spang gl), n. 1. A small plate or boss of shining flesh on them.

metal; something brilliant used as an ornament. 2. Any + SPÄR-GE-FACTION, n. (L. spargo.] The act of sprinkling. little thing sparkling and brilliant like pieces of metal, as SPÄR'HAWK. See SPARROW-HAWK. crystals of ice.

SPĀR'ING, ppr.

1. Using frugally; forbcaring; omitting to SPAN GLE, . t. To set or sprinkle with spangles; to adorn punish or destroy. 2. a. Scarce; little. 3. Scanty ; not with small, distinct, brilliant bodies.

plentiful; not abundant. 4. Saving ; parsimonious. SPANGLED (spang gld), pp. or a. Set with spangles. SPĀRING:LY, adv. 1. Not abundantly. --Shak. 2. Frugally ; SPANGLER, n. One who spangles.-Keates.

: 3. ; : SPAN"GLING, ppr. Adorning with spangles.

ly. 4. Seldom; not frequently. 5. Cautiously ; tenderly. * SPANIEL (span'yel), n. (Fr. epagneul.) 1. A dog used in SPARING-NESS, n. 1. Parsimony; want of liberality. 2.

sports of the tieid, remarkable for his sagacity and obe. Caution.-Barroc. dience. 2. A mean, cringing, fawning person.

SPARK, n. (Sax. spearc ; D. spartelen.) 1. A small particle * SPANIEL (span’yel), a. Like a spaniel ; mean; fawning. of tire or ignited substance, which is emitted from bodies -Shak.

in combustion. 2. A small shining body or transient * SPANIEL (span'yel), v. i. To fawn; to cringe; to be ob- light. 3. A small portion of any thing active. 4. A very sequious.

small portion. 5. A brisk, showy, gay man. 6. A lover. * SPANIEL (span’ycl), v. t. To follow like a spaniel. + SPÄRK, r. i To emit particles of fire ; to sparkle. * SPANIEL-ING (span'yel.ing), ppr. Following like a spaniel. SPARK'FUL, a. Lively; brisk; gay.--Camden. SPANISH, a. Pertaining to Spain.

SPÄRKISH, n. 1. Airy; gay. 2. Showy; well dressed; fine. SPANISH, n. The language of Spain.

SPARK'LE (spärk1), n. 1. A spark. 2. A luminous particle. SPANISH-BROOM, n. A shrub of the genus spartium, SPÄRKÖLE, r. 1. D. spartelen.] 1. To emit sparks; to send

thickly set with verdant, tlexible, rush-like twigs.- Loudon. off small iguited particles, as burning fuci, &c. 2. To glit. SPANISH-BROWN, n. A species of earth used in paints. ter; as, sparkling colors. 3. To twinkle; as, sparkling Its color depends on the sesquoxyd of iron.

stars. 4. To exhibit an appearance of animation; as, SPANISH-FLY, n. A coleopterous insect, the cantharis sparkling eyes. 5. To emit little bubbles, as spirituous

oesicatoria, used in vesicatories, or compositions for raising liquors.--Syn. To shine; glisten; glaro; scintillate; radi. blisters.

ate; coruscate. SPANISH-NUT, n. A bulbous plant of Southern Europe, 1 SPARK'LE, v. l. To throw about ; to scatter.— Sackville. the moraa sisyrinchium.

SPÄRK'LER, n. He or that which sparkles; one whose SPANISH-WHITE, n. A white earth used in paints. eyes sparkle.- Addison.

What is so called in New England is chalk in fine powder. SPÄRK'LET, n. A small spark.-Cotton. SPANK, 1. t. (W. pange.] 1. To strike on the brecch with ISPÄRK'LI-NESS, n. Vivacity.- Aubrey.

the open hand ; to slap. 2. To move with a quick, lively SPÄRK'LING. ppr. or a. Emitting sparks; glittering ; lively. step, as horses.-Grose,

SPÄRK'LING-LY, ado. With twinkling or vivid brilliancy. SPANKER, n. 1. A small coin.-2. In seamen's language, SPARKLING-NESS, 1. Vivid and twinkling lustre.

the after sail of a ship or bark, being a fore-and-att sail, at- SPÄRÖLING, n. A smelt.-Cotgrare. tached to a gaff; formerly called driver.- Totten. 3. One SPĀROID, a. (L. sparus, and Gr. Erdos.] Like the gilt-head; who takes long sti in walking; also, a stout person.- belonging to that family of spinous-finned fishes which inHallineu.

cludes the gilt-head and sea-bream.-Brande. SPANKING, ppr. 1. Striking with the open hand; moving SPÄRÖRING, n. Prelusive strokes in boxing, &c. 2. Slight

with a quick, lively pace. 2. a. Large; stout.--Halliwell; or prelusive contention in debate, &c. (rulgar.)

SPARʻROW, n. (Sax. speara). The name of several small SPANNED (spand), pp. Measured with the hand.

conic-billed birils which feed on insects and seeds. The SPANNER, n. 1. One who spans. 2. The lock of a fusce house-sparrow of Europe is noted for its familiarity and

or carbine, or the fusee itself. 3. An iron instrument used even inipudence, its voracity and fecundity.
in the manner of a lever to tighten the nuts upon screws. SPARROW-GRÄSS, n. A corruption of asparagus.
Brande,

SPARROW-HAWK, }n. (Sax. spearhafoc.) A small species SPANNING, ppr. Measuring with the hand; encompassing SPÄR’HAWK, S of short-winged hawk, the falco with the fingers.

nisus. The name is popularly applied to all those falcons SPÄR, n. (D. spar ; G. sparren ; Dan. spar.] 1. Any earthy whose tarsi are high and scutellated.

mineral that breaks with regular surfaces, and has some SPARROW-BILL, n. A small nail; a cast iron shoe nail. degree of lustre; a crystallized earthy mineral of a shining Sce SPARABLE. lustre.- Dana. 2. Among seamen, a general term for masts, SPAR'RY, a. (from spar.) Resembling spar, or consisting yards, booms, and gatis. Totten.3. Among old architects, of spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose. a piece of timber of various kinds; still used locally for raft. -Sparry iron, carbonate of iron, or spathic iron.- Dann. trs.-Gloss. of Archit. 4. The bar of a gate or door; (obs.] SPÄRSE (spärs), a. [L. sparsus, from spargo.) 1. Thinly I SPÄR, 0. l. (sax, sparran ; G. sperren.) To bar; to shut scattered; set or planted here and there.—1 In botany, close or fasten with a bar.-Chaucer.

not opposite, not alternate, nor in any apparent regular SPÄR, 0. i. (Fax. spirian ; Ir. sparnam.] 1. To dispute; to order.–Martyn.

quarrel in words; to wrangle; (thus used in America.] 2. + SPÄRSE (spärs), v. t. To disperse. ---Spenser. To fight with prelusive strokes.—Johnson.

SPÄRSED (spårst), a. Scattered.-Lee. SPÄR-HUNG, a. Hung with spar, as a cave.- Holmes. SPÄRS'ED-LY, ado. In a scattered manner.- Evelyn. SPAR'A-BLE, a. (sparrow-bill

, from the shape.) The name SPÄRSENESS, n. Thinness ; scattered state; as, sparse. of shoemakers' nails.

ness of population.-Story, vol. ii., 70. SPARA-DRAP, n. (Fr.) A cerccloth. (Not English.) SPÄRTAN, a. Pertaining to ancient Sparta ; hence, hardy; ,

undaunted. SPARA-GUS,}(Vulgar.] See ASPARAGUS.

SPASM, n. (L. spasmus.) An abnormal, sudden, and more SPĀRE, o. t. (Sax. sparian ; D. spaaren ; G. sparen ; Dan. or less violent, but brief contraction of one or more mus.

parer.) 1. 'To use frugally; not to be profuse; not to cles or muscular fibres. Spasm is either clonic or lonia, waste. 2. To save or withhold from any particular use or which see. occupation. 3. To part without much inconvenience; to SPASMODIE, a. (Gr. anaouos and uidos; Fr. spasmodique.) do without. 4. To omit; to forbear. 5. To use tenderly; Relating to spasm ; consisting in spasm. to treat with pity and forbearance; to forbear to afflict, SPAS-MOD’I€, n. Á medicine good for removing spasm. punish, or destroy. 6. Not to take when in one's power; SPASTIC, a. (Gr. OTAOTIKOS.] Relating to spasm. (A term to forbear to destroy. 7. To grant; to allow; to indulge. preferable to spasmodic.) 8. To forbear to inflict or impose.

SPAS-TIC'I-TY, n. 1. A state of spasm. 2. The tendency SPĀRE, o. i. 1. To live frugally; to be parsimonious. 2. to, or capability of suffering spasm.

To forbear; to be scrupulous. 3. To be frugal; not to be SPAT, prei. of spic, but ncarly obsolete. profuse. 4. To use mercy or forbearance; to forgive; to SPAT, n. 1. The young of shell-fish. 2. A blow. Halli. be tender.

well. Hence, 3. A petty combat; a little quarrel or disSPIRE, a. (Sax. spær.) 1. In small measure; not abundant; sension; (a rulgar use of the word in New England.)

ax, a spare diet. 2. That can be dispensed with ; not want. SPA-TAN"GUS, n. A genus of pedicellate cchinodermatous ed. 3. Held in reserve; to be used in an emergency; as, animals. a spare anchor. 4. Wanting flesh. 5. Slow.-Syn. Scanty ; SPATCH-COCK, n. (dispatch.) A fowl killed and imme. parsimonious; superfluous ; lean; meager; thin.

diately broiled for some sudden occasion.—Halliwell. SPARE, n. Parsimony; frugal use. --Bacon.

SPATHA, n. [L. spatha.) In botany, the calyx of a spadix SPARED, pp. Dispensed with ; saved; forborne.

SPĀTIE, } opening or bursting longitudinally, in form of SPĀREPLY, adr. Sparingly.-Milton.

a sheath.

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forms. The Grecian sphinx is said to have proposed a D., G. spillen.) 1. To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel ; mysterious riddle to every one who passed by her dwell

. to lose or suffer to be scattered, as liquids, sand, &c. Spill ing near Thebes, and to have killed all who could not differs from pour in expressing accidental loss; a loss or solve it.-2. In entomology, a genus of lepidopterous insects, Waste not designed, or contrary to purpose. 2. To suffer

the species of which are commonly called hawk-moths. to be shed. 3. To cause to flow out or lose; to shed, as SPHRAGʻIDE, n. A species of ochreous clay; Leinian blood. 4. To mischief; to destroy ; (obs.] 5. To throw earth.

away.-6. In seamen's language, to dielodge the wind out SPHRA-GISTICS, n. (Gr. payıs; a seal.] The science of of the cavity or belly of a sail in order to reef or furl it.

seals, their history, age, distinctions; a branch of diplo- Totten. matics.-Brande.

SPILL, 0, i. 1. To waste; to be prodigal; (obs.] 2. To be SPHYG-MOM'E-TER, 1. (Gr. opvyuos, pulse, and petpov.] shed; to be suffered to fall, be lost, or wasted.- Watts.

An instrument for exposing to the eye the action of the SPILLED, pp. Suttered to fall, as liquids ; shed. pulse, the strength of which

SPILL'ER, 11. 1. One who spills or sheds. 2. A kind of SPI'AL, n. A spy; a scout-Bacon.

fishing-line.-Carer. SPECATE, A. (L. spicatus.) Having a spike or ear. SPILL'ING, pur. Suffering to fall or run out, as liquids ; SPIC€Ã'TO. (It.) in music, a term indicating that every shedding. note is to have its distinct sound; much like staccato. - SPILL'ING-LINES, n. pl. In a ship, ropes for furling more Brande.

conveniently the square-sails.-- Mar. Dict. SPICE, ». (Fr. epice ; It. spezie ; Sp. especia.) 1. A vegeta- | SPILT, pret. and pp. of spill. ble production, fragrant or aromatic to the smell

, and pun. + SPILTH, n. (from spill.] Any thing spilt. --Shak. gent to the taste. 2. A small quantity ; something that en. SPIN, 0. t.; pret. and pp. spun. Span is not used. [Sax., riches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree. Goth. spinnan : D., G. spinnen.] 1. To draw out and twist 3. (Fr. espece.) A sample.

into threads, either by the hand or machinery. 2. To SPICE, o. 1. 1. To season with spice; to mix aromatic sub. draw out tediously; to form by a slow process or by de.

stances with. 2. To tincture. 3. To render nice; to sea- grees : with out. 3. To extend to a great length. 4. To son with scruples.

draw out; to pro act; to spend by delays. 5. To whirl SPICE-WOOD. n. The Laurus benzoin, an American shrut, with a thread; to turn or cause to whirl. 6. To draw out

called, also, wild-allspice and benjamin-tree.-Farm. Enc. from the stomach in a filament.--To spin hay, among sol. SPICED (spist), pp. or a. Seasoned with spice.

diers, to twist hay into ropes for convenient carriage on an SPI'CER, n. 1. One who seasons with spice. 2. One who expedition. deals in spice.-Camden.

SPIN, v. i. 1. To practice spinning; to work at drawing and SPICER-Y, 1. (Fr. epiceries.! 1. Spices in general; fragrant twisting threads. 2. To perform the act of drawing and

and aromatic vegetable substances used in seasoning. 2. twisting threads. 3. To move round rapidly; to whirl. 4. A repository of spices.

To stream or issue in a thread or small current. SPI'CI-NESS, n. Quality of being spicy.

SPI-NĀ CEOUS, a. Denoting the plant spinach and the orSPIC'ING, por. Seasoning with spice.

der to which it belongs.- Encyc. of Dom. Econ. SPICK AND SPAN. Bright; shining.-Hudibras.

SPIN'ACHI (spin'aje), n. (L. spinacia ; It. spinace.) A plant SPICKNEL, n. The herb maldmony or bear-wort, meum SIIN'AGES of the genus spinacia, whore leaves are boiled SPIG’NEL, 3 athamanticum, which, when eaten by cows, for greens and used for other culinary purposes.

gives the same flaror to the milk and butter as that of SPI'NAL, Q. Pertaining to the spine or back-bone. schab-ziege cheese.

SPIN'DLE (spin'dl), n. (Sax., Dan. spindel.) 1. The pin used +SP1.€OST-TY, n. (L. spica.) The state of having or being in spinning.wheels for twisting the thread, and on which full of ears, like corn.- Dict.

the thread, when twisted, is wound. 2. A slender, pointed SPIEU-LAR, Q. [L. spiculum.] Resembling a dart; having rod or pin on which any thing turns; an axis or small axis. sharp points.

3. The fusee of a watch. 4. A long, Elender stalk. 5. The SPIEU-LATE, T. 1. [L. spiculo.) To sharpen to a point. iron pin or pivot on which a capstan turns. Totten.-6. SPICULE, n. A minute, slender granule or point.

In geometry, a solid generated by the revolution of a curve SPIEU-LI-FORM, 0. Having the form of a spicule.

line about its base or double ordinate.-Brande. SPIE-U-LIG’EN-OUS, a. Containing spicules.

SPINDLE, v. i. To shoot or grow in a long, slender stalk. SPICY, a. 1. Producing spice; abounding with spice. 2. SPIN'DLE-LEGS, n. A tall, slender person. (In conHaving the qualities of spice; fragrant; aromatic.

SPINDLE-SHANKS, S tempt.) SPIDER, n. 1. A kitchen utensil somewhat resembling a SPINDLE-SHANKEĎ (spin'dl-shankt), a. Having long,

spider. 2. A trevet to support a vessel over a fire. 3. The slender legs. common name of the animals of the family araneida and SPINDLE-SHAPED (spin'dll-ehāpt), a. Having the shape class arachnida, some of which are remarkable for spin- of a spindle; fusiform.-Martyn. ning webs for taking their prey.

SPIN'DLE-TREE, n. A shrub, of the genus eronymus, SPI'DER-WATCH-ER, n. A bird so called.

whose fine, hard-grained wood was used for spindles and SPIDER-LIKE, a. Resembling a spider. - Shak.

skewers.-Loudon. SPIDER-WORT, n. A of the genus anthericum, or SPINDLE-WORM, n. The popular name of the caterpillar, of the genus tradescantia,

a lepidopterous insect, which injures the maize in New SPIGNEL. See STICKNEL.

England. SPIGʻOT, n. [W. yspigard. A pin or peg used to stop a SPINDLING, ppr. or a. Tall and slender; shooting into a

faucet, or to stop a small hole in a cask of liquor.-- Swift. small, tall stalk. ---Ash. SPIKE, n. (W. yspig; D. spyk, spyker; G. speiche ; Dan. SPĪNE, ». (L., It. spina ; Fr. epine) 1. The back-bone of

spiger ; Sw. spik; L. spica.] 1. A large nail; always, in an animal. 2. The shin of the leg. 3. A thorn; a sharp America, applied to a nail or pin of metal. 2. An ear of process from the woody part of a plant.-4. In zoology, a corn or grain. 3. A shoot. 4. (L. spica.) In botany, a spe- ihin, pointed spike, as in fishes.-5. Sometimes, a ridge. cies of intorescence in which the flowers are sessile along SPINEL, n. (It spinella.) A very hard niineral, oc. a common axis, as in the plantago, or common plantain. SPY-NELLE', ) curring in octahedrons, consisting of aluSPIKE, n. A species of lavender.-Hill.

mina and magnesia, When of a red or ruby color, it conSPIKE, 0. t. 1. To fasten with spikes, or long and large stitutes the gem spinel-ruby, or common ruby of jewelry.

nails. 2. To set with spikes. 3. To stop the vent with a - Dana. spike, nail, &c.; as, to spike a canpon.

SPI-NELL'ANE, n. The same with the mineral Hauyne. SPÍKE-LAVEN-DER, n. Common lavender, lavandula SPINESCENT, a. Becoming hard and thorny. smoa.

SPINET, n. (It. spinetta.] An instrument of music rescuSPIKED (spikt), pp. Furnished with spikes, as corn; fag. bling a harpsichord, but smaller; a virginal; a clavichord, tened with spikes; stopped with spikes.

#SPINET, n. (L. sprinctum.) A small wood, or place where SPIKELET, n. In botany, a small spike making a part of a briars and thorns grow.-Ben Jonson. large one.

SPI.NIF'ER-OUS, a. (L. spina and fero.] Producing spines; * SPIKENARD (spik'nard), n. (L. spica nardi.) A popular bearing thorns.

name of many different plants having an aromatic odor; SPINK, n. A bird; a finch.-Harte. in the United States, of aralia racemosa; in England, of an- SPINNER, n. 1. One who spins. 2. spider. dropogon nardus of India, of raleriana spica, and of sever- SPINNER, n. In entomology, an organ with which inal species of baccharis, conyza, &c.

SPINNER-ET, 3 sects form their silk or webs.-Brande. SP7KING, ppr. Fastening with spikes.

SPINNING, ppr. Drawing out and twisting into threads ; SPIK'Y, a. Having a sharp point-Dyer.

drawing out; delaying. SPĪLE, n. (D. spil; G. spillo; Ir. spile) 1. A small peg or SPINNING, n. 1. The act of drawing out and twisting into

wooden pin, used to stop a hole. 2. A stake driven into threads. 2. The act of forming webs.

the ground to protect a bank, form wharfs, abutments, &c. SPINNING-JEN-NY, n. An engine for spinning wool or SPILL, n. (a different orthography of spile.] 1. A small peg cotton, in the manufacture of cloth.

or pin for stopping a cask. 2. A little bar or pin of iron. SPINNING-WHEEL, n. A wheel for spinning. 3. A little sum of money ; (obs.)

SPI-NOSI-TY, n. The sta of being spiny or thorny; cr SPILL, 0. t. ; pret. and pp. spilled or spilt. (Sax. spillan; bedness.-Glanville,

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SQUIN'AN.CY, n. (Fr. squinancie ; L. cynanche ; Gr. ku- | STA-BIL'I-TĀTE, 0. t. To make stable ; to establish. var in.) The quinsy.

STA-BIL'I-TY, n. L. stabilitas.] 1. Strength to stand with-
SQUINT, a. (D. schuin, schuinte.) 1. Looking obliquely, 2. out being moved or overthrown. 2. Strength of charac.

Not having the optic axes of both eyes coincident; occa- ter; strength of resolution or purpose. 3. Fixedness.- sioned by a permanent shortening of one of the lateral SYN. Steadiness ; stableness ; constancy; immovability ; Braight inuscles, and a permanent elongation of its antag. firmness.

onist. 3. Looking with suspicion.-Speiser.

STĀ'BLE, a. (L. stabilis ; Fr. stable ; It. stabile.] 1. Firmly
SQUINT, n. The act or habit of squinting.

established ; not to be easily moved, shaken, or overSQUINT, v. i. 1. To see obliquely. 2. To have the axes thrown. 2. Firm in purpose or resolution; not easily

of the eyes not coincident. 3. To slope; to deviate from diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering. 3. a true line; to run obliquely.

Firm; not easily surrendered or abandoned. 4. Durable; SQUINT, 0.1. 1. To turn the eye to an oblique position. not subject to be overthrown or changed.-Syn. Fixed; 2. To look with the axes of the eyes not coincident.

steady; constant; abiding; stron.
SQUINT-ETE (skwint-i), n. An eye that squinte.

I STABLE, v. 1. To tix; to establish.
SQUINT-EYED (-ide), a. 1. Having eyes that squint; hav- STABLE, n. (L. stabulum.) A house, shed, or apartment

ing eyes with axes not coincident. 2. Oblique; indirect; for beasts to lodge and feed in. malignant. 3. Looking obliquely or by side glunces. STABLE, 0. t. To put or keep in a stable.

SQUINT-I-FH'GO, a. Squinting.-- Dryden. (A cant word.) STĀBLE, v. i. To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in

SQUINTING, ppr. Seeing or looking with the axes of the an inclosed place; to kennel.- Milton, eyes not coincident.

STABLE-BOY, 1n. A boy or a man who attends at a sta. SQUINTING, nt. The act or habit of looking squint. STABLE-MAN, ) ble.-Suisl. SQUINTING-LY, adv. With a squint look ; by side glances. STABLED, pp. Put or kept in a stable. SQUINY, v. i. To look squint.--Shak. (A cant woril.) STĂ'BLE-NESS, n. 1. Fixedness; tirmness of position or I SQUİR (skwur), v. t. To throw with a jerk; spelled, also, establishmont; strength to stand ; stability. 2. Steadiness squirt.-Addison.

constancy; firmness of purpose : stability. SQUIRE, n. (a popular contraction of esquire. See Es- STABLE-STAND, n. In English law, when a man is found

QUIRE.) 1. In Great Britain, the title of a gentleman next at his standing in the forest with a cross-bow bent, ready in rank to a knight.-2. In Great Britain, an attendant on to shoot at a dcer, or with a long bow; or standing close a noble warrior.-- Pope. 3. An attendant at court.

Skak.

by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip. This -4. In the United States, the title of magistrates and law. is one of the four presumptions that a man intends steal. yers.-In New England, it is particularly given to justices ing the king's decr. of the peace and judges. 5. The title customarily given STABLING, pp. Putting or keeping in a stable. to gentlemen.

STABLING, n. 1. The act of keeping cattle in a stable. 2. SQUIRE, 0. 1. 1. To attend as a squire.-2. In colloquial A house, thed, or room for kceping horses and cattle.

language, to attend as a beau or gallant for aid and pro- I STAB'LISH, v. t. [L. stabilio; Fr. ctablir.) To fix; to set tection.

tle in a state for permanence; to make firm. SQUIREHOOD, n. The rank and state of a squire.- STABLY, adr. Firmly; fixedly; steadily. SQUIRE'SHIP. 3 Shelton.

ISTAB-U-LATION, n. Act of housing beasts.-Cockeram. SQUIRE’LY, a. Becoming a squire.- Shelton.

STACCATO. (It.) in music, denoting a ehort, distinct, arSQUIRE'SHIP, n. Office of a equire.-Swift.

ticulate style ; the opposite to legato. SQUIRM (skwurm), v. 1. or i. 1. To move like a worm or STACK, n. (W. ystac, ystaca ; Dan. stak; Sw. stack.) 1. A

eel, with writhing or contortions. 2. To climb by embrac- large conical pile of hay, grain, or straw, sometimes coving and clinging with the hands and feet, as to a tree with- ered with thatch.-Stack, in England, is also applied to a out branches. (Johnson writes this word swarm, and this large rectangular pile of grain, hay, &c.; also, to a large

is probably the original word. Bailey writts it squirm.) pile of wood. 2. A number of funnels or chimneys standSQUIRM'ING, ppr. Moving like a worin or eel; climbing ing together.-A stack of arms is a number of muskets set by embracing

up together on their ends, with the bayonets crossing one SQUIRR. Scé SQUIR.

another, forming a sort of conical pile. EQUIRREL (skwerrel or skwur'rel), n. (Fr. ecureuil.) A STACK, v. t. 1. To lay in a conical or other pile; to make

small rodent quadruped, with a long, tufted tail, remark- into a large pile.—2. In England, to pile wood, poles, &c. able for its liveliness and agility in climbing trees and pass. -To stack arms, to set up muskets together with the bay: ing from branch to branch. There are numerous species, onets crossing one another, and forming a sort of conical and their flesh is highly prized for food. See, also, FLYING pile. SQUIRREL.

STACK-YARD, n. A yard for stacks of hay. SQUIRREL HUNT, n. In America, the hunting and shoot- STACKED (stakt), pp. Piled in a large, conical heap. ing of squirrels by a company of men.

STACKING, ppr. Laying in a large, conical heap. SQUIRT (skwurt), v. t. To eject or drive out of a narrow STACKING-BAND: ".

A band or rope used in binding pipe or oritice, in a stream.

, S thatch or straw upon a etack. SQUIRT, c. i. To throw out words; to let tly.

STACKING-STAGE, n. A stage used in building stacks. SQUIRT, n. 1. An instrument with which a liquid is eject STAC'TE, n. (L. stacte ; Gr. otaktn.) A fatty, resinous, ed in a stream with force. 2. A small, quick stream.

liquid matter, of the nature of liquid myrrh, very odorifSQUIRTED, PP. Ejected in a stream from a narrow orifice. erous, and highly valued. SQUIRTER, n. One who squirts. (Vulgar.]

STADDLE (stad'al), n. (D. stutrel.) 1. Any thing which SQUIRTING, ppr. or a. Ejecting from a narrow orifice in serves for support ; a staff; a crutch; the frame or sup

a stream.-Squirting cucumber, the fruit of the plant ceba- port of a stack of hay or grain ; [England.) 2. A small lium elaterium or momordica claterium, which, wlien near- tree of any kind, particularly a forest-tree.- Halliwell. ly ripe, separates suddenly from its peduncle, at the same STAD'DLE, v. t. To leave staddles when a wood is cut. time ejecting its juice and seeds.

STADDLE-ROOF, n. The roof or covering of a stack. STAB, v. t. l. To pierce with a pointed weapon.

2. To STADDLING, Ppr. Leaving staddles when a wood is cut. wound mischievously or mortally; to kill by the thrust of STĀDE, n. (L. stadium.] A stadium or furlong. - Smith's a pointed instrument. 3. To injurc secroily or by mali- Dict. cious falsehood or slander.

STĀDI-UM, n. (L.) 1. A Greek measure of 125 Roman STAB, 0. i. 1. To give a stab or wound with a pointed paces, or 6061 English feet; one eighth of a Roman mile, weapon. 2. To give a mortal wound.

or nearly an English furlong. 2. An oblong area or STAB, n. 1. The thrust of a pointed weapon. 2. A wound course for foot-races and other gymnastic contests, usu.

with a sharp-pointed weapon. 3. An injury given in the ally a stadium in length.-Smith's Dict. dark; a bly mischief.

STADTHOLDER (stathöld-er), n. (D. stadt and houder.)
STÅ'BAT MĀTER, N. (L.) A celebrated Latin hymn be. Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of

ginning with these words, set to music by most of the Holland; or the governor or lieutenant-governor of a great composers, and performed in the church service of province. the Roman Catholics.

STADTHOLD-ER-ATE,
STABBED, PP. Pierced with a pointed weapon; killed with STADTHÖLD-ER-SHIP, S

The office of a stadtholder. a spear or other pointed instrument.

STÄFF, n.; pl. Starfs or STAVES. (Sax, staf.) 1. A stick STAB’BER, n. 1. One who stabs; a privy murderer.-2. In carried in the hand for support or defense by a person

sail-making, an instrument similar to a pricker.- Tollen. walking; hence, a support; a stay; a prop ; that which STABBING, ppr. Piercing with a pointed weapon.

upholds. 2. A stick or club used as a weapon. 3. A long STAB’BING, 7. The act of piercing with a pointed weap- piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument;

the act of wounding or killing with a pointed instru- a pole or stick used for many purposes. 4. The five lines ment.

and the spaces on which music is written. 5. An ensign I STAB'BING-LY, adv. With intent to a secret act mali. of authority; a badge of office. 6. The round of a ladder. ciously:--Bishop Parker.

7. A pole erected in a ship to holst and display a flag; STA-BIL1-MENT, n. (L. stabilimentum.) Act of making called a flag-stail:-8. (Fr. esta fotle.) In military affairs, an firm ; firm support.--Derham.

establishinent of officers in various departments, attached DOVE ;-BYLL, UNITE ;-ANÄGER, VI"CIOCS.-€ as K; & as J; $ as Z; CH as SH; TH as in this. t Obsolete.

PPP

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-Shak. ; (obs.)-3. In astrology, a configuration of the | STĀR’ER, .. One who stares or gazes. planets, supposed to influence fortune. 4. The figure of a STAR'ING, ppr, or a. Gazing ; looking with fixed eyes. star; a radiated mark in printing or writing; an asteriek; STAR'ING-LY, adv. Gazingly. thus, (*), used as a reference to a note in the margin, or STÄRK, a. (Sax. sterc, stearc; D. sterk ; G. stark.) 1. Stiff, to fill a blank in writing or printing where letters are strong; rugged; (obs.] 2. Deep; full; profound; absoomitted. 5. The figure of a star; a badge of rank. 6. A lute ; (obs.] 3. Mere; gross; absolute. person of brilliant and attractive qualities on some public STARK, ado. Wholly; entirely; absolutely; as, stark mad; occasion; a theatrical performer, &c.

stark naked. (Inelegant.) STÄR, v. t. To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiatiug | STARK'LY, ado. Stitlly ; 'strongly.- Shak. bodies; to bespangle.

STÄR'LESS, a. Having no stars visible or no etarlight. STÄR-AP-PLE (-ap-pl), n. The popular name of several STAR LIGHT, n. Tho light proceeding from the stars.

species of chrysophyllum, evergrcen trees, producing es. STAR'LIGHT (lite), a. Lighted by the stars.-Dryden. culent fruit, and growing in intertropical climates.

STÄRÖLING, 1. (Sax. star; Sw. stare.] 1. A bird of the STÄR-CHAM-BER, N. Formerly, a court of criminal juris- genus slurnus, Linn., also called stare. The American

diction in England, which exercised extensive powers starling is better known by the name of mcadow.lark. --during the reigns of Henry VIII, and his successors, and Peabody. 2. A name given to piles driven round the piers was finally dissolved in the reign of Charles I.

of a bridge for defense and support. STAR-CROWNED, a. Crowned with stars.--Holmes. STAR'OST, n. In Poland, a nobleman who possessed a STÄR-EN-CIR'ELED, a. Encircled with stars.

starosty STÄR-FISH, n. A marine animal, the sen-star or asterias, a STAR'OS-TY, n. In Poland, a name given to castles and

genus of pedicellate echinoderms or zoophytes, so named domains conferred on noblemen for life by the crown.-from their shape.

Brande. STÄR-FLOW-ER, 1. A plant of the genus ornithogalum STÄRRED (stärd), pp. or a. 1. Adorncd or studded with or stellaria.-Lee.

stars. 2. Influenced in fortune by the stars. STÄR-FORT, n. A fort surrounded on the exterior with † STARRING, ppr. or a. 1. Adorning with stars. 2. Shining; projecting angles; hence the name,

bright: sparkling; as, starring comets. STAR-GĀZER, n. One who gazes at the stars; a term of STARRY, C. (from star.] 1. Abounding with stars; adorned contempt for an astrologer.

with stars. 2. Consisting of stars; stellar ; stellary ; pro. STÄR-GÀZ-ING, n. The act or practice of observing the ceeding from the stars. 3. Shining like stars; resembling stars with attention; astrology.-Swift.

stars. STAR GRÄSS, n. Starry duck-meat, a plant of the genus START, 7. i. [D. storten : Sw. storta.) 1. To move suddenly, callitriche; also, of the genus aletris.

as if by a twitch. 2. To move suddenly, as by an involun. STÄR-HAWK, n. A species of hawk so called.

tary shrinking from sudden fear or alarm. 3. 'To move STAR-HIA-CINTI, 1. A bulbous plant of the genus with sudden quickness, as with a spring or leap. 4. To scilla.

shrink; to wince. 5. To move suddenly aside; to devi. STAR-JEL-LY, n. A plant, the tremella, one of the fungi; ate. 6. To set out ; to commence a race, as from a bar.

also, star-shoot, a gelatinous substance; also, a tremella. rier or goal. 7. To set out; to commence a journey or STAR-LED, a. Guided by the stars.

enterprise.—To start up, to rise suddenly, as from a seat STÄR-LIKE, a. (star and like.) l. Resembling a star; stel- or couch; to rise suddenly into notice. lated ; radiated like a etar. 2. Bright; illustrious.

START, v. i. 1. To alarm ; to disturb suddenly; to startle; STAR OF BETHLE-HEM. A flower and bulbous plant of to rouse. 2. To rouse suddenly from concealment; to the genus ornithogalum.-Lee.

cause to flee or fiy, as game.-Pope. 3. To bring into moSTAR-PĀVED, a. Studded with stars.- Millon.

tion; to produce suddenly to view or notice. 4. To in. STAR-PROOF, a. (star and proof.) Impervious to the light vent or discover; to bring within pursuit. 5. To move of the stars.---Milion.

suddenly from its place; to dislocate. 6. To empiy, as ISTÄR-READ, n. Doctrine of the stars; astronomy. liquor from a cask; to pour out.-Mar. Dict. STÄR-ROOFED (-rooft), a. Roofed with stars.

START, n. 1. A sudden motion of the body; a sudden STÄR-SHOOT, n. A gelatinous substance, often found in twitchi; a spastic atfection. 2. A sudden motion from

wet meadows, and formerly by some supposed to be the alarm. 3. A sudden rousing to action; a spring; exciteextinguished residuum of a shooting star. It is really a ment. 1. Sully; sudden motion or effueion ; a bursting fungus of the genus tremella.

forth. 5. Sudden tit; sudden motion followed by inter: STÄR-SPANGLED, a. Spangled with stars.-E. Ererett. mission. 6. A quick spring; a darting; a shoot; a push. STÄR-STONE, n. A variety of sapphire, which, in a cer. 7. Firët motion from a place; act of setting out.- To get

tain direction, presents a retlection of light in the forin of the start, to begin before another; to gain the advantage in a star.- Brande.

a similar undertaking. STÄR-THIS-TLE (-this-l), n. An annual plant of the genus START, n. A projection; a push; a horn; a tail. centaurea.

START-UP, n. 1. One who comes suddenly into notice; STAR-WORT (-wurt), n. A plant of the genus aster. The an upstart; (obs.] 2. A kind of high sboe. --Hall.

species are shrubby or herbaceous, and their flowers re. I START-UP, a. Suddenly coming into notice. semble small stary.

STARTEN, PP. Suddenly rouecd or alarmed; poured out, STARBOARD, n. (Sax. steor-board ; G. stcuerbort; D. stuur. as a liquid; discovered; proposed.

bord.] The right-hand side of a ship or boat, when a STARTER, n. 1. One who starts; one who shrinks from spectator stands with his face toward the head, stem, or

his purpose.

2. One who suddenly moves or suggests a prow.

que tion or an objection. 3. A dog that rouses game. STAR'BOARD, Q. Pertaining to the right-hand side of a STARTFUL, a. Apt to start; skittish. ship ; being or lying on the right side.

STÄRTÄFÜL-NESS, n. Aptness to start. STARCH, n. (Sax. stcarc.) A substance used to stiffen linea STÄRTING, ppr. Moring suddenly; shrinking; rousing;

and other cloth. It is white, solid, with no smell, and commencing, as a journey, &c. with very little taste, insoluble in cold water, but with STARTING, 1. The act of moving suddenly. boiling water it forms a jelly nearly transparent. Starch STARTING-HOLE, n. A loophole; evasion.-Martin. may be separated from all farinaceous substances, as STARTING-POST, n. A post, state, barrier, or place from wheat potatoes, &c.

which competitors in a race start or begin the race. STXRCH, a. Stitl; precise ; rigid.- Killingbeck.

STÄRTING-LY, ado. By sudden tits or starts.-Shak. STÄRCH, v. t. To stiften with starch.-- Gay.

START'ISH, a. Apt to start; skitti-h; sly. STXRCII-HYA-CINTH, n. A bulbous plont, allied to the hy. STARTLE (start?), c. i. (dim. of start.) To shrink; to move

acinth, and named from the smell of the flower.-Loudon. suddenly or be excited on feeling a sudden alarm. STÄRCHED (etärcht), pp. or a. 1. Stiffened with starch. START LE, 0. l. 1. To impress with fear; to excite by 2. a. Stiff; precise; formal. -Srist.

sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension. 2. To deter; STXRCHED'NESS, n. Stiffnees in manners; formality. to cause to deviate ; (rare)-Syn. To start ; shock; STARCH'ER, n. One who starches, or whose occupation fright: frighten; alarm; surprise. is to starch.-Johnson.

STARTLE, 1. A sudden motion or shock occasioned by STARCH'ING, ppr. Stiffening with starch.

an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of dan. STARCH'LY, ado. With stiffness of manner; formally, ger; sudden impression of terror. STÄRCHNESS, n. Stiffness of manner; preciseness. STARTLED, pp. Suddenly moved or shocked by an imSTÄRCHY, a. Consisting of starch; resembling starch; pression of fear or surprise. stiff'; precise.

STARTLING, ppr. or a. Suddenly impressing with fear. STĀRE, n. (Sax. star ; Sw. stare.) A bird, the starling. STÄRTLING-LY, adv. In a sturtling mauner. STĀRE, . i (Sax. starian ; G. starren.) 1. To gaze; to

STÄRV-ATION, n. The act of starving or state of being look with fixed eyes wide open; to fasten an earnest look starved. on some object. 2. To stand out; to be prominent; STARVE, v. i. (Sax. stcarfan ; G. sterben.] 1. To perish; (obs.)– To giore in the face, to be before the eyes or un. to be destroyed; (obs.) 2. To perish or die with cold; deninbly evident.

(England.) 3. To perish with hunger. 4. To suffer ex. STĀRE, n. A fixed look with eyes wide open.- Dryden. treme hunger or want; to be very indigent.

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STEAM-PIPE, n. The pipe comunicating with the upper , STEEPLE-CHASE, n. A race between a number of horse.

part of the boiler, through which the stean passes in its men, to see which can first reach some distant object (as way to the cyliuder,

a church-steeple) in a straight course, or one marked out STEAM-SHIP, . A ship propelled by steam

within narrow limits. STEAM-TUG, n. A steun vessel used in towing ships. #STEEPLE-HOUSE, n. A church. (England.)

STEEPLED (steepld), 4. Furuished with a steeple; adornSTEAM-WUIS.TLE (-hwis-l), n. A pipe attached to a ed with steeples or towers.-Fairfar.

steam-engine or locomotive, through which steam is rap. STEEP'LY, adv. With steepness; with precipitous deidly discharged, producing a loud, shrill wliiëtle, wliich clivity. serves as a warning or caution.-Buchanan.

STEEP NESS, n. The state of being steep; precipitous deSTELMED (steemd), pp. Exposed to steam ; cooked or clivity.-Bacon. dressed by steun.

STEEPY, a. Having a steep or precipitous declivity, STEAMER, 11. 1. A vessel propelled by steam ; a steam- STEER, 1. (Sax. stcor, styre ; D. stier.) A young castrated

slip. 2. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the male of the ox kind or common ox--Dryden. action of steam, as in washing or cookery.

STEER, v. 1. (Sax. stvoran ; G. steuern.] 1. To direct ; to STEAMING, ppr. Exposing to steam ; cooking or dressing govern; particularly, to direct and govern the course of a by steam; preparing for cattle by steam,

chip by the movements of the helin. 2. To direct; to ASTEAN, for stone

guide ; to show the way or course to. STE-ARIE, a. Pertaining to stearin. The stearic acid is STEER, v. i. 1. To direct and govern a ship or other res produced by the action of alkalies on stearin.

sel in its course. 2. To be directer and governed. 3. To STE AR IN, n. (Gr. oteap:) One of the proximate princi. conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course or way.

ples of animal fat, as'lard, tallow, &c. It is the harder ISTEER, n. A rudder or helm. portion, while elain is the sotter.-Olmsted.

STEER'AGE, n. 1. The act or practice of directing and STE'A-TITE, 11. (Gr. ortap, OTEUTUS.) A compact rock of a governing in a course.--Addison ; (rare.)-2. In samca's

granular texture and very soapy feel, presenting grayish- language, the etfort of a helm, or its effect on the ship; or green and brownish shades; also called soap-sione, lard. the peculiar inanner in whicli an individual ship is atteckel stone, and pot-slone. It is a variety of tale, and consists of by the helm. 3. In a ship, an apartment in the fore-part silica and maynesia. Another allied mineral, called stea- of a ship for an interior class of passengers. 4. The part tite or sapon ite, has a white or grayish color, impalpable of a ship where the tiller traverses. 5. Direction ; regulatexture, and the consistence of butter.- Dana.

tion; (rarc.). 6. Regulation or management. — Swift. i. STE-A-TITIC, 4. Pertaining to soap-stone; of the nature That by which a course is directed.- Dryden. of steatite, or resembling it.

STEERIGE-WAY, n. In scamen's language, that degree STE-ATO-CELE, n. (Gr. cheap and knA7.) A tumor of the of progressive movement of a ship which renders her

sor. scrotum, containing fat.-C'ye.

ernable by the helin. STE-ATÖMA, 1. (Gr.] A wen or eneysted tunor con- STEERED (steerd), pp. Directed and governed in a course; taining inatter like suet.-Core.

guided ; conducted STEERER, 71. One who steers ; a pilot. [Little used]

STEERING, ppr. Directing and governing in a course, as STEE, n. A ladder. (Not in use.)

a ship; guiding; conducting. STEED, n. (Sax. stede.) A horse, or a horse for state or STEERING, . The act or art of directing and governing war.- Pope.- Dryden.

a ship or other vessel in her course. STEEK'AN, n. In Holland, a wine measure of about five STEERING-WHEEL, n. The wheel by which the rudder gallons.- Wilcocke's Dict.

of a ship is turned and the ship steered. STEEL, 11. (Sax, style ; D. staal; G. stahl ; Dan. staal.) 1. ISTEERLESS, a. Having no steer or rudder.- Goret.

Iron combined with a small but definite portion of carbon ; STEERSMAN, n. (stder and man.) One who steers; the used in making instruments, and particularly useful as the helmsman of a ship.- Mar. Dici. material of edged tools.-2. Figuruively, weapons ; par.

ISTEERSMATE, . One who steers; a pilot. ticularly, offensive wenpons, swords, spears, and the like. STEEVE, o. i. To make an angle with the horizon or with 3. Extreme hardness; as, heads or hearts of steel.

the line of a vessel's keel; (applied to the bowspris. STEEL, a. Made of steel.

Totten, STEEL, v. 1. 1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel. 2. STELVING, n. In seamen's language, the angle of elevs.

To make hard or extremely hard. 3. To make hard; to tion which a ship's bowsprit makes with the horizon.make insensible or obdurate.

Mar. Dict. STEEL-CLAD, a. Clad or armed with steel.

STEG, 1. [Ice. stegge.) A gander.-H.!!liwell. (Local) STEEL-GIRT, 0. Girded with steel. -Hemans.

STEG-A-NOGʻRA-PHIST, n. (Gr.oreyayos and pow.) One STEEL-HEART.ED, a. Having the heart hard as steel. who practices the art of writing in cipher.- Bailey. STEEL-PLAT-ED, a, Plated with steel.

STEG-A-NOGRA-PHY, n. The art of writing in ciphers or STEELED, PP. Pointed or edged with steel; hardened; secret characters.- Bailey. made insensible.

STEG'AN-O-PODS, n. pl. (Gr. otiyaros and covs.) A fainiSTEEL'I-NESS, n. (from steely.) Great hardness.

ly of swimming birds with the four toes connected by the STEEL ING, ppr.

Pointing or edging with steel ; harden- same web. ing; making insensible or unfeeling.

STEG-NOTIÐ, a. (Gr. OTEYPOTIROS.) Tending to render STEELY, a. 1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. 2. costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges generally, Hard ; firm.

STEG-NOT€, n. A medicine which tends to produce cos. STEEL YARD, n. (steel and yard.] The Roman balance ; tiveness; one that diminishes excretions or discharges

an instrument for weighing bodies, usually consisting of a generally. lever with unequal arms, having a weight which may be STEINHEIL-ITE, n. A blue mineral, a variety of iolite.

moved on the longer arm, while the thing to be weighed STELA, n. (Gr. orni.] In architecture, a sinall column

is suspended from the shorter arm ; but sometimes the without basc or capital,

purpose is etlected by means of a coiled spiral spring. ISTELE, n. A stale or handle; a stalk.

+ STEEN,

STEL'E-CHITE, n. A fine kind of storax.-Cyc.
n. ISTEAN, A vessel of clay or stone.

STEL'ENE, a. (Gr. opin. & column) Columnar. STEENING, n. In architecture, the brick or stone wall, or STELLAR, a. [It. stellare : L. stellaris) 1. Pertaining STEANING, 1 lining of a wall. — Brande.

STEL'LA-RY, ) to stare ; netral. 2. Starry; full of stars;

i NKIRK (-kurk), n. cant term for a neckcloth.

set with stars. STEEP, a. (Sax, stcap.) Making a large angle with the plane STEL'LATE, a. (L. stellatus. l. Resembling a star;

of the horizon; ascending or descending with great inclin. STELLā-TED, ) radiated.-2. In botany, arranged in the ation : precipitous.

form of a star: a term used when several narrow acute STEEP, n. A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or as. parts are in opposition round a common axis. cent; a precipice.

STEL-LATION, 1. [L. stclla.] Radiation of light. STEEP, v. t. To soak in a liquid ; to macerate ; to imbue ; ISTELLED (steld), a. Starry.-Shak.

to drench ; to keep any thing in a liquid till it has thor- STEL-LER'I.DAN, n. A name of that family of echinooughly imbibed it.

derms of which the asterins or star-fish is the type. STEEP, n. 1. Something that is steeped or used in steep- Brande.

ing; a fertilizing liquid for hastening the germination of STEL-LIF'ER-OUS, a. (L. stella and fero. Having or seeds. 2. A runnet-bag; (local.]

abounding with stars. STEEPED (eteept), pp. Soaked; macernted ; imbued. STEL'LI-FORM, a. (L. stella, and form.] Like a star; raSTEEP'ER, 11. A veseel, vat, or cistern in which things are diated. steeped.- Edwards, W. Indies.

ISTEL'LI-FY, v. t. To turn into a star.-Chaucer. ISTEEP'I-NESS, n. State or quality of being steep.- Hordell. STELL'ION, n. (L. stellio.) A newt.- Ainsworth. STEEPING, ppr. Soaking ; macerating.

ISTELL'ION-ATE, n. (Fr. stellionat : Low L. stellionatus) STEEPLE (stee'pl), n. (Sax. stepel, stypel.) A turret of a In law, the crime of selling a thing deceitfully for what it is church, ending in a point; a spire.—Dryden.

not, as to sell that for one's own which belongs to another.

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In medicine, a quickly.diffused and transient increase of STIP-U-LA'CEOUS, } 4. (from L. stipula, stipularis.] 1. vital energy and strength of action in the heart and ar- STIPU-LAR,

}"lescmbling supules ; consisting of teries.

ftipules. 2. Growing on stipules, or close to thein. STIMU-LA-TYVE, a. Having the quality of stimulating. STILU-LATE, v. i. (L. stipulor.] 1. To make an agreement STIM'U-LA-TIVE, n. That which stimulates; that which or covenant with any person or company to do or forbear rouses into more vigorous action.

any thing; to contract; to settle terms. 2. To bargain ; STIM'U-LA-TOR, n. One who stimulates.

to contract; to engage. STIM'U-LUS, n. (L.) 1. Literally, a goad; hence, some- STIPU-LATE, a. Having stipules on it.

thing that rouses the mind or fpirits.-2. In medicine, that STIP'U-LĀ-TED, PP. or a. Agreed; contracted ; covewhich produces a quickly-diffused and transient increase nanted. of vital energy and strength of action in the circulating STIPU-LA-TING, ppr. Agreeing; contracting. system.

STIP-U-LATION, n. (Fr.; L. stipulatio.] 1. The act of STING, v. 1.; pret. and pp. stung. Stang is obsolde. (Goth. agreeing and covenanting; a contracting or bargaining,

stigcuan ; Sax. stingan, styngan.). 1. To pierce with the 2. An agreement or covenant mae by one person with sharp pointed instrument with which certain animals are another for the performance or forbearance of some act; furnished, such as bees, wasps, scorpions, and the like. 2. a contract or bargain. - 3. In botany, the situation and To pain acutely.

structure of the stipules. STING, n. (Sax, sting, stincg.) 1. A sharp-pointed weapon STIPU-LA-TOR, n. One who stipulates or covenantu.

by which certain animals are armed by nature for their STIPULE. Sce STIPULA. defense. 2. The thrust of a sting into the flesh. 3. Any STIPULED, a. Furnished with stipules.-Smith. thing that gives acute pain. 4. The point in the last verse. STIR (stur), 7. t. (Sax, stirian, styrian; D. stoorea ; G. 5. That which gives the principal pain, or constitutes the stüren.] 1. To change place in any manner. 2 To ag. principal terror.

tate; to bring into debate. 3. To incite to action; to in STING'ÈR, 11. That which stings, vexes, or gives acute pain. stigate. 4. To put into motion.-To stir up. 1. To insti. STINGI-LY, adv. [from stingy.) With mean covetousness; gate or intlame the passions of. 2. To put into action ; to in a niggardly manner.

begin. 3. To quicken; to enliven. 4. To disturb.—SYN. STINGI.NESS, n. [from stingy.) Extreme avarice; mean To move; incite ; awaken ; rouse; animate ; stimulite ; covetousness; niggardliness; sordidness.

excite; provoke. STING'ING-LY, ado. With stinging

STIR (stur), v. i. 1. To move one's self. 2. To go or be STING'LESS, a. (froin sting.) Having no sting.

carried in any manner. 3. To be in motion; not to be STIN”GO, n. (from the sharpness of the taste.) Old beer.- still. 4. To become the object of notice or conversation, Addison. (A cant word.)

5. To rise in the morning. --Shak. ; (colloquial.). STINGY, a. (W. ystang:) Extremely close and covetous ; | STIR (stur), n. (W. ystur.] 1. Agitation : tumult; buels; meanly avaricious; niggardly ; narrow-hearted.

(A lovo

noise or various movements. 2. Public disturbance of word.)

commotion ; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar. 3 STINK, v. i. ; pret. slank or stunk. (Sax, stincan ; G., D. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions. stiaken.) To emit a strong, offensive smell.

STIR'A-BOUT (stur'-), n. A Yorkshire di-b, formed of oatSTINK, 11. A strong, offensive emell.-Dryden.

megl, boiled in water to a certain consistency: - Malone STINK-POT, n. An earthen jar, charged with powder, STIR1A-TED, a. (L. stiria, an icicle.] Adorned with pend

grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffo- ants like icicles. cnting smell; sometimes used in boarding an enemy's STIRI-OUS, Q. Resembling icicles.— Brown. (Little red.) vessel.- Mar. Dict.

STIRK (sturk), n.

A young ox or heifer.-Halliwell. STINK-STONE, N. Swine-stone, a variety of carbonate of STIR'LESS, a. Still without stirring.

lime, which emits a fetid odor on being struck.-Dana. STIRP, n. [L. stirps.) Stock; race; family.- Bacon. STINK'ARD, n. 1. A mean, stinking, paltry fellow. 2. A STIRRED (sturd), pp. Moved; agitated; put in action.

mephitic, burrowing qundruped, the mydaus mcliceps of STIRRER, N. 1. One who is in motion. 2. One who puts Cuvier, about 18 inches in length, found in Java and Sum- in motion. 3. A riser in the morning. 4. An inciter of matra.-C. H. Smith.

exciter; an instigator.-5. A stirrer up, an exciter ; an inSTINK'ER, 1. Something intended to offend by the smell. stigator. -Harrey.

STİR’RING, ppr. or a. Moving; putting in motion.-Sn. STINK'ING, ppr. or a. Emitting a strong, offensive smell. Animating; arousing; awakening; stimulating ; quickenSTINK'ING-LY, adt. With an offensive smell.-Shak. ing; exciting STINT, v. 1. (Sax. stintan, to stint or stunt; Ice. stunta.] 1. STIR'RING, 1. The act of moving or putting in motion

To restrain within certain linits; to bound; to contine ; * STIRRUP (stur'rup), n. (Sax. stigerapt.] 1. A kind of to limit. 2. To assign a certain task in labor, which being ring or bent piece of metal, horizontal on one side, for red performed, the person is excused from further labor for ceiving the foot of the rider, and attached to a strap which the day, or for a certain time; (a common use of the word is fastened to the saddle; used to assist persons in mount in America.)

ing a horse, and to enable them to sit steadily in riding, as STINT, n. A small bird of the sand-piper kind.

well as to relieve them by supporting a part of the weight STINT, n. 1. Limit; bound : restraint.-- Dryden. 2. Quan- of the body.-9. Among seamen, a rope secured to a Furdo tity assigned; proportion allotted. --Shak.

with a thimble in its lower end, for rceving a fnot-rope. STINT’ANCE, n. Restraint; stoppage. (Not used, or local.) STIRRUP-CUP, n. A parting cup on horer back STINTED, pp. or a. Restrained to a certain limit or quantity STIR'RUP-LEATHER (sturrup-leth-er), 1. A strap that STINTED-NESS, n, State of being stinted.

supports a stirrup. STINTER, n. He or that which stints.

STITCH, 0. I. (Ger. sticken ; D. stikken: Dan, elikkar : Sw. STINTING, pp. Restraining within certain limits; assign

;

sticka. 1. To sew with a back puncture of the needk, so ing a certain quantity to; limiting.

as to double the thread; as, to sluch a wristband; to s** STIPE, n. (L. stipes.] In botany, the base of a frond; or a or unite together; as, to stitch the leaves of a book. 2 To

species of etem passing into leaves; the stalk of an agnric form land into ridges; [New England.) or mushroom.

STITCH, v. i. To practice stitching. STIPEND, n. (L. stipendium,] Settled pay for services, STITCH, n. 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing. 2 A

whether daily or monthly wages, or an annual salary.- single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting a link Sex. Allowance ; compensation ; salary; hire; wages. of yarn. 3. A land ; the space between two double for STIPEND), v. t. To pay by settled wages.---Shelton.

rows in plowed ground.--Halliwell. 4. A local, sharp pain; * STI-PENDI-A-RY, a. (L. stipendiarius.) Receiving wages an acute, lancinating pain, like the piercing of a needle.

or salary; performing services for a stated price or com- STITCH-FALL-EN, a. Fallen, as a stitch in knitting. pensation. - Knollcs.

STITCH-WORT (-wurt), 1.

1. A plant; chamomile. 2 A * $TI-PEND'I-A-RY, n. One who performs services for a grassy-looking plant, of the genus stellaria.

settled compensation, either by the day, month, or year. STITCHED (sticht), pp. or a. Sewed with a back puncture STIP'I-TATE, a. In botany, supported by a stipe; clevated of the needle; 'Bewed together. on a stipe, as pappus.--Martyn.

STITCH'EL, n. A kind of hairy wool (Local] STIPPLE (stirpl), c, t. In engraving and mininture paint. | STITCH'ER, n. One who stitches.

ing, to form or execute by a succession of dots or small STITCH'ER-Y, n. Needle-work.-Shak. [In concom] points.- Jocelyn.

STITCH'ES, n. pl. Sharp twinges of pain. STIP'PLED, pp. Forned or executed in dots.

STITCH'ING, ppr. Sewing in a particular manner. STIP'PLING, por. Forming or executing in dotz.

STITCH'ING, n. 1. The act of stitching. 2. Work done STIP'PLING, n. In engraving and miniature painting, a by sewing in a particular manner. 3. The fonning of

mode of execution which produces the effect by a suc. land into ridges or divisions. cession of dots or small points.- Jocelyn.

STITH, a. (Sax.) Strong; rigid. STIPTI€, n. Sce STYPTIC.

STITH'Y, n. (Ice. stedia.] 1. An Anvil. - Shak. – Halimah STIPU·LA, n. (L. stipulo.) In botany, an appendage at 2. A disease in oxen. STIPULE, 3 the base of petiolcs; a leafy nppendage to

STITHY, v. t. To forge on an anvil. (Locall the proper leaves or to their footstalks.

STIFHÖY-ING, ppr. Forging on an anvil.

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two or more timbers, into which it is screwed by bolts.- STRAW-WORM, n. (straw and worm.) A worm bred in Gwilt. 5. A piece of rope formed into a circle, used to retain a block in its position.—Totten.

STRAWBERRY, n. (straw and berry; Sax. strawberie. 1 STRAP, v. t. 1. To beat or chastise with a strap. 2. To A plant, and its fruit, of the genus fragaria, highly es.

fasten or bind with a strap. 3. To rub on a strap for teemed for the deliciousness of the fruit. sharpening, as a razor.

STRAW'BER-RY-TREE, n. An evergreen shrub, of the STRAP-SHAPED (-shäpt), a. 1. Shaped like a strap.-2. genus arbutus ; so called from the resemblance of its fruit In botany, ligulate.

to the strawberry, STRAP-PÁÖDŐ, n. [It. strappata.) An old punishment by STRAW'Y, a. 1. Made of straw; consisting of straw.

"drawing up a person to his height, and then letting him Boyle. 2. Like straw; light.

fall with a jerk, to the breaking of his bones.”—Holme. STRĂY, v. i. (Sax. stragan, stregan ; Ger. streichen.) 1. To STRAP-PA'DO, v. t. To torture.- Milton.

wander, as from a direct course; to turn or go out of the STRAPPED (strapt), pp. Drawn or rubbed on a strap; way. 2. To wander from company, or from the proper beaten with a strap; fastened with a strup.

limits. 3. To wander from the path of duty or rectitude. STRAP'PING, ppr. 1. Drawing on a etrap, as a razor.

2. 4. To wander; to go at large; to play free and unconBinding with a strap. 3. a. Tall; lusty.

fined. 5. To wander ; to run a serpentine course.-SYN. STRASS, 1. A colorless glass, which is the base of all arti. To deviate ; err; swerve; rove; ramble; depart.

ficial gemg, and consists chiefly of silex, potash, borax, ISTRĀY, v. t. To mislead. --Shak. and oxyd of lead.-Ure.

STRAY, n. 1. Any domestic animal that has left an inclos. STRĀTA, 7. pl. Beds; layers; as, strata of sand, clay, or ure and wanders at large, or is lost. 2. The act of wancoal. See STRATUM.

dering; (little used.] STRATAGEM, n. [L. stratagema; Fr. stratageme; It. stras. STRĀYER, n. A wanderer. (Little used.)

agemma.) 1. An artitice, particularly in war; a plan or STRAY'ING, ppr. Wandering; roving; departing. scheme for deceiving an enemy. 2. Any artifice ; a trick STREAK (streek), n. (Sax. strica, stric; Ger, streich and by which some advantage is intended to be obtained. - strich; D. streek.] 1. A line or long mark of a different Syn. Finesse ; trick; deceit; deception; cheat; impos- color from the ground; a stripe.-2. In a ship, a uniform ture; delusion; fraud; imposition; snare.

range of planks on the side or bottom, reaching from the STRAT-A-GEM'IE-AL, a. Containing stratagem or artifice. stem to the etern.– Mar. Dic. ; (sometimes pronounced (Rare.)

strake.)-3. In mineralogy, the color and appearance which STRATE-GUS, n. (Gr. otparnyos.)

An Athenian general the surface of a mineral presents when scratched.—Dana. officer.- Mutford.

STREAK, v. 1. 1. To form streaks or stripes in; to stripe ; STRA-TE'GIC, STRA-TE'QIE-AL, Pertaining to strategy.

to variegate with lines of a different color or of ditferent

colors. 2. To stretch.-Halliwell; (not elegant.) Hence, STRATE-GIST, n. One skilled in strategy or the science perhaps, the vulgar expression to streak it ; i. e., to stretch of directing great military novements.

it, for run swiftly. STRATE-GY, n. Generalship; the scienco of military com. STREAKED (streekt or streek'ed), pp. or a.

Marked or mand, or the science of directing great military move- variegated with stripes of a different color. ments,

STREAK'ING, Ppr. Making streaks in. STRATH, n. (W. ystrad.) A valley of considerable size, STREAKY, a. Having stripes ; striped; variegated with through which a river runs.-Jamieson. (Scoutish.]

lines of a different color. STRATH'SPEY, n. A lively dance of the Scotch.

STREAM, 1. (Sax. stream ; Ger. strom; D. stroom; Dan. STRAT-I-FICATION, n. 1. The process by which sub- strüm ; Sw. strom.) 1. A current of water or other fiuid;

stances in the earth have been formed into strata or lay. a liquid substance flowing in a line or course, either on crs. 2. The state of being formed into layers in the earth. the earth, as a river or brook, or from a vegeel or other 3. The act of laying in strata.

reservoir or fountain. 2. A river, brook, or rivulet. 3. A STRATI-FIED (fide), pp. or a. Formed into a layer; ar- current of water in the ocean. 4. A current of melted ranged in strata or layers.

metal or other substance. 5. Any thing issuing from a STRAT'I-FORM, a. In the form of strata.-Phillips.

source and moving with a continued succession of parts. STRAT'I-FỸ, v. l. (Fr, stratifier, from L. stratum.] 1. To 6. A continued current or course, as of weather; lobs.)

form into a layer, as substances in the earth. 2. To lay in 7. A current of air or gas, or of light. 8. Current; drilt, strata.

as of opinions or manners. 9. Water. STRATI.FY-ING, ppr. Arranging in a layer.

STREAM, v. i. 1. To flow; to move or run in a continuous STRAT:I-GRAPHTE-AL, a. Belonging to stratography.- current. 2. To emit; to pour out in abundance. 3. To Sedgwick.

issue with continuance, not by fits. 4. To issue or shoot STRAT.I-GRAPH'IE-AL-LY, ado. In a stratigraphical man. in streaks. 5. To extend ; to stretch in a long line. ner.-Sedgwick.

STREAM, 0. 1. To mark with colors or embroidery in long STRA-TOCRACY, n. (Gr. otparos and <parew.) A mili. tracte.

tary government; government by military chiefs and an STREAM-TIN, n. Particles or masses of tin ore found in army.-Guthrie.

alluvial ground.-Brande. STRA-TOGʻRA-PHY. n. (Gr. otpatos and ypadw.) Descrip-STREAM-WORKS, n. pl. Among Cornish miners, alluvial tion of armies, or what belongs to an army.

deposits of tiu orc, usually worked in the open air.-Ure. STRA-TONI€, a. Pertaining to an army.

STREAM'ER, 11. l. An ensign or Ang; a pennon extended STRA-TOTIE, a. Warlike; military.

or flowing in the wind; (a poctic use of the word.] 2. A STRĀTUM, *.; pl. STRATUMS or STRATA. The latter is luminous beam or column, sometimes called an auroral

most common. (L.) 1. In geology and mineralogy, a lay. strauner; one of the forms of the Aurora borealis. er; any species of earth, saud, coal, and the like, arranged STREAM'ING, ppr. or a. 1. Flowing; running in a current. in a flat form, distinct from the adjacent matter. 2. A 2. Emitting; pouring out in abundance. 3. Flowing; bed or layer artificially made.

floating loosely, as a dag. STRĀTUS, n. (L.) In meteorology, a name given to one STREAM'LET, n. A small stream; a rivulet; a rill.

of the four fundamental clouds, from its being spread over STREAM'Y, a. 1. Abounding with running water. 2. Flowthe face of the sky either uniformly or in horizontal lay. ing with a current or streak.-Pope. ers. -Olmsted.

STREEK, 0. 1. (Sax. streccan.) To lay out, as a dead body. 1 STRAUGHT, pp. for stretched.--Chaucer.

STREET, n. (Sax. strele, strete; G. strasse; D. straat ; Sw. STRAW, n. (Sax. strcow; Ger. stroh ; D. stroo; Dan. straae ; strát; Dan. stræde ; It, strada ; Sp. estrada.] 1. Properly,

Sw. stra.] 1. The stalk or stem of certain species of grain, a paved way or road; but in usage, any way or road pulse, &c., chiefly of wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, in a city, chiefly a main way, in distinction from a lane or and peas. 2. A mass of the stalks of ceruin species of alley.-2. Among the people of New England, any public grain when cut, and after being thrashed. 3. Any thing highway.-3. Streets, plural, any public way, road, or place. proverbially worthless.

STREET-WALK-ER (.wawk.), 1. (stract and walk.) A STRAW, 0. E. To spread or scatter. See STREW and common prostitute that offers herself to sale in the streets. STROW.

STREET-WARD, n. (street and ward.) Formerly, an offlSTRAW-BUILT (-bilt), a. Constructed of straw.

cer who had the care of the streets.- Cowel. STRAW'-COL-OR (-kul-lur), n. The color of dry straw; a + STREIGHT (strate), n. A narrow. See STRAIT. beautiful yellowish color.

STREIGHT, adv. Strictly. See STRAIT. STRAW'-COL-ORED (-kul-lurd), a. Of a light yellow, the STRELIT2, n. (Russ.) A soldier of the ancient Muscovite color of dry straw.

militia.-Brande. STRAW'-CROWNED, a. Covered with straw.

I STRENE, n. Race; offspring.-Chaucer. STRAW-CUT-TER, n. An instrument to cut straw for STRENGTII, n. (Sax. strength, from streng, strong.) 1. fodder.

That property or quality of an animal body by which it is STRAW-DRĀIN, n. A drain filled with straw.

enabled to move itself or other bodies. We say, a man STRAW-HAT, n. A hat made of braided etraw.-Ure. has strength to lift a weight, or to draw it. This quality STRAW'-ROOEED (-rooft), a. Having a roof of straw. is called also porcer and force. But force is also used to de. STRAW-STUFFED (-atult), a. Stuffed with straw.

note the effect of strength exerted, or the quantity of mo. DOVE;-BULL, UNITE ;-ANGER, VI'CIOUS.-€ as K; đ as J; S as Z; CH as SH; FH as in this. † Olsolie.

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SUB-AX'IL-LA-RY, 4. (L. sub and willa.) Placed under vate, as by charms. 7. To reduce to tenderness. 8. To

the axil or angle formed by the branch of a plant with the overpower and destroy the force of. 9. To make mellow; stem, or by a leaf with the branch.

to break, as land.-Syx. To overbear; overpower; overSUB-BASE, n. In music, the deepest pedal stop, or the come; vanquish ; crush ; tame; reduce; subjugate ; oplowest notes of an organ.

prens; soften; melt. SUB-BEADLE (-bédl), . An inferior or under beadle. SUB-DUED' (sub-düde), pp. or a. Conquered and reduced SUB-BRIG-A-DIĒR', n. An otlicer in the horse-guards, who to subjection; oppressed ; crushed; tamed; softened. ranks as cornet.--Encyc.

SUB-DUE’MENT, n. Conquest. --Shak. SUB-CARBU-RET-ED, a. Consisting of a greater number SUB-DŪ'ER, n. 1. One who conquers and brings into sub of equivalents of the base than of the carbon.

jection; a tamer. 2. That which subdues or destroys the SUB CAR-TI-LAG'IN-OUS, a. Partially cartilaginous.

force of. SUB-CAU'DAL, a. Beneath the tail.

SUB-DŪ'ING, ppr. or a. Vanquishing and reducing to subSUB-CELESTIAL (-chal), a, Being beneath the heavens. jection, crushing; softening. SUB-CENTRAL, a. Being under the center.-Say. SÚB'DU-PLE, a, (L. sub and duplus.) Containing one part SUB-CHANTER, 11. An under-chanter.

of two.-Wilkins. SUB-CLAVI-AN, a. (L. sub and clavis.] Situated under the SUB-DŪʻPLI-CATE, a. (sub and duplicate.) Having the ratio clavicle or collar bone.

of the square roots.-Cyc. SCB-COM-MITTEE, n. An under-committee.

SUB-E-LON"GATE, a. Not fully elongated. SUB-COM-PRESSED' (-prest), 1. Not fully compressed. SUB-E'QUAL, a. Nearly equal. - Martyn. SCB-CON-FORM'A-BLE, a. Partially conformable.

SŪBER-ATE, n. [L. suber.] A salt formed by the suberic SCB-CONIC-AL, Q. Conical in a slight degree.

acid in combination with a base. -Chemistry. SUB-CON-STEL-LA TION, 1. A subordinate constellation. SŪBER-I€, a. Pertaining to cork, or extracted from it; as, -- Brown,

suberic acid. SUB-CONTRACT, n. A contract under a previous con- SÜBE-RIN, n. (L. suber, the cork-tree.) The cellular tissue tract.

of cork purified or freed from the ordinary contents of its SUP-CON-TRACTED, a. (sub and contracted.] Contracted cells. It constitutes about seven tenths of common cork, after a former contract.-Shak.

and has been supposed to be a distinct vegetable proxi. SUECONTRA-RY, a. Contrary in an inferior degree.-In mate principle, but this is not fully ascertained.— Tully.

geomary, a term applied to a section of an oblique cone SUB'ER-OSE, a. (L. sub and erosus.) In botany, having the on a circular base by a plane not parallel to the base, but appearance of being gnawed. inclined to the axis, so that the section is a circle.- Brande. SŪ'BER-OUS, a. Corky; soft and elastic. SUB-CORD'ATE, a. [L. sub and cor, the heart.) In shape SUB-FUSC', a. (L. subfuscus.) Duskish ; moderately dark; somewhat like a heart.- Martyn.

brownish; tawny - Tailer, SUBPOSTAL, a. (L. sub and costa.) The subcostal mus. SUB-GE-LATIN-OUS, a. Imperfectly gelatinous. cles are the internal intercostal muscles.-Cyc.

SUB-GE-NERIC, a. Pertaining to a subgenus. SUB-CRYSTAL-LINE, 2. Imperfectly crystallized.-Buffon. SUB-GENUS, n. A subdivision of a genus, comprehending SUB-CU-TĀNE-OUS, a. Situated under the skin.

one or more species. SUB-EU-TICU-LAR, a. (L. sub and cuticula.] Being under SUB-GLO-BOSE, & Not quite globose. the cuticle or scarf skin.-Darwin.

SUB-GLOB'U-LAR, Q. Having a form approaching to globSUB-CYL-INDRIC-AL, 6. Imperfectly cylindrical.

ular.-Say. SUB-DEA'CON, n. An under-deacon or deacon's assistant. SUB-GLU-MA'CEOUS, a. Somewhat glumaceous.-Lindley. SUB-DEA'CON-RY, In. The order and office of subdea. SUB-GRAN U-LAR, a. Somewhat granular. SUB-DEX EON-SHIP, con in the Roman Catholic Church. SUB-HAS-TĀTION, n. (L. sub hasta.) A public sale or aucSUB-DEAN', n. (sub and dean.) An under-dean; a dean's tion, so called from the Roman practice.-Burnet. substitute or vicegerent.-dylife.

SUB-HORN-BLEND'IÐ, a, Applied to rocks containing dis. SUB-DEAN'ER-Y, 1. The office and rank of subdean.

seminated hornblende.- Percival's Geol. SU'B-DECU-PLE, a. Containing one part of ten.

SUB-Hỳ-DRO-SULPHU-RET, n. A compound of sulphu. SUB-DENTED, Indented beneath. - Encyc.

reted hydrogen with a less number of equivalents of the SUB-DE-POSIT, 1. That which is deposited beneath some- base than of the sulphureted hydrogen. thing else.-Schoolcraft.

SUB-IN-DI-CĀ TION, n. (L. sub and indico.) The act of in+ SUB-DER-I-SOʻRIOUS, a. (L. sub and derisor.] Ridiculf

dicating by signs.- Barrow. ing with moderation or delicacy.- More.

ISUB-IN-DÜCE', v. t. To insinuate ; to offer indirectly.SCE-DI-LATED, a. Partially dilated.

Sir E. Dering. SUB-DI-TI"TIOUS (-de-tish'us), a. [L. subdititius.) Put se.

SUB-IN-FEU-DĀTION, n. (sub and in feudation.) 1. In law, creuy in the place of something else. [Little used.)

the act of enfeoffing by a tenant or feottee, who holds SUB-DI-VERSI-FIED (-fide), pp. Diversified again.

lands of the crown; the act of a greater baron, who grants SUB-DI-VERSI-FŤ, v. l. (sub and diversify. To diversify

land or a smaller manor to an inferior person. 2. Under. again what is already diversitied.- Hale. (Little usou.) tenancy. SUE DI-VERSI-FY-ING, ppr. Diversifying again what is al. SUB-INGRESSION (-gresh'un), n. (L. sub and ingressus.) ready diversified.

Secret entrance. SUB-DI-VIDE', v. t. To divide a part of a thing into more SUB-I-TĀ NE-OUS, a. (L. subitaneus.] Sudden; hasty. parts: to part into emaller divisions.

I SUB'I-TA-NY, a. Sudden. SUD-DI-VIDE, 0. i. To be subdivided.

SU' BI-TO. (It.) In music, quick. SUB-DI-VĪD'ED), pp. Divided again, or into smaller parts. SUBJA'CENT, a. (L. subjacens.) 1. Lying under or below, SUB-DI-VID'ING, ppr, Dividing into smaller parts.

2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly be. SUB-DI-VISI-BLE, &. Susceptible of subdivision.

neath. SUB-DI-VI'SION (-de-vizh'un), 11. 1. The act of subdividing SUBJECT, a. (L. subjectis.] 1. Placed or situate under.

or separating a part into smaller parts. 2. The part of a 2. Being under the power and dominion of another. 3. thing made by subdividing: the part of a larger part.

Liable from extraneous causes. 4. Liable from inherent SUB'DO-LOUS, a. (L. sublolus.) Sly; crafty ; cunning; causes ; prone ; disposed. 5. Obedient.-- T'it., iji. – SYN. artful; deceitful. [Little used.]

Tributary; exposed; obnoxious; subordinate ; subserv. SUB-DOM'I-NANT, n. In music, the fourth note above the icnt; inferior. tonic, being under the dominant.

SUBJECT, n. (L. subjectus; Fr. sujet ; It. suggetto.) 1. One SUB-DU'A-BLE, Q. That may be subdued.- Ward.

who owes allegiance to a sovereign, and is governed by SUB-DOʻAL, 1. (from subdue.) The act of subduing.

his laws. 2. That on which any mental operation is per. SUB-DUCE: {0. t. (L. subduco.] 1. To withdraw; to take formed; that which is treated or handled.-3. In logic, SUB-DUCT, 3 away. 2. To subtract by arithmetical op. the subject of a proposition is that concerning which any eration.-Hale.

thing is affirmed or denied - Watts. 4. That on which SUB-DICED' (-dūst), pp. Withdrawn; taken away.

any physical operation or experiment is performed, as in SUB-DUCING, ppr. Withdrawing; subtracting by arith- meeierism, &c. 5. That in which any thing inheres or metical operation.

exists. 6. The person who is treated of; the hero of a SUB-DUCTION, n. 1. The act of taking away or withdraw. piece.--7. In grammar, the nominative case to a verb ing.-Hale. 2. Arithmetical subtraction.-Hale.

passive.--. In music, the principal melody or theme of a SUB-DŪE' (sub-dū), v. t. 1. To conquer by force or the ex. movement.-9. In the fine arts, that which it is the object

ertion of superior power, and bring into permanent sub- and aim of the artist to express. Brande.-10. In anatomy, jection; to reduce under dominion. Subduing implies a dead body for the purposes of dissection.-Syn. Matter; conquest or vanquishing, but it implies also more perma- materials; theme; topic. nence of subjection to the conquering power than either SUB-JECT, 0. t. 1. To bring under the power or dominion of these words. 2. To overpower so as to disable from of; to subjugate; to subdue. 2. To put under or within

4. To further resistance. 3. To break by conquering n refracto- the power of 3. To enslave; to make obnoxious. ry temper or evil passions; to render submissive. 4. To expose; to make liable. 5. To submit; to make accountconquer; to reduce to mildness. 5. To conquer by per- able. 6. To make subservient. 7. To cause to undergo. quasion or other mild means. 6. To conquer; to capti- I SUB'JECT-MATTER, n. The matter or thought presented

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SUFFO-CA-TED, pp. Choked ; stifled.

* SUG-GESTED, pp. Hinted; intimated. SUFFO-CA-TING, ppr. or a. Chokiny; stilling.

* SUG-GESTER, i. One who suggests. SUF'FO-CA-TING-LY, ado. So as to suffocate.

SUG'GESTING, ppr. Hinting ; intimating. SUF-F0-€ĀTION, n. 1. The act of choking or stifling; a * SUG-GESTION (sug.jestyun), n. (Fr.; from suggest.) 1.

stopping of respiration; strangling. 2. The act of stitling, A hint; a first intimation, proposal, or mention. 2. Presdestroying, or extinguishing; smothering.

entation of an idea to the mind. 3. Insinuation ; secret SUFFO-CATIVE, a. Tending or able to choke or stifle. notification or incitement.-4. In law, information without SUF-FOS'SION (.fosh'un), n. (L. suffossio.] A digging un

oath. der; an undermining.–Bp. Hall.

* SUGGESTIVE, Q. Containing a hint or intimation. SUFFRA-GAN, a. (Fr. suffragant; It. suffraganco; L. suf: + SUGʻGIL, v. I. (L. suggillo.) To defame.–Parker. fragans.) Assisting; as, a suffragnn bishop.

| SUGʻGIL-ĀTE, v. t. (L. suggillo.] To beat livid or black SUFFRA-GAN, n, A bishop, considered as an assistant to and blue. his metropolitan; or, rather, an assistant bishop.

+ SUG-GIL-A'TION, n. A livid or black and blue mark; a | SUFFRAGANT, *. An assistant; a favorer; one who blow; a bruise. concurs with.—Taylor.

SU-I-CI'DAL, a. Partaking of the crime of suicide. SUF'FRA-GĀTE, 0. l. (L. suffragor.) To vote with. SU-I-CI'DAL-LY, adv. In a suicidal manner. SUFFRA-GĀ-TOR, n. (L.) One who assists or favors by SŪ'I-CIDE, n. (Fr. ; L. suicidium.) 1. Self-murder; the act his vote.—Bp. of Chester.

of designedly destroying one's own life. 2. One guilty of SUFFRAGE, n. (L. suffragium; Fr. suffrage) 1. A vote ; selt-murder ; a felo de se. a voice given in deciding a controverted question, or in

SU'I.CI.DISM, n. State of self murdering. the choice of a man for an office or trust. 2. United voice I SÜ'L-CISM, for suicide. of persons in public prayer. 3. Aid ; assistance; a Latin- soʻI GEN'ER-18. (L.) Of its own or peculiar kind; sin. ism ; (obs.)

gular. SUF-FRAGIN-OUS, a. (I.. suffrago.) Pertaining to the knee. SŪʻIL·LAGE, n. (Fr. souillage.) Drain of filth.-Wotton. joint of a beast.-Bronon.

SŪING, ppr. of suè. Prosecuting. SUF-FRUTES'CENT, a. Moderatrly frutescent.

| SŪ'ING, n. (Fr. suer ; L. sudo.] The process of so SUF-FRŪTI-COSE, a. (L. sub and fruticosus.) In botany, through any thing.- Bacon.

under-shrubby, or part shrubby; intermediate between SŪIT (súte), n. (Norm. suit or suyt ; Fr. suit.) 1. Consecu. the shrub and the herb.

tion; succession; series; regular order ; (obs.] 2. A set; SUF-FŪMI-GĀTE, v. t. (L. suffumigo.) To apply fumes or a number of things used together, and in a degree neces. smoke to the parts of the body.

sary to be united, in order to answer the purpose. 3. A SUF-FŪMI-GA-TING, ppr. Applying fumes to the parts of set of the same kind or stamp. 4. Retinue; a company the body.

or number of attendants or followers; attendance ; train ; SUF:FU-MI-GATION, n. 1. Fumigation ; the operation of as, a nobleman and his suit. (This is sometimes pro

emoking any thing, or of applying fumes to the parts of the nounced as a French word, sweet.) 5. A petition ; prayer; body. 2. A terin applied to all medicines that are received request; a seeking for something by petition or applicain the form of fumes.

tion. 6. Solicitation of a woman in marriage ; courtship. SUF-FUMIGE, n. A medical fume.-Harvey.

-7. In laro, an action or process for the recovery of a BUF-FUSE' (suf-füze), v. t. (L. suffusus.) To overspread, right or claim; legal application to a court for justice; as with a fluid or tincture.- Pope.

prosecution of right before any tribunal.

8. Pursuit ; SUF-FUSED' (suf-fúzd'), pp. Overspread, as with a fluid. prosecution; chase. SUF-FŪSING (suf-fūz'ing), ppr. Overspreading, as with a SÚIT, o. 1. To fit; to adapt; to make proper. 2. To befluid or tincture.

come; to be fitted to. 3. To dress; to clothe. 4. To SUF-FUSION (suf-fü’zhun), n. (Fr.; L. suffusio.) 1. The please ; to make content.

act or operation of overspreading, as with a fluid. 2. The SÚIT, v. i. To be suitable; to have corresponding qualities, state of being suffused or spread over, 3. That which is -Syn. To agree ; accord; comport; tally; correspond; suffused or spread over.

match ; answer. SUG, n. (L. sugo.) A kind of worm.- Walton.

SUITABLE, a. 1. Having correspondent qualities accordSUGʻAR (shngar), n. (Fr. sucre ; Arm. sucr ; Sp. azucar ; It. ing with ; agreeable to. 2. Adequate.-Sen. Proper; fitzucchero ; G. zucker; D. suiker ; Dan, sokker, sukker ; Sw. ting; becoming; accordant; competent; correspondent. socker ; W. sugyr.] 1. A well-known sweet crystalline SUITABLE-NESS, n. A state of being adapted or accomor concrete substance, manufactured chiefly from the modated.-Syn. Fitness ; propriety; agreeablenese; corsugar-cane. It is also obtained from the sap of the sugar- respondence; congruity; compatibility; consistency; con. maple and from the beet. 2. An old chemical term ; as, sonance. the sugar of lead, so called because it has a close resem. SUITA-BLY.adv. Fitly ; Agreeably; with propriety, blance to sugar in appearance and tastes sweet; acetate * SUITE (sweet), n. (Fr.) Retinue. See SUIT, No. 4. of lead,

SUITED, pp. Fitted; adapted: pleased. SUGʻAR (shụgar), v. t. 1. To impregnate, season, cover, SUITING, ppr. Fitting; according with ; becoming. sprinkle, or mix with sugar. 2. To sweeten.

SūITOR, n. One who sues or prosecutes a demand of right SUG'AR-BĀK'ER, rh. One who makes loaf-sugar.-John- in law, as a plaintiff, petitioner, or appellant. 2. One who son's Idler.

attends a court, whether plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, SUGʻAR-CANDY (shug'ar-kan'dy), n. (sugar and candy.) appellant, witness, juror, and the like. 3. A petitioner; an Sugar clarified and concreted or crystallized.

applicant. 4. One who solicits a woman in marriage; a SUGʻAR-CĀNE, n. (sugar and cane. The cane or plant wooer; a lover, from whose juice sugar is obtained, saccharum offici- SUIT RESS, n. A female supplicant.- Rowe.

SUL'CATE, la. (L. sulcus, a furrow.). In natural history, SUGʻAR-HOUSE, n. A building in which sugar is refined. SUL'€ĀTED, } marked by longitudinal channels ; fur. SÜGʻAR-KETTLE, n. A kettle used in boiling down the rowed ; grooved.-Martyn. sap or juice from which sugar is made.

SULK, r. 1. (Sax, solcen.) To be sluggishly discontented; SUG'AR-LÕAF, n. A conical mass of refined sugar.

to be silently sullen; to be morose or obstinate. SUGʻAR-MAPLE, }n. A species of maple, the acer sac- SULK'I-LY, ado. In the sulks ; morosely.--Iron Chest. SUGʻAR-TREE, '}" charinum, from whose sap sugar is SULK’INESS, n. Sullenness; sourness; moroseness. made by boiling.

SULKS, n. pl. To be in the sulks is to be sulky, or discon. SUGʻAR-MILL, n. A machine for pressing out the juice of

tented and sullen. the sugar-cane.

SULK'Y, a. (Sax, solcen.) Sullen ; sour; heavy; obsti. SIG'AR-MITE, n. An active, wingless insect, of a shining, nate ; morose.- ds. Res. silvery hue, lepisma saccharina, found in old closets, boxes, SULKY, n. A two-wheeled carriage for a single person. dic.

| SULL, n. (Sax. sulh.) A plow.--Ainsworth. SUGʻAR-PLUM, 12. (sugar and plum.) A species of sweet- SUL'LAGE, n. A drain of tilth, or filth collected from the meat, in small balls.

street or highway.--Cyc. See SULLIAGE. SUGʻARED (shug'ard), pp. or a. Sweetened.

SUL'LEN, a. 1. Gloomily angry and silent; cross ; sour; SÜG'AR-LESS (shugar-les), a, Free from sugar.

affected with ill humor; morose ; splenetic. 2. Mischiev. SUGʻAR-Y (shygar-e), a. 1. Tinctured or sweetened with ous; malignaut. 3. Obstinate : intractable. 4. Gloomy; sugar ; sweet; tasting like sugar. 2. Fond of sugar, or of dark; dismal. 5. Heavy ; dull; sorrowful. sweet things. 3. Containing sugar.- Ash. 4. Like sugar.

SUL'LEN, r.t. To make sullen.-Fellous. -Ask.

SUL'LEN-LY, ado. Gloomily; malignantly; intractably; SU-GESCENT, a. (L. sugens.] Relating to sucking.-- Paley. with moroseness.-Dryden. * SUG-GEST, 1.4 (L. suggero, suggestus ; It. suggerire; SUL'LEN-NESS, n. III nature with silence.-Sex. Morose.

Fr. suggerer.] 1. To intimate or mention in the firet in- ness; gloominess; malignity; intractableness; intractabil. stance. 2. To offer to the mind or thoughts. 3. To se- ity; sulkiness. duce; to draw to ill by insinuation; (obs.) 4. To inform SÚL'LENS, n. pl. A morose temper; gloomincss. secretly; (obs.)-Syn. To hint; allude; refer to ; glance + SUL’LI-AGE, n. (Fr. souillage Foulness; filth. at ; insinuate.

SUL’LIED (sullid), pp. Soiled; tarnished ; stained.

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SUL'LY, 0. l. (Fr. souiller.) 1. To soil ; to dirt; to spot; to compass, or into few words.-Syn. Short ; brief; concise ;

tarnish. 2. To tarnish ; to darken, 3. To stuin ; to tarnish. compendious ; succinct. SULLY, v. i. To be soiled or tarnished.- Bacon.

SUM'N A-RY, n. An abridged account; an abstract, abridg. FUL'LY, n. Soil; tarnish ; spot.--Spectator.

ment, or compendium, containing the sumn or substance of SUL'LY-ING, ppr. Soiling; tarnishing; staining.

a fuller account. SULPHATE, 11. (from sulphur.) A salt formed by sulphu. SUM-MĀTION, n. 1. The act of forming a sum or total ric acid in combination with any base.

amount. 2. An aggregate. SULPHITE, n. A salt formed by a combination of sulphur SUMMED. pp. Collected into a total amount. Ous acid with a base.

SUMMER, n. One who casts up an account.-Shortcod. SUL-PHO-CYANIC ACʻID, n. A compound of sulphur, SUMMER, n. (Hax. sumer, sumor ; G., Dan. somna ; D. 30carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

mer ; Sw. sommar.) with us, the season of the year corn. SUL-PITO-NAPHTHALIC ACID, n. A compound of sul- prehended in the months June, July, and August, during phuric acid and naphthaline.

which time the sun, being north of the equator, skides SÚLʻPIO-SALT, n. A double sulphuret, or a salt con- more directly upon this part of the earth, which, together SULPHO-SEL, } taining sulphur in both the acid and the with the increased length of the days, renders this the base.-- Dana.

hottest period of the year. Sometimes used as an adjecSUL-PHO-VINIC ACID, n. An acid formed by the ac. tive,

tion of sulphuric acid upon alcohol; cnothionic acid.- SUMMER, o. i. To pass the summer or warm season. Brande,

SUMMER, v.1. To keep or carry through the summer.SULPHUR, n. (L. ; Fr. soufre; It. zolfo ; D. solfer.) A sim- Shak,

ple mineral substance, or a yellow color, brittle, insoluble SUMMER, n. (Fr. sommier.) 1. A large stone, the first that in water, but fusible by heat; also called brimstone. Sul- is laid over columns and pilasters, beginning to make a phur burns with a pale blue tlame, attended with sutto- cross vanlt. 2. A large timber supported on two strong cating tumes.

piers or posts, serving as a lintel to a door or window, &r. SULPHUR-WORT (-wurt), n. An umbelliferous herb, - Brande. 3. A large timber or beam laid as a central hog's fennel, of genus peucedanum.

floor-timber, insert into the girders, and receiving the SUL PIU-RATE, Q. IL. sulphuratus.) Belonging to sul- ends of the joists and supporting them.

phur; of the color of sulphur.--- More. (Liule used.] SUMMER, n.' Indian summer, in the United States, a period SULPHU-RĀTE, 0. t. To combine with sulphur.

of warın weather, late in autumn, when, it is said, the InISULPHU-RA-TED, pp. or a. Combined with sulphur. dians hunt to supply themselves with the flesh of wild anSUL PIIU-RA-TING, ppr. Combining or iinpreguating with inals for provisions in the winter. sulphur.

SUMMER-COLT, n. The undulating state of the air near SUL-PHU-RĀTION, n. The subjecting of a thing to the ac- the surface of the ground when heated.

tion of sulphur, especially of sulphurous gas.--Ure. SUMMER-CYPRESS, n. An annual plant of the genus SULPHU-RET, n. A combination of sulphur with a basc. kochia.-Loudon. SUL-PHURE-OUS, a. Consisting of sulphur; having the SUMMER-FAL'LOW, 11. A fallow made during the warm

qualities of sulphur or brimstone ; impregnated with sul. months to kill weeds.-Gardner. phur.

SUMMER-FAL'LÖW, 1.1. To plow and work repeatedly in SÚL-PHURE-OUS-LY, adv. In a sulphureous manner. summer, to prepare for wheat or other crop. SUL-PHU'RE-OUSNESS, n. The state of being sulphu SUMMER-HOUSE, n. 1. A house or apartinent in a gar. reous.

den to be used in summer.- Pope.- Walls. 2. A house for SULPHU-RET-ED, 2. Applied to bodies having fulphur in summer's residence. combination.---Sulphureed hydrogen is a colorless gas, with SUMMER-WHEAT, n. Spring wheat. the fetid odor of rotten egus, composed of one equivalent SUMMER-SET, n. (corruption of Fr. soubresaut.) A leap in of sulphur and one of hydrogen; also called hydrosulphu. which the heels are thrown over the head, and the person ric acid,

lights on his feet. SUL-PHIŪRIE, a. Pertaining to sulphur; more strictly, des. SUM'MING, ppr. of sum. Adding together.

ignating an acid formed by one equivalent of sulpbur com. SUMMIST, n. One who forms an abridgment. (Rare.) bined with three of oxygen.--Sulphuric ciher, common SUMMIT, 1. [L. summitas, from summus.) 1. The top; the ether, (see ETHER,) popularly called oil of vitriol.

highest point. 2. The highest point or degree; utnost el SUL'PHIUR-OUS, a. Like sulphur ; containing sulphur ; evation.-3. In conchology, the most elevatel of the shell

also, desimating an acid formed by one equivalent of sul- in which the hinge is placed. Humble.-Summi lere!, the phur combined with two of oxygen.

highest level of a canal or rail-road in surmounting an tSÚL'PIIUR-Y, a. Partaking of sulphur; having the quali- cent. ties of sulphur.

SUMMIT-LESS, a. Having no summit.-H. Taylor. SULTAN, 11. [qu. Ch., Syr., Heb.w3D, to rulé.] An appel. I SUM’MIT-Y, n. 1. The height or top of any thing.- Seift.

lation given to the emperor of the Turks. The title is 2. The utmost degree : perfection.- Holidl.

sometimes given to other Mohammedan sovereigns. SUMMON, 7. 1. (L. submonco; Fr. sommer.) 1. To call by SULTAN-FLOW-ER, a, A plant, a species of contaurea. authority to appear at a place specified, or to attend in per SUL-TA NA, 11. The queen of a sultan; the empress of son to some public duty, or hoth. 2. To give notice to a SULTAN-ESS, S the Turks.--Cleaveland.

person to appear in court and defend. 3. To calor comSULTAN-RY, n. An eastern empire; the dominions of a mand. 4. To excite into action or exertion : with upsultan.-- Bacon.

Syn. To cite; notify; convenc; convoke ; excite ; invite : SULTAN-SHIP, n. The office or state of a sultan.

bid. CUL'TRI-NESS, n. The state of being sultry.

SUMMON ET, PP. Admonished or warned by authority to SUL'TRY, a. (G. schwul; Sax. suolah, suole.) 1. Very hot, appear or attend to something ; called or cit. d by auburning, and oppressive. 2. Very hot and moist, or hot,

thority. close, stagnant, and unelastic.

SUM'MÓN-ER, n. One who summons or cites by authority. SUM, a. (Fr. somme; G. summe; D. som; Dan. sum ; Sw., SUMMON-ING, ppr. Citing by authority.

L. summa.) 1. The aggregate of two or more numbers, SUMMONS, n. with a plural termination, but used in the magnitudes, quantities, or particulars ; the amount or singular number; as, a summons is prepared. (L. subso whole of any number of individuals or particulars added. neas.] 1. A call by authority or the command of a supre 2. A quantity of money or currency; any amount, indef. rior to appear at a place named, or to attend to som pub initely. 3. Compendium: abridgment; the amount; the lic duty.-2. In lou, a warning or citation to appear in substance. 4. Height; completion.

court; a writ to notify a party to appear in court on a day SUM, v. I. 1. To add particulars into one whole; to bring mentioned therein, to answer a complaint specified in the two or more particular numbers into one number. 2. To

writ. bring into a small compass or in a few words.-3. In fal. SUMMUM BOʻYUM. (L.) The chiof good. conry, to have fenthers full grown: [unusual.]-Sex. To SUMOOM', 1. A pestilential wind of Persia. See SIMOON. cast up; collect; comprise ; condense ; comprehend ; SUMP, n. 1. In metallurgy, a round pit of stone, lined with compute.

clay, for receiving the metul on its firet furion. 2 A pond SUMAC }(sha'mak), n. (Fr. sumach ; G. sumach; D., Arm.,

of water reserved for salt-works. 3. A marsh; amp: BŪMACH) and Pers. sumak.) 1. A plant or shrub of the a box, Brockett. 4. In mining, a pit sunk below the ler.

genus rhus, of many species, some of which are much used cls of the mine to circulate air, &c.--Hauli ll. for the purposes of dyeing and tanning. 2. The powdered SUMPH, n. A dunce.-- John Wilson. (Gottish. I. leaves, peduncles, and young branches of certain species SUMP'TER, n. (Fr. sommier ; It. somaro.) A horse that

of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing-Ure. carries clothes or furniture ; a baggage-horse-Sat SUMLESS, a. Not to be computed; of which the amount TSUMPTION, n. (L. Sumo, sumptus.) A taking. can not be ascertained.-Pope.

SUMPTU-A-RY, a. (L. sumptuarius: Fr. somre voiTel Re SUMMA-RI-LY, ado. 1. In a summary minner: bricfly ; lating to expense --Sumptuary laws are such as liniit the

concisely ; in a narrow compass or in few words. 2. In expenses of citizens in apparel, food, &c. a short way or method.-- Ayliffe.

ISUNPT-U-OST.TY, n. Expensiveness; costlinesa. SUMMA-RY, a. (Fr. sommaire.] Redaced into a narrow SUMPTUOUS, a. (L. sumptuosus ; It suntuos.] Chare

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SURF, n. 1. The swell of the sea which breaks upon the name, and which becomes a family name. 2. An appela

shore, or upon sand-banks or rocks.—2. In agriculiure, the tion added to the original name. bottom or conduit of a drain; (local)

SUR-NĀME', 0. l. (Fr. surnommer.) To name or call by an SURFACE, n. [Fr. sur and face.] 1. The exterior part of appellation added to the original name.

any thing that has length and breadth ; one of the limits SUR-NAMED' (sur-namd), pp. Called by a name added to that terminates a solid ; the superficies ; outside.-2. In the Christian or original name. geometry, a magnitude that has length and breadth without SUR-NĀM'ING, ppr. Namning by an appellation added to thickness.

the original name. SUR'FEIT (Bur'fit), v. t. (Fr.Bur and faire, fait.] 1. To feed SUR-OXYD, n. (sur and oryd.) An oxyd containing more

with meat or drink so as to oppress the stomach and de. equivalents of oxygen than of the base with which it is range the functions of the system; to overseed and pro- combined. (French. Not used.) duce sickness or uneasiness. 2. To cloy; to fill to satiety SUR-OX'YD-ĀTE, v. l. To form a suroxyd. (Not used.] and disgust.

SUR-PÄSS', v. i. (Fr. surpasser.) To go beyond in any SUR'FEIT, v. i. To be fed till the system is oppressed, and thing, good or bad. - Syn. To exceed ; excel; outdo; sickness or uneasiness ensues.--Shak,

outstrip. SURFEIT, n. 1. Fullness and oppression of the system, oc- SUR-PASS'A-BLE, a. That may be exceeded. -Dict.

casioned by excessive cating and drinking. 2. Excess in SUR-PASSED' (sur-påst), pp. Exceeded; excelled. eating and drinking.--Shak.

SUR-PASSING, ppr. 1. Exceeding; going beyond. 2. SURʼFEIT-ED (sur'fit-ed), pp. Surcharged and oppressed Excellent in an eminent degree ; exceeding others. with eating and drinking to excess; cloyed.

SUR-PÄSS'ING-LY, adv. In a very excellent manner, or in SURFEIT-ER, 71. One who riots; a glutton.-Shak. a degree surpassing others. SURFEIT-ING, ppr. Oppressing the system by excessive SUR-PASSING-NESS, n. The state of surpassing. eating and drinking: cloying; tilling to disgust.

SUR'PLICE (surplis), n. (Fr. surplis; Sp. sobrepelliz. A SUR'FEIT-ING, n. The act of feeding to excess; gluttony. white garment worn over their other dress by the clergy SUR’FEIT-WA-TER, n. (surfeit and water.) Water for the of the Roman Catholie, Episcopal, and certain other church cure of surfcits.---Locke,

es, in some of their ministrations. SURGE, n. (L. surgo, to rise.] 1. A large wave or billow ; SUR PLICE-FEES, n. (surplice and fees.) Fees paid to the

a great rolling swell of water.-2. in ship-building, the English clergy for occasional duties. - Warton. taprred part in front of the whelps, between the chocks SURPLICED (.plist), 2. Wearing a surplice.-- Malla. of a capstan, on which the messenger may surge.

SURPLUS, n. (Fr. sur and plus ; L. plus. 1. Overplus; SURGF, v. t. To let go a portion of a rope suddenly.

that which remains when use is satisfied excess beyond SURGE, r. i. 1. To gwell; to rise high and roll, as waves. what is prescribed or wanted.-2. In law, the residuum of -Spenser. 2. To slip back; as, the cable surges.

an cetate, after the debts and legacies are paid. SURÓE'LESS (surjles), a. Free from surges ; emooth ; SURPLUS-AGE, n. 1. Surplus.-2. In lato, something in calm.

the pleadings or proceedings not necessary or relevant to SU'R’GEON (sur'jun), n. (contracted from chirurgeon.) One the case, and which may be rejected.-3. In accounts, a

whose profession or occupation is to cure external dis- greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant eases or injuries of the body by manual operation, some- amounts to.-Rees. times aided by medicinen either external or internal.

SUR-PRĪS'AL (sur-priz'al), n. The act of surprising of SURGEON-CY, n. The office or employment of a surgeon coming upon suddenly and unexpectedly, or the state of in the naval or military service.

being taken unawares. SURGER-Y, 11. The act of healing external diseases and in- SUR.PRIBE', v. 1. (Fr.) 1. To come or fall npon suddenly

juries of the body by manual operation, sometimes aided and unexpectedly; to take unawareg. 2. To strike with by medicines either external or internal.

wonder or astonishment. 3. To confuse; to throw the SURGIC-AL, a. Pertaining to surgeons or surgery ; done

mind into disorder by something suddenly presented to by means of surgery.

the view or to the mind. SURGING, pr. or a. Swelling and rolling, as billows, SUR-PRISE', n. 1. The act of coming upon unawares, or SUROY, a. Rising in surges or billows; full of surges. of taking suddenly and without preparation. 2. The state SŪRI.CATE, n. A carnivorous African quadruped nearly of being taken unexpectedly. 3. An einotion excited by

as large as the domestic cat. It is allied to the ichneumon. something happenin, suddenly and unexprctedly. 4... SUR'LI-LY, adv. In a surly, morose manner.

dish with nothing in it; (obs.1-Syn. Wonder ; astoniskSURʻLI-NESS, n. Gloomy moroseness ; crnbbed ill-nature. ment ; amazement. I SUR'LING, n. A sour, morose fellow.-Camden,

SUR-PRīSED' (sur.prizd), pp. Come upon or taken ung SUR LOIN. See SIRLOIN.

wares ; struck with soinething novel or unexpected. SUR’LY, a. (W. svor.) 1. Gloomily morose; crabbed; snarl. SUR-PRĪSING, ppr. 1. Falling on or taking suddenly 10

ing: sternly sour; rough; cross and rude. 2. Rough; wares; striking with something novel. 2. 2. Exciting sur dark; tempestuons.

prise; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishmentISUR-MISAL, n. Surmise.

Syn. Wonderful; extraordinary ; unexpected; astonishSUR-MISE', v. i. (Norm. surmys, surmitter.) To suspect;

ing. to imagine without certain knowledge ; to entertain SUR-PRISING-LY, adv. In a manner or degree that ex. thoughts that something does or will exist, but upon slight

cites surprise. evidence.

SUR-PRISING.NESS, n. State of being surprising. SUR-MISE', n. The thought or imagination that something I SUR'QUED-RY, n. (sur, and Norm. Fr. cuder. Over

may be, of which, however, there is no certain or strong Weening pride; arrogance.--- Spenser. evidence. - Syn. Conjecture ; supposition ; suspicion ; SUR-RE-BÜT, v. i. (sur and rebus.) In kgal pleadinga, to doubt.

reply, as a plaintiff

' to a defendant's rebutter. SUR-MISED (sur-mizd), pp. Suspected; imagined upon SUR-RE-BUTTER, n. The plaintiff's reply in pleading to slight evidence.

a defendant's rebutter.--Blackstone. SUR-MIS'ER, n. One who surmises.

SUR-RE-JOIN', v. i. (sur and rejoin.] In legal pleading to SUR-MISING, ppr. Suspecting; imagining upon slight evi. reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder. dence

SUR-RE-JOIN DER, n. The answer of a plaintiff to a de SUR-MISING, n. The act of suspecting: surmise.

fendant's rejoinder. SUR-MOUNT. v. l. (Fr. surmonter.) 1. To rise above. 2. SUR-RENDER, 0. l. (probably a corruption of Fr. se redre.

To be superior to, as difficulties. 3. To go beyond. Mil- to yield.) 1. To yield to the power of another; to give of 101. - Syn. To conquer ; overcome ; surpass ; exceed ; deliver

up possession upon compulsion or demand.° 2. To Vanquish ; subdue,

yield ; to give up; to resign in favor of another; cede SUR-MOUNTA-BLE, a. That may be overcome ; super- 3. To give up; to resign.-4. In law. to yield an estate, ** able.

a tenant, into the hands of the lord for such purposes SUR-MOUNTA-BLE-NESS, n. The state of being sur- are expressed in the act. 5. To yield to any intuence, mountable.

passion, or power. SUR-MOUNTED, PP. 1. Overcome; conquered ; surpassed. SUR-RENDER, v. i. To yield; to give up one's self into

—? a. In architecture, used to denote an arch or dome, the power of another. which rises higher than a semicircle.-3. In heraldry, á SUR-REN'DER, n. 1. The act of yielding or resigning one's

term used when one figure is laid over another.-Brande. person or the possession of something into the power of SUR-MOUNTER, n. One who surmounts.

another. 2. A yielding or giving up.-3. In lm, a yielding SUR-MOUNTING, ppr. Rising above; overcoming,

up of an estate for life or years to him who has an inme SUR-MUL'LET, n. A fish of the genus mullus, allied to the diate estate in reversion or remainder, by which the lease

perch, famous for passing through various colors in dying. estate is merged into the greater by mutual agreementSÚR MU-LOT, n. (Fr.) A name of the brown or Norway Bourier. rit.

SUR-RENDERED, pp. Yielded or delivered to the power SUR'NĀME, n. (Fr, surnom ; It. soprannome ; Sp. sobre- of another ; given up; resigned. nombre; L. super and nomen.) 1. An additional name ; a SUR-REN-DER-EE', n.

In law, a person to whom the lord name or appellation added to the baptismal or Christian grants surrender land; the cestny que tuse.

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SWINGLE (swingʻg!), v. h. (Sax. swingan.) To beat; to * SWORD'ED, a. Girded with a sword.-Milon. clean tlax by beating it.

I SWÖRD'ER, 1. A soldier; a cut-throat.-Shak. SWIN'GLE (swinga!), n. In wire-wo: ks, a wooden spoke #SWORDLESS, a. Destitute of a sword.

tised to the barrel that draw, the wire; also, a crank. SWÖRE, pret. of swear.
SWIN”GLE-TREE, n. A whiffle-tree or whipple-tree. Sce SWÖRN, pp. or a. frorn swear. SINGLE-TREE.

SWOUND, o. i To swoon. --Shak.
SWINGLET), pp. Beat and cleaned by a swingling-knife. SWUM, pret, and pp. of sro in.
SWIN"GLING, ppr. Beating and cleaning, as tlax.

SWUNG, pre, and pp. of swing.
SWIN'GLING-KNIFE, n. A wooden instrument, like a SWINGLE, } large kuife, used for cleaning S1B, }a. (Sax.) Related by blood. tlax of the shives.

SYB'A-RĪTE, n. (from Sybaris, an ancient Italian town.) A SWINGLING-TOW, n. The coarge part of flax, separated person devoted to luxury and pleasure. from the finer by swingling and hatcheling.

SYB-A-RITIE, a. (from Sybarita, inhabitants of SybaSWINISH, a. [from swine.] Befitting swine; like swinc; SYB-A-RITIE-AL, ) ris.) Luxurious; wanton. gross; hoggish ; brutal.

SYE A-MINE. See SYCAMORE, SWINISII-LY, ado. In a swinish manner.

SYC'A-MORE, n. (Gr. OUKIMIVOS, QUkopopos.) A species of ISWINK, v. i. (Sax, suincan.) To labor ; to toil; to drudge. fig tree. The name is also, incorrectly, given to a pues ISWINK, v. t. . To overlabor:- Nilton.

of maple, acer pscudo-platanus. The sycamore (tunery ISWINK, n. Labor ; toil; drudgery.-Spenser.

so called) or plane-tree of North America is the plotants ISWINKER, n. A laborer; a plowman. ----Chaucer.

occulentalis, commonly called button-woorl or cottodire SWIPE, n. A swape or sweep, which see.

SYC'A-MORE-MOTII, n. A large moth, whose larve feeds SWIPPER, a. (Sax, swipail, to move quick.) Nimble ; on the leaves of the sycarnore. quick

SY-CEE', n. In China, silver in the shape of small has SWISS, n. 1. A native of Switzerland or Swisscrland. 2. globes, bearing the stamp of the office which is nee it, and The language of Switzerland.

used as a currency.-Vincont. SWITCII, 1. (Sw. svege) 1. A small, flexible twig or rod. SYEITE, n. (Gr. guros, fig.) Fig.stone.-Cye. (Not used.]

-2. On rail-ways, a movable part of the rail, for transfer. SY.€0.MA, n. (Gr. oukor.] A tumor shaped like a big ring a car from one track to another.

Brande. SWITCH, v. l. To strike with a small twig or rod; to beat; SYCO-PHAN-CY, n. Originally, information of the clanto lash. -- Chapman.

destine exportation of tigs; hence, mean tale-bearing: obSWITCII, v. i. To walk with a jerk. (Obsolete, or local.) sequious flattery; servility. SWITCH'EL, n. A beverage made of molasses and water. SYCO-PHANT, n. (Gr. cukopavini Cukos, a fig, and 2018, [New England.)

to discover.) Originally, an informer against those wbo SWIVEL (Wivl), n. (Sax, suifan.). 1. A ring which turns stole figs, or exported them contrary to law, &c. 1 900,

upon a staplo; or a strong link of iron used in mooring in time, it came to signify a tale-bearer or informer in geit ships, and which permits the bridles to be turned round; eral; hence, a parasite ; a mean tlatterer ; especially a datany ring or staple that turns. 2. A small cannon fixed in terer of princes and great men; hence, a deceiver; an ina swivel or in a socket on the top of a ship's side, stern, or postor. bow, or in her tops, in such a manner as to be turned in NYC'O-PHANT,

10. t.

To play the sycophant; to fat. auy direction.

SYC'O-PHANT-IZE, } ter meanly and officiously; to in SWIV'EL (swiv?), v. i. To turn on a staple, pin, or pivot. form or tell tales for gaining favor. SWIVEL-HOOK, 11. A hook that turns in the end of an iron SY6-0-PHANT$I, a. Tule-bearing; more generally, obse

block-strap, for the ready taking the turns out of a tackle. quiously flattering; parasitic; courting favor by means SWOB, n. See SWAB.

ulation. SWOB, v. t. To clean or wipe with a swob. See SWAB. SYCO-PHIANT-RY, n. Mean and officious tale-bearing a SWOB'BER, n. 1. One who swabs or cleans with a mop; adulation,--Barrow.

[sce SWABBER.)-2. Suobbers, four privileged cards, only sY.CO'SIS, n. A tubercular eruption upon the scalp a used incidentally in betting at the game of whist.

bearded part of the face.- Brande. SWÖLL'EN, SWÖLN, of swell ; irregular and obsolescent.

SYD-NE'AN, 1. Denoting a species of white earth brought

SYD-NEPIAN, from Sydney Cove, in South Wales. #SWOM, old pret. of swim.

SY'EN-ITE, n. (from Syenc, in Egypt) A rock composed SWOON, o. i. (Sax, aswunan.) To faint; to sink into a of quartz, hornblende, and mica. It ditters from LE

fainting-tit, in which there is an apparent suspension of only in containing hornblende instead of feldspar. - 1944. the vital functions and mental powers.

SỸKE, n. A small brook or rill in low ground (local) SIOON, n. A fainting-tit; lipothymy; syncope.-Core. SYL-LABI, la. 1. Pertaining to a syllable or SWOONING, ppr. Frunting awny.

SYL·LABIE-AL,} bles. 2. Consisting of a syllable or ast SWOONING, n. The net of fainting; syucope.--Hall.

lables. SWOOP, v. 1 1. To fall on at once and seize; to catch SYL-LABIE-AL-LY, adv. In a syllabic manner.

while on the wing. 2. To seize; to catch up; to take SYL-LAB-IC-A'TION, ». The act of forming syllables; the with a sweep. 3. To pass with violence; (obs.)

act or method of dividing words into syllables. SWOOP, v. i. To pass with pomp:-Drayton.

SYL'LA-BLE, n. (L. syllaba ; Gr. oudrabr.) 1. A lett l, ir SWOOP, *. A falling on and seizing, as of a rapacious fowl a combination of letters, uttered together, or at a one on his prey.

effort or impulse of the voice. 2. A small part of a su SWOP, 0. t. To exchange ; to barter; to give one com- tence or discourse; something very concisc. modity for another. (A low word.)

TSYL'LA-BLE, v, 1. To utter; to articulate.-Milton SWOP, n. An exchange.-Spectator.

SYL'LA-BUB, n. A compound drink, made of wine sud * SWORD (sword or sõrd), n. (Sax. sword, swcord ; G. milk.

schwert; D. zraard; Dan. sværd ; Sw, srård.) 1. An of: SYL'LA-BUS, n. [L.) An abstract; a compendium com fensive weapon worn at the side, and used by hand either taining the heads of a discourse, &c. for thrusting or cutting.–2. Figuratively, destruction by SYL·LEP'SIS, n. (Gr. oud 1015.) l. In grammar, a fi War. 3. Vengeance or justice. 4. Emblem of authority by which we conceive the sense of words otherwise and power. 5. War; dissension. 6. Emblem of triumph the words import, and construe them according to the and protection.

tention of the author; otherwise called substitucione SWORD-BEAR-ER n. An officer in the city of London, The agreement of a verb or adjective, not with the # # who carries the sword, an emblem of justice, before the next to it, but with some other word in the month 2 lord mayor when he goes abroad.

which a preference is given.-Andreus and Sound * SWORD-BELT, n. (sword and belt.) A belt by which a SYLLOGISM, h. (L. syllogismus; Gr. Ouddo) 5.A sword is suspended and borne by the side.

form of reasoning or argument, consisting of that poin * SWORD-BLADE, n. The blade or cutting part of a sword. sitions, of which the first two are called the promise til * SWORD-FIGHT, n. (sword and fight.] Feucing; a com- the last the conclusion. The couclusion in the syLemon bat or trial of skill with sworis.

necessarily follows from the premises. * SWORD-FISII, n. (suord and fish.) A large sea-fish, al- SYL-LO-GISTIC, 10. Pertaining to a syllo_ism ; s lied to the mackerel, and having the upper jaw elongated SYL-LO-GISTIE-AL, } sisting of a syllogism, or of La so as to resemble a sword.

form of reasoning by syllogisms. * SWORD-GRASS, 1. (sword and grass.) A kind of sedge, SYL-LOGISTIC-AL-LY, adv. In the forın of a syl'oga. glader; the sweet-rush, a species of acorus.-Cyc.

by means of syllogiems. *SWORD-KNOT, n. A ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword. SYL-LO-GI-ZATION, n. A reasoning hy syllogisms * SWORD-LAW, N. Violence; government by force. SYL'LO-GIZE, o. i. To reason by syllogisms. * SWORD-MÄN n. A soldier ; a fighting man.

SYLÄLO-GIZ-ER, 1. One who reasons by syllogisms * SWORD-PLAY-ER, n. A fencer; a gladiator ; one who SYL'LO-GIZ-ING, ppr. Reasoning by syllogisins

exhibits his skill in the use of the sword.-Hakeuill. SYLPH (silf), n. [Fr. sylphide; Gr. An.) An inn iary * WORD-SHAPED (-shäpt), a. Ensiform ; shaped like a being, inhabiting the nir.- Pope word.

SYL PII-LIKE, a. Resembling a sylph.

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SYN.TACTIE-AL-LY, ndv. In conformity to syntax. SYSTEM-A-TIZ-ER, N. One who reduces things to syg-
SYNTAX, n. (1. syntaris ; Gr. ouvražis.] 1. In gram. SYSTEM-IZ-ER, tem.
SYN-TAXIS, 3 mar, the construction of sentences; the due SYSTEM-A-TIZING, ppr. Reducing to system or due

arrangement of words in sentences, according to estab- SYSTEM-IZ-ING, method. lished usage. 2. Connected system or order; union of SYS-TEM.I-ZATION, n. The act or operation of systemiz-

things; (obs.]

ing; the reduction of things to system or regular method. SYN-TE-RESIS, n. (Gr. ovv and mpow.) Remorse of con. SYSTO-LE, n. (Gr. ovorod».) 1. In grammar, the shorten. science.- Bp. Ward.

ing of a long syllable.-2. In anatomy, the contraction of SYN-TE-RETIE, a. Preserving health.

the heart and arteries for expelling the blood and carry. SYNTETIC, a. Wasting with consumption.

ing on the circulation. See DIASTOLE. SYN-TEXIS, n. (Gr.) A deep consumption.

SYS-TOL'IC, a. Pertaining to systole or contraction. SYNTHE-SIS, n. (Gr. ovvedis.) 1. Composition, or the SYSTYLE, 1. [Gr. ovv and orvlos.) In architecture, the

putting of two or more things together, as in compound manner of placing columns, where the space between the medicines.--2. In logic, composition or that process of two shafts consists of two diameters or four modules. reasoning in which we advance by a regular chain from BYTHE, n. Sce SCYTHE. principles before established or assumed, and propositions SYZY-GY, n. (Gr. oubuy.a.) The period of new or full already proved, till we arrive at the conclusion.-3. In moon, when the sun, moon, and earth are in one line, surgery, the operation by which divideid parts are reunited. Cyc.-4. In chemistry, the uniting of elements into a com. pound; the opposite of analysis.

T. SYN-THETIC, 14. Pertaining to synthesis ; consisting SYNTIETIE-AL,) in synthesis or composition. SYNTHETICALLY, ado. By synthesis by composition. Til the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, and a

close consonant. a joining of the SYNTHE-TĪZE, v. i. To unite in regular structure. (Little used.).

end of the tongue to the root of the upper teeth, as may SYNTO-MY, n. (Gr. Ouvropia.) Brevity; conciseness.

be perceived by the syllables at, et, ot, ut, in attempting to SYN-TONIC, a, (Gr. guy and rovos.) in music, sharp; in

pronounce which, the voice is completely intercepted. It tense-Rousseau.

is therefore numbered among the mutes, or close articu. SYPH'I-LIS, n. A contagious disease characterized by ul. lations, and it differs from d chiefly in its closeness. The

letters ti, before a vowel, and unaccented, usually pass into cers of a peculiar character on the genitals, succeeded by inguinal buboes. The indications of a constitutional at

the sound of sh, as in nation, motion, partial. In this case, section are ulcers in the throat, copper-colored eruptions

i loscs entirely its proper sound. In a few words, the com. on the skin, pains in the bones, &c.

bination ti has the sound of the English ch, as in Christian, SYPH-I-LITIE, a. Pertaining to syphilis.

question. SEPHON, n. (Gr. 1pwv.) A tube or pipe. More correctly, T., as an abbreriation, stands for theologia ; AS, S. T. D., sancsiphon, which see.

tæ theologia doctor, doctor of divinity. SYREN, n. See SIREN.

As a numeral, T, among the Latins, stood for 160; and, with SYR'I-AC, n. The language of Syria, especially the ancient a dash over the top, T, for 160,000. language of that country.

TAB, n. 1. The latchet of a shoe, fastened with a string or SYR'I-A€, a. Pertaining to Syria or its language.

otherwise.- Forby ; (local.) 2. The end of a lace; a tag. SYRʻI-A-CISM, n. A Syrian idiom.-Milion.

- Forby. 3. A cup; (local.) SYR'I-AN, a. Pertaining to Syria.

TAB’ARD), 1. (W. Labar ; It. tabarra.) A sort of tunle or SYRI-AN-ISM, n. A Syrian idiom.-Paley.

mantle formerly worn, covering the body before and be. SYRI-ASM, n. The same as Syrianism.- Warburton. hind, and reaching below the loins, but open at the sides, STRIN”GA, . (Gr. oupert, ou piyyos.) A genus of plants, TABARD. ER, n. One who bear: a tabard.

from the shoulders downward; a herald's coat.-Brande. the lilac. SYRINGE (sir'inj), n. An instrument for injecting liquids TAB’A-RET, 1. A stout, satin-striped silk, used for furniture.

into animal bodice, into wounds, &c., or an instrument in TAB-A-SHEER', n. A Persian word signifying a concretion the form of a pump, serving to draw in any fluid, and found in the joints of the bamboo. It consists of pure silica. then to expel it with force.

TAB’BIED (tab'bid), pp. or a.

Watered; made wavy. SYRINGE, 0. 1. To inject by means of a pipe or syringe ; TAB’BI.NET, n. A more delicate kind of tabby.

to wash and cleanse by injections from a syringe. TAB’BY, Q. Brinded; brindled; diversified in color. SYRʻING ED, pp. Injected by means of pipe or syringe. TAB’BY, n. (Fr. tabis ; It., Sp., Port, tabi ; Dan. tabin.) 1. SY-RIN'GO-DENDRON, n. (Gr.ouport a pipe or tube, and A kind of waved silk, usually watered ; a coarse sort of taf.

dvopov, tree.) A fossil plant; applied to many species of feta. 2. A mixture of lime with shells, gravel. or stones, in sigillaria, from the parallel pipe-shaped tlutings that ex- equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water, form. tend from the top to the bottom of their trunks.-Buck. ing a mass which, when dry, becomes as hard as rock. land.

TAB’BY, v. t. To water or cause to look wavy.-Cyc. SYR-IN-GOTO-MY, n. (Gr. oupıyt and reuvw.) The opera. TAB’BY-ING, N. The passing of stuffs under a calender, to tion for cutting for the tistula. — Cyc.

give them a wavy appearance. SYRMA (sur.), n. (Gr.) A long dress reaching to the floor, TĂB-E-FACTION, n. (1. tabeo and facio.) A wasting away; worn by tragic actors.

a gradual losing of flesh by disease. SYRT (surt), n. (L. syrtis.) A bog; a quick-sand.-Young: TAB’E-F7, v. i. (Heb.) To consume; to waste gradually ; SYRÄTIS (sur-), n. (L.) A quick-sand. - Milton. (Not Eng.) to lose flesh. -- Harvey. (Little used.) SYRUP. See SIRUP.

TA-BELL'ION (-bel'yun), n. A secretary or notary under SYS-SAR-€7'SIS, n. (Gr.) The junction of bones by inter- the Roman Empire, or in France during the old monarvening muscles.-Brande.

chy.-Brande. SYSTA-STS, n. (Gr. quoraois.) The consistence of a thing; TAB’ERD. n. Se TABARD. constitution.-Burke. (Lille used.]

TAB'ER-NA-ELE, n. (L. tabernaculum.] 1. A tent.-Num., SYSTEM, n. (Fr. systéme ; L. systema; Gr.ovornun.] 1. An xxiv. 2. A temporary habitation.–3. Among the Jews, a

assemblage of things adjusted into a regular whole; or a movable building, so contrived as to be taken to pieces whole plan or scheine consisting of many parts connected with ease and reconstructed, for the convenience of being in such a manner as to create a chain of mutual dependen. carried during the wanderings of the Israelites in the wil. cies; as, a system of theology ; the Copernican and Ptol. derness. 4. A place of worship; a sacred place. 5. Our emaic systems of astronomy. 2. Regular method or order. natural body:-2 Cor., V. 6. God's gracious presence, or -3. In music, an interval compounded or supposed to be the tokens of it.—Rev., xxi. 7. An ornamented erection or compounded of several lesser intervals, as an octave, &c. representation of an edifice placed on the Roman Catho-Solar system, see SOLAR.

lic altars as a receptacle of the consecrated vessels. SYSTEM-MĀK-ER, n. One who forms a system,

TAB'ER-NA-ELE, v. 1. To dwell; to reside for a time; to SYSTEM-MON"GER (-mung-ger), n. One given to the be housed. forming of systems.- Chesterfeld.

TAB-ER-NACU-LAR, a. Latticed.- Warton. SYS-TEM-ATIE, la. 1. Pertaining to system; consist. TĀ'BES, n. (L.) A dysthetic or cachectic disease, charac. SYSTEM-ATIE-AL, ) ing in system ; methodical. 2. Pro- terized by a gradually progressive cmaciation of the whole ceeding according to system or regular method.

body, accompanied with languor, depressed spirits, and, for SYSTEM-ATIE-AL·LY, adv. In the form of a system; the most part, imperfect or obscure hectic, without any lo. methodically.- Boyle.

cal affection of any of the viscera of the head, chest, or belly. SYSTEM-A-TIST, n. One who forms a system, or reduces TA-BETIE, a. Tabid; affected with tabes. to system.

TABʻID, a. (Fr. tabide; L. labidus.] Wasted by disease. *SYSTEM.ATĪZE, 10. 1. (Systemize would be preferable, Arbuthnot. SYSTEM.IZE, as it is the more simple form.) To TABʻID-NESS, n, State of being wasted by disease. reduce to a system or regular method.

TAB'I-TUDE, n. (L. tabitudo.) The state of one affected by SYSTEM-A-TIZED, ?

tabes. SYSTEM.IZED, Reduced to system or method. TABʻLA-TURE, n. Painting on w

ceilings; a