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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. Sĭgn'ior-shĭp, n.p. 1229The state or position of being a signior. Massinger.
  2. Sĭgn'ior-y, n.p. 1229Same as SEIGNIORY.
  3. Sīgn-măn'ū-al, n.p. 1229One's own name written by himself;—applied particularly to the signature of a sovereign or prince. See Note under SIGN, n.
  4. Sĭgn'or, n.p. 1229Sir; Mr.;—a title of address or respect among the Italians.
  5. Sĭg-nōr'ă, n.p. 1229Madam; Mrs.;— a title of address or respect among the Italians.
  6. Sign'o-rē'nă, n.p. 1229Miss;—a title of address among the Italians.
  7. Sign'-pōst, n.p. 1229A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of any thing.
  8. Sīk or Sīke, a.p. 1229Such. See SUCH. [Obs.] “Sike fancies weren foolery.” Spenser.
  9. Sīke, n.p. 1229A sign; an indication. [Obs.] 2. A sick person. [Prov. Eng.] 3. A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  10. Sĭk'er, a. or adv.p. 1229The same as SICKER, q. v.
  11. Sik'er-ness, n.p. 1229Sureness; safety. See SICKERNESS. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  12. Sikhs, n. pl.p. 1229(Geog.) A warlike nation inhabiting a region in North-western India, now annexed to British India. [Written also Seiks.]
  13. Sīle, v. t.p. 1229To strain, as fresh milk from the cow. [Prov. Eng.]
  14. Sīle, n.p. 1229A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.] 2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3. A young or small herring. Pennant.
  15. Sī'lençe, n.p. 1229The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness. I saw and heard, for such a numerous host Fled not in silence through the frighted deep. Milton. 2. Forbearance from…
  16. Sī'lence, interj.p. 1229Be silent;—used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence.
  17. Sī'lence, v. t.p. 1229To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush. Silence that dreadful bell. Shak. 2. To put to rest; to quiet. This would silence all further opposition. Clarendon. These would have…
  18. Sī-lē'ne, n.p. 1229(Bot.) A genus of plants usually covered with a viscid secretion, by which insects are caught; catch-fly.
  19. Sī'lent, a.p. 1229Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. How silent is this town! Shak. 2. Indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; habitually taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. Ulysses, he…
  20. Sī'lent, n.p. 1230That which is silent; a time of silence. [Rare.] “The silent of the night.” Shak.
  21. Sī-lēn′ti-a-ry, n.p. 1230One appointed to keep silence and order in court; one sworn not to divulge secrets of state. [Obs.]
  22. Sĭ′lent-ly, adv.p. 1230In a silent manner; quietly. Each, silently, Demands thy grace, and seems to watch thy eye. Dryden.
  23. Sī′lent-ness, n.p. 1230State of being silent; silence.
  24. Sī-lē'si-ā, n.p. 1230A kind of thin, coarse linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province in Prussia.
  25. Sī-lē'si-an, a.p. 1230(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Silesia; made in Silesia; as, Silesian linen.
  26. Sī-lē′si-an, n.p. 1230(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Silesia.
  27. Sī'lex, n.p. 1230(Min.) Silicic acid, generally impure, as it is found in nature, constituting flint, quartz, and most sands and sandstones. See SILICA and SILICIC.
  28. Sĭl'hou-ette, n.p. 1230A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color; a profile. “It is little suspected that this innocent term originated in a political nickname. Silhouette was minister of…
  29. Sĭl'i-că, n.p. 1230(Chem.) Silicic acid in a state of purity. See SILICIC.
  30. Sĭl'i-cate, n.p. 1230(Chem.) A salt composed of silicic acid and a base.
  31. Sĭl'i-cā'ted, a.p. 1230Combined or impregnated with silica. Silicated soap, a kind of hard soap containing silicate of soda.
  32. Sĭl'i-cā'ti-zā'tion, n.p. 1230The process of combining with silica, so as to change to a silicate. Dana.
  33. Sĭl'ĭce, n.p. 1230(Bot.) A silicle. [Rare.]
  34. Sī-lī′ceōus or Sī-lī′ciōus, a.p. 1230Pertaining to, or containing, silica, or partaking of its nature and qualities.
  35. Si-lĭç'ic, a.p. 1230(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, flint or quartz. Silicic acid, an acid composed of one equivalent of silicon and three of oxygen. When pure, it is a light, white powder, which feels…
  36. Sī-lĭç'i-cal-eā're-oŭs, a.p. 1230Consisting of silex and calcareous matter.
  37. Sī-līç'i-cālçe, n.p. 1230(Min.) A mineral of a gray, brown, or sometimes nearly black color, found in amorphous masses, and in thin beds under strata of compact limestone, in Provence. It is a mixture of flint and carbonate…
  38. Sĭl'i-cĭf'er-ous, a.p. 1230Producing silex; united with a portion of silex.
  39. Sĭ-lĭ-sĭ-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 1230Petrifaction by means of silica.
  40. Sĭ-lĭ'çi-fy, v. t.p. 1230To convert into silica, or petrify by silica, thus rendering silicious. The specimens found near Philadelphia are completely silicified. Say. ☞ The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony…
  41. Sĭ-lĭç'-i-fy, v. i.p. 1230To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica.
  42. Sĭl'i-cīte, n.p. 1230(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of silicate of alumina, lime, and soda; labradorite. Dana.
  43. Sĭ-lĭc'i-ted, a.p. 1230Impregnated with silica; silicious. [Rare.] Kirwan.
  44. Sĭ-lĭ'ci-ŭm, n.p. 1230Sili-con. See SILICON. ☞ The name silicium was given by those who supposed it to be a metal, like sodium. Silliman.
  45. Si-li'ci-fi'ret-ed, a.p. 1230(Chem.) Combined, or impregnated, with silicon.
  46. Siliciureted hydrogenp. 1230a gas composed of silicon and hydrogen, which takes fire spontaneously on exposure to the air.
  47. Sil'i-cle, n.p. 1230(Bot.) A seed-vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as long. See SILIQUE.
  48. Sĭl'i-con, n.p. 1230(Chem.) A dark, nut-brown, elementary substance, destitute of metallic luster, and a non-conductor of electricity. It is the base of silex, or silica.
  49. Sĭ-lĭc'ŭ-lā, n.p. 1230(Bot.) The same as SILICLE, q. v.
  50. Sĭl'i-cūle, n.p. 1230(Bot.) A silicle.
  51. Sĭ-lĭc'ū-lōse, a.p. 1230(Bot.) Bearing silicles; pertaining to, or resembling, silicles. 2. Full of, or consisting of, husks; husky. [Obs.]
  52. Sī-lĭg'-i-nōse', a.p. 1230Made of fine wheat. [Obs.] Bailey.
  53. Sil'ing-dish, n.p. 1230A colander. [Obs.]
  54. Sĭl’i-quā, n.p. 1230A carat, six of which make a scruple; — a term used by refiners of gold.
  55. Sil’i-quā, n.p. 1230The same as SIL-IQUE, q. v.
  56. Sĭlĭ'ique, n.p. 1230(Bot.) An oblong seed-vessel, consisting of two valves, and a dissepiment between, and opening by sutures at either margin, with the seeds attached to both edges of the dissepiment, and alternately…
  57. Sĭl'i-quēl'la, n.p. 1230(Bot.) One of the divisions or carpels of certain fruits, as that of the poppy, with the two placentæ.
  58. Sĭl'i-qui-form, a.p. 1230Having the form of a siliqua.
  59. Sĭl'i-quōs'ă, n.p. 1230(Bot.) A Linnaean order of plants, including those which bear siliques.
  60. Sili'-quōse', a.p. 1230