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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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…
  2. Schōōl'-māid, n.p. 1180A girl at school; a school-girl.
  3. 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…
  4. Schōōl'-mās'ter, n.p. 1180The man who presides over and teaches a school; a teacher, instructor, or preceptor. Let the soldier be abroad if he will; he can do nothing in this age. There is another personage abroad,—a person…
  5. Schōōl'-māte, n.p. 1180One who attends the same school.
  6. Schōōl'-mis'tress, n.p. 1180A woman who governs and teaches a school.
  7. Schōōl'-tēach'er, n.p. 1180One who teaches or instructs a school.
  8. Schōōl'-tēach'ing, n.p. 1180The business of instructing a school.
  9. Schoon'er, n.p. 1180(Naut.) A small, sharp-built vessel, usually having two masts, with fore-and-aft sails, but sometimes carrying a square foresail, square fore-topsail, and top-gallantsail. Some schooners have three…
  10. Schörl, n.p. 1180(Min.) Black tourmaline. Dana.
  11. Schorl-rockp. 1180a rock composed of aggregated schorl and quartz.
  12. Schor-lā'ceous, a.p. 1180Partaking of the nature and character of schorl; resembling shorl. Kirwan.
  13. Schōrl'ite, n.p. 1180— [Fr. schorlite.] A mineral of a greenish-white color, sometimes yellowish, being a variety of topaz, mostly found in irregular, oblong masses or columns, inserted in a mixture of quartz and mica or…
  14. Schōr'lōüs, a.p. 1180Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorlous beryl. Dana.
  15. Schōr'l'y, a.p. 1180Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorly granite.
  16. Sçhŏt'tĭsh or Sçhŏt'tĭsçhe, n.p. 1180(Mus.) (a.) A kind of dance, being a variation of the polka, danced by a couple, with the same music in common time. (b.) The music appropriate to the dance.
  17. Schrēight, n.p. 1180A kind of fish. Ainsworth.
  18. Schrōde, n.p. 1180See ESCRODE.
  19. Sçī'a-graph, n.p. 1180See SCIAGRAPHY, 2.
  20. Sci'a-graph'ic-al, a.p. 1180Pertaining to sciagraphy.
  21. Scī'a-grāph'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 1180In a sciographical manner.
  22. Scī-ăg'ra-phy, n.p. 1180The art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as they fall in nature. Gwilt. 2. (Arch.) The profile or vertical section of a building to show its interior structure; a sciagraph.
  23. Sci-ām'a-chy, n.p. 1180See SCIOMACHY.
  24. Scī'a-thē'rie or Scī'a-thē'rie-al, a.p. 1180Belonging to a sun-dial. [Obs.]
  25. Scī'a-thēr'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 1180After the manner of a sun-dial. [Obs.] Gregory.
  26. Sci-āt'ic or Sci-āt'ic-a, n.p. 1180(Med.) (a.) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve. (b.) A rheumatic affection of the hip joint, or of the parts surrounding it; hip gout.
  27. Sci-āt'ic, a.p. 1180Pertaining to the hip; as, the sciatic artery or nerve. 2. Affecting the hip; as, sciatic pains.
  28. Sçī-ăt'ic-al, a.p. 1180Sciatic.
  29. Sçī-ăt'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 1180With, or by means of, sciatica.
  30. Sçī'ençe, n.p. 1180Knowledge; penetrating and comprehensive information, skill, expertness, and the like. “Shakespeare’s deep and accurate science in mental philosophy.” Coleridge. 2. The comprehension and…
  31. Sçī'ençe, v. t.p. 1180To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct. [Rare.]
  32. Sçī'ent, a.p. 1180Knowing; skillful. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  33. Sçī-ĕn'ter, adv.p. 1180Knowingly. Bouvier.
  34. Sçī-ĕn'tial, a.p. 1180Producing science. [Rare.] Milton.
  35. Sçī'en-tĭf'ic, a.p. 1180Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; used in science; evincing profound and systematic knowledge; as, a scientific arrangement of fossils; a scientific physician.…
  36. Sçī'en-tĭf'ic-al, a.p. 1180Scientific.
  37. Sçī'en-tĭf'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 1180In a scientific manner; according to the rules or principles of science. It is easier to believe than to be scientifically instructed. Locke.
  38. Sçī'en-tĭst, n.p. 1180One learned in science; a savant; as, an enthusiastic scientist. Gould.
  39. Sçĭl'i-çĕtp. 1180To wit; namely; videlicet; — often abbreviated to sc., or ss.
  40. Sçĭl'li-tīne, n.p. 1180(Chem.) A bitter, purgative principle extracted from squills.
  41. Sçĭm'i-ter or Sçĭm'i-tar, n.p. 1180A short sword with a convex edge or recurved point. See CIMETER.
  42. Sçĭn'coid, n.p. 1180A scincoidian.
  43. Sçĭn'coid, a.p. 1180Of, pertaining to, or resembling the scincoidians.
  44. Sçin-coid'i-an, n.p. 1180(Zoöl.) One of a family of saurian reptiles, having a non-extensile tongue, short feet, the body and tail covered with scales overlapping like tiles, and the toes margined. Brande.
  45. Sçink, n.p. 1180A cast calf. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Ainsworth. 2. (Zoöl.) A certain saurian reptile; the skink. See SKINK. P. Cyc.
  46. Sçin-tĭl'lȧ, n.p. 1180A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle.
  47. Sçĭn'til-lant, a.p. 1180Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling.
  48. Sçĭn'til-lāte, v. i.p. 1180To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. “As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion.” W. Scott. 2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
  49. Sçĭn'til-lā'tion, n.p. 1180The act of scintillating, emitting sparks, or sparkling. 2. The twinkling or shining with a tremulous light, as the fixed stars. Nichol.
  50. Sçĭn'til-loŭs, a.p. 1180Scintillant; sparkling. [Rare.]
  51. Sçĭn'til-loŭs-ly, adv.p. 1180In a scintillous or sparkling manner. [Obs.] Skelton.
  52. Sçī-ŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 1180The same as SCIAGRAPHY.
  53. Sçī'o-lĭsm, n.p. 1180The knowledge of a sciolist; superficial science.
  54. Sçī'o-lĭst, n.p. 1180One who knows any thing superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer. These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride were not as great…
  55. Sçī'o-lĭst'ic, a.p. 1180Of, or pertaining to, sciolism, or a sciolist; partaking of sciolism; resembling a sciolist.
  56. Sçī'o-loŭs, a.p. 1180Superficially or imperfectly knowing.
  57. Sçī-ŏm'a-chy, n.p. 1180A mock contest with one's own shadow or with shadows; imaginary or futile combat. [Written also sciamachy.] Cowley.
  58. Sçī'o-măn'çy, n.p. 1180Divination by means of shadows.
  59. Sçī'on, n.p. 1180A shoot or twig of a plant, especially when cut for ingrafting in a stock; a cion. 2. Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.
  60. Sci-òp'tic or Sci-òp'tric, a.p. 1181Of, or pertaining to, a certain optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball. Scioptic ball (Opt.), the lens of a camera obscura mounted in a wooden ball…