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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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Sĭl'i-cate, n. p. 1230(Chem.) A salt composed of silicic acid and a base.Sĭl'i-cā'ted, a. p. 1230Combined or impregnated with silica. Silicated soap, a kind of hard soap containing silicate of soda.Sĭl'i-cā'ti-zā'tion, n. p. 1230The process of combining with silica, so as to change to a silicate. Dana.Sĭl'ĭce, n. p. 1230(Bot.) A silicle. [Rare.]Sī-lī′ceōus or Sī-lī′ciōus, a. p. 1230Pertaining to, or containing, silica, or partaking of its nature and qualities.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…Sī-lĭç'i-cal-eā're-oŭs, a. p. 1230Consisting of silex and calcareous matter.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…Sĭl'i-cĭf'er-ous, a. p. 1230Producing silex; united with a portion of silex.Sĭ-lĭ-sĭ-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1230Petrifaction by means of silica.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…Sĭ-lĭç'-i-fy, v. i. p. 1230To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with silica.Sĭl'i-cīte, n. p. 1230(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of silicate of alumina, lime, and soda; labradorite. Dana.Sĭ-lĭc'i-ted, a. p. 1230Impregnated with silica; silicious. [Rare.] Kirwan.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.Si-li'ci-fi'ret-ed, a. p. 1230(Chem.) Combined, or impregnated, with silicon.Siliciureted hydrogen p. 1230a gas composed of silicon and hydrogen, which takes fire spontaneously on exposure to the air.Sil'i-cle, n. p. 1230(Bot.) A seed-vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as long. See SILIQUE.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.Sĭ-lĭc'ŭ-lā, n. p. 1230(Bot.) The same as SILICLE, q. v.Sĭl'i-cūle, n. p. 1230(Bot.) A silicle.Sĭ-lĭc'ū-lōse, a. p. 1230(Bot.) Bearing silicles; pertaining to, or resembling, silicles. 2. Full of, or consisting of, husks; husky. [Obs.]Sī-lĭg'-i-nōse', a. p. 1230Made of fine wheat. [Obs.] Bailey.Sil'ing-dish, n. p. 1230A colander. [Obs.]Sĭl’i-quā, n. p. 1230A carat, six of which make a scruple; — a term used by refiners of gold.Sil’i-quā, n. p. 1230The same as SIL-IQUE, q. v.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…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.Sĭl'i-qui-form, a. p. 1230Having the form of a siliqua.Sĭl'i-quōs'ă, n. p. 1230(Bot.) A Linnaean order of plants, including those which bear siliques.Sili'-quōse', a. p. 1230Sĭl'i-quō'sĭs p. 1230Bearing siliques; as, siliquose plants; pertaining to or resembling siliques; as, siliquose capsules.Silk, n. p. 1230The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in the form of a cocoon, within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larvæ of Bombyx…Silk'-cŏt/ton, n. p. 1230A cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton-tree.Silk'-cŏt'ton-tree, n. p. 1230(Bot.) A tree of the genus Bombax, growing to an immense size, and having its seeds enveloped in a cottony substance. It is a native of both the Indies. London.Silk'en, a. p. 1230Made of, resembling, or pertaining to, silk; as, silken cloth; a silken veil. 2. Hence, soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language. “Silken terms precise.” Shak. 3. Dressed in silk. “A . . .…Silk'en, v. t. p. 1230To render silk-like, soft, or smooth. Dyer.Silk'-gräss, n. p. 1230(Bot.) A filamentous plant of the genus Yucca. Farm. Encyc.Silk'i-ness, n. p. 1230The state of being silky or silken; softness and smoothness. 2. Hence, effeminacy; pusillanimity. [Rare.] B. Jonson.Silk'man, n. p. 1230A dealer in silks.Silk'-mēr'cer, n. p. 1230A dealer in silks.Silk'-mill, n. p. 1230A mill for reeling, spinning, and manufacturing silk.Silk'ness, n. p. 1230The state of being silk or silky; silkiness. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Silk'-shăg, n. p. 1230A coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush. Simmonds.Silk'-thrōw'er or Silk'-thrōw'ster, n. p. 1230One who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. Simmonds. Brande.Silk'-wēav'er, n. p. 1230One whose occupation is to weave silk stuffs. Watts.Silk'-weed, n. p. 1230(Bot.) A plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates, whose seed-vessels contain a long, silky down; milk-weed;—called also wild-cotton.Silk'-worm, n. p. 1230(Entom.) The caterpillar which produces silk; the larve of a white or cream-colored moth (Bombyx mori). Silk-worms feed upon the leaves of the mulberry, and weave a cocoon of silk, in which they…Silk'y, a. p. 1230Made of, resembling, or pertaining to, silk; silk-like. 2. Hence, soft and smooth; also, pliant; yielding. “Twenty silky, ducking observants.” Shak.Sill, n. p. 1230The basis or foundation of a thing: as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like; hence, (a.) The timber or stone at the foot of a door: the threshold. (b.) The timber or stone on…Sil'la-bŭb, n. p. 1230A dish or beverage made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft-curd. [Written also syllabub.]Sil'li-ly, adv. p. 1230In a silly manner; foolishly. Dryden.Sil'li-man-ite, n. p. 1230(Min.) A mineral found at Saybrook, in Connecticut, so named in honor of Professor Silliman, of Yale College. It occurs in long, slender, rhombic prisms, engaged in gneiss. It is composed of silica…Sĭl'li-ness, n. p. 1230The state of being silly; weakness of understanding; want of sound sense or judgment; simplicity.Sil'lock, n. p. 1230The fry of the coal-fish, a species allied to the cod-fish. [Written also sellok and sillick.] [Orkneys.] Jamieson.Sŭl'lon, n. p. 1230(Fort.) A work raised in the middle of a ditch, to defend it when it is too wide. Crabb.Sil'ly, a. p. 1230Happy; fortunate. [Obs.] Wycliffe. 2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] The silly virgin strove him to withstand. Spenser. 3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.] After long storms . . . With which my…Sĭl'ly-how, n. p. 1231The membrane that covers the head of the fetus; the caul. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Sī'lo, n. p. 1231A pit or subterraneous store for keeping grain. Simmonds.Sĭlt, n. p. 1231Salt marsh or mud. [Obs.] Hale. 2. Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. Dana.