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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'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.Sim’per, v. i. p. 1232To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.] The house is here before us, The candles all are out; But one i’ the parlor, I see it simper hither. Beau. & Fl. Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine.…Sim'per, n. p. 1232A smile with an air of silliness, affectation, or conceit. Addison.Sim′per-er, n. p. 1232One who simpers. “A simperer that a court affords.” Neville.Sim'per-ing-ly, adv. p. 1232In a simpering manner; with a silly smile.Sĭm'ple, a. p. 1232Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine.…Sĭm’ple, n. p. 1232Something not mixed or compounded. 2. (Med.) A medicinal plant; — so called because each vegetable is supposed to possess its particular virtue and therefore to constitute a simple remedy. We walked…Sĭm′ple, v. i. p. 1232To gather simples or plants. Simpling on the flowery hills he strayed. Garth.Sĭm'ple-heärt'ed, a. p. 1232Having a simple heart; single-hearted; ingenuous; guileless. W. Scott.Sim'ple-mīnd'ed, a. p. 1232Having a simple mind; artless; undesigning; unsuspecting. Blackstone.Sim'ple-mīnd'ed-ness, n. p. 1232The state or quality of being simple-minded; artlessness.Sim'ple-ness, n. p. 1232The state or quality of being simple; simplicity; as, the simpleness of the elements.Sim'pler, n. p. 1232One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a simplist.Sim'pless, n. p. 1232Simplicity; silliness. [Obs.] Spenser.Sĭm'ple-ton, n. p. 1232A silly person; a person of weak intellect; a trifler; a foolish person.Sim-pli'cian, n. p. 1232An artless, unskilled, or undesigning person.Sim-pliç'i-ty, n. p. 1232The quality of being simple, unmingled, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths. 2. The quality of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a…Sim'pli-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1232The act of simplifying, or making simple.Sĭm'plĭ-fy, v. t. p. 1232To make simple; to reduce from the complex state by analysis; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making. The collection of duties is drawn…Sim'plist, n. p. 1232One skilled in simples, or medical plants; a simpler. Browne.Sim-plĭst'ic, a. p. 1232Of, or pertaining to, simples, or a simplist. [Rare.] Wilkinson.Sĭm'pli-ty, n. p. 1232Simplicity. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.Sĭm'plo-çe, n. p. 1232See SYMPLOCE.Sĭm'ply, adv. p. 1232In a simple manner; without art; without subtlety; artlessly; plainly. Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. Milton. 2. When considered in or by itself; without addition; alone…Sĭm'ū-lā/cher or Sĭm'ū-lā/ehre, n. p. 1232An image. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.Sim'ū-lar, n. p. 1232One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something. Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchers. Tyndale.Sĭm’ū-lāte, v. t. p. 1232To assume the mere appearance of without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign. The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent…Sĭm’ū-late, a. p. 1232Feigned; pretended. Bale.Sĭm'-ū-lā'tion, n. p. 1232The act of simulating, or putting on what is not true;— distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true. Syn.—Counterfeiting; feint; pretense.Si'mul-ta-nē'i-ty, n. p. 1232The state or quality of being simultaneous; simultaneousness. De Quincey.