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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sā'g'ǧer, n. p. 1163A cylindrical pot or case of fine clay, in which fine stone-ware is inclosed while being baked in the kiln; a seggar. 2. The clay of which such pots are made.Sa-gī'nă, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A genus of plants of the natural order Alsinaceæ. Ogilvie.Sāg'ging, n. p. 1163A bending or sinking in consequence of the weight.Săg'i-nāte, v. t. p. 1163To make fat; to pamper. [Rare.] “Many a saginated boar.” Cowper.Sāg'-i-nā'tion, n. p. 1163The act of fattening or pampering. [Rare.] Topsell.Sa-git'ta, n. p. 1163(Astron.) A northern constellation; the Arrow. 2. The keystone of an arch. [Rare.] Gwilt. 3. (Geom.) (a.) The abscissa of a curve. (b.) The versed sine of an arc. [Rare.]Sāg'it-tal, a. p. 1163Pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrow-like appendage; as, sagittal bars. Sagittal suture (Anat.), the median suture which unites the parietal bones of the skull. It is…Sāg'it-tā'ri-ō, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants, some species of which have arrow-shaped leaves and white flowers; arrow-head.Săg'it-tā'rĭ-ŭs, n. p. 1163(Astron.) One of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22.Sāg'it-ta-ry, n. p. 1163(Myth.) A centaur, an animal half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver.Sāg'it-ta-ry, a. p. 1163Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow.Sāg'it-tate, a. p. 1163(Nat. Hist.) Shaped like an arrow-head, being triangular, with the two lateral angles prolonged behind.Sā'go, n. p. 1163A dry, granulated starch, imported from the East Indies. It is the prepared pith of several different palms, as the Sagus lævis, Saguerus Rumphii, or saccharifera, and others, and the Cycas…Sa-goin', n. p. 1163(Zoöl.) A monkey of South America, having a long, hairy tail, not prehensile. P. Cyc.Sā'go-pālm, n. p. 1163(Bot.) The Rhapis flabelliformis, from which sago is obtained.Sā'gră, n. p. 1163(Entom.) A genus of coleopterous insects found in the East, some species of which are remarkable for their brilliant red, purple, or green color. Eng. Cyc.Sāg'ū-ī'rus, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A genus of palms including a species which is also called gomuto by the Malays, sagueiro by the Portuguese, and scientifically Arenga. It inhabits tropical Asia, and yields a saccharine fluid…Sā'gum, n. p. 1163(Rom. Antiq.) The military cloak of the Roman magistrates and dignitaries.Sā'gus, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A genus of palms from which sago is obtained.Sā'gy, a. p. 1163Full of sage; seasoned with sage.Sāh'līte, n. p. 1163A massive, cleavable variety of augite, of a dingy green color;—so called because first obtained at the mountain Sahla, in Westermania. Dana.Sā'i, n. p. 1163(Zoöl.) A species of monkey found in South America; a species of sapajou. See SAPAJOU.Sā'ie, n. p. 1163(Naut.) A Turkish or Grecian vessel, very common in the Levant; a kind of ketch which has no top-gallant sail, nor mizzen-top sail. Mar. Dict.Said, a. p. 1163Before mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid;—used chiefly in legal style.Sāï'ga, n. p. 1163(Zoöl.) A genus of the antelope, and especially one species (Saiga Tartarica), found in Russia and Siberia. Eng. Cyc.Sāi'kyr, n. p. 1163(Mil.) A kind of small cannon; a saker. [Obs.]Sāil, n. p. 1163A texture spread to the wind, to assist the progress of a vessel in the water; a sheet of canvas or of some substitute, as matting, extended by means of masts, yards, ropes, &c., as a means of…Sāil, v. i. p. 1164To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to move through the water; — said also of the motion of a swimming-bird, or of a fish. Little dolphins when they…Sāil, v. t. p. 1164To pass or move upon in a ship, by means of sails. A thousand ships were manned to sail the sea. Dryden. 2. To fly through. Sublime she sails The aërial space, and mounts the winged gales. Pope. 3.…Sāil'a-ble, a. p. 1164Admitting of being passed by ships; navigable.Sāil'-broad, a. p. 1164Spreading like a sail. Milton.Sāil'-clŏth, n. p. 1164Duck or canvas used in making sails.Sāil'er, n. p. 1164One who sails; a sailor. [Rare.] P. Sidney. 2. A ship or other vessel; — with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer; a prime sailer.Sāil'-hōōk, n. p. 1164A small hook used in sail-making to hold the seams square.Sāil'ing, n. p. 1164(Naut.) The act of a person or thing that sails; the motion of a vessel on water by means of sails; the act of starting on a voyage. 2. The art or method of directing a ship's way on the ocean…Sāil'ing-măs'ter, n. p. 1164(U. S. Navy.) A warrant officer, ranking next below a lieutenant, whose duties are to navigate the vessel, and under the direction of the executive officer to attend to the stowage of the hold, to…Sāil'less, a. p. 1164Destitute of sails. Pollok.Sāil'-lōft, n. p. 1164A loft or apartment where sails are cut out and made.Sāil'-māk'er, n. p. 1164One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.Sail'-nee'dle, n. p. 1164— A large needle used in working upon sails.Sāil'or, n. p. 1164One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the management of ships in navigation; a mariner; a seaman. Syn. — Mariner; seaman; seafarer.Sāil'-rōōm, n. p. 1164(Naut.) An apartment in a vessel where the sails which are not bent are stowed.Sāil'y, a. p. 1164Like a sail. [Rare.] Drayton.Sāil'-yärd, n. p. 1164(Naut.) The yard or spar on which sails are extended. Dryden.Sāim, n. p. 1164Lard. [Prov. Eng.]Sāin, p. p. p. 1164of say. [Obs.] Shak.Sāin, v. t. p. 1164To sanctify; to bless so as to protect from evil influence; to make or keep safe. [Rare.] W. Scott.Sāin'foin, n. p. 1164(Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Hedysarum, cultivated for fodder. [Written also saintfoin.]Saint, n. p. 1164A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue. “Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints.” 1 Cor. i. 2. 2. One of the blessed in heaven. Then…Saint, v. t. p. 1164To make a saint of; to beatify; to number or enroll among saints by an official act of the pope; to canonize. Over against the church, stands a large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been…Sāint, v. i. p. 1164To act with a show of piety. [R.] Pope.Sāint'ed, a. p. 1164Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious. Among the enthroned gods on sainted seats. Milton. 2. Entered into eternal happiness; gone to heaven:— often used as a euphemism for dead.Sāint'ess, n. p. 1164A female saint. [Rare.] Fisher.Sāint'hood, n. p. 1164The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint. 2. The order or united body of saints; saints considered collectively. It was supposed he felt no call to any expedition that might endanger the…Sāint'ism, n. p. 1164The character or quality of saints. [Rare.] Tennyson.Sāint'-līke, a. p. 1164Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly. Glossed over only with a saint-like show. Dryden.Sāint'i-ness, n. p. 1164The state or quality of being saintly.Sāint'ly, a. p. 1164Like a saint; becoming a holy person. “So dear to heaven is saintly charity.” Milton.Sāint-ŏl'o-ġĭst, n. p. 1164(Theol.) One versed in the knowledge of saints; one who writes the lives of saints. [Rare.]Sāint'-seem'ing, a. p. 1164Having the appearance of a saint. Mountagu.