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   Scartella
         n 1: a genus of Blenniidae [syn: {Scartella}, {genus Scartella}]

English Dictionary: short-lived by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Scartella cristata
n
  1. inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic [syn: {Molly Miller}, Scartella cristata]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrotal
adj
  1. relating to or having or lying within a scrotum; "scrotal mammals"; "scrotal testes"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrotal vein
n
  1. veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins [syn: scrotal vein, vena scrotalis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
serrate leaf
n
  1. a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Serratula
n
  1. genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves
    Synonym(s): Serratula, genus Serratula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Serratula tinctoria
n
  1. European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye
    Synonym(s): sawwort, Serratula tinctoria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sertoli cell
n
  1. elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
    Synonym(s): Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sertoli's cell
n
  1. elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
    Synonym(s): Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sertularia
n
  1. sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies [syn: Sertularia, genus Sertularia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sertularian
n
  1. feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shirtlifter
n
  1. a homosexual man
    Synonym(s): gay man, shirtlifter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shirttail
n
  1. a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
  2. fabric forming the tail of a shirt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
short letter
n
  1. a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
    Synonym(s): note, short letter, line, billet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
short line
n
  1. a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
short list
n
  1. a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
    Synonym(s): short list, shortlist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
short-leaf pine
n
  1. large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
    Synonym(s): shortleaf pine, short-leaf pine, shortleaf yellow pine, Pinus echinata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
short-lived
adj
  1. lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
    Synonym(s): ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
short-tailed
adj
  1. having a short tail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
short-tailed shrew
n
  1. North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
    Synonym(s): short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shortleaf pine
n
  1. large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
    Synonym(s): shortleaf pine, short-leaf pine, shortleaf yellow pine, Pinus echinata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shortleaf yellow pine
n
  1. large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
    Synonym(s): shortleaf pine, short-leaf pine, shortleaf yellow pine, Pinus echinata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shortlist
n
  1. a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
    Synonym(s): short list, shortlist
v
  1. put someone or something on a short list
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shortly
adv
  1. for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"
  2. in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"
    Synonym(s): soon, shortly, presently, before long
  3. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
    Synonym(s): curtly, short, shortly
  4. in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"
    Synonym(s): concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in short
  5. at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shorttail weasel
n
  1. mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
    Synonym(s): ermine, shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shrewdly
adv
  1. in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful"
    Synonym(s): astutely, shrewdly, sagaciously, sapiently, acutely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sieur de LaSalle
n
  1. French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687)
    Synonym(s): LaSalle, Sieur de LaSalle, Rene- Robert Cavelier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
square deal
n
  1. fair treatment
    Synonym(s): fair deal, square deal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
square-tailed
adj
  1. having a square tail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squaretail
n
  1. sluggish square-tailed fish armored with tough bony scales; of deep warm waters
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sword lily
n
  1. any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel- shaped flowers; widely cultivated
    Synonym(s): gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword lily
  2. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
    Synonym(s): iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swordlike
adj
  1. shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"
    Synonym(s): ensiform, sword-shaped, swordlike, bladelike
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
swordtail
n
  1. freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
    Synonym(s): swordtail, helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sardan \Sar"dan\, Sardel \Sar"del\, n. [It. sardella. See
      {Sardine} a fish.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A sardine. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sardel \Sar"del\, n.
      A precious stone. See {Sardius}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scroddled ware \Scrod"dled ware`\
      Mottled pottery made from scraps of differently colored
      clays.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scrotal \Scro"tal\, a. (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to the scrotum; as, scrotal hernia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seriate \Se"ri*ate\, a.
      Arranged in a series or succession; pertaining to a series.
      -- {Se"ri*ate*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sertularian \Ser`tu*la"ri*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any species of Sertularia, or of {Sertularid[91]}, a family
      of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple
      sessile hydrothec[91]. Also used adjectively.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sheartail \Shear"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common tern.
            (b) Any one of several species of humming birds of the
                  genus {Thaumastura} having a long forked tail.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shirtless \Shirt"less\, a.
      Not having or wearing a shirt. --Pope. -- {Shirt"less*ness},
      n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shirtless \Shirt"less\, a.
      Not having or wearing a shirt. --Pope. -- {Shirt"less*ness},
      n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Short-lived \Short"-lived`\, a.
      Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a
      short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived
      passion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shortly \Short"ly\, adv. [AS. sceortlice.]
      1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.
            --Chaucer.
  
                     I shall grow jealous of you shortly.   --Shak.
  
                     The armies came shortly in view of each other.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
      2. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express
            ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shredless \Shred"less\, a.
      Having no shreds; without a shred.
  
               And those which waved are shredless dust ere now.
                                                                              --Byron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.]
      [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]
      1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,
            vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;
            rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
                     [Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the
                     great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass
                     by.                                                   --Sir J.
                                                                              Mandeville.
  
                     Every of this happy number That have endured shrewd
                     days and nights with us.                     --Shak.
  
      2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
  
                     These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;
            astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd
            observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
  
                     Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind
                     creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.
                                                                              --Secker.
  
      Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;
               discerning; acute; penetrating.
  
      Usage: {Shrewd}, {Sagacious}. One who is shrewd is keen to
                  detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and
                  guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a
                  word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a
                  comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas
                  shrewd does not. -- {Shrewd"ly}, adv. --
                  {Shrewd"ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shroud-laid \Shroud"-laid`\, a.
      Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart,
      or center; -- said of rope. See Illust. under {Cordage}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shroudless \Shroud"less\, a.
      Without a shroud.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sortal \Sort"al\, a.
      Pertaining to a sort. [Obs.] --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sortilege \Sor"ti*lege\, n. [F. sortil[8a]ge, fr. L. sors,
      sortis, a lot + legere to gather, to select.]
      The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing
      lots.
  
               A woman infamous for sortileges and witcheries. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sortilegious \Sor`ti*le"gious\, a.
      Pertaining to sortilege.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sortilegy \Sor"til"e*gy\, n.
      Sortilege. [R.] --De Quincey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Surdal \Surd"al\, a. (Math.)
      Same as {Surd}, a., 3.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swarthily \Swarth"i*ly\, adv.
      In a swarthy manner; with a tawny hue; duskily.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sword \Sword\, n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd,
      swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel.
      sver[?], Sw. sv[84]rd, Dan. sv[91]rd; of uncertain origin.]
      1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually
            sharp[?]pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is
            the general term, including the small sword, rapier,
            saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.
  
      2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or
            of authority and power.
  
                     He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom.
                                                                              xiii. 4.
  
                     She quits the balance, and resigns the sword.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
  
                     I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x.
                                                                              34.
  
      4. The military power of a country.
  
                     He hath no more authority over the sword than over
                     the law.                                             --Milton.
  
      5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand
            loom is suspended.
  
      {Sword arm}, the right arm.
  
      {Sword bayonet}, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and
            which can be used as a sword.
  
      {Sword bearer}, one who carries his master's sword; an
            officer in London who carries a sword before the lord
            mayor when he goes abroad.
  
      {Sword belt}, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne
            at the side.
  
      {Sword blade}, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword.
  
      {Sword cane}, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or
            dagger, as in a sheath.
  
      {Sword dance}.
            (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed
                  together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott.
            (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but
                  without touching them.
  
      {Sword fight}, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with
            swords; swordplay.
  
      {Sword grass}. (Bot.) See {Gladen}.
  
      {Sword knot}, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.
  
      {Sword law}, government by the sword, or by force; violence.
            --Milton.
  
      {Sword lily}. (Bot.) See {Gladiolus}.
  
      {Sword mat} (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so
            called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture.
  
      {Sword shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a European shrimp ({Pasiph[91]a
            sivado}) having a very thin, compressed body.
  
      {Sword stick}, a sword cane.
  
      {To measure swords with one}. See under {Measure}, v. t.
  
      {To put to the sword}. See under {Put}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sword \Sword\, n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd,
      swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel.
      sver[?], Sw. sv[84]rd, Dan. sv[91]rd; of uncertain origin.]
      1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually
            sharp[?]pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is
            the general term, including the small sword, rapier,
            saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.
  
      2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or
            of authority and power.
  
                     He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom.
                                                                              xiii. 4.
  
                     She quits the balance, and resigns the sword.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
  
                     I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x.
                                                                              34.
  
      4. The military power of a country.
  
                     He hath no more authority over the sword than over
                     the law.                                             --Milton.
  
      5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand
            loom is suspended.
  
      {Sword arm}, the right arm.
  
      {Sword bayonet}, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and
            which can be used as a sword.
  
      {Sword bearer}, one who carries his master's sword; an
            officer in London who carries a sword before the lord
            mayor when he goes abroad.
  
      {Sword belt}, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne
            at the side.
  
      {Sword blade}, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword.
  
      {Sword cane}, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or
            dagger, as in a sheath.
  
      {Sword dance}.
            (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed
                  together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott.
            (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but
                  without touching them.
  
      {Sword fight}, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with
            swords; swordplay.
  
      {Sword grass}. (Bot.) See {Gladen}.
  
      {Sword knot}, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.
  
      {Sword law}, government by the sword, or by force; violence.
            --Milton.
  
      {Sword lily}. (Bot.) See {Gladiolus}.
  
      {Sword mat} (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so
            called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture.
  
      {Sword shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a European shrimp ({Pasiph[91]a
            sivado}) having a very thin, compressed body.
  
      {Sword stick}, a sword cane.
  
      {To measure swords with one}. See under {Measure}, v. t.
  
      {To put to the sword}. See under {Put}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
      Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[uacute]rn, L. granum, Russ.
      zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.]
      1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
            and maize; a grain.
  
      2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
            for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
  
      Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
               the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn}, of which
               there are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows
               chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when
               ripe; {white [or] southern corn}, which grows to a
               great height, and has long white kernels; {sweet corn},
               comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties,
               grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels
               that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any small
               variety, used for popping.
  
      3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
            the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
            reaping and before thrashing.
  
                     In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail
                     had thrashed the corn.                        --Milton.
  
      4. A small, hard particle; a grain. [bd]Corn of sand.[b8]
            --Bp. Hall. [bd]A corn of powder.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
            candy from molasses or sugar.
  
      {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal.
  
      {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
  
      {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma [or] Lychnis
            Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields.
           
  
      {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; --
            called also {sword lily}.
  
      {Corn fly}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
                  to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
                  called [bd]gout,[b8] on account of the swelled joints.
                  The common European species is {Chlorops t[91]niopus}.
            (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot
                  destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
  
      {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
            through its batter. [U. S.]
  
      {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
            in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
            importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
            when the price rose above a certain rate.
  
      {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}.
  
      {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
            and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
            ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and
            Asia.
  
      {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn.
  
      {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}),
            common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}.
           
  
      {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn.
  
      {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}.
  
      {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of
            {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. {V.
            olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}.
  
      {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}.
  
      {Corn weevil}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
            (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[91]}) which
                  attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
                  great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sword \Sword\, n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd,
      swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel.
      sver[?], Sw. sv[84]rd, Dan. sv[91]rd; of uncertain origin.]
      1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually
            sharp[?]pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is
            the general term, including the small sword, rapier,
            saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.
  
      2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or
            of authority and power.
  
                     He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom.
                                                                              xiii. 4.
  
                     She quits the balance, and resigns the sword.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
  
                     I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x.
                                                                              34.
  
      4. The military power of a country.
  
                     He hath no more authority over the sword than over
                     the law.                                             --Milton.
  
      5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand
            loom is suspended.
  
      {Sword arm}, the right arm.
  
      {Sword bayonet}, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and
            which can be used as a sword.
  
      {Sword bearer}, one who carries his master's sword; an
            officer in London who carries a sword before the lord
            mayor when he goes abroad.
  
      {Sword belt}, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne
            at the side.
  
      {Sword blade}, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword.
  
      {Sword cane}, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or
            dagger, as in a sheath.
  
      {Sword dance}.
            (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed
                  together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott.
            (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but
                  without touching them.
  
      {Sword fight}, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with
            swords; swordplay.
  
      {Sword grass}. (Bot.) See {Gladen}.
  
      {Sword knot}, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.
  
      {Sword law}, government by the sword, or by force; violence.
            --Milton.
  
      {Sword lily}. (Bot.) See {Gladiolus}.
  
      {Sword mat} (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so
            called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture.
  
      {Sword shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a European shrimp ({Pasiph[91]a
            sivado}) having a very thin, compressed body.
  
      {Sword stick}, a sword cane.
  
      {To measure swords with one}. See under {Measure}, v. t.
  
      {To put to the sword}. See under {Put}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
      Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[uacute]rn, L. granum, Russ.
      zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.]
      1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
            and maize; a grain.
  
      2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
            for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
  
      Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
               the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn}, of which
               there are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows
               chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when
               ripe; {white [or] southern corn}, which grows to a
               great height, and has long white kernels; {sweet corn},
               comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties,
               grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels
               that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any small
               variety, used for popping.
  
      3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
            the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
            reaping and before thrashing.
  
                     In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail
                     had thrashed the corn.                        --Milton.
  
      4. A small, hard particle; a grain. [bd]Corn of sand.[b8]
            --Bp. Hall. [bd]A corn of powder.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
            candy from molasses or sugar.
  
      {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal.
  
      {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
  
      {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma [or] Lychnis
            Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields.
           
  
      {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; --
            called also {sword lily}.
  
      {Corn fly}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
                  to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
                  called [bd]gout,[b8] on account of the swelled joints.
                  The common European species is {Chlorops t[91]niopus}.
            (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot
                  destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
  
      {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
            through its batter. [U. S.]
  
      {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
            in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
            importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
            when the price rose above a certain rate.
  
      {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}.
  
      {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
            and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
            ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and
            Asia.
  
      {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn.
  
      {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}),
            common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}.
           
  
      {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn.
  
      {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}.
  
      {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of
            {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. {V.
            olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}.
  
      {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}.
  
      {Corn weevil}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
            (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[91]}) which
                  attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
                  great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swordless \Sword"less\, a.
      Destitute of a sword.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swordtail \Sword"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The limulus.
      (b) Any hemipterous insect of the genus {Uroxiphus}, found
            upon forest trees.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sartell, MN (city, FIPS 58612)
      Location: 45.62050 N, 94.20627 W
      Population (1990): 5393 (1914 housing units)
      Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56377

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Shorewood Hills, WI (village, FIPS 73750)
      Location: 43.07773 N, 89.44648 W
      Population (1990): 1680 (664 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Short Hills, NJ
      Zip code(s): 07078

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   SRDL
  
      Small {algebraic specification language}, allows {distfix
      operator}s.
  
      ["A Constructive Method for Abstract Algebraic Software
      Specification", H.   Klaeren, Theor Computer Sci 30,
      pp.134-204, 1984].
  
  
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