English Dictionary: spastic paralysis | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouata \Bar`ra*cou"ata\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A voracious pikelike, marine fish, of the genus {Sphyr[91]na}, sometimes used as food. Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[91]na spet} (or {S. vulgaris}); a southern species is {S. picuda}; the Californian is {S. argentea}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand ({Thyrsites atun}). | |
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Booby \Boo"by\ (b[oomac]"b[ycr]), n.; pl. {Boobies} (-b[icr]z). [Sp. bobo dunce, idiot; cf. L. balbus stammering, E. barbarous.] 1. A dunce; a stupid fellow. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A swimming bird ({Sula fiber} or {S. sula}) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity. The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets; as, {S. piscator}, the red-footed booby. (b) A species of penguin of the antarctic seas. | |
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Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. Heb. Y[?]r[?]sh[be]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. {Jerusalem artichoke} [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See {Gyre}, {Solar}.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower ({Helianthus tuberosus}), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. {Jerusalem cherry} (Bot.), the popular name of either of either of two species of {Solanum} ({S. Pseudo-capsicum} and {S. capsicastrum}), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. {Jerusalem oak} (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides. {Jerusalem sage} (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family ({Phlomis tuberosa}). {Jerusalem thorn} (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree ({Parkinsonia aculeata}), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. {The New Jerusalem}, Heaven; the Celestial City. | |
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Pseudo-china \Pseu`do-chi"na\, n. [Pseudo- + china.] (Bot.) The false china root, a plant of the genus {Smilax} ({S. Pseudo-china}), found in America. | |
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Bull brier \Bull" bri`er\ (Bot.) A species of Smilax ({S. Pseudo-China}) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also {bamboo brier} and {China brier}. | |
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Pseudo-china \Pseu`do-chi"na\, n. [Pseudo- + china.] (Bot.) The false china root, a plant of the genus {Smilax} ({S. Pseudo-china}), found in America. | |
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Bull brier \Bull" bri`er\ (Bot.) A species of Smilax ({S. Pseudo-China}) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also {bamboo brier} and {China brier}. | |
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Eider \Ei"der\, n. [Of Scand. origin, cf. Icel [91][?]r; akin to Sw. eider, Dan. ederfugl.] (Zo[94]l.) Any species of sea duck of the genus {Somateria}, esp. {Somateria mollissima}, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also {eider duck}. The American eider ({S. Dresseri}), the king eider ({S. spectabilis}), and the spectacled eider ({Arctonetta Fischeri}) are related species. {Eider down}. [Cf. Icel. [91][eb]ard[d4]n, Sw. eiderd[d4]n, Dan. ederduun.] Down of the eider duck, much sought after as an article of luxury. | |
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Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. {Safer}; superl. {Safest}.] [OE. sauf, F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare, safety. Cf. {Salute}, {Salvation}, {Sage} a plant, {Save}, {Salvo} an exception.] 1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. [bd]And ye dwelled safe.[b8] --1 Sam. xii. 11. They escaped all safe to land. --Acts xxvii. 44. Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton. 2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. [bd]The man of safe discretion.[b8] --Shak. The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat. --Milton. | |
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Sap \Sap\, n. (Mil.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc. {Sap fagot} (Mil.), a fascine about three feet long, used in sapping, to close the crevices between the gabions before the parapet is made. {Sap roller} (Mil.), a large gabion, six or seven feet long, filled with fascines, which the sapper sometimes rolls along before him for protection from the fire of an enemy. | |
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Sappy \Sap"py\, a. [Compar. {Sappier}; superl. {Sappiest}.] [From 1st {Sap}.] 1. Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent. 2. Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble. When he had passed this weak and sappy age. --Hayward. 3. Weak in intellect. [Low] 4. (Bot.) Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood. | |
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Scabby \Scab"by\, a. [Compar. {Scabbier}; superl. {Scabbiest}.] 1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs. 2. Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy. --Swift. | |
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Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. {Mourning bride} (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads. {Mourning dove} (Zo[94]l.), a wild dove ({Zenaidura macroura}) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also {Carolina dove}. See Illust. under {Dove}. {Mourning warbler} (Zo[94]l.), an American ground warbler ({Geothlypis Philadelphia}). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow. | |
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Scapegoat \Scape"goat`\, n. [Scape (for escape) + goat.] 1. (Jewish Antiq.) A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness. --Lev. xvi. 10. 2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others. --Tennyson. | |
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Scopster \Scop"ster\, n. The saury. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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d8Scyphistoma \[d8]Scy*phis"to*ma\, n.; pl. {Scyphistomata}, {Scyphistom[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a cup + [?] the mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian. | |
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d8Scyphistoma \[d8]Scy*phis"to*ma\, n.; pl. {Scyphistomata}, {Scyphistom[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a cup + [?] the mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian. | |
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Sea beast \Sea" beast`\ (Zo[94]l.) Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean. | |
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Buckthorn \Buck"thorn`\, n. (Bot.) A genus ({Rhamnus}) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See {Rhamnus}. {Sea buckthorn}, a plant of the genus {Hippopha[89]}. | |
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Sea fight \Sea" fight`\ An engagement between ships at sea; a naval battle. | |
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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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Haddock \Had"dock\, n. [OE. hadoc, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zo[94]l.) A marine food fish ({Melanogrammus [91]glefinus}), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also {haddie}, and {dickie}. {Norway haddock}, a marine edible fish ({Sebastes marinus}) of Northern Europe and America. See {Rose fish}. | |
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Rasher \Rash"er\, n. [In sense 1, probably fr. rash, a., as being hastily cooked.] 1. A thin slice of bacon. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A California rockfish ({Sebastichthys miniatus}). | |
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Flyfish \Fly"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A California scorp[91]noid fish ({Sebastichthys rhodochloris}), having brilliant colors. | |
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Corsair \Cor"sair\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A Californian market fish ({Sebastichthys rosaceus}). | |
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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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Tree \Tree\ (tr[emac]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[a2], tre[a2]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[emac], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[emac], Dan. tr[91], Sw. tr[84], tr[84]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree, wood, d[be]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad}, {Germander}, {Tar}, n., {Trough}.] 1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk. Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case, is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree, fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc. 2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and branches; as, a genealogical tree. 3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree, chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like. 4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree. [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts x. 39. 5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer. In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 20). 6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution. See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}. {Tree bear} (Zo[94]l.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.] {Tree beetle} (Zo[94]l.) any one of numerous species of beetles which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the goldsmith beetle. {Tree bug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of, trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma}, {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera. {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus musang}). {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus alba}). See {Melilot}. {Tree crab} (Zo[94]l.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}. {Tree creeper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris}, and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3. {Tree cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a nearly white arboreal American cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}. {Tree crow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera, intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth. {Tree dove} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and allied genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit. {Tree duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of ducks belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most of the existing species are tropical. {Tree fish} (Zo[94]l.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys serriceps}). {Tree frog}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Same as {Tree toad}. (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied genera of the family {Ranid[91]}. Their toes are furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog (see under {Flying}) is an example. {Tree goose} (Zo[94]l.), the bernicle goose. {Tree hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a spine or crest. {Tree jobber} (Zo[94]l.), a woodpecker. [Obs.] {Tree kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}. {Tree lark} (Zo[94]l.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.] {Tree lizard} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a group of Old World arboreal lizards ({Dendrosauria}) comprising the chameleons. {Tree lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tree crab}, above. {Tree louse} (Zo[94]l.), any aphid; a plant louse. {Tree moss}. (Bot.) (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees. (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree. {Tree mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of African mice of the subfamily {Dendromyin[91]}. They have long claws and habitually live in trees. {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}. {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame. {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor. {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor vit[91]. {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or among its flowers. {Tree oyster} (Zo[94]l.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree; -- called also {raccoon oyster}. {Tree pie} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the magpie. {Tree pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga}, and allied genera. {Tree pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Pipit}. {Tree porcupine} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging to the genera {Ch[91]tomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed with bristles. One South American species ({S. villosus}) is called also {couiy}; another ({S. prehensilis}) is called also {c[oe]ndou}. {Tree rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the porcupines. {Tree serpent} (Zo[94]l.), a tree snake. {Tree shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bush shrike. {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of snakes of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among the branches of trees, and are not venomous. {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria}) which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and Teneriffe. {Tree sparrow} (Zo[94]l.) any one of several species of small arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species ({Passer montanus}). {Tree swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia. {Tree swift} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of swifts of the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. {Tree tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a leopard. {Tree toad} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the family {Hylid[91]}. They are related to the common frogs and toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is found in Europe, but numerous species occur in America and Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United States ({H. versicolor}) is noted for the facility with which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog}, under {Cricket}. {Tree warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied genera. {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of pine trees. | |
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Yellowtail \Yel"low*tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of the genus {Seriola}; especially, the large California species ({S. dorsalis}) which sometimes weighs thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {cavasina}, and {white salmon}. (b) The mademoiselle, or silver perch. (c) The menhaden. (d) The runner, 12. (e) A California rockfish ({Sebastodes flavidus}). (f) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}). Note: Several other fishes are also locally called yellowtail. | |
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Jack \Jack\, n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. [?], Heb. Ya 'aq[omac]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak. 2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. [bd]Jack fool.[b8] --Chaucer. Since every Jack became a gentleman, There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak. 3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also {Jack tar}, and {Jack afloat}. 4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack; as: (a) A device to pull off boots. (b) A sawhorse or sawbuck. (c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack. (b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting. (e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles. (f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box. (g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine. (h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal. (i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather. (k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed. (l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught. (m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also {hopper}. (n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself. --C. Hallock. 5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack. 6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls. --Shak. Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon it. --Sir W. Scott. 7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass. 8. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A young pike; a pickerel. (b) The jurel. (c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes paucispinus}); -- called also {boccaccio}, and {m[82]rou}. (d) The wall-eyed pike. 9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 10. (Naut.) (a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also {union jack}. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State. (b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also {jack crosstree}. --R. H. Dana, Jr. | |
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Sebesten \Se*bes"ten\, n. [Ar. sebest[be]n the tree: cf. Sp. sebesten.] (Bot.) The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees ({Cordia Myxa}, and {C. latifolia}), sometimes used medicinally in pectoral diseases. Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar fruit of {Cordia Sebestana}. | |
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Sepiostare \Se"pi*o*stare`\, n. [Sepia + Gr. [?][?][?] a bone.] (Zo[94]l.) The bone or shell of cuttlefish. See Illust. under {Cuttlefish}. | |
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Seposit \Se*pos"it\, v. t. [L. sepositus, p. p. of seponere to set aside.] To set aside; to give up. [Obs.] | |
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Seposition \Sep`o*si"tion\, n. [L. sepositio.] The act of setting aside, or of giving up. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Skink \Skink\, n. [L. scincus, Gr. [?][?][?][?].] [Written also {scink}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family {Scincid[91]}, common in the warmer parts of all the continents. Note: The officinal skink ({Scincus officinalis}) inhabits the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A common slender species ({Seps tridactylus}) of Southern Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include numerous species of the genus {Eumeces}, as the blue-tailed skink ({E. fasciatus}) of the Eastern United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard ({Oligosoma laterale}) inhabits the Southern United States. | |
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Sevocation \Sev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. sevocare, sevocatum, to call aside.] A calling aside. [Obs.] | |
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Shabby \Shab"by\, a. [Compar. {Shabbier}; superl. {Shabbiest}.] [See {Shab}, n., {Scabby}, and {Scab}.] 1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged. Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. --Macaulay. 2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. [bd]The dean was so shabby.[b8] --Swift. 3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. [bd]Very shabby fellows.[b8] --Clarendon. | |
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Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p, sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia. Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which always has four horns. 2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth. 3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd. {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}. {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}. {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See {Estrus}. {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie. {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs. {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina}) related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep. {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range and graze. {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the conspicuous pappus of the achenes. {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana}) having much the appearance of scabious. {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep, characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon the skin. {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}. {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so called because used to cut off the wool of sheep. {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel. {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}). {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and {sheep louse}. {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run. {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and {O[94]rial}. | |
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Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p, sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia. Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which always has four horns. 2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth. 3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd. {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}. {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}. {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See {Estrus}. {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie. {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs. {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina}) related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep. {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range and graze. {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the conspicuous pappus of the achenes. {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana}) having much the appearance of scabious. {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep, characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon the skin. {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}. {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so called because used to cut off the wool of sheep. {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel. {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}). {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and {sheep louse}. {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run. {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and {O[94]rial}. | |
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Sheepcot \Sheep"cot`\, Sheepcote \Sheep"cote`\, n. A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold. | |
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Sheepcot \Sheep"cot`\, Sheepcote \Sheep"cote`\, n. A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold. | |
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Sheep-faced \Sheep"-faced`\, a. Over-bashful; sheepish. | |
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Sheepshead \Sheeps"head`\, n. [So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.] (Zo[94]l.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish ({Archosargus, [or] Diplodus, probatocephalus}) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds. Note: The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to various other fishes, as the butterfish, the fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and the moonfish. | |
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Shepster \Shep"ster\, n. A seamstress. [Obs.] --Caxton. | |
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3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale. {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {General ship}. See under {General}. {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard; -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}. {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. [bd]Seal up the ship boy's eyes.[b8] --Shak. {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for further use. {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port. {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing vessels. {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a shipwright. {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other, furniture of vessels. {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler deals; also, the business of a ship chandler. {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also {putrid, jail, [or] hospital fever}. {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships. {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet. {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden, and was one of the causes which led to the death of Charles. It was finally abolished. {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}. {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent of the rolling and pitching of a vessel. {Ship railway}. (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for repairs. (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two water courses or harbors. {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel. {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or unloading. {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}. {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is required by law to be provided, and the production of which may be required on certain occasions. Among these papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll, bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent. {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel. | |
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3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale. {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {General ship}. See under {General}. {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard; -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}. {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. [bd]Seal up the ship boy's eyes.[b8] --Shak. {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for further use. {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port. {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing vessels. {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a shipwright. {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other, furniture of vessels. {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler deals; also, the business of a ship chandler. {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also {putrid, jail, [or] hospital fever}. {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships. {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet. {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden, and was one of the causes which led to the death of Charles. It was finally abolished. {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}. {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent of the rolling and pitching of a vessel. {Ship railway}. (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for repairs. (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two water courses or harbors. {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel. {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or unloading. {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}. {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is required by law to be provided, and the production of which may be required on certain occasions. Among these papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll, bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent. {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel. | |
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Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, [or] Syngnathus, acus}); -- called also {earl}, and {tanglefish}. (b) The garfish. | |
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Skiff \Skiff\, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See {Ship}.] A small, light boat. The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff. --Milton. {Skiff caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a moth ({Limacodes scapha}); -- so called from its peculiar shape. | |
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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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Soapy \Soap"y\, a. [Compar. {Soapier}; superl. {Soapiest}.] 1. Resembling soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like, soap; soft and smooth. 2. Smeared with soap; covered with soap. | |
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Soapstone \Soap"stone`\, n. See {Steatite}, and {Talc}. | |
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Steatite \Ste"a*tite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], fat, tallow: cf. F. st[82]atite.] (Min.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also {potstone}, {lard stone}, and {soapstone}. | |
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Talc \Talc\, n. [F. talc; cf. Sp. & It. talco, LL. talcus; all fr. Ar. talq.] (Min.) A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. {Steatite}, or {soapstone}, is a compact granular variety. {Indurated talc}, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc; -- called also {talc slate}. | |
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Soapstone \Soap"stone`\, n. See {Steatite}, and {Talc}. | |
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Steatite \Ste"a*tite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], fat, tallow: cf. F. st[82]atite.] (Min.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also {potstone}, {lard stone}, and {soapstone}. | |
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Talc \Talc\, n. [F. talc; cf. Sp. & It. talco, LL. talcus; all fr. Ar. talq.] (Min.) A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. {Steatite}, or {soapstone}, is a compact granular variety. {Indurated talc}, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc; -- called also {talc slate}. | |
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Soapsuds \Soap"suds`\, n. pl. Suds made with soap. | |
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Sophist \Soph"ist\, n. [F. sophiste, L. sophistes, fr. Gr. [?]. See {Sophism}.] 1. One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt. Many of the Sophists doubdtless card not for truth or morality, and merely professed to teach how to make the worse appear the better reason; but there scems no reason to hold that they were a special class, teaching special opinions; even Socrates and Plato were sometimes styled Sophists. --Liddell & Scott. 2. Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner. | |
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Sophister \Soph"ist*er\, v. t. To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument. [Obs.] --obham. | |
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Sophister \Soph"ist*er\, n. 1. A sophist. See {Sophist}. [Obs.] --Hooker. 2. (Eng. Univ.) A student who is advanced beyond the first year of his residence. Note: The entire course at the university consists of three years and one term, during which the students have the titles of first-year men, or freshmen; second-year men or junior sophs or sophisters; third-year men, or senior sophs or sophisters; and, in the last term, questionists, with reference to the approaching examination. In the older American colleges, the junior and senior classes were originally called, and in some of them are still called, junior sophisters and senior sophisters. | |
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Sophistic \So*phis"tic\, Sophistical \So*phis"tic*al\, a. [L. sophisticus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. sophistique.] Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound. His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. --Macaulay. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ness}, n. | |
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Sophistic \So*phis"tic\, Sophistical \So*phis"tic*al\, a. [L. sophisticus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. sophistique.] Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound. His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. --Macaulay. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ness}, n. | |
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Sophistic \So*phis"tic\, Sophistical \So*phis"tic*al\, a. [L. sophisticus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. sophistique.] Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound. His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. --Macaulay. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ness}, n. | |
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Sophistic \So*phis"tic\, Sophistical \So*phis"tic*al\, a. [L. sophisticus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. sophistique.] Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound. His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. --Macaulay. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {So*phis"tic*al*ness}, n. | |
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Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sophisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sophisticating}.] [LL. sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.] To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell. To sophisticate the understanding. --Southey. Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate, not to refine. --M. Arnold. They purchase but sophisticated ware. --Dryden. Syn: To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate. | |
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Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, Sophisticated \So*phis"ti*ca`ted\, a. Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. --Dryden. | |
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Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sophisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sophisticating}.] [LL. sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.] To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell. To sophisticate the understanding. --Southey. Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate, not to refine. --M. Arnold. They purchase but sophisticated ware. --Dryden. Syn: To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate. | |
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Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, Sophisticated \So*phis"ti*ca`ted\, a. Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. --Dryden. | |
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Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sophisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sophisticating}.] [LL. sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.] To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell. To sophisticate the understanding. --Southey. Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate, not to refine. --M. Arnold. They purchase but sophisticated ware. --Dryden. Syn: To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate. | |
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Sophistication \So*phis`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. sophisticatio, F. sophistication.] The act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the sophistication of drugs. --Boyle. | |
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Sophisticator \So*phis"ti*ca`tor\, n. One who sophisticates. | |
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Sophistry \Soph"ist*ry\, n. [OE. sophistrie, OF. sophisterie.] 1. The art or process of reasoning; logic. [Obs.] 2. The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only. The juggle of sophistry consists, for the most part, in usig a word in one sense in the premise, and in another sense in the conclusion. --Coleridge. Syn: See {Fallacy}. | |
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Soup \Soup\, n. [F. soupe, OF. sope, supe, soupe, perhaps originally, a piece of bread; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. sop sop, G. suppe soup. See {Sop} something dipped in a liquid, and cf. {Supper}.] A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned or flavored; strong broth. {Soup kitchen}, an establishment for preparing and supplying soup to the poor. {Soup ticket}, a ticket conferring the privilege of receiving soup at a soup kitchen. | |
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Space \Space\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spaced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spacong}.] [Cf. F. espacer. See {Space}, n.] (Print.) To arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space words, lines, or letters. | |
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Spastic \Spas"tic\, a. [L. spasticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to draw: cf. F. spastique. See {Spasm}.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic. | |
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Spastically \Spas"tic*al*ly\, adv. Spasmodically. | |
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Spasticity \Spas*tic"i*ty\, n. 1. A state of spasm. 2. The tendency to, or capability of suffering, spasm. | |
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Specht \Specht\, n. [See {Speight}.] (Zo[94]l.) A woodpecker. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] --Sherwood. | |
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Speight \Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf. D. specht. [root]169. See {Pie} a magpie.] (Zo[94]l.) A woodpecker; -- called also {specht}, {spekt}, {spight}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Specht \Specht\, n. [See {Speight}.] (Zo[94]l.) A woodpecker. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] --Sherwood. | |
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Speight \Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf. D. specht. [root]169. See {Pie} a magpie.] (Zo[94]l.) A woodpecker; -- called also {specht}, {spekt}, {spight}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Speck \Speck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Specked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Specking}.] To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as, paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture. Carnation, purple, azure, or specked with gold. --Milton. | |
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Speckt \Speckt\, n. A woodpecker. See {Speight}. | |
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Spectacle \Spec"ta*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. spectaculum, fr. spectare to look at, to behold, v. intens. fr. specere. See {Spy}.] 1. Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock. O, piteous spectacle? O, bloody times! --Shak. 2. A spy-glass; a looking-glass. [Obs.] Poverty a spectacle is, as thinketh me, Through which he may his very friends see. --Chaucer. 3. pl. An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light. 4. pl. Fig.: An aid to the intellectual sight. Shakespeare . . . needed not the spectacles of books to read nature. --Dryden. Syn: Show; sight; exhibition; representation; pageant. | |
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Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a. 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. {Spectacled bear} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye. {Spectacled coot}, [or] {Spectacled duck} (Zo[94]l.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.] {Spectacled eider} (Zo[94]l.) See {Eider}. {Spectacled goose} (Zo[94]l.), the gannet. {Spectacled snake} (Zo[94]l.), the cobra de capello. | |
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Yacare \Yac"a*re`\ (y[acr]k"[adot]*r[amac]`), n. [See Jacare.] (Zo[94]l.) A South American crocodilian ({Jacare sclerops}) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also {spectacled alligator}, and {spectacled cayman}. [Written also {jacare}.] Note: The name is also applied to allied species. | |
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Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a. 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. {Spectacled bear} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye. {Spectacled coot}, [or] {Spectacled duck} (Zo[94]l.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.] {Spectacled eider} (Zo[94]l.) See {Eider}. {Spectacled goose} (Zo[94]l.), the gannet. {Spectacled snake} (Zo[94]l.), the cobra de capello. | |
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Yacare \Yac"a*re`\ (y[acr]k"[adot]*r[amac]`), n. [See Jacare.] (Zo[94]l.) A South American crocodilian ({Jacare sclerops}) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also {spectacled alligator}, and {spectacled cayman}. [Written also {jacare}.] Note: The name is also applied to allied species. | |
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Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a. 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. {Spectacled bear} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye. {Spectacled coot}, [or] {Spectacled duck} (Zo[94]l.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.] {Spectacled eider} (Zo[94]l.) See {Eider}. {Spectacled goose} (Zo[94]l.), the gannet. {Spectacled snake} (Zo[94]l.), the cobra de capello. | |
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Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a. 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. {Spectacled bear} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye. {Spectacled coot}, [or] {Spectacled duck} (Zo[94]l.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.] {Spectacled eider} (Zo[94]l.) See {Eider}. {Spectacled goose} (Zo[94]l.), the gannet. {Spectacled snake} (Zo[94]l.), the cobra de capello. | |
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Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a. 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. {Spectacled bear} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye. {Spectacled coot}, [or] {Spectacled duck} (Zo[94]l.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.] {Spectacled eider} (Zo[94]l.) See {Eider}. {Spectacled goose} (Zo[94]l.), the gannet. {Spectacled snake} (Zo[94]l.), the cobra de capello. | |
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Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a. 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. {Spectacled bear} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye. {Spectacled coot}, [or] {Spectacled duck} (Zo[94]l.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.] {Spectacled eider} (Zo[94]l.) See {Eider}. {Spectacled goose} (Zo[94]l.), the gannet. {Spectacled snake} (Zo[94]l.), the cobra de capello. | |
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Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a. 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. {Spectacled bear} (Zo[94]l.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye. {Spectacled coot}, [or] {Spectacled duck} (Zo[94]l.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.] {Spectacled eider} (Zo[94]l.) See {Eider}. {Spectacled goose} (Zo[94]l.), the gannet. {Spectacled snake} (Zo[94]l.), the cobra de capello. | |
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Spectacular \Spec*tac"u*lar\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show. [bd]Spectacular sports.[b8] --G. Hickes. 2. Adapted to excite wonder and admiration by a display of pomp or of scenic effects; as, a spectacular celebration of some event; a spectacular play. 3. Pertaining to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes. | |
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Spectant \Spec"tant\, a. [L. spectans, p. pr. of spectare to look at.] Looking forward. | |
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Spectation \Spec*ta"tion\, n. [L. spectatio.] Regard; aspect; appearance. --Harvey. | |
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Spectator \Spec*ta"tor\, n. [L. spectator: cf. F. spectateur. See {Spectacle}.] One who on; one who sees or beholds; a beholder; one who is personally present at, and sees, any exhibition; as, the spectators at a show. [bd]Devised and played to take spectators.[b8] | |
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Spectatorial \Spec`ta*to"ri*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a spectator. --Addison. | |
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Spectatorship \Spec*ta"tor*ship\, n. 1. The office or quality of a spectator. [R.] --Addison. 2. The act of beholding. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Spectatress \Spec*ta"tress\, Spectatrix \Spec*ta"trix\, n. [L. spectatrix.] A female beholder or looker-on. [bd]A spectatress of the whole scene.[b8] --Jeffrey. | |
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Spectatress \Spec*ta"tress\, Spectatrix \Spec*ta"trix\, n. [L. spectatrix.] A female beholder or looker-on. [bd]A spectatress of the whole scene.[b8] --Jeffrey. | |
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Specter \Spec"ter\, Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. --Dryden. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. {Specter bat} (Zo[94]l.), any phyllostome bat. {Specter candle} (Zo[94]l.), a belemnite. {Specter shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a skeleton shrimp. See under {Skeleton}. | |
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Specter \Spec"ter\, Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. --Dryden. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. {Specter bat} (Zo[94]l.), any phyllostome bat. {Specter candle} (Zo[94]l.), a belemnite. {Specter shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a skeleton shrimp. See under {Skeleton}. | |
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Specter \Spec"ter\, Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. --Dryden. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. {Specter bat} (Zo[94]l.), any phyllostome bat. {Specter candle} (Zo[94]l.), a belemnite. {Specter shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a skeleton shrimp. See under {Skeleton}. | |
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Specter \Spec"ter\, Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. --Dryden. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. {Specter bat} (Zo[94]l.), any phyllostome bat. {Specter candle} (Zo[94]l.), a belemnite. {Specter shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a skeleton shrimp. See under {Skeleton}. | |
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Spectioneer \Spec`tion*eer"\, n. Same as {Specsioneer}. | |
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2. Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt. This weak and writhled shrimp. --Shak. {Opossum shrimp}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Opossum}. {Spector shrimp}, [or] {Skeleton shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), any slender amphipod crustacean of the genus {Caprella} and allied genera. See Illust. under {L[91]modopoda}. {Shrimp catcher} (Zo[94]l.), the little tern ({Sterna minuta}). {Shrimp net}, a dredge net fixed upon a pole, or a sweep net dragged over the fishing ground. | |
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Spectrum \Spec"trum\, n.; pl. {Spectra}. [L. See {Specter}.] 1. An apparition; a specter. [Obs.] 2. (Opt.) (a) The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and observed or studied either as spread out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or otherwise. See Illust. of {Light}, and {Spectroscope}. (b) A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly illuminated object. When the object is colored, the image appears of the complementary color, as a green image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white paper. Called also {ocular spectrum}. {Absorption spectrum}, the spectrum of light which has passed through a medium capable of absorbing a portion of the rays. It is characterized by dark spaces, bands, or lines. {Chemical spectrum}, a spectrum of rays considered solely with reference to their chemical effects, as in photography. These, in the usual photogrophic methods, have their maximum influence at and beyond the violet rays, but are not limited to this region. {Chromatic spectrum}, the visible colored rays of the solar spectrum, exhibiting the seven principal colors in their order, and covering the central and larger portion of the space of the whole spectrum. {Continous spectrum}, a spectrum not broken by bands or lines, but having the colors shaded into each other continously, as that from an incandescent solid or liquid, or a gas under high pressure. {Diffraction spectrum}, a spectrum produced by diffraction, as by a grating. {Gaseous spectrum}, the spectrum of an incandesoent gas or vapor, under moderate, or especially under very low, pressure. It is characterized by bright bands or lines. {Normal spectrum}, a representation of a spectrum arranged upon conventional plan adopted as standard, especially a spectrum in which the colors are spaced proportionally to their wave lengths, as when formed by a diffraction grating. {Ocular spectrum}. See {Spectrum}, 2 (b), above. {Prismatic spectrum}, a spectrum produced by means of a prism. {Solar spectrum}, the spectrum of solar light, especially as thrown upon a screen in a darkened room. It is characterized by numerous dark lines called Fraunhofer lines. {Spectrum analysis}, chemical analysis effected by comparison of the different relative positions and qualities of the fixed lines of spectra produced by flames in which different substances are burned or evaporated, each substance having its own characteristic system of lines. {Thermal spectrum}, a spectrum of rays considered solely with reference to their heating effect, especially of those rays which produce no luminous phenomena. | |
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Spectral \Spec"tral\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a specter; ghosty. He that feels timid at the spectral form of evil is not the man to spread light. --F. W. Robertson. 2. (Opt.) Of or pertaining to the spectrum; made by the spectrum; as, spectral colors; spectral analysis. {Spectral lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tarsius}. | |
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Spectral \Spec"tral\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a specter; ghosty. He that feels timid at the spectral form of evil is not the man to spread light. --F. W. Robertson. 2. (Opt.) Of or pertaining to the spectrum; made by the spectrum; as, spectral colors; spectral analysis. {Spectral lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tarsius}. | |
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d8Tarsius \[d8]Tar"si*us\, n. [NL. See {Tarsus}.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also {malmag}, {spectral lemur}, {podji}, and {tarsier}. | |
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Spectral \Spec"tral\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a specter; ghosty. He that feels timid at the spectral form of evil is not the man to spread light. --F. W. Robertson. 2. (Opt.) Of or pertaining to the spectrum; made by the spectrum; as, spectral colors; spectral analysis. {Spectral lemur}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tarsius}. | |
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d8Tarsius \[d8]Tar"si*us\, n. [NL. See {Tarsus}.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also {malmag}, {spectral lemur}, {podji}, and {tarsier}. | |
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Spectrally \Spec"tral*ly\, adv. In the form or manner of a specter. | |
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Brocken specter \Brock"en spec"ter\ [or] spectre \spec"tre\ [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains. | |
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Specter \Spec"ter\, Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. --Dryden. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. {Specter bat} (Zo[94]l.), any phyllostome bat. {Specter candle} (Zo[94]l.), a belemnite. {Specter shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a skeleton shrimp. See under {Skeleton}. | |
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Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. See {Specter}. | |
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Brocken specter \Brock"en spec"ter\ [or] spectre \spec"tre\ [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains. | |
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Specter \Spec"ter\, Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. --Dryden. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. {Specter bat} (Zo[94]l.), any phyllostome bat. {Specter candle} (Zo[94]l.), a belemnite. {Specter shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a skeleton shrimp. See under {Skeleton}. | |
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Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. See {Specter}. | |
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Spectrobolometer \Spec`tro*bo*lom"e*ter\, n. (Physics) A combination of spectroscope and bolometer for determining the distribution of energy in a spectrum. -- {Spec`tro*bo`lo*met"ric}, a. | |
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Spectrobolometer \Spec`tro*bo*lom"e*ter\, n. (Physics) A combination of spectroscope and bolometer for determining the distribution of energy in a spectrum. -- {Spec`tro*bo`lo*met"ric}, a. | |
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Spectroelectric \Spec`tro*e*lec"tric\, a. Pert. to or designating any form of spark tube the electric discharge within which is used in spectroscopic observations. | |
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Spectrogram \Spec"tro*gram\, n. [Spectrum + -gram.] (Physics) A photograph, map, or diagram of a spectrum. | |
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Spectrograph \Spec"tro*graph\, n. [Spectrum + graph.] (Physics) (a) An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. (b) A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic}, a. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Spec*trog"ra*phy}, n. | |
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Spectrograph \Spec"tro*graph\, n. [Spectrum + graph.] (Physics) (a) An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. (b) A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic}, a. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Spec*trog"ra*phy}, n. | |
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Spectrograph \Spec"tro*graph\, n. [Spectrum + graph.] (Physics) (a) An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. (b) A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic}, a. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Spec*trog"ra*phy}, n. | |
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Spectrograph \Spec"tro*graph\, n. [Spectrum + graph.] (Physics) (a) An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. (b) A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic}, a. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Spec*trog"ra*phy}, n. | |
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Spectroheliogram \Spec`tro*he"li*o*gram`\, n. [Spectrum + heloi- + -gram.] (Astrophysics) A photograph of the sun made by monochromatic light, usually of the calcium line (k), and showing the sun's facul[91] and prominences. | |
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Spectroheliograph \Spec`tro*he"li*o*graph\, n. (Astrophysics) An apparatus for making spectroheliograms, consisting of a spectroscopic camera used in combination with a telescope, and provided with clockwork for moving the sun's image across the slit. -- {Spec`tro*he`li*o*graph"ic}, a. | |
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Spectroheliograph \Spec`tro*he"li*o*graph\, n. (Astrophysics) An apparatus for making spectroheliograms, consisting of a spectroscopic camera used in combination with a telescope, and provided with clockwork for moving the sun's image across the slit. -- {Spec`tro*he`li*o*graph"ic}, a. | |
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Spectrological \Spec`tro*log"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to spectrology; as, spectrological studies or experiments. -- {Spec`tro*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Spectrological \Spec`tro*log"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to spectrology; as, spectrological studies or experiments. -- {Spec`tro*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Spectrology \Spec*trol"o*gy\, n. [Spectrum + -logy.] (Chem.Phys.) The science of spectrum analysis in any or all of its relations and applications. | |
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Spectrometer \Spec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Spectrum + -meter.] (Physics) A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious spectra observed with it. | |
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Spectrometry \Spec*trom"e*try\, n. (Physics) Art or process of using the spectrometer, or of measuring wave lengths of rays of a spectrum. -- {Spec`tro*met"ric}, a. | |
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Spectrometry \Spec*trom"e*try\, n. (Physics) Art or process of using the spectrometer, or of measuring wave lengths of rays of a spectrum. -- {Spec`tro*met"ric}, a. | |
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Spectrophone \Spec"tro*phone\, n. [Spectrum + Gr. [?] sound.] An instrument constructed on the principle of the photophone and used in spectrum analysis as an adjunct to the spectroscope. -- {Spec`tro*phon"ic}, a. | |
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Spectrophone \Spec"tro*phone\, n. [Spectrum + Gr. [?] sound.] An instrument constructed on the principle of the photophone and used in spectrum analysis as an adjunct to the spectroscope. -- {Spec`tro*phon"ic}, a. | |
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Spectrophotometer \Spec`tro*pho*tom"e*ter\, n. [Spectrum + photometer.] (Opt.) An instrument for measuring or comparing the intensites of the colors of the spectrum. | |
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Spectrophotometry \Spec`tro*pho*tom"e*try\, n. The art of comparing, photometrically, the brightness of two spectra, wave length by wave length; the use of the spectrophotometer. -- {Spec`tro*pho`to*met"ric}, a. | |
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Spectrophotometry \Spec`tro*pho*tom"e*try\, n. The art of comparing, photometrically, the brightness of two spectra, wave length by wave length; the use of the spectrophotometer. -- {Spec`tro*pho`to*met"ric}, a. | |
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Spectroscope \Spec"tro*scope\, n. [Spectrum + -scope.] (Physics) An optical instrument for forming and examining spectra (as that of solar light, or those produced by flames in which different substances are volatilized), so as to determine, from the position of the spectral lines, the composition of the substance. | |
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Spectroscopic \Spec`tro*scop"ic\, Spectroscopical \Spec`tro*scop"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a spectroscope, or spectroscopy. -- {Spec`tro*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Spectroscopic \Spec`tro*scop"ic\, Spectroscopical \Spec`tro*scop"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a spectroscope, or spectroscopy. -- {Spec`tro*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Spectroscopic \Spec`tro*scop"ic\, Spectroscopical \Spec`tro*scop"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a spectroscope, or spectroscopy. -- {Spec`tro*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Spectroscopist \Spec*tros"co*pist\ (? [or] ?), n. One who investigates by means of a spectroscope; one skilled in the use of the spectroscope. | |
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Spectroscopy \Spec*tros"co*py\, n. The production and investigation of spectra; the use of the spectroscope; also, the science of spectroscopic phenomena. | |
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Spectroscopy \Spec*tros"co*py\, n. The use of the spectroscope; investigations made with the spectroscope. | |
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Spectrum \Spec"trum\, n.; pl. {Spectra}. [L. See {Specter}.] 1. An apparition; a specter. [Obs.] 2. (Opt.) (a) The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and observed or studied either as spread out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or otherwise. See Illust. of {Light}, and {Spectroscope}. (b) A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly illuminated object. When the object is colored, the image appears of the complementary color, as a green image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white paper. Called also {ocular spectrum}. {Absorption spectrum}, the spectrum of light which has passed through a medium capable of absorbing a portion of the rays. It is characterized by dark spaces, bands, or lines. {Chemical spectrum}, a spectrum of rays considered solely with reference to their chemical effects, as in photography. These, in the usual photogrophic methods, have their maximum influence at and beyond the violet rays, but are not limited to this region. {Chromatic spectrum}, the visible colored rays of the solar spectrum, exhibiting the seven principal colors in their order, and covering the central and larger portion of the space of the whole spectrum. {Continous spectrum}, a spectrum not broken by bands or lines, but having the colors shaded into each other continously, as that from an incandescent solid or liquid, or a gas under high pressure. {Diffraction spectrum}, a spectrum produced by diffraction, as by a grating. {Gaseous spectrum}, the spectrum of an incandesoent gas or vapor, under moderate, or especially under very low, pressure. It is characterized by bright bands or lines. {Normal spectrum}, a representation of a spectrum arranged upon conventional plan adopted as standard, especially a spectrum in which the colors are spaced proportionally to their wave lengths, as when formed by a diffraction grating. {Ocular spectrum}. See {Spectrum}, 2 (b), above. {Prismatic spectrum}, a spectrum produced by means of a prism. {Solar spectrum}, the spectrum of solar light, especially as thrown upon a screen in a darkened room. It is characterized by numerous dark lines called Fraunhofer lines. {Spectrum analysis}, chemical analysis effected by comparison of the different relative positions and qualities of the fixed lines of spectra produced by flames in which different substances are burned or evaporated, each substance having its own characteristic system of lines. {Thermal spectrum}, a spectrum of rays considered solely with reference to their heating effect, especially of those rays which produce no luminous phenomena. | |
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Spectrum \Spec"trum\, n.; pl. {Spectra}. [L. See {Specter}.] 1. An apparition; a specter. [Obs.] 2. (Opt.) (a) The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and observed or studied either as spread out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or otherwise. See Illust. of {Light}, and {Spectroscope}. (b) A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly illuminated object. When the object is colored, the image appears of the complementary color, as a green image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white paper. Called also {ocular spectrum}. {Absorption spectrum}, the spectrum of light which has passed through a medium capable of absorbing a portion of the rays. It is characterized by dark spaces, bands, or lines. {Chemical spectrum}, a spectrum of rays considered solely with reference to their chemical effects, as in photography. These, in the usual photogrophic methods, have their maximum influence at and beyond the violet rays, but are not limited to this region. {Chromatic spectrum}, the visible colored rays of the solar spectrum, exhibiting the seven principal colors in their order, and covering the central and larger portion of the space of the whole spectrum. {Continous spectrum}, a spectrum not broken by bands or lines, but having the colors shaded into each other continously, as that from an incandescent solid or liquid, or a gas under high pressure. {Diffraction spectrum}, a spectrum produced by diffraction, as by a grating. {Gaseous spectrum}, the spectrum of an incandesoent gas or vapor, under moderate, or especially under very low, pressure. It is characterized by bright bands or lines. {Normal spectrum}, a representation of a spectrum arranged upon conventional plan adopted as standard, especially a spectrum in which the colors are spaced proportionally to their wave lengths, as when formed by a diffraction grating. {Ocular spectrum}. See {Spectrum}, 2 (b), above. {Prismatic spectrum}, a spectrum produced by means of a prism. {Solar spectrum}, the spectrum of solar light, especially as thrown upon a screen in a darkened room. It is characterized by numerous dark lines called Fraunhofer lines. {Spectrum analysis}, chemical analysis effected by comparison of the different relative positions and qualities of the fixed lines of spectra produced by flames in which different substances are burned or evaporated, each substance having its own characteristic system of lines. {Thermal spectrum}, a spectrum of rays considered solely with reference to their heating effect, especially of those rays which produce no luminous phenomena. | |
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Speight \Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf. D. specht. [root]169. See {Pie} a magpie.] (Zo[94]l.) A woodpecker; -- called also {specht}, {spekt}, {spight}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Speight \Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf. D. specht. [root]169. See {Pie} a magpie.] (Zo[94]l.) A woodpecker; -- called also {specht}, {spekt}, {spight}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Spicate \Spi"cate\, Spicated \Spi"ca*ted\, a. [L. spicatus, p. p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a spike, or ear.] (Bot.) Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. --Lee. | |
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Spicate \Spi"cate\, Spicated \Spi"ca*ted\, a. [L. spicatus, p. p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a spike, or ear.] (Bot.) Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. --Lee. | |
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Spice \Spice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spiced}; p. p. & vb. n. {Spicing}.] 1. To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit. She 'll receive thee, but will spice thy bread With flowery poisons. --Chapman. 2. To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices. In the spiced Indian air, by night. --Shak. 3. To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous. [Obs.] [bd]A spiced conscience.[b8] --Chaucer. | |
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Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}. | |
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Allspice \All"spice`\, n. The berry of the pimento ({Eugenia pimenta}), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the {Carolina allspice} ({Calycanthus floridus}); {wild allspice} ({Lindera benzoin}), called also {spicebush}, {spicewood}, and {feverbush}. | |
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Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.) An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild allspice}, and {fever bush}. | |
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Allspice \All"spice`\, n. The berry of the pimento ({Eugenia pimenta}), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the {Carolina allspice} ({Calycanthus floridus}); {wild allspice} ({Lindera benzoin}), called also {spicebush}, {spicewood}, and {feverbush}. | |
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Spight \Spight\, n. A woodpecker. See {Speight}. [Obs.] | |
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Spight \Spight\, n. & v. Spite. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Speight \Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf. D. specht. [root]169. See {Pie} a magpie.] (Zo[94]l.) A woodpecker; -- called also {specht}, {spekt}, {spight}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Spight \Spight\, n. A woodpecker. See {Speight}. [Obs.] | |
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Spight \Spight\, n. & v. Spite. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Speight \Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf. D. specht. [root]169. See {Pie} a magpie.] (Zo[94]l.) A woodpecker; -- called also {specht}, {spekt}, {spight}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Spigot \Spig"ot\, n. [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael. spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See {Spike}.] A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock. {Spigot and faucet joint}, a joint for uniting pipes, formed by the insertion of the end of one pipe, or pipe fitting, into a socket at the end of another. | |
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Spigot \Spig"ot\, n. [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael. spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See {Spike}.] A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock. {Spigot and faucet joint}, a joint for uniting pipes, formed by the insertion of the end of one pipe, or pipe fitting, into a socket at the end of another. | |
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Spike \Spike\, n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D. spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. sp[c6]k; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of nail more likely akin to E. spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Spine}.] 1. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward. 2. Anything resembling such a nail in shape. He wears on his head the corona radiata . . .; the spikes that shoot out represent the rays of the sun. --Addison. 3. An ear of corn or grain. 4. (Bot.) A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis. {Spike grass} (Bot.), either of two tall perennial American grasses ({Uniola paniculata}, and {U. latifolia}) having broad leaves and large flattened spikelets. {Spike rush}. (Bot.) See under {Rush}. {Spike shell} (Zo[94]l.), any pteropod of the genus {Styliola} having a slender conical shell. {Spike team}, three horses, or a horse and a yoke of oxen, harnessed together, a horse leading the oxen or the span. [U.S.] | |
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Spike \Spike\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spiked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiking}.] 1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks. 2. To set or furnish with spikes. 3. To fix on a spike. [R.] --Young. 4. To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it. | |
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Spiked \Spiked\, a. Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes. A youth, leaping over the spiked pales, . . . was caught by those spikes. --Wiseman. | |
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Willow-herb \Wil"low-herb`\, n. (Bot.) A perennial herb ({Epilobium spicatum}) with narrow willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other species of the same genus. {Spiked willow-herb}, a perennial herb ({Lythrum Salicaria}) with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers. | |
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Spiketail \Spike"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The pintail duck. [Local, U.S.] | |
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail}, {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant}, and {gray widgeon}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken}, {springtail}, and {sharptail}. | |
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Spiketail \Spike"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The pintail duck. [Local, U.S.] | |
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail}, {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant}, and {gray widgeon}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken}, {springtail}, and {sharptail}. | |
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Spissated \Spis"sa*ted\, a. Rendered dense or compact, as by evaporation; inspissated; thickened. [R.] The spissated juice of the poppy. --Bp. Warburton. | |
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Spissitude \Spis"si*tude\, n. [L. spissitudo.] The quality or state of being spissated; as, the spissitude of coagulated blood, or of any coagulum. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Spoke \Spoke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spoked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoking}.] To furnish with spokes, as a wheel. | |
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Subacetate \Sub*ac"e*tate\, n. (Chem.) An acetate containing an excess of the basic constituent. | |
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Subacid \Sub*ac"id\, a. [L. subacidus. See {Sub-}, {Acid}.] Moderately acid or sour; as, some plants have subacid juices. -- n. A substance moderately acid. | |
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Subact \Sub*act"\, v. t. [L. subactus, p. p. of subigere to subdue; sub under + agere to lead, bring.] To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Subaction \Sub*ac"tion\, n. [Cf. L. subactio a working up, discipline.] The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Subacute \Sub`a*cute"\, a. Moderalely acute. | |
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Subagitation \Sub*ag`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. subagitatio, fr. subagitare to lie with illicity.] Unlawful sexual intercourse. [Obs.] | |
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Subaquatic \Sub`a*quat"ic\, Subaqueous \Sub*a"que*ous\, a. 1. Being under water, or beneath the surface of water; adapted for use under water; submarine; as, a subaqueous helmet. 2. (Geol.) Formed in or under water; as, subaqueous deposits. | |
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Subashdar \Su"bash*dar\, n. [Per. & Hinf. s[?]bah-d[be]r, Per. s[?]bah a province + d[be]r holding, keeping.] A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army. [India] | |
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Subashdary \Su"bash*dar`y\, Subashship \Su"bash*ship\, n. The office or jurisdiction of a subahdar. | |
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Subastral \Sub*as"tral\, a. Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. --Bp. Warburton. | |
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Subastringent \Sub`as*trin"gent\, a. Somewhat astringent. | |
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Subcaudal \Sub*cau"dal\, a. (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the subcaudal, or chevron, bones. | |
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Subcutaneous \Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous\, a. Situated under the skin; hypodermic. -- {Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv. {Subcutaneous operation} (Surg.), an operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite to, or over, the internal section. | |
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Subcutaneous \Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous\, a. Situated under the skin; hypodermic. -- {Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv. {Subcutaneous operation} (Surg.), an operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite to, or over, the internal section. | |
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Subcutaneous \Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous\, a. Situated under the skin; hypodermic. -- {Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv. {Subcutaneous operation} (Surg.), an operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite to, or over, the internal section. | |
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Subcuticular \Sub`cu*tic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.) Situated under the cuticle, or scarfskin. | |
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Subhastation \Sub`has*ta"tion\, n. [L. subhastatio.] A public sale or auction. [R.] --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Suboctave \Sub*oc"tave\, Suboctuple \Sub*oc"tu*ple\, a. Containing one part of eight; having the ratio of one to eight. --Bp. Wilkins. | |
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Suboctave \Sub*oc"tave\, Suboctuple \Sub*oc"tu*ple\, a. Containing one part of eight; having the ratio of one to eight. --Bp. Wilkins. | |
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Suboxide \Sub*ox"ide\, n. (Chem.) An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide, {K4O}. | |
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Subquadrate \Sub*quad"rate\, a. Nearly or approximately square; almost square. | |
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Subquadruple \Sub*quad"ru*ple\, a. Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four; as, subquadruple proportion. --Bp. Wilkins. | |
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Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees. 2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. [bd]Heaven's subsiding hill.[b8] --Dryden. 3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. [bd]In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside.[b8] --C. Middleton. Syn: See {Abate}. | |
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Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees. 2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. [bd]Heaven's subsiding hill.[b8] --Dryden. 3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. [bd]In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside.[b8] --C. Middleton. Syn: See {Abate}. | |
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Subsidence \Sub*sid"ence\, Subsidency \Sub*sid"en*cy\, n. [L. subsidens, -entis, p. pr. of subsidere. See {Subside}.] The act or process of subsiding. The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. --Bp. Warburton. | |
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Subsidence \Sub*sid"ence\, Subsidency \Sub*sid"en*cy\, n. [L. subsidens, -entis, p. pr. of subsidere. See {Subside}.] The act or process of subsiding. The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. --Bp. Warburton. | |
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Subsidiary \Sub*sid"i*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Subsidiaries}. One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary. --Hammond. | |
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Subsidiarily \Sub*sid"i*a*ri*ly\, adv. In a subsidiary manner; so as to assist. | |
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Subsidiary \Sub*sid"i*a*ry\, a. [L. subsidiarius: cf. F. subsidiaire. See {Subsidy}.] 1. Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream. Chief ruler and principal head everywhere, not suffragant and subsidiary. --Florio. They constituted a useful subsidiary testimony of another state of existence. --Coleridge. 2. Of or pertaining to a subsidy; constituting a subsidy; being a part of, or of the nature of, a subsidy; as, subsidiary payments to an ally. George the Second relied on his subsidiary treaties. --Ld. Mahon. | |
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Subsidiary \Sub*sid"i*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Subsidiaries}. One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary. --Hammond. | |
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Subsidy \Sub"si*dy\, n.; pl. {Subsidies}. [L. subsidium the troops stationed in reserve in the third line of battlem reserve, support, help, fr. subsidere to sit down, lie in wait: cf. F. subside. See {Subside}.] 1. Support; aid; co[94]peration; esp., extraordinary aid in money rendered to the sovereign or to a friendly power. They advised the king to send speedy aids, and with much alacrity granted a great rate of subsidy. --Bacon. Note: Subsidies were taxes, not immediately on on property, but on persons in respect of their reputed estates, after the nominal rate of 4s. the pound for lands, and 2s. 8d. for goods. --Blackstone. 2. Specifically: A sum of money paid by one sovereign or nation to another to purchase the co[94]peration or the neutrality of such sovereign or nation in war. 3. A grant from the government, from a municipal corporation, or the like, to a private person or company to assist the establishment or support of an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public; a subvention; as, a subsidy to the owners of a line of ocean steamships. Syn: Tribute; grant. Usage: {Subsidy}, {Tribute}. A subsidy is voluntary; a tribute is exacted. | |
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Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees. 2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. [bd]Heaven's subsiding hill.[b8] --Dryden. 3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. [bd]In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside.[b8] --C. Middleton. Syn: See {Abate}. | |
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Subsidize \Sub"si*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subsidized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsidizing}.] [From {Subsidy}.] To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line. He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. --Prescott. | |
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Subsidize \Sub"si*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subsidized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsidizing}.] [From {Subsidy}.] To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line. He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. --Prescott. | |
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Subsidize \Sub"si*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subsidized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsidizing}.] [From {Subsidy}.] To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship line. He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a large body of German mercenaries. --Prescott. | |
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Subsidy \Sub"si*dy\, n.; pl. {Subsidies}. [L. subsidium the troops stationed in reserve in the third line of battlem reserve, support, help, fr. subsidere to sit down, lie in wait: cf. F. subside. See {Subside}.] 1. Support; aid; co[94]peration; esp., extraordinary aid in money rendered to the sovereign or to a friendly power. They advised the king to send speedy aids, and with much alacrity granted a great rate of subsidy. --Bacon. Note: Subsidies were taxes, not immediately on on property, but on persons in respect of their reputed estates, after the nominal rate of 4s. the pound for lands, and 2s. 8d. for goods. --Blackstone. 2. Specifically: A sum of money paid by one sovereign or nation to another to purchase the co[94]peration or the neutrality of such sovereign or nation in war. 3. A grant from the government, from a municipal corporation, or the like, to a private person or company to assist the establishment or support of an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public; a subvention; as, a subsidy to the owners of a line of ocean steamships. Syn: Tribute; grant. Usage: {Subsidy}, {Tribute}. A subsidy is voluntary; a tribute is exacted. | |
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Substance \Sub"stance\, n. [F., fr. L. substantia, fr. substare to be under or present, to stand firm; sub under + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence. These cooks, how they stamp, and strain, and grind, And turn substance into accident! --Chaucer. Heroic virtue did his actions guide, And he the substance, not the appearance, chose. --Dryden. 2. The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport. This edition is the same in substance with the Latin. --Bp. Burnet. It is insolent in words, in manner; but in substance it is not only insulting, but alarming. --Burke. 3. Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance. 4. Material possessions; estate; property; resources. And there wasted his substance with riotous living. --Luke xv. 13. Thy substance, valued at the highest rate, Can not amount unto a hundred marks. --Shak. We are destroying many thousand lives, and exhausting our substance, but not for our own interest. --Swift. 5. (Theol.) Same as {Hypostasis}, 2. | |
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Substance \Sub"stance\, v. t. To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich. [Obs.] | |
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Substanceless \Sub"stance*less\, a. Having no substance; unsubstantial. [R.] --Coleridge. | |
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Substant \Sub"stant\, a. [L. substans, -antis, p. pr. of substare to be firm.] Substantial; firm. [R.] [bd][The glacier's] substant ice.[b8] --The Century. | |
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Substantial \Sub*stan"tial\, a. [F. substantiel, L. substantialis.] 1. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life. --Milton. If this atheist would have his chance to be real and substantial agent, he is more stupid than the vulgar. --Bentley. 2. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable. If happinessbe a substantial good. --Denham. The substantial ornaments of virtue. --L'Estrange. 3. Corporeal; material; firm. [bd]Most ponderous and substantial things.[b8] --Shak. The rainbow [appears to be] a large substantial arch. --I. Watts. 4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall. 5. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder. [bd]Substantial yeomen and burghers.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Substantiality \Sub*stan`ti*al"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being substantial; corporiety; materiality. The soul is a stranger to such gross substantiality. --Glanvill. | |
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Substantialize \Sub*stan"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantializing}.] To make substantial. | |
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Substantialize \Sub*stan"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantializing}.] To make substantial. | |
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Substantialize \Sub*stan"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantializing}.] To make substantial. | |
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Substantially \Sub*stan"tial*ly\, adv. In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially. In him all his Father shone, Substantially expressed. --Milton. The laws of this religion would make men, if they would truly observe them, substantially religious toward God, chastle, and temperate. --Tillotson. | |
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Substantialness \Sub*stan"tial*ness\, n. The quality or state of being substantial; as, the substantialness of a wall or column. | |
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Substantials \Sub*stan"tials\, n. pl. Essential parts. --Ayliffe. | |
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Substantiate \Sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantiating}.] 1. To make to exist; to make real. --Ayliffe. 2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration. Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge. | |
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Substantiate \Sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantiating}.] 1. To make to exist; to make real. --Ayliffe. 2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration. Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge. | |
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Substantiate \Sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantiating}.] 1. To make to exist; to make real. --Ayliffe. 2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration. Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge. | |
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Substantiation \Sub*stan`ti*a"tion\, n. The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof. | |
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Substantival \Sub`stan*ti"val\, a. Of or pertaining to a substantive; of the nature of substantive. -- {Sub`stan*ti"val*ly}, adv. | |
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Substantival \Sub`stan*ti"val\, a. Of or pertaining to a substantive; of the nature of substantive. -- {Sub`stan*ti"val*ly}, adv. | |
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Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, n. [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives. | |
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Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, v. t. To substantivize. [R.] --Cudworth. | |
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Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.] 1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be. 2. Depending on itself; independent. He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to maintain itself without any aid of the foreigner. --Bacon. 3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial. Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner. --Hazlitt. 4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive. {Noun substantive} (Gram.), a noun which designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive. {Substantive color}, one which communicates its color without the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective color. | |
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Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.] 1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be. 2. Depending on itself; independent. He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to maintain itself without any aid of the foreigner. --Bacon. 3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial. Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner. --Hazlitt. 4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive. {Noun substantive} (Gram.), a noun which designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive. {Substantive color}, one which communicates its color without the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective color. | |
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Substantively \Sub"stan*tive*ly\, adv. 1. In a substantive manner; in substance; essentially. 2. (Gram.) As a substantive, name, or noun; as, an adjective may be used substantively. | |
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Substantiveness \Sub"stan*tive*ness\, n. The quality or state of being substantive. | |
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Substantivize \Sub"stan*tiv*ize\, v. t. To convert into a substantive; as, to substantivize an adjective. --Fitzed. Hall. | |
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Substile \Sub"stile`\, n. (Dialing) See {Substyle}. | |
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Substyle \Sub"style`\, n. (Dialing) A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style. [Written also {substile}.] --Hutton. | |
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Substile \Sub"stile`\, n. (Dialing) See {Substyle}. | |
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Substyle \Sub"style`\, n. (Dialing) A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style. [Written also {substile}.] --Hutton. | |
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Substituent \Sub*stit"u*ent\, n. [L. substituens, p. pr. See {Substitute}.] (Chem.) Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed. | |
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Substitute \Sub"stit"ute\, n. [L. substitutus, p. p. of substituere to put under, put in the place of; sub under + statuere to put, place: cf. F. substitut. See {Statute}.] One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else; specifically (Mil.), a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man. | |
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Substitute \Sub"stit"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substituting}.] [See {Substitute}, n.] To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange. Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. --Congreve. | |
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Substitute \Sub"stit"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substituting}.] [See {Substitute}, n.] To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange. Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. --Congreve. | |
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Substituted \Sub"stit"uted\, a. 1. Exchanged; put in the place of another. 2. (Chem.) Containing substitutions or replacements; having been subjected to the process of substitution, or having some of its parts replaced; as, alcohol is a substituted water; methyl amine is a substituted ammonia. {Substituted executor} (Law), an executor appointed to act in place of one removed or resigned. | |
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Substituted \Sub"stit"uted\, a. 1. Exchanged; put in the place of another. 2. (Chem.) Containing substitutions or replacements; having been subjected to the process of substitution, or having some of its parts replaced; as, alcohol is a substituted water; methyl amine is a substituted ammonia. {Substituted executor} (Law), an executor appointed to act in place of one removed or resigned. | |
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Substitute \Sub"stit"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substituting}.] [See {Substitute}, n.] To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange. Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. --Congreve. | |
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Substitution \Sub`sti*tu"tion\, n. [L. substitutio: cf. F. substitution.] 1. The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium. 2. The state of being substituted for another. 3. The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority. [R.] --Shak. 4. (Civil Law) The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. --Burrill. 5. (Theol.) The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory. 6. (Chem.)The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See {Metathesis}. | |
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Substitutional \Sub`sti*tu"tion*al\, a. Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place of another; substituted. -- {Sub`sti*tu"tion*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Substitutional \Sub`sti*tu"tion*al\, a. Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place of another; substituted. -- {Sub`sti*tu"tion*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Substitutionary \Sub`sti*tu"tion*a*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to substitution; substitutional. | |
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Substitutive \Sub"sti*tu`tive\, a. [Cf. F. substitutif, L. substitutivus conditional.] Tending to afford or furnish a substitute; making substitution; capable of being substituted. --Bp. Wilkins. | |
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Substract \Sub*stract"\, v. t. [F. suostraire; L. subtus below (from sub under) + trahere to draw. See {Substract}.] To subtract; to withdraw. [Obs.] --Barrow. | |
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Substraction \Sub*strac"tion\, n. [OF. substraction, F. soustraction. See {Subtract}.] 1. Subtraction; deduction. [Obs.] 2. (Law) See {Subtraction}, 3. | |
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Substractor \Sub*stract"or\, n. 1. One who subtracts. 2. A detractor; a slanderer. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Substratum \Sub*stra"tum\, n.; pl. {Substrata}. [L. substratus, p. p. of substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to strew. See {Stratum}.] 1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil. 2. (Metaph.) The permanent subject of qualities or cause of phenomena; substance. | |
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Substrate \Sub"strate\, n. A substratum. [R.] | |
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Substrate \Sub"strate\, a. Having very slight furrows. [R.] | |
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Substrate \Sub*strate"\, v. t. [L. substratus, p. p. of substrahere. See {Substratum}.] To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.] The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand. --Boyle. | |
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Substratum \Sub*stra"tum\, n.; pl. {Substrata}. [L. substratus, p. p. of substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to strew. See {Stratum}.] 1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil. 2. (Metaph.) The permanent subject of qualities or cause of phenomena; substance. | |
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Substruct \Sub*struct"\, v. t. [See {Substruction}.] To build beneath something; to lay as the foundation. [R.] He substructs the religion of Asia as the base. --Emerson. | |
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Substruction \Sub*struc"tion\, n. [L. substructio, fr. substruere, substructum, to build beneath; sub under + struere to build.] (Arch.) Underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary structure intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building above the natural level of the ground. It is a magnificent strong building, with a substruction very remarkable. --Evelyn. | |
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Substructure \Sub*struc"ture\, n. [Pref. sub- + structure.] 1. (Arch.) Same as {Substruction}. 2. An under structure; a foundation; groundwork. | |
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Substylar \Sub*sty"lar\, a. Pertaining to the substyle. | |
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Substyle \Sub"style`\, n. (Dialing) A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style. [Written also {substile}.] --Hutton. | |
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Suffice \Suf*fice"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sufficed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sufficing}.] [OE. suffisen, OF. soufire, F. suffire (cf. suffisant, p. pr.), L. sufficere to put under, to substitute, to avail for, to suffice; sub under + facere to make. See {Fact}.] To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate. --Chaucer. To recount almighty works, What words or tongue of seraph can suffice? --Milton. | |
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Suffix \Suf*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffixed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffixing}.] To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append. | |
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Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffocating}.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. --Shak. 2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire. | |
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Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. i. To become choked, stifled, or smothered. [bd]A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage.[b8] --collier. | |
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Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, a. [L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. {Faucal}.] Suffocated; choked. --Shak. | |
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Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffocating}.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. --Shak. 2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire. | |
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Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffocating}.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother. Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate. --Shak. 2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire. | |
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Suffocating \Suf"fo*ca`ting\, a. & n. from {Suffocate}, v. -- {Suf"fo*ca`ting*ly}, adv. | |
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Suffocating \Suf"fo*ca`ting\, a. & n. from {Suffocate}, v. -- {Suf"fo*ca`ting*ly}, adv. | |
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Suffocation \Suf`fo*ca"tion\, n. [L. suffocatio: cf. F. suffocation.] The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. Note: The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning). --Quain. | |
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Suffocative \Suf"fo*ca*tive\, a. Tending or able to choke or stifle. [bd]Suffocative catarrhs.[b8] --Arbuthnot. | |
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Suffuse \Suf*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffusing}.] [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes. When purple light shall next suffuse the skies. --Pope. | |
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Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supposing}.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere, suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit. See {Pose}.] 1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result? Suppose they take offence without a cause. --Shak. When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not to make any doubt of its existence. --Tillotson. 2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true. How easy is a bush supposed a bear! --Shak. Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead. --2 Sam. xiii. 32. 3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight. One falsehood always supposes another, and renders all you can say suspected. --Female Quixote. 4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.] Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view; regard; conjecture; assume. | |
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Supposition \Sup`po*si"tion\, n. [F. supposition, L. suppositio a placing under, a substitution, fr. supponere, suppositium, to put under, to substitute. The word has the meaning corresponding to suppose. See {Sub-}, and {Position}.] 1. The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved. 2. That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence. This is only an infallibility upon supposition that if a thing be true, it is imposible to be false. --Tillotson. He means are in supposition. --Shak. | |
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Suppositional \Sup`po*si"tion*al\, a. Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural; supposed. --South. | |
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Supposititious \Sup*pos`i*ti"tious\, a. [L. suppositicus. See {Supposition}.] 1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. --Bacon. 2. Suppositional; hypothetical. [R.] --Woodward. -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ness}, n. | |
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Supposititious \Sup*pos`i*ti"tious\, a. [L. suppositicus. See {Supposition}.] 1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. --Bacon. 2. Suppositional; hypothetical. [R.] --Woodward. -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ness}, n. | |
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Supposititious \Sup*pos`i*ti"tious\, a. [L. suppositicus. See {Supposition}.] 1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. --Bacon. 2. Suppositional; hypothetical. [R.] --Woodward. -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ness}, n. | |
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Suppositive \Sup*pos"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppositif.] Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed. -- {Sup*pos"i*tive*ly}, adv. --Hammond. | |
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Suppositive \Sup*pos"i*tive\, n. A word denoting or implying supposition, as the words if, granting, provided, etc. --Harris. | |
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Suppositive \Sup*pos"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppositif.] Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed. -- {Sup*pos"i*tive*ly}, adv. --Hammond. | |
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Suppositor \Sup*pos"i*tor\, n. (Med.) An apparatus for the introduction of suppositories into the rectum. | |
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Suppository \Sup*pos"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Suppositories}. [LL. suppositorium, fr. L. suppositorius that is placed underneath: cf. F. suppositoire. See {Supposition}.] (Med.) A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter. | |
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Suppository \Sup*pos"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Suppositories}. [LL. suppositorium, fr. L. suppositorius that is placed underneath: cf. F. suppositoire. See {Supposition}.] (Med.) A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter. | |
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Swastika \Swas"ti*ka\, Swastica \Swas"ti*ca\, n. [Also {suastica}, {svastika}, etc.] [Skr. svastika, fr. svasti walfare; su well + asti being.] A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction, and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan, and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America. It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M[81]Ller distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the right, the suavastika, with arms prolonged to the left, but this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for the swastika are {fylfot} and {gammadion}. | |
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Sway-backed \Sway"-backed`\, a. Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other animals. | |
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Sweepstake \Sweep"stake`\, n. 1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes. --Heylin. 2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket. | |
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Sweepstakes \Sweep"stakes`\, n. 1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake. 2. sing. [or] pl. The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed. 3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered. | |
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Swoopstake \Swoop"stake`\, n. See {Sweepstake}. [Obs.] | |
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Swoopstake \Swoop"stake`\, adv. Altogether; indiscriminately. [R.] --Shak. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Sebastian, FL (city, FIPS 64825) Location: 27.78725 N, 80.48074 W Population (1990): 10205 (4611 housing units) Area: 32.5 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32958 Sebastian, TX (CDP, FIPS 66512) Location: 26.34390 N, 97.79730 W Population (1990): 1598 (493 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78594 | |
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Sebastian County, AR (county, FIPS 131) Location: 35.19915 N, 94.27539 W Population (1990): 99590 (43621 housing units) Area: 1389.2 sq km (land), 25.1 sq km (water) | |
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Sebastopol, CA (city, FIPS 70770) Location: 38.39925 N, 122.82593 W Population (1990): 7004 (2942 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Sebastopol, MS (town, FIPS 66280) Location: 32.56910 N, 89.33382 W Population (1990): 281 (130 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Speight, KY Zip code(s): 41565 | |
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Spicewood, TX Zip code(s): 78669 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
spaghetti code n. Code with a complex and tangled control structure, esp. one using many GOTOs, exceptions, or other `unstructured' branching constructs. Pejorative. The synonym `kangaroo code' has been reported, doubtless because such code has so many jumps in it. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
spaghetti inheritance n. [encountered among users of object-oriented languages that use inheritance, such as Smalltalk] A convoluted class-subclass graph, often resulting from carelessly deriving subclasses from other classes just for the sake of reusing their code. Coined in a (successful) attempt to discourage such practice, through guilt-by-association with {spaghetti code}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
spaghetti code tangled {control structure}, especially one using many {GOTOs}, {exceptions}, or other "unstructured" branching constructs. The synonym "kangaroo code" has been reported, doubtless because such code has so many jumps in it. [{Jargon File}] (1997-02-17) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
spaghetti inheritance [encountered among users of {object-oriented} languages that use inheritance, such as {Smalltalk}] A convoluted {class}-subclass graph, often resulting from carelessly deriving subclasses from other classes just for the sake of reusing their code. Coined in a (successful) attempt to discourage such practice, through guilt-by-association with {spaghetti code}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Spectral Band Replication | |
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Spectrum {ZX Spectrum} | |
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\sqsubseteq {LaTeX} name for a symbol like a capital E without the bottom half of its vertical line. In {domain theory}, x \sqsubseteq y means x is no more defined that y. This expression only has meaning if x and y are {comparable} elements of some {partially ordered set}. (1994-11-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
\subseteq Like a U on its right side with a line under it. For sets x and y, x \subseteq y if all elements of x are also elements of y. (1995-02-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Subset-Equational Language (SEL) A {declarative} language for set processing by Bharat Jayaraman with subset and equational program clauses; {pattern matching} over sets (it supports efficient iteration over sets); annotations to say which functions distribute over union in which arguments (for point-wise/incremental computation over sets); defining {transitive closure}s through circular constraints (implemented by mixed top-down/{memoisation} and bottom-up strategy); {meta-programming} and simple {higher-order} programming; modest user-interface including tracing. The SEL {compiler}, written in {Quintus Prolog}, generates {WAM}-like code, extended to deal with set-matching, {memoisation}, and the novel control structure of the language. The {run-time system} is written in {C}. {(ftp://ftp.cs.buffalo.edu/users/bharat/SEL2)}. E-mail: Bharat Jayaraman ["Towards a Broader Basis for Logic Programming", B. Jayaraman, TR CS Dept, SUNY Buffalo, 1990]. ["Set Abstraction in Functional and Logic Programming", F.S.K. Silbermann (1994-12-15) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Substitute [Why?] (1996-06-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
substrate onto which other layers are deposited to form the circuit. The substrate is usually Silicon, though Sapphire is used for certain applications, particularly military, where radiation resistance is important. The substrate is originally part of the {wafer} from which the {die} is cut. It is used as the electrical {ground} for the circuit. (1996-04-07) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sabachthani thou hast forsaken me, one of the Aramaic words uttered by our Lord on the cross (Matt. 27:46; Mark 15:34). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Scapegoat Lev. 16:8-26; R.V., "the goat for Azazel" (q.v.), the name given to the goat which was taken away into the wilderness on the day of Atonement (16:20-22). The priest made atonement over the scapegoat, laying Israel's guilt upon it, and then sent it away, the goat bearing "upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited." At a later period an evasion or modification of the law of Moses was introduced by the Jews. "The goat was conducted to a mountain named Tzuk, situated at a distance of ten Sabbath days' journey, or about six and a half English miles, from Jerusalem. At this place the Judean desert was supposed to commence; and the man in whose charge the goat was sent out, while setting him free, was instructed to push the unhappy beast down the slope of the mountain side, which was so steep as to insure the death of the goat, whose bones were broken by the fall. The reason of this barbarous custom was that on one occasion the scapegoat returned to Jerusalem after being set free, which was considered such an evil omen that its recurrence was prevented for the future by the death of the goat" (Twenty-one Years' Work in the Holy Land). This mountain is now called el-Muntar. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Sheep-gate one of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of the city. |