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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. 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.
  2. Sĕlf'-wor-ship, n.p. 1198The idolizing of one's self.
  3. Sēlf'-wor'ship-er, n.p. 1198One who idolizes himself.
  4. Self'wrŏng, n.p. 1198Wrong done by a person to himself.
  5. 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.]
  6. Sĕll, n.p. 1198Self. [Scot.] B. Jonson.
  7. Sĕll, n.p. 1198A saddle for a horse. [Obs.] He left his lofty steed with golden sell. Spenser. 2. A throne or lofty seat.
  8. 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.…
  9. Sĕll, v. i.p. 1198To have commerce; to practice selling. 2. To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price.
  10. Sēll, n.p. 1198An imposition or trick, as in a case where confidence has been reposed, or expectation excited. [Collog.]
  11. 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.
  12. Sēl'ler, n.p. 1198One who sells; a vender.
  13. Sēlt'zer Wa'terp. 1198A mineral water, from Seltzer, in Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. Brande.
  14. 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.
  15. Sēl'va·gedp. 1199
  16. Sel'vedged, a.p. 1199Having a selvedge.
  17. 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.
  18. Sēlvesp. 1199pl. of self. See SELF.
  19. Sē'ly, a.p. 1199Happy; blissful; blessed. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  20. Sēm'a-phōre, n.p. 1199An apparatus or piece of mechanism for exhibiting signals to convey information from a distance; a telegraph.
  21. Sēm'a-phōr'ic or Sēm'a-phōr'ic-al, a.p. 1199Pertaining to a semaphore, or to semaphores; telegraphic.
  22. Sēm'a-phōr'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 1199By means of a semaphore.
  23. Se-māph'o-rist, n.p. 1199One who manages or operates a semaphore.
  24. Sēm'a-tŏl'o-gy, n.p. 1199The science of language as the expression of thought. [Rare.] Smart.
  25. Sēm'bla-ble, a.p. 1199Like; similar; resembling. [Obs.] Shak.
  26. Sĕm'bla-bly, adv.p. 1199In like manner. [Obs.]
  27. 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…
  28. Sēm'blant, n.p. 1199Show; figure; resemblance. [Obs.] Spenser.
  29. Sēm’blant, a.p. 1199Like; resembling. [Obs.] Prior.
  30. Sĕm’bla-tīve, a.p. 1199Resembling; fit; suitable; according to. [Obs.] And all is semblative a woman's part. Shak.
  31. 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…
  32. Sémé, a.p. 1199(Her.) Sprinkled or sown; — said of a field when strewed or covered with small charges.
  33. Sē'mēi-ŏg'ra-phy, n.p. 1199The same as SEMIOGRAPHY.
  34. Sē'mēl-ō-lŏg'ie-al, a.p. 1199The same as SEMIOLOGICAL.
  35. Sē'meĭ-ōl'o-gy, n.p. 1199The same as SEMIOLOGY.
  36. Sē'mēi-ōt'ic, a.p. 1199The same as SEMIOTIC.
  37. Sē/mēi-ŏt'ics, n. sing.p. 1199The same as SEMIOTICS.
  38. 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…
  39. Se-mēs'ter, n.p. 1199A period or term of six months. [Ger. Universities.]
  40. Sĕm'i.p. 1199A prefix, from the Latin semi, Gr. ἡμί, signifying half; as, semi-annual; sometimes, partly or imperfectly; as, semi-transparent.
  41. Sĕm'i-a-çĭd'i-fied, a.p. 1199Half acidified.
  42. Sēm′/i-ăd-hēr′ent, a.p. 1199Adherent part way.
  43. Sĕm′i-am-plēx′i-caul, a.p. 1199Partially amplexicaul; especially (Bot.), embracing the stem half round, as a leaf.
  44. Sĕm'ī-ăn'nu-al, a.p. 1199Half yearly.
  45. Sēm'ĭ-ăn'nu-al-ly, adv.p. 1199Every half year.
  46. Sĕm′-ĭ-ăn′nu-lar, a.p. 1199Having the figure of a half circle; that is, half-round. Grew.
  47. Sĕm’/ĭ-ăp’/er-tūre, n.p. 1199The half of an aperture.
  48. Sēm'i-Ā'ri-an, n.p. 1199(Eccl. Hist.) One belonging to a branch of the Arians, who acquiesced in some of the principles of Arius, disguised under more moderate terms. They did not acknowledge the Son to be consubstantial…
  49. Sĕm'/i-Ā'ri-an, a.p. 1199Pertaining to Semi-Arianism.
  50. Sēm'ī-Ā'ri-an-ism, n.p. 1199The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Arians.
  51. Sĕm’ĭ-bär-bā’rĭ-an, a.p. 1199Half savage; partially civilized.
  52. Sĕm′ĭ-bar-băr′ĭc, a.p. 1199Half barbarous, or uncivilized; as, semi-barbaric display.
  53. Sĕm'i-bār'bār-ism, n.p. 1199A state of being half barbarous or uncivilized.
  54. Sĕm′ĭ-bār′ba-rŏŭs, a.p. 1199In a state of semi-barbarism.
  55. Sĕm'i-brĭēf, n.p. 1199(Mus.) A semibreve. [Rare.]
  56. Sĕm’i-brēve, n.p. 1199(Mus.) A note, of half the time or duration of the breve;—called also a whole note. It is the longest note now in general use. Semibreves.
  57. Sĕm'ī-căl'çined, a.p. 1199Half calcined; as, semi-calcined iron.
  58. Sĕm'ĭ-cās'trāte, v. t.p. 1199To deprive of one testicle.
  59. Sĕm'ĭ-cas-trā'tion, n.p. 1199Half castration; deprivation of one testicle.
  60. Sĕm′ĭ-cha-ŏt′ĭc, a.p. 1199Partially chaotic.