Salix alba caerulea : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

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English Dictionary: Salix alba caerulea	by the DICT Development Group
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sailcloth n a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents
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salesclerk n a salesperson in a store [syn: salesclerk, shop clerk, clerk, shop assistant]
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saleslady n a woman salesperson [syn: salesgirl, saleswoman, saleslady]
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Salic law n the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes
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Salicales n coextensive with the family Salicaceae [syn: Salicales, order Salicales]
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salicylate n a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
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salicylate poisoning n poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin)
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salicylic acid n a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes Synonym(s): salicylic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid
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Salix alba n large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark Synonym(s): white willow, Huntingdon willow, Salix alba
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Salix alba caerulea n Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches Synonym(s): cricket-bat willow, Salix alba caerulea
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Salix alba sericea n North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying Synonym(s): silver willow, silky willow, Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea
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Salix alba vitellina n European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry Synonym(s): golden willow, Salix alba vitellina, Salix vitellina
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Salix lasiolepis n shrubby willow of the western United States [syn: {arroyo willow}, Salix lasiolepis]
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Salix lucida n common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves Synonym(s): shining willow, Salix lucida
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salsilla n tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia Synonym(s): salsilla, Bomarea salsilla tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America Synonym(s): salsilla, Bomarea edulis
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Salsola n chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts [syn: Salsola, genus Salsola]
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Salsola kali n bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash Synonym(s): saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda
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Salsola kali tenuifolia n prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States Synonym(s): Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Russian cactus, tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia
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Salsola soda n bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash Synonym(s): saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda
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Sceloglaux n a genus of Strigidae [syn: Sceloglaux, {genus Sceloglaux}]
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Sceloglaux albifacies n almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: laughing owl, laughing jackass, Sceloglaux albifacies]
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schoolchild n a young person attending school (up through senior high school) Synonym(s): schoolchild, school-age child, pupil
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Scilly Islands n an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates Synonym(s): Scilly Islands, Isles of Scilly
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Shel Silverstein n United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his stories and poems for children (1932-1999) Synonym(s): Silverstein, Shel Silverstein, Shelby Silverstein
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shell collecting n the collection and study of mollusc shells [syn: conchology, shell collecting]
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shillyshally n the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time Synonym(s): procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally v be uncertain and vague postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" Synonym(s): procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
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Sialis lutaria n dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae [syn: alderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutaria]
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silicle n short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants
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silk gland n silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders Synonym(s): silk gland, serictery, sericterium
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silk-lined adj having a silk lining
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silkily adv in a silky manner; "the young wheat shone silkily"; "`Darling,' she said silkily"
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silklike adj having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" Synonym(s): satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick
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silky elm n large tree of Australasia [syn: red beech, brown oak, booyong, crow's foot, stave wood, silky elm, Heritiera trifoliolata, Terrietia trifoliolata]
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silky willow n small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) Synonym(s): Sitka willow, silky willow, Salix sitchensis North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying Synonym(s): silver willow, silky willow, Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea
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silky-leafed adj having glossy leaves [syn: silky-leaved, {silky- leafed}]
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silky-leaved adj having glossy leaves [syn: silky-leaved, {silky- leafed}]
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slackly adv in a relaxed manner; not rigid; "his hands lay loosely" Synonym(s): loosely, slackly
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sleekly adv in a sleek glossy manner; "the wet road was shining sleekly"
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slickly adv with superficial plausibility; "he talked glibly" [syn: glibly, slickly]
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slouchily adv in a slouchy manner; "slouchily dressed"
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Solea solea n highly valued as food Synonym(s): European sole, Solea solea
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soullessly adv in a soulless manner; "they were soullessly grubbing for profit"
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Suillus albivelatus n a short squat edible fungus with a reddish brown cap and white stalk; fruits under pines in the spring
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sulkily adv in a sulky manner; "`What else could I do?' said Graham sulkily"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sailcloth \Sail"cloth`\, n. Duck or canvas used in making sails.
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Sal \Sal\ (s[acr]l), n. [L. See {Salt}.] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt. {Sal absinthii} [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood ({Artemisia Absinthium}). {Sal acetosell[91]} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel. {Sal alembroth}. (Old Chem.) See {Alembroth}. {Sal ammoniac} (Chem.), ammonium chloride, {NH4Cl}, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also {muriate of ammonia}. {Sal catharticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. {Sal culinarius} [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. {Sal Cyrenaicus}. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac} above. {Sal de duobus}, {Sal duplicatum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline. {Sal diureticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate. {Sal enixum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate. {Sal gemm[91]} [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native. {Sal Jovis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. {Sal Martis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars. {Sal microcosmicum} [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Microcosmic salt}, under {Microcosmic}. {Sal plumbi} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead. {Sal prunella}. (Old Chem.) See {Prunella salt}, under 1st {Prunella}. {Sal Saturni} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. {Sal sedativus} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. {Sal Seignette} [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. {Sal soda} (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under {Sodium}. {Sal vitrioli} [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. {Sal volatile}. [NL.] (a) (Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac}, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Salic \Sal"ic\ (s[acr]l"[icr]k), a. [F. salique, fr. the Salian Franks, who, in the fifth century, formed a body of laws called in Latin leges Salic[91].] Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called. [Also {salique}.] {Salic law}. (a) A code of laws formed by the Salian Franks in the fifth century. By one provision of this code women were excluded from the inheritance of landed property. (b) Specifically, in modern times, a law supposed to be a special application of the above-mentioned provision, in accordance with which males alone can inherit the throne. This law has obtained in France, and at times in other countries of Europe, as Spain.
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Salicyl \Sal"i*cyl\, n. [Salicin + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain related compounds.
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Salicylal \Sal"i*cyl`al\, n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, {HO.C6H4.CHO}, found in the flowers of meadow sweet ({Spir[91]a}), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also {salicylol}, {salicylic aldehyde}, and formerly {salicylous, [or] spiroylous, acid}.
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Salicylate \Sal"i*cyl`ate\ (-[asl]t), n. (Chem.) A salt of salicylic acid.
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Salicylic \Sal`i*cyl"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also {hydroxybenzoic} acid.
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Salicylal \Sal"i*cyl`al\, n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, {HO.C6H4.CHO}, found in the flowers of meadow sweet ({Spir[91]a}), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also {salicylol}, {salicylic aldehyde}, and formerly {salicylous, [or] spiroylous, acid}.
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Salicylide \Sal"i*cyl`ide\, n. [Salicylic + anhydride.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of salicylic acid.
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Salicylite \Sal"i*cyl`ite\, n. (Chem.) A compound of salicylal; -- named after the analogy of a salt.
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Salicylal \Sal"i*cyl`al\, n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, {HO.C6H4.CHO}, found in the flowers of meadow sweet ({Spir[91]a}), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also {salicylol}, {salicylic aldehyde}, and formerly {salicylous, [or] spiroylous, acid}.
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Salicylol \Sal"i*cyl`ol\, n. [Salicylic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Same as {Salicylal}.
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Salicylal \Sal"i*cyl`al\, n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, {HO.C6H4.CHO}, found in the flowers of meadow sweet ({Spir[91]a}), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also {salicylol}, {salicylic aldehyde}, and formerly {salicylous, [or] spiroylous, acid}.
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Salicylol \Sal"i*cyl`ol\, n. [Salicylic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Same as {Salicylal}.
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Salicylous \Salic"ylous\ (? [or] ?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called salicylous acid, and now salicylal. [Obs.]
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Salicylal \Sal"i*cyl`al\, n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, {HO.C6H4.CHO}, found in the flowers of meadow sweet ({Spir[91]a}), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also {salicylol}, {salicylic aldehyde}, and formerly {salicylous, [or] spiroylous, acid}.
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Helicin \Hel"i*cin\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow ({Salix Helix} of Linn[91]us.)
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Soda \So"da\, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See {Solid}.] (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. {Caustic soda}, sodium hydroxide. {Cooking soda}, sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.] {Sal soda}. See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}. {Soda alum} (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of alumina and soda. {Soda ash}, crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, as saltwort ({Salsola}). See under {Sodium}. {Soda fountain}, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted with delivery tube, faucets, etc. {Soda lye}, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of sodium hydroxide, used in soap making. {Soda niter}. See {Nitratine}. {Soda salts}, salts having sodium for the base; specifically, sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts. {Soda waste}, the waste material, consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc process of soda manufacture; -- called also {alkali waste}. {Soda water}, originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate, with some acid to cause effervescence; now, in common usage, a beverage consisting of water highly charged with carbon dioxide (carbonic acid). Fruit sirups, cream, etc., are usually added to give flavor. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}. {Washing soda}, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]
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Kali \Ka"li\, n. [Ar. qali. See {Alkali}.] (Bot.) The glasswort ({Salsola Kali}).
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Glasswort \Glass"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family ({Salicornia herbacea}), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family ({Salsola Kali}), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap.
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{Laughing goose} (Zo[94]l.), the European white-fronted goose. {Laughing gull}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common European gull ({Xema ridibundus}); -- called also {pewit}, {black cap}, {red-legged gull}, and {sea crow}. (b) An American gull ({Larus atricilla}). In summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black. {Laughing hyena} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena. See {Hyena}. {Laughing jackass} (Zo[94]l.), the great brown kingfisher ({Dacelo gigas}), of Australia; -- called also {giant kingfisher}, and {gogobera}. {Laughing owl} (Zo[94]l.), a peculiar owl ({Sceloglaux albifacies}) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
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Wekau \We"kau\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small New Zealand owl ({Sceloglaux albifacies}). It has short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.
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Scholical \Schol"ic*al\, a. [L. scholicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?]. See {School}.] Scholastic. [Obs.] --Hales.
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Shell \Shell\, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill. Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.] 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: (a) The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell. (b) A pod. (c) The hard covering of an egg. Think him as a serpent's egg, . . . And kill him in the shell. --Shak. (d) (Zo[94]l.) The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like. (e) (Zo[94]l.) Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering. 2. (Mil.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See {Bomb}. 3. The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms. 4. Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house. 5. A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one. --Knight. 6. An instrument of music, as a lyre, -- the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell. When Jubal struck the chorded shell. --Dryden. 7. An engraved copper roller used in print works. 8. pl. The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc. 9. (Naut.) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve. 10. A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell. {Message shell}, a bombshell inside of which papers may be put, in order to convey messages. {Shell bit}, a tool shaped like a gouge, used with a brace in boring wood. See {Bit}, n., 3. {Shell button}. (a) A button made of shell. (b) A hollow button made of two pieces, as of metal, one for the front and the other for the back, -- often covered with cloth, silk, etc. {Shell cameo}, a cameo cut in shell instead of stone. {Shell flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Turtlehead}. {Shell gland}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A glandular organ in which the rudimentary shell is formed in embryonic mollusks. (b) A glandular organ which secretes the eggshells of various worms, crustacea, mollusks, etc. {Shell gun}, a cannon suitable for throwing shells. {Shell ibis} (Zo[94]l.), the openbill of India. {Shell jacket}, an undress military jacket. {Shell lime}, lime made by burning the shells of shellfish. {Shell marl} (Min.), a kind of marl characterized by an abundance of shells, or fragments of shells. {Shell meat}, food consisting of shellfish, or testaceous mollusks. --Fuller. {Shell mound}. See under {Mound}. {Shell of a boiler}, the exterior of a steam boiler, forming a case to contain the water and steam, often inclosing also flues and the furnace; the barrel of a cylindrical, or locomotive, boiler. {Shell road}, a road of which the surface or bed is made of shells, as oyster shells. {Shell sand}, minute fragments of shells constituting a considerable part of the seabeach in some places.
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Shill-I-shall-I \Shill"-I-shall`-I\, Shilly-shally \Shil"ly-shal`ly\, adv. [A reduplication of shall I.] In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner. I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then; if I say 't, I'll do 't. --Congreve.
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Shill-I-shall-I \Shill"-I-shall`-I\, Shilly-shally \Shil"ly-shal`ly\, adv. [A reduplication of shall I.] In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner. I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then; if I say 't, I'll do 't. --Congreve.
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Shilly-shally \Shil"ly-shal`ly\, v. i. To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with trifles.
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Shilly-shally \Shil"ly-shal`ly\, n. Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles. She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in picking and choosing, -- no shilly-shally in Kate. --De Quincey.
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Bluebird \Blue"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small song bird ({Sialia sialis}), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish. It is related to the European robin. {Pairy bluebird} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant Indian or East Indian bird of the genus {Irena}, of several species.
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Silicle \Sil"i*cle\, n. [L. silicula, dim. of siliqua a pod or husk: cf. F. silicule.] (Bot.) A seed vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as it is long. See {Silique}.
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Silicule \Sil"i*cule\, n. (Bot.) A silicle.
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Siliculose \Silic"ulose`\, a. [NL. siliculosus, fr. L. silicula: cf. F. siliculeux. See {Silicle}.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing silicles; pertaining to, or resembling, silicles. 2. Full of, or consisting of, husks; husky. [Obs.]
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Sericin \Ser"i*cin\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.) A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also {silk gelatin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}. 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. {Silk flower}. (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru. {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}. {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See {Silkworm}. {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C. {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}. {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above. {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skilligalee \Skil`ligalee"\, n. A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. [Written also {skilligolee}, {skillygalee}, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skilligalee \Skil`ligalee"\, n. A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. [Written also {skilligolee}, {skillygalee}, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skilligalee \Skil`ligalee"\, n. A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. [Written also {skilligolee}, {skillygalee}, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slackly \Slack"ly\, adv. In a slack manner. --Trench.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wool \Wool\ (w[oocr]l), n. [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to D. wol, OHG. wolla, G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld, Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ. volna, L. vellus, Skr. [umac]r[nsdot][amac] wool, v[rsdot] to cover. [root]146, 287. Cf. {Flannel}, {Velvet}.] 1. The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates. Note: Wool consists essentially of keratin. 2. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled. Wool of bat and tongue of dog. --Shak. 3. (Bot.) A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants. {Dead pulled wool}, wool pulled from a carcass. {Mineral wool}. See under {Mineral}. {Philosopher's wool}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, under {Zinc}. {Pulled wool}, wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide. {Slag wool}. Same as {Mineral wool}, under {Mineral}. {Wool ball}, a ball or mass of wool. {Wool burler}, one who removes little burs, knots, or extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen cloth. {Wool comber}. (a) One whose occupation is to comb wool. (b) A machine for combing wool. {Wool grass} (Bot.), a kind of bulrush ({Scirpus Eriophorum}) with numerous clustered woolly spikes. {Wool scribbler}. See {Woolen scribbler}, under {Woolen}, a. {Wool sorter's disease} (Med.), a disease, resembling malignant pustule, occurring among those who handle the wool of goats and sheep. {Wool staple}, a city or town where wool used to be brought to the king's staple for sale. [Eng.] {Wool stapler}. (a) One who deals in wool. (b) One who sorts wool according to its staple, or its adaptation to different manufacturing purposes. {Wool winder}, a person employed to wind, or make up, wool into bundles to be packed for sale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slag \Slag\, n. [Sw. slagg, or LG. slacke, whence G. schlacke; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering. See {Slay}, v. t.] 1. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders. 2. The scoria of a volcano. {Slag furnace}, [or] {Slag hearth} (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore. {Slag wool}, mineral wool. See under {Mineral}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slakeless \Slake"less\, a. Not capable of being slaked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sleekly \Sleek"ly\, adv. In a sleek manner; smoothly.
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Soullessly \Soul"less*ly\, adv. In a soulless manner. --Tylor.
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Dace \Dace\, n. [Written also dare, dart, fr. F. dard dase, dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr. an OF. nom. darz. See {Dart} a javelin.] (Zo[94]l.) A small European cyprinoid fish ({Squalius leuciscus} or {Leuciscus vulgaris}); -- called also {dare}. Note: In America the name is given to several related fishes of the genera {Squalius}, {Minnilus}, etc. The black-nosed dace is {Rhinichthys atronasus} the horned dace is {Semotilus corporalis}. For red dace, see {Redfin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sulkily \Sulk"i*ly\, adv. In a sulky manner.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schuylkill County, PA (county, FIPS 107) Location: 40.70463 N, 76.21430 W Population (1990): 152585 (66457 housing units) Area: 2016.6 sq km (land), 10.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Schuylkill Haven, PA (borough, FIPS 68312) Location: 40.62808 N, 76.17292 W Population (1990): 5610 (2491 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17972
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
S-ALGOL Orthogonal data structures on ALGOL 60. "S-Algol Language Reference Manual", R. Morrison, TR CS/79/1 U St Andrews, 1979. "An Introduction to Programming with S-Algol", A.J. Cole & R. Morrison, Cambridge U Press 1982.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shalisha, Land of probably the district of Baal-shalisha (2 Kings 4:42), lying about 12 miles north of Lydda (1 Sam. 9:4).