English Dictionary: snowberry | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bull trout \Bull" trout`\ (Zo[94]l.) (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as {Salmo trutta} and {S. Cambricus}, which ascend rivers; -- called also {sea trout}. (b) {Salvelinus malma} of California and Oregon; -- called also {Dolly Varden trout} and {red-spotted trout}. (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube. | |
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Sequoia \Se*quoi"a\, n. [NL. So called by Dr. Endlicher in honor of Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet.] (Bot.) A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species, {Sequoia Washingtoniana}, syn. {S. gigantea}, the [bd]big tree[b8] of California, and {S. sempervirens}, the redwood, both of which attain an immense height. | |
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Sambur \Sam"bur\, n. [Hind. s[be]mbar, s[be]bar.] (Zo[94]l.) An East Indian deer ({Rusa Aristotelis}) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also {gerow}. The name is applied to other species of the genus {Rusa}, as the Bornean sambur ({R. equina}). | |
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Samphire \Sam"phire\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [F. l'herbe de Saint Pierre. See {Saint}, and {Petrel}.] (Bot.) (a) A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant ({Crithmum maritimum}). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles. Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! --Shak. (b) The species of glasswort ({Salicornia herbacea}); -- called in England {marsh samphire}. (c) A seashore shrub ({Borrichia arborescens}) of the West Indies. {Golden samphire}. See under {Golden}. | |
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Scamper \Scam"per\, n. A scampering; a hasty flight. | |
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Scamper \Scam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scampered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scampering}.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See {Camp}, and cf. {Decamp}, {Scamp}, n., {Shamble}, v. t.] To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. --Macaulay. The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. --S. Sharpe. | |
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Scamper \Scam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scampered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scampering}.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See {Camp}, and cf. {Decamp}, {Scamp}, n., {Shamble}, v. t.] To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. --Macaulay. The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. --S. Sharpe. | |
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Scamperer \Scam"per*er\, n. One who scampers. --Tyndell. | |
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Scamper \Scam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scampered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scampering}.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See {Camp}, and cf. {Decamp}, {Scamp}, n., {Shamble}, v. t.] To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. --Macaulay. The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. --S. Sharpe. | |
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Green \Green\ (gren), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green. O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton. 3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths; -- usually in the plural. In that soft season when descending showers Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers. --Pope. 4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food. 5. Any substance or pigment of a green color. {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green; -- called also {Helvetia green}. {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}. {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald green in composition. {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper. {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}. {Emerald green}. (Chem.) (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green}, {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green}, {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate. (b) See {Paris green} (below). {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially of a basic hydrate of chromium. {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff, obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow luster; -- called also {light-green}. {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}. {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a. {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis green}. {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green}, {nereid green}, or {emerald green}. | |
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Spanish \Span"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}. {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}. {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork. --Ure. {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs. {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of sesquioxide of iron. {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa}) of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit. {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship). {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called because obtained from Aragon in Spain. {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass. {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.] {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}. {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber. {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles. {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously colored with bands of red and white. {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}. {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay. {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}. {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice. {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}. {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel}, {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}. (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under Mackerel. {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure ships from the New to the Old World. {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}. {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns. {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium}) of the south of Europe. {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under {Potato}. {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt. {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a jib-headed sail. {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino. {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white pigment. {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to serve as a lever. | |
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Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh. F. chabot chub.] (Zo[94]l.) A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[91]} or Carp family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus}; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius}, {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc. {Chub mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}. {Chub sucker} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}. | |
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Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food. Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots. {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Chub}. {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}. {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}. {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season. {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland. {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish} (a) . {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake. {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}. {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight. {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle. {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}. Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry low sails. --Old Rhyme. | |
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Saury \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. {Sauries}. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[94]l.) A slender marine fish ({Scomberesox saurus}) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also {billfish}, {gowdnook}, {gawnook}, {skipper}, {skipjack}, {skopster}, {lizard fish}, and {Egypt herring}. | |
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Skipper \Skip"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, skips. 2. A young, thoughtless person. --Shak. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The saury ({Scomberesox saurus}). 4. The cheese maggot. See {Cheese fly}, under {Cheese}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family {Hesperiad[91]}; -- so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight. | |
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Billfish \Bill"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish ({Tylosurus, [or] Belone, longirostris}) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast ({Scomberesox saurus}). (c) The {Tetrapturus albidus}, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike ({Lepidosteus osseus}). | |
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Scomberoid \Scom"ber*oid\, a. & n. [Cf. F. scomb[82]ro[8b]de.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Scombroid}. | |
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Cero \Ce"ro\, n. [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.] (Zo[94]l.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus {Scomberomorus}. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero ({Scomberomorus caballa}), called also {kingfish}, and spotted, or king, cero ({S. regalis}). | |
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Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food. Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots. {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Chub}. {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}. {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}. {Mackerel bird} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season. {Mackerel cock} (Zo[94]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland. {Mackerel guide}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Garfish} (a) . {Mackerel gull} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake. {Mackerel midge} (Zo[94]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}. {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight. {Mackerel shark} (Zo[94]l.), the porbeagle. {Mackerel sky}, [or] {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}. Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry low sails. --Old Rhyme. | |
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Spanish \Span"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}. {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}. {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork. --Ure. {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs. {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of sesquioxide of iron. {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa}) of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit. {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship). {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called because obtained from Aragon in Spain. {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass. {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.] {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}. {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber. {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles. {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously colored with bands of red and white. {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}. {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay. {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}. {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice. {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}. {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel}, {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}. (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under Mackerel. {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure ships from the New to the Old World. {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}. {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns. {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium}) of the south of Europe. {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under {Potato}. {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt. {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a jib-headed sail. {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino. {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white pigment. {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to serve as a lever. | |
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Pintado \Pin*ta"do\, n. A fish ({Scomberomorus regalis}) similar to, but larger than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots, common about Florida and the West Indies. | |
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Scombroid \Scom"broid\ (sk[ocr]m"broid), a. [Scomber + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. -- n. Any fish of the family {Scombrid[91]}, of which the mackerel ({Scomber}) is the type. | |
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Scumber \Scum"ber\, v. i. [Cf. {Discumber}.] To void excrement. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Massinger. | |
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Scumber \Scum"ber\, n. Dung. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Seam \Seam\, n. [OE. seem, seam, AS. se[a0]m; akin to D. zoom, OHG. soum, G. saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. s[94]m, and E. sew. [root] 156. See {Sew} to fasten with thread.] 1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather. 2. Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc. Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse seam may discover where they join. --Addison. 3. (Geol. & Mining) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal. 4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. {Seam blast}, a blast by putting the powder into seams or cracks of rocks. {Seam lace}, a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams and edges; -- called also {seaming lace}. {Seam presser}. (Agric.) (a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows. (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. --Knight. {Seam set}, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc. | |
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Semaphore \Sem"a*phore\, n. [Gr. sh^ma a sign + fe`rein to bear: cf. F. s[82]maphore.] A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc. | |
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Semaphoric \Sem`a*phor"ic\, Semaphorical \Sem`a*phor"ic*al\a. [Cf. F. s[82]maphorique.] Of or pertaining to a semaphore, or semaphores; telegraphic. | |
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Semaphoric \Sem`a*phor"ic\, Semaphorical \Sem`a*phor"ic*al\a. [Cf. F. s[82]maphorique.] Of or pertaining to a semaphore, or semaphores; telegraphic. | |
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Semaphorically \Sem`a*phor"ic*al*ly\, adv. By means of a semaphore. | |
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Semaphorist \Se*maph"o*rist\, n. One who manages or operates a semaphore. | |
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Semibarbarian \Sem`i*bar*ba"ri*an\, a. Half barbarous; partially civilized. -- n. One partly civilized. | |
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Semibarbaric \Sem`i*bar*bar"ic\, a. Half barbarous or uncivilized; as, semibarbaric display. | |
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Semibarbarism \Sem`i*bar"ba*rism\, n. The quality or state of being half barbarous or uncivilized. | |
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Semibarbarous \Sem`i*bar"ba*rous\, a. Half barbarous. | |
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Semibreve \Sem"i*breve`\, n. [Pref. semi- + breve: cf. F. semi-breve, It. semibreve.] [Formerly written {semibref}.] (Mus.) A note of half the time or duration of the breve; -- now usually called a whole note. It is the longest note in general use. | |
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Semibreve \Sem"i*breve`\, n. [Pref. semi- + breve: cf. F. semi-breve, It. semibreve.] [Formerly written {semibref}.] (Mus.) A note of half the time or duration of the breve; -- now usually called a whole note. It is the longest note in general use. | |
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Semibrief \Sem"i*brief`\, n. (Mus.) A semibreve. [R.] | |
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Semiform \Sem"i*form`\, n. A half form; an imperfect form. | |
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Semiformed \Sem"i*formed`\, a. Half formed; imperfectly formed; as, semiformed crystals. | |
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Semiparabola \Sem`i*pa*rab"o*la\, n. (Geom.) One branch of a parabola, being terminated at the principal vertex of the curve. | |
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Semiperspicuous \Sem`i*per*spic"u*ous\, a. Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid. | |
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Steam engine \Steam" en"gine\ An engine moved by steam. Note: In its most common forms its essential parts are a piston, a cylinder, and a valve gear. The piston works in the cylinder, to which steam is admitted by the action of the valve gear, and communicates motion to the machinery to be actuated. Steam engines are thus classified: 1. According to the wat the steam is used or applied, as condencing, noncondencing, compound, double-acting, single-acting, triple-expansion, etc. 2. According to the motion of the piston, as reciprocating, rotary, etc. 3. According to the motion imparted by the engine, as rotative and nonrotative. 4. According to the arrangement of the engine, as stationary, portable, and semiportable engines, beam engine, oscillating engine, direct-acting and back-acting engines, etc. 5. According to their uses, as portable, marine, locomotive, pumping, blowing, winding, and stationary engines. Locomotive and portable engines are usually high-pressure, noncondencing, rotative, and direct-acting. Marine engines are high or low pressure, rotative, and generally condencing, double-acting, and compound. Paddle engines are generally beam, side[?]lever, oscillating, or direct-acting. Screw engines are generally direct-acting, back-acting, or oscillating. Stationary engines belong to various classes, but are generally rotative. A horizontal or inclined stationary steam engine is called a left-hand or a right-hand engine when the crank shaft and driving pulley are on the left-hand side, or the right-hand side, respectively, or the engine, to a person looking at them from the cylinder, and is said to run forward or backward when the crank traverses the upward half, or lower half, respectively, of its path, while the piston rod makes its stroke outward from the cylinder. A marine engine, or the engine of a locomotive, is said to run forward when its motion is such as would propel the vessel or the locomotive forward. Steam engines are further classified as double-cylinder, disk, semicylinder, trunk engines, etc. Machines, such as cranes, hammers, etc., of which the steam engine forms a part, are called steam cranes, steam hammers, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. {Back-acting}, [or] {Back-action}, {steam engine}, a steam engine in which the motion is transmitted backward from the crosshead to a crank which is between the crosshead and the cylinder, or beyond the cylinder. {Portable steam engine}, a steam engine combined with, and attached to, a boiler which is mounted on wheels so as to admit of easy transportation; -- used for driving machinery in the field, as trashing machines, draining pumps, etc. {Semiportable steam engine}, a steam engine combined with, and attached to, a steam boiler, but not mounted on wheels. | |
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Semiprecious \Sem`i*pre"cious\, a. Somewhat precious; as, semiprecious stones or metals. | |
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Semiproof \Sem"i*proof`\, n. Half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness. [Obs.] --Bailey. | |
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Semiverticillate \Sem`i*ver*tic"il*late\, a. Partially verticillate. | |
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Semopermanent \Sem`o*per"ma*nent\, n. Half or partly permanent. | |
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Sempervirent \Sem`per*vi"rent\, a. [L. semper always + virens, p. pr. of virere to be green.] Always fresh; evergreen. [R.] --Smart. | |
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Sempervive \Sem"per*vive\, n. [L. semperviva, sempervivum, fr. sempervivus ever-living; semper always + vivus living.] (Bot.) The houseleek. | |
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Jupiter \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus. 2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun, the earth's mean distance being taken as unity. {Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.) (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}). (b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured beard of Jove. --Prior. (c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}. {Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms. | |
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d8Sempervivum \[d8]Sem`per*vi"vum\, n. (Bot.) A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}) is the commonest species. | |
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Ayegreen \Aye"green`\, n. [Aye ever + green.] (Bot.) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}). --Halliwell. | |
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Sempre \Sem"pre\, adv. [It., fr. L. semper.] (Mus.) Always; throughout; as, sempre piano, always soft. | |
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Shame-proof \Shame"-proof`\, n. Shameless. --Shak. | |
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Shampooer \Sham*poo"er\, n. One who shampoos. | |
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Simper \Sim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simpered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Simpering}.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp.] 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Behold yond simpering dame. --Shak. With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. --ir. P. Sidney. 2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.] Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. --Herbert. | |
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Simper \Sim"per\, n. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk. The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. --Pope. | |
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Simper \Sim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simpered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Simpering}.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp.] 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Behold yond simpering dame. --Shak. With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. --ir. P. Sidney. 2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.] Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. --Herbert. | |
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Simperer \Sim"per*er\, n. One who simpers. --Sir W. Scott. A simperer that a court affords. --T. Nevile. | |
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Simper \Sim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simpered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Simpering}.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp.] 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Behold yond simpering dame. --Shak. With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. --ir. P. Sidney. 2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.] Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. --Herbert. | |
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Simpering \Sim"per*ing\, a. &. n. from {Simper}, v. | |
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Simperingly \Sim"per*ing*ly\, adv. In a simpering manner. | |
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Sin \Sin\, n. [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS. sundia, OHG. sunta, G. s[81]nde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L. sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is. Cf. {Authentic}, {Sooth}.] 1. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission. Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. --John viii. 34. Sin is the transgression of the law. --1 John iii. 4. I think 't no sin. To cozen him that would unjustly win. --Shak. Enthralled By sin to foul, exorbitant desires. --Milton. 2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners. I grant that poetry's a crying sin. --Pope. 3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin. He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin. --2 Cor. v. 21. 4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.] Thy ambition, Thou scarlet sin, robbed this bewailing land Of noble Buckingham. --Shak. Note: Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred, sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like. {Actual sin}, {Canonical sins}, {Original sin}, {Venial sin}. See under {Actual}, {Canonical}, etc. {Deadly}, [or] {Mortal}, {sins} (R. C. Ch.), willful and deliberate transgressions, which take away divine grace; -- in distinction from vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride, covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth. {Sin eater}, a man who (according to a former practice in England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself. {Sin offering}, a sacrifice for sin; something offered as an expiation for sin. Syn: Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See {Crime}. | |
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Sinoper \Sin"o*per\, n. (Min.) Sinople. | |
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Skin \Skin\, n. [Icel. skinn; akin to Sw. skinn, Dan. skind, AS. scinn, G. schined to skin.] 1. (Anat.) The external membranous integument of an animal. Note: In man, and the vertebrates generally, the skin consist of two layers, an outer nonsensitive and nonvascular epidermis, cuticle, or skarfskin, composed of cells which are constantly growing and multiplying in the deeper, and being thrown off in the superficial, layers; and an inner sensitive, and vascular dermis, cutis, corium, or true skin, composed mostly of connective tissue. 2. The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat. 3. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See {Bottle}, 1. [bd]Skins of wine.[b8] --Tennyson. 4. The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants. 5. (Naut.) (a) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. --Totten. (b) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing. {Skin friction}, {Skin resistance} (Naut.), the friction, or resistance, caused by the tendency of water to adhere to the immersed surface (skin) of a vessel. {Skin graft} (Surg.), a small portion of skin used in the process of grafting. See {Graft}, v. t., 2. {Skin moth} (Zo[94]l.), any insect which destroys the prepared skins of animals, especially the larva of Dermestes and Anthrenus. {Skin of the teeth}, nothing, or next to nothing; the least possible hold or advantage. --Job xix. 20. {Skin wool}, wool taken from dead sheep. | |
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{Snap back} (Football), the act of snapping back the ball. {Snap beetle}, [or] {Snap bug} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle of the family {Elaterid[91]}, which, when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic spring; -- called also {snapping beetle}. {Snap flask} (Molding), a flask for small work, having its sides separable and held together by latches, so that the flask may be removed from around the sand mold. {Snap judgment}, a judgment formed on the instant without deliberation. {Snap lock}, a lock shutting with a catch or snap. {Snap riveting}, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads formed by a die or swaging tool. {Snap shot}, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim. | |
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Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large marine scorp[91]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus}) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also, erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}. Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown. | |
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Snapper \Snap"per\, n. 1. (Teleg.) A device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder. 2. A string bean. [Colloq., U. S.] | |
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Snapper \Snap"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus {Lutjanus}, abundant on the southern coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical America. Note: The red snapper ({Lutjanus aya, [or] Blackfordi}) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper ({L. griseus}) are large and abundant species. The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc. See {Rosefish}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A snap beetle. | |
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Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large marine scorp[91]noid food fish ({Sebastes marinus}) found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also, erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}. Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and ducky brown. | |
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Snapper \Snap"per\, n. 1. (Teleg.) A device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder. 2. A string bean. [Colloq., U. S.] | |
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Snapper \Snap"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of trifles; the snapper of a whip. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large sparoid food fishes of the genus {Lutjanus}, abundant on the southern coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical America. Note: The red snapper ({Lutjanus aya, [or] Blackfordi}) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper ({L. griseus}) are large and abundant species. The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc. See {Rosefish}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A snap beetle. | |
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Snipper \Snip"per\, n. One who snips. | |
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Snipper-snaper \Snip"per-snap`er\, n. A small, insignificant fellow. [Colloq.] | |
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Snobbery \Snob"ber*y\, n. The quality of being snobbish; snobbishness. | |
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Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[be]w; akin to D. sneeuw, OS. & OHG. sn[emac]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[omac]r, snaj[be]r, Sw. sn[94], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith. sn[89]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix, nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[c6]wan to snow, G. schneien, OHG. sn[c6]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows, Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or sticky. [root]172.] 1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth, exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect forms. Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad, snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed, snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding, snow-wrought, and the like. 2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color (argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in, flakes. The field of snow with eagle of black therein. --Chaucer. {Red snow}. See under {Red}. {Snow bunting}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Snowbird}, 1. {Snow cock} (Zo[94]l.), the snow pheasant. {Snow flea} (Zo[94]l.), a small black leaping poduran ({Achorutes nivicola}) often found in winter on the snow in vast numbers. {Snow flood}, a flood from melted snow. {Snow flower} (Bot.), the fringe tree. {Snow fly}, [or] {Snow insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus {Boreus}. The male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow in great numbers. {Snow gnat} (Zo[94]l.), any wingless dipterous insect of the genus {Chionea} found running on snow in winter. {Snow goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of arctic geese of the genus {Chen}. The common snow goose ({Chen hyperborea}), common in the Western United States in winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and legs and bill red. Called also {white brant}, {wavey}, and {Texas goose}. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({C. c[d2]rulescens}) is varied with grayish brown and bluish gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper part of the neck white. Called also {white head}, {white-headed goose}, and {bald brant}. {Snow leopard} (Zool.), the ounce. {Snow line}, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the equator, 16,000 feet. {Snow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), a European vole ({Arvicola nivalis}) which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains. {Snow pheasant} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus {Tetraogallus}, native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The Himalayn snow pheasant ({T. Himalayensis}) in the best-known species. Called also {snow cock}, and {snow chukor}. {Snow partridge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Partridge}. {Snow pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), a pigeon ({Columba leuconota}) native of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump are white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are black. {Snow plant} (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes sanguinea}) growing in the coniferous forests of California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots up. | |
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Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer. Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.] Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California partridge ({Callipepla Californica}). 3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.] {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China and the East Indies. {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.] {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa ({Francolinus pictus}). {Partridge berry}. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]}, having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria procumbens}); also, the plant itself. {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under {Mountain}. {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States. {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of the partridge. {Partridge wood} (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}. Called also {pheasant wood}. (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note. {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia. {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}. {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}. | |
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Snowberry \Snow"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) A name of several shrubs with white berries; as, the {Symphoricarpus racemosus} of the Northern United States, and the {Chiococca racemosa} of Florida and tropical America. {Creeping snowberry}. (Bot.) See under {Creeping}. | |
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Junco \Jun"co\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Junco}, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also {snowbird}, or {blue snowbird}. | |
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Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax, [or] Plectrophanes, nivalis}) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also {snow bunting}, {snowflake}, {snowfleck}, and {snowflight}. (b) Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in winter time, especially {J. hyemalis} in the Eastern United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See {Junco}. (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Junco \Jun"co\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Junco}, which includes several species of North American finches; -- called also {snowbird}, or {blue snowbird}. | |
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Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax, [or] Plectrophanes, nivalis}) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also {snow bunting}, {snowflake}, {snowfleck}, and {snowflight}. (b) Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in winter time, especially {J. hyemalis} in the Eastern United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See {Junco}. (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Snow-broth \Snow"-broth`\, n. Snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor. --Shak. | |
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Snuffer \Snuff"er\, n. 1. One who snuffs. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The common porpoise. | |
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Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[91]na}, especially {P. communis}, or {P. phoc[91]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American species ({P. Americana}). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also {harbor porpoise}, {herring hag}, {puffing pig}, and {snuffer}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A true dolphin ({Delphinus}); -- often so called by sailors. {Skunk porpoise}, [or] {Bay porpoise} (Zo[94]l.), a North American porpoise ({Lagenorhynchus acutus}), larger than the common species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix. | |
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Snuffer \Snuff"er\, n. 1. One who snuffs. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The common porpoise. | |
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Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally, hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and {Fish}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[91]na}, especially {P. communis}, or {P. phoc[91]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American species ({P. Americana}). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also {harbor porpoise}, {herring hag}, {puffing pig}, and {snuffer}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A true dolphin ({Delphinus}); -- often so called by sailors. {Skunk porpoise}, [or] {Bay porpoise} (Zo[94]l.), a North American porpoise ({Lagenorhynchus acutus}), larger than the common species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the sides. See Illustration in Appendix. | |
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Snuffers \Snuff"ers\, n. pl. An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle. | |
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Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\, v. t. To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.] | |
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Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\, n. Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.] | |
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Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\(?; 277), a. [F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See {Umbrage}.] 1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house. 2. Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections. The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was also short. --Beaconsfield. | |
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Somberly \Som"ber*ly\, Sombrely \Som"bre*ly\, adv. In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly. | |
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Somberness \Som"ber*ness\, Sombreness \Som"bre*ness\, n. The quality or state of being somber; gloominess. | |
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Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\, v. t. To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.] | |
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Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\, n. Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.] | |
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Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\(?; 277), a. [F. sombre; cf. Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See {Umbrage}.] 1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house. 2. Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections. The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was also short. --Beaconsfield. | |
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Somberly \Som"ber*ly\, Sombrely \Som"bre*ly\, adv. In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly. | |
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Somberness \Som"ber*ness\, Sombreness \Som"bre*ness\, n. The quality or state of being somber; gloominess. | |
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Sombrous \Som"brous\, a. [Cf. Sp. sombroso.] Gloomy; somber. [bd]Tall and sombrous pines.[b8] --Longfellow. -- {Som"brous*ly}, adv. -- {Som"brous*ness}, n. | |
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Sombrous \Som"brous\, a. [Cf. Sp. sombroso.] Gloomy; somber. [bd]Tall and sombrous pines.[b8] --Longfellow. -- {Som"brous*ly}, adv. -- {Som"brous*ness}, n. | |
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Sombrous \Som"brous\, a. [Cf. Sp. sombroso.] Gloomy; somber. [bd]Tall and sombrous pines.[b8] --Longfellow. -- {Som"brous*ly}, adv. -- {Som"brous*ness}, n. | |
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Somniferous \Som*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. somnifer; somnus sleep + ferre to bring.] Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a somniferous potion. --Walton. | |
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Sonifer \Son"i*fer\, n. [NL. See {Soniferous}.] A kind of ear trumpet for the deaf, or the partially deaf. | |
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Soniferous \So*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. sonus sound + -ferous.] Sounding; producing sound; conveying sound. | |
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Squamiform \Squa"mi*form\, a.[L. squama a scale + -form.] Having the shape of a scale. | |
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Sun \Sun\, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries. sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth. sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [fb]297. Cf. {Solar}, {South}.] 1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000. Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is 32[b7] 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in 25[frac13] days. Its mean density is about one fourth of that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity. Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen, called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or streams of light which are visible only at the time of a total eclipse, forming the solar corona. 2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs. 3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. Lambs that did frisk in the sun. --Shak. 4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv. 11. I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity. --Eikon Basilike. {Sun and planet wheels} (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis. {Sun angel} (Zo[94]l.), a South American humming bird of the genus {Heliangelos}, noted for its beautiful colors and the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat. {Sun animalcute}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heliozoa}. {Sun bath} (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; insolation. {Sun bear} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bear ({Helarctos Malayanus}) native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black, but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also {bruang}, and {Malayan bear}. {Sun beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus {Amara}. {Sun bittern} (Zo[94]l.), a singular South American bird ({Eurypyga helias}), in some respects related both to the rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white, brown, and black. Called also {sunbird}, and {tiger bittern}. {Sun fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun stroke. {Sun gem} (Zo[94]l.), a Brazilian humming bird ({Heliactin cornutus}). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish yellow at the tip. Called also {Horned hummer}. {Sun grebe} (Zo[94]l.), the finfoot. {Sun picture}, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's rays; a photograph. {Sun spots} (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye. They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions, and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of 50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used to include bright spaces (called facul[91]) as well as dark spaces (called macul[91]). Called also {solar spots}. See Illustration in Appendix. {Sun star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of starfishes belonging to {Solaster}, {Crossaster}, and allied genera, having numerous rays. {Sun trout} (Zo[94]l.), the squeteague. {Sun wheel}. (Mach.) See {Sun and planet wheels}, above. {Under the sun}, in the world; on earth. [bd]There is no new thing under the sun.[b8] --Eccl. i. 9. Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright, sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched, and the like. | |
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Sun \Sun\, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries. sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth. sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [fb]297. Cf. {Solar}, {South}.] 1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000. Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is 32[b7] 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in 25[frac13] days. Its mean density is about one fourth of that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity. Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen, called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or streams of light which are visible only at the time of a total eclipse, forming the solar corona. 2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs. 3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. Lambs that did frisk in the sun. --Shak. 4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv. 11. I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity. --Eikon Basilike. {Sun and planet wheels} (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis. {Sun angel} (Zo[94]l.), a South American humming bird of the genus {Heliangelos}, noted for its beautiful colors and the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat. {Sun animalcute}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heliozoa}. {Sun bath} (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; insolation. {Sun bear} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bear ({Helarctos Malayanus}) native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black, but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also {bruang}, and {Malayan bear}. {Sun beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus {Amara}. {Sun bittern} (Zo[94]l.), a singular South American bird ({Eurypyga helias}), in some respects related both to the rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white, brown, and black. Called also {sunbird}, and {tiger bittern}. {Sun fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun stroke. {Sun gem} (Zo[94]l.), a Brazilian humming bird ({Heliactin cornutus}). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish yellow at the tip. Called also {Horned hummer}. {Sun grebe} (Zo[94]l.), the finfoot. {Sun picture}, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's rays; a photograph. {Sun spots} (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye. They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions, and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of 50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used to include bright spaces (called facul[91]) as well as dark spaces (called macul[91]). Called also {solar spots}. See Illustration in Appendix. {Sun star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of starfishes belonging to {Solaster}, {Crossaster}, and allied genera, having numerous rays. {Sun trout} (Zo[94]l.), the squeteague. {Sun wheel}. (Mach.) See {Sun and planet wheels}, above. {Under the sun}, in the world; on earth. [bd]There is no new thing under the sun.[b8] --Eccl. i. 9. Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright, sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched, and the like. | |
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Sunbird \Sun"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored birds of the family {Nectariniid[91]}, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines). (b) The sun bittern. | |
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Sun \Sun\, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries. sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth. sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [fb]297. Cf. {Solar}, {South}.] 1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000. Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is 32[b7] 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in 25[frac13] days. Its mean density is about one fourth of that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity. Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen, called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or streams of light which are visible only at the time of a total eclipse, forming the solar corona. 2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs. 3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. Lambs that did frisk in the sun. --Shak. 4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv. 11. I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity. --Eikon Basilike. {Sun and planet wheels} (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis. {Sun angel} (Zo[94]l.), a South American humming bird of the genus {Heliangelos}, noted for its beautiful colors and the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat. {Sun animalcute}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heliozoa}. {Sun bath} (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; insolation. {Sun bear} (Zo[94]l.), a species of bear ({Helarctos Malayanus}) native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black, but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also {bruang}, and {Malayan bear}. {Sun beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus {Amara}. {Sun bittern} (Zo[94]l.), a singular South American bird ({Eurypyga helias}), in some respects related both to the rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white, brown, and black. Called also {sunbird}, and {tiger bittern}. {Sun fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun stroke. {Sun gem} (Zo[94]l.), a Brazilian humming bird ({Heliactin cornutus}). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish yellow at the tip. Called also {Horned hummer}. {Sun grebe} (Zo[94]l.), the finfoot. {Sun picture}, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's rays; a photograph. {Sun spots} (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye. They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions, and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of 50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used to include bright spaces (called facul[91]) as well as dark spaces (called macul[91]). Called also {solar spots}. See Illustration in Appendix. {Sun star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of starfishes belonging to {Solaster}, {Crossaster}, and allied genera, having numerous rays. {Sun trout} (Zo[94]l.), the squeteague. {Sun wheel}. (Mach.) See {Sun and planet wheels}, above. {Under the sun}, in the world; on earth. [bd]There is no new thing under the sun.[b8] --Eccl. i. 9. Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright, sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched, and the like. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunbird \Sun"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored birds of the family {Nectariniid[91]}, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines). (b) The sun bittern. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sunburned}or {Sunburnt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sunburning}.] To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan. Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, n. The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sunburned}or {Sunburnt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sunburning}.] To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan. Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sun-burner \Sun"-burn`er\, n. A circle or cluster of gas-burners for lighting and ventilating public buildings. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sunburned}or {Sunburnt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sunburning}.] To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan. Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunburning \Sun"burn`ing\, n. Sunburn; tan. --Boyle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sunburned}or {Sunburnt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sunburning}.] To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan. Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunburst \Sun"burst`\, n. A burst of sunlight. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sunproof \Sun"proof`\, a. Impervious to the rays of the sun. [bd]Darksome yew, sunproof.[b8] --Marston. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Water hare \Wa"ter hare\ (Zo[94]l.) A small American hare or rabbit ({Lepus aquaticus}) found on or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also {water rabbit}, and {swamp hare}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swamp \Swamp\, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[94]ppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.] Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore. Gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern. --Tennyson. A swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only herbage, plants, and mosses. --Farming Encyc. (E. Edwards, Words). {Swamp blackbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redwing} (b) . {Swamp cabbage} (Bot.), skunk cabbage. {Swamp deer} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic deer ({Rucervus Duvaucelli}) of India. {Swamp hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An Australian azure-breasted bird ({Porphyrio bellus}); -- called also {goollema}. (b) An Australian water crake, or rail ({Porzana Tabuensis}); -- called also {little swamp hen}. (c) The European purple gallinule. {Swamp honeysuckle} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Azalea, [or] Rhododendron, viscosa}) growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called also {swamp pink}. {Swamp hook}, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling logs. Cf. {Cant hook}. {Swamp itch}. (Med.) See {Prairie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Swamp laurel} (Bot.), a shrub ({Kalmia glauca}) having small leaves with the lower surface glaucous. {Swamp maple} (Bot.), red maple. See {Maple}. {Swamp oak} (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak ({Quercus palustris}), swamp white oak ({Q. bicolor}), swamp post oak ({Q. lyrata}). {Swamp ore} (Min.), bog ore; limonite. {Swamp partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several Australian game birds of the genera {Synoicus} and {Excalfatoria}, allied to the European partridges. {Swamp robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink. {Swamp sassafras} (Bot.), a small North American tree of the genus {Magnolia} ({M. glauca}) with aromatic leaves and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also {sweet bay}. {Swamp sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American sparrow ({Melospiza Georgiana}, or {M. palustris}), closely resembling the song sparrow. It lives in low, swampy places. {Swamp willow}. (Bot.) See {Pussy willow}, under {Pussy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swamp \Swamp\, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[94]ppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.] Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore. Gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern. --Tennyson. A swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only herbage, plants, and mosses. --Farming Encyc. (E. Edwards, Words). {Swamp blackbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redwing} (b) . {Swamp cabbage} (Bot.), skunk cabbage. {Swamp deer} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic deer ({Rucervus Duvaucelli}) of India. {Swamp hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An Australian azure-breasted bird ({Porphyrio bellus}); -- called also {goollema}. (b) An Australian water crake, or rail ({Porzana Tabuensis}); -- called also {little swamp hen}. (c) The European purple gallinule. {Swamp honeysuckle} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Azalea, [or] Rhododendron, viscosa}) growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called also {swamp pink}. {Swamp hook}, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling logs. Cf. {Cant hook}. {Swamp itch}. (Med.) See {Prairie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Swamp laurel} (Bot.), a shrub ({Kalmia glauca}) having small leaves with the lower surface glaucous. {Swamp maple} (Bot.), red maple. See {Maple}. {Swamp oak} (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak ({Quercus palustris}), swamp white oak ({Q. bicolor}), swamp post oak ({Q. lyrata}). {Swamp ore} (Min.), bog ore; limonite. {Swamp partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several Australian game birds of the genera {Synoicus} and {Excalfatoria}, allied to the European partridges. {Swamp robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink. {Swamp sassafras} (Bot.), a small North American tree of the genus {Magnolia} ({M. glauca}) with aromatic leaves and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also {sweet bay}. {Swamp sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American sparrow ({Melospiza Georgiana}, or {M. palustris}), closely resembling the song sparrow. It lives in low, swampy places. {Swamp willow}. (Bot.) See {Pussy willow}, under {Pussy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swamp \Swamp\, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[94]ppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.] Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore. Gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern. --Tennyson. A swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only herbage, plants, and mosses. --Farming Encyc. (E. Edwards, Words). {Swamp blackbird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redwing} (b) . {Swamp cabbage} (Bot.), skunk cabbage. {Swamp deer} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic deer ({Rucervus Duvaucelli}) of India. {Swamp hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An Australian azure-breasted bird ({Porphyrio bellus}); -- called also {goollema}. (b) An Australian water crake, or rail ({Porzana Tabuensis}); -- called also {little swamp hen}. (c) The European purple gallinule. {Swamp honeysuckle} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Azalea, [or] Rhododendron, viscosa}) growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called also {swamp pink}. {Swamp hook}, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling logs. Cf. {Cant hook}. {Swamp itch}. (Med.) See {Prairie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Swamp laurel} (Bot.), a shrub ({Kalmia glauca}) having small leaves with the lower surface glaucous. {Swamp maple} (Bot.), red maple. See {Maple}. {Swamp oak} (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak ({Quercus palustris}), swamp white oak ({Q. bicolor}), swamp post oak ({Q. lyrata}). {Swamp ore} (Min.), bog ore; limonite. {Swamp partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several Australian game birds of the genera {Synoicus} and {Excalfatoria}, allied to the European partridges. {Swamp robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink. {Swamp sassafras} (Bot.), a small North American tree of the genus {Magnolia} ({M. glauca}) with aromatic leaves and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also {sweet bay}. {Swamp sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American sparrow ({Melospiza Georgiana}, or {M. palustris}), closely resembling the song sparrow. It lives in low, swampy places. {Swamp willow}. (Bot.) See {Pussy willow}, under {Pussy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Swinebread \Swine"bread`\, n. (Bot.) The truffle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Symbranchii \[d8]Sym*bran"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + [?] a gill.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of slender eel-like fishes having the gill openings confluent beneath the neck. The pectoral arch is generally attached to the skull, and the entire margin of the upper jaw is formed by the premaxillary. Called also {Symbranchia}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wolfberry \Wolf"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Symphoricarpus occidentalis}) which bears soft white berries. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Snowberry \Snow"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) A name of several shrubs with white berries; as, the {Symphoricarpus racemosus} of the Northern United States, and the {Chiococca racemosa} of Florida and tropical America. {Creeping snowberry}. (Bot.) See under {Creeping}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tonguefish \Tongue"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A flounder ({Symphurus plagiusa}) native of the southern coast of the United States. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Samburg, TN (town, FIPS 66360) Location: 36.38228 N, 89.35187 W Population (1990): 374 (181 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
San Bernardino, CA (city, FIPS 65000) Location: 34.13975 N, 117.29230 W Population (1990): 164164 (58804 housing units) Area: 142.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92401, 92404, 92407, 92408, 92409, 92410, 92411 | |
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San Bernardino County, CA (county, FIPS 71) Location: 34.82825 N, 116.19135 W Population (1990): 1418380 (542332 housing units) Area: 51960.0 sq km (land), 115.5 sq km (water) | |
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San Bruno, CA (city, FIPS 65028) Location: 37.62482 N, 122.42802 W Population (1990): 38961 (15178 housing units) Area: 16.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94066 | |
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San Fernando, CA (city, FIPS 66140) Location: 34.28950 N, 118.43499 W Population (1990): 22580 (5794 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91340 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
San Francisco, CA (city, FIPS 67000) Location: 37.79325 N, 122.55478 W Population (1990): 723959 (328471 housing units) Area: 121.0 sq km (land), 479.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94102, 94103, 94104, 94105, 94107, 94108, 94109, 94110, 94111, 94112, 94114, 94115, 94116, 94117, 94118, 94121, 94122, 94123, 94124, 94127, 94129, 94130, 94131, 94132, 94133, 94134 | |
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San Francisco County, CA (county, FIPS 75) Location: 37.79325 N, 122.55478 W Population (1990): 723959 (328471 housing units) Area: 121.0 sq km (land), 479.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
San Perlita, TX (city, FIPS 65636) Location: 26.50042 N, 97.63982 W Population (1990): 512 (160 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78590 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
San Pierre, IN Zip code(s): 46374 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sanborn, IA (city, FIPS 70410) Location: 43.18110 N, 95.65633 W Population (1990): 1345 (560 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51248 Sanborn, MN (city, FIPS 58306) Location: 44.21017 N, 95.12895 W Population (1990): 459 (209 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56083 Sanborn, ND (city, FIPS 70380) Location: 46.94269 N, 98.22333 W Population (1990): 164 (80 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58480 Sanborn, NY Zip code(s): 14132 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sanborn County, SD (county, FIPS 111) Location: 44.02536 N, 98.09044 W Population (1990): 2833 (1326 housing units) Area: 1473.8 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sanbornton, NH Zip code(s): 03269 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sanbornville, NH Zip code(s): 03872 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sanford, AL (town, FIPS 68016) Location: 31.29756 N, 86.40170 W Population (1990): 282 (115 housing units) Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Sanford, CO (town, FIPS 67830) Location: 37.25743 N, 105.90001 W Population (1990): 750 (249 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81151 Sanford, FL (city, FIPS 63650) Location: 28.78925 N, 81.27570 W Population (1990): 32387 (13834 housing units) Area: 44.8 sq km (land), 8.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32771, 32773 Sanford, ME (CDP, FIPS 65725) Location: 43.44100 N, 70.78134 W Population (1990): 10296 (4275 housing units) Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04073 Sanford, MI (village, FIPS 71560) Location: 43.67558 N, 84.38065 W Population (1990): 889 (376 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48657 Sanford, NC (city, FIPS 59280) Location: 35.47704 N, 79.18132 W Population (1990): 14475 (6223 housing units) Area: 36.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Sanford, TX (town, FIPS 65384) Location: 35.70258 N, 101.53133 W Population (1990): 218 (114 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Sanford, VA Zip code(s): 23426 | |
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Schaumburg, IL (village, FIPS 68003) Location: 42.03300 N, 88.08336 W Population (1990): 68586 (29499 housing units) Area: 48.7 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60173, 60193 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Snover, MI Zip code(s): 48472 | |
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Sun Prairie, MT (CDP, FIPS 72380) Location: 47.53692 N, 111.48055 W Population (1990): 1424 (482 housing units) Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Sun Prairie, WI (city, FIPS 78600) Location: 43.18368 N, 89.23234 W Population (1990): 15333 (5718 housing units) Area: 18.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53590 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sunbright, TN Zip code(s): 37872 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sunburg, MN (city, FIPS 63454) Location: 45.34794 N, 95.23942 W Population (1990): 117 (55 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56289 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sunburst, MT (town, FIPS 72175) Location: 48.87653 N, 111.90622 W Population (1990): 437 (205 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59482 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sunbury, NC Zip code(s): 27979 Sunbury, OH (village, FIPS 75602) Location: 40.24507 N, 82.86478 W Population (1990): 2046 (783 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43074 Sunbury, PA (city, FIPS 75304) Location: 40.86210 N, 76.78807 W Population (1990): 11591 (5116 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17801 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
San Francisco application template. The San Francisco Project, started in 1998(?), aims to create a generic set of {java} building blocks to provide the core functions of general business processes such as sales order processing, general ledger, inventory management and product distribution. The project aims to use component based design allowing easy vendor customisation and Java code generation allowing applications to be built and run across multiple platforms. It also aims to be compatible with third party development tools. {Home (http://www.ibm.com/Java/Sanfrancisco/)}. (1998-08-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
semaphore restricting access to shared resources (e.g. storage) in a {multi-processing} environment. They were invented by {Dijkstra} and first used in {T.H.E} {operating system}. A semaphore is a {protected variable} (or {abstract data type}) which can only be accessed using the following operations: P(s) Semaphore s; { while (s == 0) ; /* wait until s>0 */ s = s-1; } V(s) Semaphore s; { s = s+1; } Init(s, v) Semaphore s; Int v; { s = v; } P and V stand for Dutch "Proberen", to test, and "Verhogen", to increment. The value of a semaphore is the number of units of the resource which are free (if there is only one resource a "binary semaphore" with values 0 or 1 is used). The P operation {busy-wait}s (or maybe {sleep}s) until a resource is available whereupon it immediately claims one. V is the inverse, it simply makes a resource available again after the process has finished using it. Init is only used to initialise the semaphore before any requests are made. The P and V operations must be {indivisible}, i.e. no other process can access the semaphore during the their execution. To avoid {busy-wait}ing, a semaphore may have an associated {queue} of processes (usually a {FIFO}). If a process does a P on a semaphore which is zero the process is added to the semaphore's queue. When another process increments the semaphore by doing a V and there are tasks on the queue, one is taken off and resumed. (1995-02-01) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
sniffer {packet sniffer} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
sum of products type {algebraic data type} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Shemeber soaring on high, the king of Zeboiim, who joined with the other kings in casting off the yoke of Chedorlaomer. After having been reconquered by him, he was rescued by Abraham (Gen. 14:2). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sin-offering (Heb. hattath), the law of, is given in detail in Lev. 4-6:13; 9:7-11, 22-24; 12:6-8; 15:2, 14, 25-30; 14:19, 31; Num. 6:10-14. On the day of Atonement it was made with special solemnity (Lev. 16:5, 11, 15). The blood was then carried into the holy of holies and sprinkled on the mercy-seat. Sin-offerings were also presented at the five annual festivals (Num. 28, 29), and on the occasion of the consecration of the priests (Ex. 29:10-14, 36). As each individual, even the most private member of the congregation, as well as the congregation at large, and the high priest, was obliged, on being convicted by his conscience of any particular sin, to come with a sin-offering, we see thus impressively disclosed the need in which every sinner stands of the salvation of Christ, and the necessity of making application to it as often as the guilt of sin renews itself upon his conscience. This resort of faith to the perfect sacrifice of Christ is the one way that lies open for the sinner's attainment of pardon and restoration to peace. And then in the sacrifice itself there is the reality of that incomparable worth and preciousness which were so significantly represented in the sin-offering by the sacredness of its blood and the hallowed destination of its flesh. With reference to this the blood of Christ is called emphatically "the precious blood," and the blood that "cleanseth from all sin" (1 John 1:7). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Shemeber, name of force; name of the strong |