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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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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.Sa-tăn'ic-al-ness, n. p. 1171The quality of being satanic, fiendishly malicious, or wicked.Sā'tan-ism, n. p. 1171The evil and malicious disposition of Satan; a diabolical spirit. [Rare.]Sā'tan-ist, n. p. 1171A very wicked person. [Rare.]Sā'tan-ŏph'a-ny, n. p. 1171An appearance or incarnation of Satan; the state of being possessed by a demon. [Rare.] O. A. Brownson.Sătch'el, n. p. 1172A little sack or bag.Sāte, v. t. p. 1172To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to surfeit. “Crowds of wanderers sated with the business and pleasure of great cities.” Macaulay.Sāte p. 1172old imp. of sit, for sat. See SIT.Sāte'less, a. p. 1172Not capable of being satisfied; insatiable. [Rare.] Young.Sāt'el-līte, n. p. 1172A secondary planet or moon; a small planet revolving round another; as, the satellite of the earth; the satellites of Jupiter. Morse. 2. An obsequious dependent; a subordinate attendant; a…Săt'el-lī'tioŭs, a. p. 1172Pertaining to, or consisting of, satellites. [Rare.] Cheyne.Sā'ti-āte, v. t. p. 1172To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; to glut; as, to satiate appetite or sense. I may yet survive the malice of my…Sā'ti-ate, a. p. 1172Filled to satiety; glutted; — followed by with or of. “Satiate of applause.” Pope.Sā'ti-ā'tion, n. p. 1172The state of being satiated or filled.Sa-tī'e-ty, n. p. 1172The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or…Săt'in, n. p. 1172A glossy silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof.Sāt'i-nēt', n. p. 1172A thin species of satin. 2. A particular kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling.Săt'in-flow'er, n. p. 1172(Bot.) A plant of the genus Lunaria.Săt'in-spār, n. p. 1172(Min.) A fine fibrous variety of carbonate of lime, having a pearly luster. Dana.Săt'in-stōne, n. p. 1172Satin-spar.Sāt'in-wōōd, n. p. 1172(Bot.) A hard, lemon-colored wood from India, of a fragrant odor, and taking a lustrous finish, and used in cabinet-work. It is produced by the Chloroxylon Swietania. Baird.Săt'in-y, a. p. 1172Like, or composed of, satin; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture.Sā'tion, n. p. 1172A sowing or planting. [Obs.] It hath not succeeded by sation in any manner of ground. Brown.Sāt'ire, n. p. 1172A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of…Sa-tir'ic or Sa-tir'ic-al, a. p. 1172Belonging to satire, conveying satire; of the nature of satire. “A satiric style.” Roscommon. 2. Censorious; severe in language; insulting. “Satirical rogue.” Shak. Syn.—Cutting, poignant; sarcastic…Sa-tir'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 1172In a satirical manner; with severity of remark; with invective; with intention to censure.Sa-tir'ic-al-ness, n. p. 1172The state or quality of being satirical. “An ill-natured wit, brassed to satiricalness.” Fuller.Săt'ir-ist, n. p. 1172One who writes satire. “The mighty satirist, who, in the very crisis of the great struggle of the Exclusion Bill, had spread terror through the Whig ranks.” Macaulay.Sāt'ir-ize, v. t. p. 1172To make the object of satire, to censure with keenness or severity. It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. Swift.Săt'is-făc'tion, n. p. 1172The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind from compliance with what it demands. The mind having a power…Săt'is-făc'tive, a. p. 1172Giving satisfaction. [Obs.] Browne.Săt'is-făc'to-ri-ly, adv. p. 1172In a satisfactory manner.Sāt'is-fāc'to-ri-ness, n. p. 1172The quality or condition of being satisfied or satisfactory; the power of satisfying or giving content; as, the satisfactoriness of pleasure or enjoyment.Săt'is-făc'to-ry, a. p. 1172Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty, and enabling it to rest with confidence; as, a satisfactory account of a transaction. 2.…Sāt'is-fī'a-ble, a. p. 1172Capable of being satisfied.