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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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Seis'mo-scōpe, n. p. 1196A seismometer.Sē'i-ty, n. p. 1196Something peculiar to a man's self. [Rare.] Tatler.Sēiz'a-ble, a. p. 1196Capable of being seized; liable to be taken.Seize, v. t. p. 1196To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold on; to gripe or grasp suddenly. Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands The royalties and rights of banished Hereford? Shak. 2. To take possession of by…Seiz'er, n. p. 1196One who, or that which, seizes.Seiz'in, n. p. 1196(Law.) Possession; possession of an estate of freehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter, when there is a right to such possession by…Sēiz'ing, n. p. 1196The act of taking or grasping suddenly. 2. (Naut.) (a.) The operation of fastening together ropes with a cord. (b.) The cord or cords used for such fastening.Sēiz'or, n. p. 1196(Law.) One who seizes, or takes possession.Sēiz’ūre, n. p. 1196The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief; the seizure of a town by an enemy; the seizure of a throne…Sē'jant or Sē'jeant, a. p. 1196(Her.) Sitting;—applied to a lion or other beast. Sejant rampant, sitting with the fore feet lifted up. Wright.Se-join′, v. t. p. 1196To separate. [Obs.]Se-jū'gous, a. p. 1196(Bot.) Having six pairs of leaflets, as some pinnate leaves. Martyn.Se-jūnc'tion, n. p. 1196The act of disjoining; or the state of being disjoined; disjunction; a disuniting; separation. [Obs.]Se-jŭn'gi-ble, a. p. 1196Capable of being disjointed. [Obs.]Sēke, a. p. 1196Sick. [Obs.] See SICK. Chaucer.Sē'kos, n. p. 1196A place in a pagan temple in which were inclosed the images of the deities.Se-lā'cian, n. p. 1196(Ichth.) One of a tribe of cartilaginous fishes, including the ray and the shark.Sē'lâh, n. p. 1196(Script.) A word of doubtful meaning, occurring very frequently in the Psalms; by some supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song; by others, to indicate special…Sĕl'couth, a. p. 1196Rarely known; unusual; uncommon. [Obs.] Spenser.Sēld, a. p. 1196Rare; uncommon; unusual. [Obs.] Spencer.Sĕld, adv. p. 1196Rarely; seldom. [Obs.] Fairfax.Sĕl'dôm, a. p. 1196Rare; unfrequent. [Rare.] “A suppressed and seldom anger.” Bp. Taylor.Sĕl'dôm, adv. p. 1196Rarely; not often; not frequently. Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. Hooker.Sĕl'dŏm-ness, n. p. 1196Rareness; infrequency; uncommonness. [Rare.] Hooker.Sĕld'-seen, a. p. 1196Seldom seen. [Obs.]Sēld'-shōwn, a. p. 1196Rarely shown or exhibited. [Obs.] Shak.Se-lēct', v. t. p. 1196To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to call; as, to select the best authors for perusal. “One peculiar nation to select.” Milton.Se-lēct', a. p. 1196Taken from a number by preference; more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence; nicely chosen; selected; preferable; choice. A few select spirits had separated from the…Se-lēct'ed-ly, adv. p. 1196With care and selection. [Rare.] Haywood.Se-lēc'tion, n. p. 1196The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference, from many others; a taking from another by preference. 2. That which is selected; something chosen or culled; also, the…Se-lēct'ive, a. p. 1196Selecting; tending to select. [Rare.]Se-lēct'măn, n. p. 1196A town officer chosen annually, in the New England States, to manage the concerns of the town, provide for the poor, &c. The number is usually from three to seven in each town, and these constitute a…Se-lēct'ness, n. p. 1196The state of being select or well chosen.Se-lēct'or, n. p. 1196One who selects or chooses.Se-lē'ni-ate, n. p. 1196(Chem.) A compound of selenic acid with a base.Se-lēn'ic, a. p. 1196Pertaining to the moon; lunar. 2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, selenium; as, selenic acid, which is composed of one equivalent of selenium and three of oxygen.Sēl'e-nide, n. p. 1196(Chem.) A compound of selenium with a metal, or some other body which may take the place of a metal.Sĕl'e-nīf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1196Containing or affording selenium; as, seleniferous ores. Graham.Se-lē'ni-oŭs, a. p. 1196(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from selenium;—said of an acid composed of one equivalent of selenium and two of oxygen.Sĕl'e-nite, n. p. 1196(Min.) A variety of sulphate of lime or gypsum, occurring in transparent crystals, or crystalline masses. Dana. 2. (Chem.) A compound of selenious acid with a base.Sĕl'e-nit'ie or Sĕl'e-nit'ie-al, a. p. 1196Pertaining to selenite; resembling or containing selenite, or partaking of its nature and properties.Se-lē'ni-ŭm, n. p. 1196(Chem.) An elementary substance, allied to sulphur, having a dark-brown color, with a metallic luster. It passes into vapor at 650° Fahrenheit, producing the odor of decaying horseradish. Graham.Sĕl'e-nī'u-rĕt, n. p. 1196(Chem.) A compound of selenium with some other element; as, a seleniuret of ethyle. Gregory.Sĕl'-e-nī'-ū-rĕt-ed, a. p. 1196(Chem.) Containing, combined with, or impregnated with, selenium; as, seleniureted hydrogen.Se-lē'no-cĕn'trie, a. p. 1196As seen or estimated from the center of the moon. Dana.Sēl'e-nōg'ra-pher, n. p. 1196One skilled in selenography, or a description of the moon's surface. Wright.Sēl'e-no-grāph'ie or Sēl'e-no-grāph'ie-al, a. p. 1196Belonging to selenography.Sēl'e-nōg'ra-phist, n. p. 1196A selenographer.Sēl'e-nōg'ra-phy, n. p. 1196A description of the surface of the moon;—corresponding to geography in respect to the earth. Brande.Sĕlf, a. p. 1196Particular; very; identical. [Obs.] “On these self hills.” Raleigh. Shoot another arrow that self way. Shak. At that self moment enters Palamon. Dryden. In this sense, self is an adjective, and is…Sĕlf, n. p. 1197The individual as an object to his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his…Sĕlf'-a-bāsed' (-a-bāst'), a. p. 1197Humbled by conscious guilt or shame.Sĕlf'-a-bāse'ment, n. p. 1197Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of inferiority, guilt, or shame.Sĕlf'-a-bās'ing, a. p. 1197Humbling by the consciousness of guilt or by shame.Sĕlf'-ab-hŏr'rençe, n. p. 1197Abhorrence of one's self.Sĕlf'-a-būse', n. p. 1197The abuse of one's own person or powers. 2. Masturbation; onanism; self-pollution.Sĕlf'-ăct'ing, a. p. 1197Acting of or by itself;—said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency; as, a self-acting feed-apparatus; a self-acting mule…Sĕlf'-ăc'tion, n. p. 1197Action by, or originating in, one's self.Sĕlf-ăct'ive, a. p. 1197Acting of itself, without depending on other agents for conditions or incitements.Sĕlf'-ac-tĭv'i-ty, n. p. 1197The quality of being self-active; self-motion, or the power of moving one's self without foreign or external aid.