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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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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.Sĕr'aph, n. p. 1204See SĒRAPHIM. [From Heb. sārāph, to burn, to be eminent; Fr. sēraphin, Pr. & Sp. seraphin, serafín, Pg. seraphim, It. serafino.] An angel of the highest order. As full, as perfect, in vile man that…Se-rāph'ic or Se-rāph'ic-al, a. p. 1204Pertaining to, becoming or suitable to, a seraph; angelic; sublime; pure; refined. “Seraphic arms and trophies.” Milton. 2. Burning or inflamed with love or zeal.Se-rāph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1204In a seraphic manner; in the manner of a seraph.Se-rāph'īe-al-ness, n. p. 1204The state or quality of being seraphic.Se-rāph'i-çişm, n. p. 1204The character, quality, or state of a seraph; seraphicalness. [Rare.] Cudworth.Sĕr'a-phĭm, n. pl. p. 1204Angels of the highest order in the celestial hierarchy;—sometimes improperly written seraphims, as in the common English version of the Bible.Sĕr'aph-ī'nā, n. p. 1204A seraphine.Sĕr'aph-ine, n. p. 1204(Mus.) A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a plate. It has a fixed case, like a piano-forte, and is played by a…Se-rā'pis, n. p. 1204(Myth.) An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the imperial divinities.Se-rāś'kiēr, n. p. 1204A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire.Sēre, a. p. 1204Dry; withered; sear. See SEAR. But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere. Coleridge.Sēre, n. p. 1205A claw or talon. [Obs.] “Their neck and cheeks tore with their eager serres.” Chapman.Sĕr-e-nāde', n. p. 1205(Mus.) (a.) Music performed in the open air at night;—usually applied to musical entertainments given in the open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit of gallantry, under the windows of…Sĕr-e-nāde', v. t. p. 1205To entertain with nocturnal music.Sĕr-e-nāde', v. i. p. 1205To perform nocturnal music.Sĕr'e-nā'tȧ or Sĕr'e-nāte, n. p. 1205(Mus.) A piece of vocal music on an amorous subject; a serenade. Or serenate which the starved lover sings To his proud fair. Milton.Se-rēne', a. p. 1205Clear and calm; not ruffled or clouded; fair; bright; as, a serene sky; serene air. “Full many a gem of purest ray serene.” Gray. 2. Calm; unruffled; undisturbed; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul.…Se-rēne', n. p. 1205Serenity; calmness; tranquillity. [Poet.] To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. Young. 2. Evening air; night chill. [Obs.] “Some serene blast me.” B. Jonson.Se-rēne′, v. t. p. 1205To make clear and calm; to quiet. 2. To clear; to brighten.Se-rēne'ly, adv. p. 1205In a serene manner; calmly; quietly; The setting sun now shone serenely bright. Pope. 2. With unruffled temper; coolly. Prior.Se-rēne'ness, n. p. 1205The state of being serene; se-Se-rēn'i-tūde, n. p. 1205Calmness; serenity. [Obs.]Se-rĕn'i-ty, n. p. 1205The condition or quality of being serene; clearness and calmness; quietness; stillness; peace. A general peace and serenity newly succeeded general trouble. Sir W. Temple. 2. Calmness of mind…Sērf, n. p. 1205A servant or slave employed in husbandry, and, in some countries, attached to the soil, and transferred with it, as formerly in Russia. Syn. — Slave; servant. — SERF, SLAVE. A slave is the absolute…Sĕrf'āge, n. p. 1205The same as SERFDOM.Sĕrf'dŏm, n. p. 1205The state or condition of serfs.Sērf'hood or Sērf'ism, n. p. 1205The same as SERFDOM. [Rare.]Sêrge, n. p. 1205A woolen twilled stuff, the warp of which is worsted and the weft woolen. Silk serge, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.Sōr'ge, n. p. 1205A large candle, sometimes weighing many pounds, used in the ceremonies of the Roman Catholic church. Fairholt.Ser'gean-cy, n. p. 1205The office of a sergeant; sergeantship.