Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
- Entries
- 95,912
- Pages
- 1,538
- Illustrations
- 2,133
Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.
Sep-tēn'tri-on-āte, v. i. p. 1203To tend or point toward the north; to north. Browne.Sēp'tet or Sēp'tette, n. p. 1203(Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or voices; — called also septuor.Sĕpt'-foil, n. p. 1203(Bot.) A plant of the genus Tormentilla (T. officinalis), the roots of which are sometimes used in tanning and dyeing leather, and in dyeing worsted yarn, and also in medicine, being powerfully…Sēp'tic or Sēp'tic-al, a. p. 1203Having power to promote putrefaction.Sēp'tic, n. p. 1203A substance that promotes the putrefaction of bodies.Sĕp'ti-cīd'al, a. p. 1203(Bot.) Dividing the partitions; — said of a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions, dividing each into two layers. Gray.Sep-tĭc'i-ty, n. p. 1203Tendency to putrefaction.Sĕp'ti-fā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 1203Having seven different ways.Sep-tīf’er-oŭs, a. p. 1203Bearing septa. See SEPTUM.Sep-tīf'lu-oŭs, a. p. 1203Flowing in seven streams.Sĕp′ti-fō′li-ous, a. p. 1203Having seven leaves.Sĕp'ti-fōrm, a. p. 1203Having seven forms.Sep-tĭf'ra-gal, a. p. 1203(Bot.) Breaking from the partitions; — said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions. Gray.Sĕp'ti-lāt'er-al, a. p. 1203Having seven sides; as, a septilateral figure. — Browne.Sep-tīl'ion, n. p. 1203According to the English notation, the product of a million involved to the seventh power, or the number expressed by a unit with forty-two ciphers annexed; according to the French notation, the…Sĕp'ti-nā'ri-an, n. p. 1203A weekly officer in a monastery.Sep-tīn'su-lar, a. p. 1203Consisting of seven islands; as, the septinsular republic of the Ionian Isles.Sĕp'ti-sŷl'la-ble, n. p. 1204A word of seven syllables.Sĕp'tū-āg'e-nā'ri-an, n. p. 1204A person who is seventy years of age; a septuagenary.Sĕp'tu-āg'e-na-ry, a. p. 1204Consisting of seventy; also, seventy years old. Browne.Sĕp'tu-āg'e-na-ry, n. p. 1204A person seventy years of age; a septuagenarian.Sĕp'tu-a-gĕs'i-mā, n. p. 1204(Eccl.) The third Sunday before Lent, or before Quadragesima Sunday;—so called because it is seventy days before Easter. Hook.Sĕp'tu-a-gĕs'i-mal, a. p. 1204Consisting of seventy, or of seventy years, “Our abridged and septuagesimal age.” Browne.Sĕp'tu-a-gĭnt, n. p. 1204A Greek version of the Old Testament;—so called because it was said to be the work of seventy, or rather of seventy-two, interpreters. ☞ This translation from the Hebrew is reported to have been made…Sĕp'tu-a-ry, n. p. 1204Something composed of seven; a week. [Rare.] Ash.Sĕp'tu-late, a. p. 1204(Bot.) Having imperfect or spurious septa. Henslow.Sĕp'tum, n. p. 1204A wall separating two cavities; a partition; specifically, (a.) (Bot.) A partition that separates the cells of the fruit. (b.) (Anat.) A partition which separates two cavities.Sĕp'tu-or, n. p. 1204(Mus.) A septet. See SEPTET.Sĕp'tu-ple, a. p. 1204Seven times as much; multiplied by seven; sevenfold.Sĕp'tu-ple, v. t. p. 1204To multiply by seven; to make sevenfold. Herschel.Sĕp'ul-cher or Sĕp'ul-chre, n. p. 1204The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place destined for that purpose; a grave; a tomb. “The stony entrance of this sepulcher.” Shak.Se-pül'cher p. 1204( v. t. To bury; to inter; to entomb;Se-pül'chre p. 1204as, obscurely sepulchered. And, so sepulchered, in such pomp dost lie, That kings for such a tomb would wish to die. Milton.Se-pŭl'chral, a. p. 1204Pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral statue; a sepulchral inscription.Sĕp'ul-tūre, n. p. 1204The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment. “Where we may royal sepulture prepare.” Dryden.Se-quā'ciōŭs, a. p. 1204Inclined to follow a leader; not moving on independently; following; attendant. Trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre. Dryden. 2. Hence, ductile; pliant; manageable. [Rare.] The…Se-quā'cioŭs-ness, n. p. 1204The state of being sequacious; disposition to follow.Se-quāç'i-ty, n. p. 1204The state or quality of being sequacious; a following, or disposition to follow; ductility; pliableness. [Rare.] Bacon.Se-quā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 1204Following; sequacious. [Rare.]Sē'quel, n. p. 1204That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's adventures or history. 2. Consequence; event; as, let the sun or moon cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be…Se-què'la, n. p. 1204One who, or that which, follows; as, (a.) An adherent, or a band or sect of adherents. “Coleridge and his sequela.” G. P. Marsh. (b.) That which follows as the logical result of a course of…Sē'quence, n. p. 1204The state or quality of being sequent; order of following; succession. How art thou a king But by fair sequence and succession? Shak. 2. That which follows or succeeds; sequel; consequence. “The…Sē'quent, a. p. 1204Following; succeeding. What to this was sequent thou knowest. Shak. 2. Consequential. [Rare.]Sē'quent, n. p. 1204A follower. [Obs.] Shak. 2. That which follows as a result or consequence; a sequence or sequel. [Rare.]Se-quĕn'tial, a. p. 1204Succeeding or following in order.Se-quĕn'tial-ly, adv. p. 1204In succession.Se-quĕs'ter, v. t. p. 1204(Law.) To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as property belonging to…Se-quès'ter, v. i. p. 1204To withdraw; to be apart. [Obs.] “To sequester out of the world into Atlantic and European politics.” Milton. 2. (Law.) To renounce, as a widow, any concern with the estate of her husband.Se-quē's'tĕr, n. p. 1204The act of sequestering; sequestration; separation. [Obs.] 2. (Law.) A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two…Se-quēs'tra-ble, a. p. 1204Capable of being sequestered or separated; subject or liable to sequestration.Se-quĕs'trāte, v. t. p. 1204To sequester. See SEQUESTER.Sēq'ues-trā'tion, n. p. 1204(Civil and Common Law.) The act of separating or setting aside a thing in controversy from the possession of both the parties that contend for it, to be delivered to the one adjudged entitled to it…Sēq'ues-trā'tor, n. p. 1204One who sequesters property, or takes the possession of it for a time, to satisfy a demand out of its rents or profits. 2. One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is committed.Se-quē'strum, n. p. 1204(Surg.) A portion of dead bone;—so called because it becomes separated from the sound portion.Sē'quin, n. p. 1204A gold coin of Italy and Turkey. [Written also chequin and zequin.] The average value of the sequin at Venice, and in other parts of Italy, is 9s. 6d. sterling, or about $2.30. In Turkey, the sequin…Se-răg'lĭo, n. p. 1204An inclosure; a place of separation. [Obs. and rare.] I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell as in a suburb by themselves. I passed by the piazza Judea, where their serraglio begins. Evelyn. 2.…Se-rā'ī, n. p. 1204A place for the accommodation of travelers in India and Tartary; a caravansary or rest-house.Sĕr'al-bū'men, n. p. 1204(Chem.) The albumen of the blood;—so called in distinction from that of the white of an egg or ovalbumen, from which it differs slightly in its chemical reactions. Miller.Se-rāng', n. p. 1204The boatswain of a vessel;—so called in the East Indies. Simmonds.Serape, n. p. 1204A blanket or shawl worn as an outer garment by the inhabitants of Spanish North America.