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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sĕlf'-suf-fī'cien-cy, n. p. 1198An overweening opinion of one's own strength or worth; excessive confidence in one's own competence or sufficiency.Sĕlf'-suf-fi'cient, a. p. 1198Having full confidence in one's own strength, abilities, or endowments; hence, haughty; overbearing.Sēlf'-suf-fi'cing, a. p. 1198Sufficing for one's self, or for itself, without external aid; self-sufficient.Sĕlf'-sus-pĕnd'ed, a. p. 1198Suspended by one's self, or by itself; balanced. Southey.Sĕlf'-sus-pĭ'cioŭs, a. p. 1198Suspicious of one's self. Baxter.Sĕlf'-taught, a. p. 1198Taught by one's self.Sĕlf'-tor-mĕnt'or, n. p. 1198One who torments himself.Sĕlf'-tôrt'ūre, n. p. 1198The act of inflicting pain on one's self; as, the self-torture of the heathen. Lond. Quart. Rev.Sēlf-ūnēd’, a. p. 1198Made one with one’s self or itself; separate from, or unmingled with, others; single. [Obs.] Sylvester.Sēlf'-view, n. p. 1198A view of one's self, or of one's character and actions. 2. The act of regarding or caring for one's self; carefulness for one's own interests.Sĕlf'-vī'o-lence, n. p. 1198Violence to one's self.Sĕlf'-will, n. p. 1198One's own will; obstinacy.Sĕlf'-willed, a. p. 1198Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the will or wishes of others; not accommodating or compliant; obstinate.Sēlf'-willed-ness, n. p. 1198The state or quality of being self-willed; obstinacy. “Contented himself with deploring the laird’s self-willedness.” W. Scott.Sĕlf'-wor-ship, n. p. 1198The idolizing of one's self.Sēlf'-wor'ship-er, n. p. 1198One who idolizes himself.Self'wrŏng, n. p. 1198Wrong done by a person to himself.Sēl'ion, n. p. 1198A short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows of uncertain quantity; also, a ridge of land lying between two furrows. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Sĕll, n. p. 1198Self. [Scot.] B. Jonson.Sĕll, n. p. 1198A saddle for a horse. [Obs.] He left his lofty steed with golden sell. Spenser. 2. A throne or lofty seat.Sĕll, v. t. p. 1198To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money; to exchange; to barter. I am changed. I'll sell all my land.…Sĕll, v. i. p. 1198To have commerce; to practice selling. 2. To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price.Sēll, n. p. 1198An imposition or trick, as in a case where confidence has been reposed, or expectation excited. [Collog.]Sĕl'lan-ders or Sĕl'ien-ders, n. pl. p. 1198(Far.) A skin disease on the front of a horse's hock, owing to a want of cleanliness; sallenders. See SALLENDERS.Sēl'ler, n. p. 1198One who sells; a vender.Sēlt'zer Wa'ter p. 1198A mineral water, from Seltzer, in Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. Brande.Sĕl'vage or Sĕl'vedge, n. p. 1198The edge of cloth, woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling, and often closed by complicating the threads; list.Sēl'va·ged p. 1199Sel'vedged, a. p. 1199Having a selvedge.Sēl'va-gēe', n. p. 1199(Naut.) A kind of skein of rope-yarns, wound round with yarns or marline, used for stoppers, straps, or the like.Sēlves p. 1199pl. of self. See SELF.Sē'ly, a. p. 1199Happy; blissful; blessed. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Sēm'a-phōre, n. p. 1199An apparatus or piece of mechanism for exhibiting signals to convey information from a distance; a telegraph.Sēm'a-phōr'ic or Sēm'a-phōr'ic-al, a. p. 1199Pertaining to a semaphore, or to semaphores; telegraphic.Sēm'a-phōr'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1199By means of a semaphore.Se-māph'o-rist, n. p. 1199One who manages or operates a semaphore.Sēm'a-tŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1199The science of language as the expression of thought. [Rare.] Smart.Sēm'bla-ble, a. p. 1199Like; similar; resembling. [Obs.] Shak.Sĕm'bla-bly, adv. p. 1199In like manner. [Obs.]Sĕm'blance, n. p. 1199Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form. Their semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. Fairfax. 2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance…Sēm'blant, n. p. 1199Show; figure; resemblance. [Obs.] Spenser.Sēm’blant, a. p. 1199Like; resembling. [Obs.] Prior.Sĕm’bla-tīve, a. p. 1199Resembling; fit; suitable; according to. [Obs.] And all is semblative a woman's part. Shak.Sēm'ble, v. i. p. 1199To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. [Obs.] “Where sembling art may carve the fair effect?” Prior. 2. (Law.) To seem; — chiefly used impersonally, meaning it seems, and expressive of an…Sémé, a. p. 1199(Her.) Sprinkled or sown; — said of a field when strewed or covered with small charges.Sē'mēi-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 1199The same as SEMIOGRAPHY.Sē'mēl-ō-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 1199The same as SEMIOLOGICAL.Sē'meĭ-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 1199The same as SEMIOLOGY.Sē'mēi-ōt'ic, a. p. 1199The same as SEMIOTIC.Sē/mēi-ŏt'ics, n. sing. p. 1199The same as SEMIOTICS.Sē'men, n. p. 1199Seed, especially the male generative product of animals; sperm. Semen contra, or semen cinae or cynae, a strong, aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the…Se-mēs'ter, n. p. 1199A period or term of six months. [Ger. Universities.]Sĕm'i. p. 1199A prefix, from the Latin semi, Gr. ἡμί, signifying half; as, semi-annual; sometimes, partly or imperfectly; as, semi-transparent.Sĕm'i-a-çĭd'i-fied, a. p. 1199Half acidified.Sēm′/i-ăd-hēr′ent, a. p. 1199Adherent part way.Sĕm′i-am-plēx′i-caul, a. p. 1199Partially amplexicaul; especially (Bot.), embracing the stem half round, as a leaf.Sĕm'ī-ăn'nu-al, a. p. 1199Half yearly.Sēm'ĭ-ăn'nu-al-ly, adv. p. 1199Every half year.Sĕm′-ĭ-ăn′nu-lar, a. p. 1199Having the figure of a half circle; that is, half-round. Grew.Sĕm’/ĭ-ăp’/er-tūre, n. p. 1199The half of an aperture.