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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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Schēm'ing, p. a. p. 1179Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.Schēm'ing-ly, adv. p. 1179By scheming or contriving.Schēm'ist, n. p. 1179A schemer. [Rare.]Schēne, n. p. 1179(Antiq.) An Egyptian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia.Schĕnk'-beer, n. p. 1179A kind of mild German beer.Schēr'bet, n. p. 1179The same as SHERBET.Schēr'if, n. p. 1179One who is descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law, Ali, and daughter, Fatima; an emir.Schē-rō'mā, n. p. 1179(Med.) A dryness of the eye, from want of lachrymal secretions. Brande.Scherzando or Scherzo, adv. p. 1179(Mus.) In Scherzo (skĕrt'so), a playful or sportive manner.Scherzo, n. p. 1179(Mus.) A composition in a playful or sportive manner.Schĕ'sis, n. p. 1179General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habitude. [Obs.] Norris. 2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech whereby a certain affection or inclination of an…Schet'ic or Schet'ic-al, a. p. 1179Pertaining to the habit of the body; constitutional. [Obs.]Schie-dām’, n. p. 1179Holland gin; — so called from a town where much of it is made. Simmonds.Schil'ling, n. p. 1179A small German coin, worth about 1½ cents. [Written also skilling.] Simmonds.Schir'rhus, n. p. 1179See Scirrhus.Schĭsm, n. p. 1179Division or separation; specifically, permanent division or separation in the Christian church, occasioned by diversity of opinions, or any other reason; breach of unity among people of the same…Schĭs'mă, n. p. 1179(Anc. Mus.) An interval equal to half a comma.Schis-măt'ic or Schis-măt'ic-al, a. p. 1179Lat. schisma-ticus, Gr. σχισματικός, Fr. schismatique, Pr. scismatic, sismatic, Sp. cismático, Pg. schismatico, cismatico, It. scismatico.] Pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the…Schis-mă't'ic, n. p. 1179One who separates from an established church or religious faith on account of a diversity of opinion. They were popularly classed together as canting schismatics. Macaulay. Syn.—Heretic; partisan.…Schis-măt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1179In a schismatical manner; by separation from a church on account of a diversity of opinion.Schis-măt'ic-al-ness, n. p. 1179The state of being schismatical.Schis'ma-tize, v. i. p. 1179To commit or practice schism; to make a breach of communion in the church.Schĭsm'less, a. p. 1179Free from schism; not affected by schism. [Rare.] Milton.Schīst, n. p. 1179(Geol.) A rock having a slaty structure; — used especially in the case of crystalline or metamorphic rocks; as, argillaceous schist; mica schist.Schist'ic, a. p. 1179Schistose.Schist-ōse', a. p. 1179Schist'öus p. 1179Admitting of division by natural cleavage into flags, slabs, or slates; — used only with reference to metamorphic rocks, such as gneiss, mica schist, and the like. Dana.Schĭz'o-pŏd, n. p. 1179(Zoöl.) A macroural crustacean, whose legs have each an accessory jointed branch, so as to appear double. Dana.Schlich, n. p. 1179(Metal.) The ore of a metal, especially of gold, pulverized and prepared for further working; slich; slick.Schol'ar, n. p. 1179One who attends a school; one who learns of a teacher; one under the tuition of a preceptor; a pupil; a disciple; a learner. I am no breeching scholar in the schools. Shak. 2. One engaged in the…Scho-lār’i-ty, n. p. 1179Scholarship. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Schōl'ar-ly, a. p. 1179Like a scholar; becoming a scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique.Schōl'ar-ly, adv. p. 1179In the manner of a scholar; as becomes a scholar. [Rare.]Schōl'ar-ship, n. p. 1179The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning. “A man of my master's understanding and great scholarship.” Pope. 2. Literary education. [Rare.]…Scho-lās'tic, n. p. 1179One who adheres to the method or subtleties of the schools. Milton.Scho-lās'tic or Scho-lās'tic-al, a. p. 1179Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholar-like; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning. 2. Pertaining to the schoolmen, or philosophers and divines, of the…Scho-lās'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 1179In a scholastic manner; according to the niceties or method of the schools.Scho-lās'ti-cism, n. p. 1179The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy; scholastic formality. The spirit of the old scholasticism . . . spurned laborious investigation and slow induction. J. P. Smith. 2. The…Schō'li-āst, n. p. 1179A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator. No . . . quotations from Talmudists and scholiasts . . . ever marred the effect of his grave and temperate discourses. Macaulay.Schō'li-āst'ic, a. p. 1179Pertaining to a scholiast, or his pursuits. Swift.Schō'li-āze, v. i. p. 1179To write notes on an author's works. [Obs.] Milton.Schōl'ie-al, a. p. 1179Scholastic. [Obs.] Hales.Schō'li-on, n. p. 1179A scholium. [Obs.] Spenser.Schō'li-ūm, n. p. 1179A marginal annotation; an explanatory remark or comment; — so called as being the fruit of the leisure hours of the writers. 2. (Math.) A remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration.Schō'ly, n. p. 1179A scholium. [Obs.]School, n. p. 1179A place for learned intercourse and instruction; an institution for learning; an educational establishment; a place for acquiring knowledge and mental training. 2. Hence, an institution of learning…Schōōl, n. p. 1179A shoal or compact body; a scull or scool; as, a school of fishes. [Prov. in England, but in common use in the United States.]Schōōl, v. t. p. 1180To train in an institution of learning; to educate at a school. He's gentle, never schooled, yet learned. Shak. 2. To teach with superiority; to tutor; to chide and admonish; to reprove. School your…Schōōl'-boy, n. p. 1180A boy belonging to a school, or one who is learning rudiments.Schōōl'-dāme, n. p. 1180The female teacher of a school.Schōōl'-dāys, n. pl. p. 1180The period in which youth are sent to school.Schōōl'-dis'trict, n. p. 1180A division of a town or city for establishing and conducting schools. [U. S.]Schōōl'er-y, n. p. 1180Something taught; precepts; schooling. [Obs.] Spencer.Schōōl'-fĕl'lōw, n. p. 1180One bred at the same school; an associate in school.Schōōl'-gīrl, n. p. 1180A girl belonging to a school.Schōōl'-hour, n. p. 1180Time spent at school; time of instruction. Whose school-hours are all the days and nights of our existence. Carlyle.Schōōl'-house, n. p. 1180A house appropriated for the use of schools, or for instruction.Schōōl'ing, n. p. 1180Instruction in school; tuition; education in an institution of learning. To him, and all of us, the expressly appointed school-masters and schoolings are as nothing. Carlyle. 2. Reproof; reprimand…Schōōl'-māid, n. p. 1180A girl at school; a school-girl.Schōōl'-man, n. p. 1180One versed in the niceties of academical disputation, or of school divinity. ☞ The school-men were philosophers and divines of the middle ages who adopted the principles of Aristotle, and spent much…