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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Sānd'-fly, n.p. 1169(Entom.) An insect common to sandy places, inflicting a sharp bite; Simulium nocturnum.
  2. Sănd'-glāss, n.p. 1169An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand.
  3. Sānd'-grouse, n.p. 1169(Ornith.) A certain European bird of the grouse family; Pterocles arenarius.
  4. 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.
  5. Sănd'-hĕat, n.p. 1169The heat of warm sand in chemical operations.
  6. Sănd'i-ness, n.p. 1169The state of being sandy, or of being of a sandy color.
  7. Sănd'ish, a.p. 1169Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact. [Obs.] Evelyn.
  8. 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.]
  9. Săn'dix, n.p. 1169A kind of minium or red lead, made of ceruse, but inferior to the true minium. [Written also sandyx.] [Obs.]
  10. Sănd'-lănce, n.p. 1169(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Ammodytes (A. lancea). [Written also sand-lance.] See SAND-EEL.
  11. Sănd'-myr'tle, n.p. 1169(Bot.) A low, branching, evergreen shrub of the genus Leiophyllum.
  12. Sānd'-mār'tin, n.p. 1169(Ornith.) A species of swallow (Hirundo riparia), which makes holes for its nest along the banks of rivers.
  13. Sānd'-pā'per, n.p. 1169Paper covered on one side with a fine gritty substance for smoothing and polishing.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Sănd'-rŏck, n.p. 1169A rock made of cemented sand. ☞ If of calcareous sand, it is called calcareous sand-rock.
  17. Sănd'-smĕlt, n.p. 1169(Ichth.) A small fish of the mullet family, and of the genus Atherina (A. presbyter).
  18. Sānd'-stār, n.p. 1169(Zoöl.) A kind of star-fish of the genus Ophiura, having long, slender arms.
  19. 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…
  20. Sănd'-stōrm, n.p. 1169A storm or cloud of drifting sand.
  21. Sānd'-tūbe, n.p. 1169A tube made of sand; especially, a tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of lightning; a fulgurite.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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…
  25. Sănd'-worm, n.p. 1169(Zoöl.) A species of annelid inhabiting the sand.
  26. Sānd'wort, n.p. 1169A small plant of the genus Arenaria. London.
  27. 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…
  28. Sān'dyx, n.p. 1169See SANDIX.
  29. 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…
  30. Sāne'ness, n.p. 1169The state of being sane, or of sound mind; sanity.
  31. Sāng, imp.p. 1169of sing.
  32. Sān'-gā-ree', n.p. 1169Wine and water sweetened and spiced.
  33. Sang-froid, n.p. 1169Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; lack of ardor; coolness; indifference.
  34. Sān'gi-ă'ĕ, n.p. 1169A Turkish governor of a sangiacate, or district forming part of a pashalic. Brande.
  35. Sān'gi-a-cāte, n.p. 1169A division of a Turkish pashalic.
  36. Sān'gre-al, n.p. 1169See GRAIL.
  37. Sān-guĭf'er-oŭs, a.p. 1169Conveying blood. Sanguiferous vessels (Anat.), the arteries, veins, and capillaries.
  38. Săn'gui-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 1169(Physiol.) The production of blood; the conversion of the products of digestion into blood.
  39. Săn’gui-fi’er, n.p. 1169A producer of blood. Floyer.
  40. Sān-guĭf'lu-oŭs, a.p. 1169Flowing or running with blood.
  41. Săn’gui-fy, v. i.p. 1169To produce blood.
  42. San-guĭgē-nous, a.p. 1169Producing blood; as, sanguigenous food. Gregory.
  43. Săn'guī-nā'rī-ă, n.p. 1169(Bot.) A genus of perennial plants having a red juice; bloodroot. Gray.
  44. Săn'gui-na-ri-ly, adv.p. 1169In a sanguinary or blood-thirsty manner.
  45. Sān'gui-nā'ri-ness, n.p. 1169The state or quality of being sanguinary.
  46. Săn'gui-na-ry, a.p. 1169Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle. 2. Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood. Passion ... makes us brutal and sanguinary. Broome.…
  47. Săn'gui-na-ry, n.p. 1169(Bot.) A plant of the genus Sanguinaria; bloodwort; bloodroot.
  48. Săn'guine, a.p. 1169Having the color of blood; red. “Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe.” Milton. 2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament. 3. Warm…
  49. Sān'guīne, n.p. 1169Blood color. Spenser. 2. Bloodstone.
  50. Sān'guīne, v. t.p. 1169To stain with blood, or of the color of blood; to ensanguine.
  51. Sān'guīne-less, a.p. 1169Destitute of blood; pale. [Rare.]
  52. Sān'guīne-ly, adv.p. 1169In a sanguine manner; ardently; with confidence of success. I can not speculate quite so sanguinely as he does. Burke.
  53. Sān'guīne-ness, n.p. 1169The condition or quality of being sanguine; redness; fullness of blood; heat or ardor of temperament.
  54. San-guīn'e-ōūs, a.p. 1169Abounding with blood; sanguine. 2. Of, or pertaining to, blood. 3. Constituting blood. Browne. 4. Blood-red; crimson.
  55. San-guīn'i-ty, n.p. 1169Sanguineness. [Obs.] Swift.
  56. Sān'gui-nīv'o-roūs, a.p. 1169Eating or subsisting on blood.
  57. San-guïn'o-len-cy, n.p. 1169The state of being sanguinolent or bloody.
  58. San-guïn'o-lent, a.p. 1169Tinged or mingled with blood; bloody.
  59. Sān'gui-sūge, n.p. 1169(Zoöl.) The blood-sucker; a leech, or horse-leech. See LEECH.
  60. Sān'he-drīm, n.p. 1169(Jewish Antiq.) The great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters. [Written also sanhedrin.]