Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sī-bē′rīte, n. p. 1226(Min.) Red tourmaline. Ure.Sib'i-lance, n. p. 1226A hissing sound.Sĭb'i-lant, a. p. 1226Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s and z are sibilant letters.Sĭb'ĭ-lant, n. p. 1226A letter that is uttered with a hissing of the voice, as s and z.Sĭb'i-lā'tion, n. p. 1226Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself. He, with a long sibilation, stared. Tennyson.Sĭb′i-lāte, v. t. p. 1226To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to cause to be pronounced with sibilation, or to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.Sĭb'il-a-to-ry, a. p. 1226Hissing; sibilous.Sĭb'i-lōus, a. p. 1226Having a hissing sound; hissing; sibilant. [Rare.] Pennant.Sib'yl, n. p. 1226(Pagan Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. ☞ The number of the sibyls is variously stated; but the opinion of Varro, who states them to have been ten, is generally…Sĭb'yl-line, a. p. 1226Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls. Sibylline books, books or documents of prophecies in verse, supposed to contain the fate of the…Sĭb'yl-ĭst, n. p. 1226One who believes in, or is devoted to, a sibyl. “A sect of Christians called Sibylists.” Cudworth.Sĭc p. 1226Thus. ☞ This word is sometimes used in quoting from others with a view to call attention; as, the author states that “there are 4000 different words [sic] in Arabic for the word ‘camel.’” The word…Sic'a-mōre, n. p. 1226The same as SYCAMORE, q. v.Sic'e, n. p. 1226A weight of about 180 grains troy, used for gold and silver.Sicca rupee p. 1226an East Indian coin, valued at about 2s. sterling, or nearly 50 cents.Sic'cate, v. t. p. 1226To dry. [Obs.]Sic-cā'tion, n. p. 1226The act or process of drying. [Obs.]Sic'ca-tive, a. p. 1226Drying; causing to dry.Sic'ca-tive, n. p. 1226(Med.) That which promotes the process of drying.Sic'ci-fic, a. p. 1226Causing dryness.Sic'ci-ty, n. p. 1226Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture. “The siccity and dryness of its flesh.” [Obs.] Brown.Sīce, n. p. 1226The number six at dice.Sich, a. p. 1226Such. [Obs. or vulgar.] Chaucer.Si-çil'i-an, a. p. 1226(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Sicily. Sicilian vespers, the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Tuesday, at the hour of vespers.Si-cĭl'i-an, n. p. 1226(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Sicily.Sĭ-cĭl'i-ā'no, n. p. 1226(Mus.) A composition in measures of 6-4 or 6-8, to be performed in a slow and graceful manner.Sick, a. p. 1226Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined or inclining to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache. 2. Having a strong dislike; disgusted: — with of; as, to be sick of flattery; to be…Sick, v. t. p. 1226To make sick. [Obs.] See SICKEN.Sick'-bĕd, n. p. 1226The bed upon which a person lies sick.Sick'-bērth, n. p. 1226An apartment for the sick, in a ship of war.Sick'-brāined, a. p. 1226Disordered in the brain.Sick'en, v. t. p. 1226To make qualmish; to disgust; as, to sicken the stomach. 2. To make sick; to disease. Raise this to strength, and sicken that to death. Prior. 3. To impair; to weaken. [Obs.] Shak.Sick'en, v. i. p. 1226To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted; to be filled with abhorrence; to be satiated. Mine eyes did sicken at the sight. Shak. 2. To become disgusting or tedious. The toiling pleasure sickens into…Sick'en-ing-ly, adv. p. 1226In a manner to sicken or disgust. Willis.Sick'er, a. p. 1226Sure; certain; firm. [Obs.] Spenser.Sick'er, adv. p. 1226Surely; certainly. [Obs.] Spenser.Sick'er-ly, adv. p. 1226Surely. [Obs.]Sick'er-ness, n. p. 1226The state of being sicker or certain. [Obs.] Spenser.Sick'ish, a. p. 1226Somewhat sick or diseased. Hakewill. 2. Exciting sickness or disgust; nauseating; nauseous; as, a sickish taste.Sick'ly, a. p. 1226Sick'ish-ly, adv. p. 1226In a sickish manner.Sick'ish-ness, n. p. 1226The quality of being sickish, or of exciting disgust.Sick'le, n. p. 1226A reaping-hook; a hooked instrument with teeth, used for cutting grain. When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more benefit from the sunshine. South.Sick'led, a. p. 1226Furnished with a sickle.Sick'le-mān, n. p. 1226One who uses a sickle; a reaper. “You sun-burned sickleman, of August weary.” Shak.Sick'ler, n. p. 1226One who uses a sickle; a sickleman.Sick'less, a. p. 1226Free from sickness or disease. Give me long breath, young beds, and sickless ease. Marston.Sick'le-wort, n. p. 1226(Bot.) A plant of the genus Coronilla.Sick'lied, p. a. p. 1226Made sickly; rendered nauseating. See SICKLY, v.Sick'li-ness, n. p. 1227The state of being sickly; the state of being habitually diseased; — applied to persons. 2. The state of producing sickness extensively; as, the sickliness of a season. 3. The disposition to generate…Sick'-list, n. p. 1227A list containing the names of the sick.Sick'ly, a. p. 1227Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease. Physic but prolongs thy sickly days. Shak. 2. Producing or tending to disease; marked with sickness; as, a sickly time; a sickly autumn; a…Sick'ly, adv. p. 1227In a sick manner or condition.Sick'ly, v. t. p. 1227To make sick or diseased. [Rare.] “Sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought.” Shak. “Sentiments sicklied over . . . with that heaviness into which unvaried sweetness is too apt to subside.” Jeffry.Sick'ness, n. p. 1227The state of being sick or diseased. I do lament the sickness of the king. Shak. 2. A disease or malady; especially, nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach. Trust not too much your now…Sick'-room, n. p. 1227A room in which a person lies sick, or to which he is confined by sickness.Si'ele, n. p. 1227A shekel. [Obs.] The holy mother brought five sicles and a pair of turtle-doves to redeem the Lamb of God. Bp. Taylor.Sĭd′dōw, a. p. 1227Soft; pulpy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] “Eat like salt sea in his siddow ribs.” Marston. Peas which become soft by boiling are said to be siddow. Halliwell.Side, n. p. 1227The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape) one of the longer edges; the bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of…Side, a. p. 1227Being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. Dryden. 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; as, a side issue. The law hath no side respect to their…