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Hog \Hog\, n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera of {Suid[91]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of {S. scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow. Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus Indicus}. 2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.] 3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.] 4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water. --Totten. 5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made. {Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground}, etc. {Hog caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the green grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk moth}. {Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine, attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.) {Hog deer} (Zo[94]l.), the axis deer. {Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}), yielding an aromatic gum. {Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year. {Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea. {Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias} ({S. lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies. {Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane. {Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}. {Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}. {Mexican hog} (Zo[94]l.), the peccary. {Water hog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Capybara}. | |
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Sahlite \Sah"lite\, n. (Min.) See {Salite}. | |
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Salite \Sa"lite\, n. [So called from Sala, a town in Sweden.] (Min.) A massive lamellar variety of pyroxene, of a dingy green color. [Written also {sahlite}.] | |
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Sahlite \Sah"lite\, n. (Min.) See {Salite}. | |
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Salite \Sa"lite\, n. [So called from Sala, a town in Sweden.] (Min.) A massive lamellar variety of pyroxene, of a dingy green color. [Written also {sahlite}.] | |
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Sail \Sail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sailing}.] [AS. segelian, seglian. See {Sail}, n.] 1. 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. 2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl. 3. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton. 4. To set sail; to begin a voyage. 5. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird. As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . . When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds, And sails upon the bosom of the air. --Shak. | |
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Salad \Sal"ad\ (s[acr]l"[ait]d), n. [F. salade, OIt. salata, It. insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See {Salt}, and cf. {Slaw}.] 1. 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, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc. Leaves eaten raw are termed salad. --I. Watts. 2. 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, chicken salad; lobster salad. | |
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Salade \Sal"ade\, n. A helmet. See {Sallet}. | |
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Sallet \Sal"let\ (s[acr]l"l[ecr]t), n. [F. salade, Sp. celada, or It. celata, fr. L. (cassis) caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum, to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved upon it.] A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century. [Written also {salade}.] Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved. --Latimer. | |
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Salade \Sal"ade\, n. A helmet. See {Sallet}. | |
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Sallet \Sal"let\ (s[acr]l"l[ecr]t), n. [F. salade, Sp. celada, or It. celata, fr. L. (cassis) caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum, to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved upon it.] A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century. [Written also {salade}.] Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved. --Latimer. | |
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Salite \Sal"ite\, v. t. [L. salitus, p. p. of salire to salt, fr. sal salt.] To season with salt; to salt. [Obs.] | |
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Salite \Sa"lite\, n. [So called from Sala, a town in Sweden.] (Min.) A massive lamellar variety of pyroxene, of a dingy green color. [Written also {sahlite}.] | |
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Sallet \Sal"let\ (s[acr]l"l[ecr]t), n. [F. salade, Sp. celada, or It. celata, fr. L. (cassis) caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum, to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved upon it.] A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century. [Written also {salade}.] Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved. --Latimer. | |
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Sallet \Sal"let\, Salleting \Sal"let*ing\, n. Salad. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Sally \Sal"ly\ (s[acr]l"l[ycr]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sallied} (-l[icr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sallying}.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. "a`llesqai; cf. Skr. s[rsdot] to go, to flow. Cf. {Salient}, {Assail}, {Assault}, {Exult}, {Insult}, {Saltation}, {Saltire}.] 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. They break the truce, and sally out by night. --Dryden. The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host. --Byron. | |
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Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. [?], Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. 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. 2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning. Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . . . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak. 3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt. 4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar. I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen of silver salts. --Pepys. 5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.] Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne. 6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol. Note: 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 basic, neutral, or acid salts. See Phrases below. 7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt. Ye are the salt of the earth. --Matt. v. 13. 8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt. 9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.] {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, 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 {Saltfoot}. His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the salt. --B. Jonson. {Acid salt} (Chem.) (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as, acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt. (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is a neutral salt. {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline reaction, as sodium carbonate. {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic oxide. [Obsolescent] {Basic salt} (Chem.) (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent than is required to neutralize the acid. (b) An alkaline salt. {Binary salt} (Chem.), 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. {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium sulphate. See under {Double}. {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary. {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by crystallizing plant juices. {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}. {Glauber's salt} [or] {salts}. See in Vocabulary. {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as sodium chloride. {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}. {Neutral salt}. (Chem.) (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory) neutralize each other. (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction. {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid. {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.] {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on exposure to the air. {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or analogous compound. {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}. {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid. {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate of iron. {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.) (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride. (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under {Hartshorn}. {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below. {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}. {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate. {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), 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 {salt of lemon}. {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar, or potassium tartrate. [Obs.] {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate; -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus. {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}. {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid. {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base or analogous compound. {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}. {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen. | |
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Salt \Salt\, a. [Compar. {Salter}; superl. {Saltest}.] [AS. sealt, salt. See {Salt}, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. [bd]Salt tears.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt marsh; salt grass. 3. Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent. I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me. --Shak. 4. Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful. --Shak. | |
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Salt \Salt\, v. i. To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt. | |
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Salt \Salt\, n. [L. saltus, fr. salire to leap.] The act of leaping or jumping; a leap. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Salt \Salt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Salting}.] 1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle. 2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber. {To salt a mine}, to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in order to deceive purchasers regarding its value. [Cant] {To salt away}, {To salt down}, to prepare with, or pack in, salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence, colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money. | |
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Epsom salts \Ep"som salts`\ [or] salt \salt`\ (Med.) Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia. | |
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Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. [?], Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. 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. 2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning. Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . . . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak. 3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt. 4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar. I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen of silver salts. --Pepys. 5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.] Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne. 6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol. Note: 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 basic, neutral, or acid salts. See Phrases below. 7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt. Ye are the salt of the earth. --Matt. v. 13. 8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt. 9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.] {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, 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 {Saltfoot}. His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the salt. --B. Jonson. {Acid salt} (Chem.) (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as, acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt. (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is a neutral salt. {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline reaction, as sodium carbonate. {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic oxide. [Obsolescent] {Basic salt} (Chem.) (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent than is required to neutralize the acid. (b) An alkaline salt. {Binary salt} (Chem.), 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. {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium sulphate. See under {Double}. {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary. {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by crystallizing plant juices. {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}. {Glauber's salt} [or] {salts}. See in Vocabulary. {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as sodium chloride. {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}. {Neutral salt}. (Chem.) (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory) neutralize each other. (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction. {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid. {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.] {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on exposure to the air. {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or analogous compound. {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}. {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid. {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate of iron. {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.) (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride. (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under {Hartshorn}. {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below. {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}. {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate. {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), 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 {salt of lemon}. {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar, or potassium tartrate. [Obs.] {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate; -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus. {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}. {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid. {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base or analogous compound. {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}. {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen. | |
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Salt \Salt\, a. [Compar. {Salter}; superl. {Saltest}.] [AS. sealt, salt. See {Salt}, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water. [bd]Salt tears.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt marsh; salt grass. 3. Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent. I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me. --Shak. 4. Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful. --Shak. | |
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Salt \Salt\, v. i. To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt. | |
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Salt \Salt\, n. [L. saltus, fr. salire to leap.] The act of leaping or jumping; a leap. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Salt \Salt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Salting}.] 1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle. 2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber. {To salt a mine}, to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in order to deceive purchasers regarding its value. [Cant] {To salt away}, {To salt down}, to prepare with, or pack in, salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence, colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money. | |
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Epsom salts \Ep"som salts`\ [or] salt \salt`\ (Med.) Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia. | |
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Salty \Salt"y\, a. Somewhat salt; saltish. | |
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Salute \Sa*lute"\, n. [Cf. F. salut. See {Salute}, v.] 1. The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting. 2. A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc. --Tennyson. 3. (Mil. & Naval) 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. | |
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Salute \Sa*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saluted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saluting}.] [L. salutare, salutatum, from salus, -utis, health, safety. See {Salubrious}.] 1. To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail. I salute you with this kingly title. --Shak. 2. Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc. You have the prettiest tip of a finger . . . I must take the freedom to salute it. --Addison. 3. (Mil. & Naval) To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc. 4. To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify. [Obs.] [bd]If this salute my blood a jot.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Scalade \Sca*lade"\, Scalado \Sca*la"do\, n. (Mil.) See {Escalade}. --Fairfax. | |
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Scalade \Sca*lade"\, Scalado \Sca*la"do\, n. (Mil.) See {Escalade}. --Fairfax. | |
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Scald \Scald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scalded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scalding}.] [OF. eschalder, eschauder, escauder, F. [82]chauder, fr. L. excaldare; ex + caldus, calidus, warm, hot. See {Ex}, and {Caldron}.] 1. To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand. Mine own tears Do scald like molten lead. --Shak. Here the blue flames of scalding brimstone fall. --Cowley. 2. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat. | |
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Scald \Scald\, n. A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam. | |
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Scald \Scald\, a. [For scalled. See {Scall}.] 1. Affected with the scab; scabby. --Shak. 2. Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers. [Obs.] --Shak. {Scald crow} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded crow. [Ireland] {Scald head} (Med.), 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. | |
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Scald \Scald\, n. Scurf on the head. See {Scall}. --Spenser. | |
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Scald \Scald\ (sk[acr]ld [or] sk[add]ld; 277), n. [Icel. sk[be]ld.] 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. [Written also {skald}.] A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scaling}.] To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system. Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak. {To} {scale, [or] scale down}, {a debt, wages, etc.}, to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale. [U.S.] | |
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Scaled \Scaled\, a. 1. Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc. 2. Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove. {Scaled dove} (Zo[94]l.), any American dove of the genus {Scardafella}. Its colored feather tips resemble scales. | |
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Scalled \Scalled\, a. Scabby; scurfy; scall. [Obs.] [bd]With scalled brows black.[b8] --Chaucer. {Scalled head}. (Med.) See {Scald head}, under {Scald}, a. | |
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Scelet \Scel"et\, n. [See {Skeleton}.] A mummy; a skeleton. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Scheelite \Scheel"ite\, n. [From C.W. Scheele, a Swedish chemist.] (Min.) Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale yellowish color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization. | |
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School \School\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Schooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Schooling}.] 1. To train in an institution of learning; to educate at a school; to teach. He's gentle, never schooled, and yet learned. --Shak. 2. To tutor; to chide and admonish; to reprove; to subject to systematic discipline; to train. It now remains for you to school your child, And ask why God's Anointed be reviled. --Dryden. The mother, while loving her child with the intensity of a sole affection, had schooled herself to hope for little other return than the waywardness of an April breeze. --Hawthorne. | |
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Scold \Scold\, n. 1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew. She is an irksome, brawling scold. --Shak. 2. A scolding; a brawl. | |
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Scold \Scold\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scolding}.] [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan, Dan. skielde.] To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant. Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever I was forced to scold. --Shak. | |
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Scold \Scold\, v. t. To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity. | |
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Scowl \Scowl\ (skoul), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scowled} (skould); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scowling}.] [Akin to Dan. skule; cf. Icel. skolla to skulk, LG. schulen to hide one's self, D. schuilen, G. schielen to squint, Dan. skele, Sw. skela, AS. sceolh squinting. Cf. {Skulk}.] 1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry. She scowled and frowned with froward countenance. --Spenser. 2. Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower. [bd]The scowling heavens.[b8] --Thomson. | |
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Scull \Scull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sculled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sculling}.] (Naut.) 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. | |
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Scyllite \Scyl"lite\, n. (Chem.) 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 {Scylium}), the shark, and the skate. | |
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Seal \Seal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skaling}.] [OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller, LL. sigillare. See {Seal} a stamp.] 1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed. And with my hand I seal my true heart's love. --Shak. 2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware. 3. To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter. 4. Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret. Seal up your lips, and give no words but [bd]mum[b8]. --Shak. 5. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like. --Gwilt. 6. To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d {Seal}, 5. 7. Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife. [Utah, U.S.] If a man once married desires a second helpmate . . . she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church. --H. Stansbury. | |
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Sea-walled \Sea"-walled`\, a. Surrounded, bounded, or protected by the sea, as if by a wall. --Shak. | |
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Seel \Seel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seeled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeling}.] [F. siller, ciller, fr. cil an eyelash, L. cilium.] 1. (Falconry) To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over the head. --Bacon. Fools climb to fall: fond hopes, like seeled doves for want of better light, mount till they end their flight with falling. --J. Reading. 2. Hence, to shut or close, as the eyes; to blind. Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day. --Shak. Cold death, with a violent fate, his sable eyes did seel. --Chapman. | |
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Seld \Seld\, a. [See {Seldom}.] Rare; uncommon; unusual. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser. | |
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Seld \Seld\, adv. Rarely; seldom. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also {rokambole}.] (Bot.) A name of {Allium Scorodoprasum} and {A. Ascalonium}, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called {shallot}. | |
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Shallot \Shal*lot"\, n. [OF. eschalote (for escalone), F. [82]chalote. See {Scallion}, and cf. {Eschalot}.] (Bot.) A small kind of onion ({Allium Ascalonicum}) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot. | |
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Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also {rokambole}.] (Bot.) A name of {Allium Scorodoprasum} and {A. Ascalonium}, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called {shallot}. | |
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Shallot \Shal*lot"\, n. [OF. eschalote (for escalone), F. [82]chalote. See {Scallion}, and cf. {Eschalot}.] (Bot.) A small kind of onion ({Allium Ascalonicum}) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot. | |
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Shalt \Shalt\, 2d per. sing. of {Shall}. | |
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Sheld \Sheld\, a. [OE., fr. sheld a shield, probably in allusion to the ornamentation of shields. See {Shield}.] Variegated; spotted; speckled; piebald. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Shell \Shell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shelling}.] 1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. 2. To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk. 3. To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town. {To shell out}, to distribute freely; to bring out or pay, as money. [Colloq.] | |
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Shelled \Shelled\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having a shell. | |
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Sheltie \Shel"tie\, Shelty \Shel"ty\, n. A Shetland pony. | |
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Sheltie \Shel"tie\, Shelty \Shel"ty\, n. A Shetland pony. | |
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Shield \Shield\, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[94]ldr, Sw. sk[94]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See {Buckler}. Now put your shields before your hearts and fight, With hearts more proof than shields. --Shak. 2. Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection. [bd]My council is my shield.[b8] --Shak. 3. Figuratively, one who protects or defends. Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. --Gen. xv. 1. 4. (Bot.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci. 5. (Her.) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. {Lozenge}. See Illust. of {Escutcheon}. 6. (Mining & Tunneling) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses. 7. A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield. [bd]Bespotted as with shields of red and black.[b8] --Spenser. 8. A coin, the old French crown, or [82]cu, having on one side the figure of a shield. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Shield fern} (Bot.), any fern of the genus {Aspidium}, in which the fructifications are covered with shield-shaped indusia; -- called also {wood fern}. See Illust. of {Indusium}. | |
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Shield \Shield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shielded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shielding}.] [AS. scidan, scyldan. See {Shield}, n.] 1. To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury. Shouts of applause ran ringing through the field, To see the son the vanquished father shield. --Dryden. A woman's shape doth shield thee. --Shak. 2. To ward off; to keep off or out. They brought with them their usual weeds, fit to shield the cold to which they had been inured. --Spenser. 3. To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid! [Obs.] God shield that it should so befall. --Chaucer. God shield I should disturb devotion! --Shak. | |
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Shoal \Shoal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shoaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoaling}.] To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place. --Chapman. | |
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Shall \Shall\, v. i. & auxiliary. [imp. {Should}.] [OE. shal, schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen, pres. zal, imp. zoude, zou, OHG. solan, scolan, pres. scal, sol. imp. scolta, solta, G. sollen, pres. soll, imp. sollte, Icel. skulu, pres. skal, imp. skyldi, SW. skola, pres. skall, imp. skulle, Dan. skulle, pres. skal, imp. skulde, Goth. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skulda, and to AS. scyld guilt, G. schuld guilt, fault, debt, and perhaps to L. scelus crime.] Note: [Shall is defective, having no infinitive, imperative, or participle.] 1. To owe; to be under obligation for. [Obs.] [bd]By the faith I shall to God[b8] --Court of Love. 2. To be obliged; must. [Obs.] [bd]Me athinketh [I am sorry] that I shall rehearse it her.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. As an auxiliary, shall indicates a duty or necessity whose obligation is derived from the person speaking; as, you shall go; he shall go; that is, I order or promise your going. It thus ordinarily expresses, in the second and third persons, a command, a threat, or a promise. If the auxillary be emphasized, the command is made more imperative, the promise or that more positive and sure. It is also employed in the language of prophecy; as, [bd]the day shall come when . . ., [b8] since a promise or threat and an authoritative prophecy nearly coincide in significance. In shall with the first person, the necessity of the action is sometimes implied as residing elsewhere than in the speaker; as, I shall suffer; we shall see; and there is always a less distinct and positive assertion of his volition than is indicated by will. [bd]I shall go[b8] implies nearly a simple futurity; more exactly, a foretelling or an expectation of my going, in which, naturally enough, a certain degree of plan or intention may be included; emphasize the shall, and the event is described as certain to occur, and the expression approximates in meaning to our emphatic [bd]I will go.[b8] In a question, the relation of speaker and source of obligation is of course transferred to the person addressed; as, [bd]Shall you go?[b8] (answer, [bd]I shall go[b8]); [bd]Shall he go?[b8] i. e., [bd]Do you require or promise his going?[b8] (answer, [bd]He shall go[b8].) The same relation is transferred to either second or third person in such phrases as [bd]You say, or think, you shall go;[b8] [bd]He says, or thinks, he shall go.[b8] After a conditional conjunction (as if, whether) shall is used in all persons to express futurity simply; as, if I, you, or he shall say they are right. Should is everywhere used in the same connection and the same senses as shall, as its imperfect. It also expresses duty or moral obligation; as, he should do it whether he will or not. In the early English, and hence in our English Bible, shall is the auxiliary mainly used, in all the persons, to express simple futurity. (Cf. {Will}, v. t.) Shall may be used elliptically; thus, with an adverb or other word expressive of motion go may be omitted. [bd]He to England shall along with you.[b8] --Shak. Note: Shall and will are often confounded by inaccurate speakers and writers. Say: I shall be glad to see you. Shall I do this? Shall I help you? (not Will I do this?) See {Will}. | |
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Should \Should\, imp. of {Shall}. [OE. sholde, shulde, scholde, schulde, AS. scolde, sceolde. See {Shall}.] Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a supposition of an actual fact; also, to express moral obligation (see {Shall}); e. g.: they should have come last week; if I should go; I should think you could go. [bd]You have done that you should be sorry for.[b8] --Shak. Syn: See {Ought}. | |
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Silhouette \Sil`hou*ette"\, v. t. To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette. [Recent] A flock of roasting vultures silhouetted on the sky. --The Century. | |
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Silhouette \Sil`hou*ette"\, n. [F.; -- so called from Etienne de Silhoutte, a French minister of finance in 1759, whise diversion it was to make such portraits on the walls of his apartments.] A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. | |
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Silt \Silt\, n. [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain, E. sile; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin to AS. se[a2]n to filter, s[c6]gan to fall, sink, cause to sink, G. seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. sihan, Icel. s[c6]>a, Skr. sic to pour; cf. Gr. [?][?][?] moisture. Cf. {Sig}, {Sile}.] Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. | |
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Silt \Silt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silting}.] To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud. | |
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Silt \Silt\, v. i. To flow through crevices; to percolate. | |
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Silty \Silt"y\, a. Full of silt; resembling silt. | |
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Scald \Scald\ (sk[acr]ld [or] sk[add]ld; 277), n. [Icel. sk[be]ld.] 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. [Written also {skald}.] A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Skald \Skald\, n. See 5th {Scald}. | |
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Scald \Scald\ (sk[acr]ld [or] sk[add]ld; 277), n. [Icel. sk[be]ld.] 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. [Written also {skald}.] A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Skald \Skald\, n. See 5th {Scald}. | |
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Skelet \Skel"et\, n. A skeleton. See {Scelet}. | |
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Skilled \Skilled\, a. Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and dexterity in its application; familiarly acquainted with; expert; skillful; -- often followed by in; as, a person skilled in drawing or geometry. | |
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Skillet \Skil"let\, n. [OF. escuelette, dim. of escuelle a porringer, F. ecuelle, fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish. Cf. {Scuttle} a basket.] A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat. | |
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Skilty \Skil"ty\, n. The water rail. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Slade \Slade\, n. [AS. sl[?]d.] 1. A little dell or valley; a flat piece of low, moist ground. [Obs.] --Drayton. 2. The sole of a plow. | |
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Sole \Sole\, n. [AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of the foot. Cf. {Exile}, {Saloon}, {Soil} earth, {Sole} the fish.] 1. The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. --Gen. viii. 9. Hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. --Spenser. 2. The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom. The [bd]caliga[b8] was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep. --Arbuthnot. 3. The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. Specifially: (a) (Agric.) The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also {slade}; also, the bottom of a furrow. (b) (Far.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. (c) (Fort.) The bottom of an embrasure. (d) (Naut.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel. --Totten. (e) (Mining) The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes. {Sole leather}, thick, strong, used for making the soles of boots and shoes, and for other purposes. | |
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Slade \Slade\, n. [AS. sl[?]d.] 1. A little dell or valley; a flat piece of low, moist ground. [Obs.] --Drayton. 2. The sole of a plow. | |
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Sole \Sole\, n. [AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of the foot. Cf. {Exile}, {Saloon}, {Soil} earth, {Sole} the fish.] 1. The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself. The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. --Gen. viii. 9. Hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. --Spenser. 2. The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom. The [bd]caliga[b8] was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep. --Arbuthnot. 3. The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing. Specifially: (a) (Agric.) The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also {slade}; also, the bottom of a furrow. (b) (Far.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. (c) (Fort.) The bottom of an embrasure. (d) (Naut.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel. --Totten. (e) (Mining) The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes. {Sole leather}, thick, strong, used for making the soles of boots and shoes, and for other purposes. | |
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Slat \Slat\, n. [CF. {Slot} a bar.] A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind. | |
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Slat \Slat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slatted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slatting}.] [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.] 1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] How did you kill him? Slat[t]ed his brains out. --Marston. 2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. To set on; to incite. See 3d {Slate}. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Slate \Slate\, n. [OE. slat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F. [82]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. [82]clater, fr. OHG. sliezen to tear, slit, split, fr. sl[c6]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t., and cf. {Eclat}.] 1. (Min.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist. 2. Any rock or stone having a slaty structure. 3. A prepared piece of such stone. Especially: (a) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc. (b) A tablet for writing upon. 4. An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes. 5. A thin plate of any material; a flake. [Obs.] 6. (Politics) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand. [Cant, U.S.] --Bartlett. {Adhesive slate} (Min.), a kind of slate of a greenish gray color, which absorbs water rapidly, and adheres to the tongue; whence the name. {Aluminous slate}, [or] {Alum slate} (Min.), a kind of slate containing sulphate of alumina, -- used in the manufacture of alum. {Bituminous slate} (Min.), a soft species of sectile clay slate, impregnated with bitumen. {Hornblende slate} (Min.), a slaty rock, consisting essentially of hornblende and feldspar, useful for flagging on account of its toughness. {Slate ax} [or] {axe}, a mattock with an ax end, used in shaping slates for roofs, and making holes in them for the nails. {Slate clay} (Geol.), an indurated clay, forming one of the alternating beds of the coal measures, consisting of an infusible compound of alumina and silica, and often used for making fire bricks. --Tomlinson. {Slate globe}, a globe the surface of which is made of an artificial slatelike material. {Slate pencil}, a pencil of slate, or of soapstone, used for writing on a slate. {Slate rocks} (Min.), rocks which split into thin lamin[91], not necessarily parallel to the stratification; foliated rocks. {Slate spar} (Min.), a variety of calcite of silvery white luster and of a slaty structure. {Transparent slate}, a plate of translucent material, as ground glass, upon which a copy of a picture, placed beneath it, can be made by tracing. | |
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Slate \Slate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slating}.] 1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe. 2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. [Polit. Cant] | |
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Slate \Slate\, v. t. [Cf. AS. sl[aemac]ting a privilege of hunting.] To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d {Slat}, 3. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also {slete}.] --Ray. | |
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Slatt \Slatt\, n. [See {Slat} a strip of board.] A slab of stone used as a veneer for coarse masonry. --Knight. | |
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Slaty \Slat"y\, a. [From {Slate}.] Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture. {Slaty cleavage} (Min.), cleavage, as of rocks, into thin leaves or plates, like those of slate; -- applied especially to those cases in which the planes of cleavage are not parallel to the planes of stratification. It is now believed to be caused by the compression which the strata have undergone. {Slaty gneiss} (Min.), a variety of gneiss in which the scales of mica or crystals of hornblende, which are usually minute, form thin lamin[91], rendering the rock easily cleavable. | |
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Sled \Sled\, n. [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG. slito, Icel. sle[?]i, Sw. sl[84]de, Dan. sl[?]de, and E. slide, v. See {Slide}, and cf. {Sledge} a vehicle, {Sleigh}.] 1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge. 2. A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice. | |
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Sled \Sled\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sledded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sledding}.] To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber. | |
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Sleet \Sleet\, n. (Gun.) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions. | |
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Sleet \Sleet\, n. [OE. sleet; akin to MHG. sl[?]z, sl[?]ze hailstone, G. schlosse; of uncertain origin.] Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles. | |
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Sleet \Sleet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sleeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sleeting}.] To snow or hail with a mixture of rain. | |
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Sleety \Sleet"y\, a. Of or pertaining to sleet; characterized by sleet; as, a sleety storm; sleety weather. | |
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Sleid \Sleid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sleided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sleiding}.] [See {Sley}.] To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie. --Shak. | |
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Slate \Slate\, v. t. [Cf. AS. sl[aemac]ting a privilege of hunting.] To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d {Slat}, 3. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also {slete}.] --Ray. | |
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Sleuth \Sleuth\, n. [Icel. sl[omac][edh]. See {Slot} a track.] The track of man or beast as followed by the scent. [Scot.] --Halliwell. | |
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Slewed \Slewed\, a. Somewhat drunk. [Slang] | |
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Slewth \Slewth\, n. Sloth; idleness. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Slide \Slide\, v. t. [imp. {Slid}; p. p. {Slidden}, {Slid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slidding}.] [OE. sliden, AS. sl[c6]dan; akin to MHG. sl[c6]ten, also to AS. slidor slippery, E. sled, Lith. slidus slippery. Cf. {Sled}.] 1. To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side. 2. Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet. They bathe in summer, and in winter slide. --Waller. 3. To pass inadvertently. Beware thou slide not by it. --Ecclus. xxviii. 26. 4. To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance; as, a ship or boat slides through the water. Ages shall slide away without perceiving. --Dryden. Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole. --Pope. 5. To slip when walking or standing; to fall. Their foot shall slide in due time. --Deut. xxxii. 35. 6. (Mus.) To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound. 7. To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence. [Obs. or Colloq.] With good hope let he sorrow slide. --Chaucer. With a calm carelessness letting everything slide. --Sir P. Sidney. | |
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Slid \Slid\, imp. & p. p. of {Slide}. | |
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Slide \Slide\, v. t. 1. To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one piece of timber along another. 2. To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question. | |
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Slide \Slide\, n. [AS. sl[c6]de.] 1. The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice. 2. Smooth, even passage or progress. A better slide into their business. --Bacon. 3. That on which anything moves by sliding. Specifically: (a) An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, esp. one constructed on a mountain side for conveying logs by sliding them down. (b) A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for amusement. 4. That which operates by sliding. Specifically: (a) A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding over it. (b) (Mach.) A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along which it slides. (c) A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like. 5. A plate or slip of glass on which is a picture or delineation to be exhibited by means of a magic lantern, stereopticon, or the like; a plate on which is an object to be examined with a microscope. 6. The descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or mountain side; as, a land slide, or a snow slide; also, the track of bare rock left by a land slide. | |
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Slide \Slide\, v. t. [imp. {Slid}; p. p. {Slidden}, {Slid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slidding}.] [OE. sliden, AS. sl[c6]dan; akin to MHG. sl[c6]ten, also to AS. slidor slippery, E. sled, Lith. slidus slippery. Cf. {Sled}.] 1. To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side. 2. Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth, uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of gravity, or on the feet. They bathe in summer, and in winter slide. --Waller. 3. To pass inadvertently. Beware thou slide not by it. --Ecclus. xxviii. 26. 4. To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance; as, a ship or boat slides through the water. Ages shall slide away without perceiving. --Dryden. Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole. --Pope. 5. To slip when walking or standing; to fall. Their foot shall slide in due time. --Deut. xxxii. 35. 6. (Mus.) To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound. 7. To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence. [Obs. or Colloq.] With good hope let he sorrow slide. --Chaucer. With a calm carelessness letting everything slide. --Sir P. Sidney. | |
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Slideway \Slide"way`\, n. A way along which something slides. | |
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Slit \Slit\, obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of {Slide}. --Chaucer. | |
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Slit \Slit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slit} or {Slitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slitting}.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[c6]tan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. sl[c6]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. st[c6]ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. {Eclat}, {Slate}, n., {Slice}.] 1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps. 2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose. 3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] And slits the thin-spun life. --Milton. | |
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Slit \Slit\, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. {Gill slit}. (Anat.) See {Gill opening}, under {Gill}. | |
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Sloat \Sloat\, n. [See {Slot} a bar.] A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a slat; as, the sloats of a cart. | |
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Sloyd \Sloyd\, n. [Written also {slojd}, and {sloid}.] [Sw. sl[94]jd skill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually called the sloyd system) of manual training in the practical use of the tools and materials used in the trades, and of instruction in the making and use of the plans and specifications connected with trade work. The sloyd system derives its name from the fact that it was adopted or largely developed from a similar Swedish system, in which wood carving was a chief feature. Its purpose is not only to afford practical skill in some trade, but also to develop the pupils mentally and physically. | |
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Slot \Slot\, n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG. sliozan, OFries. sl[?]ta, and probably to L. claudere. Cf. {Close}, {Sluice}.] 1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat. 2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.] 3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it. | |
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Slot \Slot\, v. t. [See {Slot} a bar.] To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Slot \Slot\, n. [Cf. Icel. sl[?][?], and E. sleuth.] The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. --Milton. As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl[?]w[?], fr. sl[be]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family {Bradypodid[91]}, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus} and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({C. Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. {Australian, [or] Native} {sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Sloth animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), a tardigrade. {Sloth bear} (Zo[94]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear ({Melursus ursinus, [or] labiatus}), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. {Sloth monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a loris. | |
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Sloth \Sloth\, v. i. To be idle. [Obs.] --Gower. | |
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Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl[?]w[?], fr. sl[be]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family {Bradypodid[91]}, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus} and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({C. Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. {Australian, [or] Native} {sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Sloth animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), a tardigrade. {Sloth bear} (Zo[94]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear ({Melursus ursinus, [or] labiatus}), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. {Sloth monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a loris. | |
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Sloth \Sloth\, v. i. To be idle. [Obs.] --Gower. | |
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Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl[?]w[?], fr. sl[be]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family {Bradypodid[91]}, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus} and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({C. Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. {Australian, [or] Native} {sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala. {Sloth animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), a tardigrade. {Sloth bear} (Zo[94]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear ({Melursus ursinus, [or] labiatus}), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. {Sloth monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a loris. | |
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Sloth \Sloth\, v. i. To be idle. [Obs.] --Gower. | |
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Slow \Slow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slowing}.] To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer. --Shak. | |
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Sloyd \Sloyd\, n. [Written also {slojd}, and {sloid}.] [Sw. sl[94]jd skill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually called the sloyd system) of manual training in the practical use of the tools and materials used in the trades, and of instruction in the making and use of the plans and specifications connected with trade work. The sloyd system derives its name from the fact that it was adopted or largely developed from a similar Swedish system, in which wood carving was a chief feature. Its purpose is not only to afford practical skill in some trade, but also to develop the pupils mentally and physically. | |
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Sludy \Slud"y\, a. Miry; slushy. | |
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Slue \Slue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sluing}.] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn[?]a to turn, bend.] [Written also {slew}.] 1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body. 2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.] They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens. | |
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Slut \Slut\, n. [OE. slutte; cf. OD. slodde a slut, Icel. sl[94]ttr a heavy, loglike fellow, slota to droop.] 1. An untidy woman; a slattern. Sluts are good enough to make a sloven's porridge. --Old Proverb. 2. A servant girl; a drudge. [Obs.] Our little girl Susan is a most admirable slut, and pleases us mightly, doing more service than both the others. --Pepys. 3. A female dog; a bitch. | |
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Soil \Soil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soiling}.] [OF. saoler, saouler, to satiate, F. so[96]ler, L. satullare, fr. satullus, dim. of satur sated. See {Satire}.] To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse. | |
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Sell \Sell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Selling}.] [OE. sellen, sillen, AS. sellan, syllan, to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries. sella, OHG. sellen, Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw. s[84]lja to sell, Dan. s[?]lge, Goth. saljan to offer a sacrifice; all from a noun akin to E. sale. Cf. {Sale}.] 1. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor. --Matt. xix. 21. I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. --Shak. Note: Sell is corellative to buy, as one party buys what the other sells. It is distinguished usually from exchange or barter, in which one commodity is given for another; whereas in selling the consideration is usually money, or its representative in current notes. 2. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray. You would have sold your king to slaughter. --Shak. 3. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat. [Slang] --Dickens. {To sell one's life dearly}, to cause much loss to those who take one's life, as by killing a number of one's assailants. {To sell} (anything) {out}, to dispose of it wholly or entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in a business. | |
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Sold \Sold\, n. [F. solde. See {Soldier}, and cf. {Sou}.] Solary; military pay. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Sold \Sold\, imp. & p. p. of {Sell}. | |
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d8Soldo \[d8]Sol"do\, n.; pl. {Soldi}. [It. See {Sou}.] A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sole \Sole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soling}.] To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solid \Sol"id\, a. [L. solidus, probably akin to sollus whole, entire, Gr. [?][?][?]: cf. F. solide. Cf. {Consolidate},{Soda}, {Solder}, {Soldier}, {Solemn}.] 1. Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to {fluid} and {liquid} or to {plastic}, like clay, or to {incompact}, like sand. 2. Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a {hollow} one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy. 3. (Arith.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches. Note: In this sense, cubics now generally used. 4. Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall. 5. Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to {hyphened}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solid \Sol"id\, n. 1. A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid. 2. (Geom.) A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides. {Solid of revolution}. (Geom.) See {Revolution}, n., 5. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solute \So*lute"\, a. [L. solutus, p. p. of solvere to loosen. See {Solve}.] 1. Loose; free; liberal; as, a solute interpretation. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Relaxed; hence; merry; cheerful. [R.] A brow solute, and ever-laughing eye. --Young. 3. Soluble; as, a solute salt. [Obs.] 4. (Bot.) Not adhering; loose; -- opposed to {adnate}; as, a solute stipule. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solute \So*lute"\, v. t. 1. To dissolve; to resolve. [Obs.] 2. To absolve; as, to solute sin. [Obs.] --Bale. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Souled \Souled\, a. Furnished with a soul; possessing soul and feeling; -- used chiefly in composition; as, great-souled Hector. [bd]Grecian chiefs . . . largely souled.[b8] --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Squalid \Squal"id\, a. [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. Uncomed his locks, and squalid his attrie. --Dryden. Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. --Macaulay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squalling}.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. {Squeal}.] To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Squaloid \Squa"loid\, a. [NL. Squalus a genus of sharks (fr. L. squalus a kind of sea fish) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Like or pertaining to a shark or sharks. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Squeal \Squeal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squealing}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sqv[84]la, Norw. skvella. Cf. {Squeak}, {Squall}.] 1. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain. 2. To turn informer; to betray a secret. [Slang] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Stomapoda \[d8]Sto*map"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and {-poda}.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also {Gastrula}, {Stomatopoda}, and {Squilloidea}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sully \Sul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sullied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sullying}.] [OE. sulien, AS. sylian, fr. sol mire; akin to G. suhle mire, sich, s[81]hlen to wallow, Sw. s[94]la to bemire, Dan. s[94]le, Goth. bisaulijan to defile.] To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation. Statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke. --Roscommon. No spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity. --Atterbury. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swallet \Swal"let\, n. [Cf. G. schwall a sea swell, from schwellen to swell, E. swell.] Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; -- so called among tin miners. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swallow \Swal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swallowing}.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS. swelgan; akin to D. zwelgen, OHG. swelahan, swelgan, G. schwelgen to feast, to revel, Icel. svelgia to swallow, SW. sv[84]lja, Dan. sv[91]lge. Cf. {Groundsel} a plant.] 1. To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink. As if I had swallowed snowballs for pills. --Shak. 2. To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up. --Milton. The earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses. --Num. xvi. 32. 3. To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly. Though that story . . . be not so readily swallowed. --Sir T. Browne. 4. To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up. Homer excels . . . in this, that he swallowed up the honor of those who succeeded him. --Pope. 5. To occupy; to take up; to employ. The necessary provision of the life swallows the greatest part of their time. --Locke. 6. To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume. Corruption swallowed what the liberal hand Of bounty scattered. --Thomson. 7. To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions. [bd]Swallowed his vows whole.[b8] --Shak. 8. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult. Syn: To absorb; imbibe; ingulf; engross; consume. See {Absorb}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sweal \Sweal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swealing}.] [OE. swelen to burn, AS. swelan; akin to G. schwelen to burn slowly, schw[81]l sultry, Icel. sv[91]la a thick smoke.] To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame. [Written also {swale}.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swell \Swell\, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[84]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation. 2. To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish. 3. To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. 4. To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. You swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do at scarlet. --Sir W. Scott. 5. To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. 6. To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style. 7. To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle. 8. To be elated; to rise arrogantly. Your equal mind yet swells not into state. --Dryden. 9. To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand. [bd]Monarchs to behold the swelling scene![b8] --Shak. 10. To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount. 11. To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big. Here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swelt \Swelt\, v. i. [OE. swelten to die, to swoon or faint, AS. sweltan to die; akin to OD. swelten to hunger, to fail, OS. sweltan to die, Icel. svelta to die, to hunger, Sw. sv[84]lta to hunger, Dan. sulte, Goth. sviltan to die. Cf. {Swelter}, {Sweltry}.] 1. To die; to perish. [Obs.] 2. To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Night she swelt for passing joy. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swelt \Swelt\, obs. imp. of {Swell}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swelt \Swelt\, v. t. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swill \Swill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swilling}.] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.] 1. To wash; to drench. [Obs.] As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean. --Shak. 2. [Properly, to drink like a pig. See {Swill}, n.] To drink in great draughts; to swallow greedily. Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and cider. --Smollett. 3. To inebriate; to fill with drink. I should be loth To meet the rudeness and swilled insolence Of such late wassailers. --Milton. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Salado, AR Zip code(s): 72575 Salado, TX (CDP, FIPS 64268) Location: 30.95077 N, 97.52469 W Population (1990): 1216 (572 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76571 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Saldee, KY Zip code(s): 41369 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Salida, CA (CDP, FIPS 64210) Location: 37.70845 N, 121.08479 W Population (1990): 4499 (1468 housing units) Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95368 Salida, CO (city, FIPS 67280) Location: 38.53267 N, 105.99979 W Population (1990): 4737 (2350 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81201 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Saluda, NC (city, FIPS 58920) Location: 35.23791 N, 82.34815 W Population (1990): 488 (391 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28773 Saluda, SC (town, FIPS 63250) Location: 34.00073 N, 81.77147 W Population (1990): 2798 (1139 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29138 Saluda, VA Zip code(s): 23149 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shallotte, NC (town, FIPS 60800) Location: 33.97587 N, 78.38588 W Population (1990): 965 (413 housing units) Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28459 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Silt, CO (town, FIPS 70195) Location: 39.54965 N, 107.65382 W Population (1990): 1095 (481 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81652 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Slade, KY Zip code(s): 40376 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
salt n. A tiny bit of near-random data inserted where too much regularity would be undesirable; a data {frob} (sense 1). For example, the Unix crypt(3) man page mentions that "the salt string is used to perturb the DES algorithm in one of 4096 different ways." | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
shell out vi. [Unix] To {spawn} an interactive subshell from within a program (e.g., a mailer or editor). "Bang foo runs foo in a subshell, while bang alone shells out." | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SALT 1. Symbolic Assembly Language Trainer. Assembly-like language implemented in BASIC by Kevin Stock, now at Encore in France. 2. Sam And Lincoln Threaded language. A threaded extensible variant of BASIC. "SALT", S.D. Fenster et al, BYTE (Jun 1985) p.147. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
salt A tiny bit of near-random data inserted where too much regularity would be undesirable; a data {frob} (sense 1). For example, the Unix crypt(3) manual page mentions that "the salt string is used to perturb the DES algorithm in one of 4096 different ways." | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SALT 1. Symbolic Assembly Language Trainer. Assembly-like language implemented in BASIC by Kevin Stock, now at Encore in France. 2. Sam And Lincoln Threaded language. A threaded extensible variant of BASIC. "SALT", S.D. Fenster et al, BYTE (Jun 1985) p.147. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
salt A tiny bit of near-random data inserted where too much regularity would be undesirable; a data {frob} (sense 1). For example, the Unix crypt(3) manual page mentions that "the salt string is used to perturb the DES algorithm in one of 4096 different ways." | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
shell out [Unix] To spawn an interactive subshell from within a program (e.g. a mailer or editor). "Bang foo runs foo in a subshell, while bang alone shells out." [{Jargon File}] (1995-05-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Siliwood {interactive TV} and computers. (1999-01-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Slot 1 for the connector used by some of {Intel}'s {microprocessor} cards, currently (August 1999) the {SEPP} {Celeron} and the {SECC} {Pentium II}. Slot 1 is a departure from the square {ZIF} {PGA}/{SPGA} sockets used by {Pentium} and earlier processors, the processor being mounted on a card, with a 242-lead edge-connector. The Slot 1 specification allows for higher {bus rates} than {Socket 7}. Slot 1 motherboards use the {GTL+} {bus protocol}. See also {Slot 2}, {Slot A}. [bus rates?] (1999-08-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Slot 2 for the 330-lead edge-connector used by some of {Intel}'s {microprocessor} cards, currently (August 1999) the {SECC} {Pentium III}/{Xeon}. Slot 2 is intended for use in high end multi-processor {workstations} and {servers}. See also {Slot A}, {Slot 1}. [Multi processor support?] (1999-08-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Slot A edge-connector used by {AMD}'s {Athlon} processor. The connector allows for a higher {bus rate} than {Socket 7} or {Super 7}. Slot A motherboards use {Compaq}'s {EV6} {bus protocol}. Slot A is mechanically compatible but electrically incompatible with {Intel}'s {Slot 1}. (1999-08-05) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Salt used to season food (Job 6:6), and mixed with the fodder of cattle (Isa. 30:24, "clean;" in marg. of R.V. "salted"). All meat-offerings were seasoned with salt (Lev. 2:13). To eat salt with one is to partake of his hospitality, to derive subsistence from him; and hence he who did so was bound to look after his host's interests (Ezra 4:14, "We have maintenance from the king's palace;" A.V. marg., "We are salted with the salt of the palace;" R.V., "We eat the salt of the palace"). A "covenant of salt" (Num. 18:19; 2 Chr. 13:5) was a covenant of perpetual obligation. New-born children were rubbed with salt (Ezek. 16:4). Disciples are likened unto salt, with reference to its cleansing and preserving uses (Matt. 5:13). When Abimelech took the city of Shechem, he sowed the place with salt, that it might always remain a barren soil (Judg. 9:45). Sir Lyon Playfair argues, on scientific grounds, that under the generic name of "salt," in certain passages, we are to understand petroleum or its residue asphalt. Thus in Gen. 19:26 he would read "pillar of asphalt;" and in Matt. 5:13, instead of "salt," "petroleum," which loses its essence by exposure, as salt does not, and becomes asphalt, with which pavements were made. The Jebel Usdum, to the south of the Dead Sea, is a mountain of rock salt about 7 miles long and from 2 to 3 miles wide and some hundreds of feet high. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Shield used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1 Sam. 17:7; 2 Sam. 1:21; 1 Kings 10:17; 1 Chr. 12:8, 24, 34; Isa. 22:6; Ezek. 39:9; Nahum 2:3). Used figuratively of God and of earthly princes as the defenders of their people (Gen. 15:1; Deut. 33:29; Ps. 33:20; 84:11). Faith is compared to a shield (Eph. 6:16). Shields were usually "anointed" (Isa. 21:5), in order to preserve them, and at the same time make the missiles of the enemy glide off them more easily. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Seled, affliction; warning |