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Parrot \Par"rot\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order {Psittaci}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Psittacus}, {Chrysotis}, {Pionus}, and other genera of the family {Psittacid[91]}, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako ({P. erithacus}) of Africa (see {Jako}), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots ({Chrysotis}) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases. {Carolina parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the Carolina parrakeet. See {Parrakeet}. {Night parrot}, [or] {Owl parrot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kakapo}. {Parrot coal}, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.] {Parrot green}. (Chem.) See {Scheele's green}, under {Green}, n. {Parrot weed} (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant ({Bocconia frutescens}) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers. {Parrot wrasse}, {Parrot fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the genus {Scarus}. One species ({S. Cretensis}), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans. | |
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Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}). | |
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Brier \Bri"er\, Briar \Bri"ar\, n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[c7]r, br[91]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of {Rosa}, {Rubus}, and {Smilax}. 2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings. The thorns and briers of reproof. --Cowper. {Brier root}, the root of the southern {Smilax laurifolia} and {S. Walteri}; -- used for tobacco pipes. {Cat brier}, {Green brier}, several species of Smilax ({S. rotundifolia}, etc.) {Sweet brier} ({Rosa rubiginosa}). See {Sweetbrier}. {Yellow brier}, the {Rosa Eglantina}. | |
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Bonito \Bo*ni"to\, n.; pl. {Bonitoes}. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[c6]t and bain[c6]th.] [Often incorrectly written {bonita}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. A large tropical fish ({Orcynus pelamys}) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast. 2. The skipjack ({Sarda Mediterranea}) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and ({S. Chilensis}) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes. 3. The medregal ({Seriola fasciata}), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies. 4. The cobia or crab eater ({Elacate canada}), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States. | |
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Sardan \Sar"dan\, Sardel \Sar"del\, n. [It. sardella. See {Sardine} a fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A sardine. [Obs.] | |
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Sardine \Sar"dine\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [F. sardine (cf. Sp. sardina, sarda, It. sardina, sardella), L. sardina, sarda; cf. Gr. [?], [?]; so called from the island of Sardinia, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine ({Clupea pilchardus}). The California sardine ({Clupea sagax}) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden. | |
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Sardine \Sar"dine\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. See {Sardius}. | |
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Sardinian \Sar*din"i*an\, a. [L. Sardinianus.] Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sardinia. | |
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Sardoin \Sar"doin\, n. [Cf. F. sardoine.] (Min.) Sard; carnelian. | |
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Sardonian \Sar*do"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. sardonien.] Sardonic. [Obs.] [bd]With Sardonian smile.[b8] --Spenser. | |
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Sardonic \Sar*don"ic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis. | |
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Sardonic \Sar*don"ic\, a. [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. [?], [?], perhaps fr. [?] to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr. [?], which was said to screw up the face of the eater.] Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will. --Sir H. Wotton. The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian. --Burke. {Sardonic grin} [or] {laugh}, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter. | |
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Sardonic \Sar*don"ic\, a. [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. [?], [?], perhaps fr. [?] to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr. [?], which was said to screw up the face of the eater.] Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will. --Sir H. Wotton. The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian. --Burke. {Sardonic grin} [or] {laugh}, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter. | |
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Sardonyx \Sar"do*nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Sard}, and {Onyx}.] (Min.) A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers. | |
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d8Scrutin de liste \[d8]Scru`tin" de liste"\ (skr[usdot]`t[acr]N" d[etil] l[emac]st). [F., voting by list.] Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office on one ticket or ballot, containing a list of them; -- the method, used in France, as from June, 1885, to Feb., 1889, in elections for the Chamber of Deputies, each elector voting for the candidates for the whole department in which he lived, as disting. from {scrutin d'arrondissement} (d[adot]`r[ocir]N`d[emac]s`m[aum]N"), or voting by each elector for the candidate or candidates for his own arrondissement only. | |
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Scrutineer \Scru`ti*neer\, n. A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an election. | |
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Scrutinize \Scru"ti*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrutinized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrutinizing}.] [From {Scrutiny}.] To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals. Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize. --Ayliffe. Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest. --G. W. Cable. | |
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Scrutinize \Scru"ti*nize\, v. i. To make scrutiny. | |
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Scrutinize \Scru"ti*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrutinized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrutinizing}.] [From {Scrutiny}.] To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals. Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize. --Ayliffe. Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest. --G. W. Cable. | |
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Scrutinizer \Scru"ti*ni`zer\, n. One who scrutinizes. | |
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Scrutinize \Scru"ti*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrutinized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrutinizing}.] [From {Scrutiny}.] To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals. Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize. --Ayliffe. Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest. --G. W. Cable. | |
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Scrutinous \Scru"ti*nous\, a. Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; sctrict. -- {Scru"ti*nous*ly}, adv. | |
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Scrutinous \Scru"ti*nous\, a. Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; sctrict. -- {Scru"ti*nous*ly}, adv. | |
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Scrutiny \Scru"ti*ny\, v. t. To scrutinize. [Obs.] | |
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Scrutiny \Scru"ti*ny\, n. [L. scrutinium, fr. scrutari to search carefuly, originally, to search even to the rags, fr. scruta trash, trumpery; perhaps akin to E. shred: cf. AS. scrudnian to make scrutiny.] 1. Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation. They that have designed exactness and deep scrutiny have taken some one part of nature. --Sir M. Hale. Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view And narrower scrutiny. --Milton. 2. (Anc. Church) An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day. 3. (Canon Law) A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written. 4. (Parliamentary Practice) An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll. --Brande & C. | |
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Searedness \Sear"ed*ness\, n. The state of being seared or callous; insensibility. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Seaworthiness \Sea"wor`thi*ness\, n. The state or quality of being seaworthy, or able to resist the ordinary violence of wind and weather. --Kent. | |
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Seriatim \Se`ri*a"tim\, adv. [NL.] In regular order; one after the other; severally. | |
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Seriation \Se`ri*a"tion\, n. (Chem.) Arrangement or position in a series. | |
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Serotine \Ser"o*tine\, n. [F. s[82]rotine, fr. L. serotinus that comes or happens late.] (Zo[94]l.) The European long-eared bat ({Vesperugo serotinus}). | |
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Serotinous \Se*rot"i*nous\, a. [L. serotinus, fr. serus late.] (Biol.) Appearing or blossoming later in the season than is customary with allied species. | |
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Serration \Ser*ra"tion\, n. 1. Condition of being serrate; formation in the shape of a saw. 2. One of the teeth in a serrate or serrulate margin. | |
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Shire \Shire\, n. [AS. sc[c6]re, sc[c6]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire. An indefinite number of these hundreds make up a county or shire. --Blackstone. 2. A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county. [U. S.] Note: Shire is commonly added to the specific designation of a county as a part of its name; as, Yorkshire instead of York shire, or the shire of York; Berkshire instead of Berks shire. Such expressions as the county of Yorkshire, which in a strict sense are tautological, are used in England. In the United States the composite word is sometimes the only name of a county; as, Berkshire county, as it is called in Massachusetts, instead of Berks county, as in Pensylvania. The Tyne, Tees, Humber, Wash, Yare, Stour, and Thames separate the counties of Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, etc. --Encyc. Brit. {Knight of the shire}. See under {Knight}. {Shire clerk}, an officer of a county court; also, an under sheriff. [Eng.] {Shire mote} (Old. Eng. Law), the county court; sheriff's turn, or court. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone. {Shire reeve} (Old Eng. Law), the reeve, or bailiff, of a shire; a sheriff. --Burrill. {Shire town}, the capital town of a county; a county town. {Shire wick}, a county; a shire. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Shirt \Shirt\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Shirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shirting}.] To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt. --Dryden. | |
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Shirting \Shirt"ing\, n. Cloth, specifically cotton cloth, suitable for making shirts. | |
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Meter \Me"ter\, Metre \Me"tre\, n. [OE. metre, F. m[8a]tre, L. metrum, fr. Gr. [?]; akin to Skr. m[be] to measure. See {Mete} to measure.] 1. Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter. The only strict antithesis to prose is meter. --Wordsworth. 2. A poem. [Obs.] --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See {Metric system}, under {Metric}. {Common meter} (Hymnol.), four iambic verses, or lines, making a stanza, the first and third having each four feet, and the second and fourth each three feet; -- usually indicated by the initials C.M. {Long meter} (Hymnol.), iambic verses or lines of four feet each, four verses usually making a stanza; -- commonly indicated by the initials L. M. {Short meter} (Hymnol.), iambic verses or lines, the first, second, and fourth having each three feet, and the third four feet. The stanza usually consists of four lines, but is sometimes doubled. Short meter is indicated by the initials S. M. | |
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Shorten \Short"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shortened [?]}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shortening}.] [See {Short}, a.] 1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. 2. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc. Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain. --Dryden. 3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of. Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears. --Dryden. 4. To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like. {To shorten a rope} (Naut.), to take in the slack of it. {To shorten sail} (Naut.), to reduce sail by taking it in. | |
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Shorten \Short"en\, v. i. To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold. | |
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Shorten \Short"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shortened [?]}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shortening}.] [See {Short}, a.] 1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. 2. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc. Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain. --Dryden. 3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of. Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears. --Dryden. 4. To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like. {To shorten a rope} (Naut.), to take in the slack of it. {To shorten sail} (Naut.), to reduce sail by taking it in. | |
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Shortener \Short"en*er\, n. One who, or that which, shortens. | |
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Shorten \Short"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shortened [?]}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shortening}.] [See {Short}, a.] 1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. 2. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc. Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain. --Dryden. 3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of. Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears. --Dryden. 4. To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like. {To shorten a rope} (Naut.), to take in the slack of it. {To shorten sail} (Naut.), to reduce sail by taking it in. | |
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Shortening \Short"en*ing\, n. 1. The act of making or becoming short or shorter. 2. (Cookery) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc. | |
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Shorthand \Short"hand`\, n. A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under {Phonography}. | |
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Short-handed \Short`-hand"ed\, a. Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers. | |
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Shortness \Short"ness\, n. The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath. | |
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Short-winded \Short"-wind`ed\, a. Affected with shortness of breath; having a quick, difficult respiration, as dyspnoic and asthmatic persons. --May. | |
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Shortwing \Short"wing`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera. | |
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Shred \Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shred} or {Shredded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shredding}.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scre[a0]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr[?]tan, G. schroten. See {Shred}, n.] 1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. --Chaucer. 2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.] | |
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Shredding \Shred"ding\, n. 1. The act of cutting or tearing into shreds. 2. That which is cut or torn off; a piece. --Hooker. | |
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Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.] [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass by. --Sir J. Mandeville. Every of this happy number That have endured shrewd days and nights with us. --Shak. 2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch. These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues. --Shak. 3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply. Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it. --Secker. Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious; discerning; acute; penetrating. Usage: {Shrewd}, {Sagacious}. One who is shrewd is keen to detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas shrewd does not. -- {Shrewd"ly}, adv. -- {Shrewd"ness}, n. | |
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Shrouding \Shroud"ing\, n. The shrouds. See {Shroud}, n., 7. | |
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Shroud \Shroud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrouding}.] [Cf. AS. scr[?]dan. See {Shroud}, n.] 1. To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a winding sheet; to dress for the grave. The ancient Egyptian mummies were shrouded in a number of folds of linen besmeared with gums. --Bacon. 2. To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil. One of these trees, with all his young ones, may shroud four hundred horsemen. --Sir W. Raleigh. Some tempest rise, And blow out all the stars that light the skies, To shroud my shame. --Dryden. | |
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Siredon \Si*re"don\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?][?][?] a siren.] (Zo[94]l.) The larval form of any salamander while it still has external gills; especially, one of those which, like the axolotl ({Amblystoma Mexicanum}), sometimes lay eggs while in this larval state, but which under more favorable conditions lose their gills and become normal salamanders. See also {Axolotl}. | |
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Skirting \Skirt"ing\, n. 1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.] 2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts. {Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall next the floor; baseboard. | |
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Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirting}.] 1. To cover with a skirt; to surround. Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold. --Milton. 2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees. [bd]When sundown skirts the moor.[b8] --Tennyson. | |
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Skirting \Skirt"ing\, n. 1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.] 2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts. {Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall next the floor; baseboard. | |
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Sordine \Sor"dine\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [It. sordina, sordino, from sordo deaf, dull-sounding, L. surdus. See {Surd}.] (Mus.) See {Damper}, and 5th {Mute}. | |
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Sortance \Sort"ance\, n. [From {Sort}, v. i.] Suitableness; agreement. [Obs.] --hak. | |
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Sort \Sort\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sorting}.] 1. To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions, as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according to its fineness. Rays which differ in refrangibility may be parted and sorted from one another. --Sir I. Newton. 2. To reduce to order from a confused state. --Hooker. 3. To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class. Shellfish have been, by some of the ancients, compared and sorted with insects. --Bacon. She sorts things present with things past. --Sir J. Davies. 4. To choose from a number; to select; to cull. That he may sort out a worthy spouse. --Chapman. I'll sort some other time to visit you. --Shak. 5. To conform; to adapt; to accommodate. [R.] I pray thee, sort thy heart to patience. --Shak. | |
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Sortment \Sort"ment\, n. Assortiment. [Obs.] | |
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Squirt \Squirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squirting}.] [Cf. LG. swirtjen to squirt, OSw. sqv[84]tta, E. squander.] To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow pipe or orifice; as, to squirt water. The hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco in his cheek, and squirted the juice into the fire grate. --Sir W. Scott. {Squirting cucumber}. (Bot.) See {Ecballium}. | |
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Squirt \Squirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squirted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squirting}.] [Cf. LG. swirtjen to squirt, OSw. sqv[84]tta, E. squander.] To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow pipe or orifice; as, to squirt water. The hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco in his cheek, and squirted the juice into the fire grate. --Sir W. Scott. {Squirting cucumber}. (Bot.) See {Ecballium}. | |
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Cucumber \Cu"cum*ber\ (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus {Cucumis}, esp. {Cucumis sativus}, the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants or fruits of several other genera. See below. {Bitter cucumber} (Bot.), the {Citrullus [or] Cucumis Colocynthis}. See {Colocynth}. {Cucumber beetle.} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, black flea-beetle ({Crepidodera cucumeris}), which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon vines. (b) The squash beetle. {Cucumber tree}. (a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus {Magnolia} {(M. acuminata)}, so called from a slight resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber. (b) An East Indian plant ({Averrhoa Bilimbi}) which produces the fruit known as bilimbi. {Jamaica cucumber}, {Jerusalem cucumber}, the prickly-fruited gherkin ({Cucumis Anguria}). {Snake cucumber}, a species ({Cucumis flexuosus}) remarkable for its long, curiously-shaped fruit. {Squirting cucumber}, a plant ({Ecbalium Elaterium}) whose small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force through the opening thus made. See {Elaterium}. {Star cucumber}, a climbing weed ({Sicyos angulatus}) with prickly fruit. | |
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Suradanni \Su`ra*dan"ni\, n. A valuable kind of wood obtained on the shores of the Demerara River in South America, much used for timbers, rails, naves and fellies of wheels, and the like. | |
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Surdiny \Surd"i*ny\, n. A sardine. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Sward \Sward\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swarding}.] To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward. --Mortimer. | |
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Swarthiness \Swarth"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness. | |
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Swarthness \Swarth"*ness\, n. Swarthiness. [R.] --Dr. R. Clerke. | |
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Swartiness \Swart"i*ness\, n. Swarthiness. [Obs.] | |
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Swartness \Swart"ness\, n. The quality or state of being swart. | |
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Purse \Purse\, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. [?] hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. --Chaucer. Who steals my purse steals trash. --Shak. 2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse. 3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse. 4. A specific sum of money; as: (a) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters. (b) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans. {Light purse}, [or] {Empty purse}, poverty or want of resources. {Long purse}, [or] {Heavy purse}, wealth; riches. {Purse crab} (Zo[94]l.), any land crab of the genus {Birgus}, allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabit the tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, living in holes and feeding upon fruit. Called also {palm crab}. {Purse net}, a fishing net, the mouth of which may be closed or drawn together like a purse. --Mortimer. {Purse pride}, pride of money; insolence proceeding from the possession of wealth. --Bp. Hall. {Purse rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pocket gopher}, under {Pocket}. {Sword and purse}, the military power and financial resources of a nation. | |
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Sword \Sword\, n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[?], Sw. sv[84]rd, Dan. sv[91]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp[?]pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties. 2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power. He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom. xiii. 4. She quits the balance, and resigns the sword. --Dryden. 3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x. 34. 4. The military power of a country. He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law. --Milton. 5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended. {Sword arm}, the right arm. {Sword bayonet}, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and which can be used as a sword. {Sword bearer}, one who carries his master's sword; an officer in London who carries a sword before the lord mayor when he goes abroad. {Sword belt}, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne at the side. {Sword blade}, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword. {Sword cane}, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or dagger, as in a sheath. {Sword dance}. (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott. (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but without touching them. {Sword fight}, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with swords; swordplay. {Sword grass}. (Bot.) See {Gladen}. {Sword knot}, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword. {Sword law}, government by the sword, or by force; violence. --Milton. {Sword lily}. (Bot.) See {Gladiolus}. {Sword mat} (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture. {Sword shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a European shrimp ({Pasiph[91]a sivado}) having a very thin, compressed body. {Sword stick}, a sword cane. {To measure swords with one}. See under {Measure}, v. t. {To put to the sword}. See under {Put}. | |
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Sword \Sword\, n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[?], Sw. sv[84]rd, Dan. sv[91]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp[?]pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties. 2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power. He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom. xiii. 4. She quits the balance, and resigns the sword. --Dryden. 3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x. 34. 4. The military power of a country. He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law. --Milton. 5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended. {Sword arm}, the right arm. {Sword bayonet}, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and which can be used as a sword. {Sword bearer}, one who carries his master's sword; an officer in London who carries a sword before the lord mayor when he goes abroad. {Sword belt}, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne at the side. {Sword blade}, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword. {Sword cane}, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or dagger, as in a sheath. {Sword dance}. (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott. (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but without touching them. {Sword fight}, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with swords; swordplay. {Sword grass}. (Bot.) See {Gladen}. {Sword knot}, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword. {Sword law}, government by the sword, or by force; violence. --Milton. {Sword lily}. (Bot.) See {Gladiolus}. {Sword mat} (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture. {Sword shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a European shrimp ({Pasiph[91]a sivado}) having a very thin, compressed body. {Sword stick}, a sword cane. {To measure swords with one}. See under {Measure}, v. t. {To put to the sword}. See under {Put}. | |
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Swording \Sword"ing\, n. Slashing with a sword. --Tennyson. | |
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Swordman \Sword"man\, n.; pl. {Swordmen}. A swordsman. [bd]Sinewy swordmen.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Swordman \Sword"man\, n.; pl. {Swordmen}. A swordsman. [bd]Sinewy swordmen.[b8] --Shak. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sardinia, NY Zip code(s): 14134 Sardinia, OH (village, FIPS 70534) Location: 39.00694 N, 83.80702 W Population (1990): 792 (325 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45171 | |
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Sheridan, AR (city, FIPS 63710) Location: 34.30927 N, 92.40547 W Population (1990): 3098 (1279 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72150 Sheridan, CA Zip code(s): 95681 Sheridan, CO (city, FIPS 69645) Location: 39.64893 N, 105.01714 W Population (1990): 4976 (2253 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Sheridan, IL (village, FIPS 69277) Location: 41.52593 N, 88.68667 W Population (1990): 1288 (284 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60551 Sheridan, IN (town, FIPS 69354) Location: 40.13470 N, 86.21886 W Population (1990): 2046 (774 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46069 Sheridan, MI (village, FIPS 73100) Location: 43.21044 N, 85.07265 W Population (1990): 730 (282 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48884 Sheridan, MO (town, FIPS 67358) Location: 40.51737 N, 94.61465 W Population (1990): 174 (111 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64486 Sheridan, MT (town, FIPS 67600) Location: 45.45715 N, 112.19146 W Population (1990): 652 (344 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59749 Sheridan, OR (city, FIPS 67050) Location: 45.09541 N, 123.39510 W Population (1990): 3979 (1045 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97378 Sheridan, WY (city, FIPS 69845) Location: 44.79209 N, 106.95710 W Population (1990): 13900 (6475 housing units) Area: 19.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82801 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sheridan Beach, WA (CDP, FIPS 63770) Location: 47.74492 N, 122.28682 W Population (1990): 6518 (2691 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sheridan County, KS (county, FIPS 179) Location: 39.35055 N, 100.44090 W Population (1990): 3043 (1324 housing units) Area: 2321.7 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Sheridan County, MT (county, FIPS 91) Location: 48.72670 N, 104.49989 W Population (1990): 4732 (2417 housing units) Area: 4342.5 sq km (land), 77.0 sq km (water) Sheridan County, ND (county, FIPS 83) Location: 47.58128 N, 100.34099 W Population (1990): 2148 (1061 housing units) Area: 2517.0 sq km (land), 88.1 sq km (water) Sheridan County, NE (county, FIPS 161) Location: 42.49728 N, 102.43446 W Population (1990): 6750 (3211 housing units) Area: 6322.7 sq km (land), 75.0 sq km (water) Sheridan County, WY (county, FIPS 33) Location: 44.79411 N, 106.88206 W Population (1990): 23562 (11154 housing units) Area: 6535.7 sq km (land), 9.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sheridan Lake, CO (town, FIPS 69700) Location: 38.46597 N, 102.29352 W Population (1990): 95 (44 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sherwood Manor, CT (CDP, FIPS 68450) Location: 42.01323 N, 72.56477 W Population (1990): 6357 (2226 housing units) Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Swarthmore, PA (borough, FIPS 75648) Location: 39.90215 N, 75.34830 W Population (1990): 6157 (2115 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19081 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
schroedinbug /shroh'din-buhg/ n. [MIT: from the Schroedinger's Cat thought-experiment in quantum physics] A design or implementation bug in a program that doesn't manifest until someone reading source or using the program in an unusual way notices that it never should have worked, at which point the program promptly stops working for everybody until fixed. Though (like {bit rot}) this sounds impossible, it happens; some programs have harbored latent schroedinbugs for years. Compare {heisenbug}, {Bohr bug}, {mandelbug}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
schroedinbug Schroedinger's Cat thought-experiment in quantum physics) A design or implementation {bug} in a program that doesn't manifest until someone reading source or using the program in an unusual way notices that it never should have worked, at which point the program promptly stops working for everybody until fixed. Though (like {bit rot}) this sounds impossible, it happens; some programs have harboured latent schroedinbugs for years. Compare {heisenbug}, {Bohr bug}, {mandelbug}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
shared memory 1. Memory in a {parallel computer}, usually {RAM}, which can be accessed by more than one processor, usually via a shared {bus} or network. It usually takes longer for a processor to access shared memory than to access its own private memory because of contention for the processor-to-memory connections and because of other overheads associated with ensuring synchronised access. Computers using shared memory usually have some kind of local {cache} on each processor to reduce the number of accesses to shared memory. This requires a {cache consistency} {protocol} to ensure that one processor's cached copy of a shared memory location is invalidated when another processor writes to that location. The alternative to shared memory is {message passing} where all memory is private to some particular processor and processors communicate by sending messages down special links. This is usually slower than shared memory but it avoids the problems of contention for memory and can be implemented more cheaply. 2. Memory which can be access by more than one process in a {multitasking} {operating system} with memory protection. Some {Unix} variants, e.g. {SunOS} provide this kind of shared memory. {Unix manual pages}: shmop(2), shmctl(2), shmget(2). (1994-10-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Shared Time Repair of Big Electronic Systems [Sammet 1969, p. 699]. (1995-02-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Short Message Service digital {cellular telephone} system. Using SMS, a short alphanumeric message (160 alphanumeric characters) can be sent to a mobile phone to be displayed there, much like in an {alphanumeric pager} system. The message is buffered by the GSM network until the phone becomes active. (1996-02-18) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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sorting See {sort}. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sardine stone (Rev. 4:3, R.V., "sardius;" Heb. 'odhem; LXX., Gr. sardion, from a root meaning "red"), a gem of a blood-red colour. It was called "sardius" because obtained from Sardis in Lydia. It is enumerated among the precious stones in the high priest's breastplate (Ex. 28:17; 39:10). It is our red carnelian. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sardonyx (Rev. 21:20), a species of the carnelian combining the sard and the onyx, having three layers of opaque spots or stripes on a transparent red basis. Like the sardine, it is a variety of the chalcedony. |