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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Sān'gui-nā'ri-ness, n. p. 1169The state or quality of being sanguinary.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.…Săn'gui-na-ry, n. p. 1169(Bot.) A plant of the genus Sanguinaria; bloodwort; bloodroot.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…Sān'guīne, n. p. 1169Blood color. Spenser. 2. Bloodstone.Sān'guīne, v. t. p. 1169To stain with blood, or of the color of blood; to ensanguine.Sān'guīne-less, a. p. 1169Destitute of blood; pale. [Rare.]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.Sān'guīne-ness, n. p. 1169The condition or quality of being sanguine; redness; fullness of blood; heat or ardor of temperament.San-guīn'e-ōūs, a. p. 1169Abounding with blood; sanguine. 2. Of, or pertaining to, blood. 3. Constituting blood. Browne. 4. Blood-red; crimson.