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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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Sar-cō'sis, n. p. 1171(Med.) (a.) The formation of flesh. (b.) Sarcoma.Sar-cōt'ic, a. p. 1171Producing or generating flesh. [Rare.]Sar-cōt'ic, n. p. 1171(Med.) A medicine or application which promotes the growth of flesh. [Rare.]Sär'cu-lā'tion, n. p. 1171A raking or weeding with a rake.Sārd, n. p. 1171(Min.) A variety of chalcedony, of a rich brownish-red color, but which, when held between the eye and the light, appears of a deep blood-red; carnelian.Sār'da-chāte, n. p. 1171(Min.) A sort of agate containing sard. Dana.Sār'dan or Sār'del, n. p. 1171(Ichth.) A sardine. [Obs. or rare.]Sär'del, n. p. 1171A sardine or sardius.Sär'dīne, n. p. 1171(Ichth.) A Mediterranean fish, of the herring family (Engraulus meletta), about the size of the anchovy;—often prepared or put up with olive oil as a delicacy.Sär'dĭne or Sär'di-ŭs, n. p. 1171A precious stone, probably a carnelian, of which one was set in Aaron’s breastplate. Ex. xxviii.Sar-dĭn'i-an, a. p. 1171(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia.Sar-dīn'i-an, n. p. 1171(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Sardinia.Sār'doin, n. p. 1171(Min.) Sard; carnelian.Sar-dŏn'ic, a. p. 1171Forced, heartless, or bitter; — said of a laugh or smile; having the appearance of gayety or happiness, but covering pain or misery; concealing bitterness of heart; mocking. Where strained sardonic…Sar-dōn'ic, a. p. 1171Of, pertaining to, or resembling a kind of linen made at Colchis. Bryant.Sär'do-nyx, n. p. 1171(Min.) A silicious stone or gem, nearly allied to onyx, of a reddish-yellow, or nearly orange color.Sā'rēe, n. p. 1171A cotton fabric worn by Indian women, wrapped about the person; also, a long embroidered scarf of gauze or silk. Simmonds.Sar-găs'so, n. p. 1171(Bot.) The floating sea-weed of the North Atlantic (Sargasso baccifera), and allied species. It often accumulates so as to cover large areas.Sā'rē, n. p. 1171The same as SAREE.Sa-rīgúe', n. p. 1171(Zool.) A marsupial mammal of Cayenne, nearly allied to the Virginia opossum.Sārk, n. p. 1171A shirt. [Scot.] 2. A shark. [Obs.]Sārk'ing, n. p. 1171(Carp.) Thin boards for lining, to be used under slates, and for similar purposes.Sār'lae, n. p. 1171(Zoöl.) TheSär'lyk p. 1171Pœphagus grunniens, or grunting ox of Tartary; the yak. Baird.Sar-mā'tian or Sar-māt'ic, a. p. 1171(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Sarmatia and its inhabitants, the ancestors of the Russians and Poles.Sär'ment, n. p. 1171(Bot.) A prostrate filiform stem or runner, as of the strawberry.Sär'ment-ā'ceous, a. p. 1171(Bot.) Bearing sarments or runners, as those of the strawberry. Gray.Sär'ment-ōse' or Sar-mēn'tōus, a. p. 1171(Bot.) (a.) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves in bunches at the joints or knots where it strikes root; as, a sarmentose stem. (b.) Bearing sarments; as, a sarmentose plant.…Sārn, n. p. 1171A pavement or stepping-stone. Johnson. 2. A sort of oath. Halliwell.Sā'-rōng, n. p. 1171A sort of petticoat worn by women in the East. Simmonds.Sā'ros, n. p. 1171(Astron.) A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the exact length of which has been greatly disputed. It has been variously estimated from 3600 years to a little short of 10 years. Brande.Sār'plar, n. p. 1171A large bale or package of wool, containing eighty tods, or a ton, in weight. [Eng.] Simmonds.Sār′pliēr, n. p. 1171A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, &c. [Written also sarpelere.] Thruwhitt.Săr'ra-sĭn or Săr'ra-sine, n. p. 1171(Bot.) A plant, a kind of birthwort; — applied also in England to buckwheat. Simmonds. 2. [Fr. sarrasine, L. Lat. saracina, saracinesca, It. saracinesca, seracinesca. See SARACEN.] (Fort.) A…Sār'sā, n. p. 1171Sarsaparilla. [Written also sarza.]Sär'sa-pa-ril'la, n. p. 1171(Bot.) A Mexican plant, a species of Smilax, whose root is valued in medicine for its mucilaginous and farinaceous or demulcent qualities;—called also sarsa. ☞ The name is applied also to many…Sārse, n. p. 1171A fine sieve;—usually written searce or searse. [Obs.]Sārse, v. t. p. 1171To sift through a sarse. [Obs.]Sārse'net, n. p. 1171See SARCENET.Särt, n. p. 1171A piece of woodland turned into arable land. [Obs.] Bailey.Sar-tō'ri-al, a. p. 1171Of, or pertaining to, a tailor.Sar-tō'ri-ūs, n. p. 1171(Anat.) The muscle which throws one leg across the other, reaching from above the hip to below the knee;—called also the tailor's-muscle.Sā'ry, n. p. 1171The same as SAREE.Sāsh, n. p. 1171An ornamental belt; a decorative girdle; a band worn about the waist or over the shoulder, or otherwise. It is used by certain military officers, as a badge of distinction.Sāsh, n. p. 1171The frame of a window in which the lights or panes of glass are set.Sāsh, v. t. p. 1171To furnish with sashes, or frames for glass. “A door half sashed with glass.” Scott.Sāsh'ōon, n. p. 1171A kind of leather pad, stuffed so as to be soft, and put into a boot for the wearer's ease. [Obs.] Nares.Sā'sin, n. p. 1171(Zoöl.) A kind of antelope found in India, remarkable for its swiftness and beauty: Antilope cervicapra. Baird.Săs'sa-frās, n. p. 1171(Bot.) A tree of the laurel family (Sassafras officinale), whose bark has an aromatic smell and taste.Săs'sa-nage, n. p. 1171Stones left after sifting. Smart.Sässe, n. p. 1171A sluice, canal, or lock, on a navigable river. [Obs.] He is much concerned against Sir N. Cusp's project of making a great sasse in the king’s lands about Deptford to be a wet-dock. Pepys.Săs'so-līn or Săs'so-līne, n. p. 1171(Min.) Native boracic acid, found in saline incrustations on the borders of hot springs near Sasso, in the territory of Florence. Brande.Săs'so-rōl or Săs'so-rōl'īā, n. p. 1171(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Columba (C. livia); rock-pigeon.Săs'sy-bărk, n. p. 1171The bark of a species of Erythrophleum, used by the natives of Western Africa as an ordeal-poison in their trials for witchcraft. [Written also sorey-bark.]Sā'strā, n. p. 1171The same as SHASTER. See SHASTER.Săt, imp. p. 1171of sit. See SIT. [Written also sate.]Sā'tan, n. p. 1171The grand adversary of man; the devil, or prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels, the arch-fiend.Sa-tān'ic, a. p. 1171Sa-tăn'ic-al p. 1171Having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. Detest the slander which, with a satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined. Dwight.Sa-tăn'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1171In a satanic manner; with the wicked and malicious spirit of Satan; diabolically.