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Meadowsweet \Mead"ow*sweet`\, Meadowwort \Mead"ow*wort`\, n. (Bot.) The name of several plants of the genus {Spir[91]a}, especially the white- or pink-flowered {S. salicifolia}, a low European and American shrub, and the herbaceous {S. Ulmaria}, which has fragrant white flowers in compound cymes. | |
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Sal \Sal\ (s[acr]l), n. [L. See {Salt}.] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt. {Sal absinthii} [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood ({Artemisia Absinthium}). {Sal acetosell[91]} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel. {Sal alembroth}. (Old Chem.) See {Alembroth}. {Sal ammoniac} (Chem.), ammonium chloride, {NH4Cl}, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also {muriate of ammonia}. {Sal catharticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. {Sal culinarius} [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. {Sal Cyrenaicus}. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac} above. {Sal de duobus}, {Sal duplicatum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline. {Sal diureticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate. {Sal enixum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate. {Sal gemm[91]} [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native. {Sal Jovis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. {Sal Martis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars. {Sal microcosmicum} [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Microcosmic salt}, under {Microcosmic}. {Sal plumbi} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead. {Sal prunella}. (Old Chem.) See {Prunella salt}, under 1st {Prunella}. {Sal Saturni} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. {Sal sedativus} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. {Sal Seignette} [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. {Sal soda} (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under {Sodium}. {Sal vitrioli} [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. {Sal volatile}. [NL.] (a) (Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac}, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia. | |
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d8Salisburia \[d8]Sal`is*bu"ri*a\, n. [Named after R. A. Salisbury, an English botanist.] (Bot.) The ginkgo tree ({Ginkgo biloba}, or {Salisburia adiantifolia}). | |
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Weeping \Weep"ing\, a. 1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. [bd]Weeping eyes.[b8] --I. Watts. 2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. [bd]Weeping grounds.[b8] --Mortimer. 3. Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash. 4. Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep. {Weeping cross}, a cross erected on or by the highway, especially for the devotions of penitents; hence, to return by the weeping cross, to return from some undertaking in humiliation or penitence. {Weeping rock}, a porous rock from which water gradually issues. {Weeping sinew}, a ganglion. See {Ganglion}, n., 2. [Colloq.] {Weeping spring}, a spring that discharges water slowly. {Weeping willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix Babylonica}) whose branches grow very long and slender, and hang down almost perpendicularly. | |
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Sallow \Sal"low\ (s[acr]l"l[osl]), n. [OE. salwe, AS. sealh; akin to OHG. salaha, G. salweide, Icel. selja, L. salix, Ir. sail, saileach, Gael. seileach, W. helyg, Gr. "eli`kh.] 1. The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] --Tennyson. And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. --Fawkes. The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. --Emerson. 2. (Bot.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as {Salix caprea}, {S. cinerea}, etc. {Sallow thorn} (Bot.), a European thorny shrub ({Hippophae rhamnoides}) much like an El[91]agnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye. | |
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Withy \With"y\, n.; pl. {Withies}. [OE. withe, wipi, AS. w[c6][?]ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w[c6]da, Icel. v[c6][?]ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. [?], and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf. {Wine}, {Withe}.] 1. (Bot.) The osier willow ({Salix viminalis}). See {Osier}, n. (a) . 2. A withe. See {Withe}, 1. | |
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Osier \O"sier\, n. [F. osier: cf. {Prov}. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil, Gr. [?], [?], [?], L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.) (a) A kind of willow ({Salix viminalis}) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow. (b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream. --Shak. {Osier bed}, [or] {Osier holt}, a place where willows are grown for basket making. [Eng.] {Red osier}. (a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs ({Salix rubra}). (b) An American shrub ({Cornus stolonifera}) which has slender red branches; -- also called {osier cornel}. | |
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Salsafy \Sal"sa*fy\, n. (Bot.) See {Salsify}. | |
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Salsify \Sal"si*fy\ (?; 277), n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.) See {Oyster plant} (a), under {Oyster}. | |
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Schoolship \School"ship`\, n. A vessel employed as a nautical training school, in which naval apprentices receive their education at the expense of the state, and are trained for service as sailors. Also, a vessel used as a reform school to which boys are committed by the courts to be disciplined, and instructed as mariners. | |
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Grackle \Grac"kle\, n. [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) One of several American blackbirds, of the family {Icterid[91]}; as, the rusty grackle ({Scolecophagus Carolinus}); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat-tail); the purple grackle ({Quiscalus quiscula}, or {Q. versicolor}). See {Crow blackbird}, under {Crow}. (b) An Asiatic bird of the genus {Gracula}. See {Myna}. | |
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Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe. | |
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Siliciferous \Sil`i*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -ferous.] Producing silica; united with silica. | |
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Silicification \Si*lic`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Silicify}.] (Chem.) Thae act or process of combining or impregnating with silicon or silica; the state of being so combined or impregnated; as, the silicification of wood. | |
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Silicified \Si*lic"i*fied\, a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica, especially the latter; as, silicified wood. | |
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Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silicified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silicifying}.] [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.) To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon. The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. --Say. Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz. | |
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Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silicified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silicifying}.] [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.) To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon. The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. --Say. Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz. | |
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Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. i. To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica. | |
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Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silicified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silicifying}.] [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy: cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.) To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon. The specimens found . . . are completely silicified. --Say. Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony, flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz. | |
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Silicofluoric \Sil`i*co*flu*or"ic\, a. (Chem.) Containing, or composed of, silicon and fluorine; especially, denoting the compounds called silicofluorides. {Silicofluoric acid} (Chem.), a compound of hydrofluoric acid and silicon fluoride, known only in watery solution. It is produced by the action of silicon fluoride on water, and is regarded as an acid, {H2SiF6}, and the type and origin of the silicofluorides. | |
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Silicofluoric \Sil`i*co*flu*or"ic\, a. (Chem.) Containing, or composed of, silicon and fluorine; especially, denoting the compounds called silicofluorides. {Silicofluoric acid} (Chem.), a compound of hydrofluoric acid and silicon fluoride, known only in watery solution. It is produced by the action of silicon fluoride on water, and is regarded as an acid, {H2SiF6}, and the type and origin of the silicofluorides. | |
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Fluosilicic \Flu`o*si*lic"ic\, a. [Fluo- + silicic: cf. F. fluosilicique.] (Chem.) Composed of, or derived from, silicon and fluorine. {Fluosilicic acid}, a double fluoride of hydrogen and silicon, {H2F6Si}, obtained in solution in water as a sour fuming liquid, and regarded as the type of the fluosilicates; -- called also {silicofluoric acid}, and {hydrofluosilicic acid}. | |
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Silicofluoric \Sil`i*co*flu*or"ic\, a. (Chem.) Containing, or composed of, silicon and fluorine; especially, denoting the compounds called silicofluorides. {Silicofluoric acid} (Chem.), a compound of hydrofluoric acid and silicon fluoride, known only in watery solution. It is produced by the action of silicon fluoride on water, and is regarded as an acid, {H2SiF6}, and the type and origin of the silicofluorides. | |
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Fluosilicic \Flu`o*si*lic"ic\, a. [Fluo- + silicic: cf. F. fluosilicique.] (Chem.) Composed of, or derived from, silicon and fluorine. {Fluosilicic acid}, a double fluoride of hydrogen and silicon, {H2F6Si}, obtained in solution in water as a sour fuming liquid, and regarded as the type of the fluosilicates; -- called also {silicofluoric acid}, and {hydrofluosilicic acid}. | |
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Silicofluoride \Sil`i*co*flu"or*ide\, n. (Chem.) A fluosilicate; a salt of silicofluoric acid. | |
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Fluosilicate \Flu`o*sil"i*cate\, n. [Cf. F. fluosilicate.] (Chem.) A double fluoride of silicon and some other (usually basic) element or radical, regarded as a salt of fluosilicic acid; -- called also {silicofluoride}. | |
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Silicofluoride \Sil`i*co*flu"or*ide\, n. (Chem.) A fluosilicate; a salt of silicofluoric acid. | |
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Fluosilicate \Flu`o*sil"i*cate\, n. [Cf. F. fluosilicate.] (Chem.) A double fluoride of silicon and some other (usually basic) element or radical, regarded as a salt of fluosilicic acid; -- called also {silicofluoride}. | |
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Siliqyiform \Sil"i*qyi*form\, a. [Silique + -form: cf. F. siliquiforme.] (Bot.) Having the form of a silique. | |
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Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}. 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. {Silk flower}. (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru. {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}. {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See {Silkworm}. {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C. {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}. {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above. {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe. | |
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Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}. 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. {Silk flower}. (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru. {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}. {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See {Silkworm}. {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C. {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}. {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above. {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}. 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. {Silk flower}. (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru. {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}. {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See {Silkworm}. {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C. {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}. {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above. {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}. 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. {Silk flower}. (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru. {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}. {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See {Silkworm}. {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C. {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}. {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above. {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}. 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. {Silk flower}. (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru. {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}. {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See {Silkworm}. {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C. {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}. {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above. {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Skullcap \Skull"cap`\, n. 1. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection. 2. (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus {Scutellaria}, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The Lophiomys. {Mad-dog skullcap} (Bot.), an American herb ({Scetellaria lateriflora}) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slag \Slag\, n. [Sw. slagg, or LG. slacke, whence G. schlacke; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering. See {Slay}, v. t.] 1. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders. 2. The scoria of a volcano. {Slag furnace}, [or] {Slag hearth} (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore. {Slag wool}, mineral wool. See under {Mineral}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slash pine \Slash" pine"\ (Bot.) A kind of pine tree ({Pinus Cubensis}) found in Southern Florida and the West Indies; -- so called because it grows in [bd]slashes.[b8] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sleigh \Sleigh\, n. [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle[?]i. See {Sled}.] A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a sledge. {Sleigh bell}, a small bell attached either to a horse when drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead of a clapper. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slice \Slice\, n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. sl[c6]zan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See {Slit}, v. t.] 1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread. 2. That which is thin and broad, like a slice. Specifically: (a) A broad, thin piece of plaster. (b) A salver, platter, or tray. [Obs.] (c) A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink. (d) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel. [Cant] (e) (Shipbuilding) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching. (f) (Printing) A removable sliding bottom to galley. {Slice bar}, a kind of fire iron resembling a poker, with a broad, flat end, for stirring a fire of coals, and clearing it and the grate bars from clinkers, ashes, etc.; a slice. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Slugabed \Slug"a*bed`\, n. One who indulges in lying abed; a sluggard. [R.] [bd]Fie, you slugabed![b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Soleship \Sole"ship\, n. The state of being sole, or alone; soleness. [R.] --Sir E. Dering. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sulciform \Sul"ci*form\, a. Having the form of a sulcus; as, sulciform markings. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Buggy \Bug"gy\, n.; pl. {Buggies}. 1. A light one horse two-wheeled vehicle. [Eng.] Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to the race in a buggy. --Beaconsfield. 2. A light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually with one seat, and with or without a calash top. [U.S.] {Buggy cultivator}, a cultivator with a seat for the driver. {Buggy plow}, a plow, or set of plows, having a seat for the driver; -- called also {sulky plow}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sullage \Sul"lage\, n. [Cf. {Suillage}, {Sulliage}.] 1. Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage. [Obs.] The streets were exceedingly large, well paved, having many vaults and conveyances under them for sullage. --Evelyn. 2. That which sullies or defiles. [Obs.] It is the privilege of the celestial luminaries to receive no tincture, sullage, or difilement from the most noisome sinks and dunghills here below. --South. 3. (Founding) The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle. 4. (Hydraul. Engin.) Silt; mud deposited by water. {Sullage piece} (Founding), the sprue of a casting. See {Sprue}, n., 1 (b) . | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Salesville, AR (town, FIPS 62240) Location: 36.24489 N, 92.27002 W Population (1990): 374 (192 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Salesville, OH (village, FIPS 70072) Location: 39.97344 N, 81.33697 W Population (1990): 84 (42 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43778 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Salisbury, CT Zip code(s): 06068 Salisbury, MA (CDP, FIPS 59210) Location: 42.83263 N, 70.84027 W Population (1990): 3729 (2935 housing units) Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01952 Salisbury, MD (city, FIPS 69925) Location: 38.37192 N, 75.58903 W Population (1990): 20592 (8746 housing units) Area: 26.7 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21801 Salisbury, MO (city, FIPS 65450) Location: 39.42336 N, 92.80235 W Population (1990): 1881 (886 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65281 Salisbury, NC (city, FIPS 58860) Location: 35.66650 N, 80.48290 W Population (1990): 23087 (9906 housing units) Area: 42.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28144, 28146 Salisbury, NH Zip code(s): 03268 Salisbury, NY (CDP, FIPS 64842) Location: 40.74565 N, 73.56058 W Population (1990): 12226 (4101 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Salisbury, PA (borough, FIPS 67584) Location: 39.75417 N, 79.08465 W Population (1990): 716 (332 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15558 Salisbury, VT Zip code(s): 05769 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Salisbury Center, NY Zip code(s): 13454 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Salisbury Mills, NY Zip code(s): 12577 | |
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Salix-Beauty Line Park, PA (CDP, FIPS 67611) Location: 40.29848 N, 78.75943 W Population (1990): 1257 (443 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Saulsbury, TN (town, FIPS 66680) Location: 35.04919 N, 89.08879 W Population (1990): 106 (54 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38067 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Saulsville, WV Zip code(s): 25876 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Schellsburg, PA (borough, FIPS 68152) Location: 40.04861 N, 78.64301 W Population (1990): 245 (132 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15559 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sewall's Point, FL (town, FIPS 65225) Location: 27.20152 N, 80.20154 W Population (1990): 1588 (672 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 7.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shellsburg, IA (city, FIPS 72480) Location: 42.09317 N, 91.86942 W Population (1990): 765 (298 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52332 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Shullsburg, WI (city, FIPS 73825) Location: 42.57308 N, 90.23152 W Population (1990): 1236 (543 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53586 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Silsbee, TX (city, FIPS 67832) Location: 30.34473 N, 94.18038 W Population (1990): 6368 (2659 housing units) Area: 16.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77656 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Slickville, PA Zip code(s): 15684 | |
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Solsberry, IN Zip code(s): 47459 | |
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Soulsbyville, CA (CDP, FIPS 72772) Location: 37.99258 N, 120.25987 W Population (1990): 1732 (675 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95372 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Sales Force Automation Automation) Software to support sales reps. The software gives sales representitives access to contacts, appointments and e-mail. It is likely to be integrated with {Customer Relationship Management} systems and {Opportunity Management Systems}. (1999-08-20) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Schools of the Prophets (1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men for the prophetical and priestly offices. (See {PROPHET}; {SAMUEL}.) |