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Scorpene \Scor"pene\, n. [F. scorp[8a]ne, fr. L. scorpaena a kind of fish, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) A marine food fish of the genus {Scorp[91]na}, as the European hogfish ({S. scrofa}), and the California species ({S. guttata}). | |
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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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Sarpo \Sar"po\, n. [Corruption of Sp. sapo a toad.] (Zo[94]l.) A large toadfish of the Southern United States and the Gulf of Mexico ({Batrachus tau}, var. pardus). | |
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Scarab \Scar"ab\, Scarabee \Scar"a*bee\, n. [L. scarabaeus; cf. F. scarab[82]e.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus {Scarab[91]us}, or family {Scarab[91]id[91]}, especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species ({Scarab[91]us sacer}, and {S. Egyptiorum}). | |
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Scarab \Scar"ab\, Scarabee \Scar"a*bee`\, n. ] Same as {Scarab[91]us}. | |
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Scarab \Scar"ab\, Scarabee \Scar"a*bee\, n. [L. scarabaeus; cf. F. scarab[82]e.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus {Scarab[91]us}, or family {Scarab[91]id[91]}, especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species ({Scarab[91]us sacer}, and {S. Egyptiorum}). | |
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Scarab \Scar"ab\, Scarabee \Scar"a*bee`\, n. ] Same as {Scarab[91]us}. | |
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Scarf \Scarf\ (sk[aum]rf), n. [Icel. skarfr.] A cormorant. [Scot.] | |
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Scarf \Scarf\, n.; pl. {Scarfs}, rarely {Scarves} (sk[aum]rvz). [Cf. OF. escharpe a pilgrim's scrip, or wallet (hanging about the neck), F. [82]charpe sash, scarf; probably from OHG. scharpe pocket; also (from the French) Dan. ski[91]rf; Sw. sk[84]rp, Prov. G. sch[84]rfe, LG. scherf, G. sch[84]rpe; and also AS. scearf a fragment; possibly akin to E. scrip a wallet. Cf. {Scarp} a scarf.] An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a neckcloth. Put on your hood and scarf. --Swift. With care about the banners, scarves, and staves. --R. Browning. | |
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Scarf \Scarf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarfed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarfing}.] 1. To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. [bd]My sea-gown scarfed about me.[b8] --Shak. 2. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping. --Shak. | |
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Scarf \Scarf\, v. t. [Sw. skarfva to eke out, to join together, skarf a seam, joint; cf. Dan. skarre to joint, to unite timber, Icel. skara to clinch the planks of a boat, G. scharben to chop, to cut small.] (a) To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, metal rods, etc. (b) To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint. | |
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Scarf \Scarf\, n. (a) In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the rest of the piece. (b) A scarf joint. {Scarf joint} (a) A joint made by overlapping and bolting or locking together the ends of two pieces of timber that are halved, notched, or cut away so that they will fit each other and form a lengthened beam of the same size at the junction as elsewhere. (b) A joint formed by welding, riveting, or brazing together the overlapping scarfed ends, or edges, of metal rods, sheets, etc. {Scarf weld}. See under {Weld}. | |
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Scarify \Scar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarifying}.] [F. scarifier, L. scarificare, scarifare, fr. Gr. [?] to scratch up, fr. [?] a pointed instrument.] 1. To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein. 2. (Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field. | |
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Scarp \Scarp\, n. [OF. escharpe. See 2d {Scarf}.] (Her.) A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter. | |
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Scarp \Scarp\, n. [Aphetic form of {Escarp}.] 1. (Fort.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp. 2. A steep descent or declivity. | |
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Scarp \Scarp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarping}.] To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. From scarped cliff and quarried stone. --Tennyson. Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain. --Emerson. | |
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Escarp \Es*carp"\, n. [F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa), fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.] (Fort.) The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as {scarp}, and opposed to {counterscarp}. | |
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Scarp \Scarp\, n. [OF. escharpe. See 2d {Scarf}.] (Her.) A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter. | |
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Scarp \Scarp\, n. [Aphetic form of {Escarp}.] 1. (Fort.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp. 2. A steep descent or declivity. | |
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Scarp \Scarp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarping}.] To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the face of a ditch or a rock. From scarped cliff and quarried stone. --Tennyson. Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain. --Emerson. | |
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Escarp \Es*carp"\, n. [F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa), fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.] (Fort.) The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as {scarp}, and opposed to {counterscarp}. | |
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Scorify \Sco"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scorifying}.] [Scoria + -fy: cf. F. scorifier.] (Chem.) To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag. | |
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Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign}, {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.] That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. Specifically: (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen. (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder. Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. --Rom. xv. 19. It shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. --Ex. iv. 8. (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument. What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign. --Num. xxvi. 10. (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture. The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely significative; but what they represent is as certainly delivered to us as the symbols themselves. --Brerewood. Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory. --Spenser. (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas. (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. They made signs to his father, how he would have him called. --Luke i. 62. (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb. Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on the fingers. (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. --Milton. (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice. The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets. --Macaulay. (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac. Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus} ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo} ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]), {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]), {Capricornus ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]), {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the names of the constellations occupying severally the divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become separated about 30 degrees from these constellations, and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in advance, or to the east of the one which bears its name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus, etc. (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division [f6], and the like. (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient. Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived only by the patient himself. The term sign is often further restricted to the purely local evidences of disease afforded by direct examination of the organs involved, as distinguished from those evidence of general disturbance afforded by observation of the temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often called physical sign. (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. --Bk. of Common Prayer. Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924. {Sign manual}. (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be, to complete their validity. (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting. --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton. Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol; type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See {Emblem}. | |
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Scrap \Scrap\ (skr[acr]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See {Scrape}, v. t.] 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. I have no materials -- not a scrap. --De Quincey. 2. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract. 3. pl. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps. | |
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Shrap \Shrap\, Shrape \Shrape\, n. [Cf. {Scrap}, and {Scrape}.] A place baited with chaff to entice birds. [Written also {scrap}.] [Obs.] --Bp. Bedell. | |
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Scrap \Scrap\ (skr[acr]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See {Scrape}, v. t.] 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. I have no materials -- not a scrap. --De Quincey. 2. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract. 3. pl. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps. | |
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Shrap \Shrap\, Shrape \Shrape\, n. [Cf. {Scrap}, and {Scrape}.] A place baited with chaff to entice birds. [Written also {scrap}.] [Obs.] --Bp. Bedell. | |
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Scrape \Scrape\ (skr[amac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scraped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scraping}.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa, Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob. to E. sharp.] 1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface. 2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above). I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. --Ezek. xxvi. 4. 3. To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together. The prelatical party complained that, to swell a number the nonconformists did not choose, but scrape, subscribers. --Fuller. 4. To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down. --Macaulay. {To scrape acquaintance}, to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction. --Farquhar. He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed ignominiously. --G. W. Cable. | |
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Scrape \Scrape\, v. i. 1. To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along. 2. To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich. [bd][Spend] their scraping fathers' gold.[b8] --Shak. 3. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument. 4. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow. | |
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Scrape \Scrape\, n. 1. The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen. 2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment. --H. Spencer. 3. A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these scrapes. --Bp. Warburton. | |
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Scrappy \Scrap"py\, a. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture. A dreadfully scrappy dinner. --Thackeray. | |
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Scribe \Scribe\, v. i. To make a mark. With the separated points of a pair of spring dividers scribe around the edge of the templet. --A. M. Mayer. | |
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Scribe \Scribe\ (skr[imac]b), n. [L. scriba, fr. scribere to write; cf. Gr. ska`rifos a splinter, pencil, style (for writing), E. scarify. Cf. {Ascribe}, {Describe}, {Script}, {Scrivener}, {Scrutoire}.] 1. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist. 2. (Jewish Hist.) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people. | |
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Scribe \Scribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scribing}.] 1. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. --Spenser. 2. (Carp.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts. 3. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron. {Scribing iron}, an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or marking, casks and logs. | |
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Scrip \Scrip\, n. [OE. scrippe, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & OSw. skreppa, and also LL. scrippum, OF. esquerpe, escrepe, F. [82]charpe scarf. Cf. {Scarp}, {Scarf} a piece of dress.] A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [Archaic] --Chaucer. And in requital ope his leathern scrip. --Milton. | |
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Scrip \Scrip\, n. [From script.] 1. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing. Call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip. --Shak. Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till scrips of paper can be made current coin. --Locke. 2. A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate. 3. Paper fractional currency. [Colloq.U.S.] | |
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Scrub \Scrub\, v. i. To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living. | |
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Scrub \Scrub\, n. 1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. [bd]A sorry scrub.[b8] --Bunyan. We should go there in as proper a manner possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us. --Goldsmith. 2. Something small and mean. 3. A worn-out brush. --Ainsworth. 4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc. 5. (Stock Breeding) One of the common live stock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when inferior in size, etc. [U.S.] {Scrub bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian passerine bird of the family {Atrichornithid[91]}, as {Atrichia clamosa}; -- called also {brush bird}. {Scrub oak} (Bot.), the popular name of several dwarfish species of oak. The scrub oak of New England and the Middle States is {Quercus ilicifolia}, a scraggy shrub; that of the Southern States is a small tree ({Q. Catesb[91]i}); that of the Rocky Mountain region is {Q. undulata}, var. Gambelii. {Scrub robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird of the genus {Drymodes}. | |
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Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[ucr]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrubbed} (skr[ucr]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrubbing}.] [OE. scrobben, probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sckrubbe, Sw. skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.] To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate. | |
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Scrub \Scrub\, a. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby. How solitary, how scrub, does this town look! --Walpole. No little scrub joint shall come on my board. --Swift. {Scrub game}, a game, as of ball, by unpracticed players. {Scrub race}, a race between scrubs, or between untrained animals or contestants. | |
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Scrub \Scrub\, n. 1. Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush. See {Brush}, above. | |
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Scrubby \Scrub"by\, a. [Compar. {Scrubbier}; superl. {Scrubbiest}.] Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur. [bd]Dense, scrubby woods.[b8] --Duke of Argull. | |
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Scruff \Scruff\, n. [See {Scurf}.] Scurf. [Obs.] | |
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Scruff \Scruff\, n. [Cf. {Scuff}.] The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck. | |
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Scurf \Scurf\, n. [AS. scurf, sceorf, or from Scand.; cf. Sw. skorf, Dan. skurv, Icel. skurfur, D. schurft, G. schorf; all akin to AS. scurf, and to AS. sceorfan to scrape, to gnaw, G. sch[81]rfen to scrape, and probably also to E. scrape. Cf. {Scurvy}.] 1. Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff. 2. Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent. The scurf is worn away of each committed crime. --Dryden. 3. Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface. There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire Shone with a glossy scurf. --Milton. 4. (Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. --Gray. | |
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Scurff \Scurff\, n. The bull trout. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Scurfy \Scurf"y\, a. [Compar. {Scurfier}; superl. {Scurfiest}.] Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf. | |
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Scurvy \Scur"vy\, a. [Compar. {Scurvier}; superl. {Scurviest}.] [From {Scurf}; cf. {Scurvy}, n.] 1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy. [bd]Whatsoever man . . . be scurvy or scabbed.[b8] --lev. xxi. 18, 20. 2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. [bd]A scurvy trick.[b8] --Ld. Lytton. That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift. [He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms. --Shak. | |
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Scurvy \Scur"vy\, n. [Probably from the same source as scirbute, but influenced by scurf, scurfy, scurvy, adj.; cf. D. scheurbuik scurvy, G. scharbock, LL. scorbutus. Cf. {Scorbute}.] (Med.) A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers. | |
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Sea-orb \Sea"-orb`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A globefish. | |
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Seraph \Ser"aph\, n.; pl. E. {Seraphs}, Heb. {Seraphim}. [Heb. ser[be]phim, pl.] One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is represented as one of a class of angels. --Isa. vi. 2. As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns. --Pope. {Seraph moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of geometrid moths of the genus {Lobophora}, having the hind wings deeply bilobed, so that they seem to have six wings. | |
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Serf \Serf\, n. [F., fr. L. serus servant, slave; akin to servare to protect, preserve, observe, and perhaps originally, a client, a man under one's protection. Cf. {Serve}, v. t.] A servant or slave employed in husbandry, and in some countries attached to the soil and transferred with it, as formerly in Russia. In England, at least from the reign of Henry II, one only, and that the inferior species [of villeins], existed . . . But by the customs of France and Germany, persons in this abject state seem to have been called serfs, and distinguished from villeins, who were only bound to fixed payments and duties in respect of their lord, though, as it seems, without any legal redress if injured by him. --Hallam. Syn: {Serf}, {Slave}. Usage: A slave is the absolute property of his master, and may be sold in any way. A serf, according to the strict sense of the term, is one bound to work on a certain estate, and thus attached to the soil, and sold with it into the service of whoever purchases the land. | |
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Seriph \Ser"iph\, n. (Type Founding) See {Ceriph}. | |
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Ceriph \Cer"iph\, n. (Type Founding) One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters. [Spelt also {seriph}.] --Savage. | |
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Seriph \Ser"iph\, n. (Type Founding) See {Ceriph}. | |
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Ceriph \Cer"iph\, n. (Type Founding) One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross strokes at the top and bottom of letters. [Spelt also {seriph}.] --Savage. | |
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Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf. {Conserve}, {Desert} merit, {Dessert}, {Observe}, {Serf}, {Sergeant}.] 1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic, serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.; specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship. God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit. --Rom. i. 9. Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen. xxix. 18. No man can serve two masters. --Matt. vi. 24. Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. --Shak. 2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to appear as the inferior of; to minister to. Bodies bright and greater should not serve The less not bright. --Milton. 3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.] To serve a lady in his beste wise. --Chaucer. 4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend; specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals; to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop. Others, pampered in their shameless pride, Are served in plate and in their chariots ride. --Dryden. 5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating; -- often with up; formerly with in. Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we will come in to dinner. --Shak. Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed. --Dryde. | |
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Serve \Serve\, v. i. 1. To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service. The Lord shall give thee rest . . . from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve. --Isa. xiv. 3. 2. To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc. But Martha . . . said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? --Luke x. 40. 3. To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc. Many . . . who had before been great commanders, but now served as private gentlemen without pay. --Knolles. 4. To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to be convenient or favorable. This little brand will serve to light your fire. --Dryden. As occasion serves, this noble queen And prince shall follow with a fresh supply. --Shak. 5. (Tennis) To lead off in delivering the ball. | |
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Sharp \Sharp\, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen. He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. --Shak. 2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features. 3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash. 4. (Mus.) (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone. (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C[sharp]), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C. (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to {flat}. 5. Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air. Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak. The morning sharp and clear. --Cowper. In sharpest perils faithful proved. --Keble. 6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. [bd]That sharp look.[b8] --Tennyson. To that place the sharp Athenian law Can not pursue us. --Shak. Be thy words severe, Sharp as merits but the sword forbear. --Dryden. 7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment. Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want. --Addison. Many other things belong to the material world, wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye[?] arrived at clear and distinct ideas. --L. Watts. 8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite. 9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. [bd]In sharp contest of battle.[b8] --Milton. A sharp assault already is begun. --Dryden. 10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer. The necessity of being so sharp and exacting. --Swift. 11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand. --Moxon. 12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve. 13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated. Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged, sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc. {Sharp practice}, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so, by a tricky expedient. {To brace sharp}, [or] {To sharp up} (Naut.), to turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may lie well up to the wind. Syn: Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious; discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart; pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious; sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive; violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery. | |
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Sharp \Sharp\, adv. 1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. --M. Arnold. The head [of a spear] full sharp yground. --Chaucer. You bite so sharp at reasons. --Shak. 2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp. [Colloq.] {Look sharp}, attend; be alert. [Colloq.] | |
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Sharp \Sharp\, n. 1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.] If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. --Collier. 2. (Mus.) (a) The character [[sharp]] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch. (b) A sharp tone or note. --Shak. 3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. [Prov. Eng.] --C. Kingsley. 4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps. 5. pl. Same as {Middlings}, 1. 6. An expert. [Slang] | |
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Sharp \Sharp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sharped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sharping}.] 1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone. | |
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Sharp \Sharp\, v. i. 1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. --L'Estrange. 2. (Mus.) To sing above the proper pitch. | |
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Sharpie \Sharp"ie\, n. (Naut.) A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called {Fair Haven sharpies}, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated. [Local, U.S.] | |
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Sheriff \Sher"iff\, n. [OE. shereve, AS. sc[c6]r-ger[?]fa; sc[c6]r a shire + ger[?]fa a reeve. See Shire, and {Reeve}, and cf. {Shrievalty}.] The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace. Note: In England, sheriffs are appointed by the king. In the United States, sheriffs are elected by the legislature or by the citizens, or appointed and commissioned by the executive of the State. The office of sheriff in England is judicial and ministerial. In the United States, it is mainly ministerial. The sheriff, by himself or his deputies, executes civil and criminal process throughout the county, has charge of the jail and prisoners, attends courts, and keeps the peace. His judicial authority is generally confined to ascertaining damages on writs of inquiry and the like. Sheriff, in Scotland, called sheriff depute, is properly a judge, having also certain ministerial powers. Sheriff clerk is the clerk of the Sheriff's Court in Scotland. Sheriff's Court in London is a tribunal having cognizance of certain personal actions in that city. --Wharton, Tomlins. Erskine. | |
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Shrap \Shrap\, Shrape \Shrape\, n. [Cf. {Scrap}, and {Scrape}.] A place baited with chaff to entice birds. [Written also {scrap}.] [Obs.] --Bp. Bedell. | |
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Shrap \Shrap\, Shrape \Shrape\, n. [Cf. {Scrap}, and {Scrape}.] A place baited with chaff to entice birds. [Written also {scrap}.] [Obs.] --Bp. Bedell. | |
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Shrieve \Shrieve\, n. [Contr. from OE. shereve. See {Sheriff}.] A sheriff. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Shrieve \Shrieve\, v. t. To shrive; to question. [Obs.] [bd]She gan him soft to shrieve.[b8] --Spenser. | |
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Shrive \Shrive\, v. i. To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. --Spenser. | |
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Shrive \Shrive\, v. t. [imp. {Shrived}or {Shrove}; p. p. {Shriven}or {Shrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shriving}.] [OE. shriven, schriven, AS. scr[c6]van to shrive, to impose penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skr[c6]va to impose punishment; cf. OS. biskr[c6]ban to be troubled. Cf. {Shrift}, {Shrovetide}.] 1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent. That they should shrive their parishioners. --Piers Plowman. Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . . Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech. --Shak. Till my guilty soul be shriven. --Longfellow. 2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively. Get you to the church and shrive yourself. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Shroff \Shroff\, n. [Ar. sarr[be]f.] A banker, or changer of money. [East Indies] | |
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Shrive \Shrive\, v. t. [imp. {Shrived}or {Shrove}; p. p. {Shriven}or {Shrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shriving}.] [OE. shriven, schriven, AS. scr[c6]van to shrive, to impose penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skr[c6]va to impose punishment; cf. OS. biskr[c6]ban to be troubled. Cf. {Shrift}, {Shrovetide}.] 1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent. That they should shrive their parishioners. --Piers Plowman. Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . . Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech. --Shak. Till my guilty soul be shriven. --Longfellow. 2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively. Get you to the church and shrive yourself. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Shrove \Shrove\, v. i. To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher. | |
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Shrove \Shrove\, imp. of {Shrive}. {Shrove Sunday}, Quinguagesima Sunday. {Shrove Tuesday}, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday. Note: It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for the people to confess their sins to their parish priests, after which they dined on pancakes, or fritters, and the occasion became one of merriment. The bell rung on this day is popularly called Pancake Bell, and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. --P. Cyc. | |
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Shrub \Shrub\, n. [Ar. shirb, shurb, a drink, beverage, fr. shariba to drink. Cf. {Sirup}, {Sherbet}.] A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it. | |
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Shrub \Shrub\, n. [OE. schrob, AS. scrob, scrobb; akin to Norw. skrubba the dwarf cornel tree.] (Bot.) A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root. | |
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Shrub \Shrub\, v. t. To lop; to prune. [Obs.] --Anderson (1573). | |
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Shrubby \Shrub"by\, a. [Compar. {Shrubbier}; superl. {Shrubbiest}.] 1. Full of shrubs. 2. Of the nature of a shrub; resembling a shrub. [bd]Shrubby browse.[b8] --J. Philips. | |
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Shruff \Shruff\, n. [Cf. {Scruff}, {Scurf}.] Rubbish. Specifically: (a) Dross or refuse of metals. [Obs.] (b) Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[be]b a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. {Sherbet}.] 1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar. 2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated. Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --Keats. {Mixing sirup}. See the Note under {Dextrose}. | |
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Sirupy \Sir"up*y\, Syrupy \Syr"up*y\, a. Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities. --Mortimer. | |
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Sorb \Sorb\, n.[L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. sorbe. See {Service tree}.] (Bot.) (a) The wild service tree ({Pyrus torminalis}) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. (b) The fruit of these trees. {Sorb apple}, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree. {Sorb tree}, the wild service tree. | |
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Surf \Surf\, n. The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.] The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. {Surf bird} (Zo[94]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus {Aphriza}, allied to the turnstone. {Surf clam} (Zo[94]l.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially {Mactra, [or] Spisula, solidissima}. See {Mactra}. {Surf duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}, especially {O. percpicillata}; -- called also {surf scoter}. See the Note under {Scoter}. {Surf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See {Embiotocoid}. {Surf smelt}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Smelt}. {Surf whiting}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Whiting}. | |
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Surfy \Surf"y\, a. Consisting of, abounding in, or resembling, surf; as, a surfy shore. Scarce had they cleared the surfy waves That foam around those frightful caves. --Moore. | |
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Survey \Sur"vey\, n. [Formerly accentuated universally on the last syllable, and still so accented by many speakers.] 1. The act of surveying; a general view, as from above. Under his proud survey the city lies. --Sir J. Denham. 2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of all the parts or particulars of a thing, with a design to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality; as, a survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings. 3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it. {Survey of dogs}. See {Court of regard}, under {Regard}. {Trigonometrical survey}, a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base, and connecting it with various points in the tract surveyed by a series of triangles, the angles of which are carefully measured, the relative positions and distances of all parts being computed from these data. Syn: Review; retrospect; examination; prospect. | |
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Survey \Sur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surveyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surveying}.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E. sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See {Sur-}, and {Vision}, and cf. {Supervise}.] 1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country. Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So high above. --Milton. 2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine. With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round. --Dryden. 3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire. 4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast. 5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same. [Eng.] --Jacob (Law Dict.). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Surview \Sur*view"\, v. t. [Pref. sur- + view. Cf. {Survey}.] To survey; to make a survey of. [Obs.] [bd]To surview his ground.[b8] --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Surview \Sur*view"\, n. A survey. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swartback \Swart"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The black-backed gull ({Larus marinus}); -- called also {swarbie}. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swarf \Swarf\, v. i. [Cf. {Swerve}.] To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] [bd]To swarf for very hunger.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swarf \Swarf\, n. [Cf. {Swerve}.] The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swarve \Swarve\, v. i. [See {Swerve}.] 1. To swerve. [Obs. or Scot.] --Spenser. Jamieson. 2. To climb. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swerve \Swerve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file, to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be whirled, OHG. swerban to wipe off, Icel. sverfa to file, Goth. swa[a1]rban (in comp.) to wipe, and perhaps to E. swarm. Cf. {Swarm}.] 1. To stray; to wander; to rope. [Obs.] A maid thitherward did run, To catch her sparrow which from her did swerve. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. [bd]The point [of the sword] swerved.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. 3. To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate. I swerve not from thy commandments. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. They swerve from the strict letter of the law. --Clarendon. Many who, through the contagion of evil example, swerve exceedingly from the rules of their holy religion. --Atterbury. 4. To bend; to incline. [bd]The battle swerved.[b8] --Milton. 5. To climb or move upward by winding or turning. The tree was high; Yet nimbly up from bough to bough I swerved. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swerve \Swerve\, v. t. To turn aside. --Gauden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[be]b a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. {Sherbet}.] 1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar. 2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated. Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --Keats. {Mixing sirup}. See the Note under {Dextrose}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syrup \Syr"up\, n., Syrupy \Syr"up*y\, a. [See {Sirup}.] Same as {Sirup}, {Sirupy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sirupy \Sir"up*y\, Syrupy \Syr"up*y\, a. Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities. --Mortimer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Syrup \Syr"up\, n., Syrupy \Syr"up*y\, a. [See {Sirup}.] Same as {Sirup}, {Sirupy}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shoreview, MN (city, FIPS 59998) Location: 45.08390 N, 93.13595 W Population (1990): 24587 (9280 housing units) Area: 29.0 sq km (land), 4.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55126 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shreve, OH (village, FIPS 72396) Location: 40.68219 N, 82.02235 W Population (1990): 1584 (660 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44676 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
surf v. [from the `surf' idiom for rapidly flipping TV channels] To traverse the Internet in search of interesting stuff, used esp. if one is doing so with a World Wide Web browser. It is also common to speak of `surfing in' to a particular resource. Hackers adopted this term early, but many have stopped using it since it went completely mainstream around 1995. The passive, couch-potato connotations that go with TV channel surfing were never pleasant, and hearing non-hackers wax enthusiastic about "surfing the net" tends to make hackers feel a bit as though their home is being overrun by ignorami. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SCRAP Something written at {CSIR}, Pretoria, South Africa in the late 1970s. It ran on {Interdata} and {Perkin-Elmer} computers and was in use until the late 1980s. [But what was it?] (1994-12-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Scribe A text-formatting language by Brian Reid. (1994-12-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
serve E.g., "The {shttpd} serves requested documents to clients over a secure link." (1997-09-11) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SQRIBE {SQR} from {Sybase}. {Home (http://www.sqribe.com/)}. (1998-09-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SRAPI {Speech Recognition Application Program Interface} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
SRP A {data link layer} {protocol}. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Scrip a small bag or wallet usually fastened to the girdle (1 Sam. 17:40); "a shepherd's bag." In the New Testament it is the rendering of Gr. pera, which was a bag carried by travellers and shepherds, generally made of skin (Matt. 10:10; Mark 6:8; Luke 9:3; 10:4). The name "scrip" is meant to denote that the bag was intended to hold scraps, fragments, as if scraped off from larger articles, trifles. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sherebiah flame of the Lord, a priest whose name is prominent in connection with the work carried on by Ezra and Nehemiah at Jerusalem (Ezra 8:17, 18, 24-30; Neh. 8:7; 9:4, 5; 10:12). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Sherebiah, singing with the Lord |