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<p><hw>S</hw> <pr>(&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <def>the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in <xex>sack</xex>, <xex>this</xex>; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of <xex>z</xex>), as in <xex>is</xex>, <xex>wise</xex>. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of <xex>sh</xex> and <xex>zh</xex>, as in <xex>sure</xex>, <xex>measure</xex>. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in <xex>isle</xex>, <xex>d&eacute;bris</xex>.  With the letter <xex>h</xex> it forms the digraph <xex>sh</xex>.  See <xex>Guide to pronunciation</xex>, &sect;&sect; 255-261.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>   Both the form and the name of the letter S are derived from the Latin, which got the letter through the Greek from the Ph&aelig;nician. The ultimate origin is Egyptian. S is etymologically most nearly related to <xex>c</xex>, <xex>z</xex>, <xex>t</xex>, and <xex>r</xex>; as, in i<xex>c</xex>e, OE. i<xex>s</xex>; E. hen<xex>c</xex>e, OE. henne<xex>s</xex>; E. ra<xex>s</xex>e, ra<xex>z</xex>e; era<xex>s</xex>e, ra<xex>z</xex>or; tha<xex>t</xex>, G. da<xex>s</xex>; E. rea<xex>s</xex>on, F. rai<xex>s</xex>on,  L. ra<xex>t</xex>io; E. wa<xex>s</xex>, we<xex>r</xex>e; chai<xex>r</xex>, chai<xex>s</xex>e (see C, Z, T, and R.).</note><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>-s</hw>. <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>es</ets>, AS. <ets>as</ets>.]</ety> <def>The suffix used to form the plural of most words; as in road<xex>s</xex>, elf<xex>s</xex>, side<xex>s</xex>, account<xex>s</xex>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>-s</ets>, for older <ets>-th</ets>, AS. <ets>-&eth;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The suffix used to form the third person singular indicative of English verbs; as in fall<xex>s</xex>, tell<xex>s</xex>, send<xex>s</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An adverbial suffix; as in toward<xex>s</xex>, need<xex>s</xex>, alway<xex>s</xex>, -- originally the genitive, possesive, ending. See <er>-'s</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>-'s</hw> <ety>[OE. <ets>-es</ets>, AS. <ets>-es</ets>.]</ety> The suffix used to form the possessive singular of nouns; <as>as, boy<ex>'s</ex>; man<ex>'s</ex></as>.<br/>
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<p><hw>'s</hw>. <def>A contraction for <xex>is</xex> or (colloquially) for <xex>has</xex>.</def> &ldquo;My heart<xex>'s</xex> subdued.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"adh</hw> <pr>(s&auml;"&adot_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sadh</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Saan</hw> <pr>(s&auml;n)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Bushmen</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sab`a*dil"la</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;b`&adot_;*d&ibreve_;l"l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>cebadilla</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Mexican liliaceous plant (<spn>Sch&oelig;nocaulon officinale</spn>); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa*b&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sabian</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa*b&aelig;"an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sabianism</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sa"b&aelig;*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sa"ba*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sabianism</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"bal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of the Southern United States.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sab"a*oth</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;b"&auptack_;*&obreve_;th <it>or</it> s&adot_;"b&amacr;*&obreve_;th; 277)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>tseb&amacr;'&omacr;th</ets>, pl. of <ets>ts&amacr;b&amacr;'</ets>, an army or host, fr. <ets>ts&amacr;b&amacr;'</ets>, to go forth to war.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Armies; hosts.</def> <note>[Used twice in the English Bible, in the phrase &ldquo;The Lord of Sabaoth.&rdquo;]</note><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Incorrectly, the Sabbath.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sab"bat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sabbath</er>.]</ety> <def>In medi&aelig;val demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sab`ba*ta"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Sabbatarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sabbataire</ets>. See <er>Sabbath</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the Decalogue.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>&hand_; There were Christians in the early church who held this opinion, and certain Christians, esp. the <stype>Seventh-day Baptists</stype>, hold it now.</note><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strict observer of the Sabbath.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sab`ba*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of Sabbatarians.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sab`ba*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The tenets of Sabbatarians.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Ward (1673).</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sab"bath</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sabat</ets>, <ets>sabbat</ets>, F. <ets>sabbat</ets>, L. <ets>sabbatum</ets>, Gr. <grk>sa`bbaton</grk>, fr. Heb. <ets>shabb&amacr;th</ets>, fr. <ets>sh&amacr;bath</ets> to rest from labor.  Cf. <er>Sabbat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a transference of the day observed from the last to the first day of the week, which is called also <altname>Lord's Day</altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Remember the <qex>sabbath</qex> day, to keep it holy.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xx. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival.</def>  <rj><au>Lev. xxv. 4.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Peaceful sleep out the <qex>sabbath</qex> of the tomb.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sabbath breaker</b></col>, <cd>one who violates the law of the Sabbath.</cd> -- <col><b>Sabbath breaking</b></col>, <cd>the violation of the law of the Sabbath.</cd> -- <col><b>Sabbath-day's journey</b></col>, <cd>a distance of about a mile, which, under Rabbinical law, the Jews were allowed to travel on the Sabbath.</cd></cs><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Sabbath</er>, <er>Sunday</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Sabbath</xex> is not strictly synonymous with <xex>Sunday</xex>. <xex>Sabbath</xex> denotes the institution; <xex>Sunday</xex> is the name of the first day of the week. The <xex>Sabbath</xex> of the Jews is on <xex>Saturday</xex>, and the <xex>Sabbath</xex> of most Christians on <xex>Sunday</xex>. In New England, the first day of the week has been called &ldquo;<xex>the Sabbath</xex>,&rdquo; to mark it as holy time; <xex>Sunday</xex> is the word more commonly used, at present, in all parts of the United States, as it is in England. &ldquo;So if we will be the children of our heavenly Father, we must be careful to keep the Christian <xex>Sabbath</xex> day, which is the <xex>Sunday</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Homilies.</au></usage><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sab"bath*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without Sabbath, or intermission of labor; hence, without respite or rest.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sab*bat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sab*bat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>sabbatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Sabbatical year</b></col> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.</cd></cs><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sab"ba*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sabbatismus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to keep the Sabbath: cf. F. <ets>sabbatisme</ets>. See <er>Sabbath</er>.]</ety> <def>Intermission of labor, as upon the Sabbath; rest.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sab"ba*ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>zapaton</ets>, a large shoe, F. <ets>sabot</ets> a wooden shoe.]</ety> <def>A round-toed, armed covering for the feet, worn during a part of the sixteenth century in both military and civil dress.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa*be"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sabian</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa"be*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sabianism</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*bel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>sabulum</ets> gravel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of tubicolous annelids having a circle of plumose gills around the head.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa*bel"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See <er>Sabellian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa*bel"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of <etsep>Sabellius</etsep>, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa*bel"li*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See <er>Sabellian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa*bel"loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sabella</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like, or related to, the genus Sabella.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Sa*bel"loid</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sa"ber</hw>, <hw>Sa"bre</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sabre</ets>, G. <ets>s&auml;bel</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. <ets>sz&aacute;blya</ets>, Pol. <ets>szabla</ets>, Russ. <ets>sabla</ets>, and L. Gr. <grk>zabo`s</grk> crooked, curved.]</ety> <def>A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Saber fish</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Sabre fish</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the cutlass fish.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sa"ber</hw>, <hw>Sa"bre</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sabered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Sabred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sabering</conjf> or <conjf>Sabring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sabrer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You send troops to <qex>saber</qex> and bayonet us into submission.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sa"ber*bill`</hw>, <hw>Sa"bre*bill`</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The curlew.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"bi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Sabaeus</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Sabean</asp>, and <asp>Sab&aelig;an</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Saba in Arabia, celebrated for producing aromatic plants.</def><!-- #err An error in the original dictionary here: it says "Written also ... Sab&aelig;anism"
  PCP --><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating to the religion of Saba, or to the worship of the heavenly bodies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"bi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of the heavenly bodies.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Sab&aelig;an</asp>, and <asp>Sabean</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Sa"bi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that species of idolatry which consists in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars; heliolatry.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Sab&aelig;anism</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>&Verbar;Sab"i*cu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree (<spn>Lysiloma Sabicu</spn>), valued for shipbuilding.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"bine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Sabinus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Sabine people.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sab"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>Sabina herba</ets>, fr. <ets>Sabini</ets> the Sabines.  Cf. <er>Savin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Savin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>sable</ets>, F. <ets>zibeline</ets> sable (in sense 4), LL. <ets>sabellum</ets>; cf. D. <ets>sabel</ets>, Dan. <ets>sabel</ets>, <ets>zobel</ets>, Sw. <ets>sabel</ets>, <ets>sobel</ets>, G. <ets>zobel</ets>; all fr. Russ. <ets>s&oacute;bole</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (<spn>Mustela zibellina</spn>) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head and ears. Its fur consists of a soft under wool, with a dense coat of hair, overtopped by another still longer. It varies greatly in color and quality according to the locality and the season of the year.  The darkest and most valuable furs are taken in autumn and winter in the colder parts of Siberia, Russia, and British North America.</note><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The American sable, or marten, was formerly considered a distinct species (<spn>Mustela Americana</spn>), but it differs very little from the Asiatic sable, and is now considered only a geographical variety.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fur of the sable.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Sables</xex> wove by destiny.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly in poetry.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Night, <qex>sable</qex> goddess! from her ebon throne,<br/>
In rayless majesty, now stretches forth<br/>
Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sable antelope</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large South African antelope (<spn>Hippotragus niger</spn>). Both sexes have long, sharp horns. The adult male is black; the female is dark chestnut above, white beneath.</cd> -- <col><b>Sable iron</b></col>, <cd>a superior quality of Russia iron; -- so called because originally stamped with the figure of a sable.</cd> -- <col><b>Sable mouse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the lemming.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sabled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sabling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Sabled</qex> all in black the shady sky.</q> <rj><qau>G. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa`bot"</hw> <pr>(s&adot_;`b&omacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa`bo`tage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Scamped work.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Malicious waste or destruction of an employer's property or injury to his interests by workmen during labor troubles.</def></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any surreptitious destruction of property or obstruction of activity by persons not known to be hostile; -- in war, such actions carried out behind enemy lines by agents or local sympathisers of the hostile power.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa`bo"ti&egrave;re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of freezer for ices.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"bre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Saber</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"bre*tasche`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sabretache</ets>, G. <ets>s&auml;beltasche</ets>; <ets>s&auml;bel</ets> saber + <ets>tasche</ets> a pocket.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the sword belt.</def>  <rj><au>Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*bri"na work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A variety of appliqu&eacute; work for quilts, table covers, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Caulfeild &amp; S. (Dict. of Needlework).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sab"u*lose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sabulosus</ets>, from <ets>sabulum</ets>, <ets>sabulo</ets>, sand.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing in sandy places.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sab`u*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being sabulous; sandiness; grittiness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sab"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sabulosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sandy; gritty.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac</hw> <pr>(s&asuml_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Sacs</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sake</er>, <er>Soc</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O.Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The privilege formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>saccus</ets> a sack. See <er>Sack</er> a bag.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>See 2d <er>Sack</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"a*lait</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of fresh-water bass; the crappie.</def> <mark>[Southern U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"car</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Saker</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac*cade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>saccatus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>saccus</ets> a sack, bag.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a sack or pouch; furnished with a sack or pouch, as a petal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <ord>Saccata</ord>, a suborder of ctenophores having two pouches into which the long tentacles can be retracted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A salt of saccharic acid.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In a wider sense, a compound of saccharose, or any similar carbohydrate, with such bases as the oxides of calcium, barium, or lead; a sucrate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac*char"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, saccharine substances; specifically, designating an acid obtained, as a white amorphous gummy mass, by the oxidation of mannite, glucose, sucrose, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cha*rif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saccharon</ets> sugar + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing sugar; <as>as, <ex>sacchariferous</ex> canes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac*char"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Saccharified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saccharifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>saccharon</ets> sugar + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saccharifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cha*ril"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of muslin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cha*rim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saccharon</ets> sugar + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saccharim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of saccharine matter in any solution, as the juice of a plant, or brewers' and distillers' worts.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>saccharometer</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>common saccharimeter</xex> of the brewer is an hydrometer adapted by its scale to point out the proportion of saccharine matter in a solution of any specific gravity. The <xex>polarizing saccharimeter</xex> of the chemist is a complex optical apparatus, in which polarized light is transmitted through the saccharine solution, and the proportion of sugar indicated by the relative deviation of the plane of polarization.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cha*ri*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to saccharimetry; obtained by saccharimetry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cha*rim"e*try</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;k`k&adot_;*r&ibreve_;m"&euptack_;*tr&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act, process or method of determining the amount and kind of sugar present in sirup, molasses, and the like, especially by the employment of polarizing apparatus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rin</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;k"k&adot_;*r&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from L. <ets>saccharon</ets> sugar.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic acid; -- so called because formerly supposed to be isomeric with cane sugar (<xex>saccharose</xex>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*ri*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A salt of saccharinic acid.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A salt of saccharine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rine</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>saccharin</ets>, fr. L. <ets>saccharon</ets> sugar, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, &unr_;, Skr. <ets>&ccedil;arkara</ets>. Cf. <er>Sugar</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; producing sugar; sweet; <as>as, a <ex>saccharine</ex> taste; <ex>saccharine</ex> matter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rine</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A trade name for benzoic sulphinide.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>saccharin</asp>.]</altsp> <!-- A synthetic sweetening agent used (in the form of the sodium salt) as a non-caloric sweetening agent, to avoid gaining weight or for medical purposes. Benzoic sulfimide, <chform>C7H5NO3S</chform>. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharin; specifically, designating a complex acid not known in the free state but well known in its salts, which are obtained by boiling dextrose and levulose (invert sugar) with milk of lime.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Saccharized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saccharizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sac"cha*roid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sac`cha*roid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saccharon</ets> sugar + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saccharo&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling sugar, as in taste, appearance, consistency, or composition; <as>as, <ex>saccharoidal</ex> limestone</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cha*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A saccharimeter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sac`cha*ro*my"ces</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; sugar + &unr_;, &unr_;, a fungus.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. <spn>Saccharomyces cerevisi&aelig;</spn> is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called <altname>Torula</altname>.</def><!-- Brewers' yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. --><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sac`cha*ro*my*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A family of fungi consisting of the one genus Saccharomyces.</def> <br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*ro*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of saccharonic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sacchar</ets>in + lact<ets>one</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A white crystalline substance, <chform>C6H8O6</chform>, obtained by the oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of saccharonic acid.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An oily liquid, <chform>C6H10O2</chform>, obtained by the reduction of saccharin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cha*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharone; specifically, designating an unstable acid which is obtained from saccharone <sd>(a)</sd> by hydration, and forms a well-known series of salts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See <er>Sucrose</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cha*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Saccharine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sac"cha*rum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Saccharine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cho*lac"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Saccholactic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of saccholactic acid; -- formerly called also <altname>saccholate</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Mucate</er>.</see><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cho*lac"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saccharon</ets> sugar + <ets>lac</ets>, <ets>lactis</ets>, milk.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called <xex>mucic acid</xex>; saccholic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac*chol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Saccholactic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac*chul"mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of sacchulmic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac*chul"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sacch</ets>arine + <ets>ulmic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a dark amorphous substance by the long-continued boiling of sucrose with very dilute sulphuric acid. It resembles humic acid.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sacculmic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac*chul"min</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An amorphous huminlike substance resembling sacchulmic acid, and produced together with it.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac*cif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saccus</ets> a sack + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Bearing a sac.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ci*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saccus</ets> a sack + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the general form of a sac.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sac`co*glos"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>saccus</ets> a sack + Gr. &unr_; a tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Pellibranchiata</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a sac; sacciform.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cu*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with little sacs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sacculus</ets>, dim. of <ets>saccus</ets> sack.]</ety> <def>A little sac; specifically, the sacculus of the ear.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cu*lo-coch"le*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`cu*lo-u*tric"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the sacculus and utriculus of the ear.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sac"cu*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sacculi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., little sack.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A little sac; esp., a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear.</def> <see>See the Note under <er>Ear</er>.</see> <br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sac"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sacci</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a sack.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A sac.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*cel"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sacella</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>sacrum</ets> a sacred place.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An unroofed space consecrated to a divinity.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A small monumental chapel in a church.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`er*do"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sacerdotalis</ets>, fr. <ets>sacerdos</ets>, <ets>-otis</ets>, a priest, fr. <ets>sacer</ets> holy, sacred: cf. F. <ets>sacerdotal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests; relating to the priesthood; priesty; <as>as, <ex>sacerdotal</ex> dignity; <ex>sacerdotal</ex> functions</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The ascendency of the <qex>sacerdotal</qex> order was long the ascendency which naturally and properly belongs to intellectual superiority.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`er*do"tal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The system, style, spirit, or character, of a priesthood, or sacerdotal order; devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`er*do"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sacerdotal manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sach"el</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;ch"&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small bag.</def> <see>See <er>Satchel</er>.</see><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"chem</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;"ch&eitalic_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.</def> <see>See <er>Sagamore</er>.</see><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"chem*dom</hw> <pr>(-d&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The government or jurisdiction of a sachem.</def> <rj><au>Dr. T. Dwight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"chem*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Office or condition of a sachem.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa`chet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>sac</ets>. See <er>Sac</er>.]</ety> <def>A scent bag, or perfume cushion, to be laid among handkerchiefs, garments, etc., to perfume them.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*ci"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Satiety.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>seck</ets>, F. <ets>sec</ets> dry (cf. Sp. <ets>seco</ets>, It. <ets>secco</ets>), from L. <ets>siccus</ets> dry, harsh; perhaps akin to Gr. <grk>'ischno`s</grk>, Skr. <ets>sikata</ets> sand, Ir. <ets>sesc</ets> dry, W. <ets>hysp</ets>. Cf. <er>Desiccate</er>.]</ety> <def>A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.</def> &ldquo;Sherris <xex>sack</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sack posset</b></col>, <cd>a posset made of sack, and some other ingredients.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sak</ets>, <ets>sek</ets>, AS. <ets>sacc</ets>, <ets>s&aelig;cc</ets>, L. <ets>saccus</ets>, Gr. <grk>sa`kkos</grk> from Heb. <ets>sak</ets>; cf. F. <ets>sac</ets>, from the Latin. Cf. <er>Sac</er>, <er>Satchel</er>, <er>Sack</er> to plunder.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American <xex>sack</xex> of salt is 215 pounds; the <xex>sack</xex> of wheat, two bushels.</def> <rj><au>McElrath.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Perhaps a different word.]</ety> <def>Originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; <as>as, a dressing <ex>sack</ex></as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sacque</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See 2d <er>Sac</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- <sn>6.</sn> <def>Bed.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> --><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sack bearer</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>. <cd>See <cref>Basket worm</cref>, under <er>Basket</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sack tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an East Indian tree (<spn>Antiaris saccidora</spn>) which is cut into lengths, and made into sacks by turning the bark inside out, and leaving a slice of the wood for a bottom.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To give the sack to</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>get the sack</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to discharge, or be discharged, from employment; to jilt, or be jilted.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark>  --  <col><b>To hit the sack</b></col>, <cd>to go to bed.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs> <br/>
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<p><hw>Sack</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put in a sack; to bag; <as>as, to <ex>sack</ex> corn</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Bolsters <qex>sacked</qex> in cloth, blue and crimson.</q> <rj><qau>L. Wallace.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sac</ets> plunder, pillage, originally, a pack, packet, booty packed up, fr. L. <ets>saccus</ets>. See <er>Sack</er> a bag.]</ety> <def>The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The town was stormed, and delivered up to <qex>sack</qex>, -- by which phrase is to be understood the perpetration of all those outrages which the ruthless code of war allowed, in that age, on the persons and property of the defenseless inhabitants, without regard to sex or age.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sacked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sacking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Sack</er> pillage.]</ety> <def>To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to ravage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Romans lay under the apprehensions of seeing their city <qex>sacked</qex> by a barbarous enemy.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of taking by storm and pillaging; sack.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>H. Roscoe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"but</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>saquebute</ets>, OF. <ets>saqueboute</ets> a sackbut, earlier, a sort of hook attached to the end of a lance used by foot soldiers to unhorse cavalrymen; prop. meaning, pull and push; fr. <ets>saquier</ets>, <ets>sachier</ets>, to pull, draw (perhaps originally, to put into a bag or take out from a bag; see <er>Sack</er> a bag) + <ets>bouter</ets> to push (see <er>Butt</er> to thrust). The name was given to the musical instrument from its being lengthened and shortened.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sagbut</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>sackbut</xex> of the Scriptures is supposed to have been a stringed instrument.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"cloth`</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Gird you with <qex>sackcloth</qex>, and mourn before Abner.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. iii. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thus with <qex>sackcloth</qex> I invest my woe.</q> <rj><qau>Sandys.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"clothed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Clothed in sackcloth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and pillage of a town.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sackfuls</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much as a sack will hold.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"ful</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bent on plunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>s&aelig;ccing</ets>, from <ets>s&aelig;cc</ets> sack, bag.]</ety> <def>Stout, coarse cloth of which sacks, bags, etc., are made.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>sacle&aacute;s</ets>; <ets>sacu</ets> contention + <ets>le&aacute;s</ets> loose, free from.]</ety> <def>Quiet; peaceable; harmless; innocent.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sack"-winged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a peculiar pouch developed near the front edge of the wing; -- said of certain bats of the genus <gen>Saccopteryx</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sacque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formed after the analogy of the French. See 2d <er>Sack</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as 2d <er>Sack</er>, 3.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"cral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the sacrum; in the region of the sacrum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ra*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sacramentum</ets> an oath, a sacred thing, a mystery, a sacrament, fr. <ets>sacrare</ets> to declare as sacred, <ets>sacer</ets> sacred: cf. F. <ets>sacrement</ets>. See <er>Sacred</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I'll take the <qex>sacrament</qex> on't.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>God sometimes sent a light of fire, and pillar of a cloud . . . and the <qex>sacrament</qex> of a rainbow, to guide his people through their portion of sorrows.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Sacrament</er>, <er>Eucharist</er>.</syn> -- <usage>Protestants apply the term <xex>sacrament</xex> to baptism and the Lord's Supper, especially the latter. The R. Cath. and Greek churches have five other sacraments, viz., confirmation, penance, holy orders, matrimony, and extreme unction. As <xex>sacrament</xex> denotes an oath or vow, the word has been applied by way of emphasis to the Lord's Supper, where the most sacred vows are renewed by the Christian in commemorating the death of his Redeemer. <xex>Eucharist</xex> denotes the <xex>giving of thanks</xex>; and this term also has been applied to the same ordinance, as expressing the grateful remembrance of Christ's sufferings and death. &ldquo;Some receive the <xex>sacrament</xex> as a means to procure great graces and blessings; others as an <xex>eucharist</xex> and an office of thanksgiving for what they have received.&rdquo;</usage> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ra*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bind by an oath.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Laud.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sacramentalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sacramental</ets>, <ets>sacramentel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a sacrament or the sacraments; of the nature of a sacrament; sacredly or solemnly binding; <as>as, <ex>sacramental</ex> rites or elements</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bound by a sacrament.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>sacramental</qex> host of God's elect.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men"tal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which relates to a sacrament.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Morton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men"tal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine and use of sacraments; attachment of excessive importance to sacraments.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men"tal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds the doctrine of the real objective presence of Christ's body and blood in the holy eucharist.</def> <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sacramental manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>sacramentarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sacramentaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A name given in the sixteenth century to those German reformers who rejected both the Roman and the Lutheran doctrine of the holy eucharist.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of sacraments.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the sacramentals; sacramental.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a sacrament or the sacraments; sacramental.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ra*men"ta*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>sacramentarium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sacramentaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St. Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same kind in France and Germany.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Sacramentarian</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Papists, Anabaptists, and <qex>Sacramentaries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ra*ment*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To administer the sacraments.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Both to preach and <qex>sacramentize</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*cra"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>sacer</ets> sacred.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The adytum of a temple.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In a Christian church, the sanctuary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"crate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sacratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>sacrare</ets>. See <er>Sacred</er>.]</ety> <def>To consecrate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*cra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Consecration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"cre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Saker</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"cre</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sacrer</ets>. See <er>Sacred</er>.]</ety> <def>To consecrate; to make sacred.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"cred</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Originally p. p. of OE. <ets>sacren</ets> to consecrate, F. <ets>sacrer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sacrare</ets>, fr. <ets>sacer</ets> sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. <er>Consecrate</er>, <er>Execrate</er>, <er>Saint</er>, <er>Sexton</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; <as>as, a <ex>sacred</ex> place; a <ex>sacred</ex> day; <ex>sacred</ex> service</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; <as>as, <ex>sacred</ex> history</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Smit with the love of <qex>sacred</qex> song.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Such neighbor nearness to our <qex>sacred</qex> [royal] blood<br/>
Should nothing privilege him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Poet and saint to thee alone were given,<br/>
The two most <qex>sacred</qex> names of earth and heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Secrets of marriage still are <qex>sacred</qex> held.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A temple, <qex>sacred</qex> to the queen of love.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>But, to destruction <qex>sacred</qex> and devote.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Society of the Sacred Heart</b></col> <fld>(R.C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female education.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred baboon</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Hamadryas</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred bean</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a seed of the Oriental lotus (<spn>Nelumbo speciosa</spn> or <spn>Nelumbium speciosum</spn>), a plant resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See <er>Lotus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Scarab</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred canon</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Canon</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of fresh-water African fishes of the family <fam>Mormyrid&aelig;</fam>. Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially <spn>Mormyrus oxyrhynchus</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred ibis</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Ibis</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred monkey</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any Asiatic monkey of the genus <gen>Semnopithecus</gen>, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus. See <er>Entellus</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The sacred baboon.</cd> See <er>Hamadryas</er>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The bhunder, or rhesus monkey.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacred place</b></col> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld>, <cd>the place where a deceased person is buried.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted; religious; venerable; reverend.</syn><br/>
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<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Sa"cred*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sa"cred*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sacrif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sa*crif"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sacrificus</ets>, <ets>sacrificalis</ets>. See <er>Sacrifice</er>.]</ety> <def>Employed in sacrifice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*crif"ic*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being offered in sacrifice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*crif"ic*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sacrificans</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Sacrifice</er>.]</ety> <def>One who offers a sacrifice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ri*fi*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A sacrificer; one who offers a sacrifice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*crif"ic*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sacrificatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Offering sacrifice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ri*fice</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sacrifise</ets>, <ets>sacrifice</ets>, F. <ets>sacrifice</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sacrificium</ets>; <ets>sacer</ets> sacred + <ets>facere</ets> to make. See <er>Sacred</er>, and <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Great pomp, and <qex>sacrifice</qex>, and praises loud,<br/>
To Dagon.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood<br/>
Of human <qex>sacrifice</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>My life, if thou preserv'st my life,<br/>
Thy <qex>sacrifice</qex> shall be.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; <as>as, the <ex>sacrifice</ex> of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.</def> <mark>[Tradesmen's Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Burnt sacrifice</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Burnt offering</cref>, under <er>Burnt</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sacrifice hit</b></col> <fld>(Baseball)</fld>, <cd>in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ri*fice</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sacrificed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sacrificing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Sacrifice</er>, <pos>n.</pos>: cf. F. <ets>sacrifier</ets>, L. <ets>sacrificare</ets>; <ets>sacer</ets> sacred, holy + <ets>-ficare</ets> (only in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; <as>as, to <ex>sacrifice</ex> an ox or a sheep</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Oft <qex>sacrificing</qex> bullock, lamb, or kid.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Condemned to <qex>sacrifice</qex> his childish years<br/>
To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The Baronet had <qex>sacrificed</qex> a large sum . . . for the sake of . . . making this boy his heir.</q> <rj><qau>G. Eliot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To destroy; to kill.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.</def> <mark>[Tradesmen's Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ri*fice</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.</def><br/>
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<p><q>O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen<br/>
To that meek man, who well had <qex>sacrificed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ri*fi`cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sacrifices.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ri*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Sacrificial</xex> rites.&rdquo; <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ri*lege</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sacril&egrave;ge</ets>, L. <ets>sacrilegium</ets>, from <ets>sacrilegus</ets> that steals, properly, gathers or picks up, sacred things; <ets>sacer</ets> sacred + <ets>legere</ets> to gather, pick up. See <er>Sacred</er>, and <er>Legend</er>.]</ety> <def>The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb<br/>
With <qex>sacrilege</qex> to dig.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and enriched with the spoils of <qex>sacrilege</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac`ri*le"gious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>sacrilege</ets>: cf. L. <ets>sacrilegus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Above the reach of <qex>sacrilegious</qex> hands.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sac`ri*le"gious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sac`ri*le"gious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ri*le`gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One guilty of sacrilege.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ring</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> from <er>Sacre</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sacring bell</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Sanctus bell</cref>, under <er>Sanctus</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"crist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>sacrista</ets>. See <er>Sacristan</er>.]</ety> <def>A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ris*tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sacristain</ets>, LL. <ets>sacrista</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sacer</ets>. See <er>Sacred</er>, and cf. <er>Sexton</er>.]</ety> <def>An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ris*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sacristies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>sacristie</ets>, LL. <ets>sacristia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sacer</ets>. See <er>Sacred</er>.]</ety> <def>An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"cro-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A combining form denoting <xex>connection with</xex>, or <xex>relation to</xex>, <xex>the sacrum</xex>, as in <xex>sacro</xex>-coccygeal, <xex>sacro</xex>-iliac, <xex>sacro</xex>sciatic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sac"ro*sanct</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sucrosanctus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sacred; inviolable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa`cro*sci*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to both the sacrum and the hip; <as>as, the <ex>sacrosciatic</ex> foramina formed by the <ex>sacrosciatic</ex> ligaments which connect the sacrum and the hip bone</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa`cro*ver"te*bral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it; <as>as, the <ex>sacrovertebral</ex> angle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"crum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>sacra</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>sacer</ets> sacred, <ets>os sacrum</ets> the lowest bone of the spine.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It may consist of a single vertebra or of several more or less consolidated. In man it forms the dorsal, or posterior, wall of the pelvis, and consists of five united vertebr&aelig;, which diminish in size very rapidly to the posterior extremity, which bears the coccyx.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sacs</hw> <pr>(s&asuml_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Sac</singw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians, which, together with the Foxes, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Sauks</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Sadder</adjf> <pr>(s&abreve;d"d&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Saddest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>sad</ets> sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. <ets>s&aelig;d</ets> satisfied, sated; akin to D. <ets>zat</ets>, OS. <ets>sad</ets>, G. <ets>satt</ets>, OHG. <ets>sat</ets>, Icel. <ets>sa&eth;r</ets>, <ets>saddr</ets>, Goth. <ets>sa&thorn;s</ets>, Lith. <ets>sotus</ets>, L. <ets>sat</ets>, <ets>satis</ets>, enough, <ets>satur</ets> sated, Gr. <grk>'a`menai</grk> to satiate, <grk>'a`dnh</grk> enough. Cf. <er>Assets</er>, <er>Sate</er>, <er>Satiate</er>, <er>Satisfy</er>, <er>Satire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Yet of that art they can not waxen <qex>sad</qex>,<br/>
For unto them it is a bitter sweet.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.</def> <mark>[Obs., except in a few phrases; <as>as, <ex>sad</ex> bread</as>.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His hand, more <qex>sad</qex> than lump of lead.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Chalky lands are naturally cold and <qex>sad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Sad</xex>-colored clothes.&rdquo; <rj><au>Walton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all <qex>sad</qex> colors.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Ripe and <xex>sad</xex> courage.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Lady Catharine, a <qex>sad</qex> and religious woman.</q> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Which treaty was wisely handled by <qex>sad</qex> and discrete counsel of both parties.</q> <rj><qau>Ld. Berners.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.</def><br/>
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<p><q>First were we <qex>sad</qex>, fearing you would not come;<br/>
Now <qex>sadder</qex>, that you come so unprovided.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The angelic guards ascended, mute and <qex>sad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; <as>as, a <ex>sad</ex> accident; a <ex>sad</ex> misfortune</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Sad</xex> tipsy fellows, both of them.&rdquo; <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Sad</ex> is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; <as>as, <ex>sad</ex>-colored, <ex>sad</ex>-eyed, <ex>sad</ex>-hearted, <ex>sad</ex>-looking, and the like</as>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sad bread</b></col>, <cd>heavy bread.</cd> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Local, U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed; cheerless; downcast; sedate; serious; grave; grievous; afflictive; calamitous.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make sorrowful; to sadden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>How it <qex>sadded</qex> the minister's spirits!</q> <rj><qau>H. Peters.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>SAD</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Seasonal affective disorder.</def> <mark>[Acron.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sad"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>sad-dar</ets> the hundred gates or ways; <ets>sad</ets> a hundred + <ets>dar</ets> door, way.]</ety> <def>A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Saddened</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saddening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make sad.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To render heavy or cohesive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Marl is binding, and <qex>saddening</qex> of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Her gloomy presence <qex>saddens</qex> all the scene.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"den</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become, or be made, sad.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sadda</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sadel</ets>, AS. <ets>sadol</ets>; akin to D. <ets>zadel</ets>, G. <ets>sattel</ets>, OHG. <ets>satal</ets>, <ets>satul</ets>, Icel. <ets>s&ouml;&eth;ull</ets>, Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>sadel</ets>; cf. Russ. <ets>siedlo</ets>; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. <ets>sit</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; <as>as, a <ex>saddle</ex> of mutton, of venison, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The clitellus of an earthworm.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A ridge connected two higher elevations; a low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn>  <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saddle bar</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>one the small iron bars to which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured.</cd> <au>Oxf. Gloss.</au> -- <col><b>Saddle gall</b></col> <fld>(Far.)</fld>, <cd>a sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by the saddle.</cd> -- <col><b>Saddle girth</b></col>, <cd>a band passing round the body of a horse to hold the saddle in its place.</cd> -- <col><b>saddle horse</b></col>, <cd>a horse suitable or trained for riding with a saddle.</cd> -- <col><b>Saddle joint</b></col>, <cd>in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.</cd> -- <col><b>Saddle roof</b></col>, <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a roof having two gables and one ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a different form is more common; <as>as, a tower surmounted by a <ex>saddle roof</ex></as>. Called also <altname>saddleback roof</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saddle shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any thin plicated bivalve shell of the genera <gen>Placuna</gen> and <gen>Anomia</gen>; -- so called from its shape. Called also <altname>saddle oyster</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Saddled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saddling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>sadelian</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.</def> &ldquo;<xex>saddle</xex> my horse.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Abraham rose up early, . . . and <qex>saddled</qex> his ass.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxii. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; <as>as, to <ex>saddle</ex> a town with the expense of bridges and highways</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle*back`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Saddle-backed</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saddleback roof</b></col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Saddle roof</cref>, under <er>Saddle</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle*back`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The harp seal.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The great blackbacked gull (<spn>Larus marinus</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The larva of a bombycid moth (<spn>Empretia stimulea</spn>) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle-backed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle*bags</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle*bow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>sadelboga</ets>.]</ety> <def>The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle*cloth`</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes saddles.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A harp seal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dler*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The trade or employment of a saddler.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle-shaped`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shaped like a saddle.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form.</def> <rj><au>Henslow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"dle*tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The frame of a saddle.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For <qex>saddletree</qex> scarce reached had he,<br/>
His journey to begin.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad`du*ca"ic</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; <as>as, <ex>Sadducaic</ex> reasonings</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"du*cee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Sadducaei</ets>, p., Gr. &unr_;, Heb. <ets>Tsadd&umacr;k&imacr;m</ets>; -- so called from <ets>Ts&amacr;d&omacr;k</ets>, the founder of the sect.]</ety> <def>One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Sad`du*ce"an</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sad"du*cee`ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sad"du*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The tenets of the Sadducees.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"du*cize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sadducized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sadducizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To adopt the principles of the Sadducees.</def> <rj><au>Atterbury.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sadh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>s&amacr;dhu</ets> perfect, pure.]</ety> <def>A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble the Quakers in many respects.</def> <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"i`ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably <ets>sad</ets> heavy + <ets>iron</ets>.]</ety> <def>An iron for smoothing clothes; a flatiron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearily; heavily; firmly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In go the spears full <qex>sadly</qex> in arest.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Seriously; soberly; gravely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>To tell thee <qex>sadly</qex>, shepherd, without blame<br/>
Or our neglect, we lost her as we came.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably.</def> &ldquo;He <xex>sadly</xex> suffers in their grief.&rdquo; <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sad"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Heaviness; firmness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Seriousness; gravity; discretion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Her <qex>sadness</qex> and her benignity.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Dim <qex>sadness</qex> did not spare<br/>
That time celestial visages.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sorrow; heaviness; dejection. See <er>Grief</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sadr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Ziziphus</gen> (<spn>Z. lotus</spn>); -- so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food. See <er>Lotus</er> <sd>(b)</sd>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Saeng"er*bund`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>G. pl.</it> <plw>Saengerb&uuml;nde</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[G. <ets>s&auml;ngerbund</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>A singers' union; an association of singers or singing clubs, esp. German.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Saeng"er*fest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>s&auml;ngerfest</ets>.]</ety> <def>A festival of singers; a German singing festival.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Safer</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Safest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>sauf</ets>, F. <ets>sauf</ets>, fr. L. <ets>salvus</ets>, akin to <ets>salus</ets> health, welfare, safety. Cf. <er>Salute</er>, <er>Salvation</er>, <er>Sage</er> a plant, <er>Save</er>, <er>Salvo</er> an exception.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; <as>as, <ex>safe</ex> from disease; <ex>safe</ex> from storms; <ex>safe</ex> from foes</as>.</def> &ldquo;And ye dwelled <xex>safe</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>1 Sam. xii. 11.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They escaped all <qex>safe</qex> to land.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvii. 44.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Established in a <qex>safe</qex>, unenvied throne.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; <as>as, a <ex>safe</ex> harbor; a <ex>safe</ex> bridge, etc.</as></def> &ldquo;The man of <xex>safe</xex> discretion.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The King of heaven hath doomed<br/>
This place our dungeon, not our <qex>safe</qex> retreat.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; <as>as, the prisoner is <ex>safe</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But Banquo's <qex>safe</qex>?<br/>
Ay, my good lord, <qex>safe</qex> in a ditch he bides.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Safe hit</b></col> <fld>(Baseball)</fld>, <cd>a hit which enables the batter to get to first base even if no error is made by the other side.</cd> <!-- <col><b>safe house</b></col>, <cd>a residence where a person in hiding from the authorities or other persons may stay without being discovered.</cd> --></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Secure; unendangered; sure.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place for keeping things in safety.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render safe; to make right.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe"-con"duct</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Safe</ets> + <ets>conduct</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sauf-conduit</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which gives a safe passage</def>; either <sd>(a)</sd> <def>a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country</def>, or <sd>(b)</sd> <def>a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe`-con*duct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He him by all the bonds of love besought<br/>
To <qex>safe-conduct</qex> his love.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe"guard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Safe = <ets>guard</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sauvegarde</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thy sword, the <qex>safeguard</qex> of thy brother's throne.</q> <rj><qau>Granville.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A pass; a passport; a safe-conduct.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe"guard`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To guard; to protect.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe"-keep"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Safe</ets> + <ets>keep</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being safe; freedom from hazard, danger, harm, or loss; safety; security; as the <xex>safeness</xex> of an experiment, of a journey, or of a possession.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe"-pledge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time.</def> <rj><au>Bracton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Safe"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sauvet&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Up led by thee,<br/>
Into the heaven I have presumed,<br/>
An earthly guest . . . With like <qex>safety</qex> guided down,<br/>
Return me to my native element.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Would there were any <qex>safety</qex> in thy sex,<br/>
That I might put a thousand sorrows off,<br/>
And credit thy repentance!</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Preservation from escape; close custody.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Imprison him, . . . <br/>
Deliver him to <qex>safety</qex>; and return.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Amer. Football)</fld> <def>the act or result of a ball-carrier on the offensive team being tackled behind his own goal line, or the downing of a ball behind the offensive team's own goal line when it had been carried or propelled behind that goal line by a player on the offensive tream; such a play causes a score of two points to be awarded to the defensive team; -- it is distinguished from <contr>touchback</contr>, when the ball is downed behind the goal after being propelled there or last touched by a player of the defending team. See <er>Touchdown</er>. Same as <cref>Safety touchdown</cref>, below.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Short for <er>Safety bicycle</er>.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>a switch on a firearm that locks the trigger and prevents the firearm from being discharged unintentionally; -- also called <altname>safety catch</altname>, <altname>safety lock</altname>, or <altname>lock</altname>.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Safety bicycle</hw>. <def>A bicycle with equal or nearly equal wheels, usually about 28 inches diameter, driven by pedals connected to the rear (driving) wheel by a multiplying gear.  Since the 1930's this has been the most common type of bicycle, now simply called <altname>bicycle</altname>.  The older high-wheelers are often referred to as <contr>bone-rattlers</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Safety chain</hw>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>A normally slack chain for preventing excessive movement between a truck and a car body in sluing.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An auxiliary watch chain, secured to the clothes, usually out of sight, to prevent stealing of the watch.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A chain of sheet metal links with an elongated hole through each broad end, made up by doubling the first link on itself, slipping the next link through and doubling, and so on.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Safety arch</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a discharging arch.</cd> See under <er>Discharge</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> -- <col><b>Safety belt</b></col>, <cd>a belt made of some buoyant material, or which is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to float in water; a life preserver.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety buoy</b></col>, <cd>a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety belt.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety cage</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a cage for an elevator or mine lift, having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the lifting rope should break.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety lamp</b></col>. <fld>(Mining)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Lamp</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety match</b></col>, <cd>a match which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety pin</b></col>, <cd>a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety plug</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Fusible plug</cref>, under <er>Fusible</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety switch</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Switch</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety touchdown</b></col> <fld>(Football)</fld>, <cd>the act or result of a player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own side; -- distinguished from <xex>touchback</xex>. See <er>Touchdown</er>.  Same as <er>safety</er></cd>  -- <col><b>Safety tube</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a tube to prevent explosion, or to control delivery of gases by an automatic valvular connection with the outer air; especially, a bent funnel tube with bulbs for adding those reagents which produce unpleasant fumes or violent effervescence.</cd> -- <col><b>Safety valve</b></col>, <cd>a valve which is held shut by a spring or weight and opens automatically to permit the escape of steam, or confined gas, water, etc., from a boiler, or other vessel, when the pressure becomes too great for safety; also, sometimes, a similar valve opening inward to admit air to a vessel in which the pressure is less than that of the atmosphere, to prevent collapse.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Saf"flow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The safflower.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saf"flow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>safleur</ets>, <ets>saflor</ets>, for <ets>safran</ets>, influenced by <ets>fleur</ets> flower. See <er>Saffron</er>, and <er>Flower</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An annual composite plant (<spn>Carthamus tinctorius</spn>), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dried flowers of the <spn>Carthamus tinctorius</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A dyestuff from these flowers. See <er>Safranin</er> <sd>(b)</sd>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Oil of safflower</b></col>, <cd>a purgative oil expressed from the seeds of the safflower.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Saf"fron</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>saffran</ets>, F. <ets>safran</ets>; cf. It. <ets>zafferano</ets>, Sp. <ets>azafran</ets>, Pg. <ets>a&ccedil;afr&atilde;o</ets>; all fr. Ar. &amp; Per. <ets>za' far&amacr;n</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A bulbous iridaceous plant (<spn>Crocus sativus</spn>) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See <er>Crocus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the <spn>Crocus sativus</spn>. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the <spn>Crocus sativus</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Bastard saffron</b></col>, <col><b>Dyer's saffron</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Safflower</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow saffron</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a bulbous plant (<spn>Colchichum autumnale</spn>) of Europe, resembling saffron.</cd> -- <col><b>Saffron wood</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the yellowish wood of a South African tree (<spn>El&aelig;odendron croceum</spn>); also, the tree itself.</cd> -- <col><b>Saffron yellow</b></col>, <cd>a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (<spn>Crocus sativus</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Saf"fron</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; <as>as, a <ex>saffron</ex> face; a <ex>saffron</ex> streamer</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saf"fron</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And in Latyn I speak a wordes few,<br/>
To <qex>saffron</qex> with my predication.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saf"fron*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a color somewhat like saffron; yellowish.</def> <rj><au>Lord (1630).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saf"ra*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also <altname>Spanish red</altname>, <altname>China lake</altname>, and <altname>carthamin</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saf"ra*nine</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called because used as a substitute for safranin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;g)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sagged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sagging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Akin to Sw. <ets>sacka</ets> to settle, sink down, LG. <ets>sacken</ets>, D. <ets>zakken</ets>. Cf. <er>Sink</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; <as>as, a line or cable supported by its ends <ex>sags</ex>, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room <ex>sags</ex></as>; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; <as>as, a building may <ex>sag</ex> one way or another; a door <ex>sags</ex> on its hinges</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear,<br/>
Shall never <qex>sag</qex> with doubt nor shake with fear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To sag to leeward</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to make much leeway by reason of the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; -- said of a vessel.</cd> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to bend or give way; to load.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of sinking or bending; sagging.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ga</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;"g&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sagas</plw> <pr>(-g&adot_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Icel., akin to E. <ets>saw</ets> a saying. See <er>Say</er>, and cf. <er>Saw</er>.]</ety> <def>A Scandinavian legend, or heroic or mythic tradition, among the Norsemen and kindred people; a northern European popular historical or religious tale of olden time.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And then the blue-eyed Norseman told<br/>
A <qex>saga</qex> of the days of old.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*ga"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sagax</ets>, <ets>sagacis</ets>, akin to <ets>sagire</ets> to perceive quickly or keenly, and probably to E. <ets>seek</ets>. See <er>Seek</er>, and cf. <er>Presage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Sagacious</qex> of his quarry from so far.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; <as>as, a <ex>sagacious</ex> man; a <ex>sagacious</ex> remark</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Instinct . . . makes them, many times, <qex>sagacious</qex> above our apprehension.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Only <qex>sagacious</qex> heads light on these observations, and reduce them into general propositions.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Shrewd</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sa*ga"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sa*ga"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*gac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sagacitas</ets>. See <er>Sagacious</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some [brutes] show that nice <qex>sagacity</qex> of smell.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Natural <qex>sagacity</qex> improved by generous education.</q> <rj><qau>V. Knox.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Penetration; shrewdness; judiciousness.</syn> -- <usage><er>Sagacity</er>, <er>Penetration</er>. <xex>Penetration</xex> enables us to enter into the depths of an abstruse subject, to detect motives, plans, etc. <xex>Sagacity</xex> adds to penetration a keen, practical judgment, which enables one to guard against the designs of others, and to turn everything to the best possible advantage.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"a*more</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Sachem</er>.]</ety> <def>The head of a tribe among the American Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with <xex>sachem</xex>, but some writters distinguished between them, making the <xex>sachem</xex> a chief of the first rank, and a <xex>sagamore</xex> one of the second rank.</def> &ldquo;Be it <xex>sagamore</xex>, sachem, or powwow.&rdquo; <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A juice used in medicine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"a*pen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sagapenum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sag`a*pe"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sagapenon</ets>, <ets>sacopenium</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>sagapin</ets>, gomme <ets>sagapin</ets>, sagap&eacute;num, Ar. <ets>sikb&imacr;naj</ets>, Per. <ets>sakb&imacr;nah</ets>, <ets>sikb&imacr;nah</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of <spn>Ferula</spn>. It has been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with.</def> <rj><au>U. S. Disp.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sagatis</ets>: cf. Sp. <ets>sagat&iacute;</ets>, <ets>saet&iacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mixed woven fabric of silk and cotton, or silk and wool; sayette; also, a light woolen fabric.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sauge</ets>, F. <ets>sauge</ets>, L. <ets>salvia</ets>, from <ets>salvus</ets> saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See <er>Safe</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A suffruticose labiate plant (<spn>Salvia officinalis</spn>) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The sagebrush.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Meadow sage</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a blue-flowered species of Salvia (<spn>S. pratensis</spn>) growing in meadows in Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Sage cheese</b></col>, <cd>cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk.</cd> -- <col><b>Sage cock</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.</cd> -- <col><b>Sage green</b></col>, <cd>of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage.</cd> -- <col><b>Sage grouse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large American grouse (<spn>Centrocercus urophasianus</spn>), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also <altname>cock of the plains</altname>. The male is called <stype>sage cock</stype>, and the female <stype>sage hen</stype>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Sage hare</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Sage rabbit</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of hare (<spn>Lepus Nuttalli</spn> syn. <spn>Lepus artemisia</spn>) which inhabits the arid regions of <geog>Western North America</geog> and lives among sagebrush.  By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.</cd> -- <col><b>Sage hen</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the female of the sage grouse.</cd> -- <col><b>Sage sparrow</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small sparrow (<spn>Amphispiza Belli</spn>, var. <varn>Nevadensis</varn>) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.</cd> -- <col><b>Sage thrasher</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a singing bird (<spn>Oroscoptes montanus</spn>) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of <geog>Western North America</geog>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sage willow</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of willow (<spn>Salix tristis</spn>) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Sager</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Sagest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>sapius</ets> (only in <ets>nesapius</ets> unwise, foolish), fr. <ets>sapere</ets> to be wise; perhaps akin to E. <ets>sap</ets>. Cf. <er>Savor</er>, <er>Sapient</er>, <er>Insipid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All you <qex>sage</qex> counselors, hence!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of <qex>sage</qex> advice, counseled the general to retreat.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Grave; serious; solemn.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;[Great bards] in <xex>sage</xex> and solemn tunes have sung.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj> <!-- the "great bards" was moved inside the quote for consistency. --><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wise; sagacious; sapient; grave; prudent; judicious.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sage</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.</def><br/>
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<p><q>At his birth a star,<br/>
Unseen before in heaven, proclaims him come,<br/>
And guides the Eastern <qex>sages</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sage"brush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A low irregular shrub (<spn>Artemisia tridentata</spn>), of the order <ord>Composit&aelig;</ord>, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; -- called also <altname>sagebush</altname>, and <altname>wild sage</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sagebrush State</hw>. <def>Nevada; -- a nickname.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sage"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sage manner; wisely.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*gene"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>sajene</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English feet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sage"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being sage; wisdom; sagacity; prudence; gravity.</def> <rj><au>Ascham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"e*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sag&eacute;nite</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sagena</ets> a large net. See <er>Seine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms imbedded in quartz.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag`e*nit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Resembling sagenite; -- applied to quartz when containing acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile, also tourmaline, actinolite, and the like.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Seggar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is inclosed while baking in the kiln; a seggar.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The clay of which such pots or cases are made.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"ging</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. <er>Hogging</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saginatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>saginare</ets> to fat, fr. <ets>sagina</ets> stuffing.]</ety> <def>To make fat; to pamper.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Many a <xex>saginated</xex> boar.&rdquo; <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saginatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of fattening or pampering.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Topsell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*git"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an arrow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The keystone of an arch.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. It is the type of the class Ch&aelig;tognatha.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"it*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sagitta</ets> an arrow: cf. F. <ets>sagittal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; <as>as, the <ex>sagittal</ex> furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the mesial plane; mesial; <as>as, a <ex>sagittal</ex> section of an animal</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sagittal suture</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the suture between the two parietal bones in the top of the skull; -- called also <altname>rabdoidal suture</altname>, and <altname>interparietal suture</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sag`it*ta"ri*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., literally, an archer, fr. <ets>sagittarius</ets> belonging to an arrow, fr. <ets>sagitta</ets> an arrow.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [&sagittarius_;] in almanacs; the Archer.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"it*ta"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sagittarius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"it*ta*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sagittarius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"it*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>sagittatus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sagitta</ets> an arrow.]</ety> <def>Shaped like an arrowhead; triangular, with the two basal angles prolonged downward.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"it*ta`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sagittal; sagittate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sag"it*to*cyst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sagitta</er>, and <er>Cyst</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which may be expelled. Such cells are found in certain Turbellaria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"go</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;"g&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay. <ets>s&amacr;gu</ets>.]</ety> <def>A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan palm trees, but chiefly from the <spn>Metroxylon Sagu</spn>; also from several cycadaceous plants (<spn>Cycas revoluta</spn>, <spn>Zamia integrifolia</spn>, etc.).</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Portland sago</b></col>, <cd>a kind of sago prepared from the corms of the cuckoopint (<spn>Arum maculatum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Sago palm</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A palm tree which yields sago</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A species of Cycas (<spn>Cycas revoluta</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Sago spleen</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a morbid condition of the spleen, produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies looking like grains of sago.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*goin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sagouin</ets>(formed from the native South American name).]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marmoset; -- called also <altname>sagouin</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"gum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Saga</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>sagum</ets>, <ets>sagus</ets>; cf. Gr. &unr_;. Cf. <er>Say</er> a kind of serge.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The military cloak of the Roman soldiers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"gus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Sago</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of palms from which sago is obtained.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of sage; seasoned with sage.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>&Verbar;Sa"hib</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>&Verbar;Sa"heb</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>&ccedil;&amacr;hib</ets> master, lord, fem. <ets>&ccedil;&amacr;hibah</ets>.]</ety> <def>A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"hi*bah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sahib</er>.]</ety> <def>A lady; mistress.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*hid"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Thebaic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sah"lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Salite</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*hui"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marmoset.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Pg. <ets>sahi</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Capuchin</er>, 3 <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sai"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dial. G.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European mountain trout (<spn>Salvelinus alpinus</spn>); -- called also <altname>Bavarian charr</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sa&iuml;que</ets>, Turk. <ets>sha&iuml;ka</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A kind of ketch very common in the Levant, which has neither topgallant sail nor mizzen topsail.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Said</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Say</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Said</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sai"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>saika</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An antelope (<spn>Saiga Tartarica</spn>) native of the plains of Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sai"kyr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Saker</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>seil</ets>, AS. <ets>segel</ets>, <ets>segl</ets>; akin to D. <ets>zeil</ets>, OHG. <ets>segal</ets>, G. &amp; Sw. <ets>segel</ets>, Icel. <ets>segl</ets>, Dan. <ets>seil</ets>. &radic; 153.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Behoves him now both <qex>sail</qex> and oar.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A wing; a van.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Like an eagle soaring<br/>
To weather his broad <qex>sails</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In this sense, the plural has usually the same form as the singular; <as>as, twenty <ex>sail</ex> were in sight</as>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Sails are of two general kinds, <stype>fore-and-aft sails</stype>, and <stype>square sails</stype>. Square sails are always bent to yards, with their foot lying across the line of the vessel. Fore-and-aft sails are set upon stays or gaffs with their foot in line with the keel. A fore-and-aft sail is triangular, or quadrilateral with the after leech longer than the fore leech. Square sails are quadrilateral, but not necessarily square. See Phrases under <er>Fore</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Square</er>, <pos>a.</pos>; also, <er>Bark</er>, <er>Brig</er>, <er>Schooner</er>, <er>Ship</er>, <er>Stay</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sail burton</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a purchase for hoisting sails aloft for bending.</cd> -- <col><b>Sail fluke</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the whiff.</cd> -- <col><b>Sail hook</b></col>, <cd>a small hook used in making sails, to hold the seams square.</cd> -- <col><b>Sail loft</b></col>, <cd>a loft or room where sails are cut out and made.</cd> -- <col><b>Sail room</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a room in a vessel where sails are stowed when not in use.</cd> -- <col><b>Sail yard</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the yard or spar on which a sail is extended.</cd> -- <col><b>Shoulder-of-mutton sail</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a triangular sail of peculiar form. It is chiefly used to set on a boat's mast.</cd> -- <col><b>To crowd sail</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Crowd</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>To loose sails</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to unfurl or spread sails.</cd> -- <col><b>To make sail</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to extend an additional quantity of sail.</cd> -- <col><b>To set a sail</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to extend or spread a sail to the wind.</cd> -- <col><b>To set sail</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to unfurl or spread the sails; hence, to begin a voyage.</cd> -- <col><b>To shorten sail</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to reduce the extent of sail, or take in a part.</cd> -- <col><b>To strike sail</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to lower the sails suddenly, as in saluting, or in sudden gusts of wind; hence, to acknowledge inferiority; to abate pretension.</cd> -- <col><b>Under sail</b></col>, <cd>having the sails spread.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sailed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>segelian</ets>, <ets>seglian</ets>. See <er>Sail</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; <as>as, they <ex>sailed</ex> from London to Canton</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To set sail; to begin a voyage.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . .<br/>
When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds,<br/>
And <qex>sails</qex> upon the bosom of the air.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A thousand ships were manned to <qex>sail</qex> the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Sublime she <qex>sails</qex><br/>
The a&euml;rial space, and mounts the wing&egrave;d gales.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; <as>as, to <ex>sail</ex> one's own ship</as>.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being sailed over; navigable; <as>as, a <ex>sailable</ex> river</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"boat`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boat propelled by a sail or sails.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"cloth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Duck or canvas used in making sails.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sailor.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ship or other vessel; -- with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; <as>as, a heavy <ex>sailer</ex>; a fast <ex>sailer</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"fish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The banner fish, or spikefish (<spn>Histiophorus</spn>.)</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The basking, or liver, shark.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The quillback.</def> <!-- Illust. of Sailfish (Histiophorus Americanus) --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; <as>as, globular <ex>sailing</ex>; oblique <ex>sailing</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; For the several methods of sailing, see under <er>Circular</er>, <er>Globular</er>, <er>Oblique</er>, <er>Parallel</er>, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sailing master</b></col> <fld>(U. S. Navy)</fld>, <cd>formerly, a warrant officer, ranking next below a lieutenant, whose duties were to navigate the vessel; and under the direction of the executive officer, to attend to the stowage of the hold, to the cables, rigging, etc. The grade was merged in that of <xex>master</xex> in 1862.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of sails.</def> <rj><au>Pollok.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Sail"mak`ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Mariner; seaman; seafarer.</syn><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sailor's choice</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An excellent marine food fish (<spn>Diplodus rhomboides</spn>, syn. <spn>Lagodon rhomboides</spn>) of the <geog>Southern United States</geog>; -- called also <altname>porgy</altname>, <altname>squirrel fish</altname>, <altname>yellowtail</altname>, and <altname>salt-water bream</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A species of grunt (<spn>Orthopristis chrysopterus</spn> syn. <spn>Pomadasys chrysopterus</spn>), an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also <altname>hogfish</altname>, and <altname>pigfish</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sail"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a sail.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>sain</ets>, LL. <ets>saginum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sagina</ets> a fattening.]</ety> <def>Lard; grease.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sai*mir"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The squirrel monkey.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <pos>p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Say</er>, for <ets>sayen</ets></mord>. <def>Said.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sain</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>Saint</ets>, <ets>Sane</ets>.]</ety> <def>To sanctify; to bless so as to protect from evil influence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sain"foin</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>sain</ets> wholesome (L. <ets>sanus</ets>; see <er>Sane</er>.) + <ets>foin</ets> hay (L. <ets>f&aelig;num</ets>); or perh. fr. <ets>saint</ets> sacred (L. <ets>sanctus</ets>; see <er>Saint</er>) + <ets>foin</ets> hay.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A leguminous plant (<spn>Onobrychis sativa</spn>) cultivated for fodder.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>saintfoin</asp>.]</altsp> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of tick trefoil (<spn>Desmodium Canadense</spn>).</def> <mark>[Canada]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>sanctus</ets> sacred, properly p. p. of <ets>sancire</ets> to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to <ets>sacer</ets> sacred. Cf. <er>Sacred</er>, <er>Sanctity</er>, <er>Sanctum</er>, <er>Sanctus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be <qex>saints</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. i. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the blessed in heaven.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Then shall thy <qex>saints</qex>, unmixed, and from the impure<br/>
Far separate, circling thy holy mount,<br/>
Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One canonized by the church.</def> <altsp>[Abbrev. <abbr>St.</abbr>]</altsp><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saint Andrew's cross</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A cross shaped like the letter X. See <xex>Illust.</xex> 4, under <er>Cross</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>A low North American shrub (<spn>Ascyrum Crux-Andre&aelig;</spn>, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's cross.</cd> <au>Gray.</au> -- <col><b>Saint Anthony's cross</b></col>, <cd>a <universbold>T</universbold>-shaped cross. See <xex>Illust.</xex> 6, under <er>Cross</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Anthony's fire</b></col>, <cd>the erysipelas; -- popularly so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the intercession of Saint Anthony.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Anthony's nut</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the groundnut (<spn>Bunium flexuosum</spn>); -- so called because swine feed on it, and St. Anthony was once a swineherd.</cd> <au>Dr. Prior.</au> -- <col><b>Saint Anthony's turnip</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine.</cd> <au>Dr. Prior.</au> -- <col><b>Saint Barnaby's thistle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of knapweed (<spn>Centaurea solstitialis</spn>) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.</cd> <au>Dr. Prior.</au> -- <col><b>Saint Bernard</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a breed of large, handsome dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Dog</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Catharine's flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the plant love-in-a-mist. See under <er>Love</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Cuthbert's beads</b></col> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>, <cd>the fossil joints of crinoid stems.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Dabeoc's heath</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a heatherlike plant (<spn>Dab&oelig;cia polifolia</spn>), named from an Irish saint.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Distaff's Day</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Distaff</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Elmo's fire</b></col>, <cd>a luminous, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a <stype>Helena</stype>, or a <stype>Corposant</stype>; a double, or twin, flame is called a <stype>Castor and Pollux</stype>, or a <stype>double Corposant</stype>. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint George's cross</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>a Greek cross gules upon a field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint George's ensign</b></col>, <cd>a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of England; -- called also <altname>the white ensign</altname>.</cd> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> -- <col><b>Saint George's flag</b></col>, <cd>a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an admiral.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> -- <col><b>Saint Gobain glass</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a fine variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it was manufactured.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Ignatius's bean</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the seed of a tree of the Philippines (<spn>Strychnos Ignatia</spn>), of properties similar to the nux vomica.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint James's shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a pecten (<spn>Vola Jacob&aelig;us</spn>) worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Scallop</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint James's-wort</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of ragwort (<spn>Senecio Jacob&aelig;a</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Saint John's bread</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Carob</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint John's-wort</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any plant of the genus <gen>Hypericum</gen>, most species of which have yellow flowers; -- called also <altname>John's-wort</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Leger</b></col>, <cd>the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Martin's herb</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small tropical American violaceous plant (<spn>Sauvagesia erecta</spn>). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.</cd> <!-- p. 1269 pr=PCP --> -- <col><b>Saint Martin's summer</b></col>, <cd>a season of mild, damp weather frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival, occurring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in America.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> <au>Whittier.</au> -- <col><b>Saint Patrick's cross</b></col>. <cd>See <xex>Illust.</xex> 4, under <er>Cross</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Patrick's Day</b></col>, <cd>the 17th of March, anniversary of the death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of Ireland.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Peter's fish</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>John Dory</cref>, under <er>John</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Peter's-wort</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of several plants, as <spn>Hypericum Ascyron</spn>, <spn>H. quadrangulum</spn>, <spn>Ascyrum stans</spn>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Peter's wreath</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a shrubby kind of Spir&aelig;a (<spn>S. hypericifolia</spn>), having long slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint's bell</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Sanctus bell</cref>, under <er>Sanctus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saint Vitus's dance</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;nt)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sainted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sainting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one).</def><br/>
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<p><q>A large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been beatified, though never <qex>sainted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To saint it</b></col>, <cd>to act as a saint, or with a show of piety.</cd><br/>
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<q>Whether the charmer sinner it or <qex>saint it</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act or live as a saint.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"dom</hw> <pr>(-d&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or character of a saint.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious.</def> &ldquo;A most <xex>sainted</xex> king.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Amongst the enthroned gods on <qex>sainted</qex> seats.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Entered into heaven; -- a euphemism for <altname>dead</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female saint.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Fisher.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint.</def> <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered collectively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It was supposed he felt no call to any expedition that might endanger the reign of the military <qex>sainthood</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat saintlike; -- used ironically.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The character or quality of saints; also, hypocritical pretense of holiness.</def> <rj><au>Wood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Glossed over only with a <qex>saintlike</qex> show.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being saintly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Saintlier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Saintliest</adjf>.]</amorph> <def>Like a saint; becoming a holy person.</def><br/>
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<p><q>So dear to Heaven is <qex>saintly</qex> chastity.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Saint Nicholas</hw>, <hw>St. Nicholas</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Dutch saint, who was reputed to bring gifts to children on Christmas even, giving rise to the modern legend of <altname>Santa Claus</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>A Visit from St. Nicholas</b></col> <cd>The original name for a poem by <person>Clement Clarke Moore</person>, popularly called titled <altname>The Night Before Christmans</altname>.  It is a popular poem with the theme of <person>St. Nicholas</person> (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve.  See <er>Night Before Christmas</er> in the vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Saint</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets> + <ets>-ist</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One who writes the lives of saints.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint"ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The character or qualities of a saint.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint`-Si*mo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of the <person>Count de <etsep>St. Simon</etsep></person>, who died in 1825, and who maintained that the principle of property held in common, and the just division of the fruits of common labor among the members of society, are the true remedy for the social evils which exist.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint`-Si*mo"ni*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The principles, doctrines, or practice of the Saint-Simonians; -- called also <altname>Saint- Simonism</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saint-Si"mon*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A system of socialism in which the state owns all the property and the laborer is entitled to share according to the quality and  amount of his work, founded by <etsep>Saint Simon</etsep> (1760-1825); -- called also <altname>Saint- Simonianism</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>3d pers. sing. pres.</pos> of <er>Say</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saithe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. <ets>saoidheam</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The pollock, or coalfish; -- called also <altname>sillock</altname>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sai"va</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>&ccedil;aiva</ets> devoted to <ets>Siva</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sai"vism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The worship of Siva.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*jene"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sagene</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"jou</hw> <pr>(?; F. &unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Sapajou</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sake</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sake</ets> cause, also, lawsuit, fault, AS. <ets>sacu</ets> strife, a cause or suit at law; akin to D. <ets>zaak</ets> cause, thing, affair, G. <ets>sache</ets> thing, cause in law, OHG. <ets>sahha</ets>, Icel. <ets>s&ouml;k</ets>, Sw. <ets>sak</ets>, Dan. <ets>sag</ets>, Goth. <ets>sakj&omacr;</ets> strife, AS. <ets>sacan</ets> to contend, strive, Goth. <ets>sakam</ets>, Icel. <ets>saka</ets> to contend, strive, blame, OHG. <ets>sahhan</ets>, MHG. <ets>sachen</ets>, to contend, strive, defend one's right, accuse, charge in a lawsuit, and also to E. <ets>seek</ets>. Cf. <er>Seek</er>.]</ety> <def>Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, <xex>for the sake of</xex>, <xex>for his sake</xex>, <xex>for man's sake</xex>, <xex>for mercy's sake</xex>, and the like; <as>as, to commit crime for the <ex>sake</ex> of gain; to go abroad for the <ex>sake</ex> of one's health</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Moved with wrath and shame and ladies' <qex>sake</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I will not again curse the ground any more for man's <qex>sake</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. viii. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Will he draw out,<br/>
For anger's <qex>sake</qex>, finite to infinite?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Knowledge is for the <qex>sake</qex> of man, and not man for the <qex>sake</qex> of knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>-s</xex> of the possessive case preceding <xex>sake</xex> is sometimes omitted for euphony; as, for goodness <xex>sake</xex>. &ldquo;<xex>For conscience sake</xex>.&rdquo; <au>1 Cor. x. 28.</au> The plural <xex>sakes</xex> is often used with a possessive plural. &ldquo;For both our <xex>sakes</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au></note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ke</hw> <pr>(s&auml;"k&euptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a traditional alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>saki</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ker</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;"k&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sacre</ets> (cf. It. <ets>sagro</ets>, Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>sacre</ets>), either fr. L. <ets>sacer</ets> sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. <grk>"ie`rax</grk> falcon, from <grk>"iero`s</grk> holy, or more probably from Ar. <ets>&ccedil;aqr</ets> hawk.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sacar</asp>, <asp>sacre</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A falcon (<spn>Falco sacer</spn>) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The female is called <stype>chargh</stype>, and the male <stype>charghela</stype>, or <stype>sakeret</stype>.</note><br/>
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>The peregrine falcon.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A small piece of artillery.</def> <rj><au>Wilhelm.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>On the bastions were planted culverins and <qex>sakers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The culverins and <qex>sakers</qex> showing their deadly muzzles over the rampart.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ker*et</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;"k&etilde_;r*&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sacret</ets>. See <er>Saker</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The male of the saker <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ki</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;"k&ibreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. &amp; Pg. <ets>saki</ets>; probably from the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus <gen>Pithecia</gen>. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The black saki (<spn>Pithecia satanas</spn>), the white-headed (<spn>P. leucocephala</spn>), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki (<spn>P. chiropotes</spn>), are among the best-known.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ki</hw> <pr>(s&auml;"k&euptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice; it is usually spelled <asp>sake</asp>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sak"i*eh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sak"i*yeh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>} <ety>[Ar. <ets>s&amacr;q&imacr;ah</ets> canal, trench.]</ety> <def>A kind of water wheel used in Egypt for raising water, from wells or pits, in buckets attached to its periphery or to an endless rope.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sak"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal</hw> <pr>(s&asuml_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>s&amacr;l</ets>, Skr. <ets>&ccedil;&amacr;la</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An East Indian timber tree (<spn>Shorea robusta</spn>), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>saul</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Salt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem. &amp; Pharm.)</fld> <def>Salt.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sal absinthii</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (<spn>Artemisia Absinthium</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Sal acetosell&aelig;</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>salt of sorrel.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal alembroth</b></col>. <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Alembroth</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal ammoniac</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>ammonium chloride, <chform>NH4Cl</chform>, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter <etsep>Ammon</etsep> in Africa. Called also <altname>muriate of ammonia</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal catharticus</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Med. Chem.)</fld>, <cd>Epsom salts.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal culinarius</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>common salt, or sodium chloride.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal Cyrenaicus</b></col>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Sal ammoniac</cref> above.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Sal de duobus</b></col>, <col><b>Sal duplicatum</b></col></mcol> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal diureticus</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Med. Chem.)</fld>, <cd>potassium acetate.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal enixum</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>acid potassium sulphate.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal gemm&aelig;</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Min.)</fld>, <cd>common salt occuring native.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal Jovis</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being <etsep>Jove</etsep>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal Martis</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being <etsep>Mars</etsep>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal microcosmicum</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Microcosmic salt</cref>, under <er>Microcosmic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal plumbi</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sugar of lead.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal prunella</b></col>. <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Prunella salt</cref>, under 1st <er>Prunella</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal Saturni</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being <etsep>Saturn</etsep>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal sedativus</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sedative salt, or boric acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal Seignette</b></col> <ety>[F. <ets>seignette</ets>, <ets>sel de seignette</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>Rochelle salt.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal soda</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sodium carbonate. See under <er>Sodium</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal vitrioli</b></col> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>white vitriol; zinc sulphate.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal volatile</b></col>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Sal ammoniac</cref>, above.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Spirits of ammonia.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*laam"</hw> <pr>(s&adot_;*l&auml;m")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Salam</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Finally, Josiah might have made his <qex>salaam</qex> to the exciseman just as he was folding up that letter.</q> <rj><qau>Prof. Wilson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*laam"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make or perform a salam.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I have <qex>salaamed</qex> and kowtowed to him.</q> <rj><qau>H. James.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being salable; salableness.</def> <rj><au>Duke of Argyll.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Sale</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being sold; fit to be sold; finding a ready market.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Sal"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Sal"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*la"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, fond of leaping, lustful, fr. <ets>salire</ets> to leap. See <er>Salient</er>.]</ety> <def>Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sa*la"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sa*la"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salacitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>salacit&eacute;</ets>]</ety> <def>Strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ad</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"&aitalic_;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salade</ets>, OIt. <ets>salata</ets>, It. <ets>insalata</ets>, fr. <ets>salare</ets> to salt, fr. L. <ets>sal</ets> salt. See <er>Salt</er>, and cf. <er>Slaw</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; <as>as, lettuce <ex>salad</ex>; tomato <ex>salad</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Leaves eaten raw are termed <qex>salad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; <as>as, chicken <ex>salad</ex>; lobster <ex>salad</ex></as>.</def><!-- mention mayonnaise --><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Salad burnet</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the common burnet (<spn>Poterium Sanguisorba</spn>), sometimes eaten as a salad in Italy.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ad days`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>a period when a person is young and inexperienced.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A helmet. See <er>Sallet</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ad*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vegetables for salad.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`&aelig;*ra"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Saleratus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"a*gane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the Chinese name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The esculent swallow. See under <er>Esculent</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"al-ber`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably of American Indian origin.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The edible fruit of the <spn>Gaultheria Shallon</spn>, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*lam</hw> <pr>(s&adot_;*l&auml;m")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>sal&amacr;m</ets> peace, safety.]</ety> <def>A salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>salaam</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"a*man`der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salamandre</ets>, L. <ets>salamandra</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; cf. Per. <ets>samander</ets>, <ets>samandel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to <gen>Salamandra</gen>, <gen>Amblystoma</gen>, <gen>Plethodon</gen>, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The salamanders have, like lizards, an elongated body, four feet, and a long tail, but are destitute of scales. They are true Amphibia, related to the frogs. Formerly, it was a superstition that the salamander could live in fire without harm, and even extinguish it by the natural coldness of its body.</note><br/>
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<p><q>I have maintained that <qex>salamander</qex> of yours with fire any time this two and thirty years.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Whereas it is commonly said that a <qex>salamander</qex> extinguisheth fire, we have found by experience that on hot coals, it dieth immediately.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The pouched gopher (<spn>Geomys tuza</spn>) of the Southern United States.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A large poker.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>Solidified material in a furnace hearth.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Giant salamander</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Giant</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Salamander's hair</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Salamander's wool</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a species of asbestos or mineral flax.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Bacon.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`a*man*dri"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of Urodela, comprising salamanders.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`a*man"drine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a salamander; enduring fire.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`a*man"droid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Salamander</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the salamanders.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`a*man*droi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Amphibia including the Salamanders and allied groups; the Urodela.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"am*stone`</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of blue sapphire brought from Ceylon.</def> <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lan"ga*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The salagane.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"a*ried</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Receiving a salary; paid by a salary; having a salary attached; <as>as, a <ex>salaried</ex> officer; a <ex>salaried</ex> office</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salarius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Saline</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Salaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>salaire</ets>, L. <ets>salarium</ets>, originally, salt money, the money given to the Roman soldiers for salt, which was a part of their pay, fr. <ets>salarius</ets> belonging to salt, fr. <ets>sal</ets> salt. See <er>Salt</er>.]</ety> <def>The recompense or consideration paid, or stipulated to be paid, to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed wages, as by the year, quarter, or month; stipend; hire.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This is hire and <qex>salary</qex>, not revenge.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Recompense for services paid at, or reckoned by, short intervals, as a day or week, is usually called <xex>wages</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Stipend; pay; wages; hire; allowance.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"a*ry</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Salaried</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Salarying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to; <as>as, to <ex>salary</ex> a clerk; to <ex>salary</ex> a position</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 1st <er>Sallow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sale</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>sala</ets>, <ets>sal</ets>, akin to E. <ets>sell</ets>. See <er>Sell</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Opportunity of selling; demand; market.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They shall have ready <qex>sale</qex> for them.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Bill of sale</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Bill</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Of sale</b></col>, <col><b>On sale</b></col>, <col><b>For sale</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be bought or sold; offered to purchasers; in the market.</cd> -- <col><b>To set to sale</b></col>, <cd>to offer for sale; to put up for purchase; to make merchandise of.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Sale"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <hw>Sale"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos>, etc.</mhw> <def>See <er>Salable</er>, <er>Salably</er>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"eb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Salep</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`e*bros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Roughness or ruggedness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"e*brous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salebrosus</ets>, fr. <ets>salebra</ets> a rugged road, fr. <ets>salire</ets> to leap.]</ety> <def>Rough; rugged.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ep</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"&ebreve_;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>sahleb</ets>, perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf. F. <ets>salep</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>saleb</asp>, <asp>salop</asp>, and <asp>saloop</asp>.]</altsp> <def>The dried tubers of various species of <gen>Orchis</gen>, and <gen>Eulophia</gen>. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered preparation with hot water.</def> <rj><au>U. S. Disp.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`e*ra"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>sal a&euml;ratus</ets>; -- so called because it is a source of fixed air (carbon dioxide). See <er>Sal</er>, and and <er>A&euml;rated</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>A&euml;rated salt; a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction, consisting of sodium bicarbonate (see under <er>Sodium</er>.) It is largely used in cooking, with sour milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast. It is also an ingredient of most baking powders, and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sales"man</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;lz"m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Salesmen</plw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;n)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Sale</ets> + <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who sells anything; one whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sales" tax</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;lz"t&abreve;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sales</ets> + <ets>tax</ets>.]</ety> <def>a tax imposed upon the retail sale of goods or the sale of services, usually collected by the seller at the time of purchase; -- it is typically calculated as a percentage of the price of the object sold, being commonly from 3% to 7% of the <er>base price</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sales"wom`an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Saleswomen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A woman whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sale"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work or things made for sale; hence, work done carelessly or slightingly.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"lian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river Sala [now Yssel]; Salic.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A Salian Frank.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"li*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Salient</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*aunce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sally</er>.]</ety> <def>Salience; onslaught.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;So fierce <xex>saliaunce</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ic</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salique</ets>, fr. the <ets>Salian</ets> Franks, who, in the fifth century, formed a body of laws called in Latin <ets>leges Salic&aelig;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called.</def> <altsp>[Also <asp>salique</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Salic law</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A code of laws formed by the Salian Franks in the fifth century. By one provision of this code women were excluded from the inheritance of landed property.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Specifically, in modern times, a law supposed to be a special application of the above-mentioned provision, in accordance with which males alone can inherit the throne. This law has obtained in France, and at times in other countries of Europe, as Spain.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`i*ca"ceous</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l`&ibreve_;*k&amacr;"sh&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, the willow.]</ety> <def>Belonging or relating to the willow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, a willow: cf. F. <ets>salicine</ets>. See <er>Sallow</er> the tree.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (<gen>Salix</gen>) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.</def> <!-- <altname>salicyl alcohol glucoside</altname>, <altname>salicyl alcohol &beta;-D-glucopyranoside</altname>, <altname>saligenin &beta;-D-glucopyranoside</altname>, <chform>C13H18O7</chform>. It is used in biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the potency of &beta;-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an analgesic. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*cyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Salic</ets>in + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain related compounds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*cyl`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Salicyl</ets>ic + <ets>al</ets>dehide.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, <chform>HO.C6H4.CHO</chform>, found in the flowers of meadow sweet (<gen>Spir&aelig;a</gen>), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also <altname>salicylol</altname>, <altname>salicylic aldehyde</altname>, and formerly <altname>salicylous acid</altname> <it>or</it> <altname>spiroylous acid</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*cyl`ate</hw> <pr>(-&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of salicylic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`i*cyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also <altname>hydroxybenzoic</altname> <it>acid</it>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*cyl`ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Salicyl</ets>ic + anhydr<ets>ide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of salicylic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*cyl`ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of salicylal; -- named after the analogy of a salt.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*cyl`ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Salicyl</ets>ic + L. <ets>ol</ets>eum oil.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Salicylal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lic"y*lous</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called <xex>salicylous acid</xex>, and now <xex>salicylal</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"li*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Salient</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion.</def> <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"li*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being salient; hence, vigor.</def> &ldquo;A fatal lack of poetic <xex>saliency</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>J. Morley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"li*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saliens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>salire</ets> to leap; cf. F. <ets>saillant</ets>. See <er>Sally</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &amp; <pos>v. i.</pos>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.</def> &ldquo;Frogs and <xex>salient</xex> animals.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He had in himself a <qex>salient</qex>, living spring of generous and manly action.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He [Grenville] had neither <qex>salient</qex> traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.</q> <rj><qau>Bancroft.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math. &amp; Fort.)</fld> <def>Projecting outwardly; <as>as, a <ex>salient</ex> angle</as>; -- opposed to <contr>re&euml;ntering</contr>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Bastion</er>.</def><!-- convex? --><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Represented in a leaping position; <as>as, a lion <ex>salient</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Salient angle</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Salient</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 4.</cd> -- <col><b>Salient polygon</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a polygon all of whose angles are salient.</cd> -- <col><b>Salient polyhedron</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"li*ent</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A salient angle or part; a projection.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"li*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a salient manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sal</ets> salt + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing, or impregnated with, salt.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saliferous rocks</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>the New Red Sandstone system of some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe, this formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of New York State belong largely to the Salina period of the Upper Silurian. See the <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>salifiable</ets>. See <er>Salify</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; -- said of bases; thus, ammonia is <xex>salifiable</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>salification</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act, process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Salified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Salifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>salifier</ets>; from L. <ets>sal</ets> salt + <ets>-ficare</ets> (only in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To combine or impregnate with a salt.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To form a salt with; to convert into a salt; <as>as, to <ex>salify</ex> a base or an acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lig"e*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sal</ets>icin + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also <altname>hydroxy-benzyl alcohol</altname>.</def> <!-- ortho-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, saligenol, salicyl alcohol. <chform>HOCH2.C6H4.OH</chform> --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*got</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The water chestnut (<spn>Trapa natans</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal*im"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sal</ets> salt + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>salometer</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal*im"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or process of measuring the amount of salt in a substance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*li"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>salinae</ets>, pl., salt works, from <ets>sal</ets> salt. See <er>Saline</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Salt works.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*li"na pe"ri*od</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So called from <ets>Salina</ets>, a town in New York.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was formed. See the <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of washing with salt water.</def> <mark>[R. &amp; Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Greenhill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"line</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salin</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sal</ets> salt: cf. L. <ets>salinae</ets> salt works, <ets>salinum</ets> saltcellar. See <er>Salt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of salt, or containing salt; <as>as, <ex>saline</ex> particles; <ex>saline</ex> substances; a <ex>saline</ex> cathartic</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the quality of salt; salty; <as>as, a <ex>saline</ex> taste</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"line</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>saline</ets>. See <er>Saline</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>salin</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med. Chem.)</fld> <def>A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- 3. (Med., Biochemistry) A saline solution, esp. normal saline, or isotonic saline, used for infusion, to maintain blood pressure. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*line"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being salt; saltness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`i*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Saline</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Saliferous</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lin"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the form or the qualities of a salt, especially of common salt.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Salineness.</def> <rj><au>Carpenter.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`i*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Saline</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>A salimeter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lin"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Saline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ique</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Salic.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>She fulmined out her scorn of laws <qex>salique</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`i*re"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sali</ets>genin + Gr. &unr_; resin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow amorphous resinoid substance obtained by the action of dilute acids on saligenin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`is*bu"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after R. A. <ets>Salisbury</ets>, an English botanist.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The ginkgo tree (<spn>Ginkgo biloba</spn>, or <spn>Salisburia adiantifolia</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>salire</ets> to salt, fr. <ets>sal</ets> salt.]</ety> <def>To season with salt; to salt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from <ets>Sala</ets>, a town in Sweden.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A massive lamellar variety of pyroxene, of a dingy green color.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sahlite</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*li"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.; cf. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The secretion from the salivary glands.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the secretion from the buccal glands. The secretions from the individual salivary glands have their own special characteristics, and these are not the same in all animals. In man and many animals <xex>mixed saliva</xex>, i.e., saliva composed of the secretions of all three of the salivary glands, is an important digestive fluid on account of the presence of the peculiar enzyme, ptyalin.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*li"val</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Salivary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*vant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salivans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>salivare</ets>. See <er>Salivate</er>.]</ety> <def>Producing salivation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*vant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which produces salivation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*va*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salivarius</ets> slimy, clammy: cf. F. <ets>salivaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to saliva; producing or carrying saliva; <as>as, the <ex>salivary</ex> ferment; the <ex>salivary</ex> glands; the <ex>salivary</ex> ducts, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"i*vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Salivated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Salivating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>salivatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>salivare</ets> to salivate. See <er>Saliva</er>.]</ety> <def>To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To produce saliva, esp. in excess.</def>   2. To drool.   3. (Fig.) To anticipate keenly with pleasure, as though salivating at the expectation of a delicious meal. Used often with <it>over.</it>; as, <ex>salivate over</ex> the prospects of high profits from an enterprise.<br/>
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<p><note>Probably influenced by the experiments of Pavlov, who trained dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, by previously ringing the bell immediately prior to feeding them.</note> --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`i*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salivatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>salivation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The act or process of salivating; an excessive secretion of saliva, often accompanied with soreness of the mouth and gums; ptyalism.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It may be induced by direct chemical or mechanical stimulation, as in mastication of some tasteless substance like rubber, or indirectly by some agent which affects the whole system, as mercury compounds.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*li"vous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salivosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saliveux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to saliva; of the nature of saliva.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"lix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Salices</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., the willow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A tree or shrub of any kind of willow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"len*ders</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>solandres</ets>, <ets>solandre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An eruption on the hind leg of a horse.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sellanders</asp>, and <asp>sellenders</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>On the inside of the hock, or a little below it, as well as at the bend of the knee, there is occasionally a scurfy eruption called &ldquo;mallenders&rdquo; in the fore leg, and &ldquo;<qex>sallenders</qex>&rdquo; in the hind leg.</q> <rj><qau>Youatt.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"let</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"l&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salade</ets>, Sp. <ets>celada</ets>, or It. <ets>celata</ets>, fr. L. (cassis) <ets>caelata</ets>, fr. <ets>caelare</ets>, <ets>caelatum</ets>, to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved upon it.]</ety> <def>A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>salade</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>Then he must have a <qex>sallet</qex> wherewith his head may be saved.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sal"let</hw>, <hw>Sal"let*ing</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Salad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"li*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Salience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"low</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"l&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>salwe</ets>, AS. <ets>sealh</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>salaha</ets>, G. <ets>salweide</ets>, Icel. <ets>selja</ets>, L. <ets>salix</ets>, Ir. <ets>sail</ets>, <ets>saileach</ets>, Gael. <ets>seileach</ets>, W. <ets>helyg</ets>, Gr. <grk>"eli`kh</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The willow; willow twigs.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And bend the pliant <qex>sallow</qex> to a shield.</q> <rj><qau>Fawkes.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>sallow</qex> knows the basketmaker's thumb.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as <spn>Salix caprea</spn>, <spn>S. cinerea</spn>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sallow thorn</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a European thorny shrub (<spn>Hippophae rhamnoides</spn>) much like an El&aelig;agnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"low</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Sallower</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Sallowest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>salu</ets>; akin to D. <ets>zaluw</ets>, OHG. <ets>salo</ets>, Icel. <ets>s&ouml;lr</ets> yellow.]</ety> <def>Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; <as>as, a <ex>sallow</ex> skin</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"low</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tinge with sallowness.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>July breathes hot, <qex>sallows</qex> the crispy fields.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"low*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat sallow.</def> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"low*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being sallow.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ly</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sallied</conjf> <pr>(-l&ibreve_;d)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sallying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>saillir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>salire</ets> to leap, spring, akin to Gr. <grk>"a`llesqai</grk>; cf. Skr. <ets>s&rsdot_;</ets> to go, to flow. Cf. <er>Salient</er>, <er>Assail</er>, <er>Assault</er>, <er>Exult</er>, <er>Insult</er>, <er>Saltation</er>, <er>Saltire</er>.]</ety> <def>To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They break the truce, and <qex>sally</qex> out by night.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The foe retires, -- she heads the <qex>sallying</qex> host.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sallies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>saillie</ets>, fr. <ets>saillir</ets>. See <ets>Sally</ets>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Sallies</qex> were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Every one shall know a country better that makes often <qex>sallies</qex> into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that . . . goes still round in the same track.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his <qex>sallies</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The excursion was esteemed but a <qex>sally</qex> of youth.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sally port</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <cd>A postern gate, or a passage underground, from the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress for troops in a sortie</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naval)</fld> <cd>A large port on each quarter of a fireship, for the escape of the men into boats when the train is fired; a large port in an old-fashioned three-decker or a large modern ironclad.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ly Lunn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From a woman, <ets>Sally Lunn</ets>, who is said to have first made the cakes, and sold them in the streets of Bath, Eng.]</ety> <def>A tea cake slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in the form of biscuits or in a thin loaf, and eaten hot with butter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ly*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The velella; -- called also <altname>saleeman</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Psalm.</def> <mark>[Obs2E]</mark> <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`ma*gun"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salmigondis</ets>, of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. <ets>salgama condita</ets>, pl.; <ets>salgama</ets> pickles + <ets>condita</ets> preserved (see <er>Condite</er>); or from the Countess <ets>Salmagondi</ets>, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to have invented it; or cf. It. <ets>salame</ets> salt meat, and F. <ets>salmis</ets> a ragout.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.</def> <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"mi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Salmis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"mi*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>salmiac</ets>, G. <ets>salmiak</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>Sal ammoniac. See under <er>Sal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`mis"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A ragout of partly roasted game stewed with sauce, wine, bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salm"on</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;m"&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Salmons</plw> <pr>(-&ubreve;nz)</pr> <it>or</it> (<it>collectively</it>) <plw>Salmon</plw>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>saumoun</ets>, <ets>salmon</ets>, F. <ets>saumon</ets>, fr. L. <ets>salmo</ets>, <ets>salmonis</ets>, perhaps from <ets>salire</ets> to leap. Cf. <er>Sally</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of fishes of the genus <gen>Salmo</gen> and allied genera. The common salmon (<spn>Salmo salar</spn>) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food. See <er>Quinnat</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes, and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in the way of their progress. The common salmon has been known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds; more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five pounds. Young salmon are called <xex>parr</xex>, <xex>peal</xex>, <xex>smolt</xex>, and <xex>grilse</xex>.</note> <cs>Among the true salmons are: <mcol><col><b>Black salmon</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Lake salmon</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the namaycush.</cd> -- <col><b>Dog salmon</b></col>, <cd>a salmon of Western North America (<spn>Oncorhynchus keta</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Humpbacked salmon</b></col>, <cd>a Pacific-coast salmon (<spn>Oncorhynchus gorbuscha</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>King salmon</b></col>, <cd>the quinnat.</cd> -- <col><b>Landlocked salmon</b></col>, <cd>a variety of the common salmon (var. <spn>Sebago</spn>), long confined in certain lakes in consequence of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the sea. This last is called also <altname>dwarf salmon</altname>.</cd></cs> <br/>
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<p><note>  Among fishes of other families which are locally and erroneously called <ex>salmon</ex> are: the pike perch, called <stype>jack salmon</stype>; the spotted, or southern, squeteague; the cabrilla, called <stype>kelp salmon</stype>; young pollock, called <stype>sea salmon</stype>; and the California yellowtail.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Salmon berry</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a large red raspberry growing from Alaska to California, the fruit of the <spn>Rubus Nutkanus</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salmon killer</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a stickleback (<spn>Gasterosteus cataphractus</spn>) of Western North America and Northern Asia.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Salmon ladder</b></col>, <col><b>Salmon stair</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <cref>Fish ladder</cref>, under <er>Fish</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salmon peel</b></col>, <cd>a young salmon.</cd> -- <col><b>Salmon pipe</b></col>, <cd>a certain device for catching salmon.</cd> <au>Crabb.</au> -- <col><b>Salmon trout</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The European sea trout (<spn>Salmo trutta</spn>). It resembles the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more numerous scales.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The American namaycush</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A name that is also applied locally to the adult black spotted trout (<spn>Salmo purpuratus</spn>), and to the steel head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salm"on</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a reddish yellow or orange color, like that of the flesh of the salmon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salm"on*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>Samlet</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A salmon of small size; a samlet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"mon*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Salmon</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the <fam>Salmonid&aelig;</fam>, a family of fishes including the trout and salmon.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Any fish of the family <fam>Salmonid&aelig;</fam>.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sal</ets> salt + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A halogen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Salicylic</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance consisting of phenol salicylate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>sa*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Salimeter</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Salimetry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa`lon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Saloon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; -- sometimes called the <altname><col><b>Old Salon</b></col></altname>. <col><b>New Salon</b></col> is a popular name for an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs de Mars, by the Soci&eacute;t&eacute; Nationale des Beaux-Arts (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in 1890, seceded from the Soci&eacute;t&eacute; des Artistes Fran&ccedil;ais (Society of French Artists).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*loon"</hw> <pr>(s&adot_;*l&oomacr_;n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salon</ets> (cf. It. <ets>salone</ets>), fr. F. <ets>salle</ets> a large room, a hall, of German or Dutch origin; cf. OHG. <ets>sal</ets> house, hall, G. <ets>saal</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>s&aelig;l</ets>, <ets>sele</ets>, D. <ets>zaal</ets>, Icel. <ets>salr</ets>, Goth. <ets>saljan</ets> to dwell, and probably to L. <ets>solum</ets> ground. Cf. <er>Sole</er> of the foot, <er>Soil</er> ground, earth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; <as>as, the <ex>saloon</ex> of a steamboat</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The gilden <qex>saloons</qex> in which the first magnates of the realm . . . gave banquets and balls.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or grogshop; <as>as, a drinking <ex>saloon</ex>; an eating <ex>saloon</ex>; a dancing <ex>saloon</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We hear of no hells, or low music halls, or low dancing <qex>saloons</qex> [at Athens.]</q> <rj><qau>J. P. Mahaffy.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*loop"</hw> <pr>(s&adot_;*l&oomacr_;p")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London.</def> <rj><au>J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saloop bush</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian shrub (<spn>Rhagodia hastata</spn>) of the Goosefoot family, used for fodder.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salp</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;lp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of <gen>Salpa</gen>, or of the family <fam>Salpid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal"pa</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"p&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Salp&aelig;</plw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"p&emacr;)</pr>, E. <plw>Salpas</plw> <pr>(s&abreve;l"p&adot_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.: cf. L. <ets>salpa</ets> a kind of stockfish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Each species exists in two distinct forms, one of which lives solitary, and produces, by budding from an internal organ, a series of the other kind. These are united together, side by side, so as to form a chain, or cluster, often of large size. Each of the individuals composing the chain carries a single egg, which develops into the solitary kind.</note><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sal"pi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sal"pid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A salpa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"pi*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salpicon</ets>, Sp. <ets>salpicon</ets>.]</ety> <def>Chopped meat, bread, etc., used to stuff legs of veal or other joints; stuffing; farce.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`pin*gi"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Salpinx</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the salpinx.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal"pinx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a trumpet.]</ety> <fld>(Old Anat.)</fld> <def>The Eustachian tube, or the Fallopian tube.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"sa*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Salsify</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`sa*men*ta"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salsamentarius</ets>, fr. <ets>salsamentum</ets> brine, pickled fish, fr. <ets>salsus</ets> salted, p. p. of <ets>salire</ets> to salt.]</ety> <def>Salt; salted; saline.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Salse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A mud volcano, the water of which is often impregnated with salts, whence the name.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"si*fy</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salsifis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Oyster plant</cref> <sd>(a)</sd>, under <er>Oyster</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"so-ac`id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salsus</ets> salted, salt + <ets>acidus</ets> acid.]</ety> <def>Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt and acid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`so"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <cref>Sal soda</cref>, under <er>Sal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal"so*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>salsus</ets> salt, because they contain alkaline salts.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the glasswort. See <er>Glasswort</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>sal*su"gi*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salsugo</ets>, <ets>-ginis</ets>, saltness, from <ets>salsus</ets> salted, salt: cf. F. <ets>salsugineux</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing in brackish places or in salt marshes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>sealt</ets>; akin to OS. &amp; OFries. <ets>salt</ets>, D. <ets>zout</ets>, G. <ets>salz</ets>, Icel., Sw., &amp; Dan. <ets>salt</ets>, L. <ets>sal</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Russ. <ets>sole</ets>, Ir. &amp; Gael. <ets>salann</ets>, W. <ets>halen</ets>, of unknown origin. Cf. <er>Sal</er>, <er>Salad</er>, <er>Salary</er>, <er>Saline</er>, <er>Sauce</er>, <er>Sausage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation and crystallization, from sea water and other water impregnated with saline particles.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . . . we have some <qex>salt</qex> of our youth in us.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; <as>as, Attic <ex>salt</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen of silver <qex>salts</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A sailor; -- usually qualified by <xex>old</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old <qex>salts</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; <as>thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the <ex>salt</ex> sulphate of iron or green vitriol</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking, it is the acid radical which unites with the base or basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary in degree, producing respectively <xex>basic</xex>, <xex>neutral</xex>, or <xex>acid</xex> salts. See Phrases below.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def><markp>Fig.</markp>: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; <as>as, his statements must be taken with a grain of <ex>salt</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ye are the <qex>salt</qex> of the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. v. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Marshes flooded by the tide.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Above the salt</b></col>, <col><b>Below the salt</b></col></mcol>, <cd>phrases which have survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank, of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long table, the places above which were assigned to the guests of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors, and poor relations. See <er>Saltfoot</er>.</cd><br/>
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<q>His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in clothes. He never drinks <qex>below the salt</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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-- <col><b>Acid salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A salt derived from an acid which has several replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; <as>as, acid potassium sulphate is an <ex>acid salt</ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives an acid reaction; <as>thus, copper sulphate, which is composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is an <ex>acid salt</ex> in this sense, though theoretically it is a neutral salt</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Alkaline salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt which gives an alkaline reaction, as sodium carbonate.</cd> -- <col><b>Amphid salt</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt of the oxy type, formerly regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic oxide.</cd> <mark>[Obsolescent]</mark> -- <col><b>Basic salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A salt which contains more of the basic constituent than is required to neutralize the acid</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An alkaline salt.</cd> -- <col><b>Binary salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt of the oxy type conveniently regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.</cd> -- <col><b>Double salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt regarded as formed by the union of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium sulphate. See under <er>Double</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Epsom salts</b></col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Essential salt</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt obtained by crystallizing plant juices.</cd> -- <col><b>Ethereal salt</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Ethereal</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Glauber's salt</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Glauber's salts</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See in Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Haloid salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a simple salt of a halogen acid, as sodium chloride.</cd> -- <col><b>Microcosmic salt</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld>. <cd>See under <er>Microcosmic</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Neutral salt</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A salt in which the acid and base (in theory) neutralize each other</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A salt which gives a neutral reaction.</cd> -- <col><b>Oxy salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt derived from an oxygen acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Per salt</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt supposed to be derived from a peroxide base or analogous compound.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>Permanent salt</b></col>, <cd>a salt which undergoes no change on exposure to the air.</cd> -- <col><b>Proto salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt derived from a protoxide base or analogous compound.</cd> -- <col><b>Rochelle salt</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Rochelle</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of amber</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>succinic acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of colcothar</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>green vitriol, or sulphate of iron.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of hartshorn</b></col>. <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Ammonium carbonate. Cf. <cref>Spirit of hartshorn</cref>, under <er>Hartshorn</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of lemons</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Salt of sorrel</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of Saturn</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sugar of lead; lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being <xex>Saturn</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of Seignette</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Rochelle salt</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of soda</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sodium carbonate.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of sorrel</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>acid potassium oxalate, or potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains; -- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also sometimes inaccurately called <altname>salt of lemon</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of tartar</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>potassium carbonate; -- so called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar, or potassium tartrate.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>Salt of Venus</b></col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>blue vitriol; copper sulphate; -- the alchemical name of copper being <xex>Venus</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt of wisdom</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Alembroth</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sedative salt</b></col> <fld>(Old Med. Chem.)</fld>, <cd>boric acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Sesqui salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt derived from a sesquioxide base or analogous compound.</cd> -- <col><b>Spirit of salt</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Spirit</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sulpho salt</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Salter</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Saltest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>sealt</ets>, <ets>salt</ets>. See <er>Salt</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; <as>as, <ex>salt</ex> beef; <ex>salt</ex> water</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Salt</xex> tears.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; <as>as, a <ex>salt</ex> marsh; <ex>salt</ex> grass</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def><markp>Fig.</markp>: Bitter; sharp; pungent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I have a <qex>salt</qex> and sorry rheum offends me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def><markp>Fig.</markp>: Salacious; lecherous; lustful.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Salt acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>hydrochloric acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt block</b></col>, <cd>an apparatus for evaporating brine; a salt factory.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Salt bottom</b></col>, <cd>a flat piece of ground covered with saline efflorescences.</cd> <mark>[Western U.S.]</mark> <au>Bartlett.</au> -- <col><b>Salt cake</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the white caked mass, consisting of sodium sulphate, which is obtained as the product of the first stage in the manufacture of soda, according to Leblanc's process.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt fish</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Salted fish, especially cod, haddock, and similar fishes that have been salted and dried for food.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A marine fish.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt garden</b></col>, <cd>an arrangement for the natural evaporation of sea water for the production of salt, employing large shallow basins excavated near the seashore.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt gauge</b></col>, <cd>an instrument used to test the strength of brine; a salimeter.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt horse</b></col>, <cd>salted beef.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> -- <col><b>Salt junk</b></col>, <cd>hard salt beef for use at sea.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> -- <col><b>Salt lick</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Lick</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Salt marsh</b></col>, <cd>grass land subject to the overflow of salt water.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt-marsh caterpillar</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an American bombycid moth (<spn>Spilosoma acr&aelig;a</spn> which is very destructive to the salt-marsh grasses and to other crops. Called also <altname>woolly bear</altname>. See Illust. under <er>Moth</er>, <er>Pupa</er>, and <cref>Woolly bear</cref>, under <er>Woolly</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt-marsh fleabane</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a strong-scented composite herb (<spn>Pluchea camphorata</spn>) with rayless purplish heads, growing in salt marshes.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt-marsh hen</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the clapper rail. See under <er>Rail</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt-marsh terrapin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the diamond-back.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt mine</b></col>, <cd>a mine where rock salt is obtained.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt pan</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A large pan used for making salt by evaporation; also, a shallow basin in the ground where salt water is evaporated by the heat of the sun.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <cd>Salt works.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt pit</b></col>, <cd>a pit where salt is obtained or made.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt rising</b></col>, <cd>a kind of yeast in which common salt is a principal ingredient.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <col><b>Salt raker</b></col>, <cd>one who collects salt in natural salt ponds, or inclosures from the sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt sedative</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>boracic acid.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col><b>Salt spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring of salt water.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small leguminous tree (<spn>Halimodendron argenteum</spn>) growing in the salt plains of the Caspian region and in Siberia.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt water</b></col>, <cd>water impregnated with salt, as that of the ocean and of certain seas and lakes; sometimes, also, tears.</cd><br/>
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<q>Mine eyes are full of tears, I can not see;<br/>
And yet <qex>salt water</qex> blinds them not so much<br/>
But they can see a sort of traitors here.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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-- <col><b>Salt-water sailor</b></col>, <cd>an ocean mariner.</cd> -- <col><b>Salt-water tailor</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Bluefish</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Salted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Salting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; <as>as, to <ex>salt</ex> fish, beef, or pork; to <ex>salt</ex> cattle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To salt a mine</b></col>, <cd>to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in order to deceive purchasers regarding its value.</cd> <mark>[Cant]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>To salt away</b></col>, <col><b>To salt down</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to prepare with, or pack in, salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence, colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To deposit salt as a saline solution; <as>as, the brine begins to <ex>salt</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saltus</ets>, fr. <ets>salire</ets> to leap.]</ety> <def>The act of leaping or jumping; a leap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saltans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>saltare</ets> to dance, v. intens. fr. <ets>salire</ets> to leap: cf. F. <ets>sautant</ets>. See <er>Sally</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Leaping; jumping; dancing.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`ta*rel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Saltarello</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`ta*rel"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. L. <ets>saltare</ets> to jump.]</ety> <def>A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See <er>Tarantella</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Saltant</er>.]</ety> <def>To leap or dance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saltatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saltation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A leaping or jumping.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Continued his <qex>saltation</qex> without pause.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Beating or palpitation; <as>as, the <ex>saltation</ex> of the great artery</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new races.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We greatly suspect that nature does make considerable jumps in the way of variation now and then, and that these <qex>saltations</qex> give rise to some of the gaps which appear to exist in the series of known forms.</q> <rj><qau>Huxley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`ta*to"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Orthoptera including grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`ta*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to leaping; saltatory; <as>as, <ex>saltatorial</ex> exercises</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Saltatorious</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the Saltatoria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`ta*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of leaping; formed for leaping; saltatory; <as>as, a <ex>saltatorious</ex> insect or leg</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ta*to"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saltatorius</ets>. See <er>Saltant</er>, and cf. <er>Saltire</er>.]</ety> <def>Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saltatory evolution</b></col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>a theory of evolution which holds that the transmutation of species is not always gradual, but that there may come sudden and marked variations. See <er>Saltation</er>.</cd><!-- recently revived as "punctuated equilibrium" --> -- <col><b>Saltatory spasm</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an affection in which pressure of the foot on a floor causes the patient to spring into the air, so as to make repeated involuntary motions of hopping and jumping.</cd> <rj><au>J. Ross.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"bush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An Australian plant (<spn>Atriplex nummularia</spn>) of the Goosefoot family.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"cat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to pigeons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"cel*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>saltsaler</ets>; <ets>salt</ets> + F. <ets>sali&egrave;re</ets> saltcellar, from L. <ets>sal</ets> salt. See <er>Salt</er>, and cf. <er>Salary</er>.]</ety> <def>Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes, sells, or applies salt; one who salts meat or fish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"ern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"foot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large saltcellar formerly placed near the center of the table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"-green</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sea-green in color.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European dab.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"tier</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Saltire</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal`ti*gra"d&aelig;</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Saltigrade</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders; called also <altname>Salticidae</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ti*grade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saltus</ets> a leap + <ets>gradi</ets> to walk, go: cf. F. <ets>saltigrade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having feet or legs formed for leaping.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ti*grade</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the <fam>Saltigrad&aelig;</fam>, a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`tim*ban"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; <ets>saltare</ets> to leap + <ets>in</ets> in, upon + <ets>banco</ets> a bench.]</ety> <def>A mountebank; a quack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>santinbanco</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Saltimbancos</qex>, quacksalvers, and charlatans.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with salt.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A salt marsh.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"tire</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sautoir</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>saltatorium</ets> a sort of stirrup, fr. L. <ets>saltatorius</ets> saltatory. See <er>Saltatory</er>, <er>Sally</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an <universbold>X</universbold>, -- one of the honorable ordinaries.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"tire*wise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the center.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat salt.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Salt"ish*ly</wf>, adv. -- <wf>Salt"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of salt; insipid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With taste of salt; in a salt manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"mouth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being salt, or state of being salt, or impregnated with salt; salt taste; <as>as, the <ex>saltness</ex> of sea water</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Salt`pe"ter</hw>, <hw>Salt`pe"tre</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salp&ecirc;tre</ets>, NL. <ets>sal petrae</ets>, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See <er>Salt</er>, and <er>Petrify</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, <chform>KNO3</chform>, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see <er>Nitrification</er>, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Chili salpeter</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline substance, <chform>NaNO3</chform>, having a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the production of nitric acid. Called also <altname>cubic niter</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saltpeter acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>nitric acid; -- sometimes so called because made from saltpeter.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt`pe"trous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>salp&ecirc;treux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt" rheum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A popular name, esp. in the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See <er>Eczema</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the <spn>Batis maritima</spn>, and the glasswort. See <er>Glasswort</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Black saltwort</b></col>, <cd>the sea milkwort.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salt"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat salt; saltish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lu"bri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salubris</ets>, or <ets>saluber</ets>, fr. <ets>salus</ets> health; akin to <ets>salvus</ets> safe, sound, well. See <er>Safe</er>.]</ety> <def>Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health; <as>as, <ex>salubrious</ex> air, water, or climate</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sa-lu"bri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sa*lu"bri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lu"bri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salubritas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>salubrit&eacute;</ets> See <er>Salubrious</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being salubrious; favorableness to the preservation of health; salubriousness; wholesomeness; healthfulness; <as>as, the <ex>salubrity</ex> of the air, of a country, or a climate</as>.</def> &ldquo;A sweet, dry smell of <xex>salubrity</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>G. W. Cable.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>saluer</ets>. See <er>Salute</er>.]</ety> <def>To salute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>There was no &ldquo;good day&rdquo; and no <qex>saluyng</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"u*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salutaris</ets>, from <ets>salus</ets>, <ets>-utis</ets>, health, safety: cf. F. <ets>salutaire</ets>. See <er>Salubrious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; <as>as, <ex>salutary</ex> exercise</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous; <as>as, a <ex>salutary</ex> design</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful; advantageous; profitable.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sal"u*ta*ri*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sal"u*ta*ri*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`u*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salutatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>salutation</ets>. See <er>Salute</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy; also, that which is uttered or done in saluting or greeting.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In all public meetings or private addresses, use those forms of <qex>salutation</qex>, reverence, and decency usual amongst the most sober persons.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Greeting; salute; address.</syn> -- <usage><er>Salutation</er>, <er>Greeting</er>, <er>Salute</er>. <xex>Greeting</xex> is the general word for all manner of expressions of recognition, agreeable or otherwise, made when persons meet or communicate with each other. A <xex>greeting</xex> may be hearty and loving, chilling and offensive, or merely formal, as in the opening sentence of legal documents. <xex>Salutation</xex> more definitely implies a wishing well, and is used of expressions at parting as well as at meeting. It is used especially of uttered expressions of good will. <xex>Salute</xex>, while formerly and sometimes still in the sense of either <xex>greeting</xex> or <xex>salutation</xex>, is now used specifically to denote a conventional demonstration not expressed in words. The guests received a <xex>greeting</xex> which relieved their embarrassment, offered their <xex>salutations</xex> in well-chosen terms, and when they retired, as when they entered, made a deferential <xex>salute</xex>.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and <qex>greetings</qex> in the markets.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xi. 43.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>When Elisabeth heard the <qex>salutation</qex> of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb.</q> <rj><qau>Luke i. 41.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I shall not trouble my reader with the first <qex>salutes</qex> of our three friends.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lu`ta*to"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The student who pronounces the salutatory oration at the annual Commencement or like exercises of a college, -- an honor commonly assigned to that member of the graduating class who ranks second in scholarship.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lu"ta*to*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of salutation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lu"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salutatorius</ets>. See <er>Salute</er>.]</ety> <def>Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lu"ta*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(American Colleges)</fld> <def>The salutatory oration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Saluted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saluting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>salutare</ets>, <ets>salutatum</ets>, from <ets>salus</ets>, <ets>-utis</ets>, health, safety. See <er>Salubrious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>salute</qex> you with this kingly title.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You have the prettiest tip of a finger . . . I must take the freedom to <qex>salute</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil. &amp; Naval)</fld> <def>To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;If this <xex>salute</xex> my blood a jot.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>salut</ets>. See <er>Salute</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil. &amp; Naval)</fld> <def>A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*lut"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who salutes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`u*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salutifer</ets>; <ets>salus</ets>, <ets>-utis</ets>, health + <ets>ferre</ets> to bring.]</ety> <def>Bringing health; healthy; salutary; beneficial; <as>as, <ex>salutiferous</ex> air</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Innumerable powers, all of them <qex>salutiferous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Healthful; healthy; salutary; salubrious.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`u*tif"er*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Salutarily.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal`va*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being salvable; salvableness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In the Latin scheme of redemption, <qex>salvability</qex> was not possible outside the communion of the visible organization.</q> <rj><qau>A. V. G. Allen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"va*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salvare</ets> to save, from <ets>salvus</ets> safe. Cf. <er>Savable</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being saved; admitting of salvation.</def> <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sal"va*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Sal"va*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"vage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salvage</ets>, OF. <ets>salver</ets> to save, F. <ets>sauver</ets>, fr. L. <ets>salvare</ets>. See <er>Save</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Salvage</qex> of life from a British ship, or a foreign ship in British waters, ranks before <qex>salvage</qex> of goods.</q> <rj><qau>Encyc. Brit.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Maritime Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That part of the property that survives the peril and is saved.</def> <rj><au>Kent. Abbot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"vage</hw>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Savage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>salvacioun</ets>, <ets>sauvacion</ets>, F. <ets>salvation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>salvatio</ets>, fr. <ets>salvare</ets> to save. See <er>Save</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting happiness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To earn <qex>salvation</qex> for the sons of men.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Godly sorrow worketh repentance to <qex>salvation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>2. Cor. vii. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Saving power; that which saves.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fear ye not; stand still, and see the <qex>salvation</qex> of the Lord, which he will show to you to-day.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xiv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Salvation Army</b></col>, <cd>an organization for prosecuting the work of Christian evangelization, especially among the degraded populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded in London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male and female, have military titles according to rank, that of the chief being &ldquo;General.&rdquo; They wear a uniform, and in their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military style.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal*va"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An evangelist, a member, or a recruit, of the Salvation Army.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"va*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>salvatorium</ets>, fr. <ets>salvare</ets> to save.]</ety> <def>A place where things are preserved; a repository.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal"ve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[L., hail, God save you, imperat. of <ets>salvere</ets> to be well. Cf. <er>Salvo</er> a volley.]</ety> <def>Hail!</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ve</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To say &ldquo;<xex>Salve</xex>&rdquo; to; to greet; to salute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>By this that stranger knight in presence came,<br/>
And goodly <qex>salved</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Salve</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>sealf</ets> ointment; akin to LG. <ets>salwe</ets>, D. <ets>zalve</ets>, <ets>zalf</ets>, OHG. <ets>salba</ets>, Dan. <ets>salve</ets>, Sw. <ets>salfva</ets>, Goth. <ets>salb&omacr;n</ets> to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) &unr_; oil, &unr_; butter, Skr. <ets>sarpis</ets> clarified butter. &radic;155, 291.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A soothing remedy or antidote.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Counsel or consolation we may bring.<br/>
<qex>Salve</qex> to thy sores.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Salve bug</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, stout isopod crustacean (<spn>&AElig;ga psora</spn>), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Salve</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Salved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Salving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>sealfian</ets> to anoint. See <er>Salve</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; <as>as, to <ex>salve</ex> a wound</as>.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But Ebranck <qex>salved</qex> both their infamies<br/>
With noble deeds.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>What may we do, then, to <qex>salve</qex> this seeming inconsistence?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><!-- salve one's conscience. salve one's wounded pride --><br/>
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<p><hw>Salve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Salvage</er>]</ety> <def>To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Salv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Salvage</er>.]</ety> <def>A salvor.</def> <rj><au>Skeat.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>salva</ets> pregustation, the tasting of viands before they are served, salver, fr. <ets>salvar</ets> to save, to taste, to prove the food or drink of nobles, from L. <ets>salvare</ets> to save. See <er>Save</er>.]</ety> <def>A tray or waiter on which anything is presented.</def> <!-- now used mostly in compounds; e.g. tea salver --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"ver-shaped`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Tubular, with a spreading border. See <er>Hypocraterimorphous</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sal"vi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., sage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the sage. See <er>Sage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal*vif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>salficus</ets> saving; <ets>salvus</ets> saved, safe + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Tending to save or secure safety.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Salvos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>salvo jure</ets>, literally, the right being reserved. See <er>Safe.</er>]</ety> <def>An exception; a reservation; an excuse.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They admit many <qex>salvos</qex>, cautions, and reservations.</q> <rj><qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"vo</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>salve</ets> a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, L. <ets>salve</ets> hail, imperat. of <ets>salvere</ets> to be well, akin to <ets>salvus</ets> well. See <er>Safe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sal"vor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Salvation</er>, <er>Save</er>]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who assists in saving a ship or goods at sea, without being under special obligation to do so.</def> <rj><au>Wheaton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>same</ets>. See <er>Same</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Together.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;All in that city <xex>sam</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>SAM</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[acronym]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>a <er>Surface to Air Missile</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*maj"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>sam&amacr;j</ets> meeting, assembly, fr. Skr. <ets>sam&amacr;ja</ets> a community.]</ety> <def>A society or congregation; a church or religious body.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*ma"ra</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>samara</ets>, <ets>samera</ets>, the seed of the elm.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"are</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Simar</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*mar"i*tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Samaritanus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language of Samaria.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*ma"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>samar</ets>skite.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare metallic element of doubtful identity.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Samarium was discovered, by means of spectrum analysis, in certain minerals (<xex>samarskite</xex>, <xex>cerite</xex>, etc.), in which it is associated with other elements of the earthy group. It has been confounded with the doubtful elements <xex>decipium</xex>, <xex>philippium</xex>, etc., and is possibly a complex mixture of elements not as yet clearly identified. Symbol Sm. Provisional atomic weight 150.2.</note> <!-- a true element. Symb. Sa or Sm; At. No. 62; At. wt. 150.43. Valence 2 or 3. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"a*roid</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Samara</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling a samara, or winged seed vessel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*mar"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Simar</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*mar"skite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[After <ets>Samarski</ets>, a Russian.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>zambo</ets> bandy-legged, the child of a negro and an Indian; prob. of African origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; -- formerly used colloquially or with humorous intent, but now considered offensive or racist by African-Americans.</def> <mark>[Derogatory and offensive]</mark> <note>A children's book named <it>Little Black Sambo</it> was at one time popular in elementary schools, but the book has been removed from reading lists in many American schools due to the development of a reduced acceptance of patronizing depictions of negros, as well as the negative associations of the word itself.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>In Central America, an Indian and negro half-breed, or mixed blood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"bo</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>zambo</ets>, <ets>sambo</ets>.]</ety> <def>A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo.</def> <!-- deprecatory and impolite --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"boo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Sambur</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sam*bu"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an elder tree.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of shrubs and trees; the elder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"buke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sambuca</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An ancient stringed instrument used by the Greeks, the particular construction of which is unknown.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"bur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. <ets>s&amacr;mbar</ets>, <ets>s&amacr;bar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An East Indian deer (<spn>Rusa Aristotelis</spn>) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also <altname>gerow</altname>. The name is applied to other species of the genus <gen>Rusa</gen>, as the Bornean sambur (<spn>R. equina</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Same</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>same</ets>, adv.; akin to OS. <ets>sama</ets>, <ets>samo</ets>, adv., OHG. <ets>sam</ets>, a., <ets>sama</ets>, adv., Icel. <ets>samr</ets>, a., Sw. <ets>samme</ets>, <ets>samma</ets>, Dan. <ets>samme</ets>, Goth. <ets>sama</ets>, Russ. <ets>samuii</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>sama</ets>, Gr. &unr_; like, L. <ets>simul</ets> at the same time, <ets>similis</ets> like, and E. <ets>some</ets>, a., <ets>-some</ets>. &radic;191. Cf. <er>Anomalous</er>, <er>Assemble</er>, <er>Homeopathy</er>, <er>Homily</er>, <er>Seem</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, <er>Semi-</er>, <er>Similar</er>, <er>Some</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not different or other; not another or others; identical; unchanged.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thou art the <qex>same</qex>, and thy years shall have no end.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cii. 27.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of like kind, species, sort, dimensions, or the like; not differing in character or in the quality or qualities compared; corresponding; not discordant; similar; like.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The ethereal vigor is in all the <qex>same</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What ye know, the <qex>same</qex> do I know.</q> <rj><qau>Job. xiii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Do but think how well the <qex>same</qex> he spends,<br/>
Who spends his blood his country to relieve.</q> <rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Same</xex> is commonly preceded by <xex>the</xex>, <xex>this</xex>, or <xex>that</xex> and is often used substantively as in the citations above. In a comparative use it is followed by <xex>as</xex> or <xex>with</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><q>Bees like the <qex>same</qex> odors as we do.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[He] held the <qex>same</qex> political opinions with his illustrious friend.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Same"li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sameness, 2.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bayne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Same"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; <as>as, a <ex>sameness</ex> of person, of manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like</as>.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>sameness</xex> of the terms.&rdquo; <rj><au>Bp. Horsley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, want of variety; tedious monotony.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Identity; identicalness; oneness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*mette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Samite</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"mi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Samius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the island of Samos.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fill high the cup with <qex>Samian</qex> wine.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Samian earth</b></col>, <cd>a species of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"mi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Samos.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"mi*el</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>sam-yeli</ets>; Ar. <ets>samm</ets> poison + Turk. <ets>yel</ets> wind. Cf. <er>Simoom</er>.]</ety> <def>A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in Turkey, from the desert. It is identical with the <altname>simoom</altname> of Arabia and the <altname>kamsin</altname> of Syria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"mi*ot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>samiote</ets>.]</ety> <def>Samian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sam"i*sen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jap.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A Japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling a guitar or banjo.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"mite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>samit</ets>, LL. <ets>samitum</ets>, <ets>examitum</ets>, from LGr. &unr_;, &unr_; woven with six threads; Gr. &unr_; six + &unr_; a thread. See <er>Six</er>, and cf. <er>Dimity</er>.]</ety> <def>A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven with gold.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>In silken <qex>samite</qex> she was light arrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Salmonet</er>.]</ety> <def>The parr.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"mi*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A machine for pressing the water from skins in tanning.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*mo"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of the Samoan Islands.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"mo*var</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>samovar'</ets>.]</ety> <def>A metal urn used in Russia for making tea. It is filled with water, which is heated by charcoal placed in a pipe, with chimney attached, which passes through the urn.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- Samoyed. 1. A breed of medium-sized sled dogs, originating in Siberia, of white or cream color. 2. A Uralic language spoken by the Samoyed people. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam`oy*edes"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Samoyede</singw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An ignorant and degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a portion of Northern Russia and a part of Siberia.</def><!-- also <altname>Samoyeds.</altname> --><br/>
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<p><hw>Samp</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;mp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Massachusetts Indian <ets>nas&agrave;ump</ets> unparched meal porridge.]</ety> <def>An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse hominy.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sam"pan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the inland waters.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sanpan</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"phire</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. l'herbe de <ets>Saint Pierre</ets>. See <er>Saint</er>, and <er>Petrel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (<spn>Crithmum maritimum</spn>). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Hangs one that gathers <qex>samphire</qex>, dreadful trade!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>The species of glasswort (<spn>Salicornia herbacea</spn>); -- called in England <altname>marsh samphire</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A seashore shrub (<spn>Borrichia arborescens</spn>) of the West Indies.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Golden samphire</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Golden</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sample</ets>, <ets>asaumple</ets>, OF. <ets>essample</ets>, <ets>example</ets>, fr. L. <ets>exemplum</ets>. See <er>Example</er>, and cf. <er>Ensample</er>, <er>Sampler</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Example; pattern.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Spenser.</au> &ldquo;A <xex>sample</xex> to the youngest.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
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<p><q>Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight<br/>
His <qex>sample</qex> followed.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; <as>as, goods are often purchased by <ex>samples</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I design this but for a <qex>sample</qex> of what I hope more fully to discuss.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Specimen; example. See <er>Specimen</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"ple</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or show something similar to; to match.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take or to test a sample or samples of; <as>as, to <ex>sample</ex> sugar, teas, wools, cloths</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"pler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Exampler</er>, <er>Exemplar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes up samples for inspection; one who examines samples, or by samples; <as>as, a wool <ex>sampler</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pattern; a specimen; especially, a collection of needlework patterns, as letters, borders, etc., to be used as samples, or to display the skill of the worker.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Susie dear, bring your <qex>sampler</qex> and Mrs. Schumann will show you how to make that W you bothered over.</q> <rj><qau>E. E. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>&Verbar;Sam"shoo</hw>, <hw>Sam"shu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Chinese <ets>san-shao</ets> thrice fired.]</ety> <def>A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure.</def> <rj><au>S. W. Williams.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sam"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Israelite of Bible record (see <au>Judges xiii.</au>), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Samson post</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>A strong post resting on the keelson, and supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or movable pillar carrying a leading block or pulley for various purposes.</cd> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In deep-well boring, the post which supports the walking beam of the apparatus.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"mu*rai`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl. &amp; sing.</pos> <ety>[Jap.]</ety> <def>In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871.  They were referred to as &ldquo;a cross between a knight and a gentleman&rdquo;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being sanable; sanableness; curableness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>sanare</ets> to heal, fr. <ets>sanus</ets> sound, healthy. See <er>Sane</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being healed or cured; susceptible of remedy.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Remediable; curable; healable.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>San"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being sanable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanatio</ets>. See <er>Sanable</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of healing or curing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>sanativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the power to cure or heal; healing; tending to heal; sanatory.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>San"a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>San`a*to"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Sanatory</er>.]</ety> <def>An establishment for the treatment of the sick; a resort for invalids. See <er>Sanitarium</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>sanatorius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sanare</ets> to heal. See <er>Sanable</er>.]</ety> <def>Conducive to health; tending to cure; healing; curative; sanative.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Sanatory</qex> ordinances for the protection of public health, such as quarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Sanatory</xex> and <xex>sanitary</xex> should not be confounded. <xex>Sanatory</xex> signifies <xex>conducive to health</xex>, while <xex>sanitary</xex> has the more general meaning of <xex>pertaining to health</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;San`be*ni"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>sambenito</ets>, contr. from L. <ets>saccus</ets> sack + <ets>benedictus</ets> blessed.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A garnment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames, figures, etc., and worn by persons who had been examined by the Inquisition and were brought forth for punishment at the auto-da-f&eacute;.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sance"-bell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sanc"te bell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <cref>Sanctus bell</cref>, under <er>Sanctus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., a proper name.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>The nine of trumps in sancho pedro.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sancho pedro</hw>. <ety>[Sp. <ets>Pedro</ets> Peter.]</ety> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <def>A variety of auction pitch in which the nine (<xex>sancho</xex>) and five (<xex>pedro</xex>) of trumps are added as counting cards at their pip value, and the ten of trumps counts game.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"ti*fi*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanctificatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>sanctificare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To sanctify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanctificatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sanctification</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being sanctified or made holy;</def> <specif>esp.</specif> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <def>the act of God's grace by which the affections of men are purified, or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God; also, the state of being thus purified or sanctified.</def><br/>
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<p><q>God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through <qex>sanctification</qex> of the Spirit and belief of the truth.</q> <rj><qau>2 Thess. ii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"ti*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made holy; also, made to have the air of sanctity; sanctimonious.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"ti*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who sanctifies, or makes holy; specifically, the Holy Spirit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sanctified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sanctifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>sanctifier</ets>, L. <ets>sanctificare</ets>; <ets>sanctus</ets> holy + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>Saint</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use; to consecrate by appropriate rites; to hallow.</def><br/>
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<p><q>God blessed the seventh day and <qex>sanctified</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ii. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Moses . . . <qex>sanctified</qex> Aaron and his garments.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. viii. 30.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption and pollution; to purify.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Sanctify</qex> them through thy truth.</q> <rj><qau>John xvii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make efficient as the means of holiness; to render productive of holiness or piety.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A means which his mercy hath <qex>sanctified</qex> so to me as to make me repent of that unjust act.</q> <rj><qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To impart or impute sacredness, venerableness, inviolability, title to reverence and respect, or the like, to; to secure from violation; to give sanction to.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The holy man, amazed at what he saw,<br/>
Made haste to <qex>sanctify</qex> the bliss by law.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Truth guards the poet, <qex>sanctifies</qex> the line.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"ti*fy`ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner or degree tending to sanctify or make holy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc*til"o*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanctus</ets> holy + <ets>loquens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Discoursing on heavenly or holy things, or in a holy manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc`ti*mo"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>sanctimonialis</ets>. ]</ety> <def>Sanctimonious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sanctimony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.</def> &ldquo;Like the <xex>sanctimonious</xex> pirate.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"ti*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanctimonia</ets>, fr. <ets>sanctus</ets> holy: cf. OF. <ets>sanctimonie</ets>. See <er>Saint</er>.]</ety> <def>Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Her pretense is a pilgrimage; . . . which holy undertaking with most austere <qex>sanctimony</qex> she accomplished.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanctio</ets>, from <ets>sancire</ets>, <ets>sanctum</ets> to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalterably: cf. F. <ets>sanction</ets>. See <er>Saint</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The strictest professors of reason have added the <qex>sanction</qex> of their testimony.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; <as>as, legal <ex>sanctions</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ratification; authorization; authority; countenance; support.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sanctioned</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sanctioning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Would have counseled, or even <qex>sanctioned</qex>, such perilous experiments.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or giving, sanction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanctitudo</ets>.]</ety> <def>Holiness; sacredness; sanctity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"ti*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sanctities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>sanctitas</ets>, from <ets>sanctus</ets> holy. See <er>Saint</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>sanctity</qex> she made no pretense, and, indeed, narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding force; <as>as, the <ex>sanctity</ex> of an oath</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A saint or holy being.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>About him all the <qex>sanctities</qex> of heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity; religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under <er>Religion</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"tu*a*rize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sanctuaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>seintuarie</ets>, OF. <ets>saintuaire</ets>, F. <ets>sanctuaire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sanctuarium</ets>, from <ets>sanctus</ets> sacred, holy. See <er>Saint</er>.]</ety> <def>A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site.</def> Hence, specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the <xex>Holy of Holies</xex>, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The most sacred part of any religious building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of worship.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and protection; shelter; refuge; protection.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These laws, whoever made them, bestowed on temples the privilege of <qex>sanctuary.</qex></q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The admirable works of painting were made fuel for the fire; but some relics of it took <qex>sanctuary</qex> under ground, and escaped the common destiny.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><!-- <col><b>Wildlife sanctuary</b></col>, <cd>a tract of land set aside by law for the preservation of wildlife, in which no hunting is permitted.</cd> --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., p. p. of <ets>sancire</ets> to consecrate.]</ety> <def>A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; <as>as, an editor's <ex>sanctum</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>&Verbar;Sanctum sanctorum</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sanc"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>sancire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of the communion service, of which the first words in Latin are <xex>Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus</xex> [Holy, holy, holy]; -- called also <altname>Tersanctus</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An anthem composed for these words.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sanctus bell</b></col>, <cd>a small bell usually suspended in a bell cot at the apex of the nave roof, over the chancel arch, in medi&aelig;val churches, but a hand bell is now often used; -- so called because rung at the singing of the <xex>sanctus</xex>, at the conclusion of the ordinary of the Mass, and again at the elevation of the host. Called also <altname>Mass bell</altname>, <altname>sacring bell</altname>, <altname>saints' bell</altname>, <altname>sance-bell</altname>, <altname>sancte bell</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>sand</ets>; akin to D. <ets>zand</ets>, G. <ets>sand</ets>, OHG. <ets>sant</ets>, Icel. <ets>sandr</ets>, Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>sand</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That finer matter, called <qex>sand</qex>, is no other than very small pebbles.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A single particle of such stone.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>sands</qex> are numbered that make up my life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.</def> &ldquo;The Libyan <xex>sands</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;The <xex>sands</xex> o' Dee.&rdquo; <au>C. Kingsley.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Courage; pluck; grit.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sand badger</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the Japanese badger (<spn>Meles ankuma</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Sand bag</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by assassins.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand ball</b></col>, <cd>soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use at the toilet.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand bath</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand bed</b></col>, <cd>a thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand birds</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a collective name for numerous species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers, plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also <altname>shore birds</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand blast</b></col>, <cd>a process of engraving and cutting glass and other hard substances by driving sand against them by a steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the process.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand box</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling paper with sand</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent slipping.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand-box tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tropical American tree (<spn>Hura crepitans</spn>). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud report and scatters the seeds. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Regma</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand bug</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an American anomuran crustacean (<spn>Hippa talpoidea</spn>) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It is often used as bait by fishermen. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Anomura</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand canal</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in function.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand cock</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the redshank.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Sand collar</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>Sand saucer</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand crab</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The lady crab.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A land crab, or ocypodian.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand crack</b></col> <fld>(Far.)</fld>, <cd>a crack extending downward from the coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes lameness.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand cricket</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of large terrestrial crickets of the genus <gen>Stenophelmatus</gen> and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the Western United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand cusk</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any ophidioid fish. See <er>Illust.</er> under <er>Ophidioid</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand dab</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small American flounder (<spn>Limanda ferruginea</spn>); -- called also <altname>rusty dab</altname>. The name is also applied locally to other allied species.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand darter</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small etheostomoid fish of the Ohio valley (<spn>Ammocrypta pellucida</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Sand dollar</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of small flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms, especially <spn>Echinarachnius parma</spn> of the American coast.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand drift</b></col>, <cd>drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted sand.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand eel</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A lant, or launce</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus <gen>Gonorhynchus</gen>, having barbels about the mouth.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand flag</b></col>, <cd>sandstone which splits up into flagstones.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand flea</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in, sandy places, especially the common dog flea.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The chigoe</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or orchestian. See <cref>Beach flea</cref>, under <er>Beach</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand flood</b></col>, <cd>a vast body of sand borne along by the wind.</cd> <au>James Bruce.</au> -- <col><b>Sand fluke</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The sandnecker</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The European smooth dab (<spn>Pleuronectes microcephalus</spn>); -- called also <altname>kitt</altname>, <altname>marysole</altname>, <altname>smear dab</altname>, <altname>town dab</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand fly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of small dipterous flies of the genus <gen>Simulium</gen>, abounding on sandy shores, especially <spn>Simulium nocivum</spn> of the United States. They are very troublesome on account of their biting habits. Called also <altname>no-see-um</altname>, <altname>punky</altname>, and <altname>midge</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand gall</b></col>. <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Sand pipe</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any species of grass which grows in sand; especially, a tufted grass (<spn>Triplasis purpurea</spn>) with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves, growing on the Atlantic coast.</cd> <!-- p. 1274 pr=PCP --> -- <col><b>Sand grouse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of many species of Old World birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also <altname>rock grouse</altname>, <altname>rock pigeon</altname>, and <altname>ganga</altname>. They mostly belong to the genus <gen>Pterocles</gen>, as the common Indian species (<spn>P. exustus</spn>). The large sand grouse (<spn>P. arenarius</spn>), the painted sand grouse (<spn>P. fasciatus</spn>), and the pintail sand grouse (<spn>P. alchata</spn>) are also found in India. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Pterocletes</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand hill</b></col>, <cd>a hill of sand; a dune.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand-hill crane</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the American brown crane (<spn>Grus Mexicana</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Sand hopper</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a beach flea; an orchestian.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand hornet</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a sand wasp.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand lark</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A small lark (<spn>Alaudala raytal</spn>), native of India</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the sanderling, and the common European sandpiper</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The Australian red-capped dotterel (<spn>&AElig;gialophilus ruficapillus</spn>); -- called also <altname>red-necked plover</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand launce</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a lant, or launce.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand lizard</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a common European lizard (<spn>Lacerta agilis</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Sand martin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the bank swallow.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand mole</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the coast rat.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand monitor</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large Egyptian lizard (<spn>Monitor arenarius</spn>) which inhabits dry localities.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand mouse</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the dunlin.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Sand myrtle</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Myrtle</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand partridge</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>either of two small Asiatic partridges of the genus <gen>Ammoperdix</gen>. The wings are long and the tarsus is spurless. One species (<spn>A. Heeji</spn>) inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species (<spn>A. Bonhami</spn>), inhabiting Central Asia, is called also <altname>seesee partridge</altname>, and <altname>teehoo</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand picture</b></col>, <cd>a picture made by putting sand of different colors on an adhesive surface.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand pike</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The sauger</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The lizard fish.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand pillar</b></col>, <cd>a sand storm which takes the form of a whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like those of the Sahara and Mongolia.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand pipe</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a tubular cavity, from a few inches to several feet in depth, occurring especially in calcareous rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called also <altname>sand gall</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand pride</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small British lamprey now considered to be the young of larger species; -- called also <altname>sand prey</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand pump</b></col>, <cd>in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand rat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the pocket gopher.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand rock</b></col>, <cd>a rock made of cemented sand.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand runner</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the turnstone.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand saucer</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the mass of egg capsules, or o&ouml;thec&aelig;, of any mollusk of the genus <gen>Natica</gen> and allied genera. It has the shape of a bottomless saucer, and is coated with fine sand; -- called also <altname>sand collar</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand screw</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an amphipod crustacean (<spn>Lepidactylis arenarius</spn>), which burrows in the sandy seabeaches of Europe and America.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand shark</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an American shark (<spn>Odontaspis littoralis</spn>) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern United States; -- called also <altname>gray shark</altname>, and <altname>dogfish shark</altname>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Remora</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand skink</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of Old World lizards belonging to the genus <gen>Seps</gen>; <as>as, the ocellated <ex>sand skink</ex> (<spn>Seps ocellatus</spn>) of Southern Europe</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand skipper</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a beach flea, or orchestian.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand smelt</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a silverside.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand snake</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any one of several species of harmless burrowing snakes of the genus <gen>Eryx</gen>, native of Southern Europe, Africa, and Asia, especially <spn>E. jaculus</spn> of India and <spn>E. Johnii</spn>, used by snake charmers.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any innocuous South African snake of the genus <gen>Psammophis</gen>, especially <spn>P. sibilans</spn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand snipe</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the sandpiper.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand star</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an ophiurioid starfish living on sandy sea bottoms; a brittle star.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand storm</b></col>, <cd>a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand sucker</b></col>, <cd>the sandnecker.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand swallow</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the bank swallow. See under <er>Bank</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand trap</b></col>, <fld>(Golf)</fld> <cd>a shallow pit on a golf course having a layer of sand in it, usually located near a green, and designed to function as a hazard, due to the difficulty of hitting balls effectively from such a position.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand tube</b></col>, <cd>a tube made of sand.</cd> Especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of lightning; a fulgurite</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>Any tube made of cemented sand.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>In starfishes, a tube having calcareous particles in its wall, which connects the oral water tube with the madreporic plate.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand viper</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Hognose snake</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand wasp</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the families <fam>Pompilid&aelig;</fam> and <fam>Spherid&aelig;</fam>, which dig burrows in sand. The female provisions the nest with insects or spiders which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve as food for her young.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sanded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sanding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sprinkle or cover with sand.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To drive upon the sand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; <as>as, to <ex>sand</ex> sugar</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><!-- 5. To grind down or make smooth by rubbing with an abrasive object, esp. with sandpaper; to sand down --> <br/>
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<p><hw>San"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sendal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Sails of silk and ropes of <qex>sandal</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"dal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sandalwood.</def> &ldquo;Fans of <xex>sandal</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"dal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sandale</ets>, L. <ets>sandalium</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, probably from Per. <ets>sandal</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A kind of shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot; a protection for the foot, covering its lower surface, but not its upper.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of slipper.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An overshoe with parallel openings across the instep.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"daled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearing sandals.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The measured footfalls of his <qex>sandaled</qex> feet.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made like a sandal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*dal"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sandal</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Shaped like a sandal or slipper.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"dal*wood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sandal</ets>, <ets>santal</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>&ccedil;andal</ets>, or Gr. <grk>sa`ntalon</grk>; both ultimately fr. Skr. <ets>candana</ets>. Cf. <er>Sanders</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree (<spn>Santalum album</spn>), and of several other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian <spn>Santalum Freycinetianum</spn> and <spn>S. pyrularium</spn>, the Australian <spn>S. latifolium</spn>, etc. The name is extended to several other kinds of fragrant wood.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any tree of the genus <gen>Santalum</gen>, or a tree which yields sandalwood.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for dyeing leather (<spn>Rhamnus Dahuricus</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>False sandalwood</b></col>, <cd>the fragrant wood of several trees not of the genus <gen>Santalum</gen>, as <spn>Ximenia Americana</spn>, <spn>Myoporum tenuifolium</spn> of Tahiti.</cd> -- <col><b>Red sandalwood</b></col>, <cd>a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the heartwood of two leguminous trees of India (<spn>Pterocarpus santalinus</spn>, and <spn>Adenanthera pavonina</spn>); -- called also <altname>red sanderswood</altname>, <altname>sanders</altname> or <altname>saunders</altname>, and <altname>rubywood</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>San"da*rach</hw>, <hw>San"da*rac</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sandaraca</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld> <def>A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (<spn>Callitris quadrivalvis</spn> or <spn>Thuya articulata</spn>), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>sand"bag`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bag filled with sand; small sandbags may be used as a weapon, or larger ones to build walls or as ballast; <as>as, they kept the flooding river from the area by buiding a temmporary dike out of <ex>sandbags</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>sand"bag`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>To treat harshly or unfairly.</def> <wns>[wns=1]</wns><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hit something or somebody with or as if with a sandbag.</def> <wns>[wns=2]</wns><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; <as>as, the residents <ex>sandbagged</ex> the beach front</as>.</def> <wns>[wns=3]</wns><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To thwart (another person's plans) by surreptitious maneuvers; <as>as, he <ex>sandbagged</ex> my proposal by talking in private with other members of the committee</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To intimidate or coerce, especially by crude methods.</def> <mark>[Informal]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To deceive and take advantage of (a person) by misrepresenting one's true intentions.</def> <mark>[Informal]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <fld>(Poker)</fld> <def>To encourage opponents into betting more by first refraining from betting while having a strong hand, and only later raising the stakes.  In informal games, certain types of <ex>sandbagging</ex> are forbidden.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"bag`ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An assaulter whose weapon is a sand bag. See <cref>Sand bag</cref>, under <er>Sand</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"-blind`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>sam blind</ets> half blind; AS. <ets>s&amacr;m-</ets> half (akin to <ets>semi-</ets>) + <ets>blind</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having defective sight; dim-sighted; purblind.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered or sprinkled with sand; sandy; barren.</def> <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Short-sighted.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>San`de*ma"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of Robert <xex>Sandeman</xex>, a Scotch sectary of the eighteenth century. See <er>Glassite</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`de*ma"ni*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The faith or system of the Sandemanians.</def> <rj><au>A. Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"der*ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sand</ets> + <ets>-ling</ets>. So called because it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the seashore.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small gray and brown sandpiper (<spn>Calidris arenaria</spn>) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also <altname>curwillet</altname>, <altname>sand lark</altname>, <altname>stint</altname>, and <altname>ruddy plover</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"ders</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sandal</er>.]</ety> <def>An old name of sandalwood, now applied only to the red sandalwood. See under <er>Sandalwood</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"ders-blue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Saunders-blue</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"de*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sandiver</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small marine fish of the Pacific coast of North America (<spn>Trichodon trichodon</spn>) which buries itself in the sand.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"glass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See <er>Hourglass</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"hill`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nickname given to any &ldquo;poor white&rdquo; living in the pine woods which cover the sandy hills in Georgia and South Carolina.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being sandy, or of being of a sandy color.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"di*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr. OF. <ets>sa&iuml;n</ets> grease, fat + <ets>de</ets> of + <ets>verre</ets> glass (cf. <er>Saim</er>), or fr. F. <ets>sel de verre</ets> sandiver.]</ety> <def>A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off; -- called also <altname>glass gall</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>sandever</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;San"dix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sandix</ets>, <ets>sandyx</ets>, vermilion, or a color like vermilion, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sandyx</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>sand"lot</hw>, <hw>Sand"-lot`</hw></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lit., of or pert. to a lot or piece of sandy ground, -- hence, pert. to, or characteristic of, the policy or practices of the socialistic or communistic followers of the Irish agitator Denis Kearney, who delivered many of his speeches in the open sand lots about San Francisco; <as>as, the <col><b>sand-lot constitution</b></col> of California, framed in 1879, under the influence of <ex>sand-lot</ex> agitation</as>.</def></p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def> of or pertaining to a sandlot; -- used especially in reference to informal games played by children; <as>as, <ex>sandlot</ex> baseball.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>sand"lot</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;nd"l&obreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a vacant lot, especially one where children play games.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"man`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"neck`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European flounder (<spn>Hippoglossoides limandoides</spn>); -- called also <altname>rough dab</altname>, <altname>long fluke</altname>, <altname>sand fluke</altname>, and <altname>sand sucker</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"pa`per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Paper covered on one side with sand glued fast, -- used for smoothing and polishing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"pa`per</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To smooth or polish with sandpaper; <as>as, to <ex>sandpaper</ex> a door</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"pi`per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to <gen>Tringa</gen>, <gen>Actodromas</gen>, <gen>Ereunetes</gen>, and various allied genera of the family <fam>Tringid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The most important North American species are the pectoral sandpiper (<spn>Tringa maculata</spn>), called also <altname>brownback</altname>, <altname>grass snipe</altname>, and <altname>jacksnipe</altname>; the red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin (<spn>T. alpina</spn>); the purple sandpiper (<spn>T. maritima</spn>: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot (<spn>T. canutus</spn>); the semipalmated sandpiper (<spn>Ereunetes pusillus</spn>); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail (<spn>Actitis macularia</spn>); the buff-breasted sandpiper (<spn>Tryngites subruficollis</spn>), and the Bartramian sandpiper, or upland plover. See under <er>Upland</er>. Among the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper (<spn>Actitis hypoleucus</spn> syn. <spn>Tringoides hypoleucus</spn>), called also <altname>fiddler</altname>, <altname>peeper</altname>, <altname>pleeps</altname>, <altname>weet-weet</altname>, and <altname>summer snipe</altname>.  Some of the small plovers and tattlers are also called <ex>sandpipers</ex>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small lamprey eel; the pride.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Curlew sandpiper</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Curlew</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Stilt sandpiper</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Stilt</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"pit`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pit or excavation from which sand is or has been taken.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"dre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A Russian fish (<spn>Lucioperca sandre</spn>) which yields a valuable oil, called <xex>sandre oil</xex>, used in the preparation of caviar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Different names are applied to the various kinds of sandstone according to their composition; as, <xex>granitic</xex>, <xex>argillaceous</xex>, <xex>micaceous</xex>, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Flexible sandstone</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>the finer-grained variety of itacolumite, which on account of the scales of mica in the lamination is quite flexible.</cd> -- <col><b>Red sandstone</b></col>, <cd>a name given to two extensive series of British rocks in which red sandstones predominate, one below, and the other above, the coal measures. These were formerly known as the <xex>Old</xex> and the <xex>New Red Sandstone</xex> respectively, and the former name is still retained for the group preceding the Coal and referred to the Devonian age, but the term <xex>New Red Sandstone</xex> is now little used, some of the strata being regarded as Permian and the remained as Triassic. See the <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"wich</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from the Earl of <ets>Sandwich</ets>.]</ety> <def>Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- 2. Any food composed of two pieces of bread with another food in between. 3. Any object composed of two layers of one subtance on either side of a second substance. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"wich</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sandwiched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sandwiching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any species of annelids of the genus <gen>Sabellaria</gen>. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The chigoe, a species of flea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus <gen>Arenaria</gen>, low, tufted herbs (order <ord>Caryophyllace&aelig;</ord>.)</def> <!-- "of" missing? --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sand"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Sandier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Sandiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>sandig</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; <as>as, a <ex>sandy</ex> desert, road, or soil</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; <as>as, <ex>sandy</ex> hair</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;San"dyx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>See <er>Sandix</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanus</ets>; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, safe, sound. Cf. <er>Sound</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- said of the mind.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge of the effect of one's actions in an ordinary maner; -- said of persons.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sound; healthy; underanged; unbroken.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sane"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being sane; sanity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sang</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Sing</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>&Verbar;San"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>San"gu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Abyssinian ox (<spn>Bos Africanus</spn> syn. <spn>Bibos Africanus</spn>), noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its back.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`ga*ree"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>sangria</ets>, lit., bleeding, from <ets>sangre</ets>, blood, L. <ets>sanguis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wine and water sweetened and spiced, -- a favorite West Indian drink.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sang`-froid"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., cold blood.]</ety> <def>Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; indifference; calmness.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gi*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sanjak</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>San`graal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>San"gre*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Saint</er>, and <er>Grail</er>.]</ety> <def>See <cref>Holy Grail</cref>, under <er>Grail</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*guif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguis</ets> blood + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Conveying blood; <as>as, <ex>sanguiferous</ex> vessels, <it>i. e.</it>, the arteries, veins, capillaries</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`gui*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sanguification</ets>. See <er>Sanguify</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The production of blood; the conversion of the products of digestion into blood; hematosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gui*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A producer of blood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*guif"lu*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguis</ets> blood + <ets>fluere</ets> to flow.]</ety> <def>Flowing or running with blood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gui*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguis</ets> blood + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sanguifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To produce blood from.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*guig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguis</ets> + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing blood; <as>as, <ex>sanguigenous</ex> food</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`gui*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Of a blood-red color; sanguine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;San`gui*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Sanguinary</er>, <pos>a.</pos> &amp; <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the Poppy family.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <spn>Sanguinaria Canadensis</spn>, or bloodroot, is the only species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a few roundish lobed leaves and solitary white blossoms in early spring. See <er>Bloodroot</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an emetic, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gui*na*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sanguinary manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gui*na*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being sanguinary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gui*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguinarius</ets>, fr. <ets>sanguis</ets> blood: cf. F. <ets>sanguinaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; <as>as, a <ex>sanguinary</ex> war, contest, or battle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We may not propagate religion by wars, or by <qex>sanguinary</qex> persecutions to force consciences.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Passion . . . makes us brutal and <qex>sanguinary</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bloody; murderous; bloodthirsty; cruel.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gui*na*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>herba sanguinaria</ets> an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. <ets>sanguinaire</ets>. See <er>Sanguinary</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The yarrow.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The Sanguinaria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"guine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sanguin</ets>, L. <ets>sanguineus</ets>, fr. <ets>sanguis</ets> blood. Cf. <er>Sanguineous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the color of blood; red.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Of his complexion he was <qex>sanguine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Like to that <qex>sanguine</qex> flower inscribed with woe.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; <as>as, a <ex>sanguine</ex> bodily temperament</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Warm; ardent; <as>as, a <ex>sanguine</ex> temper</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not desponding; confident; full of hope; <as>as, <ex>sanguine</ex> of success; a <ex>sanguine</ex> disposition</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful; optimistic.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>San"guine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Blood color; red.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In <qex>sanguine</qex> and in pes he clad was all.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Bloodstone.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Red crayon. See the Note under <er>Crayon</er>, 1.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"guine</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"guine*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of blood; pale.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>San"guine*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sanguine manner.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I can not speculate quite so <qex>sanguinely</qex> as he does.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"guine*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being sanguine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*guin"e*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguineus</ets>. See <er>Sanguine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abounding with blood; sanguine.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Blood-red; crimson.</def> <rj><au>Keats.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>san*guin"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being sanguine; sanguineness.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gui*niv"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguis + vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <def>Subsisting on blood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*guin"o*len*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being sanguinolent, or bloody.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*guin"o*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguinolentus</ets>, from <ets>sanguis</ets> blood: cf. F. <ets>sanguinolent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tinged or mingled with blood; bloody; <as>as, <ex>sanguinolent</ex> sputa</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"gui*suge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguisuga</ets>; <ets>sanguis</ets> blood + <ets>sugere</ets> to suck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bloodsucker, or leech.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*guiv"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanguis</ets> blood + <ets>vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Subsisting upon blood; -- said of certain blood-sucking bats and other animals. See <er>Vampire</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>San"he*drin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>San"he*drim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>sanhedr&imacr;n</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; with + &unr_; a seat, fr. &unr_; to sit. See <er>Sit</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"he*drist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of the sanhedrin.</def> <rj><au>Schaeffer (Lange's Com.).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;San"hi*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>samhita</ets>, properly, combination.]</ety> <def>A collection of vedic hymns, songs, or verses, forming the first part of each Veda.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"i*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from L. <ets>sanare</ets> to heal.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the umbelliferous genus <gen>Sanicula</gen>, reputed to have healing powers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"i*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. &unr_;, a board. So called in allusion to the tabular crystals.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks, as trachyte; -- called also <altname>glassy feldspar</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"ni*es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A thin, serous fluid commonly discharged from ulcers or foul wounds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saniosus</ets>, fr. <ets>sanies</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sanieux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to sanies, or partaking of its nature and appearance; thin and serous, with a slight bloody tinge; <as>as, the <ex>sanious</ex> matter of an ulcer</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(med.)</fld> <def>Discharging sanies; <as>as, a <ex>sanious</ex> ulcer</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`i*ta"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to health, or the laws of health; sanitary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`i*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An advocate of sanitary measures; one especially interested or versed in sanitary measures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"i*ta*rist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sanitarian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`i*ta"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Sanitary</er>.]</ety> <def>A health station or retreat; a sanatorium.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>sanitarium</xex> for troops.&rdquo; <rj><au>L. Oliphant.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"i*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanitas</ets> health: cf. F. <ets>sanitaire</ets>. See <er>Sanity</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to health; designed to secure or preserve health; relating to the preservation or restoration of health; hygienic; <as>as, <ex>sanitary</ex> regulations</as>. See the Note under <er>Sanatory</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sanitary Commission</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Commission</er>.</cd></cs> <!-- sanitary napkin, an absorbant pad worn to absorb the menstrual flow of women. --><br/>
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<p><hw>San`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitary conditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary measures; hygiene.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How much <qex>sanitation</qex> has advanced during the last half century.</q> <rj><qau>H. Hartshorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sanitas</ets>, from <ets>sanus</ets> sound, healthy. See <er>Sane</er>.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"jak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>sanj&amacr;g</ets>.]</ety> <def>A district or a subvision of a vilayet.</def> <mark>[Turkey]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>San Jo*s&eacute;" scale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A very destructive scale insect (<spn>Aspidiotus perniciosus</spn>) that infests the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. So called because first introduced into the United States at <etsep>San Jos&eacute;</etsep>, California.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sank</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;&nsmacr_;k)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Sink</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sank"ha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>&ccedil;ankha</ets> a shell.]</ety> <def>A chank shell (<spn>Turbinella pyrum</spn>); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sankh"ya</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Hindu system of philosophy which refers all things to soul and a rootless germ called <xex>prakriti</xex>, consisting of three elements, goodness, passion, and darkness.</def> <rj><au>Whitworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"nop</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;n"n&obreve_;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sannup</er>.</def> <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"nup</hw> <pr>(-n&ubreve;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A married male Indian; a brave; -- correlative of <inv>squaw</inv>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The sandpiper.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sans</hw> <pr>(s&auml;n; E. s&abreve;nz)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[F., from L. <ets>sine</ets> without.]</ety> <def>Without; deprived or destitute of. Rarely used as an English word.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Sans</xex> fail.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Sans</qex> teeth, <qex>sans</qex> eyes, <qex>sans</qex> taste, <qex>sans</qex> everything.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>San"scrit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sanskrit</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sans`-cu`lotte"</hw> <pr>(F. &unr_;; E. &unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., without breeches.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fellow without breeches; a ragged fellow; -- a name of reproach given in the first French revolution to the extreme republican party, who rejected breeches as an emblem peculiar to the upper classes or aristocracy, and adopted pantaloons.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, an extreme or radical republican; a violent revolutionist; a Jacobin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sans`-cu*lot"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or involving, sans-culottism; radical; revolutionary; Jacobinical.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sans`-cu*lot"tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sans-culottisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Extreme republican principles; the principles or practice of the <xex>sans-culottes</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"skrit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>Samsk&rsdot_;ta</ets> the Sanskrit language, literally, the perfect, polished, or classical language, fr. <ets>samsk&rsdot_;ta</ets> prepared, wrought, made, excellent, perfect; <ets>sam</ets> together (akin to E. <ets>same</ets>) + <ets>k&rsdot_;ta</ets> made. See <er>Same</er>, <er>Create</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Sanscrit</asp>.]</altsp> <def>The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. <er>Prakrit</er>, and <er>Veda</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"skrit</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; <as>as, a <ex>Sanskrit</ex> dictionary or inscription</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*skrit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sanskrit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"skrit*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in Sanskrit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sans`-sou`ci"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Without care; free and easy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sant</ets>alum + piperon<ets>al</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`ta*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (<ord>Santalace&aelig;</ord>), of which the genus <gen>Santalum</gen> is the type, and which includes the buffalo nut and a few other North American plants, and many peculiar plants of the southern hemisphere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*tal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sandalwood (<gen>Santalum</gen>); -- used specifically to designate an acid obtained as a resinous or red crystalline dyestuff, which is called also <xex>santalin</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"ta*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>santaline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Santalic acid. See <er>Santalic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;San"ta*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Sandalwood</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See <er>Sandalwood</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`tees"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. <singw>Santee</singw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of the seven confederated tribes of Indians belonging to the Sioux, or Dakotas.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Saunter</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;San"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>santon</ets>, augmented fr. <ets>santo</ets> holy, L. <ets>sanctus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"to*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of santonic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid (distinct from santoninic acid) obtained from santonin as a white crystalline substance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"to*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>herba santonica</ets>, a kind of plant, fr. <ets>Santoni</ets> a people of Aquitania; cf. Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>santonine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San"to*nin`ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of santoninic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>San`to*nin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to santonin; -- used specifically to designate an acid not known in the free state, but obtained in its salts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any marine annelid of the genus <gen>Hyalin&aelig;cia</gen>, especially <spn>H. tubicola</spn> of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>s&aelig;p</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>saf</ets>, G. <ets>saft</ets>, Icel. <ets>safi</ets>; of uncertain origin; possibly akin to L. <ets>sapere</ets> to taste, to be wise, <ets>sapa</ets> must or new wine boiled thick. Cf. <er>Sapid</er>, <er>Sapient</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The ascending is the <xex>crude</xex> sap, the assimilation of which takes place in the leaves, when it becomes the <xex>elaborated</xex> sap suited to the growth of the plant.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A simpleton; a saphead; a milksop.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sap ball</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any large fungus of the genus Polyporus. See <er>Polyporus</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sap green</b></col>, <cd>a dull light green pigment prepared from the juice of the ripe berries of the <spn>Rhamnus catharticus</spn>, or buckthorn. It is used especially by water-color artists.</cd> -- <col><b>Sap rot</b></col>, <cd>the dry rot. See under <er>Dry</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sap sucker</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of small American woodpeckers of the genus <gen>Sphyrapicus</gen>, especially the yellow-bellied woodpecker (<spn>S. varius</spn>) of the Eastern United States. They are so named because they puncture the bark of trees and feed upon the sap. The name is loosely applied to other woodpeckers.</cd> -- <col><b>Sap tube</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a vessel that conveys sap.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sapped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sapping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>saper</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>zapar</ets>, It. <ets>zapare</ets>), fr. <ets>sape</ets> a sort of scythe, LL. <ets>sappa</ets> a sort of mattock.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nor safe their dwellings were, for <qex>sapped</qex> by floods,<br/>
Their houses fell upon their household gods.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To pierce with saps.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ring out the grief that <qex>saps</qex> the mind.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.</def> <rj><au>W. P. Craighill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Both assaults are carried on by <qex>sapping</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sap fagot</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a fascine about three feet long, used in sapping, to close the crevices between the gabions before the parapet is made.</cd> -- <col><b>Sap roller</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a large gabion, six or seven feet long, filled with fascines, which the sapper sometimes rolls along before him for protection from the fire of an enemy.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`a*dil"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sapodila</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"a*jo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sapajou.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"a*jou</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sapajou</ets>, <ets>sajou</ets>, Braz. <ets>sajuassu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus <gen>Cebus</gen>, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species are called also <stype>capuchins</stype>. The bonnet sapajou (<spn>C. subcristatus</spn>), the golden-handed sapajou (<spn>C. chrysopus</spn>), and the white-throated sapajou (<spn>C. hypoleucus</spn>) are well known species. See <er>Capuchin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*pan" wood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Malay <ets>sapang</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A dyewood yielded by <spn>C&aelig;salpinia Sappan</spn>, a thorny leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands. It is the original Brazil wood.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sappan wood</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding in sap; sappy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A weak-minded, stupid fellow; a milksop.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*phe"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; manifest.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Manifest; -- applied to the two principal superficial veins of the lower limb of man.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous veins; <as>as, the <ex>saphenous</ex> nerves; the <ex>saphenous</ex> opening, an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which the internal saphenous vein passes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sapidus</ets>, fr. <ets>sapere</ets> to taste: cf. F. <ets>sapide</ets>. See <er>Sapient</er>, <er>Savor</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the power of affecting the organs of taste; possessing savor, or flavor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Camels, to make the water <qex>sapid</qex>, do raise the mud with their feet.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*pid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sapidit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being sapid; taste; savor; savoriness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whether one kind of <qex>sapidity</qex> is more effective than another.</q> <rj><qau>M. S. Lamson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"id*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being sapid; sapidity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When the Israelites fancied the <qex>sapidness</qex> and relish of the fleshpots, they longed to taste and to return.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"pi*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sapientia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sapience</ets>. See <er>Sapient</er>..]</ety> <def>The quality of being sapient; wisdom; sageness; knowledge.</def> <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Woman, if I might sit beside your feet,<br/>
And glean your scattered <qex>sapience</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"pi*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sapiens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sapere</ets> to taste, to have sense, to know. See <er>Sage</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Where the <qex>sapient</qex> king<br/>
Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa`pi*en"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sapientialis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having or affording wisdom.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Sa`pi*en"tial*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>sapiential</qex> books of the Old [Testament].</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa`pi*en"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sapiential.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"pi*ent*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make sapient.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"pi*ent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sapient manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`in*da"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an order of trees and shrubs (<ord>Sapindace&aelig;</ord>), including the (typical) genus Sapindus, the maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*pin"dus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>sapo</ets> soap + <ets>Indicus</ets> Indian.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of sap; not juicy.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def><markp>Fig.</markp>: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless.</def> &ldquo;A somewhat <xex>sapless</xex> womanhood.&rdquo; <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Now <qex>sapless</qex> on the verge of death he stands.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>sap"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A young tree.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`o*dil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>zapote</ets>, <ets>sapotillo</ets>, <ets>zapotillo</ets>, Mexican <ets>cochit-zapotl</ets>. Cf. <er>Sapota</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (<spn>Achras Sapota</spn>); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sapadillo</asp>, <asp>sappadillo</asp>, <asp>sappodilla</asp>, and <asp>zapotilla</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sapodilla plum</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the fruit of <spn>Achras Sapota</spn>. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also <altname>naseberry</altname>. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*pog"e*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sapo</ets>nin + <ets>-gen</ets> + <ets>-in</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of saponin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`o*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sapo</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets>, soap, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. <ets>soap</ets>. See <er>Soap</er>.]</ety> <def>Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Saponaceous</xex> bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`o*nac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being saponaceous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"o*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Saponaceous.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*pon*i*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of conversion into soap; <as>as, a <ex>saponifiable</ex> substance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*pon`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>saponification</ets>. See <er>Saponify</er>.]</ety> <def>The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap; specifically <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; <as>as, the <ex>saponification</ex> of ethyl acetate</as>.</def><!-- "ethereal salt" = ester --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*pon"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*pon"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Saponified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saponifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>sapo</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets>, soap + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saponifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; <as>as, to <ex>saponify</ex> ethyl acetate</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"o*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sapo</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets> soap: cf. F. <ets>saponine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort (<spn>Saponaria</spn>), in the bark of soap bark (<spn>Quillaia</spn>), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder, which occasions a soapy lather in solution, and produces a local an&aelig;sthesia. Formerly called also <altname>struthiin</altname>, <altname>quillaiin</altname>, <altname>senegin</altname>, <altname>polygalic acid</altname>, etc. By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"o*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sw. <ets>saponit</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sapo</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets>, soap.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"o*nul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>saponule</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sapo</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets>, soap.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>saponule</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"por</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Savor</er>.]</ety> <def>Power of affecting the organs of taste; savor; flavor; taste.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There is some <qex>sapor</qex> in all aliments.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`o*rif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sapor</ets> taste + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Having the power to produce the sensation of taste; producing taste, flavor, or relish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`o*ros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of a body by which it excites the sensation of taste.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saporus</ets> that relishes well, savory, fr. <ets>sapor</ets> taste.]</ety> <def>Having flavor or taste; yielding a taste.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*po"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Sp. <ets>sapote</ets>, <ets>zapote</ets>. See <er>Sapodilla</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The sapodilla.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`o*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural order (<ord>Sapotace&aelig;</ord>) of (mostly tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple, the Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta-percha tree (<gen>Isonandra</gen>), and the India mahwa, as well as the sapodilla, or sapota, after which the order is named.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap*pan" wood"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Sapan wood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"pare</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sappare</ets>; -- so called by Saussure.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Kyanite.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sappar</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sapeur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who saps; specifically <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Sapphicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; Sappho.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; <as>as, <ex>Sapphic</ex> odes; <ex>Sapphic</ex> verse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; -- said of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"phic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A Sapphic verse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"phire</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>saphir</ets>, F. <ets>saphir</ets>, L. <ets>sapphirus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. <ets>sapp&imacr;r</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, <chform>Al2O3</chform>; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Of rubies, <qex>sapphires</qex>, and of pearl&eacute;s white.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Sapphire</xex> occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular and massive forms. The name <xex>sapphire</xex> is usually restricted to the blue crystals, while the bright red crystals are called <xex>Oriental rubies</xex> (see under <er>Ruby</er>), the amethystine variety <xex>Oriental amethyst</xex> (see under <er>Amethyst</er>), and the dull massive varieties <xex>corundum</xex> (a name which is also used as a general term to include all varieties). See <er>Corundum</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The color of the gem; bright blue.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any humming bird of the genus <gen>Hylocharis</gen>, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Star sapphire</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Asteriated sapphire</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of sapphire which exhibits asterism.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"phire</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>sapphire</xex> blaze.&rdquo; <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"phir*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Resembling sapphire; made of sapphire; having the color, or any quality of sapphire.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Sapphirine</xex> degree of hardness.&rdquo; <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"pho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sapphic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus <gen>Sappho</gen>, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also <altname>firetail</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"pi*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being sappy; juiciness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`po*dil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Sapodilla</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Sappier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Sappiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[From 1st <er>Sap</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When he had passed this weak and <qex>sappy</qex> age.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Weak in intellect.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sapy</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>sapere</ets> to taste.]</ety> <def>Musty; tainted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*proph"a*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sapro`s</grk> rotten + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat: cf. F. <ets>saprophage</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*proph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Feeding on carrion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"ro*phyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sapro`s</grk> rotten + <grk>fyto`n</grk> a plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as the Indian pipe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`ro*phyt"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"ro*phyt*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or fact of being saprophytic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"sa*go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>schabzieger</ets>; <ets>schaben</ets> to shave, to scrape + <ets>zieger</ets> a sort of whey.]</ety> <def>A kind of Swiss cheese, of a greenish color, flavored with melilot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"skull`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A saphead.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap`u*ca"ia</hw> <pr>(?; Pg. &unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>sapucaya</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Brazilian tree. See <er>Lecythis</er>, and <er>Monkey-pot</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sapucaya</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sapucaia nut</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the seed of the sapucaia; -- called also <altname>paradise nut</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sap"wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; -- distinguished from <contr>heartwood</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"a*ba*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Saraba&iuml;tae</ets>, pl.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"a*band</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sarabande</ets>, Sp. <ets>zarabanda</ets>, fr. Per. <ets>serbend</ets> a song.]</ety> <def>A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.</def><br/>
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<p><q>She has brought us the newest <qex>saraband</qex> from the court of Queen Mab.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"a*cen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Saracenus</ets> perhaps fr. Ar. <ets>sharqi</ets>, pl. <ets>sharqi&imacr;n</ets>, Oriental, Eastern, fr. <ets>sharaqa</ets> to rise, said of the sun: cf. F. <ets>sarrasin</ets>. Cf. <er>Sarcenet</er>, <er>Sarrasin</er>, <er>Sirocco</er>.]</ety> <def>Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saracens' consound</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of ragwort (<spn>Senecio Saracenicus</spn>), anciently used to heal wounds.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar`a*cen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sar`a*cen"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Saracens; <as>as, <ex>Saracenic</ex> architecture</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Saracenic</xex> music.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"a*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Sarrasin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa`ras*wa"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>Sarasvat&imacr;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning, music, and poetry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"casm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sarcasme</ets>, L. <ets>sarcasmus</ets>, Gr. <grk>sarkasmo`s</grk>, from <grk>sarka`zein</grk> to tear flesh like dogs, to bite the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh.]</ety> <def>A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>sarcasms</qex> of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Reynolds.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*cas"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sarcastic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Sarcasmous</xex> scandal.&rdquo; <rj><au>Hubidras.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar*cas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sar*cas"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What a fierce and <qex>sarcastic</qex> reprehension would this have drawn from the friendship of the world!</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*cas"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sarcastic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"cel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>cercel</ets>, F. <ets>cerceau</ets>, L. <ets>circellus</ets>, dim. of <ets>circulus</ets>. See <er>Circle</er>.]</ety> <def>One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird, esp. of a hawk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"celed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(her.)</fld> <def>Cut through the middle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar`celle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>querquedula</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The old squaw, or long-tailed duck.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sarce"net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>sarcenet</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>saracenicum</ets> cloth made by Saracens. See <er>Saracen</er>.]</ety> <def>A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sarsenet</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>Thou green <qex>sarcenet</qex> flap for a sore eye.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Hypoxanthin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*ci"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; of flesh, fr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids, especially in those those of the stomach, associated with certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical cells. Also used adjectively; <as>as, a <ex>sarcina</ex> micrococcus; a <ex>sarcina</ex> group</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sarcina form</b></col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>the tetrad form seen in the division of a dumb-bell group of micrococci into four; -- applied particularly to bacteria. See <er>micrococcus</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sarcler</ets> to weed, fr. L. <ets>sarculare</ets> to hoe, fr. <ets>sarculum</ets> hoe.]</ety> <def>To weed, or clear of weeds, with a hoe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"co-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form from Gr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, <xex>flesh</xex>; <as>as, <ex>sarco</ex>phagous, flesh-eating; <ex>sarco</ex>logy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*cob"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sarcobases</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh + &unr_; base.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"co*blast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sarco-</ets> + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A minute yellowish body present in the interior of certain rhizopods.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"co*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sarco-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; fruit: cf. F. <ets>sarcocarpe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fleshy part of a stone fruit, situated between the skin, or epicarp, and the stone, or endocarp, as in a peach. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Endocarp</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term has also been used to denote any fruit which is fleshy throughout.</note> <rj><au>M. T. Masters.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"co*cele</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh + &unr_; tumor: cf. F. <ets>sarcoc&egrave;le</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any solid tumor of the testicle.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar"co*col</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sar`co*col"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sarcocolla</ets>, from Gr. &unr_;; <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh + &unr_; glue: cf. F. <ets>sarcocolle</ets>.]</ety> <def>A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa (<gen>Pen&aelig;a</gen>), -- formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and ulcers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"code</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; fleshy; <grk>sa`rx</grk>, flesh + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form. Cf. <er>Sarcoid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar"co*derm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>&Verbar;sar`co*der"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>sarcoderma</ets>. See <er>Sarco-</er>, and <er>Derm</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external and internal integuments.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A sarcocarp.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*cod"ic</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to sarcode.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Sarcode</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar`co*lac"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sarco-</ets> + <ets>lactic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Relating to muscle and milk; <as>as, <ex>sarcolactic acid</ex></as>. See <cref>Lactic acid</cref>, under <er>Lactic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar`co*lem"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh + &unr_; rind, skin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"co*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Flesh-colored.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar`co*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sar`co*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to sarcology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sarco-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sarcologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of the soft parts. It includes myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*co"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Sarcomata</plw> <pr>(# <i>or</i> #)</pr>, E. <plw>sarcomas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;, from <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*com"a*tous</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*coph"a*ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., neut. pl. See <er>Sarcophagus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*coph"a*ga</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fem. sing. See <er>Sarcophagus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*coph"a*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*coph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Feeding on flesh; flesh-eating; carnivorous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*coph"a*gus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Sarcophagi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Sarcophaguses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>sarkofa`gos</grk>, properly, eating flesh; <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat. Cf. <er>Sarcasm</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is otherwise called <altname>lapis Assius</altname>, or <altname>Assian stone</altname>, and is said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia.</def> <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone described above; hence, any stone coffin.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as a memorial.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*coph"a*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sarkofagi`a</grk>. See <er>Sarcophagus</er>.]</ety> <def>The practice of eating flesh.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"co*phile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sacro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a lover.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A flesh-eating animal, especially any one of the carnivorous marsupials.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*cop"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh + <grk>ko`ptein</grk> to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*cop"tid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus <gen>Sarcoptes</gen> and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the itch mites.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar`co*rham"phi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh + &unr_; beak.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of raptorial birds comprising the vultures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar`co*sep"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sarcosepta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Sarco-</ets> + <ets>septum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"co*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline nitrogenous substance, formed in the decomposition of creatin (one of the constituents of muscle tissue). Chemically, it is methyl glycocoll.</def><!-- N-Methylglycine, C3H7NO2. --><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*co"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Abnormal formation of flesh.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sarcoma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*cot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>sarcotique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing or promoting the growth of flesh.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A sarcotic medicine.</def></def2> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Fleshy; -- applied to the minute structural elements, called <xex>sarcous elements</xex>, or <xex>sarcous disks</xex>, of which striated muscular fiber is composed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar`cu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sarculatio</ets>. See <er>Sarcle</er>.]</ety> <def>A weeding, as with a hoe or a rake.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sarda</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, or &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), i.e., Sardian stone, fr. &unr_; Sardian, &unr_; Sardes, the capital of Lydia: cf. F. <ets>sarde</ets>. Cf. <er>Sardius</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color. See the Note under <xex>Chalcedony</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"da*chate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sardachates</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sardachate</ets>. See <er>Sard</er>, and <er>Agate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of agate containing sard.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar"dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sar"del</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>sardella</ets>. See <er>Sardine</er> a fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sardine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"del</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A precious stone. See <er>Sardius</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"dine</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sardine</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>sardina</ets>, <ets>sarda</ets>, It. <ets>sardina</ets>, <ets>sardella</ets>), L. <ets>sardina</ets>, <ets>sarda</ets>; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; so called from the island of <etsep>Sardinia</etsep>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (<spn>Clupea pilchardus</spn>). The California sardine (<spn>Clupea sagax</spn>) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"dine</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sardius</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*din"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Sardinianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Sardinia.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"di*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sardius</ets>, <ets>lapis sardinus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Sard</er>.]</ety> <def>A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate.</def> <rj><au>Ex. xxviii. 17.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"doin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sardoine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Sard; carnelian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*do"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sardonien</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sardonic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;With <xex>Sardonian</xex> smile.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*don"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sardonique</ets>, L. <ets>sardonius</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, perhaps fr. &unr_; to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of <ets>Sardinia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, which was said to screw up the face of the eater.]</ety> <def>Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Where strained, <qex>sardonic</qex> smiles are glozing still,<br/>
And grief is forced to laugh against her will.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The scornful, ferocious, <qex>sardonic</qex> grin of a bloody ruffian.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Sardonic grin</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Sardonic laugh</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*don"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"do*nyx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Sard</er>, and <er>Onyx</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"ree</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*gas"so</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>sargazo</ets> seaweed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The gulf weed. See under <er>Gulf</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sargasso Sea</b></col>, <cd>a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*gas"sum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>A genus of alg&aelig; including the gulf weed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>sargo</ets>, L. <ets>sargus</ets> a kind of fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to <gen>Sargus</gen>, <gen>Pomadasys</gen>, and related genera; -- called also <altname>sar</altname>, and <altname>saragu</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Saree</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*rigue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from Braz. <ets>&ccedil;arigueia</ets>, <ets>&ccedil;arigueira</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small South American opossum (<spn>Didelphys opossum</spn>), having four white spots on the face.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sark</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>serce</ets>, <ets>syrce</ets>, a shirt; akin to Icel. <ets>serkr</ets>, Sw. <ets>s&auml;rk</ets>.]</ety> <def>A shirt.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sark</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>To cover with sarking, or thin boards.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sa`rx</grk>, <grk>sa`rkos</grk>, flesh.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Hypoxanthin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sark"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Sark</er> shirt.]</ety> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>Thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar"lac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sar"lyk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mongolian <ets>sarlyk</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The yak.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar*ma"tian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sar*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Sarmaticus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Sarmatia, or its inhabitants, the ancestors of the Russians and the Poles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sarmentum</ets> a twig, fr. <ets>sarpere</ets> to cut off, to trim: cf. F. <ets>sarment</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A prostrate filiform stem or runner, as of the strawberry. See <er>Runner</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar`men*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing sarments, or runners, as the strawberry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar`men*tose"</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sarmentosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sarmenteux</ets>. See <er>Sarment</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves at the joints where it strikes root; <as>as, a <ex>sarmentose</ex> stem</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Bearing sarments; sarmentaceous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*men"tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Sarmentose.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sarn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>sarn</ets> a causeway, paving.]</ety> <def>A pavement or stepping-stone.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa"rong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>s&amacr;rung</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the Malay Archipelago.</def> <rj><au>Balfour (Cyc. of India)</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;]</ety> <fld>(Astron)</fld> <def>A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years.</def> <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><!-- A length of time (6535.82 days, or 18 years 11.32 days, assuming 4 leap years in that interval), after which the eclipses of the sun repeat their pattern, but are shifted 120&deg; west.. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"plar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>sarplare</ets>. See <er>Sarplier</er>.]</ety> <def>A large bale or package of wool, containing eighty tods, or 2,240 pounds, in weight.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"plier</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>serpilli&egrave;re</ets>; cf. Pr. <ets>sarpelheira</ets>, LL. <ets>serpelleria</ets>, <ets>serpleria</ets>, Catalan <ets>sarpallera</ets>, Sp. <ets>arpillera</ets>.]</ety> <def>A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sarpelere</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Tyrwhitt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"po</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corruption of Sp. <ets>sapo</ets> a toad.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large toadfish of the Southern United States and the Gulf of Mexico (<spn>Batrachus tau</spn>, var. <var>pardus</var>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar`ra*ce"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. So named after a Dr. <ets>Sarrazin</ets> of Quebec.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style. <spn>Sarracenia purpurea</spn>, the sidesaddle flower, is common at the North; <spn>S. flava</spn>, <spn>rubra</spn>, <spn>Drummondii</spn>, <spn>variolaris</spn>, and <spn>psittacina</spn> are Southern species. All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. See <er>Illust</er>. of Sidesaddle flower, under <er>Sidesaddle</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sar"ra*sin</hw>, <hw>Sar"ra*sine</hw> }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sarrasine</ets>, LL. <ets>saracina</ets>. See <er>Saracen</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A portcullis, or herse.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sarasin</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sarsaparilla.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sarza</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar`sa*pa*ril"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>zarzaparrilla</ets>; <ets>zarza</ets> a bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. <ets>zartzia</ets>) + <ets>parra</ets> a vine, or <ets>Parillo</ets>, a physician said to have discovered it.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any plant of several tropical American species of <spn>Smilax</spn>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in medicine and in sirups for soda, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The name is also applied to many other plants and their roots, especially to the <spn>Aralia nudicaulis</spn>, the wild sarsaparilla of the United States.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar`sa*pa*ril"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Parillin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sarse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sas</ets>, OF. <ets>saas</ets>, LL. <ets>setatium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>seta</ets> a stiff hair.]</ety> <def>A fine sieve; a searce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sarse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sift through a sarse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar"sen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for <ets>saracen stone</ets>, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.]</ety> <def>One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also <altname>sarsen stone</altname>, and <altname>Druid stone</altname>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sarse"net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sarcenet</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sart</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An assart, or clearing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sar*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sartorius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Our legs skulked under the table as free from <qex>sartorial</qex> impertinences as those of the noblest savages.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the sartorius muscle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sar*to"ri*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>sartor</ets> a patcher, tailor, fr. <ets>sarcire</ets>, <ets>sartum</ets>, to patch, mend.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle of the thigh, called the <xex>tailor's muscle</xex>, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"rum use`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Ch. of Eng.)</fld> <def>A liturgy, or <xex>use</xex>, put forth about 1087 by St. Osmund, bishop of <xex>Sarum</xex>, based on Anglo-Saxon and Norman customs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pers. <ets>shast</ets> a sort of girdle.]</ety> <def>A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sash</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adorn with a sash or scarf.</def> <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ch&acirc;ssis</ets> a frame, sash, fr. <ets>ch&acirc;sse</ets> a shrine, reliquary, frame, L. <ets>capsa</ets>. See <er>Case</er> a box.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; -- also called <altname>gate</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>French sash</b></col>, <cd>a casement swinging on hinges; -- in distinction from a <xex>vertical sash</xex> sliding up and down.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sash</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sashed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To furnish with a sash or sashes; <as>as, to <ex>sash</ex> a door or a window</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sash"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 1st <er>Sash</er>.]</ety> <def>A collection of sashes; ornamentation by means of sashes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Distinguished by their <qex>sasheries</qex> and insignia.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sash"oon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymology uncertain.]</ety> <def>A kind of pad worn on the leg under the boot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Indian antelope (<spn>Antilope bezoartica</spn> syn.  <spn>Antilope cervicapra</spn>), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sas"sa*by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sas"sa*bye</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large African antelope (<spn>Alcelaphus lunata</spn>), similar to the hartbeest, but having its horns regularly curved.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sas"sa*fras</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sassafras</ets> (cf. It. <ets>sassafrasso</ets>, <ets>sassafras</ets>, Sp. <ets>sasafras</ets>, <ets>salsafras</ets>, <ets>salsifrax</ets>, <ets>salsifragia</ets>, <ets>saxifragia</ets>), fr. L. <ets>saxifraga</ets> saxifrage. See <er>Saxifrage</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An American tree of the Laurel family (<spn>Sassafras officinale</spn>); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Australian sassafras</b></col>, <cd>a lofty tree (<spn>Doryophora Sassafras</spn>) with aromatic bark and leaves.</cd> -- <col><b>Chilian sassafras</b></col>, <cd>an aromatic tree (<spn>Laurelia sempervirens</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>New Zealand sassafras</b></col>, <cd>a similar tree (<spn>Laurelia Nov&aelig; Zelandi&aelig;</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Sassafras nut</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Pichurim bean</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Swamp sassafras</b></col>, <cd>the sweet bay (<spn>Magnolia glauca</spn>). See <er>Magnolia</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sas"sa*nage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sarse</er> a sieve.]</ety> <def>Stones left after sifting.</def> <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sas`sa*ra"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. a corruption of <ets>certiorari</ets>, the name of a writ.]</ety> <def>A word used to emphasize a statement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Out she shall pack, with a <qex>sassarara</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sasse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>sas</ets>, fr. F. <ets>sas</ets> the basin of a waterfall.]</ety> <def>A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pepys.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sas"sen*ach</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. <ets>sasunnach</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Saxon; an Englishman; a Lowlander.</def> <mark>[Celtic]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sas"so*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sas"so*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Sasso</ets>, a town in Italy: cf. F. <ets>sassolin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native boric acid, found in saline incrustations on the borders of hot springs near Sasso, in the territory of Florence.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sas"so*rol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sas`so*rol"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The rock pigeon. See under <er>Pigeon</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sas"sy bark`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bark of a West African leguminous tree (<spn>Erythrophl&aelig;um Guineense</spn>, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally; -- called also <altname>mancona bark</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sas"tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Shaster</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sas*tru"gi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Incorrect, but common, var. of <er>Zastrugi</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;t)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Sit</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sate</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"tan</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;"t&aitalic_;n, s&abreve;t"&aitalic_;n <mark>obs</mark> )</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>s&amacr;t&amacr;n</ets> an adversary, fr. <ets>s&amacr;tan</ets> to be adverse, to persecute: cf. Gr. <grk>Sata^n</grk>, <grk>Satana^s</grk>, L. <ets>Satan</ets>, <ets>Satanas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I beheld <qex>Satan</qex> as lightning fall from heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Luke x. 18.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sa*tan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sa*tan"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>satanique</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Satanic</xex> strength.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Satanic</xex> host.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Detest the slander which, with a <qex>Satanic</qex> smile, exults over the character it has ruined.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. T. Dwight.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sa*tan"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sa*tan"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"tan*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The evil and malicious disposition of Satan; a diabolical spirit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><!-- 2. Worship of satan. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"tan*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A very wicked person.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Granger.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa`tan*oph"a*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Satan</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to appear.]</ety> <def>An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>O. A. Brownson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Satch"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>sachel</ets>, fr. L. <ets>saccellus</ets>, dim. of <ets>saccus</ets>. See <er>Sack</er> a bag.]</ety> <def>A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag.</def> <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>sachel</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>The whining schoolboy with his <qex>satchel</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Probably shortened fr. <ets>satiate</ets>: cf. L. <ets>satur</ets> full. See <er>Satiate</er>.]</ety> <def>To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to surfeit.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Crowds of wanderers <qex>sated</qex> with the business and pleasure of great cities.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>Sit</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But <qex>sate</qex> an equal guest at every board.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat*een"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Satin</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sate"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Insatiable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"el*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>satelles</ets>, <ets>-itis</ets>, an attendant.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>satellites</xex> of power.&rdquo; <rj><au>I. Disraeli.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; <as>as, the moon is a <ex>satellite</ex> of the earth</as>. See <cref>Solar system</cref>, under <er>Solar</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Satellite moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a handsome European noctuid moth (<spn>Scopelosoma satellitia</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"el*lite</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Situated near; accompanying; <as>as, the <ex>satellite</ex> veins, those which accompany the arteries</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`el*li"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, satellites.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sath"an*as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Satanas</ets>. See <er>Satan</er>]</ety> <def>Satan.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer. Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>satiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>satiare</ets> to satisfy, from <ets>sat</ets>, <ets>satis</ets>, enough. See <er>Sad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Sate</er>.]</ety> <def>Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>of</xex>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Satiate</xex> of applause.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Satiated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Satiating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; <as>as, to <ex>satiate</ex> appetite or sense</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These [smells] rather woo the sense than <qex>satiate</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be <qex>satiated</qex> with my blood.</q> <rj><qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To full beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or loathing; to surfeit; to glut.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To saturate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir I. Newton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill; surfeit; glut.</syn> -- <usage><er>Satiate</er>, <er>Satisfy</er>, <er>Content</er>. These words differ principally in degree. To <xex>content</xex> is to make contented, even though every desire or appetite is not fully gratified. To <xex>satisfy</xex> is to appease fully the longings of desire. To <xex>satiate</xex> is to fill so completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in.</usage><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Content</qex> with science in the vale of peace.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His whole felicity is endless strife;<br/>
No peace, no <qex>satisfaction</qex>, crowns his life.</q> <rj><qau>Beaumont.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He may be <qex>satiated</qex>, but not <qex>satisfied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Norris.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa`ti*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Satiety.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*ti"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>satietas</ets>, from <ets>satis</ets>, <ets>sat</ets>, enough: cf. F. <ets>sati&eacute;t&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion; satiation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In all pleasures there is <qex>satiety</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>But thy words, with grace divine<br/>
Imbued, bring to their sweetness no <qex>satiety</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Repletion; satiation; surfeit; cloyment.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>satin</ets> (cf. Pg. <ets>setim</ets>), fr. It. <ets>setino</ets>, from <ets>seta</ets> silk, L. <ets>saeta</ets>, <ets>seta</ets>, a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. <ets>sz-t&uuml;n</ets>, <ets>sz-twan</ets>. Cf. <er>Sateen</er>.]</ety> <def>A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Cloths of gold and <qex>satins</qex> rich of hue.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Denmark satin</b></col>, <cd>a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes.</cd> -- <col><b>Farmer's satin</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Farmer</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Satin bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian bower bird. Called also <altname>satin grackle</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Satin flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Honesty</er>, 4.</cd> -- <col><b>Satin spar</b></col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A similar variety of gypsum.</cd> -- <col><b>Satin sparrow</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the shining flycatcher (<spn>Myiagra nitida</spn>) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster.</cd> -- <col><b>Satin stone</b></col>, <cd>satin spar.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`i*net"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>satin</ets>. See <er>Satin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thin kind of satin.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`i*nette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls and turbits, having the body white, the shoulders tricolored, and the tail bluish black with a large white spot on each feather.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"in weave</hw>. <def>A style of weaving producing smooth-faced fabric in which the warp interlaces with the filling at points distributed over the surface.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"in*wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (<spn>Chloroxylon Swietenia</spn>). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (<spn>Xanthoxylum Carib&aelig;um</spn>) growing in Florida and the West Indies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"in*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like or composed of satin; glossy; <as>as, to have a <ex>satiny</ex> appearance; a <ex>satiny</ex> texture</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>satio</ets>, fr. <ets>serere</ets>, <ets>satum</ets>, to sow.]</ety> <def>A sowing or planting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"ire</hw> <pr>(?; <xex>in Eng. often</xex> &unr_;; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>satira</ets>, <ets>satura</ets>, fr. <ets>satura</ets> (sc. <ets>lanx</ets>) a dish filled with various kinds of fruits, food composed of various ingredients, a mixture, a medley, fr. <ets>satur</ets> full of food, sated, fr. <ets>sat</ets>, <ets>satis</ets>, enough: cf. F. <ets>satire</ets>. See <er>Sate</er>, <er>Sad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Saturate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; <as>as, the <ex>Satires</ex> of Juvenal</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Lampoon; sarcasm; irony; ridicule; pasquinade; burlesque; wit; humor.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sa*tir"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sa*tir"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>satiricus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>satirique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire; <as>as, a <ex>satiric</ex> style</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Satirical</xex> rogue.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cutting; caustic; poignant; sarcastic; ironical; bitter; reproachful; abusive.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sa*tir"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sa*tir"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"ir*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>satiriste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The mighty <qex>satirist</qex>, who . . . had spread terror through the Whig ranks.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"ir*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Satirized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Satirizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>satiriser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make the object of satire; to attack with satire; to censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is as hard to <qex>satirize</qex> well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`is*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>satisfaccioun</ets>, F. <ets>satisfaction</ets>, fr. L. <ets>satisfactio</ets>, fr. <ets>satisfacere</ets> to satisfy. See <er>Satisfy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting from compliance with its desires or demands.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The mind having a power to suspend the execution and <qex>satisfaction</qex> of any of its desires.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We shall make full <qex>satisfaction</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which satisfies or gratifies; atonement.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Die he, or justice must; unless for him<br/>
Some other, able, and as willing, pay<br/>
The rigid <qex>satisfaction</qex>, death for death.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Contentment; content; gratification; pleasure; recompense; compensation; amends; remuneration; indemnification; atonement.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`is*fac"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Satisfactory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Satisfactive</qex> discernment of fish.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`is*fac"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>satisfactoire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence; sufficient; <as>as, a <ex>satisfactory</ex> account or explanation</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Making amends, indemnification, or recompense; causing to cease from claims and to rest content; compensating; atoning; <as>as, to make <ex>satisfactory</ex> compensation, or a <ex>satisfactory</ex> apology</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A most wise and sufficient means of redemption and salvation, by the <qex>satisfactory</qex> and meritorious death and obedience of the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Sanderson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sat`is*fac"to*ri*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Sat`is*fac"to*ri*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"is*fi`a*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be satisfied.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"is*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who satisfies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"is*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Satisfied</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Satisfying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>satisfier</ets>; L. <ets>satis</ets> enough + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make; cf. F. <ets>satisfaire</ets>, L. <ets>satisfacere</ets>. See <er>Sad</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to make content; to supply to the full, or so far as to give contentment with what is wished for.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Death shall . . . with us two<br/>
Be forced to <qex>satisfy</qex> his ravenous maw.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is due to; <as>as, to <ex>satisfy</ex> a creditor</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to requite; <as>as, to <ex>satisfy</ex> a claim or an execution</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince; <as>as, to <ex>satisfy</ex> one's self by inquiry</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel are in themselves most firm, solid, and <qex>satisfying</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To satiate; sate; content; grafity; compensate. See <er>Satiate</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"is*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave nothing to be desired.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make payment or atonement; to atone.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"is*fy`ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to satisfy; satisfactorily.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sativus</ets>, fr. <ets>serere</ets>, satum, to sow.]</ety> <def>Sown; propagated by seed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To settle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"trap</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>satrapes</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. OPers. <ets>khshatrap&amacr;van</ets> ruler: cf. F. <ets>satrape</ets>.]</ety> <def>The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"trap*al</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a satrap, or a satrapy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"trap*ess</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female satrap.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*trap"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Satrapal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"trap*y</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Satrapies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>satrapia</ets>, <ets>satrapea</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>satrapie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"su*ma ware"</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>. <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>A kind of ornamental hard-glazed pottery made at Satsuma in Kiushu, one of the Japanese islands.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"u*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saturabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saturable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being saturated; admitting of saturation.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Sat`u*ra*bil"i*ty</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"u*rant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saturans</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Saturate</er>.]</ety> <def>Impregnating to the full; saturating.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"u*rant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance used to neutralize or saturate the affinity of another substance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An antacid, as magnesia, used to correct acidity of the stomach.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"u*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Saturated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saturating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>saturatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>saturare</ets> to saturate, fr. <ets>satur</ets> full of food, sated. See <er>Satire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked; to fill fully; to sate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Innumerable flocks and herds covered that vast expanse of emerald meadow <qex>saturated</qex> with the moisture of the Atlantic.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Fill and <qex>saturate</qex> each kind<br/>
With good according to its mind.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To satisfy the affinity of; to cause to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold; <as>as, to <ex>saturate</ex> phosphorus with chlorine</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"u*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saturatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Filled to repletion; saturated; soaked.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Dries his feathers <qex>saturate</qex> with dew.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The sand beneath our feet is <qex>saturate</qex><br/>
With blood of martyrs.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"u*ra`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in solution, all that is possible; <as>as, <ex>saturated</ex> garments; a <ex>saturated</ex> solution of salt</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or compounds; <as>thus, methane is a <ex>saturated</ex> compound</as>. Contrasted with <contr>unsaturated</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; A <ex>saturated</ex> compound may exchange certain ingredients for others, but can not take on more without such exchange.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saturated color</b></col> <fld>(Optics)</fld>, <cd>a color not diluted with white; a pure unmixed color, like those of the spectrum.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`u*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saturatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saturation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating; complete penetration or impregnation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act, process, or result of saturating a substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Optics)</fld> <def>Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The degree of <xex>saturation</xex> of a color is its relative purity, or freedom from admixture with white.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"u*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, saturates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"ur*day</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>Saterday</ets>, AS. <ets>S&aelig;terd&aelig;g</ets>, <ets>S&aelig;ternd&aelig;g</ets>, <ets>S&aelig;ternesd&aelig;g</ets>, literally, Saturn's day, fr. L. <ets>Saturnus</ets> Saturn + AS. <ets>d&aelig;g</ets> day; cf. L. <ets>dies Saturni</ets>.]</ety> <def>The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*tu"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saturitas</ets>, fr. <ets>satur</ets> full of food, sated.]</ety> <def>The state of being saturated; fullness of supply.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Warner.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"turn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Saturnus</ets>, literally, the sower, fr. <ets>serere</ets>, <ets>satum</ets>, to sow. See <er>Season</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Roman Myth.)</fld> <def>One of the elder and principal deities, the son of C&oelig;lus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), and the father of Jupiter. The corresponding Greek divinity was <grk>Kro`nos</grk>, later <grk>CHro`nos</grk>, Time.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of the planets of the solar system, next in magnitude to Jupiter, but more remote from the sun. Its diameter is seventy thousand miles, its mean distance from the sun nearly eight hundred and eighty millions of miles, and its year, or periodical revolution round the sun, nearly twenty-nine years and a half. It is surrounded by a remarkable system of rings, and has eight satellites.</def> <!-- more satellites have been discovered. --><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Alchem.)</fld> <def>The metal lead.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`ur*na"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Saturn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The festival of Saturn, celebrated in December, originally during one day, but afterward during seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`ur*na"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Saturnalia.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of unrestrained and intemperate jollity; riotously merry; dissolute.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Saturnalian</xex> amusement.&rdquo; <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*tur"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Saturnius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Roman Myth.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to Saturn, whose age or reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is called the <xex>golden age</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Resembling the golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Augustus, born to bring <qex>Saturnian</qex> times.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the planet Saturn; <as>as, the <ex>Saturnian</ex> year</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saturnian verse</b></col> <fld>(Pros.)</fld>, <cd>a meter employed by early Roman satirists, consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, as in the line: -- Th&ebreve_; qu&emacr;en | w&abreve;s &imacr;n | th&ebreve_; k&imacr;tch | &ebreve_;n &Verbar; &emacr;at&ibreve_;ng | br&emacr;ad &abreve;nd | h&omacr;n&ebreve_;y. </cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*tur"ni*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of large handsome moths belonging to <gen>Saturnia</gen> and allied genera. The luna moth, polyphemus, and promethea, are examples. They belong to the Silkworn family, and some are raised for their silk. See <er>Polyphemus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat`urn*i*cen"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Appearing as if seen from the center of the planet Saturn; relating or referred to Saturn as a center.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"ur*nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Saturnus</ets> the god Saturn, also, the planet Saturn: cf. F. <ets>saturnin</ets> of or pertaining to lead (Saturn, in old chemistry, meaning lead), <ets>saturnien</ets> saturnine, saturnian. See <er>Saturn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; -- the opposite of <ant>mercurial</ant>; <as>as, a <ex>saturnine</ex> person or temper</as>.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called <xex>Saturn</xex>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saturnine colic</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>lead colic.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"ur*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Plumbism.</def> <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sat"ur*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament.</def> <rj><au>W. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"tyr</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>satyrus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>satyre</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Rough <qex>Satyrs</qex> danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel,<br/>
From the glad sound would not be absent long.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family <fam>Nymphalid&aelig;</fam>. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also <altname>meadow browns</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The orang-outang.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sat`y*ri"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Satyr</er>.]</ety> <def>Immoderate venereal appetite in the male.</def> <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sa*tyr"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sa*tyr"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>satyricus</ets>, Gr. <grk>satyriko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; <as>as, <ex>satyric</ex> tragedy</as>.</def> <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa*tyr"i*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>saty`rion</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any one of several kinds of orchids.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"ba ant`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South American ant (<spn>&OElig;codoma cephalotes</spn>) remarkable for having two large kinds of workers besides the ordinary ones, and for the immense size of its formicaries. The sauba ant cuts off leaves of plants and carries them into its subterranean nests, and thus often does great damage by defoliating trees and cultivated plants.</def><!-- a leaf-cutting ant --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. OF. <ets>sausse</ets>, LL. <ets>salsa</ets>, properly, salt pickle, fr. L. <ets>salsus</ets> salted, salt, p. p. of <ets>salire</ets> to salt, fr. <ets>sal</ets> salt. See <er>Salt</er>, and cf. <er>Saucer</er>, <er>Souse</er> pickle, <er>Souse</er> to plunge.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings; <as>as, mint <ex>sauce</ex>; sweet <ex>sauce</ex>, etc.</as></def> &ldquo;Poignant <xex>sauce</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>High <qex>sauces</qex> and rich spices fetched from the Indies.</q> <rj><qau>Sir S. Baker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Colloq. U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Forby. Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Roots, herbs, vine fruits, and salad flowers . . . they dish up various ways, and find them very delicious <qex>sauce</qex> to their meats, both roasted and boiled, fresh and salt.</q> <rj><qau>Beverly.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Stewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a relish; <as>as, apple <ex>sauce</ex>, cranberry <ex>sauce</ex>, etc.</as></def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> &ldquo;Stewed apple <xex>sauce</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Mrs. Lincoln (Cook Book).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Sauciness; impertinence.</def> <mark>[Low.]</mark> <rj><au>Haliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To serve one the same sauce</b></col>, <cd>to retaliate in the same kind.</cd> <mark>[Vulgar]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauce</hw> <pr>(s&asuml_;s)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>saucer</ets>.]</ety> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sauced</conjf> <pr>(s&asuml_;st)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saucing</conjf> <pr>(s&asuml_;"s&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Earth, yield me roots;<br/>
Who seeks for better of thee, <qex>sauce</qex> his palate<br/>
With thy most operant poison!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Then fell she to <qex>sauce</qex> her desires with threatenings.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thou sayest his meat was <qex>sauced</qex> with thy upbraidings.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or Low]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I'll <qex>sauce</qex> her with bitter words.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sauce</hw> <pr>(s&omacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Art)</fld> <def>A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauce"-a*lone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Jack-by-the-hedge. See under <er>Jack</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauce"box`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sauce</er>, and <er>Saucy</er>.]</ety> <def>A saucy, impudent person; especially, a pert child.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Saucebox, go, meddle with your lady's fan,<br/>
And prate not here!</q> <rj><qau>A. Brewer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauce"pan`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sauci&egrave;re</ets>, from <ets>sauce</ets>. See <er>Sauce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something resembling a saucer in shape.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- <col><b>Flying saucer</b></col>, <cd>a type of Unidentified Flying Object, having a biconvex discoid shape; such objects are occasionally reported to have been sighted, but no example of one has been reliably shown to exist.</cd> They are believed by ufologists to originate in outer space, but they are generally presumed to be misinterpretations of ordinary phenomena, illusions or imaginary objects. Fraudulent photographs purporting to show flying saucers are published from time to time. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"ci*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a saucy manner; impudently; with impertinent boldness.</def> <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"ci*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Your <qex>sauciness</qex> will jest upon my love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impudence; impertinence; rudeness; insolence. See <er>Impudence</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>&Verbar;Sau`cis`son"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sau`cisse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>saucisse</ets> sausage. See <er>Sausage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mining or Gun.)</fld> <def>A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A fascine of more than ordinary length.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Saucier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Sauciest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[From <er>Sauce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; <as>as, a <ex>saucy</ex> fellow</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Am I not protector, <qex>saucy</qex> priest?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent; <as>as, a <ex>saucy</ex> eye; <ex>saucy</ex> looks</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We then have done you bold and <qex>saucy</qex> wrongs.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impudent; insolent; impertinent; rude.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauer"kraut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. <ets>sauer</ets> sour + <ets>kraut</ets> herb, cabbage.]</ety> <def>Cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of its own juice with salt, -- a German dish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Safe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauf</hw>, <pos>conj. &amp; prep.</pos> <def>Save; except.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Sauf</xex> I myself.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauf"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Safely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An American fresh-water food fish (<spn>Stizostedion Canadense</spn>); -- called also <altname>gray pike</altname>, <altname>blue pike</altname>, <altname>hornfish</altname>, <altname>land pike</altname>, <altname>sand pike</altname>, <altname>pickering</altname>, and <altname>pickerel</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Saugh</hw>, <hw>Sauh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>imp. sing.</pos> of <er>See</er>.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sauks</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Sacs</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Soul.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saul</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Sal</er>, the tree.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"lie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hired mourner at a funeral.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sault</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF., F. <ets>saut</ets>, fr. L. <ets>saltus</ets>. See <er>Salt</er> a leap.]</ety> <def>A rapid in some rivers; <as>as, the <ex>Sault</ex> Ste. Marie</as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saun"ders</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sandress</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saun"ders-blue`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. F. <ets>cendres bleues</ets> blue ashes.]</ety> <def>A kind of color prepared from calcined lapis lazuli; ultramarine; also, a blue prepared from carbonate of copper.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sanders-blue</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Saun"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sauntered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sauntering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Written also <ets>santer</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[Probably fr. F. <ets>s'aventurer</ets> to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form <ets>s'auntrer</ets>. See <er>Adventure</er>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.</def><br/>
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<p><q>One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or <qex>saunter</qex> in meadows by the side of a stream.</q> <rj><qau>Masson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Saun"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sauntering, or a sauntering place.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That wheel of fops, that <qex>saunter</qex> of the town.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saun"ter*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who saunters.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contracted from Gael. <ets>salachar</ets> filth, nastiness, fr. <ets>salach</ets> nasty, fr. <ets>sal</ets> filth, refuse.]</ety> <def>Soil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"rel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any carangoid fish of the genus <gen>Trachurus</gen>, especially <spn>T. trachurus</spn>, or <spn>T. saurus</spn>, of Europe and America, and <spn>T. picturatus</spn> of California. Called also <altname>skipjack</altname>, and <altname>horse mackerel</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; a lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Sauria.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"ri*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Sauroid</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau"ro*ba*tra"chi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Sauria</er>, and <er>Batrachia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Urodela.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau*rog"na*thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a lizard + &unr_; the jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers (<fam>Pici</fam>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"roid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a lizard + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. Gr. &unr_; lizardlike.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Like or pertaining to the saurians.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Resembling a saurian superficially; <as>as, a <ex>sauroid</ex> fish</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau`roid*ich"nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sauroid</er>, and <er>Ichnite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>The fossil track of a saurian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau*rop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a lizard + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau*rop"si*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a lizard + &unr_; appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A comprehensive group of vertebrates, comprising the reptiles and birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau*rop`te*ryg"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a lizard + &unr_;, &unr_;, a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Plesiosauria</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau*ru"r&aelig;</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a lizard + &unr_; a tail.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Arch&aelig;opteryx is the type. See <er>Arch&aelig;opteryx</er>, and <er>Odontornithes</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sauries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A slender marine fish (<spn>Scomberesox saurus</spn>) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also <altname>billfish</altname>, <altname>gowdnook</altname>, <altname>gawnook</altname>, <altname>skipper</altname>, <altname>skipjack</altname>, <altname>skopster</altname>, <altname>lizard fish</altname>, and <altname>Egypt herring</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"sage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>saucisse</ets>, LL. <ets>salcitia</ets>, <ets>salsicia</ets>, fr. <ets>salsa</ets>. See <er>Sauce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An article of food consisting of meat (esp. pork) minced and highly seasoned, and inclosed in a cylindrical case or skin usually made of the prepared intestine of some animal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A saucisson. See <er>Saucisson</er>.</def> <rj><au>Wilhelm.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"se*flem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>saus</ets> salt (L. <ets>salsus</ets>) + <ets>flemme</ets> phlegm.]</ety> <def>Having a red, pimpled face.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sawceflem</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saus"sur*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. So called from M. <ets>Saussure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Saut</hw>, <hw>Saute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An assault.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau`te"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>p. p.</pos> of <er>Sauter</er>.</def> <rj><au>C. Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau`ter"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F., properly, to jump.]</ety> <def>To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Psalter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Piers Plowman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau`te*relle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An instrument used by masons and others to trace and form angles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau`terne"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A white wine made in the district of <etsep>Sauterne</etsep>, France.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sau"trie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Psaltery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sau`ve*garde"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The monitor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Save</er>. Cf. <er>Salvable</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of, or admitting of, being saved.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In the person prayed for there ought to be the great disposition of being in a <qex>savable</qex> condition.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capability of being saved.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*va"ci*oun`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Salvation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sauvage</ets>, OF. <ets>salvage</ets>, fr. L. <ets>silvaticus</ets> belonging to a wood, wild, fr. <ets>silva</ets> a wood. See <er>Silvan</er>, and cf. <er>Sylvatic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; <as>as, a <ex>savage</ex> wilderness</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wild; untamed; uncultivated; <as>as, <ex>savage</ex> beasts</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Cornels, and <qex>savage</qex> berries of the wood.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; <as>as, <ex>savage</ex> life; <ex>savage</ex> manners</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What nation, since the commencement of the Christian era, ever rose from <qex>savage</qex> to civilized without Christianity?</q> <rj><qau>E. D. Griffin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious; inhuman; brutal; <as>as, a <ex>savage</ex> spirit</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ferocious; wild; uncultivated; untamed; untaught; uncivilized; unpolished; rude; brutish; brutal; heathenish; barbarous; cruel; inhuman; fierce; pitiless; merciless; unmerciful; atrocious. See <er>Ferocious</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make savage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Its bloodhounds, <qex>savaged</qex> by a cross of wolf.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"age*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a savage manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"age*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being savage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wolves and bears, they say,<br/>
Casting their <qex>savageness</qex> aside have done<br/>
Like offices of pity.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"age*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sauvagerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A like work of primeval <qex>savagery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>C. Kingsley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of cruelty; barbarity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The wildest <qex>savagery</qex>, the vilest stroke,<br/>
That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage<br/>
Presented to the tears of soft remorse.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Wild growth, as of plants.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"a*gism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being savage; the state of rude, uncivilized men, or of men in their native wildness and rudeness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav`a*nil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The tarpum.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*van"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp. <ets>sabana</ets>, F. <ets>savane</ets>.]</ety> <def>A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but destitute of trees.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>savannah</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Savannahs</qex> are clear pieces of land without woods.</q> <rj><qau>Dampier.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Savanna flower</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a West Indian name for several climbing apocyneous plants of the genus <gen>Echites</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Savanna sparrow</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an American sparrow (<spn>Ammodramus sandwichensis</spn> or <spn>Passerculus savanna</spn>) of which several varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the Eastern United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Savanna wattle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of two West Indian trees of the genus <gen>Citharexylum</gen>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sa`vant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Savants</plw> <pr>(F. &unr_;; E. &unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>savoir</ets> to know, L. <ets>sapere</ets>. See <er>Sage</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Save</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sage</er> the herb.]</ety> <def>The herb sage, or salvia.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Save</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Saved</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>saven</ets>, <ets>sauven</ets>, <ets>salven</ets>, OF. <ets>salver</ets>, <ets>sauver</ets>, F. <ets>sauver</ets>, L. <ets>salvare</ets>, fr. <ets>salvus</ets> saved, safe. See <er>Safe</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; <as>as, to <ex>save</ex> a house from the flames</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>God <qex>save</qex> all this fair company.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He cried, saying, Lord, <qex>save</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xiv. 30.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thou hast . . . quitted all to <qex>save</qex><br/>
A world from utter loss.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Specifically, to deliver from sin and its penalty; to rescue from a state of condemnation and spiritual death, and bring into a state of spiritual life.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Christ Jesus came into the world to <qex>save</qex> sinners.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. i. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Now save a nation, and now <qex>save</qex> a groat.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I'll <qex>save</qex> you<br/>
That labor, sir. All's now done.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Will you not speak to <qex>save</qex> a lady's blush?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Just <qex>saving</qex> the tide, and putting in a stock of merit.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To save appearances</b></col>, <cd>to preserve a decent outside; to avoid exposure of a discreditable state of things.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To preserve; rescue; deliver; protect; spare; reserve; prevent.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Save</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure; to prevent waste; to be economical.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Brass ordnance <qex>saveth</qex> in the quantity of the material.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Save</hw>, <pos>prep. <i>or</i> conj.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sauf</ets>, properly adj., safe. See <er>Safe</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Five times received I forty stripes <qex>save</qex> one.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. xi. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Except</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Save</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Except; unless.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Save"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Savable</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Save"-all`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Save</ets> + <ets>all</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or loss.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so that they be burned.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(c)</sd> A trough to prevent waste in a paper-making machine.<br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"e*loy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>cervelas</ets>, It. <ets>cervellata</ets>, fr. <ets>cervello</ets> brain, L. <ets>cerebellum</ets>, dim. of <ets>cerebrum</ets> brain. See <er>Cerebral</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of dried sausage.</def> <rj><au>McElrath.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Save"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Safely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Save"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of saving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who saves.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sav"in</hw>, <hw>Sav"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>saveine</ets>, AS. <ets>safin&aelig;</ets>, <ets>savine</ets>, L. <ets>sabina herba</ets>. Cf. <er>Sabine</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sabine</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A coniferous shrub (<spn>Juniperus Sabina</spn>) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrh&oelig;a, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The North American red cedar (<spn>Juniperus Virginiana</spn>.)</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Preserving; rescuing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He is the <qex>saving</qex> strength of his anointed.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxviii. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; <as>as, a <ex>saving</ex> cook</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; <as>as, a <ex>saving</ex> bargain; the ship has made a <ex>saving</ex> voyage</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Making reservation or exception; <as>as, a <ex>saving</ex> clause</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Saving</xex> is often used with a noun to form a compound adjective; <as>as, labor-<ex>saving</ex>, life-<ex>saving</ex>, etc.</as></note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"ing</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;v"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>prep. <i>or</i> conj.</pos>; but properly a <pos>participle</pos>. <def>With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Saving</xex> your reverence.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Saving</xex> your presence.&rdquo; <au>Burns.</au><br/>
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<p><q>None of us put off our clothes, <qex>saving</qex> that every one put them off for washing.</q> <rj><qau>Neh. iv. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth <qex>saving</qex> he that receiveth it.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. ii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; <as>as, the <ex>savings</ex> of years of economy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exception; reservation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a <qex>saving</qex> to honesty.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Savings bank</b></col>, <cd>a bank in which savings or earnings are deposited and put at interest.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a saving manner; with frugality or parsimony.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>So as to be finally saved from eternal death.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Savingly</qex> born of water and the Spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Waterland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being saving; carefulness not to expend money uselessly; frugality; parsimony.</def> <rj><au>Mrs. H. H. Jackson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tendency to promote salvation.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"ior</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;v"y&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>saveour</ets>, OF. <ets>salveor</ets>, F. <ets>sauveur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>salvator</ets>, fr. <ets>salvare</ets> to save. See <er>Save</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>saviour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: <xex>The</xex> (or <xex>our</xex>, <xex>your</xex>, etc.) <xex>Savior</xex>, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav"ior*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female savior.</def> <mark>[Written also saviouress.]</mark> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>savour</ets>, <ets>savor</ets>, <ets>savur</ets>, OF. <ets>savor</ets>, <ets>savour</ets>, F. <ets>saveur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sapor</ets>, fr. <ets>sapere</ets> to taste, savor. See <er>Sage</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Sapid</er>, <er>Insipid</er>, <er>Sapor</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>savour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; <as>as, the <ex>savor</ex> of an orange or a rose; an ill <ex>savor</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I smell sweet <qex>savors</qex> and I feel soft things.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Why is not my life a continual joy, and the <qex>savor</qex> of heaven perpetually upon my spirit?</q> <rj><qau>Baxter.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Beyond my <xex>savor</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Pleasure; delight; attractiveness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>She shall no <qex>savor</qex> have therein but lite.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Taste; flavor; relish; odor; scent; smell.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Savored</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Savoring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>savorer</ets>, F. <ets>savourer</ets>. See <er>Savor</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>savour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have a particular smell or taste; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This <qex>savors</qex> not much of distraction.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I have rejected everything that <qex>savors</qex> of party.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To use the sense of taste.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>By sight, hearing, smelling, tasting or <qex>savoring</qex>, and feeling.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>That cuts us off from hope, and <qex>savors</qex> only<br/>
Rancor and pride, impatience and despite.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor*i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a savory manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor*i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being savory.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Savory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a savory manner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor*ous</hw> <pr>(-&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>savoureux</ets>, OF. <ets>saveros</ets>, L. <ets>saporosus</ets>. Cf. <er>Saporous</er>, and see <er>Savor</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Having a savor; savory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vor*y</hw> <pr>(-&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Savor</er>.]</ety> <def>Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>savoury</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>The chewing flocks<br/>
Had ta'en their supper on the <qex>savory</qex> herb.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa"vo*ry</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;"v&ouptack_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>savor&eacute;e</ets>; cf. It. <ets>santoreggia</ets>, <ets>satureja</ets>, L. <ets>satureia</ets>,]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aromatic labiate plant (<spn>Satureia hortensis</spn>), much used in cooking; -- also called <altname>summer savory</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>savoury</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*voy"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>chou de Savoie</ets> cabbage of Savoy.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A variety of the common cabbage (<spn>Brassica oleracea major</spn>), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sav`oy*ard"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A native or inhabitant of Savoy.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sav"vy</hw>, <hw>Sav"vey</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>savey</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Sp. <ets>saber</ets> to know, <ets>sabe usted</ets> do you know?]</ety> <def>To understand; to comprehend; know.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sav"vy</hw>, <hw>Sav"vey</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp; also, practical know-how; common sense.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark> <def2>also <pos>adj.</pos> <def>knowledgeable; well-informed; clever; canny; wise.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw</hw> <pr>(s&asuml_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of <er>See</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sawe</ets>, AS. sagu; akin to <ets>secgan</ets> to say. See <er>Say</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> and cf. <er>Saga</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Something said; speech; discourse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To hearken all his <xex>sawe</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A saying; a proverb; a maxim.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His champions are the prophets and apostles,<br/>
His weapons holy <qex>saws</qex> of sacred writ.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Dictate; command; decree.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>[Love] rules the creatures by his powerful <qex>saw</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sawe</ets>, AS. <ets>sage</ets>; akin to D. <ets>zaag</ets>, G. <ets>s&auml;ge</ets>, OHG. <ets>sega</ets>, <ets>saga</ets>, Dan. <ets>sav</ets>, Sw. <ets>s&aring;g</ets>, Icel. <ets>s&ouml;g</ets>, L. <ets>secare</ets> to cut, <ets>securis</ets> ax, <ets>secula</ets> sickle. Cf. <er>Scythe</er>, <er>Sickle</er>, <er>Section</er>, <er>Sedge</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Saw</xex> is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Band saw</b></col>, <col><b>Crosscut saw</b></col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>See under <er>Band</er>, <er>Crosscut</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Circular saw</b></col>, <cd>a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its periphery, and revolved on an arbor.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw bench</b></col>, <cd>a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing, especially with a circular saw which projects above the table.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw file</b></col>, <cd>a three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw frame</b></col>, <cd>the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the saw, or gang of saws, is held.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw gate</b></col>, <cd>a saw frame.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw gin</b></col>, <cd>the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which is too fine for the seeds to pass.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the <spn>Cladium Mariscus</spn> of Europe, and the <spn>Cladium effusum</spn> of the Southern United States. Cf. <cref>Razor grass</cref>, under <er>Razor</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw log</b></col>, <cd>a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw mandrel</b></col>, <cd>a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened for running.</cd> -- <col><b>Saw pit</b></col>, <cd>a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above.</cd> <au>Mortimer.</au> -- <col><b>Saw sharpener</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the great titmouse; -- so named from its harsh call note.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Saw whetter</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the marsh titmouse (<spn>Parus palustris</spn>); -- so named from its call note.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><!-- no relation to saw-whet, an owl also named for its note --> -- <col><b>Scroll saw</b></col>, <cd>a ribbon of steel with saw teeth upon one edge, stretched in a frame and adapted for sawing curved outlines; also, a machine in which such a saw is worked by foot or power.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Sawed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sawed</conjf> <it>or</it> <conjf>Sawn</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sawing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; <as>as, to <ex>saw</ex> timber or marble</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form by cutting with a saw; <as>as, to <ex>saw</ex> boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to <ex>saw</ex> shingles; to <ex>saw</ex> out a panel</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Also used figuratively; <as>as, to <ex>saw</ex> the air</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To use a saw; to practice sawing; <as>as, a man <ex>saws</ex> well</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut, as a saw; <as>as, the saw or mill <ex>saws</ex> fast</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be cut with a saw; <as>as, the timber <ex>saws</ex> smoothly</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*war"ra nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Souari nut</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"bel`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The alewife.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"bill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The merganser.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"bones`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nickname for a surgeon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"buck`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sawhorse.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Colloq., from the Roman X for ten, like the support of a <ets>sawbuck</ets>.]</ety> <def>a ten-dollar bill; also, <col><b>double sawbuck</b></col>, a twenty-dollar bill.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"ce*flem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Sauseflem</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A corrupt spelling and pronunciation of <er>solder</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Soft sawder</b></col>, <cd>seductive praise; flattery; blarney.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"dust`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dust or small fragments of wood (or of stone, etc.) made by the cutting of a saw.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"er`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who saws; a sawyer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus <gen>Pristis</gen>. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or kills its prey.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"fly`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family <fam>Tenthredinid&aelig;</fam>. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larv&aelig; resemble those of Lepidoptera.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"horse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also <altname>buck</altname>, and <altname>sawbuck</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"mill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mill for sawing, especially one for sawing timber or lumber.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"neb`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A merganser.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw" pal*met"to</hw>. <def>See under <er>Palmetto</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"-set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also <altname>saw-wrest</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"tooth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An arctic seal (<spn>Lobodon carcinophaga</spn>), having the molars serrated; -- called also <altname>crab-eating seal</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"-toothed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A psaltery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"-whet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small North American owl (<spn>Nyctale Acadica</spn>), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also <altname>Acadian owl</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"-wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the composite genus <gen>Serratula</gen>; -- so named from the serrated leaves of most of the species.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"-wrest`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Saw-set</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saw"yer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Saw</ets> + <ets>-yer</ets>, as in lawyer. Cf. <er>Sawer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The bowfin.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>seax</ets> a knife.]</ety> <def>A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of roofing slates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"a*tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saxatilis</ets>, fr. <ets>saxum</ets> a rock: cf. F. <ets>saxatile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks; <as>as, a <ex>saxatile</ex> plant</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"horn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Adolphe <etsep>Sax</etsep> (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax`i*ca"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>saxicavas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Saxicav&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Saxicavous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus <gen>Saxicava</gen>. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax`i*ca"vid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the saxicavas.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A saxicava.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax`i*ca"vous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saxum</ets> rock + <ets>cavare</ets> to make hollow, fr. <ets>cavus</ets> hollow: cf. F. <ets>saxicave</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Lithodomus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax*ic"o*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saxum</ets> a rock + <ets>colere</ets> to inhabit.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Stone-inhabiting; pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, the stonechats.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax*ic"o*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Saxicoline</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing on rocks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sax*if"ra*ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., saxifrage. See <er>Saxifrage</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one hundred and eighty species. See <er>Saxifrage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax`i*fra*ga"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (<ord>Saxifragace&aelig;</ord>) of which saxifrage is the type. The order includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange, currants and gooseberries, and many other plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax*if"ra*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Saxifrage</er>.]</ety> <def>Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which breaks or destroys stones.</def></def2> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"i*frage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saxifraga</ets>, from <ets>saxifragus</ets> stone-breaking; <ets>saxum</ets> rock + <ets>frangere</ets> to break: cf. F. <ets>saxifrage</ets>. See <er>Fracture</er>, and cf. <er>Sassafras</er>, <er>Saxon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus <gen>Saxifraga</gen>, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Burnet saxifrage</b></col>, <cd>a European umbelliferous plant (<spn>Pimpinella Saxifraga</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Golden saxifrage</b></col>, <cd>a low half-succulent herb (<spn>Chrysosplenium oppositifolium</spn>) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, <spn>C. Americanum</spn>, common in the United States. See also under <er>Golden</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Meadow saxifrage</b></col>, or <col><b>Pepper saxifrage</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Meadow</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax*if"ra*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>saxifragus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>saxifrage</ets>. See <er>Saxifrage</er>.]</ety> <def>Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"on</hw> <pr>(s&abreve;ks"&ubreve;n <it>or</it> -'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Saxo</ets>, pl. <ets>Saxones</ets>, from the Saxon national name; cf. AS. pl. <ets>Seaxe</ets>, <ets>Seaxan</ets>, fr. <ets>seax</ets> a knife, a short sword, a dagger (akin to OHG. <ets>sahs</ets>, and perhaps to L. <ets>saxum</ets> rock, stone, knives being originally made of stone); and cf. G. <ets>Sachse</ets>, pl. <ets>Sachsen</ets>. Cf. <er>Saxifrage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Also used in the sense of <xex>Anglo-Saxon</xex>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Old Saxon</b></col>, <cd>the Saxon of the continent of Europe in the old form of the language, as shown particularly in the &ldquo;Heliand&rdquo;, a metrical narration of the gospel history preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"on</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their language.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Anglo-Saxon.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Saxon blue</b></col> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld>, <cd>a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric acid.</cd> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> -- <col><b>Saxon green</b></col> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld>, <cd>a green color produced by dyeing with yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the Saxons or Anglo- Saxons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"on*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language.</def> <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"on*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in the Saxon language.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"on*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Mountain soap</cref>, under <er>Mountain</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named after the kingdom of <etsep>Saxony</etsep>, reputed to produce fine wool.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of glossy woolen cloth formerly much used.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Saxony yarn</hw>. <def>A fine grade of woolen yarn twisted somewhat harder and smoother than zephyr yarn.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"o*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A.A.J. <ets>Sax</ets>, the inventor (see <er>Saxhorn</er>) + Gr. &unr_; tone.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sax"-tu`ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Saxhorn</er>, and <er>Tube</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A powerful instrument of brass, curved somewhat like the Roman <xex>buccina</xex>, or tuba.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Say</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <pos>imp.</pos> <mord>of <er>See</er></mord>. <def>Saw.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Say</hw> <pr>(s&amacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Aphetic form of <ets>assay</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If those principal works of God . . . be but certain tastes and <qex>says</qex>, as it were, of that final benefit.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thy tongue some <qex>say</qex> of breeding breathes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Tried quality; temper; proof.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He found a sword of better <qex>say</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Essay; trial; attempt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To give a say at</b></col>, <cd>to attempt.</cd> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Say</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To try; to assay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Say</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>saie</ets>, F. <ets>saie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>saga</ets>, equiv. to <ets>sagum</ets>, <ets>sagus</ets>, a coarse woolen mantle; cf. Gr. <grk>sa`gos</grk>. See <er>Sagum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of silk or satin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thou <qex>say</qex>, thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His garment neither was of silk nor <qex>say</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Say</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Said</conjf> <pr>(s&ebreve_;d)</pr>, contracted from <xex>sayed</xex>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Saying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>seggen</ets>, <ets>seyen</ets>, <ets>siggen</ets>, <ets>sayen</ets>, <ets>sayn</ets>, AS. <ets>secgan</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>seggian</ets>, D. <ets>zeggen</ets>, LG. <ets>seggen</ets>, OHG. <ets>sag&emacr;n</ets>, G. <ets>sagen</ets>, Icel. <ets>segja</ets>, Sw. <ets>s&auml;ga</ets>, Dan. <ets>sige</ets>, Lith. <ets>sakyti</ets>; cf. OL. <ets>insece</ets> tell, relate, Gr. <grk>'e`nnepe</grk> (for <grk>'en-sepe</grk>), <grk>'e`spete</grk>. Cf. <er>Saga</er>, <er>Saw</er> a saying.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; <as>as, he <ex>said</ex> many wise things</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Arise, and <qex>say</qex> how thou camest here.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; <as>as, to <ex>say</ex> a lesson</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated<br/>
In what thou hadst to <qex>say</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>After which shall be <qex>said</qex> or sung the following hymn.</q> <rj><qau>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But what it is, hard is to <qex>say</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; <as>as, he had, <ex>say</ex> fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, <ex>say</ex> ten miles</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Say</qex>, for nonpayment that the debt should double,<br/>
Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>It is said</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>They say</b></col></mcol>, <cd>it is commonly reported; it is rumored; people assert or maintain.</cd> -- <col><b>That is to say</b></col>, <cd>that is; in other words; otherwise.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Say</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You have <qex>said</qex>; but whether wisely or no, let the forest judge.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To this argument we shall soon have <qex>said</qex>; for what concerns it us to hear a husband divulge his household privacies?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Say</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Say</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>; cf. <er>Saw</er> a saying.]</ety> <def>A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He no sooner said out his <qex>say</qex>, but up rises a cunning snap.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That strange palmer's boding <qex>say</qex>,<br/>
That fell so ominous and drear<br/>
Full on the object of his fear.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Say"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who says; an utterer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Mr. Curran was something much better than a <qex>sayer</qex> of smart sayings.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sa*yette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf. <er>Say</er> a kind of serge.]</ety> <def>A mixed stuff, called also <altname>sagathy</altname>. See <er>Sagathy</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Say"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Many are the <qex>sayings</qex> of the wise,<br/>
In ancient and in modern books enrolled.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Declaration; speech; adage; maxim; aphorism; apothegm; saw; proverb; byword.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Say"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Say</ets> sample + <ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who assays.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj> <br/>
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<p><hw>Say"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A master of assay; one who tries or proves.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Great <xex>saymaster</xex> of state.&rdquo; <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><!-- I have amended "Saynd" to read more like the first "Say". PCP --><hw>Saynd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <def><pos>p. p.</pos> <mord>of <er>Senge</er></mord>, to singe.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>'Sblood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>An abbreviation of <xex>God's blood</xex>; -- used as an oath.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scab</ets>, <ets>scabbe</ets>, <ets>shabbe</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>sc&aelig;b</ets>, <ets>sceabb</ets>, <ets>scebb</ets>, Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>skab</ets>, and also L. <ets>scabies</ets>, fr. <ets>scabere</ets> to scratch, akin to E. <ets>shave</ets>. See <er>Shave</er>, and cf. <er>Shab</er>, <er>Shabby</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The itch in man; also, the scurvy.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (<spn>Tiburcinia Scabies</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any one of various more or less destructive fungus diseases attacking cultivated plants, and usually forming dark-colored crustlike spots.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scabbed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scabbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become covered with a scab; <as>as, the wound <ex>scabbed</ex> over</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to take the place of a striking worker.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"bard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scaubert</ets>, <ets>scauberk</ets>, OF. <ets>escaubers</ets>, <ets>escauberz</ets>, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. <ets>sk&amacr;lpr</ets> scabbard, and G. <ets>bergen</ets> to conceal. Cf. <er>Hauberk</er>.]</ety> <def>The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nor in thy <qex>scabbard</qex> sheathe that famous blade.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scabbard fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a long, compressed, silver-colored t&aelig;nioid fish (<spn>Lepidopus argyreus</spn> syn. <spn>Lepidopus caudatus</spn>), found on the European coasts, and more abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called <altname>frostfish</altname> and considered an excellent food fish.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"bard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put in a scabbard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"bard plane`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <cref>Scaleboard plane</cref>, under <er>Scaleboard</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"bed</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abounding with scabs; diseased with scabs.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Mean; paltry; vile; worthless.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"bed*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Scabbiness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"bi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scabby manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"bi*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being scabby.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Scapple</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Scabbier</adjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Scabbiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Affected with scabs; full of scabs.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy.</def> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sca"bi*es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The itch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"bi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scabiosus</ets>, from <ets>scabies</ets> the scab: cf. F. <ets>scabieux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; <as>as, <ex>scabious</ex> eruptions</as>.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"bi*ous</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scabieuse</ets>. See <er>Scabious</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus <gen>Scabiosa</gen>, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the <fam>Composit&aelig;</fam>, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sweet scabious</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Mourning bride</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A daisylike plant (<spn>Erigeron annuus</spn>) having a stout branching stem.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scapple</er>.]</ety> <def>A fragment or chip of stone.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scabline</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*bred"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scabredo</ets>, fr. <ets>scaber</ets> rough.]</ety> <def>Roughness; ruggedness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"brous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scabrosus</ets>, fr. <ets>scaber</ets> rough: cf. F. <ets>scabreux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.</def> <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Harsh; unmusical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His verse is <qex>scabrous</qex> and hobbling.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"brous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being scabrous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scab"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Elecampane.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. &amp; Ir. <ets>sgadan</ets> a herring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small carangoid fish (<spn>Trachurus saurus</spn>) abundant on the European coast, and less common on the American. The name is applied also to several allied species.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The goggler; -- called also <altname>big-eyed scad</altname>. See <er>Goggler</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The friar skate.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The cigar fish, or round robin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaf"fold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>eschafault</ets>, <ets>eschafaut</ets>, <ets>escafaut</ets>, <ets>escadafaut</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;chafaud</ets>; probably originally the same word as E. &amp; F. <ets>catafalque</ets>, It. <ets>catafalco</ets>. See <er>Catafalque</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Pardon, gentles all,<br/>
The flat, unraised spirits that have dared<br/>
On this unworthy <qex>scaffold</qex> to bring forth<br/>
So great an object.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; <as>as, to die on the <ex>scaffold</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That a <qex>scaffold</qex> of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuy&egrave;res in a blast furnace.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaf"fold</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaf"fold*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scaffold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaf"fold*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A scaffold; a supporting framework; <as>as, the <ex>scaffolding</ex> of the body</as>.</def> <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Materials for building scaffolds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scagl"ia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>scaglia</ets> a scale, a shell, a chip of marble.]</ety> <def>A reddish variety of limestone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scagl*io"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>scagliuola</ets>, dim. of <ets>scaglia</ets>. See <er>Scaglia</er>.]</ety> <def>An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sca"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scal&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a ladder.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being scaled.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sca*lade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sca*la"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>See <er>Escalade</er>.</def> <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; -- distinguished from a <xex>vector</xex>, which has both magnitude and direction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sca*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., flight of steps.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus <gen>Scalaria</gen>, or family <fam>Scalarid&aelig;</fam>, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also <altname>ladder shell</altname>, and <altname>wentletrap</altname>. See <er>Ptenoglossa</er>, and <er>Wentletrap</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*lar"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scalare</ets>, <ets>scalaria</ets>, staircase, ladder + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scalariforme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; <as>as, the <ex>scalariform</ex> cells and <ex>scalariform</ex> pits in some plants</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to a scalaria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scalaris</ets>, fr. <ets>scalae</ets>, pl. <ets>scala</ets>, staircase, ladder.]</ety> <def>Resembling a ladder; formed with steps.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"a*wag</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scamp; a scapegrace.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>scallawag</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark> <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scald</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scalded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scalding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>eschalder</ets>, <ets>eschauder</ets>, <ets>escauder</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;chauder</ets>, fr. L. <ets>excaldare</ets>; <ets>ex + caldus</ets>, <ets>calidus</ets>, warm, hot. See <er>Ex</er>, and <er>Caldron</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; <as>as, to <ex>scald</ex> the hand</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Mine own tears<br/>
Do <qex>scald</qex> like molten lead.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Here the blue flames of <qex>scalding</qex> brimstone fall.</q> <rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; <as>as, to <ex>scald</ex> milk or meat</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scald</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scald</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>scalled</ets>. See <er>Scall</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Affected with the scab; scabby.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Scurvy; paltry; <as>as, <ex>scald</ex> rhymers</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scald crow</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the hooded crow.</cd> <mark>[Ireland]</mark> -- <col><b>Scald head</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a name popularly given to several diseases of the scalp characterized by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the hair.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scald</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Scurf on the head. See <er>Scall</er>.</def> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scald</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;ld <it>or</it> sk&asuml_;ld; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>sk&amacr;ld</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>skald</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the <qex>scalds</qex> of the yet heathen Saxons.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scald"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Scandinavian poet; a scald.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scald"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scald</ets>, a. + <ets>fish</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A European flounder (<spn>Arnoglossus laterna</spn>, or <spn>Psetta arnoglossa</spn>); -- called also <altname>megrim</altname>, and <altname>smooth sole</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scald"ic</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the scalds of the Norsemen; <as>as, <ex>scaldic</ex> poetry</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale</hw> <pr>(sk&amacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>sc&amacr;le</ets>; perhaps influenced by the kindred Icel. <ets>sk&amacr;l</ets> balance, dish, akin also to D. <ets>schaal</ets> a scale, bowl, shell, G. <ets>schale</ets>, OHG. <ets>sc&amacr;la</ets>, Dan. <ets>skaal</ets> drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. <ets>scale</ets> of a fish. Cf. <er>Scale</er> of a fish, <er>Skull</er> the brain case.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; <as>as, to turn the <ex>scale</ex></as>; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Long time in even <qex>scale</qex><br/>
The battle hung.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scales</qex> are turned; her kindness weighs no more<br/>
Now than my vows.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The sign or constellation Libra.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Platform scale</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Platform</er>.</cd></cs> <!-- <col><b>tip the scales</b></col>, influence an action so as to change an outcome from one likely result to another. --> <br/>
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<p><hw>Scale</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scaled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scaling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Scaling</qex> his present bearing with his past.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To scale a debt, wages, etc.</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To scale down a debt, wages, etc.</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>scealu</ets>, <ets>scalu</ets>, a shell, parings; akin to D. <ets>schaal</ets>, G. <ets>schale</ets>, OHG. <ets>scala</ets>, Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>skal</ets> a shell, Dan. <ets>ski&aelig;l</ets> a fish scale, Goth. <ets>skalja</ets> tile, and E. <ets>shale</ets>, <ets>shell</ets>, and perhaps also to <ets>scale</ets> of a balance; but perhaps rather fr. OF. <ets>escale</ets>, <ets>escaile</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;caille</ets> scale of a fish, and <ets>&eacute;cale</ets> shell of beans, pease, eggs, nuts, of German origin, and akin to Goth. <ets>skalja</ets>, G. <ets>schale</ets>. See <er>Shale</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See <er>Cycloid</er>, <er>Ctenoid</er>, and <er>Ganoid</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fish that, with their fins and shining <qex>scales</qex>,<br/>
Glide under the green wave.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; <as>as, a <ex>scale</ex> of iron, of bone, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of certain annelids. See <er>Lepidoptera</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A scale insect. (See below.)</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; <as>as, the <ex>scale</ex> of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like</as>. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Pocketknife</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, <chform>Fe3O4</chform>. Also, a similar coating upon other metals.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Covering scale</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a hydrophyllium.</cd> -- <col><b>Ganoid scale</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Ganoid</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scale armor</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>armor made of small metallic scales overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth.</cd> -- <col><b>Scale beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the tiger beetle.</cd> -- <col><b>Scale carp</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a carp having normal scales.</cd> -- <col><b>Scale insect</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of small hemipterous insects belonging to the family <fam>Coccid&aelig;</fam>, in which the females, when adult, become more or less scalelike in form. They are found upon the leaves and twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do great damage to fruit trees. See <er>Orange scale</er>,under <er>Orange</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scale moss</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any leafy-stemmed moss of the order <ord>Hepatic&aelig;</ord>; -- so called from the small imbricated scalelike leaves of most of the species. See <er>Hepatica</er>, 2, and <er>Jungermannia</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strip or clear of scale or scales; <as>as, to <ex>scale</ex> a fish; to <ex>scale</ex> the inside of a boiler</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.</def> &ldquo;If all the mountains were <xex>scaled</xex>, and the earth made even.&rdquo; <rj><au>T. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To scatter; to spread.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.</def> <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To separate and come off in thin layers or lamin&aelig;; <as>as, some sandstone <ex>scales</ex> by exposure</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Those that cast their shell are the lobster and crab; the old skins are found, but the old shells never; so it is likely that they <qex>scale</qex> off.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To separate; to scatter.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scalae</ets>, pl., <ets>scala</ets> staircase, ladder; akin to <ets>scandere</ets> to climb. See <er>Scan</er>; cf. <er>Escalade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See <er>Gunter's scale</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances; <as>as, a <ex>scale</ex> of miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A basis for a numeral system; <as>as, the decimal <ex>scale</ex>; the binary <ex>scale</ex>, etc.</as></def> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the <altname>gamut</altname>. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See <cref>Chromatic scale</cref>, <cref>Diatonic scale</cref>, <cref>Major scale</cref>, and <cref>Minor scale</cref>, under <er>Chromatic</er>, <er>Diatonic</er>, <er>Major</er>, and <er>Minor</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; <as>as, a <ex>scale</ex> of being</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There is a certain <qex>scale</qex> of duties . . . which for want of studying in right order, all the world is in confusion.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any complex thing, compared with other like things; especially, the relative proportion of the linear dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object that is represented; <as>as, a map on a <ex>scale</ex> of an inch to a mile</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scale of chords</b></col>, <cd>a graduated scale on which are given the lengths of the chords of arcs from 0&deg; to 90&deg; in a circle of given radius, -- used in measuring given angles and in plotting angles of given numbers of degrees.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>scalare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scalae</ets>, <ets>scala</ets>. See <er>Scale</er> a ladder.]</ety> <def>To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by steps or by climbing; to clamber up; <as>as, to <ex>scale</ex> the wall of a fort</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Oft have I <qex>scaled</qex> the craggy oak.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To lead up by steps; to ascend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Satan from hence, now on the lower stair,<br/>
That <qex>scaled</qex> by steps of gold to heaven-gate,<br/>
Looks down with wonder.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale"back`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family <fam>Polynoid&aelig;</fam>, and allies, which have two rows of scales, or elytra, along the back. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Ch&aelig;topoda</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale"beam`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale"board`</hw> <pr>(?; <it>commonly</it> &unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[3d <ets>scale</ets> + <ets>board</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thin veneer of leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture, and the like.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scaleboard plane</b></col>, <cd>a plane for cutting from a board a wide shaving forming a scaleboard.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without scales, or with the scales removed; <as>as, <ex>scaled</ex> herring</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; <as>as, the <ex>scaled</ex> dove</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scaled dove</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any American dove of the genus <gen>Scardafella</gen>. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of scales.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*lene"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scalenus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>scal&egrave;ne</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Designating several triangular muscles called <xex>scalene muscles</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scalene muscles</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebr&aelig; to the first and second ribs.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*lene"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*le`no*he"dral</hw> <pr>(sk&adot_;*l&emacr;`n&ouptack_;*h&emacr;"dr&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a scalenohedron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*le`no*he"dron</hw> <pr>(-dr&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>skalhno`s</grk> uneven + <grk>"e`dra</grk> seat, base.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, inclosed by twelve faces, each a scalene triangle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, scales; specifically, a dentist's instrument for removing tartar from the teeth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scale"-winged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the Lepidoptera; scaly-winged.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being scaly; roughness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"ing</hw> <pr>(sk&amacr;l"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; <as>as, a <ex>scaling</ex> knife</as>; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler; <as>as, a <ex>scaling</ex> hammer, bar, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Serving as an aid in clambering; <as>as, a <ex>scaling</ex> ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal*io"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Scagliola</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scall</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>skalli</ets> a bald head. Cf. <er>Scald</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is a dry <qex>scall</qex>, even a leprosy upon the head.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xiii. 30.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scall</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scabby; scurfy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scalled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scabby; scurfy; scall.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;With <xex>scalled</xex> brows black.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scalled head</b></col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Scald head</cref>, under <er>Scald</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escalone</ets>, <ets>eschaloingne</ets>, L. <ets>caepa Ascalonia</ets> onion of Ascalon; <ets>caepa</ets> onion + <ets>Ascalonius</ets> of Ascalon,  fr. <ets>Ascalo</ets> Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf. <er>Shallot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of small onion (<spn>Allium Ascalonicum</spn>), native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any onion which does not &ldquo;bottom out,&rdquo; but remains with a thick stem like a leek.</def> <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"lop</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escalope</ets> a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. <ets>scale of a fish</ets>; cf. D. <ets>schelp</ets> shell. See <er>Scale</er> of a fish, and cf. <er>Escalop</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scollop</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family <fam>Pectinid&aelig;</fam>. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species (<spn>Vola Jacob&aelig;us</spn>) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also <altname>fan shell</altname>. See <er>Pecten</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The common edible scallop of the <geog>Eastern United States</geog> is <spn>Pecten irradians</spn>; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is <spn>Pecten Clintonius</spn> syn. <spn>Pecten tenuicostatus</spn>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"lop</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scalloped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scalloping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See <er>Scallop</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See <cref>Scalloped oysters</cref>, below.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"loped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with a scallop; made or done with or in a scallop.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of circles. See <er>Scallop</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Baked in a scallop; cooked with crumbs.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scalloped oysters</b></col> <fld>(Cookery)</fld>, <cd>opened oysters baked in a deep dish with alternate layers of bread or cracker crumbs, seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, and butter. This was at first done in scallop shells.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"lop*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who fishes for scallops.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"lop*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fishing for scallops.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scalp</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;lp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scallop</er>.]</ety> <def>A bed of oysters or mussels.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scalp</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perhaps akin to D. <ets>schelp</ets> shell. Cf. <er>Scallop</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair.</def><br/>
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<p><q>By the bare <qex>scalp</qex> of Robin Hodd's fat friar,<br/>
This fellow were a king for our wild faction!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: The top; the summit.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scalp lock</b></col>, <cd>a long tuft of hair left on the crown of the head by the warriors of some tribes of American Indians.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scalp</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scalped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scalping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To remove the skin of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We must <qex>scalp</qex> the whole lid [of the eye].</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Wells.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Milling)</fld> <def>To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scalp</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"pel</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;l"p&ebreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scalpellum</ets>, dim. of <ets>scalprum</ets> a knife, akin to <ets>scalpere</ets> to cut, carve, scrape: cf. F. <ets>scalpel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scalper</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;lp"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, scalps.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Same as <cref>Scalping iron</cref>, under <er>Scalping</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><!--<sn>5.</sn> <def>A person who buys tickets for entertainment or sports events and sells them at a profit, often at a much higher price.  Also, <altname>ticket scalper</altname>.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>--><br/>
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<p><hw>Scalp"ing</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;lp"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <def><pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> from <er>Scalp</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scalping iron</b></col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>an instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.</cd> -- <col><b>Scalping knife</b></col>, <cd>a knife used by North American Indians in scalping.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"pri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scalprum</ets> chisel, knife + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Shaped like a chisel; <as>as, the <ex>scalpriform</ex> incisors of rodents</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered or abounding with scales; <as>as, a <ex>scaly</ex> fish</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Scaly</xex> crocodile.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling scales, lamin&aelig;, or layers.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Mean; low; <as>as, a <ex>scaly</ex> fellow</as>.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Composed of scales lying over each other; <as>as, a <ex>scaly</ex> bulb</as>; covered with scales; <as>as, a <ex>scaly</ex> stem</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scaly ant-eater</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the pangolin.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scal"y-winged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Scale-winged.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scambled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scambling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OD. <ets>schampelen</ets> to deviate, to slip, <ets>schampen</ets> to go away, escape, slip, and E. <ets>scamper</ets>, <ets>shamble</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble.</def> &ldquo;Some <xex>scambling</xex> shifts.&rdquo; <au>Dr. H. More.</au> &ldquo;A fine old hall, but a <xex>scambling</xex> house.&rdquo; <au>Evelyn.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>scambling</xex> and unquiet time did push it out of . . . question.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mangle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>1. One who scambles.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bold intruder upon the hospitality of others; a mealtime visitor.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam"bling*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scam"ell</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <it>or</it> <hw>Scam"mel</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The female bar-tailed godwit.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Whether this is the <xex>scamel</xex> mentioned by Shakespeare [&ldquo;Tempest,&rdquo; ii. 2] is not known.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sca*mil"lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scamilli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., originally, a little bench, dim. of <ets>scamnum</ets> bench, stool.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam*mo"ni*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made from scammony; <as>as, a <ex>scammoniate</ex> aperient</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam"mo*ny</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;m"m&ouptack_;*n&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>scammon&eacute;e</ets>, L. <ets>scammonia</ets>, <ets>scammonea</ets>, Gr. <grk>skammwni`a</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (<spn>C. Scammonia</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the <spn>Convolvulus Scammonia</spn>, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scamp</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;mp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escamper</ets> to run away, to make one's escape. Originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See <er>Scamper</er>.]</ety> <def>A rascal; a swindler; a rogue.</def> <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scamp</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scamp</er>,<pos>n.</pos>, or <er>Scant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Skimp</er>.]</ety> <def>To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A workman is said to <qex>scamp</qex> his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner.</q> <rj><qau>Wedgwood.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Much of the <qex>scamping</qex> and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute.</q> <rj><qau>T. Hughes.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scam`pa*vi"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the nineteenth century.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scampered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scampering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>escamper</ets> to escape, to save one's self; L. <ets>ex</ets> from + <ets>campus</ets> the field (sc. of battle). See <er>Camp</er>, and cf. <er>Decamp</er>, <er>Scamp</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Shamble</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The lady, however, . . . could not help <qex>scampering</qex> about the room after a mouse.</q> <rj><qau>S. Sharpe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam"per</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scampering; a hasty flight.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scam"per*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scampers.</def> <rj><au>Tyndell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scamp"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or like a scamp; knavish; <as>as, <ex>scampish</ex> conduct</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scanned</conjf> <pr>(sk&abreve;nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scanning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>scandere</ets>, <ets>scansum</ets>, to climb, to scan, akin to Skr. <ets>skand</ets> to spring, leap: cf. F. <ets>scander</ets>. Cf. <er>Ascend</er>, <er>Descend</er>, <er>Scale</er> a ladder.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Nor stayed till she the highest stage had <qex>scand</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically <fld>(Pros.)</fld>, to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be <qex>scanned</qex> and sifted.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To examine quickly, from point to point, in search of something specific; <as>as, to <ex>scan</ex> an article for mention of a particular person</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>To form an image or an electronic representation of, by passing a beam of light or electrons over, and detecting and recording the reflected or transmitted signal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>scandale</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scandalum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, a snare laid for an enemy, a stumbling block, offense, scandal: cf. OE. <ets>scandle</ets>, OF. <ets>escandle</ets>. See <er>Slander</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace.</def><br/>
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<p><q>O, what a <qex>scandal</qex> is it to our crown,<br/>
That two such noble peers as ye should jar!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[I] have brought <qex>scandal</qex><br/>
To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt<br/>
In feeble hearts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You must not put another <qex>scandal</qex> on him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>My known virtue is from <qex>scandal</qex> free.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Equity)</fld> <def>Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners.</def> <rj><au>Daniell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Defamation; detraction; slander; calumny; opprobrium; reproach; shame; disgrace.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I do fawn on men and hug them hard<br/>
And after <qex>scandal</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To scandalize; to offend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Story.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate; asperse; vilify; disgrace.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"dal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scandalized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scandalizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>scandaliser</ets>, L. <ets>scandalizare</ets>, from Gr. <grk>skandali`zein</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I demand who they are whom we <qex>scandalize</qex> by using harmless things.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The congregation looked on in silence, the better class <qex>scandalized</qex>, and the lower orders, some laughing, others backing the soldier or the minister, as their fancy dictated.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To tell his tale might be interpreted into <qex>scandalizing</qex> the order.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"dal*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scandaleux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nothing <qex>scandalous</qex> or offensive unto any.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; <as>as, a <ex>scandalous</ex> crime or vice</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Defamatory; libelous; <as>as, a <ex>scandalous</ex> story</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"dal*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a manner to give offense; shamefully.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His discourse at table was <qex>scandalously</qex> unbecoming the dignity of his station.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With a disposition to impute immorality or wrong.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Shun their fault, who, <qex>scandalously</qex> nice,<br/>
Will needs mistake an author into vice.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"dal*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being scandalous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scan"da*lum mag*na"tum`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., scandal of magnates.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated <abbr>scan. mag.</abbr></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scandens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>scandere</ets> to climb.]</ety> <def>Climbing.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Scandent plants may climb either by twining, as the hop, or by twisted leafstalks, as the clematis, or by tendrils, as the passion flower, or by rootlets, as the ivy.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"di*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Scandium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A chemical earth, the oxide of scandium.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"dic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to scandium; derived from, or containing, scandium.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan`di*na"vi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Scandinavia, that is, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. So called because found in <etsep>Scandinavian</etsep> minerals.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicted under the provisional name <altname>ekaboron</altname> by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (<xex>euxenite</xex> and <xex>gadolinite</xex>). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44.</def><!-- Atomic weight 44.96, at. no. 21; valence 3. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scansio</ets>, fr. <ets>scandere</ets>, <ets>scansum</ets>, to climb. See <er>Scan</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scan*so"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>scandere</ets>, <ets>scansum</ets>, to climb.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An artifical group of birds formerly regarded as an order. They are distributed among several orders by modern ornithologists.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The toes are in pairs, two before and two behind, by which they are enabled to cling to, and climb upon, trees, as the woodpeckers, parrots, cuckoos, and trogons. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Aves</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Capable of climbing; <as>as, the woodpecker is a <ex>scansorial</ex> bird</as>; adapted for climbing; <as>as, a <ex>scansorial</ex> foot</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Aves</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scansorial tail</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Scanter</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Scantest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>skamt</ets>, neuter of <ets>skamr</ets>, <ets>skammr</ets>, short; cf. <ets>skamta</ets> to dole out, to portion.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; <as>as, a <ex>scant</ex> allowance of provisions or water; a <ex>scant</ex> pattern of cloth for a garment</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His sermon was <qex>scant</qex>, in all, a quarter of an hour.</q> <rj><qau>Ridley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sparing; parsimonious; chary.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Be somewhat <qex>scanter</qex> of your maiden presence.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See under <er>Scanty</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scanted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scanting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; <as>as, to <ex>scant</ex> one in provisions; to <ex>scant</ex> ourselves in the use of necessaries</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Where a man hath a great living laid together and where he is <qex>scanted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I am <qex>scanted</qex> in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Scant</xex> not my cups.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fail, or become less; to scantle; <as>as, the wind <ex>scants</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>So weak that he was <qex>scant</qex> able to go down the stairs.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Scantness; scarcity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>T. Carew.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His mind was very <qex>scantily</qex> stored with materials.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><!-- scantily clad, wearing almost no clothing. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or condition of being scanty.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>scant</ets>, v.]</ety> <def>To be deficient; to fail.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scan"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escanteler</ets>, <ets>eschanteler</ets>, to break into contles; pref. <ets>es-</ets> (L. <ets>ex</ets>) + <ets>cantel</ets>, <ets>chantel</ets>, corner, side, piece. Confused with E. <ets>scant</ets>. See <er>Cantle</er>.]</ety> <def>To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>All their pay<br/>
Must your discretion <qex>scantle</qex>; keep it back.</q> <rj><qau>J. Webster.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>eschantelet</ets> corner.]</ety> <def>A small pattern; a small quantity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Not plentiful; small; scanty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant"ling</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>eschantillon</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;chantillon</ets>, a sample, pattern, example. In some senses confused with <ets>scant</ets> insufficient. See <er>Scantle</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fragment; a bit; a little piece.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Such as exceed not this <qex>scantling</qex>; -- to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A pretty <qex>scantling</qex> of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>A small quantity; a little bit; not much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Reducing them to narrow <qex>scantlings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.</def> <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.</def> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Scarcely; hardly; barely.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Scantly</qex> they durst their feeble eyes dispread<br/>
Upon that town.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn,<br/>
And there is <qex>scantly</qex> time for half the work.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Scantness</xex> of outward things.&rdquo; <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scant"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Scantier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Scantiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[From <er>Scant</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His dominions were very narrow and <qex>scanty</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Now <qex>scantier</qex> limits the proud arch confine.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; <as>as, a <ex>scanty</ex> supply of words; a <ex>scanty</ex> supply of bread</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too <qex>scanty</qex> of words.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce; chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly; grudging.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scapus</ets> shaft, stem, stalk; cf. Gr. &unr_; a staff: cf. F. <ets>scape</ets>. Cf. <er>Scepter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The long basal joint of the antenn&aelig; of an insect.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The shaft of a column.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The apophyge of a shaft.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scaped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scaping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Aphetic form of <ets>escape</ets>.]</ety> <def>To escape.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Out of this prison help that we may <qex>scape</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An escape.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I spake of most disastrous chances, . . .<br/>
Of hairbreadth <qex>scapes</qex> in the imminent, deadly breach.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Means of escape; evasion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Not pardoning so much as the <qex>scapes</qex> of error and ignorance.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Loose act of vice or lewdness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape"gal`lows</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape"goat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scape</ets> (for <ets>escape</ets>) + <ets>goat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.</def> <rj><au>Lev. xvi. 10.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others.</def> <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape"grace`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A graceless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and reckless.</def> <rj><au>Beaconsfield.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a scape.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scape</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Escapement</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Escapement</er>, 3.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scape"-wheel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Horol.)</fld> <def>The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*phan"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, anything hollowed + &unr_;, &unr_;, a man: cf. F. <ets>scaphandre</ets>.]</ety> <def>The case, or impermeable apparel, in which a diver can work while under water.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaph"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ska`fh</grk> a trough.]</ety> <def>An ancient mode of punishing criminals among the Persians, by confining the victim in a trough, with his head and limbs smeared with honey or the like, and exposed to the sun and to insects until he died.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaph"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scapha</ets> a boat, fr. Gr. <grk>ska`fh</grk> a boat, anything dug or scooped out, fr. <grk>ska`ptein</grk> to dig.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus <gen>Scaphites</gen>, belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous formation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaph`o*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or affected with, scaphocephaly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaph`o*ceph"a*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ska`fh</grk> a boat + <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is narrow, elongated, and more or less boat-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaph`o*ce"rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ska`fh</grk> boat + E. <ets>cerite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of the antenn&aelig; of many Crustacea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*phog"na*thite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ska`fh</grk> boat + <grk>gna`qos</grk> jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaph"oid</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>ska`fh</grk> a boat + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scapho&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The scaphoid bone.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scaphoid bone</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>One of the carpal bones, which articulates with the radius; the radiale</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>One of the tarsal bones; the navicular bone. See under <er>Navicular</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaph`o*lu"nar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scapho</ets>id + <ets>lunar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the carpus.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The scapholunar bone.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scapholunar bone</b></col>, <cd>a bone formed by the coalescence of the scaphoid and lunar in the carpus of carnivora.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sca*phop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>ska`fh</grk> a boat + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also <altname>Prosopocephala</altname>, and <altname>Solenoconcha</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"pi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling a scape, or flower stem.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"o*lite</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;p"&ouptack_;*l&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a staff, or L. <ets>scapus</ets> a stem, stalk + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scapolite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mon.)</fld> <def>A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>scapolite group</xex> includes scapolite proper, or wernerite, also meionite, dipyre, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"ple</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;p"p'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>eskapeler</ets>, <ets>eschapler</ets>, to cut, hew, LL. <ets>scapellare</ets>. Cf. <er>Scabble</er>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To dress in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing, as stone.</def> <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"u*la</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;p"&uuptack_;*l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Scapul&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Scapulas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scapulaire</ets>. Cf. <er>Scapulary</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scapular arch</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the pectoral arch. See under <er>pectoral</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Scapular region</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Scapular tract</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a definite longitudinal area over the shoulder and along each side of the back of a bird, from which the scapular feathers arise.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"u*lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scap"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scap"u*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>scapulaire</ets>, LL. <ets>scapularium</ets>, <ets>scapulare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scapula</ets> shoulder blade.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion.</def> <rj><au>Addis &amp; Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"u*la*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Scapular</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"u*la*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as 2d and 3d <er>Scapular</er>.</def><!-- But 3d Scapular is (R. C. Ch.), not (Zo&ouml;l.)! PCP --><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"u*let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>scapula</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medus&aelig;. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scap"u*lo-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A combining form used in anatomy to indicate <xex>connection with</xex>, or <xex>relation to</xex>, <xex>the scapula</xex> or <xex>the shoulder</xex>; <as>as, the <ex>scapulo</ex>-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the scapula and clavicle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sca"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>See 1st <er>Scape</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escare</ets>, F. <ets>eschare</ets> an eschar, a dry slough (cf. It. &amp; Sp. <ets>escara</ets>), L. <ets>eschara</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; hearth, fireplace, scab, eschar. Cf. <er>Eschar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound or ulcer, and remaining after the wound or ulcer is healed; a cicatrix; a mark left by a previous injury; a blemish; a disfigurement.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This earth had the beauty of youth, . . . and not a wrinkle, <qex>scar</qex>, or fracture on all its body.</q> <rj><qau>T. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A mark left upon a stem or branch by the fall of a leaf, leaflet, or frond, or upon a seed by the separation of its support. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Axillary</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scarred</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scarring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mark with a scar or scars.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Yet I'll not shed her blood;<br/>
Nor <qex>scar</qex> that whiter skin of hers than snow.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His cheeks were deeply <qex>scarred</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form a scar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. <ets>scar</ets>, <ets>scaur</ets>, Icel. <ets>sker</ets> a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. <ets>ski&aelig;r</ets>, Sw. <ets>sk&auml;r</ets>. Cf. <er>Skerry</er>.]</ety> <def>An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scaur</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>O sweet and far, from cliff and <qex>scar</qex>,<br/>
The horns of Elfland faintly blowing.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scarus</ets>, a kind of fish, Gr. <grk>ska`ros</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marine food fish, the scarus, or parrot fish.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scar"ab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scar"a*bee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scarabaeus</ets>; cf. F. <ets>scarab&eacute;e</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus <gen>Scarab&aelig;us</gen>, or family <fam>Scarab&aelig;id&aelig;</fam>, especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species (<spn>Scarab&aelig;us sacer</spn>, and <spn>Scarab&aelig;us Egyptiorum</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Egyptian Arch&aelig;ology, Jewelry)</fld> <def>A stylized representation of a scarab beetle carved in stone or faience, or made in baked clay, usually in a conventionalized form in which the beetle has its legs held closely at its sides, and commonly having an inscription on the flat underside; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman,  and in modern times used in jewelry, usually by engraving the formalized scarab design on cabuchon stones.  Also used attributively; <as>as, a <ex>scarab</ex> bracelet [a bracelet containing <ex>scarabs</ex>]; a ring with a <ex>scarab</ex> [the carved stone itelf]</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scar`a*b&aelig;"us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Scarab</er> in both senses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Scar"a*boid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scarab</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the family <fam>Scarab&aelig;id&aelig;</fam>, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"a*boid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A scaraboid beetle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"a*mouch`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>scaramouche</ets>, It. <ets>scaramuccio</ets>, <ets>scaramuccia</ets>, originally the name of a celebrated Italian comedian; cf. It. <ets>scaramuccia</ets>, <ets>scaramuccio</ets>, F. <ets>escarmouche</ets>, skirmish. Cf. <er>Skirmish</er>.]</ety> <def>A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarce</hw> <pr>(sk&acirc;rs)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Scarcer</adjf> <pr>(sk&acirc;r"s&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Scarcest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>scars</ets>, OF. <ets>escars</ets>, <ets>eschars</ets>, LL. <ets>scarpsus</ets>, <ets>excarpsus</ets>, for L. <ets>excerptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>excerpere</ets> to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; <ets>ex</ets> (see <er>Ex-</er>) + <ets>carpere</ets>. See <er>Carpet</er>, and cf. <er>Excerp</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You tell him silver is <qex>scarcer</qex> now in England, and therefore risen one fifth in value.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scarcest</qex> of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A region <xex>scarce</xex> of prey.&rdquo; <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Too <xex>scarce</xex> ne too sparing.&rdquo; <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To make one's self scarce</b></col>, <cd>to decamp; to depart.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Rare; infrequent; deficient. See <er>Rare</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scarce</hw>, <hw>Scarce"ly</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With a <qex>scarce</qex> well-lighted flame.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The eldest <qex>scarcely</qex> five year was of age.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Slowly she sails, and <qex>scarcely</qex> stems the tides.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He had <qex>scarcely</qex> finished, when the laborer arrived who had been sent for my ransom.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Frugally; penuriously.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarce"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch. &amp; Engin.)</fld> <def>An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scarce"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scar"ci*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; <as>as, a <ex>scarcity</ex> of grain; a great <ex>scarcity</ex> of beauties</as>.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A <qex>scarcity</qex> of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Praise . . . owes its value to its <qex>scarcity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rambler.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The value of an advantage is enhanced by its <qex>scarceness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Collier.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness; rarity; infrequency.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shard or fragment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scare</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scared</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scaring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>skerren</ets>, <ets>skeren</ets>, Icel. <ets>skirra</ets> to bar, prevent, <ets>skirrask</ets> to shun , shrink from; or fr. OE. <ets>skerre</ets>, adj., scared, Icel. <ets>skjarr</ets>; both perhaps akin to E. <ets>sheer</ets> to turn.]</ety> <def>To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The noise of thy crossbow<br/>
Will <qex>scare</qex> the herd, and so my shoot is lost.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To scare away</b></col>, <cd>to drive away by frightening.</cd> -- <col><b>To scare up</b></col>, <cd>to find by search, as if by beating for game.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scare</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scare"crow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A <qex>scarecrow</qex> set to frighten fools away.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person clad in rags and tatters.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No eye hath seen such <qex>scarecrows</qex>. I'll not march with them through Coventry, that's flat.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The black tern.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scare"fire`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An alarm of fire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fire causing alarm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarf</hw> <pr>(sk&auml;rf)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>skarfr</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cormorant.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarf</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scarfs</plw>, rarely <plw>Scarves</plw> <pr>(sk&auml;rvz)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>escharpe</ets> a pilgrim's scrip, or wallet (hanging about the neck), F. <ets>&eacute;charpe</ets> sash, scarf; probably from OHG. <ets>scharpe</ets> pocket; also (from the French) Dan. <ets>ski&aelig;rf</ets>; Sw. <ets>sk&auml;rp</ets>, Prov. G. <ets>sch&auml;rfe</ets>, LG. <ets>scherf</ets>, G. <ets>sch&auml;rpe</ets>; and also AS. <ets>scearf</ets> a fragment; possibly akin to E. <ets>scrip</ets> a wallet. Cf. <er>Scarp</er> a scarf.]</ety> <def>An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Put on your hood and <qex>scarf</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>With care about the banners, <qex>scarves</qex>, and staves.</q> <rj><qau>R. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarf</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scarfed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scarfing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.</def> &ldquo;My sea-gown <xex>scarfed</xex> about me.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarf</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Sw. <ets>skarfva</ets> to eke out, to join together, <ets>skarf</ets> a seam, joint; cf. Dan. <ets>skarre</ets> to joint, to unite timber, Icel. <ets>skara</ets> to clinch the planks of a boat, G. <ets>scharben</ets> to chop, to cut small.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A scarf joint.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scarf joint</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A joint made by overlapping and bolting or locking together the ends of two pieces of timber that are halved, notched, or cut away so that they will fit each other and form a lengthened beam of the same size at the junction as elsewhere</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A joint formed by welding, riveting, or brazing together the overlapping scarfed ends, or edges, of metal rods, sheets, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarf weld</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Weld</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarf"skin`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Epidermis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scarificatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scarification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of scarifying.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"i*fi*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scarificateur</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets moved simultaneously by a spring, for making slight incisions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who scarifies.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The instrument used for scarifying.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>An implement for stripping and loosening the soil, without bringing up a fresh surface.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You have your <qex>scarifiers</qex> to make the ground clean.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scarified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scarifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>scarifier</ets>, L. <ets>scarificare</ets>, <ets>scarifare</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; to scratch up, fr. &unr_; a pointed instrument.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. <fld>(Med.)</fld>, to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>To stir the surface soil of, as a field.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sca"ri*ose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sca"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>scarieux</ets>, NL. <ets>scariosus</ets>. Cf. <er>Scary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Thin, dry, membranous, and not green.</def> <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar`la*ti"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.: cf. F. <ets>scarlatine</ets>. See <er>Scarlet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Scarlet fever.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scar`la*ti"nal</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Scar*lat"i*nous</wf> <pr>(# <i>or</i> #)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from scar.</def> <rj><au>Drummond.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scarlat</ets>, <ets>scarlet</ets>, OF. <ets>escarlate</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;carlate</ets> (cf. Pr. <ets>escarlat</ets>, <ets>escarlata</ets>, Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>escarlata</ets>, It. <ets>scarlatto</ets>, LL. <ets>scarlatum</ets>), from Per. <ets>sakirl&amacr;t</ets>.]</ety> <def>A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cloth of a scarlet color.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All her household are clothed with <qex>scarlet</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxxi. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"let</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the color called scarlet; <as>as, a <ex>scarlet</ex> cloth or thread</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scarlet admiral</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the red admiral. See under <er>Red</er>. -- Scarlet bean <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, a kind of bean (<spn>Phaseolus multiflorus</spn>) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarlet fever</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a contagious febrile disease characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in desquamation about the sixth or seventh day.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarlet fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the telescope fish; -- so called from its red color. See under <er>Telescope</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarlet ibis</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Ibis</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarlet maple</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the red maple. See <er>Maple</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarlet mite</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of bright red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss, especially <spn>Thombidium holosericeum</spn> and allied species. The young are parasitic upon spiders and insects.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarlet oak</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of oak (<spn>Quercus coccinea</spn>) of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color of its leaves in autumn.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarlet runner</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the scarlet bean.</cd> -- <col><b>Scarlet tanager</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Tanager</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"let</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dye or tinge with scarlet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The ashy paleness of my cheek<br/>
Is <qex>scarleted</qex> in ruddy flakes of wrath.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scar"mage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scar"moge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slight contest; a skirmish. See <er>Skirmish</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Such cruel game my <qex>scarmoges</qex> disarms.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>skarn</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>scearn</ets>. Cf. <er>Shearn</er>.]</ety> <def>Dung.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scarn bee</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a dung beetle.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"roid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scarus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <spn>Scarid&aelig;</spn>, a family of marine fishes including the parrot fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escharpe</ets>. See 2d <er>Scarf</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarp</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Aphetic form of <er>Escarp</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A steep descent or declivity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scarp</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scarped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scarping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; <as>as, to <ex>scarp</ex> the face of a ditch or a rock</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>From <qex>scarped</qex> cliff and quarried stone.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Sweep ruins from the <qex>scarped</qex> mountain.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"ring</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scar; a mark.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We find upon the limestone rocks the <qex>scarrings</qex> of the ancient glacier which brought the bowlder here.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bearing scars or marks of wounds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 4th <er>Scar</er>.]</ety> <def>Like a scar, or rocky eminence; containing scars.</def> <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sca"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Scar</er> a kind of fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A Mediterranean food fish (<spn>Sparisoma scarus</spn>) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also <altname>parrot fish</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>scare</ets> scraggy.]</ety> <def>Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scar"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Scare</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Subject to sudden alarm.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark> <rj><au>Whittier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing fright; alarming.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scase"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Scarcely; hardly.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark> <rj><au>Robynson (More's Utopia)</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;t)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Go away; begone; away; -- chiefly used in driving off a cat.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scat</hw>, <hw>Scatt</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>skattr</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tribute.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Seizing <xex>scatt</xex> and treasure.&rdquo; <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shower of rain.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scatch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>escache</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also <altname>scatchmouth</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scatch"es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>eschaces</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;chasses</ets>, fr. D. <ets>schaats</ets> a high-heeled shoe, a skate. See <er>Skate</er>, for the foot.]</ety> <def>Stilts.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scate</hw> <pr>(sk&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Skate</er>, for the foot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"e*brous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scatebra</ets> a gushing up of water, from <ets>scatere</ets> to bubble, gush.]</ety> <def>Abounding with springs.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scath</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;th; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>ska&eth;i</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>skade</ets>, Sw. <ets>skada</ets>, AS. <ets>scea&eth;a</ets>, <ets>sca&eth;a</ets>, foe, injurer, OS. <ets>ska&eth;o</ets>, D. <ets>schade</ets>, harm, injury, OHG. <ets>scade</ets>, G. <ets>schade</ets>, <ets>schaden</ets>; cf. Gr. <grk>'askhqh`s</grk> unharmed. Cf. <er>Scathe</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Harm; damage; injury; hurt; waste; misfortune.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scathe</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>But she was somedeal deaf, and that was <qex>skathe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Great mercy, sure, for to enlarge a thrall,<br/>
Whose freedom shall thee turn to greatest <qex>scath</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Wherein Rome hath done you any <qex>scath</qex>,<br/>
Let him make treble satisfaction.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scathe</hw> <pr>(sk&amacr;&thlig_;; 277)</pr>, <hw>Scath</hw> <pr>(sk&abreve;th; 277)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scathed</conjf> <pr>(sk&amacr;&thlig_;d or sk&abreve;tht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scathing</conjf> <pr>(sk&amacr;&thlig_;"&ibreve_;ng or sk&abreve;th"-)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>ska&eth;a</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>scea&eth;an</ets>, <ets>sce&eth;&eth;an</ets>, Dan. <ets>skade</ets>, Sw. <ets>skada</ets>, D. &amp; G. <ets>schaden</ets>, OHG. <ets>scad&omacr;n</ets>, Goth. <ets>ska&thorn;jan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As when heaven's fire<br/>
Hath <qex>scathed</qex> the forest oaks or mountain pines.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Strokes of calamity that <qex>scathe</qex> and scorch the soul.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scath"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Harmful; doing damage; pernicious.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Scath"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scath"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unharmed.</def> <rj><au>R. L. Stevenson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He, too, . . . is to be dismissed scathless.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scath"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Injurious; scathful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scattered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scattering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>scateren</ets>. See <er>Shatter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And some are <qex>scattered</qex> all the floor about.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains,<br/>
Their <qex>scattered</qex> cottages, and ample plains?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Teach the glad hours to <qex>scatter</qex>, as they fly,<br/>
Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Scatter</qex> and disperse the giddy Goths.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; <as>as, to <ex>scatter</ex> hopes, plans, or the like</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; <as>as, clouds <ex>scatter</ex> after a storm</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter-brain`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A giddy or thoughtless person; one incapable of concentration or attention.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scatter-brains</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter-brained`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giddy; thoughtless.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"tered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Irregular in position; having no regular order; <as>as, <ex>scattered</ex> leaves</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Scat"tered*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Scat"tered*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter*good`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who wastes; a spendthrift.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many; <as>as, <ex>scattering</ex> votes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of strewing about; something scattered.</def> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scattering manner; dispersedly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat"ter*ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scatter</ets> + <ets>-ling</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Foreign <xex>scatterlings</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sca*tu"ri*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[L. <ets>scaturiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>scaturire</ets> gush out, from <ets>scatere</ets> to bubble, gush.]</ety> <def>Gushing forth; full to overflowing; effusive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A pen so <qex>scaturient</qex> and unretentive.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scat`u*rig"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scaturiginosus</ets>, fr. <ets>scaturigo</ets> gushing water. See <er>Scaturient</er>.]</ety> <def>Abounding with springs.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaup</hw> <pr>(sk&asuml_;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scalp</er> a bed of oysters or mussels.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><!-- Websters omits the "[" before "See" !! PCP --><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A scaup duck. See below.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scaup duck</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus <gen>Aythya</gen>, or <gen>Fuligula</gen>. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck (<spn>Aythya marila</spn>, var. <var>nearctica</var>), called also <altname>broadbill</altname>, <altname>bluebill</altname>, <altname>blackhead</altname>, <altname>flock duck</altname>, <altname>flocking fowl</altname>, and <altname>raft duck</altname>; the lesser scaup duck (<spn>A. affinis</spn>), called also <altname>little bluebill</altname>, <altname>river broadbill</altname>, and <altname>shuffler</altname>; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck (<spn>A. collaris</spn>), called also <altname>black jack</altname>, <altname>ringneck</altname>, <altname>ringbill</altname>, <altname>ringbill shuffler</altname>, etc. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <cref>Ring-necked duck</cref>, under <er>Ring-necked</er>. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck (<spn>A. marila</spn>), closely resembles the American variety.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaup"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scalper</er>.]</ety> <def>A tool with a semicircular edge, -- used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scaur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scav"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>scavagium</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>sce&aacute;wian</ets> to look at, to inspect. See <er>Show</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A toll or duty formerly exacted of merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods shown or offered for sale within their precincts.</def> <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scav"enge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cleanse, as streets, from filth.</def>  <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or waste material.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working stroke.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scav"enge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Internal-combustion Engines)</fld> <def>To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke; <as>as, this engine does not <ex>scavenge</ex> well</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scav"en*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scavager</ets> an officer with various duties, originally attending to <ets>scavage</ets>, fr. OE. &amp; E. <ets>scavage</ets>. See <er>Scavage</er>, <er>Show</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scavenger beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any beetle which feeds on decaying substances, as the carrion beetle.</cd> -- <col><b>Scavenger crab</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any crab which feeds on dead animals, as the spider crab.</cd> -- <col><b>Scavenger's daughter</b></col> <ety>[corrupt. of <ets>Skevington's daughter</ets>]</ety>, <cd>an instrument of torture invented by Sir W. <etsep>Skevington</etsep>, which so compressed the body as to force the blood to flow from the nostrils, and sometimes from the hands and feet.</cd>  <rj><au>Am. Cyc.</au></rj> </cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scav"en*ger hunt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a game in which individuals or teams are given a list of items and must go out, gather them together without purchasing them, and bring them back; the first person or team to return with the complete list is the winner. The items are sometimes common but often of a humorous sort.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scav"eng*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <mord>of <er>Scavenge</er>.</mord> Hence, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Internal-combustion Engines)</fld> <def>Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a long exhaust pipe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sca"zon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>ska`zwn</grk>, fr. <grk>ska`zein</grk> to limp.]</ety> <fld>(Lat. Pros.)</fld> <def>A choliamb.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scel"er*at</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sc&eacute;l&eacute;rat</ets> from L. <ets>sceleratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>scelerare</ets> to pollute, from <ets>scelus</ets>, <ets>sceleris</ets>, a crime.]</ety> <def>A villain; a criminal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sce*les"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scelestus</ets>, from <ets>scelus</ets> wickedness.]</ety> <def>Evil; wicked; atrocious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Scelestic</xex> villainies.&rdquo; <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scel"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Skeleton</er>.]</ety> <def>A mummy; a skeleton.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sce"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A scene in an opera.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria.</def> <rj><au>Rockstro.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sce*na"ri*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scen"a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>scaenarius</ets> belonging to the stage.]</ety> <def>Scenery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scaena</ets>, <ets>scena</ets>, Gr. <grk>skhnh`</grk> a covered place, a tent, a stage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; <as>as, to paint <ex>scenes</ex>; to shift the <ex>scenes</ex>; to go behind the <ex>scenes</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; <as>as, an act of four <ex>scenes</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My dismal <qex>scene</qex> I needs must act alone.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action.</def> &ldquo;In Troy, there lies the <xex>scene</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The world is a vast <qex>scene</qex> of strife.</q> <rj><qau>J. M. Mason.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Through what new <qex>scenes</qex> and changes must we pass!</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A sylvan <qex>scene</qex> with various greens was drawn,<br/>
Shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Probably no lover of <qex>scenes</qex> would have had very long to wait for some explosions between parties, both equally ready to take offense, and careless of giving it.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Behind the scenes</b></col>, <cd>behind the scenery of a theater; out of the view of the audience, but in sight of the actors, machinery, etc.; hence, conversant with the hidden motives and agencies of what appears to public view.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scene</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Abp. Sancroft.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scene"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having much scenery.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scene"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scenemen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The man who manages the movable scenes in a theater.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scen"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a play, poem, etc., is laid; representation of place of action or occurence.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sum of scenes or views; general aspect, as regards variety and beauty or the reverse, in a landscape; combination of natural views, as woods, hills, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Never need an American look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural <qex>scenery</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scene"shift`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who moves the scenes in a theater; a sceneman.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scen"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scaenicus</ets>, <ets>scenicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>sc&eacute;nique</ets>. See <er>Scene</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature of scenery; theatrical.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All these situations communicate a <qex>scenical</qex> animation to the wild romance, if treated dramatically.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scen"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scenography</er>.]</ety> <def>A perspective representation or general view of an object.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scen`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scen`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sc&eacute;nographique</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to scenography; drawn in perspective.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scen`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sce*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scaenographia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; scene, stage + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write: cf. F. <ets>sc&eacute;nographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane; also, a representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye.</def>  <rj><au>Greenhill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Originally <ets>sent</ets>, fr. F. <ets>sentir</ets> to feel, to smell. See <er>Sense</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; <as>as, to <ex>scent</ex> game, as a hound does</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Methinks I <qex>scent</qex> the morning air.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Balm from a silver box distilled around,<br/>
Shall all bedew the roots, and <qex>scent</qex> the sacred ground.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scent</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have a smell.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thunderbolts . . . do <qex>scent</qex> strongly of brimstone.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; <as>as, the <ex>scent</ex> of an orange, or of a rose; the <ex>scent</ex> of musk</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With lavish hand diffuses <qex>scents</qex> ambrosial.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; <as>as, dogs find or lose the <ex>scent</ex></as>; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and traveled upon the same <qex>scent</qex> into Ethiopia.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The power of smelling; the sense of smell; <as>as, a hound of nice <ex>scent</ex>; to divert the <ex>scent</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scent"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of scent or odor; odorous.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>scentful</xex> nosegay.&rdquo;  <rj><au>W. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of quick or keen smell.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scentful</qex> osprey by the rock had fished.</q> <rj><qau>W. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scent"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By scent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scent"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no scent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scentless</qex> and the scented rose.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scep"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; doubt, fr. &unr_; to consider: cf. G. <ets>skepsis</ets>. See <er>Skeptic</er>.]</ety> <def>Skepticism; skeptical philosophy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Among their products were the system of Locke, the <qex>scepsis</qex> of Hume, the critical philosophy of Kant.</q> <rj><qau>J. Martineau.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scep"ter</hw>, <hw>Scep"tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sceptre</ets>, L. <ets>sceptrum</ets>, from Gr. &unr_; a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to E. <ets>shaft</ets>. See <er>Shaft</er>, and cf. <er>Scape</er> a stem, shaft.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And the king held out Esther the golden <qex>scepter</qex> that was in his hand.</q> <rj><qau>Esther v. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty; <as>as, to assume the <ex>scepter</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scepter</qex> shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xlix. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scep"ter</hw>, <hw>Scep"tre</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sceptered</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Sceptred</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sceptering</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr> or <conjf>Sceptring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To Britain's queen the <qex>sceptered</qex> suppliant bends.</q> <rj><qau>Tickell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scep`ter*el"late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a straight shaft with whorls of spines; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Spicule</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scep"ter*less</hw>, <hw>Scep"tre*less</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no scepter; without authority; powerless; <as>as, a <ex>scepterless</ex> king</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scep"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scep"tic*al</hw>, <hw>Scep"ti*cism</hw>, etc. }</mhw> <def>See <er>Skeptic</er>, <er>Skeptical</er>, <er>Skepticism</er>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scep"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a scepter; like a scepter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To discern; to perceive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Schade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shade; shadow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; English words now beginning with <xex>sh</xex>, like <xex>shade</xex>, were formerly often spelled with a <xex>c</xex> between the <xex>s</xex> and <xex>h</xex>; <xex>as</xex>, <xex>schade</xex>; <xex>schame</xex>; <xex>schape</xex>; <xex>schort</xex>, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Schah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Shah</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schap"pe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. dial. (Swiss), waste, impurity.]</ety> <def>A silk yarn or fabric made out of carded spun silk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schat"chen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish, fr. NHeb. <ets>shadkh&amacr;n</ets>, fr. <ets>sh&amacr;dakh</ets> to bring about a marriage, orig., to persuade.]</ety> <def>A person whose business is marriage brokage; a marriage broker, esp. among certain Jews.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sche"di*asm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; an extempore, fr. &unr_; to do offhand, &unr_; sudden, fr. &unr_; near.]</ety> <def>Cursory writing on a loose sheet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sched"ule</hw> <pr>(?; <it>in England commonly</it> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>c&eacute;dule</ets>, formerly also spelt <ets>schedule</ets>, L. <ets>schedula</ets>, dim. of scheda, scida, a strip of papyrus bark, a leaf of paper; akin to (or perh. from) Gr. &unr_; a tablet, leaf, and to L. <ets>scindere</ets> to cleave, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Schism</er>, and cf. <er>Cedule</er>.]</ety> <def>A written or printed scroll or sheet of paper; a document; especially, a formal list or inventory; a list or catalogue annexed to a larger document, as to a will, a lease, a statute, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- 2. Timetable, esp. a list of times at which a conveyance is expected to arrive or leave.     3. Program, a list of items which will occur during an event, usu. with the expected time for each item.     4. Agenda. --><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Catalogue; list; inventory. see <er>List</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Sched"ule</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form into, or place in, a schedule.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scheele's" green`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Scheelite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Green</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scheel"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Scheelium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scheel"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From C.W. <ets>Scheele</ets>, a Swedish chemist.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale yellowish color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schee"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. From C.W. <ets>Scheele</ets>, who discovered it.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The metal tungsten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scheik</hw> <pr>(sh&emacr;k <it>or</it>  sh&amacr;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sheik</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schel"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The powan.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sche"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Schemata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Schemas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[G. See <er>Scheme</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Kantian Philos.)</fld> <def>An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; <as>as, five dots in a line are a <ex>schema</ex> of the number five; a preceding and succeeding event are a <ex>schema</ex> of cause and effect</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sche*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. &unr_; pretended.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sche"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sch&eacute;matisme</ets> (cf. L. <ets>schematismos</ets> florid speech), fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form. See <er>Scheme</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>Combination of the aspects of heavenly bodies.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Particular form or disposition of a thing; an exhibition in outline of any systematic arrangement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sche"ma*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One given to forming schemes; a projector; a schemer.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sche"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sch&eacute;matiser</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>To form a scheme or schemes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scheme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>schema</ets> a rhetorical figure, a shape, figure, manner, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, form, shape, outline, plan, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to have or hold, to hold out, sustain, check, stop; cf. Skr. <ets>sah</ets> to be victorious, to endure, to hold out, AS. <ets>sige</ets> victory, G. <ets>sieg</ets>. <ets>Cf</ets>. <er>Epoch</er>, <er>Hectic</er>, <er>School</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The appearance and outward <qex>scheme</qex> of things.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Such a <qex>scheme</qex> of things as shall at once take in time and eternity.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Arguments . . . sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole <qex>scheme</qex> of moral philosophy.</q> <rj><qau>J. Edwards.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The Revolution came and changed his whole <qex>scheme</qex> of life.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A plan or theory something to be done; a design; a project; <as>as, to form a <ex>scheme</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The stoical <qex>scheme</qex> of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To draw an exact <qex>scheme</qex> of Constantinople, or a map of France.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A blue silk case, from which was drawn a <qex>scheme</qex> of nativity.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Plan; project; contrivance; purpose; device; plot.</syn>  -- <usage><er>Scheme</er>, <er>Plan</er>. <xex>Scheme</xex> and <xex>plan</xex> are subordinate to <xex>design</xex>; they propose modes of carrying our designs into effect. <xex>Scheme</xex> is the least definite of the two, and lies more in speculation. A <xex>plan</xex> is drawn out into details with a view to being carried into effect. As <xex>schemes</xex> are speculative, they often prove visionary; hence the opprobrious use of the words <xex>schemer</xex> and <xex>scheming</xex>. <xex>Plans</xex>, being more practical, are more frequently carried into effect.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>He forms the well-concerted <qex>scheme</qex> of mischief;<br/>
'T is fixed, 't is done, and both are doomed to death.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Artists and <qex>plans</qex> relieved my solemn hours;<br/>
I founded palaces, and planted bowers.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scheme</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Schemed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scheming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That wickedness which <qex>schemed</qex>, and executed, his destruction.</q> <rj><qau>G. Stuart.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scheme</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form a scheme or schemes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scheme"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of schemes or plans.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schem"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who forms schemes; a projector; esp., a plotter; an intriguer.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Schemers</qex> and confederates in guilt.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Schem"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Schem"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Schem"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A schemer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Waterland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Schene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>schoenus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; a rush, a reed, a land measure: cf. F. <ets>sch&egrave;ne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schenk"beer`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>schenkbier</ets>; <ets>schenken</ets> to pour out + <ets>bier</ets> beer; -- so called because put on draught soon after it is made.]</ety> <def>A mild German beer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scher"bet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sherbet</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scher"if</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sherif</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scher*zan"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a playful or sportive manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scher"zo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A playful, humorous movement, commonly in 3-4 measure, which often takes the place of the old minuet and trio in a sonata or a symphony.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sche"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to have or hold. See <er>Scheme</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habitude.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Norris.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him.</def> <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Schet"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Schet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. &unr_; holding back.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the habit of the body; constitutional.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Schie*dam"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Short for <ets>Schiedam schnapps</ets>.]</ety> <def>Holland gin made at Schiedam in the Netherlands.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schil"ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., play of colors.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals, as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence of minute inclusions in parallel position, and is sometimes of secondary origin.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Schiller spar</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>an altered variety of enstatite, exhibiting, in certain positions, a bronzelike luster.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Schil`ler*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The act or process of producing schiller in a mineral mass.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schil"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. See <er>Shilling</er>.]</ety> <def>Any one of several small German and Dutch coins, worth from about one and a half cents to about five cents.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schin`dy*le"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; a splitting into fragments.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schir"rhus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Scirrhus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scisme</ets>, OF. <ets>cisme</ets>, <ets>scisme</ets>, F. <ets>schisme</ets>, L. <ets>schisma</ets>, Gr. <grk>schi`sma</grk>, fr. <grk>schi`zein</grk> to split; akin to L. <ets>scindere</ets>, Skr. <ets>chid</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>shed</ets>, v.t. (which see); cf. <er>Rescind</er>, <er>Schedule</er>, <er>Zest</er>.]</ety> <def>Division or separation;</def> <specif>specifically</specif> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <def>permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Set bounds to our passions by reason, to our errors by truth, and to our <qex>schisms</qex> by charity.</q> <rj><qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Greek schism</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>the separation of the Greek and Roman churches.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Great schism</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Western schism</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <cd>a schism in the Roman church in the latter part of the 14th century, on account of rival claimants to the papal throne.</cd> -- <col><b>Schism act</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an act of the English Parliament requiring all teachers to conform to the Established Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schis"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a split, separation, Gr. <grk>schi`sma</grk>: cf. F. <ets>schisma</ets>. See <er>Schism</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Mus.)</fld> <def>An interval equal to half a comma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schis*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(s&ibreve_;z*m&abreve;t"&ibreve_;k; <it>so nearly all ortho&euml;pists</it>)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>schismaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>schismatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the nature of schism; tending to schism; <as>as, <ex>schismatic</ex> opinions or proposals</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schis*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who creates or takes part in schism; one who separates from an established church or religious communion on account of a difference of opinion.</def> &ldquo;They were popularly classed together as canting <xex>schismatics</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Heretic; partisan. See <er>Heretic</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Schis*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Schismatic</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Schis*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Schis*mat"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Schis"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Schismatized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Schismatizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>schismatiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To take part in schism; to make a breach of communion in the church.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schism"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from schism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schist</hw> <pr>(sh&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; divided, divisible, fr. &unr_; to divide: cf. F. <ets>schiste</ets>. See <er>Schism</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see <er>Foliation</er>) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are <xex>mica schist</xex>, and <xex>hornblendic schist</xex>, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schis*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a slate color.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schist"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Schistose.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Schis*tose"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <hw>Schist*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>schisteux</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to schist; having the structure of a schist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schis*tos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>schistosit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The quality or state of being schistose.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz"o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to split, cleave.]</ety> <def>A combining form denoting <xex>division</xex> or <xex>cleavage</xex>; <as>as, <ex>schizo</ex>genesis, reproduction by fission or cell division</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz"o*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Schizo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed one-seeded portions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz"o*c&oelig;le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Schizo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; hollow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Enteroc&oelig;le</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz`o*c&oelig;"lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a schizoc&oelig;le.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz`o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Schizo-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Reproduction by fission.</def> <rj><au>Haeckel.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz"og*nath</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Schizognathous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any bird with a schizognathous palate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schi*zog"na*th&aelig;</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The schizognathous birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schi*zog"na*thism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The condition of having a schizognathous palate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schi*zog"na*thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Schizo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; the jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schiz`o*my*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>, <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to split + &unr_;, -&unr_;, a fungus.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An order of <phylum>Schizophyta</phylum>, including the so-called fission fungi, or bacteria. See <er>Schizophyta</er>, in the Supplement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schiz`o*ne*mer"te*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Schizo-</er>, and <er>Nemertes</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of nemerteans comprising those having a deep slit along each side of the head. See <xex>Illust.</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schi"zont</hw> <pr>(sk&imacr;"z&obreve_;nt <it>or</it> sk&imacr;z"&obreve_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, p.pr., cleaving.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>In certain Sporozoa, a cell formed by the growth of a sporozoite or merozoite (in a cell or corpuscle of the host) which segment by superficial cleavage, without encystment or conjugation, into  merozoites.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz`o*pel"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Schizo-</ets> + Gr. <grk>pe`lma</grk> the sole of the foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the two flexor tendons of the toes entirely separate, and the <xex>flexor hallucis</xex> going to the first toe only.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz"o*phyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Schizo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a plant.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of a class of vegetable organisms, in the classification of Cohn, which includes all of the inferior forms that multiply by fission, whether they contain chlorophyll or not.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz"o*pod</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>one of the Schizopoda. Also used adjectively.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Schiz"o*pod</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <hw>Schi*zop"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a schizopod, or the Schizopoda.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schi*zop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>, <ety>[NL. See <er>Schizo-</er>, and <er>-poda</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of shrimplike Thoracostraca in which each of the thoracic legs has a long fringed upper branch (exopodite) for swimming.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schiz`o*rhi"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Schizo-</ets> + <ets>rhinal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the nasal bones separate.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the anterior nostrils prolonged backward in the form of a slit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schlich</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.; akin to LG. <ets>slick</ets> mud, D. <ets>slijk</ets>, MHG. <ets>sl&imacr;ch</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>slich</asp>, <asp>slick</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Schmel"ze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>schmelz</ets>, <ets>schmelzglas</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of glass of a red or ruby color, made in Bohemia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schnapps</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., a dram of spirits.]</ety> <def>Holland gin.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Schnei*de"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Discovered or described by C. V. <xex>Schneider</xex>, a German anatomist of the seventeenth century.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Schneiderian membrane</b></col>, <cd>the mucous membrane which lines the nasal chambers; the pituitary membrane.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schnor"rer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Yiddish, fr. G. <ets>schnurrer</ets>, fr. <ets>schnurren</ets> to hum, whir, hence, from the sound of the musical instrument used by strolling beggars, to beg.]</ety> <def>Among the Jews, a beggar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho*har"ie grit`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The formation belonging to the middle of the three subdivisions of the Corniferous period in the American Devonian system; -- so called from <etsep>Schoharie</etsep>, in New York, where it occurs. See the <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schol"ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scoler</ets>, AS. <ets>sc&omacr;lere</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scholaris</ets> belonging to a school, fr. <ets>schola</ets> a school. See <er>School</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who attends a school; one who learns of a teacher; one under the tuition of a preceptor; a pupil; a disciple; a learner; a student.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I am no breeching <qex>scholar</qex> in the schools.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One engaged in the pursuits of learning; a learned person; one versed in any branch, or in many branches, of knowledge; a person of high literary or scientific attainments; a savant.</def>  <rj><au>Shak. Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A man of books.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In English universities, an undergraduate who belongs to the foundation of a college, and receives support in part from its revenues.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Pupil; learner; disciple.</syn>  -- <usage><er>Scholar</er>, <er>Pupil</er>. <xex>Scholar</xex> refers to the instruction, and <xex>pupil</xex> to the care and government, of a teacher. A <xex>scholar</xex> is one who is under instruction; a <xex>pupil</xex> is one who is under the immediate and personal care of an instructor; hence we speak of a bright <xex>scholar</xex>, and an obedient <xex>pupil</xex>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>scholarit&eacute;</ets>, or LL.  <ets>scholaritas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Scholarship.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Schol"ar*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scholarly.</def> <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Schol"ar*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a scholar; <as>as, a <ex>scholarly</ex> essay or critique</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scholarly manner.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Schol"ar*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A man of my master's . . . great <qex>scholarship</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Literary education.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Any other house of <qex>scholarship</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of a student.</def>  <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Learning; erudition; knowledge.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho*las"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scholasticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to have leisure, to give lectures, to keep a school, from &unr_; leisure, a lecture, a school: cf. F. <ets>scholastique</ets>, <ets>scolastique</ets>. See <er>School</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; <as>as, <ex>scholastic</ex> manners or pride; <ex>scholastic</ex> learning</as>.</def> <rj><au>Sir K. Digby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see <er>Schoolman</er>); <as>as, <ex>scholastic</ex> divinity or theology; <ex>scholastic</ex> philosophy</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho*las"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>See the Note under <er>Jesuit</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho*las"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Scholastic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho*las"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scholastic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho*las"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy; scholastic formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The spirit of the old <qex>scholasticism</qex> . . . spurned laborious investigation and slow induction.</q> <rj><qau>J. P. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Scholium</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho"li*ast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; a scholium: cf. F. <ets>scoliate</ets>. See <er>Scholium</er>.]</ety> <def>A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No . . . quotations from Talmudists and <qex>scholiasts</qex> . . . ever marred the effect of his grave temperate discourses.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho`li*as"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a scholiast, or his pursuits.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho"li*aze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>To write scholia.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Schol"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scholicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See <er>School</er>.]</ety> <def>Scholastic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Hales.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scho"li*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>A scholium.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A judgment which follows immediately from another is sometimes called a corollary, or consectary . . . One which illustrates the science where it appears, but is not an integral part of it, is a <qex>scholion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Thomson (Laws of Thought).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Scholia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Scholiums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See <er>School</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A marginal annotation; an explanatory remark or comment; specifically, an explanatory comment on the text of a classic author by an early grammarian.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration or a train of reasoning.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scholium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scho"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <def>To write scholia; to annotate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>School</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>shoal</ets> a crowd; prob. confused with <ets>school</ets> for learning.]</ety> <def>A shoal; a multitude; <as>as, a <ex>school</ex> of fish</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scole</ets>, AS. <ets>sc&unr_;lu</ets>, L. <ets>schola</ets>, Gr. &unr_; leisure, that in which leisure is employed, disputation, lecture, a school, probably from the same root as &unr_;, the original sense being perhaps, a stopping, a resting. See <er>Scheme</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place for learned intercourse and instruction; an institution for learning; an educational establishment; a place for acquiring knowledge and mental training; <as>as, the <ex>school</ex> of the prophets</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Disputing daily in the <qex>school</qex> of one Tyrannus.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xix. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place of primary instruction; an establishment for the instruction of children; <as>as, a primary <ex>school</ex>; a common <ex>school</ex>; a grammar <ex>school</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As he sat in the <qex>school</qex> at his primer.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A session of an institution of instruction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How now, Sir Hugh! No <qex>school</qex> to-day?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the seminaries for teaching logic, metaphysics, and theology, which were formed in the Middle Ages, and which were characterized by academical disputations and subtilties of reasoning.</def><br/>
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<p><q>At Cambridge the philosophy of Descartes was still dominant in the <qex>schools</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honors are held.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An assemblage of scholars; those who attend upon instruction in a school of any kind; a body of pupils.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What is the great community of Christians, but one of the innumerable <qex>schools</qex> in the vast plan which God has instituted for the education of various intelligences?</q> <rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The disciples or followers of a teacher; those who hold a common doctrine, or accept the same teachings; a sect or denomination in philosophy, theology, science, medicine, politics, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let no man be less confident in his faith . . . by reason of any difference in the several <qex>schools</qex> of Christians.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age; <as>as, he was a gentleman of the old <ex>school</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Figuratively, any means of knowledge or discipline; <as>as, the <ex>school</ex> of experience</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Boarding school</b></col>, <col><b>Common school</b></col>, <col><b>District school</b></col>, <col><b>Normal school</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Boarding</er>, <er>Common</er>, <er>District</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>High school</b></col>, <cd>a free public school nearest the rank of a college.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> -- <col><b>School board</b></col>, <cd>a corporation established by law in every borough or parish in England, and elected by the burgesses or ratepayers, with the duty of providing public school accommodation for all children in their district.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>School committee</b></col>, <col><b>School board</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an elected committee of citizens having charge and care of the public schools in any district, town, or city, and responsible for control of the money appropriated for school purposes.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><!-- added "for" after "responsible", probably omitted inadvertently in original. --> -- <col><b>School days</b></col>, <cd>the period in which youth are sent to school.</cd> -- <col><b>School district</b></col>, <cd>a division of a town or city for establishing and conducting schools.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>Sunday school</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Sabbath school</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a school held on Sunday for study of the Bible and for religious instruction; the pupils, or the teachers and pupils, of such a school, collectively.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>School</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Schooled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Schooling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To train in an institution of learning; to educate at a school; to teach.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He's gentle, never <qex>schooled</qex>, and yet learned.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To tutor; to chide and admonish; to reprove; to subject to systematic discipline; to train.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It now remains for you to <qex>school</qex> your child,<br/>
And ask why God's Anointed be reviled.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The mother, while loving her child with the intensity of a sole affection, had <qex>schooled</qex> herself to hope for little other return than the waywardness of an April breeze.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>School"book`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A book used in schools for learning lessons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"boy`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boy belonging to, or attending, a school.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"dame`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <def>A schoolmistress.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something taught; precepts; schooling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>School"fel`low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One bred at the same school; an associate in school.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"girl`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A girl belonging to, or attending, a school.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house appropriated for the use of a school or schools, or for instruction.</def><!-- a building used for schooling, esp. one used as an elementary school; usu. small, and usu. constructed specifically for that purpose.   --><br/>
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<p><hw>School"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Instruction in school; tuition; education in an institution of learning; act of teaching.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Discipline; reproof; reprimand; <as>as, he gave his son a good <ex>schooling</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Compensation for instruction; price or reward paid to an instructor for teaching pupils.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>School</er> a shoal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Collecting or running in schools or shoals.</def><!-- used of fish --><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Schooling</qex> species like the herring and menhaden.</q> <rj><qau>G. B. Goode.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>School"ma'am</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A schoolmistress.</def> <mark>[Colloq.U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>School"maid`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A schoolgirl.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>School"man`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Schoolmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>One versed in the niceties of academical disputation or of school divinity.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>schoolmen</xex> were philosophers and divines of the Middle Ages, esp. from the 11th century to the Reformation, who spent much time on points of nice and abstract speculation. They were so called because they taught in the medi&aelig;val universities and schools of divinity.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>School"mas`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The man who presides over and teaches a school; a male teacher of a school.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let the soldier be abroad if he will; he can do nothing in this age. There is another personage abroad, -- a person less imposing, -- in the eyes of some, perhaps, insignificant. The <qex>schoolmaster</qex> is abroad; and I trust to him, armed with his primer, against the soldier in full military array.</q> <rj><qau>Brougham.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, disciplines and directs.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The law was our <qex>schoolmaster</qex>, to bring us unto Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Gal. iii. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>School"mate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pupil who attends the same school as another.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"mis`tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who governs and teaches a school; a female school-teacher.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"room`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A room in which pupils are taught.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"ship`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vessel employed as a nautical training school, in which naval apprentices receive their education at the expense of the state, and are trained for service as sailors. Also, a vessel used as a reform school to which boys are committed by the courts to be disciplined, and instructed as mariners.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>School"-teach`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who teaches or instructs a school.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>School"-teach`ing</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>School"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward school.</def> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Schoon"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See the Note below.  Cf. <er>Shun</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was called a <stype>topsail schooner</stype>. About 1840, longer vessels with three masts, fore-and-aft rigged, came into use, and since that time vessels with four masts and even with six masts, so rigged, are built. Schooners with more than two masts are designated <xex>three-masted schooners</xex>, <xex>four-masted schooners</xex>, etc. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><!-- since early in the 20th century, almost all ocean commerce has been conducted on motorized ships, and such sailing ships have survived primarily as historical curiosities, or as pleasure boats. --><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The first <xex>schooner</xex> ever constructed is said to have been built in Gloucester, Massachusetts, about the year 1713, by a Captain Andrew Robinson, and to have received its name from the following trivial circumstance: When the vessel went off the stocks into the water, a bystander cried out,&ldquo;O, how she <xex>scoons</xex>!&rdquo; Robinson replied, &ldquo; A <xex>scooner</xex> let her be;&rdquo; and, from that time, vessels thus masted and rigged have gone by this name. The word <xex>scoon</xex> is popularly used in some parts of New England to denote the act of making stones skip along the surface of water. The Scottish <xex>scon</xex> means the same thing. Both words are probably allied to the Icel. <xex>skunda</xex>, <xex>skynda</xex>, to make haste, hurry, AS. <xex>scunian</xex> to avoid, shun, Prov. E. <xex>scun</xex>. In the New England records, the word appears to have been originally written <xex>scooner</xex>. Babson, in his &ldquo;History of Gloucester,&rdquo; gives the following extract from a letter written in that place Sept. 25, 1721, by Dr. Moses Prince, brother of the Rev. Thomas Prince, the annalist of New England: &ldquo;This gentleman (Captain Robinson) was first contriver of <xex>schooners</xex>, and built the first of that sort about eight years since.&rdquo;</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Schoon"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.]</ety> <def>A large goblet or drinking glass, -- used for lager beer or ale.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Schorl</hw> <pr>(sh&ocirc;rl)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>sch&ouml;rl</ets>; cf. Sw. <ets>sk&ouml;rl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Black tourmaline.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>shorl</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Schor*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Partaking of the nature and character of schorl; resembling schorl.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schorl"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Schorlaceous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schorl"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; <as>as, <ex>schorly</ex> granite</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Schot"tish</hw>, <hw>Schot"tische</hw>  }</mhw>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>schottish</ets>, <ets>schotisch</ets> from G. <ets>schottisch</ets> Scottish, Scotch.]</ety> <def>A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be confounded with the <xex>&Eacute;cossaise</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schrei"bers*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named after Carl von <ets>Schreibers</ets>, of Vienna.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in steel-gray flexible folia. It contains iron, nickel, and phosphorus, and is found only in meteoric iron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schrode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Scrod</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schwann's" sheath`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So called from Theodor <ets>Schwann</ets>, a German anatomist of the 19th century.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The neurilemma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schwann's white" sub"stance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The substance of the medullary sheath.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Schwan"pan`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Chinese abacus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Schweit"zer*k&auml;"se</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>schweizerk&auml;se</ets> Swiss cheese.]</ety> <def>Gruy&egrave;re cheese.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Schwenk"feld`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Schwenk"feld`i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of a religious sect founded by Kaspar von Schwenkfeld, a Silesian reformer who disagreed with Luther, especially on the deification of the body of Christ.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*&aelig;"noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sci&aelig;na</ets> a kind of fish (fr. Gr. &unr_;) + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <fam>Sci&aelig;nid&aelig;</fam>, a family of carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre (<spn>Sciaena umbra</spn> or <spn>Sciaena aquila</spn>), and fish of the <stype>drum</stype> and <stype>croaker</stype> families.  The <stype>croaker</stype> is so called because it may make a croaking noise by use of its bladder; the <stype>Atlantic croaker</stype> (<spn>Micropogonias undulatus</spn>, formerly <spn>Micropogon undulatus</spn>) and the squeteague are a members of the croaker family, and the <stype>kingfish</stype> is a drum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"a*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sciagraphy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An old term for a vertical section of a building; -- called also <altname>sciagraphy</altname>. See <cref>Vertical section</cref>, under <er>Section</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phys.)</fld> <def>A radiograph.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>skiagraph</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci`a*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sciagraphique</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to sciagraphy.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Sci`a*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*ag"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; drawing in light and shade; &unr_; a shadow + &unr_; to delineate, describe: cf. F. <ets>sciagraphie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as they fall in nature.</def>  <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Sciagraph</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Radiography</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*am"a*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sciomachy</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sci`a*ther"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sci`a*ther"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; a sundial; &unr_; a shadow + &unr_; to hunt, to catch.]</ety> <def>Belonging to a sundial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Sci`a*ther"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>  <rj><au>J. Gregory.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>sciatique</ets>, LL. <ets>sciaticus</ets>, from L. <ets>ischiadicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Ischiadic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting, the hip; ischial; ischiatic; <as>as, the <ex>sciatic</ex> nerve, <ex>sciatic</ex> pains</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*at"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sciatique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sciatica.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*at"i*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See <cref>Ischiadic passion</cref>, under <er>Ischiadic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*at"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Sciatic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*at"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With, or by means of, sciatica.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scib"bo*leth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shibboleth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>scientia</ets>, fr. <ets>sciens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>scire</ets> to know.  Cf. <er>Conscience</er>, <er>Conscious</er>, <er>Nice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If we conceive God's sight or <qex>science</qex>, before the creation, to be extended to all and every part of the world, seeing everything as it is, . . . his <qex>science</qex> or sight from all eternity lays no necessity on anything to come to pass.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Shakespeare's deep and accurate <qex>science</qex> in mental philosophy.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All this new <qex>science</qex> that men lere [teach].</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Science</qex> is . . . a complement of cognitions, having, in point of form, the character of logical perfection, and in point of matter, the character of real truth.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Especially, such knowledge when it relates to the physical world and its phenomena, the nature, constitution, and forces of matter, the qualities and functions of living tissues, etc.; -- called also <altname>natural science</altname>, and <altname>physical science</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Voltaire hardly left a single corner of the field entirely unexplored in <qex>science</qex>, poetry, history, philosophy.</q> <rj><qau>J. Morley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any branch or department of systematized knowledge considered as a distinct field of investigation or object of study; <as>as, the <ex>science</ex> of astronomy, of chemistry, or of mind</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The ancients reckoned seven sciences, namely, grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy; -- the first three being included in the <xex>Trivium</xex>, the remaining four in the <xex>Quadrivium</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><q>Good sense, which only is the gift of Heaven,<br/>
And though no <qex>science</qex>, fairly worth the seven.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Art, skill, or expertness, regarded as the result of knowledge of laws and principles.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His <qex>science</qex>, coolness, and great strength.</q> <rj><qau>G. A. Lawrence.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Science</xex> is <xex>applied</xex> or <xex>pure</xex>. <xex>Applied science</xex> is a knowledge of facts, events, or phenomena, as explained, accounted for, or produced, by means of powers, causes, or laws. <xex>Pure science</xex> is the knowledge of these powers, causes, or laws, considered <xex>apart</xex>, or as pure from all applications. Both these terms have a similar and special signification when applied to the science of quantity; as, the <xex>applied</xex> and <xex>pure mathematics</xex>. <xex>Exact science</xex> is knowledge so systematized that prediction and verification, by measurement, experiment, observation, etc., are possible. The mathematical and physical sciences are called <xex>the exact sciences</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Comparative sciences</b></col>, <col><b>Inductive sciences</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Comparative</er>, and <er>Inductive</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Literature; art; knowledge.</syn>  -- <usage><er>Science</er>, <er>Literature</er>, <er>Art</er>. <xex>Science</xex> is literally <xex>knowledge</xex>, but more usually denotes a systematic and orderly arrangement of knowledge. In a more distinctive sense, <xex>science</xex> embraces those branches of knowledge of which the subject-matter is either ultimate principles, or facts as explained by principles or laws thus arranged in natural order. The term <xex>literature</xex> sometimes denotes all compositions not embraced under <xex>science</xex>, but usually confined to the <xex>belles-lettres</xex>. [See <er>Literature</er>.] <xex>Art</xex> is that which depends on practice and skill in performance. &ldquo;In <xex>science</xex>, <xex>scimus ut sciamus</xex>; in art, <xex>scimus ut producamus</xex>. And, therefore, <xex>science</xex> and <xex>art</xex> may be said to be investigations of truth; but one, <xex>science</xex>, inquires for the sake of knowledge; the other, <xex>art</xex>, for the sake of production; and hence <xex>science</xex> is more concerned with the higher truths, <xex>art</xex> with the lower; and <xex>science</xex> never is engaged, as <xex>art</xex> is, in productive application.  And the most perfect state of <xex>science</xex>, therefore, will be the most high and accurate inquiry; the perfection of <xex>art</xex> will be the most apt and efficient system of rules; art always throwing itself into the form of rules.&rdquo;</usage>  <rj><au>Karslake.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"ence</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Francis.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>sci"ence fic"tion</hw> <pr>(s&imacr;"&eitalic_;ns f&ibreve_;k"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>sci</ets>ence <ets>fi</ets>ction.]</ety> <def>A genre of fiction in which scientific and technological issues feature prominently, especially including scenarios in which speculative but unproven scientific advances are accepted as fact, and usually set at some time in the future, or in some distant region of the universe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sciens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Knowing; skillful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sci*en"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Knowingly; willfully.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*en"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>scientialis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scientia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or producing, science.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci`en*tif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>scientifique</ets>; L. <ets>scientia</ets> science + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to science; used in science; <as>as, <ex>scientific</ex> principles; <ex>scientific</ex> apparatus; <ex>scientific</ex> observations</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; <as>as, a <ex>scientific</ex> classification; a <ex>scientific</ex> arrangement of fossils</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science or systematic knowledge; <as>as, a <ex>scientific</ex> chemist; a <ex>scientific</ex> reasoner; a <ex>scientific</ex> argument</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Bossuet is as <qex>scientific</qex> in the structure of his sentences.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scientific method</b></col>, <cd>the method employed in exact science and consisting of: (<it>a</it>) Careful and abundant observation and experiment. (<it>b</it>) generalization of the results into formulated &ldquo;Laws&rdquo; and statements.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci`en*tif"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scientific.</def> <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci`en*tif"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scientific manner; according to the rules or principles of science.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is easier to believe than to be <qex>scientifically</qex> instructed.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"en*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one devoted to scientific study; a savant.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Twenty years ago I ventured to propose one [a name for the class of men who give their lives to scientific study] which has been slowly finding its way to general adoption; and the word <xex>scientist</xex>, though scarcely euphonious, has gradually assumed its place in our vocabulary.</note>  <rj><au>B. A. Gould (Address, 1869).</au></rj> <!-- MW10 gives 1834 as first ref. date. --><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Sci"-Fi"</hw>, <hw>sci"fi"</hw></mhw> <pr>(s&imacr;"f&imacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>sci</ets>ence <ets>fi</ets>ction.]</ety> <def>Science fiction; -- a common shortened form for the name of the literaray genre.  See <er>science fiction</er>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
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<p><hw>Scil"i*cet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>scire licet</ets> you may know.]</ety> <def>To wit; namely; videlicet; -- often abbreviated to <abbr>sc.</abbr>, or <abbr>ss.</abbr></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scil"la*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside extracted from squill (<spn>Scilla</spn>) as a light porous substance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scil"li*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scilitine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill (<gen>Scilla</gen>), and probably consisting of a complex mixture of several substances.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scim"i*ter</hw> , <hw>Scim"i*tar</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>cimeterre</ets>, cf. It. <ets>scimitarra</ets>, Sp. <ets>cimitarra</ets>; fr. Biscayan <ets>cimetarra</ets> with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. <ets>shimsh&imacr;r</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>cimeter</asp>, and <asp>scymetar</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A long-handled billhook. See <er>Billhook</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scimiter pods</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the immense curved woody pods of a leguminous woody climbing plant (<spn>Entada scandens</spn>) growing in tropical India and America. They contain hard round flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are made into boxes.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scin"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scincus</ets> a kind of lizard (fr. Gr. &unr_;) + <ets>-oid</ets>.  Cf. <er>Skink</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the family <fam>Scincid&aelig;</fam>, or skinks.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A scincoidian.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scin*coi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tribe of lizards including the skinks. See <er>Skink</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scin*coid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of lizards of the family <fam>Scincid&aelig;</fam> or tribe Scincoidea. The tongue is not extensile. The body and tail are covered with overlapping scales, and the toes are margined. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Skink</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scin"iph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scinifes</ets>, <ets>cinifes</ets>, or <ets>ciniphes</ets>, pl., Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Some kind of stinging or biting insect, as a flea, a gnat, a sandfly, or the like.</def>  <rj><au>Ex. viii. 17 (Douay version).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scink</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A skink.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scink</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slunk calf.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scin*til"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle.</def>  <rj><au>R. North.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scin"til*lant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scintillans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>scintillare</ets> to sparkle. See <er>Scintillate</er>.]</ety> <def>Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling.</def>  <rj><au>M. Green.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scin"til*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scintillated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scintillating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>scintillare</ets>, <ets>scintillatum</ets>, from <ets>scintilla</ets> a spark.  Cf. <er>Stencil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As the electrical globe only <qex>scintillates</qex> when rubbed against its cushion.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sparkle, as the fixed stars.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scin`til*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scintillatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scintillation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of scintillating.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spark or flash emitted in scintillating.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These <qex>scintillations</qex> are . . . the inflammable effluences discharged from the bodies collided.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scin"til*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scintillant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scin"til*lous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scintillant manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sciagraphy</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"o*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sciolist</er>.]</ety> <def>The knowledge of a sciolist; superficial knowledge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"o*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sciolus</ets>. See <er>Sciolous</er>.]</ety> <def>One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption of our modern <qex>sciolists</qex>, if their pride were not as great as their ignorance.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A master were lauded and <qex>sciolists</qex> shent.</q> <rj><qau>R. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci`o*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to sciolism, or a sciolist; partaking of sciolism; resembling a sciolist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"o*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scilus</ets>, dim. of <ets>scius</ets> knowing, fr. <ets>scire</ets> to know. See <er>Science</er>.]</ety> <def>Knowing superficially or imperfectly.</def>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*om"a*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; &unr_; a shadow + &unr_; battle: cf. F. <ets>sciomachie</ets>, <ets>sciamachie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scimachy</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Cowley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a shadow + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sciomance</ets>, <ets>sciamancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of shadows.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>cion</ets>, F. <ets>scion</ets>, probably from <ets>scier</ets> to saw, fr. L. <ets>secare</ets> to cut. Cf. <er>Section</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting.</def> <mark>[Formerly written also cion, and cyon.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a descendant; an heir; <as>as, a <ex>scion</ex> of a royal stock</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*op"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; shadow + &unr_; belonging to sight: cf. F. <ets>scioptique</ets>. See <er>Optic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called <xex>scioptic ball</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scioptic ball</b></col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the lens of a camera obscura mounted in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter so as to be readily turned, like the eye, to different parts of the landscape.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*op"ti*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Scioptic</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of magic lantern.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*op"tics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or process of exhibiting luminous images, especially those of external objects, in a darkened room, by arrangements of lenses or mirrors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci*op"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Scioptic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"ot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the island <etsep>Scio</etsep> (Chio or Chios).</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Scio.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Chiot</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci`o*ther"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>sciothericon</ets> a sundial. See <er>Sciatheric</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a sundial.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sciotheric telescope</b></col> <fld>(Dialing)</fld>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a horizontal dial, with a telescope attached to it, used for determining the time, whether of day or night.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Knowing; having knowledge.</def> &ldquo;Brutes may be and are <xex>scious</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sci`re fa"ci*as</hw> <pr>(s&imacr;`r&euptack_; f&amacr;"sh&ibreve_;*&abreve;s)</pr>. <ety>[L., do you cause to know.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record, or (as in the case of <xex>scire facias</xex> to repeal letters patent) why the record should not be annulled or vacated.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton. Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scir"rhoid</hw> <pr>(sk&ibreve_;r"roid)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scirrhus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling scirrhus.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scir*rhos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(sk&ibreve_;r*r&obreve_;s"&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid induration, as of a gland; state of being scirrhous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scir"rhous</hw> <pr>(sk&ibreve_;r"r&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>scirrhosus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus; indurated; knotty; <as>as, <ex>scirrhous</ex> affections; <ex>scirrhous</ex> disease</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>skirrhous</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Scir"rhus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Scirrhi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Scirrhuses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., from L. <ets>scirros</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, hard.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised.</def> <altsp>[Sometimes incorrectly written <asp>schirrus</asp>; written also <asp>skirrhus</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis`ci*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sciscitatio</ets>, fr. <ets>sciscitari</ets> to inquire, from <ets>sciscere</ets> to seek to know, v. incho. from <ets>scire</ets> to know.]</ety> <def>The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scindere</ets>, <ets>scissum</ets>, to cut, split.]</ety> <def>To cut; to penetrate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The wicked steel <qex>scised</qex> deep in his right side.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scissile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The clippings of metals made in various mechanical operations.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The slips or plates of metal out of which circular blanks have been cut for the purpose of coinage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scindere</ets>, <ets>scissum</ets>, to split.]</ety> <def>Capable of being cut or divided by a sharp instrument.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Scissel</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scissilis</ets>, fr. <ets>scindere</ets>, <ets>scissum</ets>, to cut, to split: cf. F. <ets>scissile</ets>. See <er>Schism</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scissio</ets>, fr. <ets>scindere</ets>, <ets>scissum</ets>, to cut, to split: cf. F. <ets>scission</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of dividing with an instrument having a sharp edge.</def> <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis`si*par"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scissus</ets> (p. p. of <ets>scindere</ets> to split) + <ets>parere</ets> to bring forth: cf. F. <ets>scissiparit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Reproduction by fission.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cut with scissors or shears; to prepare with the aid of scissors.</def>  <rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sors</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sisoures</ets>, OF. <ets>cisoires</ets> (cf. F. <ets>ciseaux</ets>), probably fr. LL. <ets>cisorium</ets> a cutting instrument, fr. L. <ets>caedere</ets> to cut.  Cf. <er>Chisel</er>, <er>Concise</er>. The modern spelling is due to a mistaken derivation from L. <ets>scissor</ets> one who cleaves or divides, fr. <ets>scindere</ets>, <ets>scissum</ets>, to cut, split.]</ety> <def>A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often called a <altname>pair of scissors</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>cisors</asp>, <asp>cizars</asp>, and <asp>scissars</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scissors grinder</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the European goatsucker.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sors*bill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Skimmer</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sors*tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tyrant flycatcher (<spn>Milvulus forficatus</spn>) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail.  It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sors-tailed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the outer feathers much the longest, the others decreasing regularly to the median ones.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scis"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scissura</ets>, from <ets>scindere</ets>, <ets>scissum</ets>, to cut, split.]</ety> <def>A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.</def>  <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scit`a*min"e*ous</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>scitamineosus</ets>, fr. <ets>Scitamineae</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scitamentum</ets> a delicacy, dainty.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (<ord>Scitamine&aelig;</ord>), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger, Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and arrowroot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"u*rine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>sciurien</ets>. See <er>Sciurus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Squirrel family.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A rodent of the Squirrel family.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sci"u*roid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sciurus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling the tail of a squirrel; -- generally said of branches which are close and dense, or of spikes of grass like barley.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sci`u*ro*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>sciurus</ets> squirrel + Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and others.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sci*u"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a squirrel, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Squirrel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of rodents comprising the common squirrels.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sclaff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sclaffed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sclaffing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Orig. uncert.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To scuff or shuffle along.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>To scrape the ground with the sole of the club, before striking the ball, in making a stroke.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sclaff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>To scrape (the club) on the ground, in a stroke, before hitting the ball; also, to make (a stroke) in that way.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sclaff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>  <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>The stroke made by one who sclaffs.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sclaun"dre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Slander.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sclav</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Sclave</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Slav</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sclav"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Slavic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sclav"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Slavism</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scla*vo"nian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Slavonian</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scla*von"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Slavonic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sclen"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Slender.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scler"a*go`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; hard + &unr_; a leading or training.]</ety> <def>Severe discipline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hacket.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scle*re"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Induration of the cellular tissue.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sclerema of adults</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Scleroderma</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>&Verbar;Sclerema neonatorum</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[NL., of the newborn]</ety>, <cd>an affection characterized by a peculiar hardening and rigidity of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues in the newly born. It is usually fatal. Called also <altname>skinbound disease</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*ren"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <ets>-enchyma</ets> as in <ets>parenchyma</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Vegetable tissue composed of short cells with thickened or hardened walls, as in nutshells and the gritty parts of a pear. See <er>Sclerotic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; By recent German writers and their English translators, this term is used for <altname>liber cells</altname>.</note>  <rj><au>Goodale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of Anthozoa, constituting the stony corals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scler`en*chym"a*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot. &amp; Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or composed of, sclerenchyma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*ren"chyme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sclerenchyma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scle*ri"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A morbid induration of the edge of the eyelid.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Induration of any part, including scleroderma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle"rite</hw> <pr>(skl&emacr;"r&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scle*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(skl&euptack_;*r&imacr;"t&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Sclerotitis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scler"o*base</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <grk>ba`sis</grk> base.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians; -- called also <altname>foot secretion</altname>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Gorgoniacea</er>, and <er>C&oelig;nenchyma</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scler`o*ba"sic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scler"o*derm</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <grk>de`rma</grk> skin: cf. F. <ets>scl&eacute;roderme</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (<spn>Sclerodermi</spn>) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, as the cowfish and the trunkfish.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the Sclerodermata.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Hardened, or bony, integument of various animals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scler`o*der"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scler`o*der"ma*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The stony corals; the Madreporaria.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scler`o*der"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scler`o*der"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having the integument, or skin, hard, or covered with hard plates.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the Sclerodermata.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scler`o*der"mite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The hard integument of Crustacea.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sclerenchyma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scler"o*gen</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The thickening matter of woody cells; lignin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*rog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Making or secreting a hard substance; becoming hard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle"roid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a hard texture, as nutshells.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scle*ro"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <ets>-oma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Induration of the tissues. See <er>Sclerema</er>, <er>Scleroderma</er>, and <er>Sclerosis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for determining with accuracy the degree of hardness of a mineral.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*rosed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with sclerosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. (&unr_;&unr_;, fr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Induration; hardening; especially, that form of induration produced in an organ by increase of its interstitial connective tissue.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Hardening of the cell wall by lignification.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Cerebro-spinal sclerosis</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an affection in which patches of hardening, produced by increase of the neuroglia and atrophy of the true nerve tissue, are found scattered throughout the brain and spinal cord. It is associated with complete or partial paralysis, a peculiar jerking tremor of the muscles, headache, and vertigo, and is usually fatal.  Formerly referred to as <altname>multiple sclerosis</altname>, <altname>disseminated sclerosis</altname>, <it>or</it> <altname>insular sclerosis</altname>, but now usually called only <altname>multiple sclerosis</altname>, or <altname>MS</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle`ro*skel"e*ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + E. <ets>skeleton</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the skeleton which is developed in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*ro"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Sclerotic.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The optic capsule; the sclerotic coat of the eye.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard: cf. F. <ets>scl&eacute;rotique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sclerotic parenchyma</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>sclerenchyma. By some writers a distinction is made, <xex>sclerotic parenchyma</xex> being applied to tissue composed of cells with the walls hardened but not thickened, and <xex>sclerenchyma</xex> to tissue composed of cells with the walls both hardened and thickened.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*rot"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scl&eacute;rotique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The sclerotic coat of the eye. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Eye</er> <sd>(d)</sd>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*rot"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle*rot"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Sclerotic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scler`o*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Sclerotic</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the sclerotic coat.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scle*ro"ti*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sclerotia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the <spn>Claviceps purpurea</spn>, which produces ergot.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scler"o*tome</hw> <pr>(skl&ebreve_;r"&ouptack_;*t&omacr;m <it>or</it> skl&emacr;r"&ouptack_;*t&omacr;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sklhro`s</grk> hard + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitions which separate the myotomes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scler`o*tom"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scle"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Hard; indurated; sclerotic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To prop; to scotch.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scob"by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The chaffinch.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scob"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scobs</ets>, or <ets>scobis</ets>, sawdust, scrapings + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scobiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of, or resembling, sawdust or raspings.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scobs</hw>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scobs</ets>, or <ets>scobis</ets>, fr. <ets>scabere</ets> to scrape.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Raspings of ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard substance.</def>  <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dross of metals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoff</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scof</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>schof</ets>, OHG. <ets>scoph</ets>, Icel. <ets>skaup</ets>, and perh. to E. <ets>shove</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With <qex>scoffs</qex>, and scorns, and contumelious taunts.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scoff</qex> of withered age and beardless youth.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoff</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scoffed</conjf> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scoffing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>skuffe</ets> to deceive, delude, Icel. <ets>skopa</ets> to scoff, OD. <ets>schoppen</ets>. See <er>Scoff</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with <xex>at</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,<br/>
And fools who came to <qex>scoff</qex>, remained to pray.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>God's better gift they <qex>scoff</qex> at and refuse.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To sneer; mock; gibe; jeer. See <er>Sneer</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>scoff</qex> religion is ridiculously proud and immodest.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoff"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scoffs.</def>  <rj><au>2 Pet. iii. 3.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoff"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of scoffing; scoffing conduct; mockery.</def>  <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoff"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scoffing manner.</def> <rj><au>Broome.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Poke (<spn>Phytolacca decandra</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Scoley</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scolded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scolding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Akin to D. <ets>schelden</ets>, G. <ets>schelten</ets>, OHG. <ets>sceltan</ets>, Dan. <ets>skielde</ets>.]</ety> <def>To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with <xex>at</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>scold</ex> at a servant</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever<br/>
I was forced to <qex>scold</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scold</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scold</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.</def><br/>
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<p><q>She is an irksome, brawling <qex>scold</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A scolding; a brawl.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scold"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who scolds.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill cries.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The old squaw.</def> <mark>[Local U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scold"ing</hw>, <def><pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> from <er>Scold</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scolding bridle</b></col>, <cd>an iron frame. See <er>Brank</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scold"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scolding manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>School.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sco*le"ci*da</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Scolex</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Helminthes</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scol"e*cite</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>skw`lhx</grk>, <grk>-hkos</grk>, a worm, earthworm.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also <altname>lime mesotype</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sco*le`co*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Scolex</er>, <er>-morphous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Scolecida</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sco"lex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scoleces</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>skw`lhx</grk> worm, grub.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Echinococcus</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the Scolecida.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco*ley"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>escoler</ets> to teach. See <er>School</er>.]</ety> <def>To go to school; to study.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sco`li*o"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>skolio`s</grk> crooked.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A lateral curvature of the spine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scol"i*thus</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>skw`lhx</grk> a worm + <grk>li`qos</grk> a stone.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scol"lop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Scallop</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scol`o*pa"cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scolopax</ets> a snipe, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <spn>Scolopacid&aelig;</spn>, or Snipe family.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scol`o*pen"dra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a kind of multiped, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See <er>Centiped</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sea fish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scol`o*pen"drine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scol"y*tid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>skoly`ptein</grk> to cut short.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of small bark-boring beetles of the genus <gen>Scolytus</gen> and allied genera. Also used adjectively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scom"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a mackerel, Gr. <grk>sko`mbros</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scom"ber*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scomb&eacute;ro&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Scombroid</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scom`bri*for"mes</hw> <pr>(sk&obreve_;m`br&ibreve_;*f&ocirc;r"m&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of fishes including the mackerels, tunnies, and allied fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scom"broid</hw> <pr>(sk&obreve_;m"broid)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scomber</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Any fish of the family <fam>Scombrid&aelig;</fam>, of which the mackerel (<gen>Scomber</gen>) is the type, and including the tuna (<gen>Thunnus</gen> and related genera).</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Scom"fish</hw> <pr>(sk&obreve_;m"f&ibreve_;sh <it>or</it> sk&ubreve;m"-)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To suffocate or stifle; to smother.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scom"fit</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;m"f&ibreve_;y)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>Discomfit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scomm</hw> <pr>(sk&obreve_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scomma</ets> a taunt, jeer, scoff, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to mock, scoff at.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A buffoon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flout; a jeer; a gibe; a taunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sconce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>schans</ets>, OD. <ets>schantse</ets>, perhaps from OF. <ets>esconse</ets> a hiding place, akin to <ets>esconser</ets> to hide, L. <ets>absconsus</ets>, <pos>p. p.</pos> of <ets>abscondere</ets>. See <er>Abscond</er>, and cf. <er>Ensconce</er>, <er>Sconce</er> a candlestick.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No <qex>sconce</qex> or fortress of his raising was ever known either to have been forced, or yielded up, or quitted.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.</def><br/>
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<p><q>One that . . . must raise a <qex>sconce</qex> by the highway and sell switches.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I must get a <qex>sconce</qex> for my head.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>To knock him about the <qex>sconce</qex> with a dirty shovel.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A poll tax; a mulct or fine.</def> <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <ety>[OF. <ets>esconse</ets> a dark lantern, properly, a hiding place. See Etymol. above.]</ety> <def>A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Tapers put into lanterns or <qex>sconces</qex> of several-colored, oiled paper, that the wind might not annoy them.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Golden <qex>sconces</qex> hang not on the walls.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A squinch.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A fragment of a floe of ice.</def> <rj><au>Kane.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <ety>[Perhaps a different word.]</ety> <def>A fixed seat or shelf.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sconce</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sconced</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sconcing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Immure him, <qex>sconce</qex> him, barricade him in 't.</q> <rj><qau>Marston.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mulct; to fine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scon"cheon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A squinch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cake, thinner than a bannock, made of wheat or barley or oat meal.</def> <altsp>[Written variously, <asp>scon</asp>, <asp>skone</asp>, <asp>skon</asp>, etc.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot.]</mark> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scope</ets>, of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. <ets>skopa</ets>, akin to D. <ets>schop</ets> a shovel, G. <ets>sch&uuml;ppe</ets>, and also to E. <ets>shove</ets>. See <er>Shovel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; <as>as, a flour <ex>scoop</ex>; the <ex>scoop</ex> of a dredging machine</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A spoon-shaped instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some had lain in the <qex>scoop</qex> of the rock.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>a quantity sufficient to fill a scoop; -- used especially for ice cream, dispensed with an ice cream scoop; <as>as, an ice cream cone with two <ex>scoops</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>an act of reporting (news, research results) before a rival; also called a <altname>beat</altname>.</def> <mark>[Newspaper or laboratory cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>news or information; <as>as, what's the <ex>scoop</ex> on John's divorce?</as>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scoop net</b></col>, <cd>a kind of hand net, used in fishing; also, a net for sweeping the bottom of a river.</cd> -- <col><b>Scoop wheel</b></col>, <cd>a wheel for raising water, having scoops or buckets attached to its circumference; a tympanum.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoop</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scooped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scooping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>scopen</ets>. See <er>Scoop</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>scooped</qex> the water from the crystal flood.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To empty by lading; <as>as, to <ex>scoop</ex> a well dry</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Those carbuncles the Indians will <qex>scoop</qex>, so as to hold above a pint.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoop</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to report a story first, before (a rival); to get a scoop, or a beat, on (a rival); -- used commonly in the passive; <as>as, we were <ex>scooped</ex></as>.  Also used in certain situations in scientific research, when one scientist or team of scientists reports their results before another who is working on the same problem.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoop"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, scoops.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The avocet; -- so called because it scoops up the mud to obtain food.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away.</def> <mark>[Colloq. &amp; Humorous, U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"pa*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom (<spn>Cytisus scoparius</spn>) accompanying sparte&iuml;ne.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"pate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scopae</ets>, <ets>scopa</ets>, a broom.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the surface closely covered with hairs, like a brush.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>-scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>skopo`s</grk> a watcher, spy. See <er>Scope</er>.]</ety> <def>A combining form usually signifying <xex>an instrument for viewing</xex> (with the eye) or <xex>observing</xex> (in any way); <as>as in micro<ex>scope</ex>, tele<ex>scope</ex>, alto<ex>scope</ex>, anemo<ex>scope</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>scopo</ets>, L. <ets>scopos</ets> a mark, aim, Gr. <grk>skopo`s</grk>, a watcher, mark, aim; akin to &unr_;, &unr_; to view, and perh. to E. <ets>spy</ets>. Cf. <er>Skeptic</er>, <er>Bishop</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object.</def> &ldquo;Shooting wide, do miss the marked <xex>scope</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Your <qex>scope</qex> is as mine own,<br/>
So to enforce or qualify the laws<br/>
As to your soul seems good.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scope</qex> of all their pleading against man's authority, is to overthrow such laws and constitutions in the church.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent; liberty; range of view, intent, or action.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Give him line and <qex>scope</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>In the fate and fortunes of the human race, <qex>scope</qex> is given to the operation of laws which man must always fail to discern the reasons of.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Excuse me if I have given too much <qex>scope</qex> to the reflections which have arisen in my mind.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An intellectual cultivation of no moderate depth or <qex>scope</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Extended area.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>scopes</xex> of land granted to the first adventurers.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir J. Davies.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Length; extent; sweep; <as>as, <ex>scope</ex> of cable</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- Scope, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To look at for the purpose of evaluation; usually with <ptcl>out</ptcl>; <as>as, to <ex>scope out</ex> the area as a camping site</as>.</def> --><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"pe*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Scopeloid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"pe*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Scopelus</ets>, typical genus (fr. Gr. &unr_; a headland) + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus <gen>Scopelus</gen>, or family <fam>Scopelod&aelig;</fam>, which includes many small oceanic fishes, most of which are phosphorescent.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any fish of the family <fam>Scopelid&aelig;</fam>.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco*pif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scopae</ets>, <ets>scopa</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Bearing a tuft of brushlike hairs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"pi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scopae</ets>, <ets>scopa</ets>, a broom + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a broom or besom.</def> &ldquo;Zeolite, stelliform or <xex>scopiform</xex>.&rdquo; <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"pi*ped</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scopae</ets>, <ets>scopa</ets>, a broom + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, a foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Scopuliped</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scop"pet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Scoop</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To lade or dip out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scops" owl`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[NL. <ets>scops</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; the little horned owl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus <gen>Scops</gen> having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl (<spn>Scops giu</spn>), and the American screech owl (<spn>S. asio</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scop"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scop"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>skwptiko`s</grk>, from <grk>skw`ptein</grk> to mock, to scoff at.]</ety> <def>Jesting; jeering; scoffing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Scop"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scop"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Scopulas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Scopul&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>scopulae</ets>, pl. a little broom.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders and used in the construction of the web.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scop"u*li*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scopulae</ets>, pl., a little broom (fr. <ets>scopae</ets> a broom) + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of bee which has on the hind legs a brush of hairs used for collecting pollen, as the hive bees and bumblebees.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scop"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scopulosus</ets>, fr. <ets>scopulus</ets> a rock, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Full of rocks; rocky.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor"bute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>scorbutus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scorbut</ets>. See <er>Scurvy</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Scurvy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Purchas.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scor*bu"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scor*bu"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scorbutique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; <as>as, a <ex>scorbutic</ex> person; <ex>scorbutic</ex> complaints or symptoms</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scor*bu"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scor*bu"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. See <er>Scorbute</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Scurvy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Barter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Scorse</er>.</see><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorch</hw> <pr>(sk&ocirc;rch)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scorched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scorching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>scorchen</ets>, probably akin to <ets>scorcnen</ets>; cf. Norw. <ets>skrokken</ets> shrunk up, <ets>skrekka</ets>, <ets>skr&ouml;kka</ets>, to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. <ets>skr&aring;kkla</ets> to wrinkle (see <er>Shrug</er>); but perhaps influenced by OF. <ets>escorchier</ets> to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F. <ets>&eacute;corcher</ets>, LL. <ets>excorticare</ets>; L. <ets>ex</ets> from + <ets>cortex</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, bark (cf. <er>Cork</er>); because the skin falls off when scorched.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; <as>as, to <ex>scorch</ex> linen</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Summer drouth or sing&egrave;d air<br/>
Never <qex>scorch</qex> thy tresses fair.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Lashed by mad rage, and <qex>scorched</qex> by brutal fires.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Power was given unto him to <qex>scorch</qex> men with fire.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. xvi. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The fire that <qex>scorches</qex> me to death.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your seedlings, to prevent the roots from <qex>scorching</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mortimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To burn or be burnt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter, which forthwith seemed to <qex>scorch</qex> into Hester's breast, as if it had been red hot.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scorch"er</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></wordforms></p>

<p><hw>scorch"er</hw> <def>a very hot day.</def> <mark>[Informal]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorch"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>sufficiently hot to cause scorching.</def><br/>
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<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Scorch"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Scorch"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Score</hw> <pr>(sk&omacr;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>scor</ets> twenty, fr. <ets>sceran</ets>, <ets>scieran</ets>, to shear, cut, divide; or rather the kindred Icel. <ets>skor</ets> incision, twenty, akin to Dan. <ets>skure</ets> a notch, Sw. <ets>sk&aring;ra</ets>. See <er>Shear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the <qex>score</qex> and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence, indebtedness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He parted well, and paid his <qex>score</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But left the trade, as many more<br/>
Have lately done on the same <qex>score</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hudibras.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>You act your kindness in Cydaria's <qex>score</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score or tally; hence, in <pluf>pl.</pluf>, a large number.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Amongst three or four <qex>score</qex> hogsheads.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>At length the queen took upon herself to grant patents of monopoly by <qex>scores</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A weight of twenty pounds.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The number of points gained by the contestants, or either of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A line drawn; a groove or furrow.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts.</def> <rj><au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>the grade received on an examination, such as those given in school or as a qualifying examination for a job or admission to school; -- it may be expressed as a percentage of answers which are correct, or as a number or letter; <as>as, a <ex>score</ex> of 98 in a civil service exam</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>In score</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>having all the parts arranged and placed in juxtaposition.</cd> <au>Smart.</au> -- <col><b>To quit scores</b></col>, <cd>to settle or balance accounts; to render an equivalent; to make compensation.</cd><br/>
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<q>Does not the earth <qex>quit scores</qex> with all the elements in the noble fruits that issue from it?</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Score</hw> <pr>(sk&omacr;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scored</conjf> <pr>(sk&omacr;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scoring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; <as>as, to <ex>score</ex> timber for hewing; to <ex>score</ex> the back with a lash</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let us <qex>score</qex> their backs.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A briar in that tangled wilderness<br/>
Had <qex>scored</qex> her white right hand.</q> <rj><qau>M. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; <as>as, to <ex>score</ex> a tally</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or account of; to set down; to record; to charge.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Madam, I know when,<br/>
Instead of five, you <qex>scored</qex> me ten.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Nor need I tallies thy dear love to <qex>score</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To engrave, as upon a shield.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To write down in proper order and arrangement; <as>as, to <ex>score</ex> an overture for an orchestra</as>. See <er>Score</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 9.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>To mark with parallel lines or scratches; <as>as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were <ex>scored</ex> in the drift epoch</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Score</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To keep the score in a game; to act as scorer.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>To make or count a point or points, as in a game; to tally.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>To run up a score, or account of dues.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <def>To succeed in finding a partner for sexual intercourse; to make a sexual conquest.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn>  <def>To purchase drugs illegally.</def> <mark>[slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, scores.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sco"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scori&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; dung, ordure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the reduction of metallic ores; dross.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"ri*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scoriaceous.</def> <rj><au>E. A. Poe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco`ri*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scoriac&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to scoria; like scoria or the recrement of metals; partaking of the nature of scoria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"rie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The young of any gull.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scaurie</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scorification</ets>. See <er>Scorify</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act, process, or result of scorifying, or reducing to a slag; hence, the separation from earthy matter by means of a slag; <as>as, the <ex>scorification</ex> of ores</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"ri*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One who, or that which, scorifies; specifically, a small flat bowl-shaped cup used in the first heating in assaying, to remove the earth and gangue, and to concentrate the gold and silver in a lead button.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"ri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In the form of scoria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"ri*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scorified</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scorifying</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Scoria</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scorifier</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Scoriaceous.</def> <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorn</hw> <pr>(sk&ocirc;rn)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scorn</ets>, <ets>scarn</ets>, <ets>scharn</ets>, OF. <ets>escarn</ets>, <ets>escharn</ets>, <ets>eschar</ets>, of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>skern</ets> mockery, <ets>skern&omacr;n</ets> to mock; but cf. also OF. <ets>escorner</ets> to mock.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Scorn</qex> at first makes after love the more.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And wandered backward as in <qex>scorn</qex>,<br/>
To wait an &aelig;on to be born.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act or expression of extreme contempt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Every sullen frown and bitter <qex>scorn</qex><br/>
But fanned the fuel that too fast did burn.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, a <qex>scorn</qex> and a derision to them that are round about us.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xliv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To think scorn</b></col>, <cd>to regard as worthy of scorn or contempt; to disdain.</cd> &ldquo;He <xex>thought scorn</xex> to lay hands on Mordecai alone.&rdquo; <au>Esther iii. 6.</au> -- <col><b>To laugh to scorn</b></col>, <cd>to deride; to make a mock of; to ridicule as contemptible.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Contempt; disdain; derision; contumely; despite; slight; dishonor; mockery.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorn</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scorned</conjf> <pr>(sk&ocirc;rnd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scoring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>scornen</ets>, <ets>scarnen</ets>, <ets>schornen</ets>, OF. <ets>escarnir</ets>, <ets>escharnir</ets>. See <er>Scorn</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>scorn</qex> thy meat; 't would choke me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This my long sufferance, and my day of grace,<br/>
Those who neglect and <qex>scorn</qex> shall never taste.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We <qex>scorn</qex> what is in itself contemptible or disgraceful.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His fellow, that lay by his bed's side,<br/>
Gan for to laugh, and <qex>scorned</qex> him full fast.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To taunt and <qex>scorn</qex> you thus opprobriously.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To contemn; despise; disdain. See <er>Contemn</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorn</hw> <pr>(sk&ocirc;rn)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He said mine eyes were black and my hair black,<br/>
And, now I am remembered, <qex>scorned</qex> at me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorn"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scorns; a despiser; a contemner; specifically, a scoffer at religion.</def> &ldquo;Great <xex>scorners</xex> of death.&rdquo; <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Surely he scorneth the <qex>scorners</qex>: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. iii. 34.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorn"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Scornful</qex> of winter's frost and summer's sun.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Dart not <qex>scornful</qex> glances from those eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Treated with scorn; exciting scorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scornful</qex> mark of every open eye.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Contemptuous; disdainful; contumelious; reproachful; insolent.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Scorn"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Scorn"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorn"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deserving scorn; paltry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor"o*dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>scorodit</ets>; -- so called in allusion to its smell under the blowpipe, from Gr. &unr_; garlic.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic crystals. It is a hydrous arseniate of iron.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>skorodite</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor*p&aelig;"noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Scorpaena</ets>, a typical genus (see <er>Scorpene</er>) + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the family <fam>Scorp&aelig;nid&aelig;</fam>, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. <altsp>[Written also <asp>scorp&aelig;nid</asp>.]</altsp> See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Rockfish</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor"pene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>scorp&egrave;ne</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scorpaena</ets> a kind of fish, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marine food fish of the genus <gen>Scorp&aelig;na</gen>, as the European hogfish (<spn>S. scrofa</spn>), and the California species (<spn>S. guttata</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Scauper</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scor"pi*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scorpiones</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A scorpion.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [&scorpius_;] in almanacs.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scor`pi*o"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Scorpiones</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scor"pi*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scor`pi*oid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a scorpion + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion's tail.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor"pi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>scorpio</ets>, <ets>scorpius</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, perhaps akin to E. <ets>sharp</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order <ord>Scorpiones</ord>, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New Worlds.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The pine or gray lizard (<spn>Sceloporus undulatus</spn>).</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The scorpene.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A painful scourge.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with <qex>scorpions</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings xii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A sign and constellation. See <er>Scorpio</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Book scorpion</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Book</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>False scorpion</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>False</er>, and <cref>Book scorpion</cref>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Scorpion bug</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Water scorpion</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Nepa</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scorpion fly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a neuropterous insect of the genus <gen>Panorpa</gen>. See <er>Panorpid</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scorpion grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <gen>Myosotis</gen>. <spn>M. palustris</spn> is the forget-me-not.</cd> -- <col><b>Scorpion senna</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub (<spn>Coronilla Emerus</spn>) having a slender joined pod, like a scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.</cd> -- <col><b>Scorpion shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any shell of the genus Pteroceras. See <er>Pteroceras</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scorpion spiders</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of the Pedipalpi.</cd> -- <col><b>Scorpion's tail</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any plant of the leguminous genus <gen>Scorpiurus</gen>, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also called <altname>caterpillar</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scorpion's thorn</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a thorny leguminous plant (<spn>Genista Scorpius</spn>) of Southern Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>The Scorpion's Heart</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the star Antares in the constellation Scorpio.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scor`pi*o"nes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of arachnids comprising the scorpions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scor`pi*o*nid"e*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Scorpiones</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor"pi*on*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A leguminous plant (<spn>Ornithopus scorpioides</spn>) of Southern Europe, having slender curved pods.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorse</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>scorsa</ets> a course, and E. <ets>discourse</ets>.]</ety> <def>Barter; exchange; trade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And recompensed them with a better <qex>scorse</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>scourse</ets>, and <ets>scoss</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To barter or exchange.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To chase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scorse</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To deal for the purchase of anything; to practice barter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scor"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scortator</ets> a fornicator, from <ets>scortari</ets> to fornicate, <ets>scortum</ets> a prostitute.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to lewdness or fornication; lewd.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name for a horse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>Skoti</ets>, pl., AS. <ets>Scotta</ets>, pl. <ets>Skottas</ets>, <ets>Sceottas</ets>.]</ety> <def>A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scotsman, or Scotchman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>skot</ets>; or OF. <ets>escot</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;cot</ets>, LL. <ets>scottum</ets>, <ets>scotum</ets>, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. <ets>scot</ets>, and E. <ets>shot</ets>, <ets>shoot</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>sce&oacute;tan</ets> to shoot, to contribute. See <er>Shoot</er>, and cf. <er>Shot</er>.]</ety> <def>A portion of money assessed or paid; a tax or contribution; a mulct; a fine; a shot.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scot and lot</b></col>, <cd>formerly, a parish assessment laid on subjects according to their ability.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <au>Cowell.</au> <cd>Now, a phrase for obligations of every kind regarded collectivelly.</cd><br/>
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<q>Experienced men of the world know very well that it is best to pay <qex>scot and lot</qex> as they go along.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj> </cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scot"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scot"ale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scot</ets> + <ets>ale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear of his displeasure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scottish</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scotch broom</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the <spn>Cytisus scoparius</spn>. See <er>Broom</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Scotch dipper</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Scotch duck</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the bufflehead; -- called also <altname>Scotch teal</altname>, and <altname>Scotchman</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scotch fiddle</b></col>, <cd>the itch.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> <au>Sir W. Scott.</au> -- <col><b>Scotch mist</b></col>, <cd>a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.</cd> -- <col><b>Scotch nightingale</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the sedge warbler.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Scotch pebble</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>pebble</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scotch pine</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Riga fir</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scotch thistle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of thistle (<spn>Onopordon acanthium</spn>); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Collectively, the people of Scotland.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scotched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scotching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>scote</ets> a prop, and Walloon <ets>ascot</ets> a prop, <ets>ascoter</ets> to prop, F. <ets>accoter</ets>, also Armor. <ets>skoaz</ets> the shoulder, <ets>skoazia</ets> to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W. <ets>ysgwydd</ets> a shoulder, <ets>ysgwyddo</ets> to shoulder. Cf. <er>Scoat</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scoatch</asp>, <asp>scoat</asp>.]</altsp> <def>To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; <as>as, a <ex>scotch</ex> for a wheel or a log on inclined ground</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Probably the same word as <ets>scutch</ets>; cf. Norw. <ets>skoka</ets>, <ets>skoko</ets>, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E. <ets>shake</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cut superficially; to wound; to score.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We have <qex>scotched</qex> the snake, not killed it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scotched collops</b></col> <fld>(Cookery)</fld>, <cd>a dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments; -- called also <altname>Scotch collops</altname>.</cd> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scotcht collops</asp>.]</altsp></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slight cut or incision; a score.</def> <rj><au>Walton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch"-hop`per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Hopscotch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scotchmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.</def> <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch rite</hw>. <fld>(Freemasonry)</fld> <def>The ceremonial observed by one of the <col><b>Masonic systems</b></col>, called in full the <altname>Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite</altname>; also, the system itself, which confers thirty-three degrees, of which the first three are nearly identical with those of the York rite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scotch terrier</hw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a breed of small terriers with long, rough hair.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>scote</ets> to plow up.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus <gen>Oidemia</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The European scoters are <styp><spn>Oidemia nigra</spn></styp>, called also <altname>black duck</altname>, <altname>black diver</altname>, <altname>surf duck</altname>; and the velvet, or double, scoter (<styp><spn>O. fusca</spn></styp>). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter (<spn>O. Deglandi</spn>), called also <altname>velvet duck</altname>, <altname>white-wing</altname>, <altname>bull coot</altname>, <altname>white-winged coot</altname>; the black scoter (<spn>O. Americana</spn>), called also <altname>black coot</altname>, <altname>butterbill</altname>, <altname>coppernose</altname>; and the surf scoter, or surf duck (<spn>O. perspicillata</spn>), called also <altname>baldpate</altname>, <altname>skunkhead</altname>, <altname>horsehead</altname>, <altname>patchhead</altname>, <altname>pishaug</altname>, and <xex>spectacled coot</xex>. These birds are collectively called also <altname>coots</altname>. The females and young are called <xex>gray coots</xex>, and <xex>brown coots</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot"-free"</hw> <pr><mark>[?]</mark></pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from payment of scot; untaxed; hence, unhurt; clear; safe.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Do as much for this purpose, and thou shalt pass <qex>scot-free</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Then young Hay escaped <qex>scot-free</qex> to Holland.</q> <rj><qau>A. Lang.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To clothe or cover up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sco"ti*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>skoti`a</grk> darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from <grk>sko`tos</grk> darkness.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"ti*a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Scotland</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>O <qex>Scotia</qex>! my dear, my native soil!</q> <rj><qau>Burns.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of (Joannes) Duns <etsep>Scotus</etsep>, the Franciscan scholastic (<it>d.</it> 1308), who maintained certain doctrines in philosophy and theology, in opposition to the <contr>Thomists</contr>, or followers of Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican scholastic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sko`tos</grk> darkness + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for writing in the dark, or without seeing.</def> <rj><au>Maunder.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Sco*to"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Scotomy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>scotomia</ets>, from Gr. &unr_; dizziness, fr. &unr_; to darken, fr. <grk>sko`tos</grk> darkness: cf. F. <ets>scotomie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dizziness with dimness of sight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sco"to*scope</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>sko`tos</grk> darkness + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Pepys.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scots</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For older <ets>Scottis</ets> Scottish. See <er>Scottish</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; <as>as, <ex>Scots</ex> law; a pound <ex>Scots</ex> (1s. 8d.)</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scots"man</hw> <pr>(-m<it>a</it>n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Scotchman</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot"ter*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That, in short, in which the <qex>Scotticism</qex> of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis.</q> <rj><qau>Masson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot"ti*cize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot"tish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Scot</er> a Scotchman: cf. AS. <ets>Scyttisc</ets>, and E. <er>Scotch</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Scots</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; <as>as, <ex>Scottish</ex> industry or economy; a <ex>Scottish</ex> chief; a <ex>Scottish</ex> dialect</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scot"tish ter"ri*er</hw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <cref>Scotch terrier</cref>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoun"drel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably from Prov. E. &amp; Scotch <ets>scunner</ets>, <ets>scouner</ets>, to loathe, to disgust, akin to AS. <ets>scunian</ets> to shun. See <er>Shun</er>.]</ety> <def>A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Go, if your ancient, but ignoble blood<br/>
Has crept through <qex>scoundrels</qex> ever since the flood.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoun"drel</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Low; base; mean; unprincipled.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoun"drel*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively; the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels.</def> <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scoun"drel*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practices or conduct of a scoundrel; baseness; rascality.</def> <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scour</hw> <pr>(skour)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scoured</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scouring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Akin to LG. <ets>sch&uuml;ren</ets>, D. <ets>schuren</ets>, <ets>schueren</ets>, G. <ets>scheuern</ets>, Dan. <ets>skure</ets>; Sw. <ets>skura</ets>; all possibly fr. LL. <ets>escurare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ex</ets> + <ets>curare</ets> to take care. Cf. <er>Cure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To purge; <as>as, to <ex>scour</ex> a horse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with <xex>off</xex> or <xex>away</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask,<br/>
Which, washed away, shall <qex>scour</qex> my shame with it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Perhaps a different word; cf. OF. <ets>escorre</ets>, <ets>escourre</ets>, It. <ets>scorrere</ets>, both fr. L. <ets>excurrere</ets> to run forth. Cf. <er>Excursion</er>.]</ety> <def>To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; <as>as, to <ex>scour</ex> the coast</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not so when swift Camilla <qex>scours</qex> the plain.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.</def></p>

<p><q>If my neighbor ought to <qex>scour</qex> a ditch.</q>  <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scouring barrel</b></col>, <cd>a tumbling barrel. See under <er>Tumbling</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scouring cinder</b></col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>a basic slag, which attacks the lining of a shaft furnace.</cd> <au>Raymond.</au> -- <col><b>Scouring rush</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Dutch rush</cref>, under <er>Dutch</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scouring stock</b></col> <fld>(Woolen Manuf.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of fulling mill.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scour</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To clean anything by rubbing.</def> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cleanse anything.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Warm water is softer than cold, for it <qex>scoureth</qex> better.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be purged freely; to have a diarrh&oelig;a.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.</def><br/>
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<p><q>So four fierce coursers, starting to the race,<br/>
<qex>Scour</qex> through the plain, and lengthen every pace.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scour</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Diarrh&oelig;a or dysentery among cattle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of scouring.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.</def></p>

<p><q>If you catch the two sole denizens [trout] of a particular <qex>scour</qex>, you will find another pair installed in their place to-morrow.</q>  <rj><qau>Grant Allen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scour"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Refuse water after scouring.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scour"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, scours.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In those days of highwaymen and <qex>scourers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scourge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>escourg&eacute;e</ets>, fr. L. <ets>excoriata</ets> (sc. <ets>scutica</ets>) a stripped off (lash or whip), fr. <ets>excoriare</ets> to strip, to skin. See <er>Excoriate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Up to coach then goes<br/>
The observed maid, takes both the <qex>scourge</qex> and reins.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Sharp <qex>scourges</qex> of adversity.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>What <qex>scourge</qex> for perjury<br/>
Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scourge</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scourged</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scourging</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Scourge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>: cf. OF. <ets>escorgier</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To whip severely; to lash.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Is it lawful for you to <qex>scourge</qex> a . . . Roman?</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and <qex>scourgeth</qex> every son whom he receiveth.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. xii. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To harass or afflict severely.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>scourge</qex> and impoverish the people.</q> <rj><qau>Brougham.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scour"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The West must own the <qex>scourger</qex> of the world.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scourse</hw> <pr>(sk&omacr;rs)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Scorse</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scouse</hw> <pr>(skous)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A sailor's dish. Bread <ex>scouse</ex> contains no meat; lob<ex>scouse</ex> contains meat, etc. See <er>Lobscouse</er>.</def> <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scout</hw> <pr>(skout)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>sk&umacr;ta</ets> a small craft or cutter.]</ety> <def>A swift sailing boat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>So we took a <qex>scout</qex>, very much pleased with the manner and conversation of the passengers.</q> <rj><qau>Pepys.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scout</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>sk&umacr;ta</ets> to jut out. Cf. <er>Scout</er> to reject.]</ety> <def>A projecting rock.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scout</hw> <pr>(skout)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>sk&umacr;ta</ets> a taunt; cf. Icel. <ets>sk&umacr;ta</ets> to jut out, <ets>skota</ets> to shove, <ets>skj&omacr;ta</ets> to shoot, to shove. See <er>Shoot</er>.]</ety> <def>To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; <as>as, to <ex>scout</ex> an idea or an apology</as>.</def> &ldquo;Flout 'em and <xex>scout</xex> 'em.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scout</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escoute</ets> scout, spy, fr. <ets>escouter</ets>, <ets>escolter</ets>, to listen, to hear, F. <ets>&eacute;couter</ets>, fr. L. <ets>auscultare</ets>, to hear with attention, to listen to. See <er>Auscultation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Scouts</qex> each coast light-arm&egrave;d scour,<br/>
Each quarter, to descry the distant foe.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a <xex>gyp</xex>; and at Dublin, a <xex>skip</xex>.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>A fielder in a game for practice.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of scouting or reconnoitering.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>While the rat is on the <qex>scout</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A boy scout or girl scout (which see, above).</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Scout</er>, <er>Spy</er>.</syn> -- <usage>In a military sense a <xex>scout</xex> is a soldier who does duty in his proper uniform, however hazardous his adventure. A <xex>spy</xex> is one who in disguise penetrates the enemies' lines, or lurks near them, to obtain information.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Scout</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scouted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scouting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Take more men,<br/>
And <qex>scout</qex> him round.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; <as>as, to <ex>scout</ex> a country</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scout</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With obscure wing<br/>
<qex>Scout</qex> far and wide into the realm of night.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scov"el</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;v"'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escouve</ets>, <ets>escouvette</ets>, broom, L. <ets>scopae</ets>, or cf. W. <ets>ysgubell</ets>, dim. of <ets>ysgub</ets> a broom.]</ety> <def>A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scow</hw> <pr>(skou)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>schouw</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scow</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To transport in a scow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scowl</hw> <pr>(skoul)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scowled</conjf> <pr>(skould)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scowling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Akin to Dan. <ets>skule</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>skolla</ets> to skulk, LG. <ets>schulen</ets> to hide one's self, D. <ets>schuilen</ets>, G. <ets>schielen</ets> to squint, Dan. <ets>skele</ets>, Sw. <ets>skela</ets>, AS. <ets>sceolh</ets> squinting. Cf. <er>Skulk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.</def><br/>
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<p><q>She <qex>scowled</qex> and frowned with froward countenance.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>scowling</xex> heavens.&rdquo; <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scowl</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To express by a scowl; <as>as, to <ex>scowl</ex> defiance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scowl</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With solemn phiz, and critic <qex>scowl</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lloyd.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect.</def> <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A ruddy storm, whose <qex>scowl</qex><br/>
Made heaven's radiant face look foul.</q> <rj><qau>Crashaw.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scowl"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scowling manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrab"bed eggs`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[CF. <er>Scramble</er>.]</ety> <def>A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper.</def> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrab"ble</hw> <pr>(skr&abreve;b"b'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrabbled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scrabbling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>scrape</ets>. Cf. <er>Scramble</er>, <er>Scrawl</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; <as>as, to <ex>scrabble</ex> up a cliff or a tree</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to <qex>scrabble</qex> on his way.</q> <rj><qau>Bunyan.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl.</def><br/>
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<p><q>David . . . <qex>scrabbled</qex> on the doors of the gate.</q> <rj><qau>1. Sam. xxi. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrab"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; <as>as, to <ex>scrabble</ex> paper</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrab"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scra"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scrabble</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Manx shearwater.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The black guillemot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scraf"fle</hw> <pr>(skr&abreve;f"f'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scramble</er>: cf. OD. <ets>schraeffelen</ets> to scrape.]</ety> <def>To scramble or struggle; to wrangle; also, to be industrious.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag</hw> <pr>(skr&abreve;g)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. dial. Sw. <ets>skraka</ets> a great dry tree, a long, lean man, Gael. <ets>sgreagach</ets> dry, shriveled, rocky. See <er>Shrink</er>, and cf. <er>Scrog</er>, <er>Shrag</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Lady MacScrew, who . . . serves up a <qex>scrag</qex> of mutton on silver.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A rawboned person.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark> <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A ragged, stunted tree or branch.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scrag whale</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a North Atlantic whalebone whale (<spn>Agaphelus gibbosus</spn>). By some it is considered the young of the right whale.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scrag</er>.]</ety> <def>To seize, pull, or twist the neck of; specif., to hang by the neck; to kill by hanging.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></p>

<p><q>An enthusiastic mob will <qex>scrag</qex> me to a certainty the day war breaks out.</q>  <rj><qau>Pall Mall Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag"ged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; <as>as, a <ex>scragged</ex> backbone</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lean and rough; scraggy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag"ged*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of being scragged.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag"gi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scraggy manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag"gi*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being scraggy; scraggedness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Scragger</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Scraggiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rough with irregular points; scragged.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>scraggy</xex> rock.&rdquo; <rj><au>J. Philips.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lean and rough; scragged.</def> &ldquo;His sinewy, <xex>scraggy</xex> neck.&rdquo; <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Scraggy</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrag"-necked`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a scraggy neck.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram</hw> <pr>(skr&abreve;m)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrammed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scramming</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>to leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram</hw> <pr>(skr&abreve;m)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrammed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scramming</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram</hw> <pr>(skr&abreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the rapid shut down of a nuclear reactor, as in an emergency.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrambled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scrambling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Freq. of Prov. E. <ets>scramb</ets> to rake together with the hands, or of <ets>scramp</ets> to snatch at. cf. <er>Scrabble</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; <as>as, to <ex>scramble</ex> up a cliff; to <ex>scramble</ex> over the rocks</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Of other care they little reckoning make,<br/>
Than how to <qex>scramble</qex> at the shearer's feast.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To collect by scrambling; <as>as, to <ex>scramble</ex> up wealth</as>.</def> <rj><au>Marlowe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; <as>as, a <ex>scramble</ex> for office</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and increases the <qex>scramble</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram"bled eggs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Eggs of which the whites and yolks are stirred together while cooking, or eggs beaten slightly, often with a little milk, and stirred while cooking.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who scrambles; one who climbs on all fours.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A greedy and unceremonious contestant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scram"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scram"bling*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q>A huge old <qex>scrambling</qex> bedroom.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scranch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scranched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scranching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>schransen</ets> to eat greedily, G. <ets>schranzen</ets>. Cf. <er>Crunch</er>, <er>Scrunch</er>.]</ety> <def>To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrank"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Thin; lean.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scran"nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scrawny</er>.]</ety> <def>Slight; thin; lean; poor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Grate on their <qex>scrannel</qex> pipes of wretched straw.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scran"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scrannel</er>.]</ety> <def>Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrap</hw> <pr>(skr&abreve;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scrappe</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>skrap</ets> trifle, cracking. See <er>Scrape</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I have no materials -- not a <qex>scrap</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; <as>as, pork <ex>scraps</ex></as>.</def><!-- original had "trying out". __ apparently a misprint in original --><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Same as <cref>Scrap iron</cref>, below.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- 5. Manufactured objects or parts useful only for reprocessing, esp. metal objects. --><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scrap forgings</b></col>, <cd>forgings made from wrought iron scrap.</cd> -- <col><b>Scrap iron</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also <altname>wrought-iron scrap</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the foundry; -- called also <altname>foundry scrap</altname>, or <altname>cast scrap</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrap"book`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blank book in which extracts cut from books and papers may be pasted and kept.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrape</hw> <pr>(skr&amacr;p)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scraped</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scraping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>skrapa</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>skrapa</ets>, Dan. <ets>skrabe</ets>, D. <ets>schrapen</ets>, <ets>schrabben</ets>, G. <ets>schrappen</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>sharp</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; <as>as, to <ex>scrape</ex> a bone with a knife; to <ex>scrape</ex> a metal plate to an even surface</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).</def><br/>
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<p><q>I will also <qex>scrape</qex> her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.</q> <rj><qau>Ezek. xxvi. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by <xex>together</xex> or <xex>up</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>scrape</ex> money together</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The prelatical party complained that, to swell a number the nonconformists did not choose, but <qex>scrape</qex>, subscribers.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with <xex>down</xex>.</def> <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To scrape acquaintance</b></col>, <cd>to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction.</cd> <rj><au>Farquhar.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><q>He tried to <qex>scrape acquaintance</qex> with her, but failed ignominiously.</q> <rj><qau>G. W. Cable.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrape</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; <as>as, he <ex>scraped</ex> and saved until he became rich</as>.</def> &ldquo;[Spend] their <xex>scraping</xex> fathers' gold.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrape</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; <as>as, a noisy <ex>scrape</ex> on the floor; a <ex>scrape</ex> of a pen</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment.</def> <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these <qex>scrapes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Warburton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrape"pen`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.</def><!-- = a pinchpenny --><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrap"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument with which anything is scraped.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Lithography)</fld> <def>In the printing press, a board, or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet and thus produce the impression.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who scrapes.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who plays awkwardly on a violin.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrap"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; <as>as, the <ex>scraping</ex> of the street</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrap"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; <as>as, a <ex>scraping</ex> noise; a <ex>scraping</ex> miser</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scrap"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrap"pi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scrappy manner; in scraps.</def> <rj><au>Mary Cowden Clarke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrap"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>scrap</ets>.]</ety> <def>An article of food made by boiling together bits or scraps of meat, usually pork, and flour or Indian meal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrap"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; <as>as, a <ex>scrappy</ex> lecture</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A dreadfully <qex>scrappy</qex> dinner.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scratten</ets>. Cf. <er>Scratch</er>.]</ety> <def>To scratch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rake; to search.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Mir. for Mag.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>scritta</ets> an hermaphrodite, Ir. <ets>scrut</ets> a scrub, a low, mean person, Gael. <ets>sgrut</ets>, <ets>sgruit</ets>, an old, shriveled person.]</ety> <def>An hermaphrodite.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Skinner.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scratched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scratching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>cracchen</ets> (perhaps influenced by OE. <ets>scratten</ets> to scratch); cf. OHG. <ets>chrazz&omacr;n</ets>, G. <ets>kratzen</ets>, OD. <ets>kratsen</ets>, <ets>kretsen</ets>, D. <ets>krassen</ets>, Sw. <ets>kratsa</ets> to scrape, <ets>kratta</ets> to rake, to scratch, Dan. <ets>kradse</ets> to scratch, to scrape, Icel. <ets>krota</ets> to engrave. Cf. <er>Grate</er> to rub.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to <qex>scratch</qex> glass.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Be mindful, when invention fails,<br/>
To <qex>scratch</qex> your head, and bite your nails.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To write or draw hastily or awkwardly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Scratch</xex> out a pamphlet.&rdquo; <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with <xex>out</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To dig or excavate with the claws; <as>as, some animals <ex>scratch</ex> holes, in which they burrow</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To scratch a ticket</b></col>, <cd>to cancel one or more names of candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party ticket in its entirety.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor <qex>scratch</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game.</def> <mark>[Cant, U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The coarse file . . . makes deep <qex>scratches</qex> in the work.</q> <rj><qau>Moxon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These nails with <qex>scratches</qex> deform my breast.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>God forbid a shallow <qex>scratch</qex> should drive<br/>
The prince of Wales from such a field as this.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pugilistic Matches)</fld> <def>A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; <as>as, to bring to the <ex>scratch</ex>; to come up to the <ex>scratch</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark> <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.</def> <rj><au>Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke.</def> <mark>[Cant, U. S.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>a shot which results in a penalty, such as dropping the cue ball in a pocket without hitting another ball.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>In various sports, the line from which the start is made, except in the case of contestants receiving a distance handicap.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scratch cradle</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Cratch cradle</cref>, under <er>Cratch</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scratch grass</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a climbing knotweed (<spn>Polygonum sagittatum</spn>) with a square stem beset with fine recurved prickles along the angles.</cd> -- <col><b>Scratch wig</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Scratch</er>, 4, above.</cd> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj> -- <col><b>start from scratch</b></col> <cd>to start (again) from the very beginning; also, to start without resources.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; <as>as, a <ex>scratch</ex> team; a <ex>scratch</ex> crew for a boat race; a <ex>scratch</ex> shot in billiards</as>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scratch race</b></col>, <cd>one without restrictions regarding the entrance of competitors; also, one for which the competitors are chosen by lot.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch"back`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch"brush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other metal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch" coat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The first coat in plastering; -- called also <cref>scratchwork</cref>. See <er>Pricking-up</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, scratches; specifically <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, any rasorial bird.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch" hit</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>a base hit which was weakly batted, barely allowing the batter to reach first base safely.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch"ing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With the action of scratching.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scratch player</hw>, <hw>Scratch runner</hw>, etc. }</mhw> <def>One that starts from the scratch; hence, one of first-rate ability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Cleavers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Scratch coat</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scratch"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by scratches.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scraw</hw> <pr>(skr&asuml_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. <ets>scrath</ets> a turf, <ets>sgraith</ets> a turf, green sod; akin to Gael. <ets>sgrath</ets>, <ets>sgroth</ets>, the outer skin of anything, a turf, a green sod.]</ety> <def>A turf.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrawl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Crawl</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrawl</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrawled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scrawling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Probably corrupted from <ets>scrabble</ets>.]</ety> <def>To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; <as>as, to <ex>scrawl</ex> a letter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His name, <qex>scrawled</qex> by himself.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrawl</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To write unskillfully and inelegantly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Though with a golden pen you <qex>scrawl</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrawl</hw> <pr>(skr&asuml_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The left hand will make such a <qex>scrawl</qex>, that it will not be legible.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>You bid me write no more than a <qex>scrawl</qex> to you.</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrawl"er</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scraw"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scrannel</er>.]</ety> <def>Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scray</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W. <ets>ysgr&auml;en</ets>, <ets>ysgr&auml;ell</ets>, a sea swallow, Armor. <ets>skrav</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tern; the sea swallow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scraye</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Scre"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>screare</ets> to hawk, spit out.]</ety> <def>Capable of being spit out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Screak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Screaked</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Screaking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>skr&aelig;kja</ets> to screech. Cf. <er>Creak</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Screech</er>.]</ety> <def>To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Screak</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A creaking; a screech; a shriek.</def> <rj><au>Bp. Bull.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scream</hw> <pr>(skr&emacr;m)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Screamed</conjf> <pr>(skr&emacr;md)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Screaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Icel. <ets>skr&aelig;ma</ets> to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. <ets>skr&auml;ma</ets>, Dan. <ets>skr&aelig;mme</ets>. Cf. <er>Screech</er>.]</ety> <def>To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I heard the owl <qex>scream</qex> and the crickets cry.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And <qex>scream</qex> thyself as none e'er <qex>screamed</qex> before.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scream</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Screams</xex> of horror.&rdquo; <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scream"er</hw> <pr>(skr&emacr;m"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family <fam>Anhimid&aelig;</fam>, and the suborder <ord>Palamede&aelig;</ord>. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus <gen>Chauna</gen>. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is <spn>Palamedea cornuta</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something so remarkable as to provoke a scream, as of joy.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>An exclamation mark.</def> <mark>[Printer's Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scream"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Uttering screams; shrieking.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The fearful matrons raise a <qex>screaming</qex> cry.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scree</hw> <pr>(skr&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky d&eacute;bris.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Screech</hw> <pr>(skr&emacr;ch)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Screeched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Screeching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Also formerly, <ets>scritch</ets>, OE. <ets>skriken</ets>, <ets>skrichen</ets>, <ets>schriken</ets>, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. <ets>skr&aelig;kja</ets> to shriek, to screech, <ets>skr&imacr;kja</ets> to titter, Sw. <ets>skrika</ets> to shriek, Dan. <ets>skrige</ets>; also Gael. <ets>sgreach</ets>, <ets>sgreuch</ets>, W. <ets>ysgrechio</ets>, Skr. <ets>kharj</ets> to creak. Cf. <er>Shriek</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Scream</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.</def> &ldquo;The screech owl, <xex>screeching</xex> loud.&rdquo; <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Screech</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Screech bird</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Screech thrush</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.</cd> -- <col><b>Screech rain</b></col>.<cd></cd> -- <col><b>Screech hawk</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col><b>Screech owl</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A small American owl (<spn>Scops asio</spn>), either gray or reddish in color</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Screech"ers</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Screech"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a screech; shrill and harsh.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Screed</hw> <pr>(skr&emacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E., a shred, the border of a cap. See <er>Shred</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fragment; a portion; a shred.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Screed</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Screed</er>. For sense 2 cf. also Gael. <ets>sgread</ets> an outcry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; <as>as, martial <ex>screeds</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An harangue; a long tirade on any subject.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The old carl gae them a <qex>screed</qex> of doctrine; ye might have heard him a mile down the wind.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Screen</hw> <pr>(skr&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scren</ets>, OF. <ets>escrein</ets>, <ets>escran</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;cran</ets>, of uncertain origin; cf. G. <ets>schirm</ets> a screen, OHG. <ets>scirm</ets>, <ets>scerm</ets> a protection, shield, or G. <ets>schragen</ets> a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. <ets>schranne</ets> a railing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; <as>as, a fire <ex>screen</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Your leavy <qex>screens</qex> throw down.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Some ambitious men seem as <qex>screens</qex> to princes in matters of danger and envy.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball better.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>a netting, usu. of metal, contained in a frame, used mostly in windows or doors to allow in fresh air while excluding insects.</def> -- <col><b>Screen door</b></col>, <def>a door of which half or more is composed of a screen.</def> -- <col><b>Screen window</b></col>, <def>a screen inside a frame, fitted for insertion into a window frame.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn>  <def>The surface of an electronic device, as a <partof>television set</partof> or <partof>computer monitor</partof>, on which a visible image is formed. The screen is frequently the surface of a cathode-ray tube containing phosphors excited by the electron beam, but other methods for causing an image to appear on the screen are also used, as in <partof>flat-panel displays</partof>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn>  <def>The motion-picture industry; motion pictures.</def> &ldquo;A star of stage and <ex>screen</ex>.&rdquo;<br/>
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<p><hw>Screen</hw> <pr>(skr&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Screened</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Screening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; <as>as, fruits <ex>screened</ex> from cold winds by a forest or hill</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They were encouraged and <qex>screened</qex> by some who were in high commands.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to examine a group of objects methodically, to separate them into groups or to select one or more for some purpose.</def> <specif>As:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To inspect the qualifications of candidates for a job, to select one or more to be hired.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Biochem., Med.)</fld> <def>to test a large number of samples, in order to find those having specific desirable properties; <as>as, to <ex>screen</ex> plant extracts for anticancer agents</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Screen"ing</hw> <pr>(skr&emacr;n"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process of examining or testing objects methodically to find those having desirable properties.  See <er>screen{3}</er>.</def>  <note>In the pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical <ex>screening</ex> involves testing a large number of samples of substances to find those having desirable pharmacological activity; those samples which have the property sought are called <it>active</it> or <it>positive</it> in the screen.  The substances tested may be pure compounds with known structure, mixtures of pure compounds, or complex mixtures obtained by extraction from living organisms.  There are often additional sets of test performed on <it>active</it> samples, called <styp><col><b>counterscreening</b></col></styp> to eliminate those samples that may also possess undesirable properties.  In the case of <ex>screening</ex> of mixtures from living organisms, a type of <cref>counterscreening</cref> called <er>dereplication</er> is usually performed, to determine if the active sample contains a known compound which has previously been studied.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Screen"ings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Screw</hw> <pr>(skr&usuml_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scrue</ets>, OF. <ets>escroue</ets>, <ets>escroe</ets>, female screw, F. <ets>&eacute;crou</ets>, L. <ets>scrobis</ets> a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. <ets>schroef</ets> a screw, G. <ets>schraube</ets>, Icel. <ets>skr&umacr;fa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the <xex>thread</xex>, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, -- used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the <xex>external</xex>, or <xex>male screw</xex>, or, more usually the <xex>screw</xex>; the latter as the <xex>internal</xex>, or <xex>female screw</xex>, or, more usually, the <xex>nut</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the <xex>pitch</xex> of the thread.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also <altname>wood screws</altname>, and <altname>screw nails</altname>. See also <cref>Screw bolt</cref>, below.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See <cref>Screw propeller</cref>, below.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.</def> <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.</def> <mark>[Cant, American Colleges]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A small packet of tobacco.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <rj><au>Mayhew.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance.</def> <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the <xex>pitch</xex> is associated (cf. 5th <er>Pitch</er>, 10 <sd>(b)</sd>). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An amphipod crustacean; <as>as, the skeleton <ex>screw</ex> (<spn>Caprella</spn>)</as>. See <cref>Sand screw</cref>, under <er>Sand</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Archimedes screw</b></col>, <col><b>Compound screw</b></col>, <col><b>Foot screw</b></col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>See under <er>Archimedes</er>, <er>Compound</er>, <er>Foot</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>A screw loose</b></col>, <cd>something out of order, so that work is not done smoothly; <as>as, there is <ex>a screw loose</ex> somewhere</as>.</cd> <au>H. Martineau.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>Endless screw</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>perpetual screw</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a screw used to give motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a <altname>worm</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Lag screw</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Lag</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Micrometer screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw with fine threads, used for the measurement of very small spaces.</cd> -- <col><b>Right and left screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw having threads upon the opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw alley</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Shaft alley</er>, under <er>Shaft</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw bean</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree (<spn>Prosopis pubescens</spn>) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw bolt</b></col>, <cd>a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in distinction from a <contr>key bolt</contr>. See 1st <er>Bolt</er>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw box</b></col>, <cd>a device, resembling a die, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw dock</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Dock</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw engine</b></col>, <cd>a marine engine for driving a screw propeller.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw gear</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Spiral gear</cref>, under <er>Spiral</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw jack</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Jackscrew</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw key</b></col>, <cd>a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner wrench.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw machine</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>One of a series of machines employed in the manufacture of wood screws.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work successively, for making screws and other turned pieces from metal rods.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw pine</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any plant of the endogenous genus <gen>Pandanus</gen>, of which there are about fifty species, natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; -- named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like leaves.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw plate</b></col>, <cd>a device for cutting threads on small screws, consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of perforations with internal screws forming dies.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw press</b></col>, <cd>a press in which pressure is exerted by means of a screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw propeller</b></col>, <cd>a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel propelled by a screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a long, slender, spiral gastropod shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied genera. See <er>Turritella</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw steamer</b></col>, <cd>a steamship propelled by a screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw thread</b></col>, <cd>the spiral rib which forms a screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw stone</b></col> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>, <cd>the fossil stem of an encrinite.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any plant of the genus <gen>Helicteres</gen>, consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs, with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled capsules; -- also called <altname>twisted-horn</altname>, and <altname>twisty</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw valve</b></col>, <cd>a stop valve which is opened or closed by a screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw worm</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of an American fly (<spn>Compsomyia macellaria</spn>), allied to the blowflies, which sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw wrench</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A wrench for turning a screw.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a screw.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To put the screws on</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To put the screw on</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to use pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To put under the screw</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To put under the screws</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to subject to pressure; to force.</cd> -- <col><b>Wood screw</b></col>, <cd>a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <cref>Wood screw</cref>, under <er>Wood</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Screw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Screwed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Screwing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; <as>as, to <ex>screw</ex> a lock on a door; to <ex>screw</ex> a press</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But <qex>screw</qex> your courage to the sticking place,<br/>
And we'll not fail.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Our country landlords, by unmeasurable <qex>screwing</qex> and racking their tenants, have already reduced the miserable people to a worse condition than the peasants in France.</q> <rj><qau>swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To twist; to distort; <as>as, to <ex>screw</ex> his visage</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He screwed his face into a hardened smile.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe examination.</def> <mark>[Cant, American Colleges]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To screw out</b></col>, <cd>to press out; to extort.</cd> -- <col><b>To screw up</b></col>, <cd>to force; to bring by violent pressure.</cd> <au>Howell.</au><!-- (b) to damage by unskillful effort; to bungle; to botch; to mess up. (c) [intrans] to fail by unskillful effort, usu. causing unpleasant consequences. --> -- <col><b>To screw in</b></col>, <cd>to force in by turning or twisting.</cd></cs> <!-- Screw around, (a) to act aimlessly or unproductively. (b) screw around with, to operate or make changes on (a machine or device) without expert knowledge; to fiddle with. [Colloq.] (c) commit adultery; to be sexually promiscuous. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Screw</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive or exacting.</def> <rj><au>Howitt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; <as>as, he <ex>screws</ex> about in his chair</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- Screwball, n. 1. an eccentric or crazy person; an oddball. 2. a baseball pitch that curves in the direction opposite to that of a curve ball.<br/>
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<p> adj. eccentric; zany; crazy. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Screw"-cut`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; <as>as, a <ex>screw-cutting</ex> lathe</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Screw"-driv`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tool for turning screws so as to drive them into their place. It has a thin end which enters the nick in the head of the screw.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Screw"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, screws.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Screw"ing</hw>, <def><pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> from <er>Screw</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Screwing machine</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Screw machine</cref>, under <er>Screw</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being written, or of being written upon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scri*ba"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <def>Skillful in, or fond of, writing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"bet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A painter's pencil.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scrabble</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Woolen Manuf.)</fld> <def>To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scribbled</conjf> <pr>(-b'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scribbling</conjf> <pr>(-bl&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; <as>as, to <ex>scribble</ex> a letter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If M&aelig;vius <qex>scribble</qex> in Apollo's spite.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl; <as>as, a hasty <ex>scribble</ex></as>.</def> <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Neither did I but vacant seasons spend<br/>
In this my <qex>scribble</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bunyan.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"ble*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scribble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scribbles; a petty author; a writer of no reputation; a literary hack.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scribbler</qex>, pinched with hunger, writes to dine.</q> <rj><qau>Granville.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"bler</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scribbling machine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Scribble</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of carding coarsely.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scribbling machine</b></col>, <cd>the machine used for the first carding of wool or other fiber; -- called also <altname>scribbler</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"bling</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Writing hastily or poorly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert <qex>scribbling</qex> folks!</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"bling</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of writing hastily or idly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"bling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scribbling manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scribe</hw> <pr>(skr&imacr;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scriba</ets>, fr. <ets>scribere</ets> to write; cf. Gr. <grk>ska`rifos</grk> a splinter, pencil, style (for writing), E. <ets>scarify</ets>. Cf. <er>Ascribe</er>, <er>Describe</er>, <er>Script</er>, <er>Scrivener</er>, <er>Scrutoire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Jewish Hist.)</fld> <def>A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- p. 1293 pr=PCP --></p>

<p><hw>Scribe</hw> <pr>(skr&imacr;b)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scribed</conjf> <pr>(skr&imacr;bd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scribing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or <xex>scribes</xex>, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scribing iron</b></col>, <cd>an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or marking, casks and logs.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scribe</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a mark.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With the separated points of a pair of spring dividers <qex>scribe</qex> around the edge of the templet.</q> <rj><qau>A. M. Mayer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrib"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Christ.</def>  <rj><au>F. W. Robertson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A screed; a shred; a fragment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrig"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wriggle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called also <altname>India scrim</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scri"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>escrimeur</ets>. See <er>Skirmish</er>.]</ety> <def>A fencing master.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrim"mage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>skirmish</ets>.  &ldquo;Sore <xex>scrymmishe</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Ld. Berners.</au>]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>scrummage</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Football)</fld> <def>The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrimp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrimped</conjf> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scrimping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>skrumpe</ets>, G. <ets>schrumpfen</ets>, D. <ets>krimpen</ets>.  Cf. <er>Shrimp</er>, <er>Shrink</er>.]</ety> <def>To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; <as>as, to <ex>scrimp</ex> the pattern of a coat</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- To economize.
  Scrimp and save.  Economize and save the money not spent. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrimp</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Short; scanty; curtailed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrimp</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pinching miser; a niggard.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrimp"ing</hw>, <def><pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> from <er>Scrimp</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scrimping bar</b></col>, <cd>a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing.</cd>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrimp"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scrimping manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrimp"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being scrimp.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrimp"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small portion; a pittance; a little bit.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrim"shaw`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines.</def> <mark>[Sailor's cant. U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrim"shaw`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.</def> <mark>[Sailor's cant, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrinium</ets> a case for books, letters, etc.: cf. OF. <ets>escrin</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;crin</ets>. See <er>Shrine</er>.]</ety> <def>A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>But laid them up in immortal <qex>scrine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scringe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scringed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scringing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. <er>Cringe</er>.]</ety> <def>To cringe.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scrippe</ets>, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. &amp; OSw. <ets>skreppa</ets>, and also LL. <ets>scrippum</ets>, OF. <ets>esquerpe</ets>, <ets>escrepe</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;charpe</ets> scarf.  Cf. <er>Scrap</er>, <er>Scarf</er> a piece of dress.]</ety> <def>A small bag; a wallet; a satchel.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And in requital ope his leathern <qex>scrip</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>script</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Call them generally, man by man, according to the <qex>scrip</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till <qex>scrips</qex> of paper can be made current coin.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; <as>as, insurance <ex>scrip</ex>, consol <ex>scrip</ex>, etc.</as>  When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Paper fractional currency.</def> <mark>[Colloq.U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"page</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The contents of a scrip, or wallet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Script</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>scrit</ets>, L. <ets>scriptum</ets> something written, fr. <ets>scribere</ets>, <ets>scriptum</ets> to write: cf. OF. <ets>escript</ets>, <ets>escrit</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;crit</ets>. See <er>Scribe</er>, and cf. <er>Scrip</er> a writing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A writing; a written document.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>Type made in imitation of handwriting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An original instrument or document.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Written characters; style of writing.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- 5. The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance.  Especially, the final form used for the performance itself. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip*to"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scriptoria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. See <er>Scriptory</er>.]</ety> <def>In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Writing rooms, or <qex>scriptoria</qex>, where the chief works of Latin literature . . . were copied and illuminated.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scriptorius</ets>, fr. <ets>scribere</ets>, <ets>scriptum</ets> to write.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to writing; expressed in writing; used in writing; <as>as, <ex>scriptory</ex> wills; a <ex>scriptory</ex> reed</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"tur*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; <as>as, a <ex>scriptural</ex> doctrine</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"tur*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being scriptural; literal adherence to the Scriptures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"tur*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"tur*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scriptural manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"tur*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being scriptural.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scriptura</ets>, fr. <ets>scribere</ets>, <ets>scriptum</ets>, to write: cf. OF. <ets>escripture</ets>, <ets>escriture</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;criture</ets>. See <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I have put it in <qex>scripture</qex> and in remembrance.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Then the Lord of Manny read the <qex>scripture</qex> on the tomb, the which was in Latin.</q> <rj><qau>Ld. Berners.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The books of the Old and the New Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There is not any action a man ought to do, or to forbear, but the <qex>Scripture</qex> will give him a clear precept or prohibition for it.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Compared with the knowledge which the <qex>Scriptures</qex> contain, every other subject of human inquiry is vanity.</q> <rj><qau>Buckminster.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A passage from the Bible; a text.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The devil can cite <qex>Scripture</qex> for his purpose.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful <qex>Scripture</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip*tu"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Scripturist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrip"tur*ist</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Puritan was a <qex>Scripturist</qex>, -- a <qex>Scripturist</qex> with all his heart, if as yet with imperfect intelligence . . . he cherished the scheme of looking to the Word of God as his sole and universal directory.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Script</er>.]</ety> <def>Writing; document; scroll.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Of every <xex>scrit</xex> and bond.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scritch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A screech.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Perhaps it is the owlet's <qex>scritch</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrive"ner</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From older <ets>scrivein</ets>, OF. <ets>escrivain</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;crivain</ets>, LL. <ets>scribanus</ets>, from L. <ets>scribere</ets> to write. See <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The writer better <qex>scrivener</qex> than clerk.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A writing master.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scrivener's palsy</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>Writer's cramp</cref>, under <er>Writer</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scro*bic"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scrobicul&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Scrobiculate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the smooth areas surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scro*bic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobicul&aelig;; <as>as, <ex>scrobicular</ex> tubercles</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scro*bic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scro*bic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrobiculus</ets>, dim. of <ets>scrobis</ets> a ditch or trench.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scrod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scrode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and dressed.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>escrod</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrod"dled ware`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Mottled pottery made from scraps of differently colored clays.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrof"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrofulae</ets>, fr. <ets>scrofa</ets> a breeding sow, because swine were supposed to be subject to such a complaint, or by a fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs; perhaps akin to Gr. &unr_; an old sow: cf. F. <ets>scrofules</ets>.  Cf. <er>Scroyle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis (consumption).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrof"u*lide</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any affection of the skin dependent on scrofula.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrof"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>scrofuleux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; <as>as, <ex>scrofulous</ex> tumors; a <ex>scrofulous</ex> habit of body</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Diseased or affected with scrofula.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Scrofulous</qex> persons can never be duly nourished.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Scrof"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Scrof"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrog</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scrag</er>, or Gael. <ets>sgrogag</ets> anything shriveled, from <ets>sgrog</ets> to compress, shrivel.]</ety> <def>A stunted shrub, bush, or branch.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrog"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scroll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A dim. of OE. <ets>scroue</ets>, <ets>scrowe</ets> (whence E. <ets>escrow</ets>), OF. <ets>escroe</ets>, <ets>escroue</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;crou</ets> entry in the jail book, LL. <ets>scroa</ets> scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD. <ets>schroode</ets> a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. <ets>shred</ets>.  Cf. <er>Shred</er>, <er>Escrow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The heavens shall be rolled together as a <qex>scroll</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. xxxiv. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Here is the <qex>scroll</qex> of every man's name.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Same as <cref>Skew surface</cref>. See under <er>Skew</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Linen scroll</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Linen</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scroll chuck</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>an adjustable chuck, applicable to a lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws.</cd> -- <col><b>Scroll saw</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Saw</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrolled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed like a scroll; contained in a scroll; adorned with scrolls; <as>as, <ex>scrolled</ex> work</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scroph`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. So called because it was reputed to be a remedy for <ets>scrofula</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled cymes; figwort.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scroph`u*la`ri*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (<ord>Scrophulariace&aelig;</ord>, or <ord>Scrophularine&aelig;</ord>), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the <xex>Paulownia</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scro"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the scrotum; <as>as, <ex>scrotal</ex> hernia</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scro"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrotum</ets> scrotum + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scro"to*cele</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Scrotum</ets> + Gr. <grk>kh`lh</grk> a tumor: cf. F. <ets>scrotoc&egrave;le</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A rupture or hernia in the scrotum; scrotal hernia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scro"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrouge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>To crowd; to squeeze.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. &amp; Colloq. U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrow</hw> <pr>(? <i>or</i> ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Escrow</er>, <er>Scroll</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A scroll.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Palsgrave.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A clipping from skins; a currier's cuttings.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scroyle</hw> <pr>(skroil)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>escrouselle</ets> a kind of vermin, <ets>escrouelles</ets>, pl., scrofula, F. <ets>&eacute;crouelles</ets>, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>scrofellae</ets> for L. <ets>scrofulae</ets>. See <er>Scrofula</er>, and cf. <er>Cruels</er>.]</ety> <def>A mean fellow; a wretch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrubbed</conjf> <pr>(skr&ubreve;bd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scrubbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>scrobben</ets>, probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. <ets>skrubbe</ets>, Sw. <ets>skrubba</ets>, D. <ets>schrobben</ets>, LG. <ets>schrubben</ets>.]</ety> <def>To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; <as>as, to <ex>scrub</ex> a floor, a doorplate</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; <as>as, to <ex>scrub</ex> hard for a living</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.</def> &ldquo;A sorry <xex>scrub</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bunyan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We should go there in as proper a manner as possible; nor altogether like the <qex>scrubs</qex> about us.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something small and mean.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A worn-out brush.</def>  <rj><au>Ainsworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; <as>as, oak <ex>scrub</ex>, palmetto <ex>scrub</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Stock Breeding)</fld> <def>One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush; -- called also <altname>scrub brush</altname>. See <er>Brush</er>, above.</def> <mark>[Australia &amp; South Africa]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn>  <fld>(Forestry)</fld> <def>A low, straggling tree of inferior quality.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scrub bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian passerine bird of the family <fam>Atrichornithid&aelig;</fam>, as <spn>Atrichia clamosa</spn>; -- called also <altname>brush bird</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scrub oak</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the popular name of several dwarfish species of oak. The scrub oak of New England and the Middle States is <spn>Quercus ilicifolia</spn>, a scraggy shrub; that of the Southern States is a small tree (<spn>Q. Catesb&aelig;i</spn>); that of the Rocky Mountain region is <spn>Q. undulata</spn>, var. <varn>Gambelii</varn>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scrub robin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian singing bird of the genus <gen>Drymodes</gen>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How solitary, how <qex>scrub</qex>, does this town look!</q> <rj><qau>Walpole.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>No little <qex>scrub</qex> joint shall come on my board.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scrub game</b></col>, <cd>a game, as of ball, by unpracticed players.</cd> -- <col><b>Scrub race</b></col>, <cd>a race between scrubs, or between untrained animals or contestants.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub"bed</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b"b&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub"ber</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b"b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush or machine used in scrubbing.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gas Manuf.)</fld> <def>A gas washer. See under <er>Gas</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Manufacturing)</fld> <def>a device for removing pollutants from a gas stream, especially for removing sulfur oxides from processes burning coal or oil.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub"ber</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b"b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a stunted or emaciated steer.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who lives in the bush.</def> <mark>[Australian]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A domesticated animal which has escaped and lives wild in the bush.</def> <mark>[Australian]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub"board`</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b"b&omacr;rd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A baseboard; a mopboard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub"by</hw> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b"b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Scrubbier</adjf> <pr>(skr&ubreve;b"b&ibreve_;*&etilde_;r)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Scrubbiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <def>Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; <as>as, a <ex>scrubby</ex> cur</as>.</def> &ldquo;Dense, <xex>scrubby</xex> woods.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Duke of Argyll.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrub"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A species of calciferous sandstone.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scruff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Scurf</er>.]</ety> <def>Scurf.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scruff</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scuff</er>.]</ety> <def>The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrum"mage</hw> <pr>(?; 43)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Scrimmage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrump"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scrunch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scranch</er>, <er>Crunch</er>.]</ety> <def>To scranch; to crunch.</def>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrupulus</ets> a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of <ets>scrupus</ets> a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr. &unr_; the chippings of stone, &unr_; a razor, Skr. <ets>kshura</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scrupule</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I will not bate thee a <qex>scruple</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He was made miserable by the conflict between his tastes and his <qex>scruples</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To make scruple</b></col>, <cd>to hesitate from conscientious motives; to scruple.</cd> <qau>Locke.</qau></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ple</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrupled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scrupling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We are often over-precise, scrupling to say or do those things which lawfully we may.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Men <qex>scruple</qex> at the lawfulness of a set form of divine worship.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ple</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Others long before them . . . <qex>scrupled</qex> more the books of heretics than of gentiles.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Letters which did still <qex>scruple</qex> many of them.</q> <rj><qau>E. Symmons.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"pler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scruples.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"pu*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scrupler.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"pu*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perplex with scruples; to regard with scruples.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru`pu*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(skr&usuml_;`p&uuptack_;*l&obreve_;s"&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrupulositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being scrupulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the fear of doing wrong or offending; nice regard to exactness and propriety; precision.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The first sacrilege is looked on with horror; but when they have made the breach, their <qex>scrupulosity</qex> soon retires.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Careful, even to <qex>scrupulosity</qex>, . . . to keep their Sabbath.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"pu*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrupulosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scrupuleux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak brethren which were <qex>scrupulous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Careful; cautious; exact; nice; <as>as, <ex>scrupulous</ex> abstinence from labor; <ex>scrupulous</ex> performance of duties</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Given to making objections; captious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Equality of two domestic powers<br/>
Breed <qex>scrupulous</qex> faction.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not obscure, not <qex>scrupulous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating.</syn><br/>
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<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Scru"pu*lous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Scru"pu*lous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Discoverable by scrutiny, inquiry, or critical examination.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrutatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Search; scrutiny.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scru*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who scrutinizes; a close examiner or inquirer.</def>  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scru`tin" de liste"</hw> <pr>(skr&usdot_;`t&abreve;N" d&etilde_; l&emacr;st)</pr>. <ety>[F., voting by list.]</ety> <def>Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office on one ticket or ballot, containing a list of them; -- the method, used in France, as from June, 1885, to Feb., 1889, in elections for the Chamber of Deputies, each elector voting for the candidates for the whole department in which he lived, as disting. from <col><b>scrutin d'arrondissement</b></col> <pr>(d&adot_;`r&ocirc;N`d&emacr;s`m&auml;N")</pr>, or voting by each elector for the candidate or candidates for his own arrondissement only.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru`ti*neer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an election.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ti*nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scrutinized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scrutinizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Scrutiny</er>.]</ety> <def>To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; <as>as, to <ex>scrutinize</ex> the measures of administration; to <ex>scrutinize</ex> the conduct or motives of individuals</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whose votes they were obliged to <qex>scrutinize</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Those pronounced him youngest who <qex>scrutinized</qex> his face the closest.</q> <rj><qau>G. W. Cable.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ti*nize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make scrutiny.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ti*ni`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scrutinizes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ti*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; strict.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Scru"ti*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ti*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scrutinium</ets>, fr. <ets>scrutari</ets> to search carefully, originally, to search even to the rags, fr. <ets>scruta</ets> trash, trumpery; perhaps akin to E. <ets>shred</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>scrudnian</ets> to make scrutiny.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They that have designed exactness and deep <qex>scrutiny</qex> have taken some one part of nature.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view<br/>
And narrower <qex>scrutiny</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Church)</fld> <def>An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Canon Law)</fld> <def>A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Parliamentary Practice)</fld> <def>An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru"ti*ny</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To scrutinize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scru*toire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escritoire</ets>. See <er>Escritoire</er>.]</ety> <def>A escritoire; a writing desk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scruze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Excruciate</er>.]</ety> <def>To squeeze, compress, crush, or bruise.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Low]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To descry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Scry</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A flock of wild fowl.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ascrie</ets>, fr. <ets>ascrien</ets> to cry out, fr. OF. <ets>escrier</ets>, F. <ets>s'&eacute;crier</ets>. See <er>Ex-</er>, and <er>Cry</er>.]</ety> <def>A cry or shout.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ld. Berners.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scud</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;d)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scudded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scudding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Dan. <ets>skyde</ets> to shoot, shove, push, akin to <ets>skud</ets> shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. <ets>shoot</ets>. &radic;159.  See <er>Shoot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The first nautilus that <qex>scudded</qex> upon the glassy surface of warm primeval oceans.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The wind was high; the vast white clouds <qex>scudded</qex> over the blue heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Beaconsfield.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scud</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pass over quickly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scud</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Borne on the <qex>scud</qex> of the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scud</qex> was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon.</q> <rj><qau>Sir S. Baker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A slight, sudden shower.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any swimming amphipod crustacean.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Storm scud</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <er>Cloud</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scud"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>scud</ets>: cf. <er>Scuttle</er> to hurry.]</ety> <def>To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scudi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It., a crown, a dollar, a shield, fr. L. <ets>scutum a shield</ets>.  Cf. <er>Scute</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A silver coin, and money of account, used in Italy and Sicily, varying in value, in different parts, but worth about 4 shillings sterling, or about 96 cents; also, a gold coin worth about the same.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scuff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>schoft</ets> shoulder, Goth. <ets>skuft</ets> hair of the head.  Cf. <er>Scruff</er>.]</ety> <def>The back part of the neck; the scruff.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scuff</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scuffed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scuffing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Scuffle</er>.]</ety> <def>To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scuf"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scuffled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scuffling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>scuff</ets>, v.i.; cf. Sw. <ets>skuffa</ets> to push, shove, <ets>skuff</ets> a push, Dan. <ets>skuffe</ets> a drawer, a shovel, and E. <ets>shuffle</ets>, <ets>shove</ets>. See <er>Shove</er>, and cf. <er>Shuffle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than <qex>scuffle</qex> with an undisciplined rabble.</q> <rj><qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scuf"fle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The dog leaps upon the serpent, and tears it to pieces; but in the <qex>scuffle</qex> the cradle happened to be overturned.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A child's pinafore or bib.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A garden hoe.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scuf"fler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who scuffles.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An agricultural implement resembling a scarifier, but usually lighter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scug</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;g)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>skygge</ets> to darken, a shade, SW. <ets>skugga</ets> to shade, a shade, Icel. <ets>skyggja</ets> to shade, <ets>skuggi</ets> a shade.]</ety> <def>To hide.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scug</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place of shelter; the declivity of a hill.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sculk</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;lk)</pr>, <hw>Sculk"er</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;lk"&etilde_;r)</pr> }</mhw>. <def>See <er>Skulk</er>, <er>Skulker</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scull</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The skull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>School</er>.]</ety> <def>A shoal of fish.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. <ets>skola</ets> to wash.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A boat; a cockboat. See <er>Sculler</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of a pair of short oars worked by one person.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A single oar used at the stern in propelling a boat.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The common skua gull.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scull</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sculled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sculling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To impel (a boat) with a pair of sculls, or with a single scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from side to side.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scull</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To impel a boat with a scull or sculls.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scull"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who sculls.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scul"ler*y</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;l"l&etilde_;r*&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Sculleries</plw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;l"l&etilde_;r*&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Probably originally, a place for washing dishes, and for <ets>swillery</ets>, fr. OE. <ets>swilen</ets> to wash, AS. <ets>swilian</ets> (see <er>Swill</er> to wash, to drink), but influenced either by Icel. <ets>skola</ets>, <ets>skyla</ets>, Dan. <ets>skylle</ets>, or by OF. <ets>escuelier</ets> a place for keeping dishes, fr. <ets>escuele</ets> a dish, F. <ets>&eacute;cuelle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>scutella</ets> a salver, waiter (cf. <er>Scuttle</er> a basket); or perhaps the English word is immediately from the OF. <ets>escuelier</ets>; cf. OE. <ets>squyllare</ets> a dishwasher.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where dishes, kettles, and culinary utensils, are cleaned and kept; also, a room attached to the kitchen, where the coarse work is done; a back kitchen.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, refuse; filth; offal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gauden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scul"lion</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;l"y&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A scallion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scul"lion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escouillon</ets> (Cot.) a dishclout, apparently for <ets>escouvillon</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;couvillon</ets> a swab; cf. also OF. <ets>souillon</ets> a servant employed for base offices.  Cf. <er>Scovel</er>.]</ety> <def>A servant who cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial services in the kitchen.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The meanest <qex>scullion</qex> that followed his camp.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scul"lion*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a scullion; base.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sculp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sculptor</er>.]</ety> <def>To sculpture; to carve; to engrave.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Humorous.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scul"pin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>skulpin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus <gen>Cottus</gen>, or <gen>Acanthocottus</gen>, having a large head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A large cottoid market fish of California (<spn>Scorp&aelig;nichthys marmoratus</spn>); -- called also <altname>bighead</altname>, <altname>cabezon</altname>, <altname>scorpion</altname>, <altname>salpa</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe (<spn>Callionymus lyra</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The name is also applied to other related California species.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Deep-water sculpin</b></col>, <cd>the sea raven.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sculp"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sculptilis</ets>. See <ets>Sculptor</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formed by carving; graven; <as>as, <ex>sculptile</ex> images</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sculp"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sculptor</ets>, fr. <ets>sculpere</ets>, <ets>sculptum</ets>, to carve; cf. <ets>scalpere</ets> to cut, carve, scratch, and Gr. &unr_; to carve: cf. F. <ets>sculpteur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic material, from which model the marble is cut, or the bronze is cast.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sculp"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female sculptor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sculp"tur*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to sculpture.</def>  <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sculp"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>sculptura</ets>: cf. F. <ets>sculpture</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There, too, in living <qex>sculpture</qex>, might be seen<br/>
The mad affection of the Cretan queen.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sculp"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sculptured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sculpturing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sculptured tortoise</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a common North American wood tortoise (<spn>Glyptemys insculpta</spn>). The shell is marked with strong grooving and ridges which resemble sculptured figures.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sculp`tur*esque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>After the manner of sculpture; resembling, or relating to, sculpture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. &amp; Sw. <ets>skum</ets>, Icel. <ets>sk&umacr;m</ets>, LG. <ets>schum</ets>, D. <ets>schuim</ets>, OHG. <ets>sc&umacr;m</ets>, G. <ets>schaum</ets>; probably from a root meaning, to cover. &radic;158.  Cf. <er>Hide</er> skin, <er>Meerschaum</er>, <er>Skim</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Sky</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some to remove the <qex>scum</qex> as it did rise.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The great and innocent are insulted by the <qex>scum</qex> and refuse of the people.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scummed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scumming</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You that <qex>scum</qex> the molten lead.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden &amp; Lee.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sweep or range over the surface of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Wandering up and down without certain seat, they lived by <qex>scumming</qex> those seas and shores as pirates.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Life, and the interest of life, have stagnated and <qex>scummed</qex> over.</q> <rj><qau>A. K. H. Boyd.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Discumber</er>.]</ety> <def>To void excrement.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"ber</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dung.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scumbled</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scumbling</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Freq. of <ets>scum</ets>. &radic; 158.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work, so as to produce a softened effect.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mode of obtaining a softened effect, in painting and drawing, by the application of a thin layer of opaque color to the surface of a painting, or part of the surface, which is too bright in color, or which requires harmonizing.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In crayon drawing, the use of the stump.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The color so laid on. Also used figuratively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Shining above the brown <qex>scumbling</qex> of leafless orchards.</q> <rj><qau>L. Wallace.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To scumber.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"mer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excrement; scumber.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"mer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>escumoire</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;cumoire</ets>. See <er>Scum</er>, and cf. <er>Skimmer</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for taking off scum; a skimmer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"ming</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of taking off scum.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used chiefly in the plural.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scum"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with scum; of the nature of scum.</def>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scun"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Shun</er>.]</ety> <def>To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scun"ner</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To have a feeling of loathing or disgust; hence, to have dislike, prejudice, or reluctance.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>C. Kingsley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scun"ner</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A feeling of disgust or loathing; a strong prejudice; abhorrence; <as>as, to take a <ex>scunner</ex> against some one</as>.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scup</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>schop</ets>.]</ety> <def>A swing.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scup</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr. American Indian <ets>mishc&ugrave;p</ets>, fr. <ets>mishe-kuppi</ets> large, thick-scaled.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marine sparoid food fish (<spn>Stenotomus chrysops</spn>, or <spn>S. argyrops</spn>), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also <altname>porgee</altname>, <altname>paugy</altname>, <altname>porgy</altname>, <altname>scuppaug</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The same names are also applied to a closely allied Southern species (<spn>Stenotomus Gardeni</spn>).</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Scup"paug</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr. Amer. Indian <ets>mishcuppauog</ets>, pl. of <ets>mishcup</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See 2d <er>Scup</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scup"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escopir</ets>, <ets>escupir</ets>, to spit, perhaps for <ets>escospir</ets>, L. <ets>ex + conspuere</ets> to spit upon; pref. <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>spuere</ets> to spit.  Cf. <er>Spit</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also <altname>scupper hole</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scupper hose</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering.</cd> <au>Totten.</au> -- <col><b>Scupper nail</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.</cd> -- <col><b>Scupper plug</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a plug to stop a scupper.</cd> <au>Totten.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scup"per*nong</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;p"p&etilde_;r*n&obreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably of American Indian origin.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An American grape, a form of <spn>Vitis vulpina</spn>, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur</hw> <pr>(sk&ucirc;r)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scour</er> to run.]</ety> <def>To move hastily; to scour.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scurf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>scurf</ets>, <ets>sceorf</ets>, or from Scand.; cf. Sw. <ets>skorf</ets>, Dan. <ets>skurv</ets>, Icel. <ets>skurfur</ets>, D. <ets>schurft</ets>, G. <ets>schorf</ets>; all akin to AS. <ets>scurf</ets>, and to AS. <ets>sceorfan</ets> to scrape, to gnaw, G. <ets>sch&uuml;rfen</ets> to scrape, and probably also to E. <ets>scrape</ets>.  Cf. <er>Scurvy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>scurf</qex> is worn away of each committed crime.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top<br/>
Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire<br/>
Shone with a glossy <qex>scurf</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scurff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bull trout.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scurf"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Quality or state of being scurfy.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Scurf.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scurf"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Scurfier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Scurfiest</adjf>.]</amorph> <def>Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"ri*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who scurries.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"rile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scurrilis</ets>, fr. <ets>scurra</ets> a bufoon, jester: cf. F. <ets>scurrile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly opprobrious or loudly jocose in language; scurrilous; <as>as, <ex>scurrile</ex> taunts</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The wretched affectation of <qex>scurrile</qex> laughter.</q> <rj><qau>Cowley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A <qex>scurrile</qex> or obscene jest will better advance you at the court of Charles than your father's ancient name.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur*ril"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scurrilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scurrilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without <qex>scurrility</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and <qex>scurrility</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"ril*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <ets>Scurrile</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; <as>as, a <ex>scurrilous</ex> fellow</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile; obscenely jocular; <as>as, <ex>scurrilous</ex> language</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The absurd and <qex>scurrilous</qex> sermon which had very unwisely been honored with impeachment.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Opprobrious; abusive; reproachful; insulting; insolent; offensive; gross; vile; vulgar; low; foul; foul-mouthed; indecent; scurrile; mean.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Scur"ril*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Scur"ril*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"rit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lesser tern (<spn>Sterna minuta</spn>).</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scur</er>, <er>Skirr</er>.]</ety> <def>To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; <as>as, the rabbit <ex>scurried</ex> away</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of scurrying; hurried movement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"vi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a scurvy manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"vi*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"vy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Scurvier</adjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Scurviest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[From <er>Scurf</er>; cf. <er>Scurvy</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.</def> &ldquo;Whatsoever man . . . be <xex>scurvy</xex> or scabbed.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Lev. xxi. 18, 20.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>scurvy</xex> trick.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That <qex>scurvy</qex> custom of taking tobacco.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[He] spoke spoke such <qex>scurvy</qex> and provoking terms.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scur"vy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Probably from the same source as <ets>scorbute</ets>, but influenced by <ets>scurf</ets>, <ets>scurfy</ets>, <ets>scurvy</ets>, adj.; cf. D. <ets>scheurbuik</ets> scurvy, G. <ets>scharbock</ets>, LL. <ets>scorbutus</ets>.  Cf. <er>Scorbute</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers.</def><!-- caused by lack of vitamin C --><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scurvy grass</b></col> <ety>[<ets>Scurvy</ets> + <ets>grass</ets>; or cf. Icel. <ets>skarfa</ets>k&amacr;l <ets>scurvy grass</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>A kind of cress (<spn>Cochlearia officinalis</spn>) growing along the seacoast of Northern Europe and in arctic regions. It is a remedy for the scurvy, and has proved a valuable food to arctic explorers. The name is given also to other allied species of plants.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scut</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>skott</ets> a fox's tail. &radic; 159.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail is short, esp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the animal itself.</def> &ldquo;He ran like a <xex>scut</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, whereas that part in others attains no higher than a <qex>scut</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>My doe with the black <qex>scut</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Scutum</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu"tage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>scutagium</ets>, from L. <ets>scutum</ets> a shield.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See <er>Escuage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a shield.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A good example of these <qex>scutal</qex> monstrosities.</q> <rj><qau>Cussans.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scutatus</ets> armed with a shield, from <ets>scutum</ets> a shield.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or large scales.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scutch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scutched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scutching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Scotch</er> to cut slightly.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat or whip; to drub.</def> <mark>[Old or Prov. Eng. &amp; Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scutching machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax; -- called also <altname>batting machine</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scutch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.</def> &ldquo;The smoke of the burning <xex>scutch</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cuthbert Bede.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scutch"eon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Aphetic form of <ets>escutcheon</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of <qex>scutcheons</qex>, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See <er>Escutcheon</er>, 4.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scutch"eoned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Emblazoned on or as a shield.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Scutcheoned</qex> panes in cloisters old.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scutch"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who scutches.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton, etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scutch" grass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of pasture grass (<spn>Cynodon Dactylon</spn>). See <er>Bermuda grass</er>: also <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scutum</ets> a shield, a buckler. See <er>Scudo</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small shield.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu*tel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Scutellum</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu*tel"la</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scutell&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fem. dim. of L. <ets>scutum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Scutellum</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Scu"tel*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Scu"tel*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scutella</ets> a dish, salver.  Cf. <er>Scuttle</er> a basket.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; <as>as, the <ex>scutellated</ex> bone of a sturgeon</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Scutellum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu`tel*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on the legs and feet of a bird.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu*tel"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scutella</ets> a dish + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Scutellate.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a scutellum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu*tel`li*plan"tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scutellus</ets> a shield + <ets>planta</ets> foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having broad scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu*tel"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scutella</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., neut. dim. of L. <ets>scutum</ets> a shield.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain lichens.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a scutella. See <er>Thorax</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu"ti*branch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Scutibranchiate.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Scutibranchiata.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu`ti*bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Scutibranchiata</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu`ti*bran"chi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Scutibranchiata.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu`ti*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Scutum</er>, and <er>Branchia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of gastropod Mollusca having a heart with two auricles and one ventricle. The shell may be either spiral or shieldlike.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is now usually regarded as including only the Rhipidoglossa and the Docoglossa. When originally established, it included a heterogenous group of mollusks having shieldlike shells, such as Haliotis, Fissurella, Carinaria, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu`ti*bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or pertaining to the Scutibranchiata.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Scutibranchiata.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scutum</ets> shield + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Carrying a shield or buckler.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scutum</ets> shield + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>scutiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shield-shaped; scutate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu"ti*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>scutum</ets> shield + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of chilopod myriapods of the genus <gen>Scutigera</gen>. They sometimes enter buildings and prey upon insects.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scu"ti*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scutum</ets> a shield + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, a foot: cf. F. <ets>scutip&egrave;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the anterior surface of the tarsus covered with scutella, or transverse scales, in the form of incomplete bands terminating at a groove on each side; -- said of certain birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scut"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Scuttle</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark></p>

<p><q>A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and tail, and <qex>scuttered</qex> across the shallows.</q>  <rj><qau>Kipling.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scut"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>scutel</ets> a dish, platter; cf. Icel. <ets>skutill</ets>; both fr. L. <ets>scutella</ets>, dim. of <ets>scutra</ets>, <ets>scuta</ets>, a dish or platter; cf. <ets>scutum</ets> a shield.  Cf. <er>Skillet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A broad, shallow basket.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scut"tle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>scuddle</ets>, fr. <ets>scud</ets>.]</ety> <def>To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With the first dawn of day, old Janet was <qex>scuttling</qex> about the house to wake the baron.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scut"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quick pace; a short run.</def>  <rj><au>Spectator.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scut"tle</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;t"t'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>escoutille</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;scoutille</ets>, cf. Sp. <ets>escotilla</ets>; probably akin to Sp. <ets>escotar</ets> to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom-shaped piece out, and of Teutonic origin; cf. D. <ets>schoot</ets> lap, bosom, G. <ets>schoss</ets>, Goth. <ets>skauts</ets> the hem of a garnment.  Cf. <er>Sheet</er> an expanse.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Scuttle butt</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Scuttle cask</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a butt or cask with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water for daily use in a ship.</cd></cs>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scut"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Scuttled</conjf> <pr>(sk&ubreve;t"t'ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Scuttling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sink by making holes through the bottom of; <as>as, to <ex>scuttle</ex> a ship</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be abandoned; -- of plans, projects, actions, hopes; <as>as, the review committee <ex>scuttled</ex> the project due to lack of funds</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>scut"tle*butt`</hw> <pr>(sk&ubreve;t"t'l*b&ubreve;t`)</pr> , <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>See <cref>scuttle butt</cref>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A drinking fountain on board a ship or at a naval station.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The latest gossip; rumors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scu"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scuta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A penthouse or awning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum. See the <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Thorax</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scyb"a*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sky`balon</grk> dung.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Hardened masses of feces.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scye</hw> <pr>(s&imacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arm scye, a cutter's term for the armhole or part of the armhole of the waist of a garment.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scyle</hw> <pr>(s&imacr;l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>scylan</ets> to withdraw or remove.]</ety> <def>To hide; to secrete; to conceal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scyl"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying &ldquo;Between Scylla and Charybdis,&rdquo; signifying a great peril on either hand.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scyl*l&aelig;"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Scylla</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of oceanic nudibranchiate mollusks having the small branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy lateral lobes, and on the median caudal crest.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In color and form these mollusks closely imitate the fronds of sargassum and other floating seaweeds among which they live.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Scyl*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a family (<fam>Scyllarid&aelig;</fam>) of macruran Crustacea, remarkable for the depressed form of the body, and the broad, flat antenn&aelig;. Also used adjectively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scyl"lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance of a sweetish taste, resembling inosite and metameric with dextrose. It is extracted from the kidney of the dogfish (of the genus <gen>Scyllium</gen>), the shark, and the skate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scym"e*tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Scimiter</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scy"pha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scyphae</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Scyphus</er>, 2 <sd>(b)</sd>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scy"phi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>scyphus</ets> a cup + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Cup-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scy*phis"to*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scyphistomata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>Scyphistom&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sky`fos</grk> a cup + <grk>sto`ma</grk> the mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scy`pho*bran"chi*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>sky`fos</grk> a cup + <grk>bra`gchion</grk> a gill.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of fishes including the blennioid and gobioid fishes, and other related families.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scy`pho*me*du"s&aelig;</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sky`fos</grk> cup + NL. <ets>medusa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Acraspeda</er>, or <er>Discophora</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scy*phoph"o*ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>sky`fos</grk> a cup + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of fresh-water fishes inhabiting tropical Africa. They have rudimentary electrical organs on each side of the tail.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scy"phus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scyphi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a cup, Gr. <grk>sky`fos</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called <altname>scypha</altname>. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <cref>Cladonia pyxidata</cref>, under <er>Lichen</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scythe</hw> <pr>(s&imacr;th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sithe</ets>, AS. s&imacr;&eth;e, <ets>sig&eth;e</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>sig&eth;r</ets> a sickle, LG. <ets>segd</ets>, <ets>seged</ets>, <ets>seed</ets>, <ets>seid</ets>, OHG. <ets>segansa</ets> sickle, scythe, G. <ets>sense</ets> scythe, and to E. <ets>saw</ets> a cutting instrument. See <er>Saw</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sithe</asp> and <asp>sythe</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a <xex>snath</xex>, which is bent into a form convenient for use.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The sharp-edged <qex>scythe</qex> shears up the spiring grass.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Whatever thing<br/>
The <qex>scythe</qex> of Time mows down.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scythe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Time had not <qex>scythed</qex> all that youth begun.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scythed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Armed with scythes, as a chariot.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Chariots <qex>scythed</qex>,<br/>
On thundering axles rolled.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scythe"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Scythemen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who uses a scythe; a mower.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Scythe"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Scythe"whet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Wilson's thrush; -- so called from its note.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Scyth"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language or inhabitants.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Scythian lamb</b></col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Barometz</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Scyth"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Scythia; specifically <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>, one of a Slavonic race which in early times occupied Eastern Europe.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the Scythians.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Scy`to*der"ma*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a hide + &unr_; a skin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Holothurioidea</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sdain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Disdain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>'Sdeath</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>God's death</ets>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressive of impatience or anger.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sdeign</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To disdain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>But either <qex>sdeigns</qex> with other to partake.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>see</ets>, AS. <ets>s&aemacr_;</ets>; akin to D. <ets>zee</ets>, OS. &amp; OHG. <ets>s&emacr;o</ets>, G. <ets>see</ets>, OFries. <ets>se</ets>, Dan. <ets>s&ouml;</ets>, Sw. <ets>sj&ouml;</ets>, Icel. <ets>s&aelig;r</ets>, Goth. <ets>saiws</ets>, and perhaps to L. <ets>saevus</ets> fierce, savage. &radic;151a.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea; <as>as, the Mediterranean <ex>Sea</ex>; the <ex>Sea</ex> of Marmora; the North <ex>Sea</ex>; the Carribean <ex>Sea</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or brackish; <as>as, the Caspian <ex>Sea</ex>; <ex>the Sea</ex> of Aral</as>; sometimes, a small fresh-water lake; <as>as, the <ex>Sea</ex> of Galilee</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a large part of the globe.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I marvel how the fishes live in the <qex>sea</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Ambiguous between <qex>sea</qex> and land<br/>
The river horse and scaly crocodile.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion or agitation of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; <as>as, there was a high <ex>sea</ex> after the storm; the vessel shipped a <ex>sea</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>A great brazen laver in the temple at Jerusalem; -- so called from its size.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He made a molten <qex>sea</qex> of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof.</q> <rj><qau>2 Chron. iv. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Fig.: Anything resembling the sea in vastness; <as>as, a <ex>sea</ex> of glory</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>All the space . . . was one <qex>sea</qex> of heads.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Sea</xex> is often used in the composition of words of obvious signification; as, <xex>sea</xex>-bathed, <xex>sea</xex>-beaten, <xex>sea</xex>-bound, <xex>sea</xex>-bred, <xex>sea</xex>-circled, <xex>sea</xex>like, <xex>sea</xex>-nursed, <xex>sea</xex>-tossed, <xex>sea</xex>-walled, <xex>sea</xex>-worn, and the like. It is also used either adjectively or in combination with substantives; as, <xex>sea</xex> bird, <xex>sea</xex>-bird, or <xex>sea</xex>bird, <xex>sea</xex> acorn, or <xex>sea</xex>-acorn.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>At sea</b></col>, <cd>upon the ocean; away from land; figuratively, without landmarks for guidance; lost; at the mercy of circumstances.</cd> &ldquo;To say the old man was <xex>at sea</xex> would be too feeble an expression.&rdquo; <au>G. W. Cable</au> -- <col><b>At full sea</b></col> <cd>at the height of flood tide; hence, at the height.</cd> &ldquo;But now God's mercy was <xex>at full sea</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Jer. Taylor.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>Beyond seas</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>Beyond the sea</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Beyond the seas</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>out of the state, territory, realm, or country.</cd> <au>Wharton.</au> -- <col><b>Half seas over</b></col>, <cd>half drunk.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Spectator.</au> -- <col><b>Heavy sea</b></col>, <cd>a sea in which the waves run high.</cd> -- <col><b>Long sea</b></col>, <cd>a sea characterized by the uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves.</cd> -- <col><b>Short sea</b></col>, <cd>a sea in which the waves are short, broken, and irregular, so as to produce a tumbling or jerking motion.</cd> -- <col><b>To go to sea</b></col>, <cd>to adopt the calling or occupation of a sailor.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" a"corn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An acorn barnacle (<gen>Balanus</gen>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ad"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The European fifteen-spined stickleback (<spn>Gasterosteus spinachia</spn>); -- called also <altname>bismore</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The European tanglefish, or pipefish (<spn>Syngnathus acus</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" an"chor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Drag sail</cref>, under 4th <er>Drag</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" a*nem"o*ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order <ord>Actinaria</ord>; an actinian.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; They have the oral disk surrounded by one or more circles of simple tapering tentacles, which are often very numerous, and when expanded somewhat resemble the petals of flowers, with colors varied and often very beautiful.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ape`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The thrasher shark.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The sea otter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ap"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of a West Indian palm (<spn>Manicaria Plukenetii</spn>), often found floating in the sea.</def>  <rj><au>A. Grisebach.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A squid of the genus <gen>Ommastrephes</gen>. See <er>Squid</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bank`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>The seashore.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A bank or mole to defend against the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-bar`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A tern.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sea purse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bass`</hw>. <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A large marine food fish (<spn>Serranus atrarius</spn> syn. <spn>Centropristis atrarius</spn>) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the <country>United States</country>.  It is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and blotches.  Called also, locally, <altname>blue bass</altname>, <altname>black sea bass</altname>, <altname>blackfish</altname>, <altname>bluefish</altname>, and <altname>black perch</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A California food fish (<spn>Cynoscion nobile</spn>); -- called also <altname>white sea bass</altname>, and <altname>sea salmon</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Batfish</er> <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"beach`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beach lying along the sea.</def> &ldquo;The bleak <xex>seabeach</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bean</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Florida bean</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bear`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any fur seal. See under <er>Fur</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The white bear.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"beard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A green seaweed (<spn>Cladophora rupestris</spn>) growing in dense tufts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" beast`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" blite`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Su&aelig;da maritima</spn>) of the Goosefoot family, growing in salt marshes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-blub"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A jellyfish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sea</ets> + <ets>board</ets>, F. <ets>bord</ets> side.]</ety> <def>The seashore; seacoast.</def>  <rj><au>Ld. Berners.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"board`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bordering upon, or being near, the sea; seaside; seacoast; <as>as, a <ex>seaboard</ex> town</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"board`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the sea.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"boat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>s&aemacr_;b&amacr;t</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A boat or vessel adapted to the open sea; hence, a vessel considered with reference to her power of resisting a storm, or maintaining herself in a heavy sea; <as>as, a good <ex>sea boat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A chiton.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"bord`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; a.</pos> <def>See <er>Seaboard</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-bor"der*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bordering on the sea; situated beside the sea.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-born`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Born of the sea; produced by the sea.</def> &ldquo;Neptune and his <xex>sea-born</xex> niece.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Waller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Born at sea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"bound`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bounded by the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <cref>Marine rainbow</cref>, under <er>Rainbow</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" boy`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A boy employed on shipboard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" breach`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A breaking or overflow of a bank or a dike by the sea.</def>  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bream`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species (<spn>Pagellus centrodontus</spn>), the Spanish (<spn>P. Oweni</spn>), and the black sea bream (<spn>Cantharus lineatus</spn>); -- called also <altname>old wife</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" brief`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Same as <er>Sea letter</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" bug`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A chiton.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-built`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Built at, in, or by the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" but"ter*fly`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A pteropod.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" cab"bage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Sea kale</cref>, under <er>Kale</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" calf`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The common seal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ca*na"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So called from a whistling sound which it makes.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The beluga, or white whale.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" cap"tain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" card`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Mariner's card, or compass.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sea" cat`fish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <hw>Sea" cat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. }</mhw> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The wolf fish.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any marine siluroid fish, as <spn>&AElig;lurichthys marinus</spn>, and <spn>Arinus felis</spn>, of the eastern coast of the United States. Many species are found on the coasts of Central and South America.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" chart`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands, shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" chick"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fleshy plant (<spn>Arenaria peploides</spn>) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; -- called also <altname>sea sandwort</altname>, and <altname>sea purslane</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" clam`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family <fam>Mactrid&aelig;</fam>, as the common American species. (<spn>Mactra solidissima</spn> or <spn>Spisula solidissima</spn>); -- called also <altname>beach clam</altname>, and <altname>surf clam</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" coal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Coal brought by sea; -- a name by which mineral coal was formerly designated in the south of England, in distinction from <xex>charcoal</xex>, which was brought by land.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sea-coal facing</b></col> <fld>(Founding)</fld>, <cd>facing consisting of pulverized bituminous coal.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"coast`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean. Also used adjectively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" cob`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The black-backed gull.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" cock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The black-bellied plover.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A gurnard, as the European red gurnard (<spn>Trigla pini</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" co"coa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A magnificent palm (<spn>Lodoicea Sechellarum</spn>) found only in the Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an immense two-lobed nut. It was found floating in the Indian Ocean before the tree was known, and called <xex>sea cocoanut</xex>, and <xex>double cocoanut</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" col"an*der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large blackfish seaweed (<spn>Agarum Turneri</spn>), the frond of which is punctured with many little holes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" cole"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Sea cabbage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" com"pass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The mariner's compass. See under <er>Compass</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" coot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A scoter duck.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsules of certain species of whelks (<gen>Buccinum</gen>), which resembles an ear of maize.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" cow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The mantee.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The dugong.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The walrus.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sea" craw"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <hw>Sea" cray"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. }</mhw> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any crustacean of the genus <gen>Palinurus</gen> and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster (<spn>P. vulgaris</spn>), which is much used as an article of food. See <er>Lobster</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" crow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The chough.</def> <mark>[Ireland]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cormorant.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The blackheaded pewit, and other gulls.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The skua.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The razorbill.</def> <mark>[Orkney Islands]</mark> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>The coot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" cu"cum*ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to the genus <gen>Pentacta</gen>, or <gen>Cucumaria</gen>, as the common American and European species. (<spn>P. frondosa</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" dace`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European sea perch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" daf"fo*dil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A European amaryllidaceous plant (<spn>Pancratium maritimum</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" dev`il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus <gen>Manta</gen> or <gen>Cephaloptera</gen>, some of which become more than twenty feet across and weigh several tons. See also <cref>Ox ray</cref>, under <er>Ox</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any large cephalopod, as a large Octopus, or a giant squid (<gen>Architeuthis</gen>). See <er>Devilfish</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The angler.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" dog`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The dogfish.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The common seal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An old sailor; a salt.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" dot"ter*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The turnstone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" dove`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The little auk, or rotche. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Rotche</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" drag"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A dragonet, or sculpin.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The pegasus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" drake`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The pewit gull.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" duck`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ea"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus <gen>Hali&aelig;etus</gen> and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle (<spn>H. pelagicus</spn>), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (<spn>H. albicilla</spn>); and the Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (<spn>Polioa&euml;tus ichthya&euml;tus</spn>). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as <ex>sea eagles</ex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The eagle ray. See under <er>Ray</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-ear`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;"&emacr;r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus <gen>Haliotis</gen>. See <er>Abalone</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" eel`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" &emacr;l`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The conger eel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" egg`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" &ebreve_;g`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sea urchin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" el"e*phant</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" &emacr;"&euptack_;*f&aitalic_;nt)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A very large seal (<spn>Macrorhinus proboscideus</spn>) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size (<spn>M. angustirostris</spn>) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" fan"</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" f&abreve;n`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike form, especially <spn>Gorgonia flabellum</spn> of Florida and the West Indies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"far`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sea + <ets>fare</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who follows the sea as a business; a mariner; a sailor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"far`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Following the business of a mariner; <as>as, a <ex>seafaring</ex> man</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" feath"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" fen"nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Samphire.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" fern"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any gorgonian which branches like a fern.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" fight`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>An engagement between ships at sea; a naval battle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" fir`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sertularian hydroid, especially <xex>Sertularia abietina</xex>, which branches like a miniature fir tree.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" flow"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sea anemone, or any related anthozoan.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" foam`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Foam of sea water.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Meerschaum; -- called also <altname>sea froth</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" fowl`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk, gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all such birds, collectively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" fox`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The thrasher shark. See <er>Thrasher</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" froth`</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>. <def>See <er>Sea foam</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sea"-gate`</hw>, <hw>Sea"-gait`</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A long, rolling swell of the sea.</def>  <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" gauge`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Gauge</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sea" gher`kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <it>or</it> <hw>Sea" gir"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any small holothurian resembling in form a gherkin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" gin"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A hydroid coral of the genus <gen>Millepora</gen>, especially <spn>Millepora alcicornis</spn>, of the <geog>West Indies</geog> and <state>Florida</state>.  So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Millepore</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" gir"dles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of kelp (<spn>Laminaria digitata</spn>) with palmately cleft fronds; -- called also <altname>sea wand</altname>, <altname>seaware</altname>, and <xex>tangle</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"girt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Surrounded by the water of the sea or ocean; <as>as, a <ex>seagirt</ex> isle</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" god`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to live in, or have dominion over, the sea, or some particular sea or part of the sea, as Neptune.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" god"dess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A goddess supposed to live in or reign over the sea, or some part of the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"go`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Going upon the sea; especially, sailing upon the deep sea; -- used in distinction from <xex>coasting</xex> or <xex>river</xex>, as applied to vessels.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" goose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A phalarope.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" gown`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" grape`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The gulf weed. See under <er>Gulf</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A shrubby plant (<spn>Coccoloba uvifera</spn>) growing on the sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling the grapevine.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (<gen>Loligo</gen>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" grass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Eelgrass.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" green`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The green color of sea water.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-green`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" gud"geon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European black goby (<spn>Gobius niger</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" gull`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any gull living on the seacoast.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;Se"ah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Jewish dry measure containing one third of an ephah.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" hare`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus <gen>Aplysia</gen>. See <er>Aplysia</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" hawk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A jager gull.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" heath`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A low perennial plant (<spn>Frankenia l&aelig;vis</spn>) resembling heath, growing along the seashore in Europe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" hedge"hog`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sea urchin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" hen`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The common guillemot; -- applied also to various other sea birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" hog`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The porpoise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" hol"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergeen seashore plant (<spn>Eryngium maritimum</spn>). See <er>Eryngium</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" holm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A small uninhabited island.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" holm`</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Sea holly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" horse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fabulous creature, half horse and half fish, represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids. It is also depicted in heraldry. See <er>Hippocampus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The walrus.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any fish of the genus Hippocampus.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer to the hippopotamus.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" hul"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Sea holly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-is`land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia; <as>as, <ex>sea-island</ex> cotton, a superior cotton of long fiber produced on those islands</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" jel"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A medusa, or jellyfish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Soap prepared for use in milling cloth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" kale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Kale</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" king`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plunder and adventures; a Norse pirate chief. See the Note under <er>Viking</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seal</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>sele</ets>, AS. <ets>seolh</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>selah</ets>, Dan. <ets>s&aelig;l</ets>, Sw. <ets>sj&auml;l</ets>, Icel. <ets>selr</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families <fam>Phocid&aelig;</fam> and <fam>Otariid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as <stype>sea lion</stype>, <stype>sea leopard</stype>, <stype>sea bear</stype>, or <stype>ursine seal</stype>, <stype>fur seal</stype>, and <stype>sea elephant</stype>. The bearded seal (<spn>Erignathus barbatus</spn>), the hooded seal (<spn>Cystophora cristata</spn>), and the ringed seal (<spn>Phoca f&oelig;tida</spn>), are northern species. See also <cref>Eared seal</cref>, <cref>Harp seal</cref>, <cref>Monk seal</cref>, and <cref>Fur seal</cref>, under <er>Eared</er>, <er>Harp</er>, <er>Monk</er>, and <er>Fur</er>. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Harbor seal</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the common seal (<spn>Phoca vitulina</spn>). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also <altname>marbled seal</altname>, <altname>native seal</altname>, <altname>river seal</altname>, <altname>bay seal</altname>, <altname>land seal</altname>, <altname>sea calf</altname>, <altname>sea cat</altname>, <altname>sea dog</altname>, <altname>dotard</altname>, <altname>ranger</altname>, <altname>selchie</altname>, <altname>tangfish</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Seal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>seel</ets>, OF. <ets>seel</ets>, F. <ets>sceau</ets>, fr. L. <ets>sigillum</ets> a little figure or image, a seal, dim. of <ets>signum</ets> a mark, sign, figure, or image. See <er>Sign</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Sigil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; <as>as, to give a deed under hand and <ex>seal</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Till thou canst rail the <qex>seal</qex> from off my bond<br/>
Thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance.</def> &ldquo;Under the <xex>seal</xex> of silence.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Like a red <qex>seal</qex> is the setting sun<br/>
On the good and the evil men have done.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Great seal</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Great</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Privy seal</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Privy</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Seal lock</b></col>, <cd>a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal in such a way that the lock can not be opened without rupturing the seal.</cd> -- <col><b>Seal manual</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Manual</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Seal ring</b></col>, <cd>a ring having a seal engraved on it, or ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring.</cd>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Seal</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Sealed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Sealing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>selen</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>seeler</ets>, <ets>seieler</ets>, F. <ets>sceller</ets>, LL. <ets>sigillare</ets>. See <er>Seal</er> a stamp.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; <as>as, to <ex>seal</ex> a deed</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And with my hand I <qex>seal</qex> my true heart's love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; <as>as, to <ex>seal</ex> weights and measures; to <ex>seal</ex> silverware</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; <as>as, to <ex>seal</ex> a letter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Seal</qex> up your lips, and give no words but &ldquo;mum&rdquo;.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like.</def>  <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To close by means of a seal; <as>as, to <ex>seal</ex> a drainpipe with water</as>. See 2d <er>Seal</er>, 5.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.</def> <mark>[Utah, U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If a man once married desires a second helpmate . . . she is <qex>sealed</qex> to him under the solemn sanction of the church.</q> <rj><qau>H. Stansbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Seal</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To affix one's seal, or a seal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I will <qex>seal</qex> unto this bond.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" la"ces</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of seaweed (<spn>Chorda Filum</spn>) having blackish cordlike fronds, often many feet long.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" lam"prey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The common lamprey.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" lan"guage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" lark`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The rock pipit (<spn>Anthus obscurus</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any one of several small sandpipers and plovers, as the ringed plover, the turnstone, the dunlin, and the sanderling.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" lav"en*der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Marsh rosemary</cref>, under <er>Marsh</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" law"yer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The gray snapper. See under <er>Snapper</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seal"-brown`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" legs`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Legs able to maintain their possessor upright in stormy weather at sea, that is, ability to stand or walk steadily on deck when a vessel is rolling or pitching in a rough sea.</def> <mark>[Sailor's Cant]</mark>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" lem"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex yellow body.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" leop"ard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially <spn>Ogmorhinus leptonyx</spn>, and <spn>Leptonychotes Weddelli</spn>, of the Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seal"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sealer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" let"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Mar. Law.)</fld> <def>The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; a passport for a vessel and cargo.</def> <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" let"tuce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus <gen>Ulva</gen>, sometimes used as food.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" lev"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sealgh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Selch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> }</mhw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A seal.</def> <mark>[Scotch]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" lil"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A crinoid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seal"ing wax`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" li"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several large species of seals of the family <fam>Otariid&aelig;</fam> native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (<spn>Otaria jubata</spn>) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion (<spn>Eumetopias Stelleri</spn>) found from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea lion (<spn>Zalophus Californianus</spn>), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" loach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The three-bearded rockling. See <er>Rockling</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" louse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of <gen>Cymothoa</gen>, <gen>Livoneca</gen>, and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seal"skin`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp. of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Saim</er>.]</ety> <def>Grease; tallow; lard.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au> <au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>seem</ets>, <ets>seam</ets>, AS. <ets>se&aacute;m</ets>; akin to D. <ets>zoom</ets>, OHG. <ets>soum</ets>, G. <ets>saum</ets>, LG. <ets>soom</ets>, Icel. <ets>saumr</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>s&ouml;m</ets>, and E. <ets>sew</ets>. &radic; 156. See <er>Sew</er> to fasten with thread.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse <qex>seam</qex> may discover where they join.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol. &amp; Mining)</fld> <def>A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; <as>as, a <ex>seam</ex> of coal</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Seam blast</b></col>, <cd>a blast made by putting the powder into seams or cracks of rocks.</cd> -- <col><b>Seam lace</b></col>, <cd>a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams and edges; -- called also <altname>seaming lace</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Seam presser</b></col>. <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Seam set</b></col>, <cd>a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Seamed</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Seaming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Seamed</qex> o'er with wounds which his own saber gave.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become ridgy; to crack open.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Later their lips began to parch and <qex>seam</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>L. Wallace.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>se&aacute;m</ets>, LL. <ets>sauma</ets>, L. <ets>sagma</ets> a packsaddle, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Sumpter</er>.]</ety> <def>A denomination of weight or measure.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The quantity of eight bushels of grain.</def> &ldquo;A <xex>seam</xex> of oats.&rdquo; <au>P. Plowman.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The quantity of 120 pounds of glass.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-maid`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The mermaid.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sea nymph.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-mail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Sea</ets> + (perhaps) <ets>Mall</ets> Mally, for <ets>Mary</ets>; hence, Prov. E. <ets>mally</ets> a hare.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A gull; the mew.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Seamen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A merman; the male of the mermaid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Not to mention mermaids or <xex>seamen</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Seamen</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[AS. <ets>s&aelig;man</ets>.]</ety> <def>One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to <contr>landman</contr>, or <contr>landsman</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Able seaman</b></col>, <cd>a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship.</cd> -- <col><b>Ordinary seaman</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Ordinary</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"man*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"man*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" man"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A squilla.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" marge`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Land which borders on the sea; the seashore.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>You are near the <qex>sea marge</qex> of a land teeming with life.</q> <rj><qau>J. Burroughs.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"mark`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners; a beacon; a landmark visible from the sea, as a hill, a tree, a steeple, or the like.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" mat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any bryozoan of the genus <gen>Flustra</gen> or allied genera which form frondlike corals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" maw`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sea mew.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seamed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-mell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sea mew.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" mew`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A gull; the mew.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" mile`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A geographical mile. See <er>Mile</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" milk"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A low, fleshy perennial herb (<spn>Glaux maritima</spn>) found along northern seashores.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of forming a seam or joint.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fishing)</fld> <def>The cord or rope at the margin of a seine, to which the meshes of the net are attached.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Seaming machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine for uniting the edges of sheet-metal plates by bending them and pinching them together.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without a seam.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Christ's <qex>seamless</qex> coat, all of a piece.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" monk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Monk seal</er>, under <er>Monk</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" mon"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any large sea animal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" moss`</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" mouse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A dorsibranchiate annelid, belonging to <gen>Aphrodite</gen> and allied genera, having long, slender, hairlike set&aelig; on the sides.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The dunlin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Seamstress</er>.]</ety> <def>One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam"stress</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From older <ets>seamster</ets>, properly fem., AS. <ets>se&aacute;mestre</ets>. See <er>Seam</er>.]</ety> <def>A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam"stress*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The business of a seamstress.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" mud`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A rich slimy deposit in salt marshes and along the seashore, sometimes used as a manure; -- called also <altname>sea ooze</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Seam"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them.</def> &ldquo;Many a <xex>seamy</xex> scar.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Everything has its fair, as well as its <qex>seamy</qex>, side.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sean</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A seine. See <er>Seine</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;S&eacute;`ance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>sedens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sedere</ets> to sit. See <er>Sit</er>.]</ety> <def>A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of spiritualists to receive spirit communications, so called.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" nee"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Garfish</er> <sd>(a)</sd>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" net`tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A jellyfish, or medusa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sean"na*chie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gael. <ets>seanachaidh</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bard among the Highlanders of Scotland, who preserved and repeated the traditions of the tribes; also, a genealogist.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>sennachy</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" on"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The officinal squill. See <er>Squill</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ooze`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Same as <cref>Sea mud</cref>.</def>  <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" or"ange</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large American holothurian (<spn>Lophothuria Fabricii</spn>) having a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated scales.  Its expanded tentacles are bright red.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-orb`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A globefish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ot"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An aquatic carnivore (<spn>Enhydris lutris</spn> syn. <spn>Enhydris marina</spn>) found in the <geog>North Pacific Ocean</geog>.   Its fur is highly valued, especially by the Chinese.  It is allied to the common otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sea-otter's cabbage</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a gigantic kelp of the Pacific Ocean (<spn>Nereocystis Lutkeana</spn>). See <er>Nereocystis</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" owl`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" oul`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lumpfish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pad`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" p&abreve;d`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A starfish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Sea" par"rot</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" p&abreve;r"r&ubreve;t)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The puffin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" par"tridge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The gilthead (<spn>Crenilabrus melops</spn>), a fish of the British coasts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to show their nationality; a sea letter or passport. See <er>Passport</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" peach`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A beautiful American ascidian (<spn>Cynthia pyriformis</spn> syn. <spn>Halocynthia pyriformis</spn>) having the size, form, velvety surface, and color of a ripe peach.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pear`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" p&acirc;r`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A pedunculated ascidian of the genus <gen>Boltonia</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"-pen"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A pennatula.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" perch`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The European bass (<spn>Roccus lupus</spn> syn. <spn>Labrax lupus</spn>); -- called also <altname>sea dace</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cunner.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The sea bass.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The name is applied also to other species of fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pheas"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The pintail duck.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pie</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" p&imacr;`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus <gen>H&aelig;matopus</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pie`</hw>. <def>A dish of crust or pastry and meat or fish, etc., cooked together in alternate layers, -- a common food of sailors; <as>as, a three-decker <ex>sea pie</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A picture representing a scene at sea; a marine picture.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pi"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Sea pie</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pig`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A porpoise or dolphin.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A dugong.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pi"geon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The common guillemot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pike`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The garfish.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A large serranoid food fish (<spn>Centropomus undecimalis</spn>) found on both coasts of America; -- called also <altname>robalo</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The merluce.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pin`cush`ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A sea purse.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A pentagonal starfish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pink`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Thrift</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" plov"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>The black-bellied plover.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sea" poach"er</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" p&omacr;ch"&etilde_;r)</pr>. <hw>Sea" pok"er</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" p&omacr;k"&etilde_;r)</pr>. }</mhw> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lyrie.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pool`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A pool of salt water.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pop"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The horn poppy. See under <er>Horn</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" por"cu*pine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any fish of the genus <gen>Diodon</gen>, and allied genera, whose body is covered with spines. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Diodon</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pork`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An American compound ascidian (<spn>Amor&oelig;cium stellatum</spn>) which forms large whitish masses resembling salt pork.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"port`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;"p&omacr;rt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; <as>as, a <ex>seaport</ex> town</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"poy</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;"poy)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Sepoy</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pud"ding</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any large holothurian.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" purse`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;" p&ucirc;rs`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" purs"lane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Purslane</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" pye`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Sea pie</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" py"ot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See 1st <er>Sea pie</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" quail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The turnstone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea"quake`</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;"kw&amacr;k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A quaking of the sea.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Sear</hw>, <hw>Sere</hw> <pr>(s&emacr;r)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>seer</ets>, AS. <ets>se&aacute;r</ets> (assumed) fr. <ets>se&aacute;rian</ets> to wither; akin to D. <ets>zoor</ets> dry, LG. <ets>soor</ets>, OHG. <ets>sor&emacr;n</ets> to wither, Gr. <grk>a"y`ein</grk> to parch, to dry, Skr. <ets>&ccedil;ush</ets> (for <ets>sush</ets>) to dry, to wither, Zend <ets>hush</ets> to dry.  &radic;152.  Cf. <er>Austere</er>, <er>Sorrel</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves.</def> <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I have lived long enough; my way of life<br/>
Is fall'n into the <qex>sear</qex>, the yellow leaf.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sear</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Seared</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Searing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>seeren</ets>, AS. <ets>se&aacute;rian</ets>. See <er>Sear</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wither; to dry up.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; <as>as, to <ex>sear</ex> the skin or flesh</as>. Also used figuratively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I'm <qex>seared</qex> with burning steel.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It was in vain that the amiable divine tried to give salutary pain to that <qex>seared</qex> conscience.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The discipline of war, being a discipline in destruction of life, is a discipline in callousness. Whatever sympathies exist are <qex>seared</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Sear</xex> is allied to <xex>scorch</xex> in signification; but it is applied primarily to animal flesh, and has special reference to the effect of heat in marking the surface <xex>hard</xex>. <xex>Scorch</xex> is applied to flesh, cloth, or any other substance, and has no reference to the effect of hardness.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To sear up</b></col>, <cd>to close by searing.</cd> &ldquo;Cherish veins of good humor, and <xex>sear</xex> up those of ill.&rdquo; <au>Sir W. Temple.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sear</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>serre</ets> a grasp, pressing, fr. L. <ets>sera</ets>. See <er>Serry</er>.]</ety> <def>The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Sear spring</b></col>, <cd>the spring which causes the sear to catch in the notches by which the hammer is held.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" rat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pirate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Massinger.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The chim&aelig;ra.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Sea" ra"ven</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An American cottoid fish (<spn>Hemitripterus Americanus</spn>) allied to the sculpins, found on the northern Atlantic coasts.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cormorant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Searce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Sarse</er>.]</ety> <def>A fine sieve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Searce</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sift; to bolt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Sear"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who sifts or bolts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A searce, or sieve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Search</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Searched</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Searching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>serchen</ets>, <ets>cerchen</ets>, OF. <ets>cerchier</ets>, F. <ets>chercher</ets>, L. <ets>circare</ets> to go about, fr. L. <ets>circum</ets>, <ets>circa</ets>, around. See <er>Circle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; <as>as, to <ex>search</ex> the city</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Search</xex> the Scriptures.&rdquo;  <rj><au>John v. 39.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They are come to <qex>search</qex> the house.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Search</qex> me, O God, and know my heart.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxxxix. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inquire after; to look for; to seek.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I will both <qex>search</qex> my sheep, and seek them out.</q> <rj><qau>Ezek. xxxiv. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Enough is left besides to <qex>search</qex> and know.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; <as>as, to <ex>search</ex> a wound</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To examine; to try; to put to the test.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To search out</b></col>, <cd>to seek till found; to find by seeking; <as>as, to <ex>search out</ex> truth</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry into; inquire.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Search</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Once more <qex>search</qex> with me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It sufficeth that they have once with care sifted the matter, and <qex>searched</qex> into all the particulars.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Search</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>cerche</ets>. See <er>Search</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thus the orb he roamed<br/>
With narrow <qex>search</qex>, and with inspection deep<br/>
Considered every creature.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Nor did my <qex>search</qex> of liberty begin<br/>
Till my black hairs were changed upon my chin.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Right of search</b></col> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld>, <cd>the right of the lawfully commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.</cd> -- <col><b>Search warrant</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a warrant legally issued, authorizing an examination or search of a house, or other place, for goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation; research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Search"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being searched.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Search"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being searchable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Search"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>cercheor</ets> inspector.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, searches or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.</def> <au>Graunt.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An inspector of leather.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>An implement for s