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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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Sănd'-ball, n. p. 1168Soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use at the toilet. Simmonds.Sănd'-bäth, n. p. 1168(Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, into which vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed.Sănd'-blīnd, a. p. 1168Having a defect of sight, causing the appearance of small particles flying before the eyes. Shak.Sănd'-bŏx, n. p. 1168A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling paper with sand; also, in locomotives, a box from which sand is sprinkled on the rails in front of the driving-wheel, to increase their adhesion…Sănd'bŏx-tree, n. p. 1168(Bot.) An evergreen South American tree of the genus Hura. The pericarp of the fruit of one species (H. crepitans) bursts, when ripe, with a loud report, and throws the seeds to a distance. Loudon.Sănd'-crăck, n. p. 1168(Far.) A perpendicular crack in a horse's hoof, which, if neglected, causes lameness. White.Sănd'-drift, n. p. 1168Drifting sand.Sănd'ed, p. a. p. 1168Covered with sand; barren. 2. Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound. 3. Short-sighted. [Prov. Eng.]Sănd'-eel, n. p. 1168(Ichth.) A small eel-like fish (Ammodytes tobianus, and A. lancea). It buries itself in the moist sand after the retiring of the tide, and is often dug out for bait and for food. A. lancea is the…Săn'de-mā'ni-an, n. p. 1168(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Robert Sandeman, a Scotchman, who taught his views first in Scotland, and afterward in Great Britain. ☞ He held that faith is only a simple assent to the divine testimony…Sān'der-ling, n. p. 1169(Ornith.) A small wading bird, allied to the dotterel and to the sandpiper; Arenaria calidris of Meyer. Jardine.Sān'ders, n. p. 1169The wood of a lofty evergreen tree, of the genus Pterocarpus (P. santalinus), found in the East Indies. It is of a deep red color, very hard and fine-grained, and takes a fine polish; red…Sän'ders-blüe, n. p. 1169See SAUNDERS-BLUE.Sān'de-ver, n. p. 1169Sandiver. See SANDIVER.Sănd'-flēa, n. p. 1169See SAND-HOPPER.Sānd'-flōod, n. p. 1169A vast body of sand moving or borne along the deserts of Arabia. Bruce.Sānd'-fly, n. p. 1169(Entom.) An insect common to sandy places, inflicting a sharp bite; Simulium nocturnum.Sănd'-glāss, n. p. 1169An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand.Sānd'-grouse, n. p. 1169(Ornith.) A certain European bird of the grouse family; Pterocles arenarius.Sănd'-hŏp'per, n. p. 1169(Zoöl.) A slender amphipod crustacean, of the Talitrus group, found in sand and seaweed on the sea-shore, and moving with sudden leaps when disturbed;—called also sand-flea. Dana.Sănd'-hĕat, n. p. 1169The heat of warm sand in chemical operations.Sănd'i-ness, n. p. 1169The state of being sandy, or of being of a sandy color.Sănd'ish, a. p. 1169Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact. [Obs.] Evelyn.Săn'di-ver, n. p. 1169A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off;—called also glass-gall. [Written also sandever.]Săn'dix, n. p. 1169A kind of minium or red lead, made of ceruse, but inferior to the true minium. [Written also sandyx.] [Obs.]Sănd'-lănce, n. p. 1169(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Ammodytes (A. lancea). [Written also sand-lance.] See SAND-EEL.Sănd'-myr'tle, n. p. 1169(Bot.) A low, branching, evergreen shrub of the genus Leiophyllum.Sānd'-mār'tin, n. p. 1169(Ornith.) A species of swallow (Hirundo riparia), which makes holes for its nest along the banks of rivers.Sānd'-pā'per, n. p. 1169Paper covered on one side with a fine gritty substance for smoothing and polishing.Sănd'pī-per, n. p. 1169(Ornith.) A wading bird of the snipe family, belonging to the genera Totanus and Tringa. It inhabits sea-shores and marine marshes.Sănd'-prīde, n. p. 1169(Ichth.) A very small species of lamprey, rarely exceeding three inches in length, found in the rivers of England and Scotland;—called also sand-prey.Sănd'-rŏck, n. p. 1169A rock made of cemented sand. ☞ If of calcareous sand, it is called calcareous sand-rock.Sănd'-smĕlt, n. p. 1169(Ichth.) A small fish of the mullet family, and of the genus Atherina (A. presbyter).Sānd'-stār, n. p. 1169(Zoöl.) A kind of star-fish of the genus Ophiura, having long, slender arms.Sānd'stōne, n. p. 1169(Geol.) A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. ☞ Silicious sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand; but, if very hard, it is often called grit. Granitic sandstone consists of granitic sand…Sănd'-stōrm, n. p. 1169A storm or cloud of drifting sand.Sānd'-tūbe, n. p. 1169A tube made of sand; especially, a tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of lightning; a fulgurite.Sānd'-wăsp, n. p. 1169(Entom.) A hymenopterous insect of the genus Ammophila (A. sabulosa). The female digs holes in the sand by road-sides and elsewhere, in which she deposits her eggs. Baird.Sänd'wich, n. p. 1169Two pieces of bread and butter, with a thin slice of ham or other salt meat between them;—said to have been a favorite dish of the Earl of Sandwich. Grose.Sănd'wich, v. t. p. 1169To make into a sandwich; hence, humorously, to insert between something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or alternating layers of different nature; to interlard. 2. (Eng.) To fit between other…Sănd'-worm, n. p. 1169(Zoöl.) A species of annelid inhabiting the sand.Sānd'wort, n. p. 1169A small plant of the genus Arenaria. London.Sănd'y, a. p. 1169Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert or plain; a sandy road or soil. 2. Of the color of sand; of a yellowish-red color…Sān'dyx, n. p. 1169See SANDIX.Sāne, a. p. 1169In a sound condition; not disordered or shattered; healthy; as, a sane body. 2. Especially, not disordered in intellect; of sound reason; not insane; having the regular exercise of reason and other…Sāne'ness, n. p. 1169The state of being sane, or of sound mind; sanity.Sāng, imp. p. 1169of sing.Sān'-gā-ree', n. p. 1169Wine and water sweetened and spiced.Sang-froid, n. p. 1169Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; lack of ardor; coolness; indifference.Sān'gi-ă'ĕ, n. p. 1169A Turkish governor of a sangiacate, or district forming part of a pashalic. Brande.Sān'gi-a-cāte, n. p. 1169A division of a Turkish pashalic.Sān'gre-al, n. p. 1169See GRAIL.Sān-guĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1169Conveying blood. Sanguiferous vessels (Anat.), the arteries, veins, and capillaries.Săn'gui-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1169(Physiol.) The production of blood; the conversion of the products of digestion into blood.Săn’gui-fi’er, n. p. 1169A producer of blood. Floyer.Sān-guĭf'lu-oŭs, a. p. 1169Flowing or running with blood.Săn’gui-fy, v. i. p. 1169To produce blood.San-guĭgē-nous, a. p. 1169Producing blood; as, sanguigenous food. Gregory.Săn'guī-nā'rī-ă, n. p. 1169(Bot.) A genus of perennial plants having a red juice; bloodroot. Gray.Săn'gui-na-ri-ly, adv. p. 1169In a sanguinary or blood-thirsty manner.