saddle hackle
         n 1: a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic
               fowl [syn: {saddle hackle}, {saddle feather}]

English Dictionary: shed light on	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddle oxford n an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color [syn: {saddle oxford}, saddle shoe]
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saddle oyster n thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched Synonym(s): saddle oyster, Anomia ephippium
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saddle seat n a chair seat that is slightly concave and sometimes has a thickened ridge in the center; "the saddle seat fitted his buttocks nicely"
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saddle shoe n an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color [syn: {saddle oxford}, saddle shoe]
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saddle soap n a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather [syn: saddle soap, leather soap]
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saddle sore n an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle Synonym(s): saddle sore, gall sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle
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saddle stitch n a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color
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saddle-shaped adj shaped in the form of a horse's saddle
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saddle-sore adj (of a rider) sore after riding a horse
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saddlecloth n stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle Synonym(s): saddle blanket, saddlecloth, horse blanket
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scatological adj dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions; "scatological literature"
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scatology n a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions) (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
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Seattle Slew n thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977
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sedulous adj marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles" Synonym(s): assiduous, sedulous
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sedulously adv in a sedulous manner; "this illusion has been sedulously fostered"
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sedulousness n the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive Synonym(s): sedulity, sedulousness
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see the light v change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" Synonym(s): reform, straighten out, see the light
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seed lac n granular material obtained from stick lac by crushing and washing
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seedless adj lacking seeds; "seedless grapefruit" Antonym(s): seedy
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seedless raisin n dried seedless grape Synonym(s): seedless raisin, sultana
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shed light on v make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" Synonym(s): clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
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sheet lighting n lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds
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sheetlike adj resembling a sheet
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shitless adj extremely frightened; "he was scared shitless"
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shitlist n a list of people who are out of favor [syn: blacklist, black book, shitlist]
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shuttlecock n badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers Synonym(s): shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle v send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
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shuttlecock fern n tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes Synonym(s): ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, fiddlehead, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Pteretis struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris
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Sidalcea n genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers Synonym(s): Sidalcea, genus Sidalcea
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Sidalcea malviflora n perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated Synonym(s): checkerbloom, wild hollyhock, Sidalcea malviflora
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side-look n a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance" Synonym(s): side-glance, side-look
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sidelight n light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow Synonym(s): sidelight, running light
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sidewalk n walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway Synonym(s): sidewalk, pavement
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skittles n a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins Synonym(s): ninepins, skittles
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sodalist n a member of a sodality
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St. Elias Mountains n a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory Synonym(s): St. Elias Range, St. Elias Mountains
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St. Elias Range n a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory Synonym(s): St. Elias Range, St. Elias Mountains
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St. Louis n the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century Synonym(s): Saint Louis, St. Louis, Gateway to the West king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270) Synonym(s): Louis IX, Saint Louis, St. Louis
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St. Lucia n a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979 Synonym(s): Saint Lucia, St. Lucia a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique Synonym(s): Saint Lucia, St. Lucia
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St. Luke n (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel Synonym(s): Luke, Saint Luke, St. Luke
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stalactite n a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
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stalagmite n a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
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stalk n material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds Synonym(s): chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ Synonym(s): stalk, stem a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush Synonym(s): stalk, stalking, still hunt the act of following prey stealthily Synonym(s): stalk, stalking a stiff or threatening gait Synonym(s): stalk, angry walk v walk stiffly follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" Synonym(s): haunt, stalk go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
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stalked adj having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk; "a pedunculate flower"; "a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk" Synonym(s): pedunculate, stalked Antonym(s): sessile, stalkless
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stalked puffball n mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball a variety of Podaxaceae
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stalker n someone who walks with long stiff strides someone who stalks game someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions Synonym(s): prowler, sneak, stalker
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stalking n a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush Synonym(s): stalk, stalking, still hunt the act of following prey stealthily Synonym(s): stalk, stalking
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stalking-horse n a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason Synonym(s): pretext, stalking-horse screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
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stalkless adj attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate" Synonym(s): sessile, stalkless Antonym(s): pedunculate, stalked
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stalls n a farm building for housing horses or other livestock [syn: stable, stalls, horse barn]
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steel company n a company that makes and sells steel
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steel gray n slightly purplish or bluish dark grey [syn: iron blue, steel grey, steel gray, Davy's grey, Davy's gray]
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steel grey n slightly purplish or bluish dark grey [syn: iron blue, steel grey, steel gray, Davy's grey, Davy's gray]
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steel guitar n guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect Synonym(s): Hawaiian guitar, steel guitar
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stelis n any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers
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Still's disease n a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects children; large joints become inflamed and bone growth may be retarded Synonym(s): Still's disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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Stillson wrench n a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased
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style sheet n a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication
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stylisation n the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style Synonym(s): stylization, stylisation
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stylise v represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" Synonym(s): stylize, stylise, conventionalize
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stylised adj using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous; "a stylized mode of theater production" Synonym(s): conventionalized, conventionalised, stylized, stylised
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stylish adj having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd" Synonym(s): stylish, fashionable Antonym(s): styleless, unstylish being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" Synonym(s): fashionable, stylish Antonym(s): unfashionable, unstylish
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stylishly adv in a stylish manner; "she was dressed very stylishly"
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stylishness n elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word]
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stylist n an artist who is a master of a particular style someone who cuts or beautifies hair Synonym(s): hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler
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stylistic adj of or relating to style (especially in the use of language); "stylistic devices"
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stylistically adv in a rhetorically stylistic manner; "stylistically complex"
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stylization n the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style Synonym(s): stylization, stylisation
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stylize v represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" Synonym(s): stylize, stylise, conventionalize
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stylized adj using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous; "a stylized mode of theater production" Synonym(s): conventionalized, conventionalised, stylized, stylised
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stylostixis n treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin Synonym(s): acupuncture, stylostixis
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stylus n a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" Synonym(s): stylus, style
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stylus printer n an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli Synonym(s): wire matrix printer, wire printer, stylus printer
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sweet alison n perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens Synonym(s): sweet alyssum, sweet alison, Lobularia maritima
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sweet alyssum n perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens Synonym(s): sweet alyssum, sweet alison, Lobularia maritima
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sweet talk n flattery designed to gain favor [syn: blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk]
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sweet talker n someone with an assured and ingratiating manner [syn: smoothie, smoothy, sweet talker, charmer]
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sweet-talk v influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" Synonym(s): wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet- talk, inveigle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any small shark of the genus {Galeus} or {Mustelus}, of which       there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ({G.       canis}), of Europe and America; -- called also {houndshark},       and {dogfish}.          Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is                {Scyllium canicula}; the rough houndfish, or                large-spotted dogfish, is {S. catulus}. The name has                also sometimes been applied to the bluefish ({Pomatomus                saltatrix}), and to the silver gar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.       sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[94][edh]ull, Dan. & Sw.       sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root       of E. sit.]       1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to             span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups             for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place             with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or             tricycle.          2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's             back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves             various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry             guides for the reins, etc.          3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an             animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,             of venison, etc.          4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,             and shaped to receive the end of another spar.          5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit             upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment             or support.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.          7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece             from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans             and covers the joint between two floors.          {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the             lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.          {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,             made by the saddle.          {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to             hold the saddle in its place.          {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a             saddle.          {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by             bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward             over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.          {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one             ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a             different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a             saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.          {Saddle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of             the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its             shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.       sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[94][edh]ull, Dan. & Sw.       sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root       of E. sit.]       1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to             span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups             for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place             with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or             tricycle.          2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's             back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves             various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry             guides for the reins, etc.          3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an             animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,             of venison, etc.          4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,             and shaped to receive the end of another spar.          5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit             upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment             or support.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.          7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece             from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans             and covers the joint between two floors.          {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the             lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.          {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,             made by the saddle.          {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to             hold the saddle in its place.          {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a             saddle.          {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by             bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward             over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.          {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one             ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a             different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a             saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.          {Saddle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of             the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its             shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grafting \Graft"ing\ n. 1. (Hort.) The act, art, or process of       inserting grafts.       2. (Naut.) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring,             rope end, etc.          3. (Surg.) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to             a denuded surface; autoplasty.          4. (Carp.) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to             another.          {Cleft grafting} (Hort.) a method of grafting in which the             scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump             made by sawing off a branch, usually in such a manaer that             its bark evenly joins that of the stock.          {Crown, [or] Rind, grafting}, a method of grafting which the             alburnum and inner bark are separated, and between them is             inserted the lower end of the scion cut slantwise.          {Saddle grafting}, a mode of grafting in which a deep cleft             is made in the end of the scion by two sloping cuts, and             the end of the stock is made wedge-shaped to fit the cleft             in the scion, which is placed upon it saddlewise.          {Side grafting}, a mode of grafting in which the scion, cut             quite across very obliquely, so as to give it the form of             a slender wedge, is thrust down inside of the bark of the             stock or stem into which it is inserted, the cut side of             the scion being next the wood of the stock.          {Skin grafting}. (Surg.) See {Autoplasty.}          {Splice grafting} (Hort.), a method of grafting by cutting             the ends of the scion and stock completely across and             obliquely, in such a manner that the sections are of the             same shape, then lapping the ends so that the one cut             surface exactly fits the other, and securing them by tying             or otherwise.          {Whip grafting}, tongue grafting, the same as splice             grafting, except that a cleft or slit is made in the end             of both scion and stock, in the direction of the grain and             in the middle of the sloping surface, forming a kind of             tongue, so that when put together, the tongue of each is             inserted in the slit of the other.          {Grafting scissors}, a surgeon's scissors, used in             rhinoplastic operations, etc.          {Grafting tool}.             (a) Any tool used in grafting.             (b) A very strong curved spade used in digging canals.          {Grafting wax}, a composition of rosin, beeswax tallow, etc.,             used in binding up the wounds of newly grafted trees.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.       sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[94][edh]ull, Dan. & Sw.       sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root       of E. sit.]       1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to             span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups             for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place             with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or             tricycle.          2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's             back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves             various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry             guides for the reins, etc.          3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an             animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,             of venison, etc.          4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,             and shaped to receive the end of another spar.          5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit             upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment             or support.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.          7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece             from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans             and covers the joint between two floors.          {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the             lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.          {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,             made by the saddle.          {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to             hold the saddle in its place.          {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a             saddle.          {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by             bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward             over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.          {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one             ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a             different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a             saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.          {Saddle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of             the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its             shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.       sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[94][edh]ull, Dan. & Sw.       sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root       of E. sit.]       1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to             span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups             for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place             with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or             tricycle.          2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's             back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves             various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry             guides for the reins, etc.          3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an             animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,             of venison, etc.          4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,             and shaped to receive the end of another spar.          5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit             upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment             or support.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.          7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece             from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans             and covers the joint between two floors.          {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the             lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.          {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,             made by the saddle.          {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to             hold the saddle in its place.          {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a             saddle.          {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by             bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward             over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.          {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one             ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a             different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a             saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.          {Saddle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of             the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its             shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.
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Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.       sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[94][edh]ull, Dan. & Sw.       sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root       of E. sit.]       1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to             span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups             for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place             with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or             tricycle.          2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's             back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves             various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry             guides for the reins, etc.          3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an             animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,             of venison, etc.          4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,             and shaped to receive the end of another spar.          5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit             upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment             or support.          6. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.          7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece             from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans             and covers the joint between two floors.          {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the             lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.          {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,             made by the saddle.          {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to             hold the saddle in its place.          {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a             saddle.          {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by             bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward             over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.          {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one             ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a             different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a             saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.          {Saddle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of             the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its             shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.
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Saddlecloth \Sad"dle*cloth`\ (?; 115), n.       A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.
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Saddle-shaped \Sad"dle-shaped`\, a.       Shaped like a saddle. Specifically:       (a) (Bot.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper             part a rounded form. --Henslow.       (b) (Geol.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without             being broken at top; -- said of strata.
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Sateless \Sate"less\, a.       Insatiable. [R.] --Young.
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Scathless \Scath"less\, a.       Unharmed. --R. L. Stevenson.                   He, too, . . . is to be dismissed scathless. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Scuttle \Scut"tle\, n. [OF. escoutille, F. [82]scoutille, cf.       Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escoter to cut a thing so       as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck,       perhaps originally, to cut a bosom-shaped piece out, and of       Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth.       skauts the hem of a garnment. Cf. {Sheet} an expanse.]       1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished             with a lid. Specifically:             (a) (Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a                   ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for                   covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom                   of a ship.             (b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.          2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a             roof, wall, or the like.          {Scuttle butt}, [or] {Scuttle cask} (Naut.), a butt or cask             with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water             for daily use in a ship.
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Sea wood louse \Sea" wood louse`\ (Zo[94]l.)       A sea slater.
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Seatless \Seat"less\, a.       Having no seat.
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Sedulous \Sed"u*lous\, a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from sedere to       sit, and so akin to E. sit.]       Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and       persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object;       steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee.                   What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without                the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application                of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such                an end?                                                   --L'Estrange.          Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious;                unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering. --                {Sed"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Sed"u*lous*ness}, n.
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Sedulous \Sed"u*lous\, a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from sedere to       sit, and so akin to E. sit.]       Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and       persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object;       steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee.                   What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without                the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application                of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such                an end?                                                   --L'Estrange.          Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious;                unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering. --                {Sed"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Sed"u*lous*ness}, n.
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Sedulous \Sed"u*lous\, a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from sedere to       sit, and so akin to E. sit.]       Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and       persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object;       steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee.                   What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without                the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application                of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such                an end?                                                   --L'Estrange.          Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious;                unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering. --                {Sed"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Sed"u*lous*ness}, n.
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Seed-lac \Seed"-lac`\, n.       A species of lac. See the Note under {Lac}.
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Seedless \Seed"less\, a.       Without seed or seeds.
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Setulose \Set"u*lose`\, a.       Having small bristles or set[91].
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Shadeless \Shade"less\, a.       Being without shade; not shaded.
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Shadowless \Shad"ow*less\, a.       Having no shadow.
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Sheathless \Sheath"less\, a.       Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.
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Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[icr]ng), n. [For lightening,       fr. lighten to flash.]       1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a             vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,             sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by             the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere             constitutes thunder.          2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made             bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental             powers. [R.]          {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as             a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.          {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked             flashes.          {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of             electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,             esp. at the close of a hot day.          {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place             where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by             lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a             short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin             nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also             {lightning discharger}.          {Lightning bug} (Zo[94]l.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.                      {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.          {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a             brilliant eye.          {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on             the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or             water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or             vessel from lightning.          {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing             out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The             appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light             from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.
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Sheet \Sheet\, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[emac]te,       sc[ymac]te, fr. sce[a0]t a projecting corner, a fold in a       garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss       bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem       of a garment); originally, that which shoots out, from the       root of AS. sce[a2]tan to shoot. [root]159. See {Shoot}, v.       t.]       In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper,       cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an       expanded superficies. Specifically:       (a) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for             wrapping the body or for a covering; especially, one used             as an article of bedding next to the body.                         He fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a                      certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been                      a great sheet knit at the four corners. --Acts x.                                                                               10, 11.                         If I do die before thee, prithee, shroud me In one                      of those same sheets.                        --Shak.       (b) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded,             whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a             letter; a newspaper, etc.       (c) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet; in pl., the             book itself.                         To this the following sheets are intended for a                      full and distinct answer.                  --Waterland.       (d) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other             substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like;             a plate; a leaf.       (e) A broad expanse of water, or the like. [bd]The two             beautiful sheets of water.[b8] --Macaulay.       (f) A sail. --Dryden.       (g) (Geol.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded             between, or overlying, other strata.          2. [AS. sce[a0]ta. See the Etymology above.] (Naut.)             (a) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of                   adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the                   wind; -- usually attached to the lower corner of a                   sail, or to a yard or a boom.             (b) pl. The space in the forward or the after part of a                   boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern                   sheets.          Note: Sheet is often used adjectively, or in combination, to                denote that the substance to the name of which it is                prefixed is in the form of sheets, or thin plates or                leaves; as, sheet brass, or sheet-brass; sheet glass,                or sheet-glass; sheet gold, or sheet-gold; sheet iron,                or sheet-iron, etc.          {A sheet in the wind}, half drunk. [Sailors' Slang]          {Both sheets in the wind}, very drunk. [Sailors' Slang]          {In sheets}, lying flat or expanded; not folded, or folded             but not bound; -- said especially of printed sheets.          {Sheet bend} (Naut.), a bend or hitch used for temporarily             fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an             eye.          {Sheet lightning}, {Sheet piling}, etc. See under             {Lightning}, {Piling}, etc.
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Shittlecock \Shit"tle*cock`\, n.       A shuttlecock. [Obs.]
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Locker \Lock"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, locks.          2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a             ship, that may be closed with a lock.          {Chain locker} (Naut.), a compartment in the hold of a             vessel, for holding the chain cables.          {Davy Jones's locker}, [or] {Davy's locker}. See {Davy             Jones}.          {Shot locker}, a compartment where shot are deposited.             --Totten.
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Shot \Shot\, n.; pl. {Shot}or {Shots}. [OE. shot, schot, AS.       gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss,       geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E.       shoot, v.t. [root]159. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot} a share.]       1. The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other             weapon which throws a missile.                         He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be                      made at the king's army.                     --Clarendon.          2. A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet;             specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from             firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.          Note: Shot used in war is of various kinds, classified                according to the material of which it is composed, into                lead, wrought-iron, and cast-iron; according to form,                into spherical and oblong; according to structure and                modes of operation, into solid, hollow, and case. See                {Bar shot}, {Chain shot}, etc., under {Bar}, {Chain},                etc.          3. Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used             chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.          4. The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or             can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a             cannon shot.          5. A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent             shot.          {Shot belt}, a belt having a pouch or compartment for             carrying shot.          {Shot cartridge}, a cartridge containing powder and small             shot, forming a charge for a shotgun.          {Shot garland} (Naut.), a wooden frame to contain shot,             secured to the coamings and ledges round the hatchways of             a ship.          {Shot gauge}, an instrument for measuring the diameter of             round shot. --Totten.          {shot hole}, a hole made by a shot or bullet discharged.          {Shot locker} (Naut.), a strongly framed compartment in the             hold of a vessel, for containing shot.          {Shot of a cable} (Naut.), the splicing of two or more cables             together, or the whole length of the cables thus united.                      {Shot prop} (Naut.), a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp,             to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's             side.          {Shot tower}, a lofty tower for making shot, by dropping from             its summit melted lead in slender streams. The lead forms             spherical drops which cool in the descent, and are             received in water or other liquid.          {Shot window}, a window projecting from the wall. Ritson,             quoted by Halliwell, explains it as a window that opens             and shuts; and Wodrow describes it as a window of shutters             made of timber and a few inches of glass above them.
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Shuttle \Shut"tle\, n. [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl,       schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all       from AS. sce[a2]tan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte,       shuttle, dial. Sw. skyttel, sk[94]ttel. [root]159. See       {Shoot}, and cf. {Shittle}, {Skittles}.]       1. An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the             thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other             between the threads of the warp.                         Like shuttles through the loom, so swiftly glide My                      feathered hours.                                 --Sandys.          2. The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which             carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper             thread, to make a lock stitch.          3. A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal. [R.]          {Shuttle box} (Weaving), a case at the end of a shuttle race,             to receive the shuttle after it has passed the thread of             the warp; also, one of a set of compartments containing             shuttles with different colored threads, which are passed             back and forth in a certain order, according to the             pattern of the cloth woven.          {Shutten race}, a sort of shelf in a loom, beneath the warp,             along which the shuttle passes; a channel or guide along             which the shuttle passes in a sewing machine.          {Shuttle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             marine gastropods of the genus {Volva}, or {Radius},             having a smooth, spindle-shaped shell prolonged into a             channel at each end.
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Shuttlecock \Shut"tle*cock`\, n.       A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a       battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
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Shuttlecock \Shut"tle*cock\, v. t.       To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock       words. --Thackeray.
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Shuttlecork \Shut"tle*cork`\, n.       See {Shuttlecock}.
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Shuttlewise \Shut"tle*wise`\, adv.       Back and forth, like the movement of a shuttle.
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Sidewalk \Side"walk`\, n.       A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road; a       foot pavement. [U.S.]
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Sitology \Si*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] food + -logy.]       A treatise on the regulation of the diet; dietetics. [Written       also {sitiology}.]
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Sitology \Si*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?][?][?][?] food + -logy.]       A treatise on the regulation of the diet; dietetics. [Written       also {sitiology}.]
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Skittles \Skit"tles\, n. pl. [Of Scand. origin. [root]159. See       {Shoot}, v. t., and cf. {Shuttle}, {Skit}, v. t.]       An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing       wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins.
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Stahlism \Stahl"ism\, Stahlianism \Stahl"ian*ism\, n.       The Stahlian theoru, that every vital action is function or       operation of the soul.
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Stalactic \Sta*lac"tic\, Stalactical \Sta*lac"tic*al\, a.       (Geol.)       Stalactic.
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Stalactic \Sta*lac"tic\, Stalactical \Sta*lac"tic*al\, a.       (Geol.)       Stalactic.
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Stalactite \Sta*lac"tite\, n.; pl. {Stalactites}. [Gr. [?]       oozing out in drops, dropping, fr. [?] to drop: cf. F.       stalactite.] (Geol.)       (a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate             resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment.             Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of             caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which             have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the             overlying limestone rocks.       (b) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form             and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.
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Stalactite \Sta*lac"tite\, n.; pl. {Stalactites}. [Gr. [?]       oozing out in drops, dropping, fr. [?] to drop: cf. F.       stalactite.] (Geol.)       (a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate             resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment.             Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of             caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which             have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the             overlying limestone rocks.       (b) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form             and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.
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Stalactitic \Stal`ac*tit"ic\, Stalactitical \Stal`ac*tit"ic*al\,       a. [Cf. F. stalactitique.] (Geol.)       Of or pertaining to a stalactite; having the form or       characters of a stalactite; stalactic.
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Stalactitic \Stal`ac*tit"ic\, Stalactitical \Stal`ac*tit"ic*al\,       a. [Cf. F. stalactitique.] (Geol.)       Of or pertaining to a stalactite; having the form or       characters of a stalactite; stalactic.
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Stalactitiform \Stal`ac*tit"i*form\, a.       Having the form of a stalactite; stalactiform.
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Stalactoform \Sta*lac"to*form\, a.       Like a stalactite; resembling a stalactite.
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Stalagmite \Sta*lag"mite\, n. [Gr. [?] that which drops, a drop,       fr. [?] to drop; cf. F. stalagmite.] (Geol.)       A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite,       formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of caverns;       hence, a similar deposit of other material.
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Stalagmitic \Stal`ag*mit"ic\, Stalagmitical \Stal`ag*mit"ic*al\,       a.       Having the form or structure of stalagmites. --       {Stal`ag*mit"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Stalagmitic \Stal`ag*mit"ic\, Stalagmitical \Stal`ag*mit"ic*al\,       a.       Having the form or structure of stalagmites. --       {Stal`ag*mit"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Stalagmitic \Stal`ag*mit"ic\, Stalagmitical \Stal`ag*mit"ic*al\,       a.       Having the form or structure of stalagmites. --       {Stal`ag*mit"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Stalk \Stalk\, n.       The act or process of stalking.                   When the stalk was over (the antelope took alarm and                ran off before I was within rifle shot) I came back.                                                                               --T.                                                                               Roosevelt.
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Stalk \Stalk\, v. t.       To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the       purpose of killing, as game.                   As for shooting a man from behind a wall, it is cruelly                like to stalking a deer.                        --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Stalk \Stalk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stalked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Stalking}.] [AS. st[91]lcan, stealcian to go slowly; cf.       stels high, elevated, Dan. stalke to stalk; probably akin to       1st stalk.]       1. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy,             noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive             pronoun. --Shak.                         Into the chamber he stalked him full still.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         [Bertran] stalks close behind her, like a witch's                      fiend, Pressing to be employed.         --Dryden.          2. To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of             approaching game; to proceed under clover.                         The king . . . crept under the shoulder of his led                      horse; . . . [bd]I must stalk,[b8] said he. --Bacon.                         One underneath his horse, to get a shoot doth stalk.                                                                               --Drayton.          3. To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the             affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word             is used, however, especially by the poets, to express             dignity of step.                         With manly mien he stalked along the ground.                                                                               --Dryden.                         Then stalking through the deep, He fords the ocean.                                                                               --Addison.                         I forbear myself from entering the lists in which he                      has long stalked alone and unchallenged. --Mericale.
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Stalk \Stalk\, n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[91]l, stel, a stalk.       See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of                   wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.             (b) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.          2. That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a             quill. --Grew.          3. (Arch.) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling             the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices             spring.          4. One of the two upright pieces of a ladder. [Obs.]                         To climd by the rungs and the stalks. --Chaucer.          5. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and                   crinoids.             (b) The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a                   hymenopterous insect.             (c) The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.          6. (Founding) An iron bar with projections inserted in a core             to strengthen it; a core arbor.          {Stalk borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a noctuid moth             ({Gortyna nitela}), which bores in the stalks of the             raspberry, strawberry, tomato, asters, and many other             garden plants, often doing much injury.
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Stalk \Stalk\, n.       A high, proud, stately step or walk.                   Thus twice before, . . . With martial stalk hath he                gone by our watch.                                 --Shak.                   The which with monstrous stalk behind him stepped.                                                                               --Spenser.
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Stalked \Stalked\, a.       Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem.          {Stalked barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer;             -- called also {stalk barnacle}.          {Stalked crinoid} (Zo[94]l.), any crinoid having a jointed             stem.
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Stalk \Stalk\, n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[91]l, stel, a stalk.       See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of                   wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.             (b) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.          2. That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a             quill. --Grew.          3. (Arch.) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling             the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices             spring.          4. One of the two upright pieces of a ladder. [Obs.]                         To climd by the rungs and the stalks. --Chaucer.          5. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and                   crinoids.             (b) The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a                   hymenopterous insect.             (c) The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.          6. (Founding) An iron bar with projections inserted in a core             to strengthen it; a core arbor.          {Stalk borer} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a noctuid moth             ({Gortyna nitela}), which bores in the stalks of the             raspberry, strawberry, tomato, asters, and many other             garden plants, often doing much injury.
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Stalk \Stalk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stalked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Stalking}.] [AS. st[91]lcan, stealcian to go slowly; cf.       stels high, elevated, Dan. stalke to stalk; probably akin to       1st stalk.]       1. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy,             noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive             pronoun. --Shak.                         Into the chamber he stalked him full still.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         [Bertran] stalks close behind her, like a witch's                      fiend, Pressing to be employed.         --Dryden.          2. To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of             approaching game; to proceed under clover.                         The king . . . crept under the shoulder of his led                      horse; . . . [bd]I must stalk,[b8] said he. --Bacon.                         One underneath his horse, to get a shoot doth stalk.                                                                               --Drayton.          3. To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the             affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word             is used, however, especially by the poets, to express             dignity of step.                         With manly mien he stalked along the ground.                                                                               --Dryden.                         Then stalking through the deep, He fords the ocean.                                                                               --Addison.                         I forbear myself from entering the lists in which he                      has long stalked alone and unchallenged. --Mericale.
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Stalked \Stalked\, a.       Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem.          {Stalked barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer;             -- called also {stalk barnacle}.          {Stalked crinoid} (Zo[94]l.), any crinoid having a jointed             stem.
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Stalked \Stalked\, a.       Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem.          {Stalked barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer;             -- called also {stalk barnacle}.          {Stalked crinoid} (Zo[94]l.), any crinoid having a jointed             stem.
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Stalked \Stalked\, a.       Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem.          {Stalked barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer;             -- called also {stalk barnacle}.          {Stalked crinoid} (Zo[94]l.), any crinoid having a jointed             stem.
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Stalk-eyed \Stalk"-eyed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to       {sessile-eyed}. Said especially of podophthalmous       crustaceans.          {Stalked-eyed crustaceans}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Podophthalmia}.
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Stalker \Stalk"er\, n.       1. One who stalks.          2. A kind of fishing net.
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Stalk-eyed \Stalk"-eyed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to       {sessile-eyed}. Said especially of podophthalmous       crustaceans.          {Stalked-eyed crustaceans}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Podophthalmia}.
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Stalk \Stalk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stalked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Stalking}.] [AS. st[91]lcan, stealcian to go slowly; cf.       stels high, elevated, Dan. stalke to stalk; probably akin to       1st stalk.]       1. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy,             noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive             pronoun. --Shak.                         Into the chamber he stalked him full still.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         [Bertran] stalks close behind her, like a witch's                      fiend, Pressing to be employed.         --Dryden.          2. To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of             approaching game; to proceed under clover.                         The king . . . crept under the shoulder of his led                      horse; . . . [bd]I must stalk,[b8] said he. --Bacon.                         One underneath his horse, to get a shoot doth stalk.                                                                               --Drayton.          3. To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the             affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word             is used, however, especially by the poets, to express             dignity of step.                         With manly mien he stalked along the ground.                                                                               --Dryden.                         Then stalking through the deep, He fords the ocean.                                                                               --Addison.                         I forbear myself from entering the lists in which he                      has long stalked alone and unchallenged. --Mericale.
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Stalking-horse \Stalk"ing-horse\, n.       1. A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a             hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to             kill.          2. Fig.: Something used to cover up a secret project; a mask;             a pretense.                         Hypocrisy is the devil's stalking-horse under an                      affectation of simplicity and religion.                                                                               --L'Estrange.                         How much more abominable is it to make of him                      [Christ] and religion a stalking-horse, to get and                      enjoy the world!                                 --Bunyan.
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Stalkless \Stalk"less\, a.       Having no stalk.
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Stalky \Stalk"y\, a.       Hard as a stalk; resembling a stalk.                   At the top [it] bears a great stalky head. --Mortimer.
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Stallage \Stall"age\, n. [Cf. OF. estallange, of German origin.       {See Stall}, n. ]       1. (Eng. Law) The right of erecting a stalls in fairs; rent             paid for a stall.          2. Dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw. [Obs.]
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Stay \Stay\, n. [AS. st[91]g, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., & Dan.       stag; cf. OF. estai, F. [82]tai, of Teutonic origin.] (Naut.)       A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being       extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to       some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called       fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are       called backstays. See Illust. of {Ship}.          {In stays}, [or] {Hove in stays} (Naut.), in the act or             situation of staying, or going about from one tack to             another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.          {Stay holes} (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail             through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.          {Stay tackle} (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used             for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.          {To miss stays} (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.             --Totten.          {Triatic stay} (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the             heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced             to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
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Staylace \Stay"lace`\, n.       A lace for fastening stays.
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Stayless \Stay"less\, a.       Without stop or delay. --Mir. for Mag.
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Stelography \Ste*log"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. [?] a post, slab, pillar +       -graphy: cf. Gr. [?] an inscription on a tablet.]       The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars. [R.]       --Stackhouse.
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Stillage \Stil"lage\, n. (Bleaching)       A low stool to keep the goods from touching the floor.       --Knight.
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Still-closing \Still"-clos"ing\, a.       Ever closing. [Obs.] [bd]Still-clothing waters.[b8] --Shak.
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Still \Still\, a. [Compar. {Stiller}; superl. {Stillest}.] [OE.       stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G.       still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the       idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. {Still}, adv.]       1. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or             sit still. [bd]Still as any stone.[b8] --Chaucer.          2. Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the             animals are still.                         The sea that roared at thy command, At thy command                      was still.                                          --Addison.          3. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a             still evening; a still atmosphere. [bd]When all the woods             are still.[b8] --Milton.          4. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. [bd]A             still small voice.[b8] --1 Kings xix. 12.          5. Constant; continual. [Obs.]                         By still practice learn to know thy meaning. --Shak.          6. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.          {Still life}. (Fine Arts)             (a) Inanimate objects.             (b) (Painting) The class or style of painting which                   represents inanimate objects, as fruit, flowers, dead                   game, etc.          Syn: Quiet; calm; noiseless; serene; motionless; inert;                stagnant.
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Stillhouse \Still"house`\, n.       A house in which distillation is carried on; a distillery.
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Stillicide \Stil"li*cide\, n. [L. stillicidium; stilla a drop +       cadere to fall.]       A continual falling or succession of drops; rain water       falling from the eaves. --Bacon.
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Stillicidious \Stil`li*cid"i*ous\, a.       Falling in drops. [Obs.]
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Stillson wrench \Still"son wrench\       A pipe wrench having an adjustable L-shaped jaw piece sliding       in a sleeve that is pivoted to, and loosely embraces, the       handle. Pressure on the handle increases the grip.
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Stillstand \Still"stand`\, n.       A standstill. [R.] --Shak.
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Stylagalmaic \Sty`la*gal*ma"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] a column + [?] an       image.] (Arch.)       Performing the office of columns; as, Atlantes and Caryatides       are stylagalmaic figures or images. [Written also       {stylogalmaic}.]
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Stylish \Styl"ish\, a.       Having style or artistic quality; given to, or fond of, the       display of style; highly fashionable; modish; as, a stylish       dress, house, manner. -- {Styl"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Styl"ish*ness}, n.
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Stylish \Styl"ish\, a.       Having style or artistic quality; given to, or fond of, the       display of style; highly fashionable; modish; as, a stylish       dress, house, manner. -- {Styl"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Styl"ish*ness}, n.
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Stylish \Styl"ish\, a.       Having style or artistic quality; given to, or fond of, the       display of style; highly fashionable; modish; as, a stylish       dress, house, manner. -- {Styl"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Styl"ish*ness}, n.
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Stylist \Styl"ist\, n.       One who is a master or a model of style, especially in       writing or speaking; a critic of style.                   Distinguished as a stylist, for ease.      --Fitzed.                                                                               Hall.
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Stylistic \Sty*lis"tic\, a.       Of or pertaining to style in language. [R.] [bd]Stylistic       trifles.[b8] --J. A. Symonds.                   The great stylistic differences in the works ascribed                to him [Wyclif].                                    --G. P. Marsh.
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Stylagalmaic \Sty`la*gal*ma"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] a column + [?] an       image.] (Arch.)       Performing the office of columns; as, Atlantes and Caryatides       are stylagalmaic figures or images. [Written also       {stylogalmaic}.]
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Styloglossal \Sty`lo*glos"sal\, a. [Stylo- + glossal.] (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue.
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Stylograph \Sty"lo*graph\, n.       A stylographic pen.
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Stylographic \Sty`lo*graph"ic\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to stylography; used in stylography; as,             stylographic tablets.          2. Pertaining to, or used in, stylographic pen; as,             stylographic ink.          {Stylographic pen}, a pen with a conical point like that of a             style, combined with a reservoir for supplying it with             ink.          {Stylographic pencil}, a pencil used in stylography.
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Stylographic \Sty`lo*graph"ic\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to stylography; used in stylography; as,             stylographic tablets.          2. Pertaining to, or used in, stylographic pen; as,             stylographic ink.          {Stylographic pen}, a pen with a conical point like that of a             style, combined with a reservoir for supplying it with             ink.          {Stylographic pencil}, a pencil used in stylography.
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Stylographic \Sty`lo*graph"ic\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to stylography; used in stylography; as,             stylographic tablets.          2. Pertaining to, or used in, stylographic pen; as,             stylographic ink.          {Stylographic pen}, a pen with a conical point like that of a             style, combined with a reservoir for supplying it with             ink.          {Stylographic pencil}, a pencil used in stylography.
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Stylographical \Sty`lo*graph"ic*al\, a.       Same as {Stylographic}, 1. -- {Sty`lo*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Stylographical \Sty`lo*graph"ic*al\, a.       Same as {Stylographic}, 1. -- {Sty`lo*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Stylography \Sty*log"ra*phy\, n. [Style + -graphy.]       A mode of writing or tracing lines by means of a style on       cards or tablets.
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Pencil \Pen"cil\, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum,       penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf.       {Penicil}.]       1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters             for laying on colors.                         With subtile pencil depainted was this storie.                                                                               --Chaucer.          2. A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk,             slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a             small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or in a case,             which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or writing. See             {Graphite}.          3. Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar             manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the             artist, descriptive writer, etc.          4. (Opt.) An aggregate or collection of rays of light,             especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.          5. (Geom.) A number of lines that intersect in one point, the             point of intersection being called the pencil point.          6. (Med.) A small medicated bougie.          {Pencil case}, a holder for pencil lead.          {Pencil flower} (Bot.), an American perennial leguminous herb             ({Stylosanthes elatior}).          {Pencil lead}, a slender rod of black lead, or the like,             adapted for insertion in a holder.
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
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d8Alyssum \[d8]A*lys"sum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], name of a       plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + [?] raging madness.] (Bot.)       A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The {sweet alyssum}       ({A. maritimum}), cultivated for bouquets, bears small,       white, sweet-scented flowers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alyssum \[d8]A*lys"sum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], name of a       plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + [?] raging madness.] (Bot.)       A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The {sweet alyssum}       ({A. maritimum}), cultivated for bouquets, bears small,       white, sweet-scented flowers.
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