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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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Saw'-wort, n. p. 1174(Bot.) A plant of the genus Serratula, so named from its serrated leaves. It has the habits and qualities of the thistles.Saw'-wrēst, n. p. 1174A saw-set. See SAW-SET.Saw'yer, n. p. 1174One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel. 2. A tree which, being undermined by a current of water, and falling into the stream, lies fast by the roots…Säx'a-tīle, a. p. 1174Pertaining to rocks; living among rocks. Hunter.Săx'-hŏrn, n. p. 1174(Mus.) One of a numerous class of brass wind-instruments, invented by M. Sax, of Paris, and much employed in military bands.Sāx'i-cā'voŭs, a. p. 1174(Zoöl.) Boring or hollowing out rocks;—said of certain mollusks which live in holes in rocks, made either by boring or otherwise. Dana.Sax-if'ra-gant, a. p. 1174Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous. [Rare.]Sax-if'ra-gant, n. p. 1174That which breaks or destroys stones. Cole.Săx'i-frāge, n. p. 1174(Bot.) A plant of the genus Saxifraga, which embraces many species, mostly hardy herbs, growing naturally on or among rocks. The burnet saxifrage is of the genus Pimpinella; the golden saxifrage, of…Sax-if'ra-goŭs, a. p. 1174Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder.Sāx'on, n. p. 1174(Geog.) (a.) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries; an…Sāx'on, a. p. 1174(Geog.) (a.) Pertaining to the Saxons, to their country, or to their language; Anglo-Saxon. (b.) Of, or pertaining to, Saxony or its inhabitants. Saxon architecture (Arch.), a style of architecture…Săx'on-ĭsm, n. p. 1174An idiom of the Saxon language.Sāx'on-ĭst, n. p. 1174One versed in the Saxon language.Sāx'o-phōne, n. p. 1174(Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, blown through by a reed, and thus partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarionet.Săx'-tū/bă, n. p. 1174(Mus.) A powerful instrument of brass, curved somewhat like the Roman buccina, or tuba;—invented by M. Sax, of Paris.Sāy, v. t. p. 1174To utter in words; to tell; to speak; to pronounce; to declare. Arise, and say how thou camest here. Shak. 2. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson. Of my instruction…Say, v. i. p. 1174To make answer; to express an opinion; to reply. To this argument we shall soon have said; for what concerns it us to hear a husband divulging his household privacies? Milton.Sāy (sā), n. p. 1174A speech; something said; a current story; a maxim or proverb. [Rare or colloq.] “He had no sooner said out his say.” L’Estrange. That strange palmer’s boding say That fell so ominous and drear Full…Sāy, n. p. 1174Trial by sample; sample. [Obs.] To take A say of venison . . . by the nose. Massinger. 2. Tried quality; temper; proof. He found a sword of better say. Spencer.Sāy, v. t. p. 1174To try; to assay. [Obs.]Sāy, n. p. 1174A species of silk or satin. Their minds are made of say; Their love is like silk changeable. Old Song. 2. A delicate kind of serge or woolen cloth. Thou say, thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord. Shak.Say'er, n. p. 1175One who says. Mr. Curran was something much better than a sayer of smart sayings. Jeffrey.Sa-yétte', n. p. 1175A mixed stuff of silk and cotton;—called also sagathy. Simmonds.Sāy'ing, n. p. 1175That which is said; an expression; a sentence uttered; a declaration; especially, a proverbial expression; an aphorism; a proverb. Many are the sayings of the wise, In ancient and in modern books…Say'-mâs'ter, n. p. 1175Master of assay; one who tries or proves. [Obs.] “Great say-master of state.” B. Jon.Scāb, n. p. 1175(Med.) An incrustation over a sore or wound, formed by the desiccation of the secretion of the diseased part. 2. A contagious disease of sheep, resembling the mange in horses, &c. 3. A mean, dirty…Scăb'bard, n. p. 1175The case in which the blade of a sword, &c., is kept; a sheath. Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade. Fairfax.Scăb'bard, v. t. p. 1175To put in a scabbard or sheath.Scăb'bed, a. p. 1175A bounding with scabs; diseased with scabs. 2. Hence, mean; paltry; vile; worthless.Scâb'bed-ness, n. p. 1175The state of being scabbed.Scăb'bi-ness, n. p. 1175The state or quality of being scabby.Scâb'ble, v. t. p. 1175The same as SCAPPLE. See SCAPPLE.Scâb'by, a. p. 1175Affected with scabs; full of scabs. 2. Diseased with the scab or mange; mangy.Scā'bi-ēs, n. p. 1175(Med.) A kind of contagious cutaneous disease; the itch. Dunglison.Scā'bi-ous, a. p. 1175Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions.Sca’bi-oûs, n. p. 1175(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Scabiosa, said to be useful in cutaneous diseases. London. (b.) A plant of the genus Erigeron; flea-bane.Scâb'ling, n. p. 1175A fragment or chip of stone. [Written also scabline.]Sca-brĕd'i-ty, n. p. 1175Roughness; ruggedness. [Obs.] Burton.Scāb'rous, a. p. 1175Having hard, short, rigid points; rough; rugged. Arbuthnot. 2. Harsh; unmusical. [Rare.] His verse is scabrous and hobbling. Dryden.Seâ'broûs-ness, n. p. 1175The state or quality of being scabrous; roughness; ruggedness.Seâb'wort, n. p. 1175(Bot.) A plant; a species of Helenium.Seâd, n. p. 1175(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Caranx; horse-mackerel. See HORSE-MACKEREL.Scâf'fold, n. p. 1175A temporary structure of timber, boards, &c., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and the materials, in building, &c., for exhibiting a spectacle upon, or for holding the spectators at a…Scaf'fold, v. t. p. 1175To furnish with a scaffold; to sustain; to uphold.Scâf'fold-age, n. p. 1175A scaffold; a scaffolding; a stage. [Obs.] Shak.Scăf'fold-ing, n. p. 1175A frame or structure for temporary support; a stage; a frame; a scaffold; as, the scaffolding of the body. Pope. 2. Materials for scaffolds.Scāf'fold-pōle, n. p. 1175A long pole for supporting or building a scaffold. Simmonds.Scāg'liā, n. p. 1175(Min.) A reddish variety of chalk. Dana.Scāg'liō'lā, n. p. 1175An imitation of marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is studded with splinters of marble, spar, granite, and the like, and then…Scā'ulā, n. p. 1175(Med.) A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus.Scāl'a-ble, a. p. 1175Capable of being scaled.Sea-lā'de' or Sea-lā'do, n. p. 1175(Mil.) An assault on a besieged place with ladders to mount the walls; an escalade. Fairfax.Sea-lā'rī-ā, n. p. 1175(Conch.) A genus of gasteropodous mollusks, having shells pure white and lustrous, of a turreted form, with many whorls, and ornamented with many transverse ribs. Baird.Sea-lār'i-fōrm, a. p. 1175Having transverse bars and spaces, or what look like spaces, so as to resemble a ladder, as vascular tissue transversely barred and striated.Scā'la-ry, a. p. 1175Resembling a ladder; formed with steps. [Obs.] Browne.Scā'la-wāg, n. p. 1175A miserable scamp; a scapegrace. [Vulgar.] Bartlett.Scald, v. t. p. 1175To burn with hot liquid; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any fluid of high temperature; as, to scald the hand or foot. Mine own tears do scald like molten lead. Shak. Here the…Scald, n. p. 1175A burn, or injury to the skin and flesh by some hot liquid, or by steam.Scald, n. p. 1175Scurf on the head; scab. Spenser.