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Saliant \Sa"li*ant\, a. (Her.) Same as {Salient}. | |
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Salient \Sa"li*ent\, a. (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection. | |
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Salient \Sa"li*ent\, a. [L. saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. [bd]Frogs and salient animals.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. 2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting. He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action. --Burke. 3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind. --Bancroft. 4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to {re[89]ntering}. See Illust. of {Bastion}. | |
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5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. {Salient angle}. See {Salient}, a., 4. {Salient polygon} (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient. {Salient polyhedron} (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient. | |
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5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. {Salient angle}. See {Salient}, a., 4. {Salient polygon} (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient. {Salient polyhedron} (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient. | |
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5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. {Salient angle}. See {Salient}, a., 4. {Salient polygon} (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient. {Salient polyhedron} (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient. | |
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Saliently \Sa"li*ent*ly\, adv. In a salient manner. | |
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Salimeter \Sal*im"e*ter\, n. [L. sal salt + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution. [Written also {salometer}.] | |
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Salimetry \Sal*im"e*try\, n. The art or process of measuring the amount of salt in a substance. | |
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Salination \Sal`i*na"tion\, n. The act of washing with salt water. [R. & Obs.] --Greenhill. | |
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Salinity \Sa*lin"i*ty\, n. Salineness. --Carpenter. | |
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Sallenders \Sal"len*ders\, n. pl. [F. solandres, solandre.] (Far.) An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also {sellanders}, and {sellenders}.] 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 [bd]mallenders[b8] in the fore leg, and [bd]sallenders[b8] in the hind leg. --Youatt. | |
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Note: 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 parr, peal, smolt, and grilse. Among the true salmons are: {Black salmon}, or {Lake salmon}, the namaycush. {Dog salmon}, a salmon of Western North America ({Oncorhynchus keta}). {Humpbacked salmon}, a Pacific-coast salmon ({Oncorhynchus gorbuscha}). {King salmon}, the quinnat. {Landlocked salmon}, a variety of the common salmon (var. {Sebago}), long confined in certain lakes in consequence of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the sea. This last is called also {dwarf salmon}. Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called {jack salmon}; the spotted, or southern, squeteague; the cabrilla, called {kelp salmon}; young pollock, called {sea salmon}; and the California yellowtail. 2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon. {Salmon berry} (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from Alaska to California, the fruit of the {Rubus Nutkanus}. {Salmon killer} (Zo[94]l.), a stickleback ({Gasterosteus cataphractus}) of Western North America and Northern Asia. {Salmon ladder}, {Salmon stair}. See {Fish ladder}, under {Fish}. {Salmon peel}, a young salmon. {Salmon pipe}, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb. {Salmon trout}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European sea trout ({Salmo trutta}). It resembles the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more numerous scales. (b) The American namaycush. (c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black spotted trout ({Salmo purpuratus}), and to the steel head and other large trout of the Pacific coast. | |
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Bull trout \Bull" trout`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as {Salmo trutta} and {S. Cambricus}, which ascend rivers; -- called also {sea trout}. (b) {Salvelinus malma} of California and Oregon; -- called also {Dolly Varden trout} and {red-spotted trout}. (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube. | |
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Salimeter \Sal*im"e*ter\, n. [L. sal salt + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution. [Written also {salometer}.] | |
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salometer \sa*lom"e*ter\, n. See {Salimeter}. | |
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Salomtry \Sa*lom"*try\, n. Salimetry. | |
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Scalenohedral \Sca*le`no*he"dral\ (sk[adot]*l[emac]`n[osl]*h[emac]"dr[ait]l), a. (Crystallog.) Of or pertaining to a scalenohedron. | |
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Scalenohedron \Sca*le`no*he"dron\ (-dr[ocr]n), n. [Gr. skalhno`s uneven + "e`dra seat, base.] (Crystallog.) A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, inclosed by twelve faces, each a scalene triangle. | |
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Scaly \Scal"y\, a. 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. [bd]Scaly crocodile.[b8] --Milton. 2. Resembling scales, lamin[91], or layers. 3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low] 4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. {Scaly ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the pangolin. | |
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Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\, n. [Malay pang[?]lang.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of {Manis}, {Pholidotus}, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also {scaly ant-eater}. | |
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d8Manis \[d8]Ma"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also {Scaly anteater}. See {Pangolin}. | |
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Scaly \Scal"y\, a. 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. [bd]Scaly crocodile.[b8] --Milton. 2. Resembling scales, lamin[91], or layers. 3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low] 4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. {Scaly ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the pangolin. | |
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Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\, n. [Malay pang[?]lang.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of {Manis}, {Pholidotus}, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also {scaly ant-eater}. | |
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d8Manis \[d8]Ma"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also {Scaly anteater}. See {Pangolin}. | |
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Scaly \Scal"y\, a. 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. [bd]Scaly crocodile.[b8] --Milton. 2. Resembling scales, lamin[91], or layers. 3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low] 4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. {Scaly ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the pangolin. | |
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Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\, n. [Malay pang[?]lang.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of {Manis}, {Pholidotus}, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also {scaly ant-eater}. | |
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d8Manis \[d8]Ma"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also {Scaly anteater}. See {Pangolin}. | |
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Schoolmaid \School"maid`\, n. A schoolgirl. --Shak. | |
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Schoolmate \School"mate`\, n. A pupil who attends the same school as another. | |
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Bluebell \Blue"bell`\, n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Campanula}, especially the {Campanula rotundifolia}, which bears blue bell-shaped flowers; the harebell. (b) A plant of the genus {Scilla} ({Scilla nutans}). | |
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Harebell \Hare"bell`\, n. (Bot.) A small, slender, branching plant ({Campanula rotundifolia}), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, {Scilla nutans}, which has similar flowers; -- called also {bluebell}. [Written also {hairbell}.] E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W. Scott . | |
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Culverkey \Cul"ver*key`\ (-k?`), n. 1. A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree. --Wright. 2. An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill ({Scilla nutans}). [Obs.] A girl cropping culverkeys and cowslips to make garlands. --Walton. | |
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Sclaundre \Sclaun"dre\, n. Slander. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Sclender \Sclen"der\, a. Slender. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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{Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain. {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf. {Brilliant}, n. {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}. {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose. {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe, by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with a variety of curved lines. --Craig. {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}. {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold. {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer. {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See {Bedeguar}. {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to resemble a rose; a rosette. {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt. {Rose mallow}. (Bot.) (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers. (b) the hollyhock. {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head. {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott. {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose} (b), under {China}. {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection plant}. {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or possibly the great lotus flower. {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief part of attar of roses. {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also, the color of the pigment. {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red. {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}. {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often abundant and very destructive. {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}. {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}. {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret; privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there said was to be divulged. {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster. | |
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Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper; as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons, squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants. There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer. viii. 13. And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds. --2 Kings iv. 89. {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger Williams. {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of the grapevine. Among the more important species are the grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota} (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}. {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the branches. (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often destructive. {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.] --Holland. {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine. {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera that injuries the grapevine. {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine. {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under {Grape}. {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine, especially {Cidaria diversilineata}. {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black, spotted with white. {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera. {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white, delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing stage of an {Erysiphe}. {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut. xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}. {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters while feeding. {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly. {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida}) related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is found in Florida and the West Indies. {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves. {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer} (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}. | |
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Selenate \Sel"e*nate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of selenic acid; -- formerly called also {seleniate}. | |
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Selenhydric \Sel`en*hy"dric\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen selenide, {H2Se}, regarded as an acid analogous to sulphydric acid. | |
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Selenate \Sel"e*nate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of selenic acid; -- formerly called also {seleniate}. | |
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Selenide \Sel"e*nide\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of selenium, or a compound regarded as binary; as, ethyl selenide. | |
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Selenite \Sel"e*nite\, n. (Chem.) A salt of selenious acid. | |
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Selenite \Sel"e*nite\, n. [L. selenites, Gr. [?][?][?][?] (sc. [?][?][?]), from [?][?][?] the moon. So called from a fancied resemblance in luster or appearance to the moon.] (Min.) A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses. | |
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Selenitic \Sel`e*nit"ic\, Selenitical \Sel`e*nit"ic*al\, a. (Min.) Of or pertaining to selenite; resembling or containing selenite. | |
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Selenitic \Sel`e*nit"ic\, Selenitical \Sel`e*nit"ic*al\, a. (Min.) Of or pertaining to selenite; resembling or containing selenite. | |
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Sallenders \Sal"len*ders\, n. pl. [F. solandres, solandre.] (Far.) An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also {sellanders}, and {sellenders}.] 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 [bd]mallenders[b8] in the fore leg, and [bd]sallenders[b8] in the hind leg. --Youatt. | |
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Sellanders \Sel"lan*ders\, Sellenders \Sel"len*ders\, n. pl. (Far.) See {Sallenders}. | |
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Sallenders \Sal"len*ders\, n. pl. [F. solandres, solandre.] (Far.) An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also {sellanders}, and {sellenders}.] 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 [bd]mallenders[b8] in the fore leg, and [bd]sallenders[b8] in the hind leg. --Youatt. | |
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Sellanders \Sel"lan*ders\, Sellenders \Sel"len*ders\, n. pl. (Far.) See {Sallenders}. | |
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Sallenders \Sal"len*ders\, n. pl. [F. solandres, solandre.] (Far.) An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also {sellanders}, and {sellenders}.] 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 [bd]mallenders[b8] in the fore leg, and [bd]sallenders[b8] in the hind leg. --Youatt. | |
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Sellanders \Sel"lan*ders\, Sellenders \Sel"len*ders\, n. pl. (Far.) See {Sallenders}. | |
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Sallenders \Sal"len*ders\, n. pl. [F. solandres, solandre.] (Far.) An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also {sellanders}, and {sellenders}.] 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 [bd]mallenders[b8] in the fore leg, and [bd]sallenders[b8] in the hind leg. --Youatt. | |
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Sellanders \Sel"lan*ders\, Sellenders \Sel"len*ders\, n. pl. (Far.) See {Sallenders}. | |
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Shell \Shell\, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell. (b) A pod. (c) The hard covering of an egg. Think him as a serpent's egg, . . . And kill him in the shell. --Shak. (d) (Zo[94]l.) The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like. (e) (Zo[94]l.) Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering. 2. (Mil.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See {Bomb}. 3. The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms. 4. Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house. 5. A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one. --Knight. 6. An instrument of music, as a lyre, -- the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell. When Jubal struck the chorded shell. --Dryden. 7. An engraved copper roller used in print works. 8. pl. The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc. 9. (Naut.) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve. 10. A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell. {Message shell}, a bombshell inside of which papers may be put, in order to convey messages. {Shell bit}, a tool shaped like a gouge, used with a brace in boring wood. See {Bit}, n., 3. {Shell button}. (a) A button made of shell. (b) A hollow button made of two pieces, as of metal, one for the front and the other for the back, -- often covered with cloth, silk, etc. {Shell cameo}, a cameo cut in shell instead of stone. {Shell flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Turtlehead}. {Shell gland}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A glandular organ in which the rudimentary shell is formed in embryonic mollusks. (b) A glandular organ which secretes the eggshells of various worms, crustacea, mollusks, etc. {Shell gun}, a cannon suitable for throwing shells. {Shell ibis} (Zo[94]l.), the openbill of India. {Shell jacket}, an undress military jacket. {Shell lime}, lime made by burning the shells of shellfish. {Shell marl} (Min.), a kind of marl characterized by an abundance of shells, or fragments of shells. {Shell meat}, food consisting of shellfish, or testaceous mollusks. --Fuller. {Shell mound}. See under {Mound}. {Shell of a boiler}, the exterior of a steam boiler, forming a case to contain the water and steam, often inclosing also flues and the furnace; the barrel of a cylindrical, or locomotive, boiler. {Shell road}, a road of which the surface or bed is made of shells, as oyster shells. {Shell sand}, minute fragments of shells constituting a considerable part of the seabeach in some places. | |
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Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.] 1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. How silent is this town! --Shak. 2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men. --Broome. This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not silent. --Milton. 3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh. 4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in [bd]fable.[b8] 5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.] Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W. Raleigh. {Silent partner}. See {Dormant partner}, under {Dormant}. Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See {Mute}, and {Taciturn}. | |
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Silent \Si"lent\, n. That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] [bd]The silent of the night.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Partner \Part"ner\, n. [For parcener, influenced by part.] 1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. [bd]Partner of his fortune.[b8] --Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business. My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton. 2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See {Partnership}. 3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like. {Dormant}, [or] {Silent}, {partner}. See under {Dormant}, a. Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion; comrade; mate. | |
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Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.] 1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. How silent is this town! --Shak. 2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most silent of men. --Broome. This new-created world, whereof in hell Fame is not silent. --Milton. 3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh. 4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in [bd]fable.[b8] 5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.] Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W. Raleigh. {Silent partner}. See {Dormant partner}, under {Dormant}. Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See {Mute}, and {Taciturn}. | |
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Partnership \Part"ner*ship\, n. 1. The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in partnership with another; to have partnership in the fortunes of a family or a state. 2. A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or interest. Rome, that ne'er knew three lordly heads before, First fell by fatal partnership of power. --Rowe. He does possession keep, And is too wise to hazard partnership. --Dryden. 3. An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership. 4. (Law) A contract between two or more competent persons for joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or any or all of them, under an understanding that there shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or adventure. --Kent. Story. Note: Community of profit is absolutely essential to, though not necessary the test of, a partnership. 5. (Arith.) See {Fellowship}, n., 6. {Limited partnership}, a form of partnership in which the firm consists of one or more general partners, jointly and severally responsible as ordinary partners, and one or more special partners, who are not liable for the debts of the partnership beyond the amount of cash they contribute as capital. {Partnership in commendam}, the title given to the limited partnership (F. soci[82]t[82] en commandit[82]) of the French law, introduced into the code of Louisiana. --Burrill. {Silent partnership}, the relation of partnership sustained by a person who furnishes capital only. | |
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Silentiary \Si*len"ti*a*ry\ (s[isl]*l[ecr]n"sh[icr]*[asl]*r[ycr]), n. [L. silentiarius: cf. F. silenciaire. See {Silence}.] One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state. | |
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Silentious \Si*len"tious\, a. [L. silentiosus: cf. F. silencieux.] Habitually silent; taciturn; reticent. [R.] | |
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Silently \Si"lent*ly\, adv. In a silent manner. | |
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Silentness \Si"lent*ness\, n. State of being silent; silence. | |
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Silundum \Si*lun"dum\, n. [Trade name] A form of silicon carbide, produced in the electric furnace, possessing great hardness, and high electrical resistance, and not subject to oxidation below 2880[f8] F., or 1600[f8] C. | |
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Skull \Skull\, n. [OE. skulle, sculle, scolle; akin to Scot. skull, skoll, a bowl, Sw. skalle skull, skal a shell, and E. scale; cf. G. hirnschale, Dan. hierneskal. Cf. {Scale} of a balance.] 1. (Anat.) The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal, including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. See Illusts. of {Carnivora}, of {Facial angles} under {Facial}, and of {Skeleton}, in Appendix. Note: In many fishes the skull is almost wholly cartilaginous but in the higher vertebrates it is more or less completely ossified, several bones are developed in the face, and the cranium is made up, wholly or partially, of bony plates arranged in three segments, the frontal, parietal, and occipital, and usually closely united in the adult. 2. The head or brain; the seat of intelligence; mind. Skulls that can not teach, and will not learn. --Cowper. 3. A covering for the head; a skullcap. [Obs. & R.] Let me put on my skull first. --Beau. & Fl. 4. A sort of oar. See {Scull}. {Skull and crossbones}, a symbol of death. See {Crossbones}. | |
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Slam \Slam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slamming}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra, sl[?]ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. sl[84]mma.] 1. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door. 2. To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; -- usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the pavement. 3. To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff. [Prov. Eng.] 4. To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.] 5. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand. --Hoyle. {To slam to}, to shut or close with a slam. [bd]He slammed to the door.[b8] --W. D. Howells. | |
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Slander \Slan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slandering}.] 1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate. O, do not slander him, for he is kind. --Shak. 2. To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts. Tax not so bad a voice To slander music any more than once. --Shak. Syn: To asperse; defame; calumniate; vilify; malign; belie; scandalize; reproach. See {Asperse}. | |
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Slander \Slan"der\, n. [OE. sclandere, OF. esclandre, esclandle, escandre, F. esclandre, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. [?][?][?] a snare, stumbling block, offense, scandal; probably originally, the spring of a trap, and akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap. See {Scan}, and cf. {Scandal}.] 1. A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another. Whether we speak evil of a man to his face or behind his back; the former way, indeed, seems to be the most generous, but yet is a great fault, and that which we call [bd]reviling;[b8] the latter is more mean and base, and that which we properly call [bd]slander[b8], or [bd]Backbiting.[b8] --Tillotson. [We] make the careful magistrate The mark of slander. --B. Jonson. | |
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Slander \Slan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slandering}.] 1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate. O, do not slander him, for he is kind. --Shak. 2. To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts. Tax not so bad a voice To slander music any more than once. --Shak. Syn: To asperse; defame; calumniate; vilify; malign; belie; scandalize; reproach. See {Asperse}. | |
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Slanderer \Slan"der*er\, n. One who slanders; a defamer; a calumniator. --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Slander \Slan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slandering}.] 1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate. O, do not slander him, for he is kind. --Shak. 2. To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts. Tax not so bad a voice To slander music any more than once. --Shak. Syn: To asperse; defame; calumniate; vilify; malign; belie; scandalize; reproach. See {Asperse}. | |
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Slanderous \Slan"der*ous\, a. 1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander. [bd]Slanderous tongue.[b8] --Shak. 2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports. -- {Slan"der*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Slan"der*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Slanderous \Slan"der*ous\, a. 1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander. [bd]Slanderous tongue.[b8] --Shak. 2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports. -- {Slan"der*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Slan"der*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Slanderous \Slan"der*ous\, a. 1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander. [bd]Slanderous tongue.[b8] --Shak. 2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports. -- {Slan"der*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Slan"der*ous*ness}, n. | |
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Slant \Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slanting}.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. --Dodsley. | |
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Slant \Slant\, v. t. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line. | |
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Slant \Slant\, n. 1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant. 2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. {Slant or wind}, a local variation of the wind from its general direction. | |
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Slant \Slant\, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See {Slant}, v. i.] Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. [bd]The slant lightning.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Slant \Slant\, n. 1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant. 2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. {Slant or wind}, a local variation of the wind from its general direction. | |
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Slant \Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slanting}.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. --Dodsley. | |
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Slant \Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slanting}.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. --Dodsley. | |
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Slanting \Slant"ing\, a. Oblique; sloping. -- {Slant"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Slanting \Slant"ing\, a. Oblique; sloping. -- {Slant"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Slantwise \Slant"wise`\, Slantly \Slant"ly\, adv. In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly. | |
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Slantwise \Slant"wise`\, Slantly \Slant"ly\, adv. In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly. | |
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Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. [bd]A slender, choleric man.[b8] --Chaucer. She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton. 2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution. Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope. They have inferred much from slender premises. --J. H. Newman. The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne. 3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence. A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W. Scott. 4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller. 5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet. The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table with his presence. --Philips. 6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. -- {Slen"der*ly}, adv. -- {Slen"der*ness}, n. | |
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Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. [bd]A slender, choleric man.[b8] --Chaucer. She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton. 2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution. Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope. They have inferred much from slender premises. --J. H. Newman. The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne. 3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence. A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W. Scott. 4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller. 5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet. The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table with his presence. --Philips. 6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. -- {Slen"der*ly}, adv. -- {Slen"der*ness}, n. | |
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Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. [bd]A slender, choleric man.[b8] --Chaucer. She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton. 2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution. Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope. They have inferred much from slender premises. --J. H. Newman. The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne. 3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence. A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W. Scott. 4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller. 5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet. The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table with his presence. --Philips. 6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. -- {Slen"der*ly}, adv. -- {Slen"der*ness}, n. | |
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Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. [bd]A slender, choleric man.[b8] --Chaucer. She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton. 2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution. Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope. They have inferred much from slender premises. --J. H. Newman. The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne. 3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence. A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W. Scott. 4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller. 5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet. The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table with his presence. --Philips. 6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. -- {Slen"der*ly}, adv. -- {Slen"der*ness}, n. | |
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Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant. [bd]A slender, choleric man.[b8] --Chaucer. She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore. --Milton. 2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution. Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope. They have inferred much from slender premises. --J. H. Newman. The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne. 3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence. A slender degree of patience will enable him to enjoy both the humor and the pathos. --Sir W. Scott. 4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance. Frequent begging makes slender alms. --Fuller. 5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet. The good Ostorius often deigned To grace my slender table with his presence. --Philips. 6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. -- {Slen"der*ly}, adv. -- {Slen"der*ness}, n. | |
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Slent \Slent\, n. & v. See {Slant}. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slime \Slime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sliming}.] To smear with slime. --Tennyson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slow \Slow\, a. [Compar. {Slower}; superl. {Slowest}.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. sl[be]w; akin to OS. sl[?]u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl[?]o blunt, dull, Icel. sl[?]r, sl[?]r, Dan. sl[94]v, Sw. sl[94]. Cf. {Sloe}, and {Sloth}.] 1. Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion. 2. Not happening in a short time; gradual; late. These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast. --Milton. 3. Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue. Fixed on defense, the Trojans are not slow To guard their shore from an expected foe. --Dryden. 4. Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive. He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding. --Prov. xiv. 29. 5. Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow. 6. Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences. 7. Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull. [Colloq.] --Dickens. Thackeray. Note: Slow is often used in the formation of compounds for the most part self-explaining; as, slow-gaited, slow-paced, slow-sighted, slow-winged, and the like. {Slow coach}, a slow person. See def.7, above. [Colloq.] {Slow lemur}, or {Slow loris} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian nocturnal lemurine animal ({Nycticebus tardigradus}) about the size of a small cat; -- so called from its slow and deliberate movements. It has very large round eyes and is without a tail. Called also {bashful Billy}. {Slow match}. See under {Match}. Syn: Dilatory; late; lingering; tardy; sluggish; dull; inactive. Usage: {Slow}, {Tardy}, {Dilatory}. Slow is the wider term, denoting either a want of rapid motion or inertness of intellect. Dilatory signifies a proneness to defer, a habit of delaying the performance of what we know must be done. Tardy denotes the habit of being behind hand; as, tardy in making up one's acounts. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, F. m[8a]che, F. m[8a]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. [?] mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. {Mucus}.] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium. {Match box}, a box for holding matches. {Match tub}, a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches. {Quick match}, threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc. {Slow match}, slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slowhound \Slow"hound`\, n. A sleuthhound. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Soland \So"land\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A solan goose. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solander \So*lan"der\, n. See {Sallenders}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solanidine \So*lan"i*dine\, n. [See {Solanine}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid produced by the decomposition of solanine, as a white crystalline substance having a harsh bitter taste. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solanoid \Sol"a*noid\, a. [Solanum + -oid.] (Med.) Resembling a potato; -- said of a kind of cancer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solemnity \So*lem"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Solemnities}. [L. solemnitas, solennitas: cf. F. solennit[82], solemnit[82], OF. also sollempnit[82].] 1. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament. Great was the cause; our old solemnities From no blind zeal or fond tradition rise, But saved from death, our Argives yearly pay These grateful honors to the god of day. --Pope. 2. ceremony adapted to impress with awe. The forms and solemnities of the last judgment. --Atterburry. 3. Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity. With much glory and great solemnity. --Chaucer. The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language. --Addison. These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath. --J. Edwards. 4. Hence, affected gravity or seriousness. Solemnity 's a cover for a sot. --Young. 5. Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey. 6. (Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solemnity \So*lem"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Solemnities}. [L. solemnitas, solennitas: cf. F. solennit[82], solemnit[82], OF. also sollempnit[82].] 1. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament. Great was the cause; our old solemnities From no blind zeal or fond tradition rise, But saved from death, our Argives yearly pay These grateful honors to the god of day. --Pope. 2. ceremony adapted to impress with awe. The forms and solemnities of the last judgment. --Atterburry. 3. Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity. With much glory and great solemnity. --Chaucer. The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language. --Addison. These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath. --J. Edwards. 4. Hence, affected gravity or seriousness. Solemnity 's a cover for a sot. --Young. 5. Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey. 6. (Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solenodon \So*le"no*don\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] a channel + [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?], a tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species ({Solendon paradoxus}), native of St. Domingo, is called also {agouta}; the other ({S. Cubanus}), found in Cuba, is called {almique}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solenette \Sole*nette"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small European sole ({Solea minuta}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solenodon \So*le"no*don\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] a channel + [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?], a tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species ({Solendon paradoxus}), native of St. Domingo, is called also {agouta}; the other ({S. Cubanus}), found in Cuba, is called {almique}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Agouta \[d8]A*gou"ta\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A small insectivorous mammal ({Solenodon paradoxus}), allied to the moles, found only in Hayti. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solenoid \So"len*oid\, n.[Gr. [?][?][?] channel + -oid.] (Elec.) An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of the effect of the current which is due to the length of the spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or repulsion, like a magnet. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Salamatof, AK (CDP, FIPS 66510) Location: 60.61592 N, 151.33741 W Population (1990): 999 (424 housing units) Area: 21.0 sq km (land), 24.7 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SQL Module Language A language used to interface other languages ({Ada}, {C}, {COBOL}) to {SQL}-based {DBMS}es. It is an {ANSI} {standard}. Version: Ada/{SAME} by {Informix}. (1994-11-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SQLWindows {MS-Windows} {client-server} applications. Sold by {Gupta} Corporation. {Home (http://www.wji.com/gupta/w1000030.html)}. {Demos FTP (ftp://wji.com/gupta/sqlw.demodisk/)}. (1995-07-05) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Shilonite Ahijah the prophet, whose home was in Shiloh, is so designated (1 Kings 11:29; 15:29). The plural form occurs (1 Chr. 9:5), denoting the descendants of Shelah, Judah's youngest son. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Shulamite the same, as some think, with "Shunammite," from "Shunem:" otherwise, the import of the word is uncertain (Cant. 6:13; R.V., "Shulammite"). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Siloam, Tower of mentioned only Luke 13:4. The place here spoken of is the village now called Silwan, or Kefr Silwan, on the east of the valley of Kidron, and to the north-east of the pool. It stands on the west slope of the Mount of Olives. As illustrative of the movement of small bands of Canaanites from place to place, and the intermingling of Canaanites and Israelites even in small towns in earlier times, M.C. Ganneau records the following curious fact: "Among the inhabitants of the village (of Siloam) there are a hundred or so domiciled for the most part in the lower quarter, and forming a group apart from the rest, called Dhiabrye, i.e., men of Dhiban. It appears that at some remote period a colony from the capital of king Mesha (Dibon-Moab) crossed the Jordan and fixed itself at the gates of Jerusalem at Silwan. The memory of this migration is still preserved; and I am assured by the people themselves that many of their number are installed in other villages round Jerusalem" (quoted by Henderson, Palestine). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Solemn meeting (Isa. 1:13), the convocation on the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:36; Num. 29:35, R.V., "solemn assembly;" marg., "closing festival"). It is the name given also to the convocation held on the seventh day of the Passover (Deut. 16:8). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Shulamite, peaceable; perfect; that recompenses |