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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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Sāl'i-cā'ceoŭs, a. p. 1165Belonging or relating to the willow.Săl’i-cīne, n. p. 1165(Chem.) A substance obtained in fine scales, of a silky luster, from the bark of certain species of willow, as the Salix helix, S. amygdalina, &c. It is of a pure, bitter taste, and highly febrifuge…Sāl'i-côr'ni-ā, n. p. 1165(Bot.) A genus of plants growing in marshy places; glasswort. See GLASS-WORT.Săl'i-cyl'ic, a. p. 1165(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, salicine or salicylous acid; — said of a certain acid obtained by heating salicylous acid with potash. [Written also salicylotic.]Sa-lic'y-lous, a. p. 1165(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, salicine;—said of a certain acid obtained by the mutual action of bichromate of potash, sulphuric acid, salicine, and water. [Written also saliculous.]Sā'li-ence, n. p. 1165The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting. “Fierce salience and full intent.” Spenser. 2. Hence, the quality or state of projecting or being projected…Sā'li-ent, a. p. 1165Moving by leaps; leaping; bounding; jumping. “Salient animals.” Browne. 2. Shooting out or up; projecting; springing. He had in himself a salient living spring of generous and manly action. Burke. 3.…Sā'li-ent, n. p. 1165(Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.Sa-lif'er-ous, a. p. 1165Producing or bearing salt; as, saliferous rock. Saliferous rocks (Geol.), the new red sandstone system of some geologists; — so called because, in Europe, this formation contains beds of salt. Dana.Săl'i-fi/a-ble, a. p. 1165(Chem.) Capable of combining with an acid to form a salt; as, metallic oxides are salifiable bases.Săl'-i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1165The act of salifying.Săl'i-fȳ, v. t. p. 1165To form into a salt, as a base, by combining it with an acid.Săl'i-got, n. p. 1165(Bot.) A plant, the water thistle.Sa-lī'nȧ, n. p. 1165A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea. Simmonds. 2. A place where salt is made from salt water; salt-works.Săl/i-nā'tion, n. p. 1165The act of washing with salt water. [Rare.] Greenhill.Sa-line' or Sā'līne, a. p. 1165Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances. 2. Partaking of the qualities of salt; as, a saline taste.Sa-line' or Sā'līne, n. p. 1165A salt spring, or a place where salt water is collected in the earth.Săl'ĭne, n. p. 1165(Chem.) A dry, saline, reddish substance, obtained from the ashes of potato leaves.Sa-līne'ness, n. p. 1165The state of being saline.Săl'i-nĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1165Producing salt.Sa-lĭn'i-fôrm, a. p. 1165Having the form of salt.Săl'i-nŏm'e-ter, n. p. 1165A salt-gauge, for indicating the strength of brine or salt water, as in marine engines.Sa-lĭ'no-ter-rēne', a. p. 1165Pertaining to, or composed of, salt and earth.Sa-lîn'ous, a. p. 1165Consisting of, or containing, salt; saline. [Rare.]Săl'ique, a. p. 1165Same as SALIC, q.v. She fulmined out her scorn of laws salique. Tennyson.Sâl'ite, v. t. p. 1165To impregnate or season with salt; to salt. [Obs.]Sa-lī'vā, n. p. 1165The transparent, alkaline liquid secreted by the parotid, sub-maxillary, and sub-lingual glands; spittle. ☞ The parotid saliva is limpid, and serves to moisten the food during mastication; that of…Sa-lī'val, a. p. 1165Pertaining to saliva; salivary.Săl'i-vant, a. p. 1165Producing salivation.Săl'i-vant, n. p. 1165That which produces salivation.Săl'i-va-ry, a. p. 1165Pertaining to saliva; secreting or conveying saliva; as, salivary glands; salivary ducts or canals.Săl'i-vāte, v. t. p. 1165(Med.) To produce an abnormal secretion of saliva, as by the use of mercury; to produce ptyalism.Săl'i-vā'tion, n. p. 1165(Med.) A continued unnatural flow of saliva; ptyalism.Sa-lĭ'voŭs, a. p. 1165Pertaining to saliva; partaking of the nature of saliva.Sā'lix, n. p. 1165(Bot.) A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds.Săl'len·ders, n. pl. p. 1165(Far.) An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also sellanders and sellenders.] On the inside of the hock, or a little below it, as well as at the bend of the knee, there is occasionally a…Săl'let, n. p. 1165A light kind of helmet, introduced during the fifteenth century, chiefly for the use of foot-soldiers. Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved.Săl'let or Săl'let-ing, n. p. 1165Salad. [Obs.]Săl'li-ance, n. p. 1165An issuing forth. [Obs.]Săl'lōw, n. p. 1165(Bot.) One of certain trees or low shrubs of the willow kind, or genus Salix. P. Cyc.Săl'lōw, a. p. 1165Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with a dark yellow; as, a sallow skin.Săl'lōw-ness, n. p. 1165A yellowish color; paleness, tinged with a dark yellow.Săl'lōw-thôrn, n. p. 1165(Bot.) A shrub, or small tree, of the genus Hippophaë (H. rhamnoides), having sharp spines, and hence used for hedges. It produces small, orange-colored berries, which, being acid, make an agreeable…Săl'ly, n. p. 1165A leaping forth; a darting or shooting. 2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers. Sallies…Sāl'ly, v. i. p. 1165To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly, as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers. They break the truce, and sally out by night. Dryden. The foe retires, — she…Sāl'ly-lūnn, n. p. 1165A kind of sweet tea-cake, which is toasted and buttered. [Eng.] Simmonds.Săl'ly-pōrt, n. p. 1165(Fort.) A postern gate, or a passage under ground, from the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress for troops in a sortie. 2. (Naval.) A large port on each quarter of a fireship, for the…Săl'ma-gŏn'dĭ, n. p. 1165A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. Johnson. 2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a pot-pourri; a miscellany. Irving.Säl'mi-ăc, n. p. 1165(Chem.) Sal ammoniac. See SAL.Salmis, n. p. 1165(Cookery.) A ragout of roasted game cooked with wine, bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite.Sālm'on, n. p. 1165(Ichth.) A fish of a yellowish-red color, of the genus Salmo; it is found in all the northern climates of America, Europe, and Asia. It ascends the rivers for spawning in spring, and penetrates to…Sălm'on-ět, n. p. 1166A salmon of small size; a samlet.Sāl'mon-oid, a. p. 1166(Ichth.) Belonging to the family of which the salmon is the type.Sălm'on-peel, n. p. 1166A young salmon.Sălm'on-pīpe, n. p. 1166A certain device for catching salmon. Crabb.Sălm'on-trout, n. p. 1166(Ichth.) A small species of Salmo, resembling the common salmon in color;—called also the sea-trout. Walton.Săl'o-gen, n. p. 1166(Chem.) A substance which forms a haloid salt with a metal; the electro-negative element of a haloid salt; halogen.Salōn, n. p. 1166An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable society.Sa-lōon', n. p. 1166(Archl.) A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company, or for works of art; a hall of reception; a large public room or parlor;—applied also to halls for public entertainments or…Sa-lōōp’ or Sāl’op, n. p. 1166The same as SALEP. See SALEP.