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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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Se-clūd'ed-ly, adv. p. 1191In a secluded manner.Se-clūse'ness, n. p. 1191The state of being secluded from society.Se-clū'sion, n. p. 1191The act of secluding, or the state of seclusion; separation from society or connection; a shutting out; as, to live in seclusion. Syn. — Solitude; separation; withdrawal; retirement; privacy. See…Se-clū'sive, a. p. 1192Tending to seclusion; secluding; sequestering.Sĕc'ond, a. p. 1192Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; the ordinal of two. And he slept and dreamed the second time. Gen. xli. 5. 2. Next in value, power, excellence, dignity…Sĕc'ond, n. p. 1192One who follows or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, or the like. Man An angel's second, nor his second long. Young. 2. One who follows or attends another for his support and…Sĕc'ond, v. t. p. 1192To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate. [Rare.] In the method of nature, a low valley is immediately seconded with an ambitious hill. Fuller. Sin is seconded with sin. South. 2. To…Sĕc'ond-a-ri-ly, adv. p. 1192In a secondary manner or degree; not primarily or originally; not in the first intention.Sĕc'ond-a-ri-ness, n. p. 1192State of being secondary.Sĕc'ond-a-ry, a. p. 1192Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, and the like; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. Where there is moral right on the one hand, no secondary…Sĕc'ond-a-ry, n. p. 1192One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate or deputy; one who acts in subordination to another; as, the secondaries of the Court of King's Bench and of Common Pleas. 2.…Sēc'ond-er, n. p. 1192One who seconds or supports what another attempts, affirms, moves, or proposes; as, the seconder of an enterprise or of a motion.Sē'cond-hānd, n. p. 1192The hand marking the seconds in a clock or watch.Sĕc'ond-hānd, n. p. 1192Possession obtained by transfer from a previous owner. Johnson. At second hand, in or from the second place in the order of possession or use; by transmission; not primarily; not originally; after…Sĕc'ond-hănd, a. p. 1192Not original or primary; received from another. They have but a second-hand or implicit knowledge. Locke. 2. Not new; already or previously possessed or used by another; as, a second-hand book.Sē'ond-ly, adv. p. 1192In the second place.Se-cōn'do, n. p. 1192(Mus.) The second part in a concerted piece.Sĕc'ond-rāte, n. p. 1192The second order in size, dignity, or value, and the like. They call it thunder of the second-rate. Addison.Sĕc'ond-rāte, a. p. 1192Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; a second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.Sĕc'ond-sight, n. p. 1192The power of seeing things future or distant; the capacity of a seer; prophetic vision. Nor less availed his optic sleight, And Scottish gift of second-sight. Trumbull.Sĕc'ond-sīght'ed, a. p. 1192Having the power of second-sight. [Rare.] Addison.Sē'cre-cy, n. p. 1192State of being secret; separation; retirement; privacy; concealment. “The pensive secrecy of desert cell.” Milton. The Lady Anne. Whom the king hath in secrecy long married. Shak. 2. The quality of…Sē'cret, a. p. 1192Separate or set apart; hence, hid; concealed from general notice or knowledge; withdrawn from general intercourse; secluded; unseen. I have a secret errand to thee, O king. Judg. iii. 19. There…Sē'cret, n. p. 1192Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed. To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery.…Sē'cret, v. t. p. 1192To keep private or secret. [Obs.]Sēc're-tā'ri-al, a. p. 1192Of, or pertaining to, a secretary. [Rare.] “Some secretarial, diplomatic, or official training.” Carlyle.Sē'cre-tā'ri-at or Sē'cre-tā'ri-ate, n. p. 1192The office of a secretary; the place where a secretary transacts business, keeps records, and the like.Sē'e-re-ta-ry, n. p. 1192One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [Very rare.] “A faithful secretary to her sex’s foibles.” W. Scott. 2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers…Sē'cre-ta-ry-bird, n. p. 1192of feathers at the back of its head, which were fancifully thought to resemble pens stuck behind the ear.] (Ornith.) A bird of South Africa (Gypogeranus serpentarius), with an aquiline head and beak…Sĕc're-ta-ry-ship, n. p. 1192The office of a secretary.Se-crēte', v. t. p. 1192To separate; to deposit in a place of hiding; to remove from observation; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self. 2. (Physiol.) To separate or produce by the…Sē'cret-false, a. p. 1192Undetected in falsehood or unfaithfulness; secretly false. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Se-crē'tion, n. p. 1192The act of secreting or secreting; especially, production from the general nourishing substance, of particular substances in the vital economy. ☞ “The general term secretion, . . . considered in its…Sē'cret-ist, n. p. 1192A dealer in secrets. [Obs. and rare.] Boyle.Sē'cre-ti'tiŏūs, a. p. 1192Parted by animal secretion. Floyer.Se-crēt'ive, a. p. 1192Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.Se-crēt'ive-ness, n. p. 1192The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal.Sē'cret-ly, adv. p. 1192In a secret manner; privately; privily; without the knowledge of others.Sē'cret-ness, n. p. 1192The state or quality of being secret, hid, or concealed. 2. The quality of keeping a secret; secretiveness. [Rare.]Sē'cre-to-ry or Se-crēt'o-ry, a. p. 1192Performing the office of secretion; as, secretory vessels.Sĕct, n. p. 1192A part cut off; a cutting; a cion. [Rare.] Shak. 2. Hence, a body of persons who have separated from others in virtue of some special doctrine, or set of doctrines, which they hold in common; a…Sec-tā'ri-an, a. p. 1192Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.Sec-tā'ri-an, n. p. 1192One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from the established church, or which…Sec-tā'ri-an-ism, n. p. 1192The quality or character of a sectarian; adherence to a separate religious denomination; devotion to the interests of a party; excess of partisan or denominational zeal.Sec-tā'ri-an-ize, v. t. p. 1192To imbue with sectarian feelings.Sĕc'ta-rism, n. p. 1192Sectarianism. [Obs.] Milton.Sēc'ta-rist, n. p. 1192A sectary. [Rare.] Warton.Sēe'ta-ry, n. p. 1192A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; hence, one who separates from an established church; a dissenter. I never…Sec-tā'tor, n. p. 1193A follower; a disciple; an adherent to a sect. [Obs.] Raleigh.Sĕc'tile, a. p. 1193Capable of being cut. 2. (Min.) Capable of being cut smoothly;—said of minerals which do not crumble or break when the knife is applied to them, but are severed with a smooth cut.Sĕc'tion, n. p. 1193The act of cutting, or of separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies. 2. A part separated from the rest; a division; a portion; as, specifically, (a.) A distinct part or portion of a book or…Sĕc'tion-al, a. p. 1193Pertaining to a section or distinct part of a larger body or territory; partial. All sectional interests and party feelings, it is hoped, will hereafter yield to schemes of ambition. J. Story.Sĕc'tion-al-īsm, n. p. 1193A feeling of peculiar interest in some one section of a country, &c. [U. S.]Sĕc'tion-äl'i-ty, n. p. 1193The state or quality of being sectional; sectionalism.Sĕc'tion-al-ly, adv. p. 1193In a sectional manner.Sĕc'tion-ize, v. t. p. 1193To form into sections. [Rare.]Sĕct'ism, n. p. 1193Devotion to a sect; the spirit of sectarianism. [Rare.]Sĕct'ist, n. p. 1193One who is devoted to the interests of a sect; a sectary. [Rare.]Sĕct'i-ūn'cle, n. p. 1193A little or petty sect. [Rare.] “Some new sect or sectiuncle.” J. Martineau.Sē'ctor, n. p. 1193(Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc; or a mixed triangle, formed by two radii and the arc of a circle. 2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two…