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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sĭ-lū'rus, n. p. 1231(Ichth.) A genus of large malacopterygious fishes, without true scales, and found in the inland waters of Europe, Asia Minor, &c. Baird.Sĭl'vȧ, n. p. 1231A collection of poems. 2. (Bot.) The natural history of the forest trees of a country. 3. A wooded plain; — so called in South America.Sĭl'van, a. p. 1231Pertaining to, or composed of, woods or groves; woody. “Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene.” Dryden.Sĭl'van, n. p. 1231(Chem.) The metal tellurium. [Obs.] Werner.Sĭl'van-ite, n. p. 1231(Min.) See SYLVANITE.Sil'vate, n. p. 1231(Chem.) The same as SYLVATE, q. v.Sĭl'ver, n. p. 1231(Min.) A soft, white, metallic element, very malleable and ductile, and capable of a high polish. It occurs pure in nature, and also in combination with sulphur, arsenic, &c., and with ores of lead…Sĭl'ver, a. p. 1231Made of silver; as, a silver cup. 2. Resembling silver; as, (a.) Bright; resplendent; white. “Shame to thy silver hair.” Shak. Others on silver lakes and rivers bathed / Their downy breast. Milton.…Sil'ver, v. t. p. 1231To cover with silver; as, to silver a pin or a dial-plate. 2. To polish like silver; to cause to resemble silver; to make smooth and bright. “And smiling calmness silvered o’er the deep.” Pope. 3. To…Sĭl'ver-bēat'er, n. p. 1231One who foliates silver, or forms it into a leaf.Sil'ver-bĕll/-tree, n. p. 1231(Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus Halesia: snow-drop-tree. Gray.Sil'ver-bush, n. p. 1231(Bot.) A leguminous, evergreen plant, of the genus Anthyllis. (A. barba-Jovis.)Sĭl'ver-fir, n. p. 1231(Bot.) A tree of the genus Abies (A. picea, or Picea pectinata), found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150 feet. It yields…Sĭl'ver-fīsh, n. p. 1231(Ichth.) A fish of the size of a small carp, having a white color, striped with silvery lines.Sĭl'ver-fŏx, n. p. 1231(Zoöl.) A species of fox, (Vulpes argenteus), found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America, and distinguished for its rich and valuable fur. Baird.Sĭl'ver-grāin, n. p. 1231(Bot.) The lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue, which, in an horizontal section of the trunk of a tree, may be seen radiating from the central pith to the bark; the medullary rays. Gray.Sĭl′ver-grāy, a. p. 1231Having a gray or bluish-gray color, with a silvery luster; as, silver-gray hair.Sĭl'ver-i-ness, n. p. 1231The state of being silvery.Sĭl'ver-ing, n. p. 1231The art, operation, or practice of covering the surface of any thing with silver; as, the silvering of copper or brass. 2. The silver thus laid on.Sĭl'ver-īze, v. t. p. 1231To cover or plate with silver. Nichol. ☞ This word and its derivatives are much used by photographers in reference to daguerreotype plates; as, a silverized plate.Sĭl'ver-leaf, n. p. 1231Silver beaten into a thin leaf.Sĭl'ver-less, a. p. 1231Having no silver; hence, without money. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.Sĭl'ver-ling, n. p. 1231A silver coin. [Obs.] “A thousand vines at a thousand silverlings.” Isa. vii. 23.Sĭl′ver-ly, adv. p. 1231With the appearance of silver. Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy cheeks. Shak.Sĭl'vern, a. p. 1231Made of silver. [Obs.]Sĭl'ver-smith, n. p. 1231One whose occupation is to work in silver, or in manufactures of which the precious metals form a part.Sĭl'ver-stick, n. p. 1231The field-officer of the English Life-guards. See STICK.Sĭl'ver-thĭs'tle, n. p. 1231(Bot.) A plant of the genus Acanthus.Sĭl'ver-tree, n. p. 1231(Bot.) An evergreen shrub, or small tree, of the genus Leucodendron, a native of South Africa.Sĭl'ver-weed, n. p. 1231(Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Potentilla.Sĭl'ver-y, a. p. 1231Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; white; of a mild luster. The enameled race whose silvery wing Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring. Pope. 2. Besprinkled or covered with silver. 3.…Sī'mā, n. p. 1231(Arch.) A cyma. See CYMA.Sĭm'a-gre, n. p. 1231Grimace. [Obs.] Dryden.Sī-mär’ or Sī-māre’, n. p. 1231The same as SIMARRE, q. v.Sī-märre', n. p. 1231A woman's long dress or robe; also, a light covering; a scarf. “A simarre of the richest Persian silk.” [Rare.] W. Scott.Sīmʹblot, n. p. 1231The harness of a certain kind of loom. Simmonds.Sīm'i-ā, n. p. 1231(Zoöl.) A Linnæan genus of animals including the ape, monkey, and the like; — a general name of the various tribes of monkeys.Sĭm'i-lar, a. p. 1231Exactly corresponding; resembling closely; precisely like. 2. Somewhat like; nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects. 3. Of like substance or structure throughout; homogeneous; uniform.…Sĭm'-i-lār'-i-ty, n. p. 1231The state of being similar; close likeness; perfect or partial resemblance; as, a similarity of features. Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend…Sĭm'i-lar-ly, adv. p. 1231In a similar manner; in like manner; with resemblance.Sīm'i-lar-y, a. p. 1231Similar. [Obs.] “Rhyming cadencies of sim'ilary words.” South.Sĭm'i-le, n. p. 1231(Rhet.) A word or phrase by which any thing is likened in one of its aspects to another; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison. “A good swift simile, but something currish.” Shak.Sĭ-mĭl'i-ter, n. p. 1231(Law.) The technical designation of the form by which either party, in pleading, accepts the issue tendered by his opponent;—called sometimes a joinder in issue. Brande.Sĭ-mĭl'i-tūde, n. p. 1231The state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; as, similitude of substance. Let us make now man in our image, man In our similitude. Milton. Fate some future bard shall join In sad…Sĭ-mĭl'i-tū'dĭ-na-ry, a. p. 1231Involving or expressing similitude. [Obs.]Sim'i-lôr, n. p. 1231An alloy of copper and zinc resembling brass, but of a golden color. Ure.Sĭm'i-ōŭs, a. p. 1231Pertaining to, or resembling, a monkey; monkey-like. “That strange simious, school-boy passion of giving pain to others.” S. Smith.Sĭm'i-tar, n. p. 1231See CIMETER.Sĭm'mer, v. i. p. 1231To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.Sĭm'mer, v. t. p. 1231To cause to boil gently.Sĭm'nel, n. p. 1231A kind of cake made of fine flour; a cracknel. [Obs.] “Not common bread, but wassel bread, and simnels for his diet.” Fuller.Sĭ-mō'ni-ac, n. p. 1231One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church. Ayliffe.Sĭm'/o-nī'a-cal, a. p. 1231Guilty of, consisting of, involving, or pertaining to, simony. He [Savonarola] glanced at the voluptuousness of the popes, at the flagitious prodigacy of their lives, and at the simoniacal arts by…Sîm'o-nĭ'a-e-al-ly, adv. p. 1231In a simoniacal manner.Sĭ-mŏ'ni-an, n. p. 1231One of the followers of Simon Magus. Saint Simonian. See SAINT-SIMONIAN.Sĭ-mō'ni-oŭs, a. p. 1231Partaking of simony; given to simony. [Obs.] Milton.Sîm'o-nīst, n. p. 1231One who practices or defends simony. [Rare.] Craig.Sĭm'on-y, n. p. 1231The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; or the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward.Sĭ-mōōm’ or Sĭ-mōōn’, n. p. 1231A hot, dry wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and the neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains. Its approach is indicated by a redness…Sĭ'mōus, a. p. 1231Having a very flat or snub nose, with the end turned up. 2. Concave. “The simous part of the liver.” Browne.