Sabbath school
         n 1: school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction [syn:
               {Sunday school}, {Sabbath school}]

English Dictionary: soft touch	by the DICT Development Group
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Sabbatia campestris n prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers [syn: prairia Sabbatia, Texas star, Sabbatia campestris]
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Sabbatia stellaris n any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury Synonym(s): marsh pink, rose pink, bitter floom, American centaury, Sabbatia stellaris, Sabbatia Angularis
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sabbatic adj of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims" Synonym(s): sabbatical, sabbatic
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sabbatical adj of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims" Synonym(s): sabbatical, sabbatic of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project" n a leave usually taken every seventh year [syn: sabbatical, sabbatical leave]
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sabbatical leave n a leave usually taken every seventh year [syn: sabbatical, sabbatical leave]
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sabbatical year n a sabbatical leave lasting one year
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sabotage n a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged v destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" Synonym(s): sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
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safety catch n guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired Synonym(s): safety catch, safety lock
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safety curtain n a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire
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safety glass n glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering Synonym(s): safety glass, laminated glass, shatterproof glass
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safety island n a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians Synonym(s): traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone
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safety isle n a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians Synonym(s): traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone
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safety squeeze n the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully Synonym(s): safety squeeze play, safety squeeze
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safety squeeze play n the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully Synonym(s): safety squeeze play, safety squeeze
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safety zone n a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians Synonym(s): traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone
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Sapotaceae n tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit Synonym(s): Sapotaceae, family Sapotaceae, sapodilla family
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scaup duck n diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill Synonym(s): scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill
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sceptic n someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs [syn: skeptic, sceptic, doubter]
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sceptical adj marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" Synonym(s): doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" Synonym(s): disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, unbelieving
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sceptically adv with scepticism; in a sceptical manner; "he looked at her sceptically" Synonym(s): sceptically, skeptically
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scepticism n the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [syn: agnosticism, skepticism, scepticism]
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seafood sauce n usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice [syn: cocktail sauce, seafood sauce]
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septectomy n surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum)
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septic adj containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" Synonym(s): septic, infected Antonym(s): antiseptic of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
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septic sore throat n an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus Synonym(s): streptococcal sore throat, strep throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, septic sore throat, throat infection
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septic tank n large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
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septicaemia n invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection Synonym(s): blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia
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septicemia n invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection Synonym(s): blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia
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septicemic adj characteristic of septicemia; "a septicemic temperature curve"
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septicemic plague n an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
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septuagenarian n someone whose age is in the seventies
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Septuagesima n the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter) [syn: Septuagesima, Septuagesima Sunday]
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Septuagesima Sunday n the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter) [syn: Septuagesima, Septuagesima Sunday]
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Septuagint n the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II
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sheep dog n any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep Synonym(s): shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog
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sheep tick n wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle Synonym(s): sheep ked, sheep-tick, sheep tick, Melophagus Ovinus parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete Synonym(s): sheep- tick, sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus
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sheep-tick n wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle Synonym(s): sheep ked, sheep-tick, sheep tick, Melophagus Ovinus parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete Synonym(s): sheep- tick, sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus
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sheepdog n any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep Synonym(s): shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog
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shift key n the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower- case letters to upper-case letters Synonym(s): shift key, shift
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skeptic n someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs [syn: skeptic, sceptic, doubter]
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skeptical adj denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" Synonym(s): disbelieving, skeptical, sceptical, unbelieving marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" Synonym(s): doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical
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skeptically adv with scepticism; in a sceptical manner; "he looked at her sceptically" Synonym(s): sceptically, skeptically
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skepticism n doubt about the truth of something [syn: incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection] the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge Synonym(s): agnosticism, skepticism, scepticism
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skip distance n the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
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soap dish n a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap
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soap dispenser n dispenser of liquid soap
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soft coal n rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame Synonym(s): bituminous coal, soft coal
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soft copy n (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen; "he sent them soft copy of the report"
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soft corn n corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch [syn: soft corn, flour corn, squaw corn, Zea mays amylacea]
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soft glass n glass having a relatively low softening point
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soft goods n textiles or clothing and related merchandise [syn: drygoods, soft goods]
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soft ice cream n dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base Synonym(s): frozen custard, soft ice cream
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soft scale n an insect active in all stages
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soft sell n suggestive or persuasive advertising
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soft shield fern n European shield fern cultivated in many varieties [syn: soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferum]
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soft soap n flattery designed to gain favor [syn: blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk] a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases Synonym(s): soft soap, green soap
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soft solder n solder that melts at a relatively low temperature
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soft spot n a place of especial vulnerability [syn: weak part, {weak spot}, soft spot] Antonym(s): good part a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son" any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus Synonym(s): fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot
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soft tick n tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head Synonym(s): soft tick, argasid
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soft touch n a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of Synonym(s): chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
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soft-cast steel n steel with less than 0.15% carbon [syn: mild steel, {low- carbon steel}, soft-cast steel]
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soft-coated wheaten terrier n Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle
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soft-cover n a book with paper covers [syn: paperback book, {paper- back book}, paperback, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-cover]
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soft-cover book n a book with paper covers [syn: paperback book, {paper- back book}, paperback, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-cover]
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soft-shell clam n a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: {soft- shell clam}, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam] an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe Synonym(s): soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria
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soft-shell crab n freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible Synonym(s): soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell Synonym(s): soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab
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soft-shelled crab n freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible Synonym(s): soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell Synonym(s): soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab
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soft-shelled turtle n voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites Synonym(s): soft- shelled turtle, pancake turtle
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soft-shoe n tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles [syn: {soft- shoe}, soft-shoe shuffle, soft-shoe dancing]
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soft-shoe dancing n tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles [syn: {soft- shoe}, soft-shoe shuffle, soft-shoe dancing]
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soft-shoe shuffle n tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles [syn: {soft- shoe}, soft-shoe shuffle, soft-shoe dancing]
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soft-soap v persuade someone through flattery use flattering talk on somebody
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soft-solder v repair with soft-solder
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soft-spoken adj having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh; "she was always soft-spoken"
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softish adj somewhat soft Synonym(s): softish, semisoft
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Sophie Tucker n United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966) Synonym(s): Tucker, Sophie Tucker
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soup du jour n the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given day
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Soviet KGB n formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia Synonym(s): Committee for State Security, KGB, Soviet KGB
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Soviet Socialist Republic n one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
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sovietise v bring under Soviet control, of a country [syn: sovietize, sovietise] model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba" Synonym(s): sovietize, sovietise
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sovietism n Soviet communism [syn: Bolshevism, collectivism, sovietism]
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sovietize v bring under Soviet control, of a country [syn: sovietize, sovietise] model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba" Synonym(s): sovietize, sovietise
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Soviets n the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"
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spade casino n a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point
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spade-shaped adj shaped in the form of a spade [syn: spade-shaped, spade-like]
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spadix n the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
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spatchcock n flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) v prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guinea hen" interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
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speed cop n a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) Synonym(s): motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop
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speed skate n an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing [syn: speed skate, racing skate] v race on skates
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speed skater n an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course Synonym(s): speedskater, speed skater
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speed skating n competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course)
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speedskater n an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course Synonym(s): speedskater, speed skater
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spit curl n a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek [syn: spit curl, kiss curl]
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Spitsbergen n islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway Synonym(s): Spitsbergen, Spitzbergen
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spitz n any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail
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Spitzbergen n islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway Synonym(s): Spitsbergen, Spitzbergen
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spot check n a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning; "spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees"
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spot jam v jam a single frequency; "This operator is spot-jammed"
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spot jamming n electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency [syn: spot jamming, selective jamming]
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spot-check v pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
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spots n spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision" Synonym(s): musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots
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Spotsylvania n a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign Synonym(s): Spotsylvania, battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
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sub-test n one of a battery of related tests
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subdeacon n a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
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subduction n a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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subway token n a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{School days}, the period in which youth are sent to school.                      {School district}, a division of a town or city for             establishing and conducting schools. [U.S.]          {Sunday school}, or {Sabbath school}, a school held on Sunday             for study of the Bible and for religious instruction; the             pupils, or the teachers and pupils, of such a school,             collectively.
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Sabbatic \Sab*bat"ic\, Sabbatical \Sab*bat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]:       cf. F. sabbatique.]       Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath;       enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor.          {Sabbatical year} (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in             which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields             and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sabbatic \Sab*bat"ic\, Sabbatical \Sab*bat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]:       cf. F. sabbatique.]       Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath;       enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor.          {Sabbatical year} (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in             which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields             and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Year \Year\, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [f4]er, AS. ge[a0]r; akin to       OFries. i[?]r, g[?]r, D. jaar, OHG. j[be]r, G. jahr, Icel.       [be]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [86]r, Goth. j[?]r, Gr. [?] a season of       the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, [?] a year,       Zend y[be]re year. [root]4, 279. Cf. {Hour}, {Yore}.]       1. The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the             ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its             revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year;             also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this,             adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and             called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354             days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360             days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days,             and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of             366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on             account of the excess above 365 days (see {Bissextile}).                         Of twenty year of age he was, I guess. --Chaucer.          Note: The civil, or legal, year, in England, formerly                commenced on the 25th of March. This practice continued                throughout the British dominions till the year 1752.          2. The time in which any planet completes a revolution about             the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.          3. pl. Age, or old age; as, a man in years. --Shak.          {Anomalistic year}, the time of the earth's revolution from             perihelion to perihelion again, which is 365 days, 6             hours, 13 minutes, and 48 seconds.          {A year's mind} (Eccl.), a commemoration of a deceased             person, as by a Mass, a year after his death. Cf. {A             month's mind}, under {Month}.          {Bissextile year}. See {Bissextile}.          {Canicular year}. See under {Canicular}.          {Civil year}, the year adopted by any nation for the             computation of time.          {Common lunar year}, the period of 12 lunar months, or 354             days.          {Common year}, each year of 365 days, as distinguished from             leap year.          {Embolismic year}, [or] {Intercalary lunar year}, the period             of 13 lunar months, or 384 days.          {Fiscal year} (Com.), the year by which accounts are             reckoned, or the year between one annual time of             settlement, or balancing of accounts, and another.          {Great year}. See {Platonic year}, under {Platonic}.          {Gregorian year}, {Julian year}. See under {Gregorian}, and             {Julian}.          {Leap year}. See {Leap year}, in the Vocabulary.          {Lunar astronomical year}, the period of 12 lunar synodical             months, or 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, 36 seconds.          {Lunisolar year}. See under {Lunisolar}.          {Periodical year}. See {Anomalistic year}, above.          {Platonic year}, {Sabbatical year}. See under {Platonic}, and             {Sabbatical}.          {Sidereal year}, the time in which the sun, departing from             any fixed star, returns to the same. This is 365 days, 6             hours, 9 minutes, and 9.3 seconds.          {Tropical year}. See under {Tropical}.          {Year and a day} (O. Eng. Law), a time to be allowed for an             act or an event, in order that an entire year might be             secured beyond all question. --Abbott.          {Year of grace}, any year of the Christian era; Anno Domini;             A. D. or a. d.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sabbatic \Sab*bat"ic\, Sabbatical \Sab*bat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]:       cf. F. sabbatique.]       Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath;       enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor.          {Sabbatical year} (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in             which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields             and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sabbatism \Sab"ba*tism\, n. [L. sabbatismus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to       keep the Sabbath: cf. F. sabbatisme. See {Sabbath}.]       Intermission of labor, as upon the Sabbath; rest. --Dr. H.       More.
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Safety \Safe"ty\, n. [Cf. F. sauvet[82].]       1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger             or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.                         Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An                      earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down,                      Return me to my native element.         --Milton.          2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from             liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the             quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence,             justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.                         Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might                      put a thousand sorrows off, And credit thy                      repentance!                                       --Beau. & Fl.          3. Preservation from escape; close custody.                         Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and                      return.                                             --Shak.          4. (Football) Same as Safety touchdown, below.          {Safety arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under             {Discharge}, v. t.          {Safety belt}, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which             is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to             float in water; a life preserver.          {Safety buoy}, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a             safety belt.          {Safety cage} (Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift,             having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the             lifting rope should break.          {Safety lamp}. (Mining) See under {Lamp}.          {Safety match}, a match which can be ignited only on a             surface specially prepared for the purpose.          {Safety pin}, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard             covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer.                      {Safety plug}. See {Fusible plug}, under {Fusible}.          {Safety switch}. See {Switch}.          {Safety touchdown} (Football), the act or result of a             player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a             ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own             side; -- distinguished from touchback. See {Touchdown}.
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Safety chain \Safety chain\       (a) (Railroads) A normally slack chain for preventing             excessive movement between a truck and a car body in             sluing.       (b) An auxiliary watch chain, secured to the clothes, usually             out of sight, to prevent stealing of the watch.       (c) A chain of sheet metal links with an elongated hole             through each broad end, made up by doubling the first             link on itself, slipping the next link through and             doubling, and so on.
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Safety \Safe"ty\, n. [Cf. F. sauvet[82].]       1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger             or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.                         Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An                      earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down,                      Return me to my native element.         --Milton.          2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from             liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the             quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence,             justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.                         Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might                      put a thousand sorrows off, And credit thy                      repentance!                                       --Beau. & Fl.          3. Preservation from escape; close custody.                         Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and                      return.                                             --Shak.          4. (Football) Same as Safety touchdown, below.          {Safety arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under             {Discharge}, v. t.          {Safety belt}, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which             is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to             float in water; a life preserver.          {Safety buoy}, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a             safety belt.          {Safety cage} (Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift,             having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the             lifting rope should break.          {Safety lamp}. (Mining) See under {Lamp}.          {Safety match}, a match which can be ignited only on a             surface specially prepared for the purpose.          {Safety pin}, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard             covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer.                      {Safety plug}. See {Fusible plug}, under {Fusible}.          {Safety switch}. See {Switch}.          {Safety touchdown} (Football), the act or result of a             player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a             ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own             side; -- distinguished from touchback. See {Touchdown}.
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Switch \Switch\, n. [Cf. OD. swick a scourage, a whip. Cf.       {Swink}, {Swing}.]       1. A small, flexible twig or rod.                         Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horse with                      something like a thread; in her other hand she holds                      a switch.                                          --Addison.          2. (Railways) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails,             for transferring cars from one track to another.          3. A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at             jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.          4. (Elec.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric             current to another circuit.          {Safety switch} (Railways), a form of switch contrived to             prevent or lessen the danger of derailment of trains.          {Switch back} (Railways), an arrangement of tracks whereby             elevations otherwise insurmountable are passed. The track             ascends by a series of zigzags, the engine running             alternately forward and back, until the summit is reached.                      {Switch board} (Elec.), a collection of switches in one piece             of apparatus, so arranged that a number of circuits may be             connected or combined in any desired manner.
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Chicle \Chic"le\, n., Chicle gum \Chicle gum\ [Amer. Sp.       chicle.]       A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree ({Mimusops       globosa}) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla       ({Sapota zapotilla}). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and       more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it       is used in England. It is used largely in the United States       in making chewing gum.
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Sapotaceous \Sap`o*ta"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Sapotace[91]}) of       (mostly tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple,       the Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta-percha tree       ({Isonandra}), and the India mahwa, as well as the sapodilla,       or sapota, after which the order is named.
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2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below.          {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The             adult males are, in large part, black. The three North             American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya             marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill},             {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl},             and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}),             called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and             {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.             collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},             {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of             {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common             European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely             resembles the American variety.
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Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)},             which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the             United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill},             {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup             duck}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.
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2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below.          {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The             adult males are, in large part, black. The three North             American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya             marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill},             {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl},             and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}),             called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and             {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.             collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},             {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of             {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common             European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely             resembles the American variety.
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Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)},             which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the             United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill},             {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup             duck}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.
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Sceptic \Scep"tic\, Sceptical \Scep"tic*al\, Scepticism    \Scep"ti*cism\,       etc. See {Skeptic}, {Skeptical}, {Skepticism}, etc.
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Skeptic \Skep"tic\, n. [Gr. skeptiko`s thoughtful, reflective,       fr. ske`ptesqai to look carefully or about, to view,       consider: cf. L. scepticus, F. sceptique. See {Scope}.]       [Written also {sceptic}.]       1. One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is             looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after             facts or reasons.
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Sceptic \Scep"tic\, Sceptical \Scep"tic*al\, Scepticism    \Scep"ti*cism\,       etc. See {Skeptic}, {Skeptical}, {Skepticism}, etc.
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Skeptic \Skep"tic\, n. [Gr. skeptiko`s thoughtful, reflective,       fr. ske`ptesqai to look carefully or about, to view,       consider: cf. L. scepticus, F. sceptique. See {Scope}.]       [Written also {sceptic}.]       1. One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is             looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after             facts or reasons.
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Sceptic \Scep"tic\, Sceptical \Scep"tic*al\, Scepticism    \Scep"ti*cism\,       etc. See {Skeptic}, {Skeptical}, {Skepticism}, etc.
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Sceptic \Scep"tic\, Sceptical \Scep"tic*al\, Scepticism    \Scep"ti*cism\,       etc. See {Skeptic}, {Skeptical}, {Skepticism}, etc.
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Skepticism \Skep"ti*cism\, n. [Cf. F. scepticisme.] [Written       also {scepticism}.]       1. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.                         That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and                      confusion, which is the result of skepticism.                                                                               --Hune.          2. (Metaph.) The doctrine that no fact or principle can be             certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is             uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that             no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be             established on philosophical grounds; critical             investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive             assumption or assertion of certain principles.          3. (Theol.) A doubting of the truth of revelation, or a             denial of the divine origin of the Christian religion, or             of the being, perfections, or truth of God.                         Let no . . . secret skepticism lead any one to doubt                      whether this blessed prospect will be realized. --S.                                                                               Miller.
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Sceptic \Scep"tic\, Sceptical \Scep"tic*al\, Scepticism    \Scep"ti*cism\,       etc. See {Skeptic}, {Skeptical}, {Skepticism}, etc.
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Skepticism \Skep"ti*cism\, n. [Cf. F. scepticisme.] [Written       also {scepticism}.]       1. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.                         That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and                      confusion, which is the result of skepticism.                                                                               --Hune.          2. (Metaph.) The doctrine that no fact or principle can be             certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is             uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that             no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be             established on philosophical grounds; critical             investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive             assumption or assertion of certain principles.          3. (Theol.) A doubting of the truth of revelation, or a             denial of the divine origin of the Christian religion, or             of the being, perfections, or truth of God.                         Let no . . . secret skepticism lead any one to doubt                      whether this blessed prospect will be realized. --S.                                                                               Miller.
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Scioptic \Sci*op"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] shadow + [?] belonging to       sight: cf. F. scioptique. See {Optic}.] (Opt.)       Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images       in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball.          {Scioptic ball} (Opt.), the lens of a camera obscura mounted             in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter             so as to be readily turned, like the eye, to different             parts of the landscape.
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Scioptic \Sci*op"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] shadow + [?] belonging to       sight: cf. F. scioptique. See {Optic}.] (Opt.)       Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images       in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball.          {Scioptic ball} (Opt.), the lens of a camera obscura mounted             in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter             so as to be readily turned, like the eye, to different             parts of the landscape.
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Sciopticon \Sci*op"ti*con\, n. [NL. See {Scioptic}.]       A kind of magic lantern.
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Scioptics \Sci*op"tics\, n.       The art or process of exhibiting luminous images, especially       those of external objects, in a darkened room, by       arrangements of lenses or mirrors.
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Scoptic \Scop"tic\, Scoptical \Scop"tic*al\, a. [Gr. skwptiko`s,       from skw`ptein to mock, to scoff at.]       Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] --South. --       {Scop"tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Scoptic \Scop"tic\, Scoptical \Scop"tic*al\, a. [Gr. skwptiko`s,       from skw`ptein to mock, to scoff at.]       Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] --South. --       {Scop"tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Scoptic \Scop"tic\, Scoptical \Scop"tic*al\, a. [Gr. skwptiko`s,       from skw`ptein to mock, to scoff at.]       Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] --South. --       {Scop"tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Sepidaceous \Sep`i*da"ceous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Like or pertaining to the cuttlefishes of the genus Sepia.
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Septic \Sep"tic\, a. [Septi- + -ic.] (Math.)       Of the seventh degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the       seventh degree.
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Septic \Sep"tic\, Septical \Sep"tic*al\, a. [L. septicus, Gr.       [?][?][?][?], fr. [?][?][?][?] to make putrid: cf. F.       septique.]       Having power to promote putrefaction.
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Septic \Sep"tic\, n.       A substance that promotes putrefaction.
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Septic \Sep"tic\, Septical \Sep"tic*al\, a. [L. septicus, Gr.       [?][?][?][?], fr. [?][?][?][?] to make putrid: cf. F.       septique.]       Having power to promote putrefaction.
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Septically \Sep"tic*al*ly\, adv.       In a septic manner; in a manner tending to promote       putrefaction.
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Septicidal \Sep"ti*ci`dal\, a. [Septum + L. caedere to cut: cf.       F. septicide.] (Bot.)       Dividing the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in       which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into       its component carpels.
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Septicity \Sep*tic"i*ty\, n. [See {Septic}.]       Tendency to putrefaction; septic quality.
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Septisyllable \Sep"ti*syl`la*ble\, n. [Septi- + syllable.]       A word of seven syllables.
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Septoic \Sep*to"ic\, a. [L. septem seven.] (Chem.)       See {Heptoic}. [R.]
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Septuagenarian \Sep`tu*a*ge*na"ri*an\, n.       A person who is seventy years of age; a septuagenary.
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Septuagenary \Sep`tu*ag"e*na*ry\, a. [L. septuagenarius, fr.       septuageny seventy each; akin to septuaginta seventy, septem       seven. See {Seven}.]       Consisting of seventy; also, seventy years old. -- n. A       septuagenarian.
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Septuagesimal \Sep`tu*a*ges"i*mal\, a.       Consisting of seventy days, years, etc.; reckoned by       seventies.                   Our abridged and septuagesimal age.         --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Septuagint \Sep"tu*a*gint\, n. [From L. septuaginta seventy.]       A Greek version of the Old Testament; -- so called because it       was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of       seventy-two) translators.          Note: The causes which produced it [the Septuagint], the                number and names of the translators, the times at which                different portions were translated, are all uncertain.                The only point in which all agree is that Alexandria                was the birthplace of the version. On one other point                there is a near agreement, namely, as to time, that the                version was made, or at least commenced, in the time of                the early Ptolemies, in the first half of the third                century b.c. --Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)          {Septuagint chronology}, the chronology founded upon the             dates of the Septuagint, which makes 1500 years more from             the creation to Abraham than the Hebrew Bible.
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Septuagint \Sep"tu*a*gint\, n. [From L. septuaginta seventy.]       A Greek version of the Old Testament; -- so called because it       was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of       seventy-two) translators.          Note: The causes which produced it [the Septuagint], the                number and names of the translators, the times at which                different portions were translated, are all uncertain.                The only point in which all agree is that Alexandria                was the birthplace of the version. On one other point                there is a near agreement, namely, as to time, that the                version was made, or at least commenced, in the time of                the early Ptolemies, in the first half of the third                century b.c. --Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)          {Septuagint chronology}, the chronology founded upon the             dates of the Septuagint, which makes 1500 years more from             the creation to Abraham than the Hebrew Bible.
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Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p,       sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf,       OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the             genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both             hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.          Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size,                in the length and texture of its wool, the form and                size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was                domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct                breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated                for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their                long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep,                remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which                often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in                which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which                always has four horns.          2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth.          3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government             and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.          {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}.          {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}.          {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See             {Estrus}.          {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie.          {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia             angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs.                      {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina})             related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed             spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep.          {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range             and graze.          {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum             Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the             conspicuous pappus of the achenes.          {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana})             having much the appearance of scabious.          {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep,             characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon             the skin.          {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}.          {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends             of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as             often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so             called because used to cut off the wool of sheep.          {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex             Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly             soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel.                      {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida             commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety             {gossypina}).          {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect             ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes             its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the             blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and             {sheep louse}.          {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run.          {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and             {O[94]rial}.
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Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p,       sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf,       OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the             genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both             hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.          Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size,                in the length and texture of its wool, the form and                size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was                domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct                breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated                for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their                long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep,                remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which                often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in                which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which                always has four horns.          2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth.          3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government             and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.          {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}.          {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}.          {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See             {Estrus}.          {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie.          {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia             angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs.                      {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina})             related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed             spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep.          {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range             and graze.          {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum             Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the             conspicuous pappus of the achenes.          {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana})             having much the appearance of scabious.          {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep,             characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon             the skin.          {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}.          {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends             of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as             often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so             called because used to cut off the wool of sheep.          {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex             Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly             soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel.                      {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida             commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety             {gossypina}).          {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect             ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes             its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the             blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and             {sheep louse}.          {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run.          {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and             {O[94]rial}.
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Skeptic \Skep"tic\, Skeptical \Skep"tic*al\, a. [Written also       sceptic, sceptical.]       1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized             by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of             doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.          2. (Theol.) Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or             the sacred Scriptures.                         The skeptical system subverts the whole foundation                      of morals.                                          --R. Hall.             -- {Skep"tac*al*ly}, adv. -- {Skep"tic*al*ness}, n.
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Skeptic \Skep"tic\, n. [Gr. skeptiko`s thoughtful, reflective,       fr. ske`ptesqai to look carefully or about, to view,       consider: cf. L. scepticus, F. sceptique. See {Scope}.]       [Written also {sceptic}.]       1. One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is             looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after             facts or reasons.
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Skeptic \Skep"tic\, Skeptical \Skep"tic*al\, a. [Written also       sceptic, sceptical.]       1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized             by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of             doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.          2. (Theol.) Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or             the sacred Scriptures.                         The skeptical system subverts the whole foundation                      of morals.                                          --R. Hall.             -- {Skep"tac*al*ly}, adv. -- {Skep"tic*al*ness}, n.
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Skeptic \Skep"tic\, Skeptical \Skep"tic*al\, a. [Written also       sceptic, sceptical.]       1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized             by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of             doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.          2. (Theol.) Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or             the sacred Scriptures.                         The skeptical system subverts the whole foundation                      of morals.                                          --R. Hall.             -- {Skep"tac*al*ly}, adv. -- {Skep"tic*al*ness}, n.
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Skeptic \Skep"tic\, Skeptical \Skep"tic*al\, a. [Written also       sceptic, sceptical.]       1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized             by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of             doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.          2. (Theol.) Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or             the sacred Scriptures.                         The skeptical system subverts the whole foundation                      of morals.                                          --R. Hall.             -- {Skep"tac*al*ly}, adv. -- {Skep"tic*al*ness}, n.
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Skepticism \Skep"ti*cism\, n. [Cf. F. scepticisme.] [Written       also {scepticism}.]       1. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.                         That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and                      confusion, which is the result of skepticism.                                                                               --Hune.          2. (Metaph.) The doctrine that no fact or principle can be             certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is             uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that             no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be             established on philosophical grounds; critical             investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive             assumption or assertion of certain principles.          3. (Theol.) A doubting of the truth of revelation, or a             denial of the divine origin of the Christian religion, or             of the being, perfections, or truth of God.                         Let no . . . secret skepticism lead any one to doubt                      whether this blessed prospect will be realized. --S.                                                                               Miller.
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Skepticize \Skep"ti*cize\, v. i.       To doubt; to pretend to doubt of everything. [R.]                   To skepticize, where no one else will . . . hesitate.                                                                               --Shaftesbury.
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d8Raskolnik \[d8]Ras*kol"nik\, n.; pl. {Raskolniki}or       {Raskolniks}. [Russ. raskol'nik dissenter, fr. raskol       dissent.]       The name applied by the Russian government to any subject of       the Greek faith who dissents from the established church. The       Raskolniki embrace many sects, whose common characteristic is       a clinging to antique traditions, habits, and customs. The       schism originated in 1667 in an ecclesiastical dispute as to       the correctness of the translation of the religious books.       The dissenters, who have been continually persecuted, are       believed to number about 20,000,000, although the Holy Synod       officially puts the number at about 2,000,000. They are       officially divided into three groups according to the degree       of their variance from orthodox beliefs and observances, as       follows: I. [bd]Most obnoxious.[b8] the          {Judaizers}; the          {Molokane}, who refuse to recognize civil authority or to             take oaths; the          {Dukhobortsy}, or          {Dukhobors}, who are communistic, marry without ceremony, and             believe that Christ was human, but that his soul reappears             at intervals in living men; the          {Khlysty}, who countenance anthropolatory, are ascetics,             practice continual self-flagellation, and reject marriage;             the          {Skoptsy}, who practice castration; and a section of the          {Bezpopovtsy}, or priestless sect, which disbelieve in             prayers for the Czar and in marriage. II.             [bd]Obnoxious:[b8] the          {Bezpopovtsy}, who pray for the Czar and recognize marriage.             III. [bd]Least obnoxious:[b8] the          {Popovtsy}, who dissent from the orthodox church in minor             points only.
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Chancre \Chan"cre\, n. [F. chancere. See {Cancer}.] (Med.)       A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of       true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; --       called also {hard chancre}, {indurated chancre}, and       {Hunterian chancre}.          {Soft chancre}. A chancroid. See {Chancroid}.
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Chancroid \Chan"croid\, n. [Chancre + -oil.] (Med.)       A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some       external characters, but differing from it in being the       starting point of a purely local process and never of a       systemic disease; -- called also {soft chancre}.
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Chancre \Chan"cre\, n. [F. chancere. See {Cancer}.] (Med.)       A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of       true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; --       called also {hard chancre}, {indurated chancre}, and       {Hunterian chancre}.          {Soft chancre}. A chancroid. See {Chancroid}.
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Chancroid \Chan"croid\, n. [Chancre + -oil.] (Med.)       A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some       external characters, but differing from it in being the       starting point of a purely local process and never of a       systemic disease; -- called also {soft chancre}.
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Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE.       softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to       OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti,       adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]       1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or             cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,             malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft             peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.          2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;             delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.                         They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.                                                                               --Matt. xi. 8.          3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating             to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The             soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton.          4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing             to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent             contrast; as, soft hues or tints.                         The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .                      . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the             ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.                         Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an                      excellent thing in woman.                  --Shak.                         Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?                                                                               --Pope.          6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;             gentle; kind.                         I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;                      Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.                         The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.          7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;             conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.                         A soft answer turneth away wrath.      --Prov. xv. 1.                         A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by                      human kindness bred.                           --Wordsworth.          8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.                         A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution                      of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,                      and wandering.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.                         On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears                      thee soft with the smooth air along.   --Milton.          10. Weak in character; impressible.                         The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.                                                                               --Glanvill.          11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]                         He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as                      were foolish quite mad.                     --Burton.          12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.          13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not             angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.          14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;             as, soft water is the best for washing.          15. (Phonetics)             (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental                   consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as                   distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in                   cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.             (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as                   distinguished from the surd, and considered as                   involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,                   etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.          {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya             arenaria}). See {Mya}.          {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from             anthracite, or hard, coal.          {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its             shell.          {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal             fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.          {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.          {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or             hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.          {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.          {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and             usually branched.          {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.          {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from             {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.          {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus             Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
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Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE.       softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to       OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti,       adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]       1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or             cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,             malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft             peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.          2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;             delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.                         They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.                                                                               --Matt. xi. 8.          3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating             to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The             soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton.          4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing             to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent             contrast; as, soft hues or tints.                         The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .                      . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the             ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.                         Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an                      excellent thing in woman.                  --Shak.                         Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?                                                                               --Pope.          6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;             gentle; kind.                         I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;                      Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.                         The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.          7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;             conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.                         A soft answer turneth away wrath.      --Prov. xv. 1.                         A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by                      human kindness bred.                           --Wordsworth.          8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.                         A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution                      of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,                      and wandering.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.                         On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears                      thee soft with the smooth air along.   --Milton.          10. Weak in character; impressible.                         The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.                                                                               --Glanvill.          11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]                         He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as                      were foolish quite mad.                     --Burton.          12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.          13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not             angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.          14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;             as, soft water is the best for washing.          15. (Phonetics)             (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental                   consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as                   distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in                   cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.             (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as                   distinguished from the surd, and considered as                   involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,                   etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.          {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya             arenaria}). See {Mya}.          {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from             anthracite, or hard, coal.          {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its             shell.          {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal             fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.          {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.          {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or             hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.          {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.          {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and             usually branched.          {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.          {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from             {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.          {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus             Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
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Corn \Corn\ (k[ocir]rn), n. [L. cornu horn: cf. F. corne horn,       hornlike excrescence. See {Horn}.]       A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the       toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and       troublesome.                   Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes                Unplagued with corns, will have a bout with you.                                                                               --Shak.          Note: The substance of a corn usually resembles horn, but                where moisture is present, as between the toes, it is                white and sodden, and is called a {soft corn}.
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Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE.       softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to       OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti,       adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]       1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or             cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,             malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft             peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.          2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;             delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.                         They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.                                                                               --Matt. xi. 8.          3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating             to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The             soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton.          4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing             to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent             contrast; as, soft hues or tints.                         The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .                      . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the             ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.                         Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an                      excellent thing in woman.                  --Shak.                         Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?                                                                               --Pope.          6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;             gentle; kind.                         I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;                      Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.                         The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.          7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;             conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.                         A soft answer turneth away wrath.      --Prov. xv. 1.                         A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by                      human kindness bred.                           --Wordsworth.          8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.                         A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution                      of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,                      and wandering.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.                         On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears                      thee soft with the smooth air along.   --Milton.          10. Weak in character; impressible.                         The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.                                                                               --Glanvill.          11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]                         He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as                      were foolish quite mad.                     --Burton.          12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.          13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not             angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.          14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;             as, soft water is the best for washing.          15. (Phonetics)             (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental                   consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as                   distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in                   cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.             (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as                   distinguished from the surd, and considered as                   involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,                   etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.          {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya             arenaria}). See {Mya}.          {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from             anthracite, or hard, coal.          {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its             shell.          {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal             fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.          {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.          {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or             hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.          {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.          {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and             usually branched.          {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.          {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from             {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.          {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus             Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
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Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.       velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;       all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy       hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and       cf. {Villous}.]       1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.             Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton             or linen back.          2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops             and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid             growth.          {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.          {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,             and not woody or porous.          {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult             the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called             also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}.          {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein.          {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia                   fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with                   a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch                   behind each eye.             (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}.          {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}.                      {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with             velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}.          {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from             its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]          {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above.          {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE.       softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to       OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti,       adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]       1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or             cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,             malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft             peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.          2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;             delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.                         They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.                                                                               --Matt. xi. 8.          3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating             to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The             soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton.          4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing             to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent             contrast; as, soft hues or tints.                         The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .                      . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the             ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.                         Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an                      excellent thing in woman.                  --Shak.                         Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?                                                                               --Pope.          6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;             gentle; kind.                         I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;                      Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.                         The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.          7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;             conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.                         A soft answer turneth away wrath.      --Prov. xv. 1.                         A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by                      human kindness bred.                           --Wordsworth.          8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.                         A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution                      of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,                      and wandering.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.                         On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears                      thee soft with the smooth air along.   --Milton.          10. Weak in character; impressible.                         The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.                                                                               --Glanvill.          11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]                         He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as                      were foolish quite mad.                     --Burton.          12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.          13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not             angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.          14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;             as, soft water is the best for washing.          15. (Phonetics)             (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental                   consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as                   distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in                   cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.             (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as                   distinguished from the surd, and considered as                   involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,                   etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.          {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya             arenaria}). See {Mya}.          {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from             anthracite, or hard, coal.          {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its             shell.          {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal             fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.          {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.          {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or             hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.          {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.          {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and             usually branched.          {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.          {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from             {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.          {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus             Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.       velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;       all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy       hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and       cf. {Villous}.]       1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.             Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton             or linen back.          2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops             and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid             growth.          {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.          {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,             and not woody or porous.          {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult             the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called             also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}.          {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein.          {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia                   fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with                   a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch                   behind each eye.             (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}.          {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}.                      {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with             velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}.          {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from             its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]          {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above.          {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE.       softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to       OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti,       adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]       1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or             cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,             malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft             peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.          2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;             delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.                         They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.                                                                               --Matt. xi. 8.          3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating             to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The             soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton.          4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing             to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent             contrast; as, soft hues or tints.                         The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .                      . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the             ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.                         Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an                      excellent thing in woman.                  --Shak.                         Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?                                                                               --Pope.          6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;             gentle; kind.                         I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;                      Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.                         The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.          7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;             conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.                         A soft answer turneth away wrath.      --Prov. xv. 1.                         A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by                      human kindness bred.                           --Wordsworth.          8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.                         A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution                      of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,                      and wandering.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.                         On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears                      thee soft with the smooth air along.   --Milton.          10. Weak in character; impressible.                         The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.                                                                               --Glanvill.          11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]                         He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as                      were foolish quite mad.                     --Burton.          12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.          13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not             angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.          14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;             as, soft water is the best for washing.          15. (Phonetics)             (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental                   consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as                   distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in                   cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.             (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as                   distinguished from the surd, and considered as                   involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,                   etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.          {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya             arenaria}). See {Mya}.          {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from             anthracite, or hard, coal.          {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its             shell.          {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal             fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.          {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.          {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or             hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.          {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.          {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and             usually branched.          {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.          {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from             {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.          {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus             Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sawder \Saw"der\, n.       A corrupt spelling and pronunciation of solder.          {Soft sawder}, seductive praise; flattery; blarney. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE.       softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to       OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti,       adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]       1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or             cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,             malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft             peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.          2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;             delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.                         They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.                                                                               --Matt. xi. 8.          3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating             to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The             soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton.          4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing             to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent             contrast; as, soft hues or tints.                         The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .                      . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the             ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.                         Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an                      excellent thing in woman.                  --Shak.                         Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?                                                                               --Pope.          6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;             gentle; kind.                         I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;                      Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.                         The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.          7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;             conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.                         A soft answer turneth away wrath.      --Prov. xv. 1.                         A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by                      human kindness bred.                           --Wordsworth.          8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.                         A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution                      of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,                      and wandering.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.                         On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears                      thee soft with the smooth air along.   --Milton.          10. Weak in character; impressible.                         The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.                                                                               --Glanvill.          11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]                         He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as                      were foolish quite mad.                     --Burton.          12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.          13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not             angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.          14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;             as, soft water is the best for washing.          15. (Phonetics)             (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental                   consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as                   distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in                   cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.             (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as                   distinguished from the surd, and considered as                   involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,                   etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.          {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya             arenaria}). See {Mya}.          {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from             anthracite, or hard, coal.          {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its             shell.          {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal             fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.          {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.          {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or             hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.          {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.          {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and             usually branched.          {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.          {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from             {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.          {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus             Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soap \Soap\, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[be]pe; akin to D. zeep, G.       seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[be]pa, Sw. s[?]pa, Dan. s[?]be,       and perhaps to AS. s[c6]pan to drip, MHG. s[c6]fen, and L.       sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.]       A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather,       and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by       combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths,       usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium,       potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic,       palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf.       {Saponification}. By extension, any compound of similar       composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent       or not.          Note: In general, soaps are of two classes, hard and soft.                Calcium, magnesium, lead, etc., form soaps, but they                are insoluble and useless.                            The purifying action of soap depends upon the                         fact that it is decomposed by a large quantity of                         water into free alkali and an insoluble acid                         salt. The first of these takes away the fatty                         dirt on washing, and the latter forms the soap                         lather which envelops the greasy matter and thus                         tends to remove it.                        --Roscoe &                                                                               Schorlemmer.          {Castile soap}, a fine-grained hard soap, white or mottled,             made of olive oil and soda; -- called also {Marseilles,             [or] Venetian, soap}.          {Hard soap}, any one of a great variety of soaps, of             different ingredients and color, which are hard and             compact. All solid soaps are of this class.          {Lead soap}, an insoluble, white, pliable soap made by             saponifying an oil (olive oil) with lead oxide; -- used             externally in medicine. Called also {lead plaster},             {diachylon}, etc.          {Marine soap}. See under {Marine}.          {Pills of soap} (Med.), pills containing soap and opium.          {Potash soap}, any soap made with potash, esp. the soft             soaps, and a hard soap made from potash and castor oil.          {Pumice soap}, any hard soap charged with a gritty powder, as             silica, alumina, powdered pumice, etc., which assists             mechanically in the removal of dirt.          {Resin soap}, a yellow soap containing resin, -- used in             bleaching.          {Silicated soap}, a cheap soap containing water glass (sodium             silicate).          {Soap bark}. (Bot.) See {Quillaia bark}.          {Soap bubble}, a hollow iridescent globe, formed by blowing a             film of soap suds from a pipe; figuratively, something             attractive, but extremely unsubstantial.                         This soap bubble of the metaphysicians. --J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          {Soap cerate}, a cerate formed of soap, olive oil, white wax,             and the subacetate of lead, sometimes used as an             application to allay inflammation.          {Soap fat}, the refuse fat of kitchens, slaughter houses,             etc., used in making soap.          {Soap liniment} (Med.), a liniment containing soap, camphor,             and alcohol.          {Soap nut}, the hard kernel or seed of the fruit of the             soapberry tree, -- used for making beads, buttons, etc.          {Soap plant} (Bot.), one of several plants used in the place             of soap, as the {Chlorogalum pomeridianum}, a California             plant, the bulb of which, when stripped of its husk and             rubbed on wet clothes, makes a thick lather, and smells             not unlike new brown soap. It is called also {soap apple},             {soap bulb}, and {soap weed}.          {Soap tree}. (Bot.) Same as {Soapberry tree}.          {Soda soap}, a soap containing a sodium salt. The soda soaps             are all hard soaps.          {Soft soap}, a soap of a gray or brownish yellow color, and             of a slimy, jellylike consistence, made from potash or the             lye from wood ashes. It is strongly alkaline and often             contains glycerin, and is used in scouring wood, in             cleansing linen, in dyehouses, etc. Figuratively,             flattery; wheedling; blarney. [Colloq.]          {Toilet soap}, hard soap for the toilet, usually colored and             perfumed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solder \Sol"der\, n. [Formerly soder; F. soudure, OF. soudeure,       fr. OF. & F. souder to solder, L. solidare to fasten, to make       solid. See {Solid}, and cf. {Sawder}.]       A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting       adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement.       Hence, anything which unites or cements.          {Hard solder}, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as             one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper,             etc.          {Soft solder}, a solder fusible at comparatively low             temperatures; as, plumbers' solder, consisting of two             parts lead and one part tin, is a soft solder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft steel \Soft steel\       Steel low in carbon; mild steel; ingot iron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE.       softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to       OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti,       adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]       1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or             cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,             malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft             peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.          2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;             delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.                         They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.                                                                               --Matt. xi. 8.          3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating             to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The             soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton.          4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing             to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent             contrast; as, soft hues or tints.                         The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .                      . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the             ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.                         Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an                      excellent thing in woman.                  --Shak.                         Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?                                                                               --Pope.          6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;             gentle; kind.                         I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;                      Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.                         The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.          7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;             conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.                         A soft answer turneth away wrath.      --Prov. xv. 1.                         A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by                      human kindness bred.                           --Wordsworth.          8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.                         A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution                      of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,                      and wandering.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.                         On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears                      thee soft with the smooth air along.   --Milton.          10. Weak in character; impressible.                         The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.                                                                               --Glanvill.          11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]                         He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as                      were foolish quite mad.                     --Burton.          12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.          13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not             angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.          14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;             as, soft water is the best for washing.          15. (Phonetics)             (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental                   consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as                   distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in                   cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.             (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as                   distinguished from the surd, and considered as                   involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,                   etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.          {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya             arenaria}). See {Mya}.          {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from             anthracite, or hard, coal.          {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its             shell.          {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal             fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.          {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.          {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or             hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.          {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.          {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and             usually branched.          {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.          {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from             {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.          {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus             Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Softish \Soft"ish\, a.       Somewhat soft. --De Witt Clinton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.       Having a soft or fragile shell.          {Soft-shell clam} (Zo[94]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}.          {Soft-shelled crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1.                      {Soft-shelled turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Soft tortoise},             under {Soft}.
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2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a             considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series             of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a             long book.          3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration;             lingering; as, long hours of watching.          4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in             time; far away.                         The we may us reserve both fresh and strong Against                      the tournament, which is not long.      --Spenser.          5. Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length;             as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is,             extended to the measure of a mile, etc.          6. Far-reaching; extensive. [bd] Long views.[b8] --Burke.          7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in             utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See {Short},             a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 22, 30.          Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound                adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as,                long-armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long-horned,                long-necked, long-sleeved, long-tailed, long- worded,                etc.          {In the long run}, in the whole course of things taken             together; in the ultimate result; eventually.          {Long clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common clam ({Mya arenaria}) of             the Northern United States and Canada; -- called also             {soft-shell clam} and {long-neck clam}. See {Mya}.          {Long cloth}, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality.          {Long clothes}, clothes worn by a young infant, extending             below the feet.          {Long division}. (Math.) See {Division}.          {Long dozen}, one more than a dozen; thirteen.          {Long home}, the grave.          {Long measure}, {Long mater}. See under {Measure}, {Meter}.                      {Long Parliament} (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which             assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell,             April 20, 1653.          {Long price}, the full retail price.          {Long purple} (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed             to be the {Orchis mascula}. --Dr. Prior.          {Long suit} (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally             more than three cards. --R. A. Proctor.          {Long tom}.             (a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of                   a vessel.             (b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western                   U.S.]             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The long-tailed titmouse.          {Long wall} (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam             is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work             progresses, except where passages are needed.          {Of long}, a long time. [Obs.] --Fairfax.          {To be}, [or] {go}, {long of the market}, {To be on the long       side of the market}, etc. (Stock Exchange), to hold stock for             a rise in price, or to have a contract under which one can             demand stock on or before a certain day at a stipulated             price; -- opposed to {short} in such phrases as, to be             short of stock, to sell short, etc. [Cant] See {Short}.          {To have a long head}, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.       Having a soft or fragile shell.          {Soft-shell clam} (Zo[94]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}.          {Soft-shelled crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1.                      {Soft-shelled turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Soft tortoise},             under {Soft}.
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2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a             considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series             of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a             long book.          3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration;             lingering; as, long hours of watching.          4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in             time; far away.                         The we may us reserve both fresh and strong Against                      the tournament, which is not long.      --Spenser.          5. Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length;             as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is,             extended to the measure of a mile, etc.          6. Far-reaching; extensive. [bd] Long views.[b8] --Burke.          7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in             utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See {Short},             a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 22, 30.          Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound                adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as,                long-armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long-horned,                long-necked, long-sleeved, long-tailed, long- worded,                etc.          {In the long run}, in the whole course of things taken             together; in the ultimate result; eventually.          {Long clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common clam ({Mya arenaria}) of             the Northern United States and Canada; -- called also             {soft-shell clam} and {long-neck clam}. See {Mya}.          {Long cloth}, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality.          {Long clothes}, clothes worn by a young infant, extending             below the feet.          {Long division}. (Math.) See {Division}.          {Long dozen}, one more than a dozen; thirteen.          {Long home}, the grave.          {Long measure}, {Long mater}. See under {Measure}, {Meter}.                      {Long Parliament} (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which             assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell,             April 20, 1653.          {Long price}, the full retail price.          {Long purple} (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed             to be the {Orchis mascula}. --Dr. Prior.          {Long suit} (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally             more than three cards. --R. A. Proctor.          {Long tom}.             (a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of                   a vessel.             (b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western                   U.S.]             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The long-tailed titmouse.          {Long wall} (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam             is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work             progresses, except where passages are needed.          {Of long}, a long time. [Obs.] --Fairfax.          {To be}, [or] {go}, {long of the market}, {To be on the long       side of the market}, etc. (Stock Exchange), to hold stock for             a rise in price, or to have a contract under which one can             demand stock on or before a certain day at a stipulated             price; -- opposed to {short} in such phrases as, to be             short of stock, to sell short, etc. [Cant] See {Short}.          {To have a long head}, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.       Having a soft or fragile shell.          {Soft-shell clam} (Zo[94]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}.          {Soft-shelled crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1.                      {Soft-shelled turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Soft tortoise},             under {Soft}.
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Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked,       fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere,       tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca,       tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called       in allusion to its crooked feet. See {Torture}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the             order Testudinata.          Note: The term is applied especially to the land and                fresh-water species, while the marine species are                generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and                turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see                {Testudinata}, {Terrapin}, and {Turtle}.          2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as {Testudo}, 2.          {Box tortoise}, {Land tortoise}, etc. See under {Box},             {Land}, etc.          {Painted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Painted turtle}, under             {Painted}.          {Soft-shell tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Trionyx}.          {Spotted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) A small American fresh-water             tortoise ({Chelopus, [or] Nanemys, quttatus}) having a             blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow             spots.          {Tortoise beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a             brilliant metallic luster. the larv[91] feed upon the             leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a             mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the             caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida             aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and             allied plants.          {Tortoise plant}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}, under             {Elephant}.          {Tortoise shell}, the substance of the shell or horny plates             of several species of sea turtles, especially of the             hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the             manufacture of various ornamental articles.          {Tortoise-shell butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several             species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus             {Aglais}, as {A. Milberti}, and {A. urtic[91]}, both of             which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles.          {Tortoise-shell turtle} (Zo[94]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See             {Hawkbill}.
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d8Trionyx \[d8]Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] (see {Tri-}) +       [?] a claw.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell       imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.       They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also       {soft tortoise}, {soft-shell tortoise}, and {mud turtle}.          Note: The common American species ({Trionyx, [or]                Aspidonectus, ferox}) becomes over a foot in length and                is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia                and Africa.
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Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked,       fr. L. tortus isted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere,       tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca,       tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called       in allusion to its crooked feet. See {Torture}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the             order Testudinata.          Note: The term is applied especially to the land and                fresh-water species, while the marine species are                generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and                turtle are used synonymously by many writers. see                {Testudinata}, {Terrapin}, and {Turtle}.          2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as {Testudo}, 2.          {Box tortoise}, {Land tortoise}, etc. See under {Box},             {Land}, etc.          {Painted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Painted turtle}, under             {Painted}.          {Soft-shell tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Trionyx}.          {Spotted tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) A small American fresh-water             tortoise ({Chelopus, [or] Nanemys, quttatus}) having a             blackish carapace on which are scattered round yellow             spots.          {Tortoise beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a             brilliant metallic luster. the larv[91] feed upon the             leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a             mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the             caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida             aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and             allied plants.          {Tortoise plant}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}, under             {Elephant}.          {Tortoise shell}, the substance of the shell or horny plates             of several species of sea turtles, especially of the             hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the             manufacture of various ornamental articles.          {Tortoise-shell butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several             species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus             {Aglais}, as {A. Milberti}, and {A. urtic[91]}, both of             which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles.          {Tortoise-shell turtle} (Zo[94]l.), the hawkbill turtle. See             {Hawkbill}.
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d8Trionyx \[d8]Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] (see {Tri-}) +       [?] a claw.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell       imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.       They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also       {soft tortoise}, {soft-shell tortoise}, and {mud turtle}.          Note: The common American species ({Trionyx, [or]                Aspidonectus, ferox}) becomes over a foot in length and                is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia                and Africa.
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Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.       Having a soft or fragile shell.          {Soft-shell clam} (Zo[94]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}.          {Soft-shelled crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1.                      {Soft-shelled turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Soft tortoise},             under {Soft}.
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Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.       Having a soft or fragile shell.          {Soft-shell clam} (Zo[94]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}.          {Soft-shelled crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1.                      {Soft-shelled turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Soft tortoise},             under {Soft}.
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Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G.       krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and       perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are             mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body,             covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is             small and curled up beneath the body.          Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to                certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was                sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species                are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being                one of the most esteemed. The large European edible                crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue                crabs that have recently cast their shells. See                {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit                crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}.                etc.          2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.          3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its             harsh taste.                         When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly                      sings the staring owl.                        --Shak.          4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.             [Obs.] --Garrick.          5. (Mech.)             (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,                   used with derricks, etc.             (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling                   ships into dock, etc.             (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.             (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.          {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2.          {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,             the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple             ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple             ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}).                      {Crab grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); --                   called also {finger grass}.             (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); --                   called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc.          {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius             pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body.          {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas             ardeola}).          {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous             matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either             side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and             formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid             purposes; the gastroliths.          {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders             ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run             backwards or sideways like a crab.          {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies.          {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which             takes a high polish. --McElrath.          {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:             (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;             (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a                   stroke.
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Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.       Having a soft or fragile shell.          {Soft-shell clam} (Zo[94]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}.          {Soft-shelled crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1.                      {Soft-shelled turtle}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Soft tortoise},             under {Soft}.
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Soft-spoken \Soft"-spo`ken\, a.       Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild;       affable.
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Soft \Soft\, a. [Compar. {Softer}; superl. {Softest}.] [OE.       softe, AS. s[?]fte, properly adv. of s[?]fte, adj.; akin to       OS. s[be]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti,       adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]       1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or             cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,             malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft             peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.          2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;             delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.                         They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.                                                                               --Matt. xi. 8.          3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating             to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. [bd]The             soft, delicious air.[b8] --Milton.          4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing             to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent             contrast; as, soft hues or tints.                         The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .                      . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the             ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.                         Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, -- an                      excellent thing in woman.                  --Shak.                         Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?                                                                               --Pope.          6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;             gentle; kind.                         I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;                      Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.                         The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.          7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;             conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.                         A soft answer turneth away wrath.      --Prov. xv. 1.                         A face with gladness overspread, Soft smiles, by                      human kindness bred.                           --Wordsworth.          8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.                         A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution                      of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,                      and wandering.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.                         On her soft axle, white she paces even, And bears                      thee soft with the smooth air along.   --Milton.          10. Weak in character; impressible.                         The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.                                                                               --Glanvill.          11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]                         He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as                      were foolish quite mad.                     --Burton.          12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.          13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not             angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.          14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;             as, soft water is the best for washing.          15. (Phonetics)             (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental                   consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as                   distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in                   cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.             (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as                   distinguished from the surd, and considered as                   involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,                   etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.          {Soft clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common or long clam ({Mya             arenaria}). See {Mya}.          {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from             anthracite, or hard, coal.          {Soft crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab which has recently shed its             shell.          {Soft dorsal} (Zo[94]l.), the posterior part of the dorsal             fin of fishes when supported by soft rays.          {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.          {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or             hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.          {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.          {Soft ray} (Zo[94]l.), a fin ray which is articulated and             usually branched.          {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.          {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from             {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.          {Soft tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any river tortoise of the genus             Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.
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Soup \Soup\, n. [F. soupe, OF. sope, supe, soupe, perhaps       originally, a piece of bread; probably of Teutonic origin;       cf. D. sop sop, G. suppe soup. See {Sop} something dipped in       a liquid, and cf. {Supper}.]       A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and       vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned       or flavored; strong broth.          {Soup kitchen}, an establishment for preparing and supplying             soup to the poor.          {Soup ticket}, a ticket conferring the privilege of receiving             soup at a soup kitchen.
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Spadiceous \Spa*di"ceous\, a. [L. spadix, -icis, a date-brown or       nut-brown color. See {Spadix}.]       1. Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color. --Sir T.             Browne.          2. (Bot.) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a             spadix.
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Spadix \Spa"dix\, n.; pl. L. {Spadices}, E. {Spadixes}. [L., a       palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. [?].]       1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a             leaf called a spathe.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a             modification of the posterior tentacles.
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Spadicose \Spa"di*cose`\, a. (Bot.)       Spadiceous.
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Spadix \Spa"dix\, n.; pl. L. {Spadices}, E. {Spadixes}. [L., a       palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. [?].]       1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a             leaf called a spathe.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a             modification of the posterior tentacles.
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Spadix \Spa"dix\, n.; pl. L. {Spadices}, E. {Spadixes}. [L., a       palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. [?].]       1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a             leaf called a spathe.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a             modification of the posterior tentacles.
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Spatchcock \Spatch"cock`\, n.       See {Spitchcock}.
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Spathaceous \Spa*tha"ceous\, a. (Bot.)       Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spathal.
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Spathic \Spath"ic\, a. [Cf. F. spathique, fr. F. & G. spath       spar.]       Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose.          {Spathic iron} (Min.), siderite. See {Siderite}       (a) .
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Siderite \Sid"er*ite\, n. [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr.       [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?][?], of iron, from [?][?][?][?] iron.]       1. (Min.)             (a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring                   generally in cleavable masses, but also in                   rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish                   brown color. Called also {sparry iron}, {spathic                   iron}.             (b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron.             (c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz.             (d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone.          2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Sideritis}; ironwort.
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Spathic \Spath"ic\, a. [Cf. F. spathique, fr. F. & G. spath       spar.]       Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose.          {Spathic iron} (Min.), siderite. See {Siderite}       (a) .
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Siderite \Sid"er*ite\, n. [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr.       [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?][?], of iron, from [?][?][?][?] iron.]       1. (Min.)             (a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring                   generally in cleavable masses, but also in                   rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish                   brown color. Called also {sparry iron}, {spathic                   iron}.             (b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron.             (c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz.             (d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone.          2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Sideritis}; ironwort.
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Spathic \Spath"ic\, a. [Cf. F. spathique, fr. F. & G. spath       spar.]       Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose.          {Spathic iron} (Min.), siderite. See {Siderite}       (a) .
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Spathose \Spath"ose`\, a. (Min.)       See {Spathic}.
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Spathose \Spath"ose`\, a. [See {Spathe}.] (Bot.)       Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spatheceous; spathal.
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Spathous \Spath"ous\, a. (Bot.)       Spathose.
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Speed counter \Speed counter\ (Mach.)       A device for automatically counting the revolutions or       pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also       simply {counter}.
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Speed \Speed\, n. [AS. sp[?]d success, swiftness, from sp[?]wan       to succeed; akin to D. spoedd, OHG. spuot success, spuot to       succees, Skr. sph[be] to increase, grow fat. [root]170b.]       1. Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.             [bd]For common speed.[b8] --Chaucer.                         O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send                      me good speed this day.                     --Gen. xxiv.                                                                               12.          2. The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity;             rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse             or a vessel.                         Speed, to describe whose swiftness number fails.                                                                               --Milton.          Note: In kinematics, speedis sometimes used to denote the                amount of velocity without regard to direction of                motion, while velocity is not regarded as known unless                both the direction and the amount are known.          3. One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or             success. [Obs.] [bd]Hercules be thy speed![b8] --Shak.          {God speed}, Good speed; prosperity. See {Godspeed}.          {Speed gauge}, {Speed indicator}, [and] {Speed recorder}             (Mach.), devices for indicating or recording the rate of a             body's motion, as the number of revolutions of a shaft in             a given time.          {Speed lathe} (Mach.), a power lathe with a rapidly revolving             spindle, for turning small objects, for polishing, etc.; a             hand lathe.          {Speed pulley}, a cone pulley with steps.          Syn: Haste; swiftness; celerity; quickness; dispatch;                expedition; hurry; acceleration. See {Haste}.
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Speedy \Speed"y\ (-[ycr]), a. [Compar. {Speedier}; superl.       {Speediest}.] [AS. sp[emac]dyg.]       Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in       motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot.                   I will wish her speedy strength.            --Shak.                   Darts, which not the good could shun, The speedy ould                outfly.                                                   --Dryden.
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Spetches \Spetch"es\, n. pl.       Parings and refuse of hides, skins, etc., from which glue is       made.
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Spit curl \Spit" curl`\       A little lock of hair, plastered in a spiral form on the       temple or forehead with spittle, or other adhesive substance.       [Colloq.]
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Spitchcock \Spitch"cock`\, v. t. [1st spit + cock.] (Cookery)       To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in       hot fat.
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Spitchcock \Spitch"cock`\, n. (Cookery)       An eel split and broiled.
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Spitchcocked \Spitch"cocked`\, a. (Cookery)       Broiled or fried after being split lengthwise; -- said of       eels.
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Spitous \Spit"ous\, a.       Having spite; spiteful. [Obs.]
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Spitously \Spit"ous*ly\, adv.       Spitefully. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Spitscocked \Spits"cocked`\, a.       Spitchcocked.
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Spitz dog \Spitz" dog"\ [G. spitz, spitzhund.] (Zo[94]l.)       A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair,       usually white; -- called also {Pomeranian dog}, and       {louploup}.
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Spitzenburgh \Spitz"en*burgh\, n.       A kind of red and yellow apple, of medium size and spicy       flavor. It originated at Newtown, on Long Island.
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Spot cash \Spot cash\ (Com.)       Cash paid or ready for payment at once upon delivery of       property purchased.
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Spot stroke \Spot stroke\ (Eng. Billiards)       The pocketing of the red ball in a top corner pocket from off       its own spot so as to leave the cue ball in position for an       easy winning hazard in either top corner pocket.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spot \Spot\, n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott       spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to       eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.]       1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a             blot; a place discolored.                         Out, damned spot! Out, I say!            --Shak.          2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils             purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.                         Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.          3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or             from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a             leopard; the spots on a playing card.          4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.             [bd]Fixed to one spot.[b8] --Otway.                         That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.                         [bd]A jolly place,[b8] said he, [bd]in times of old!                      But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.[b8]                                                                               --Wordsworth.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so             called from a spot on its head just above its beak.          6. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A sci[91]noid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the                   Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black                   spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark                   bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette},                   {masooka}, and {old wife}.             (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot                   on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}.          7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for             immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]          {Crescent spot} (Zo[94]l.), any butterfly of the family             {Melit[91]id[91]} having crescent-shaped white spots along             the margins of the red or brown wings.          {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the             light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a             small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field             ilumination; -- called also {spotted lens}.          {Spot rump} (Zo[94]l.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa             h[91]mastica}).          {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}.          {On}, [or] {Upon}, {the spot}, immediately; before moving;             without changing place.                         It was determined upon the spot.         --Swift.          Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;                blemish; place; site; locality.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spoutshell \Spout"shell`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any marine gastropod shell of the genus {Apporhais} having an       elongated siphon. See Illust. under {Rostrifera}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subesophageal \Sub*e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Situated beneath the esophagus. [Written also       {sub[d2]sophageal}.]          {Subesophageal ganglion} (Zo[94]l.), a large special ganglion             situated beneath the esophagus of arthropods, annelids,             and some other invertebrates.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdeacon \Sub*dea"con\, n. [Pref. sub- + deacon: cf. L.       subdiaconus.] (Eccl.)       One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next       interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor       order in the Greek Church.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdeaconry \Sub*dea"con*ry\, Subdeaconship \Sub*dea"con*ship\,       n. (Eccl.)       The order or office of subdeacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdeaconry \Sub*dea"con*ry\, Subdeaconship \Sub*dea"con*ship\,       n. (Eccl.)       The order or office of subdeacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdecanal \Sub*dec"a*nal\, a.       Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdecuple \Sub*dec"u*ple\, a.       Containing one part of ten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdiaconate \Sub`di*ac"o*nate\, a.       Of or pertaining to a subdeacon, or to the office or rank of       a subdeacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdiaconate \Sub`di*ac"o*nate\, n.       The office or rank of a subdeacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subdichotomy \Sub`di*chot"o*my\, n.       A subordinate, or inferior, division into parts; a       subdivision. [R.]                   Many subdichatomies of petty schisms.      --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subduce \Sub*duce"\, Subduct \Sub*duct"\, v. t. [L. subducere,       subductum; sub under + ducere to lead, to draw. See {Duke},       and cf. {Subdue}.]       1. To withdraw; to take away. --Milton.          2. To subtract by arithmetical operation; to deduct.                         If, out of that infinite multitude of antecedent                      generations, we should subduce ten.   --Sir M. Hale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subduce \Sub*duce"\, Subduct \Sub*duct"\, v. t. [L. subducere,       subductum; sub under + ducere to lead, to draw. See {Duke},       and cf. {Subdue}.]       1. To withdraw; to take away. --Milton.          2. To subtract by arithmetical operation; to deduct.                         If, out of that infinite multitude of antecedent                      generations, we should subduce ten.   --Sir M. Hale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subduction \Sub*duc"tion\, n. [L. subductio.]       1. The act of subducting or taking away. --Bp. Hall.          2. Arithmetical subtraction. --Sir M. Hale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtectacle \Sub*tec"ta*cle\, n. [Pref. sub- + L. tectum a       roof.]       A space under a roof; a tabernacle; a dwelling. [Obs.]       --Davies (Holy Roode).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subtegulaneous \Sub*teg`u*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. subtegulaneus; sub       under + tegulare tiles for a roof.]       Under the roof or eaves; within doors. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swift \Swift\, a. [Compar. {Swifter}; superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS.       swift; akin to sw[be]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf.       sw[c6]fan to move quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, v. i.,       and cf. {Swivel}, {Squib}.]       1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with             celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.                         My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,                      slow to speak, slow to wrath.            --James i. 19.                         Swift of dispatch and easy of access. --Dryden.                         And bring upon themselves swift destruction. --2                                                                               Pet. ii. 1.          2. Of short continuance; passing away quickly. --Shak.          Note: Swift is often used in the formation of compounds which                are generally self-explaining; as, swift-darting,                swift-footed, swift-winged, etc.          Syn: Quick; fleet; speedy; rapid; expeditious.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sabattus, ME       Zip code(s): 04280
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shaftsbury, VT       Zip code(s): 05262
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Soft Shell, KY       Zip code(s): 41831
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spotswood, NJ (borough, FIPS 69810)       Location: 40.39392 N, 74.39052 W       Population (1990): 7983 (2995 housing units)       Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 08884
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spotsylvania County, VA (county, FIPS 177)       Location: 38.17979 N, 77.65052 W       Population (1990): 57403 (20483 housing units)       Area: 1038.3 sq km (land), 29.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA (CDP, FIPS 74480)       Location: 38.19774 N, 77.58817 W       Population (1990): 2694 (918 housing units)       Area: 17.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spottsville, KY       Zip code(s): 42458
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spottswood, VA       Zip code(s): 24475
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Spout Spring, VA       Zip code(s): 24593
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Swift County, MN (county, FIPS 151)       Location: 45.28652 N, 95.68192 W       Population (1990): 10724 (4795 housing units)       Area: 1925.8 sq km (land), 22.8 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
softcopy /soft'kop-ee/ n.   [by analogy with `hardcopy'] A    machine-readable form of corresponding hardcopy.   See {bits},    {machinable}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
safety-critical system          A computer, electronic or electromechanical system whose       failure may cause injury or death to human beings.   E.g. an       aircraft or nuclear power station control system.   Common       tools used in the design of safety-critical systems are       {redundancy} and {formal methods}.          See also {aeroplane rule}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
softcopy          /soft'kop-ee/ (by analogy with "hardcopy") A machine-readable       ("{machinable}") form of corresponding {hardcopy}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-11-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Speedcoding          A {pseudocode} {interpreter} for mathematics on       {IBM 701} and {IBM 650} written by John Backus in 1953.          [Sammet 1969, p. 130].          (2000-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Speedcoding 3          [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].          (2000-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SPEEDEX          Early system on IBM 701.   Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sabbatical year       every seventh year, during which the land, according to the law       of Moses, had to remain uncultivated (Lev. 25:2-7; comp. Ex.       23:10, 11, 12; Lev. 26:34, 35). Whatever grew of itself during       that year was not for the owner of the land, but for the poor       and the stranger and the beasts of the field. All debts, except       those of foreigners, were to be remitted (Deut. 15:1-11). There       is little notice of the observance of this year in Biblical       history. It appears to have been much neglected (2 Chr. 36:20,       21).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sabtecha       the fifth son of Cush (id.).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Septuagint       See {VERSIONS}.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sabtechah, that surrounds; that causes wounding