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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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Sin'a-pic, a. p. 1232(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sinapine;—said of a certain acid obtained from sinapine by the action of potash and soda.Sĭn'a-pīne, n. p. 1232(Chem.) A base obtained from the seeds of Sinapis alba, or white mustard, the solution of which is yellow. It can not be obtained pure, from its tendency to decompose. Gregory.Si-nā'pis, n. p. 1232(Bot.) A genus of plants; mustard.Sin'a-pis'ine, n. p. 1232(Chem.) A principle extracted from mustard seed. It is white, crystallizable, inodorous, and bitter.Sin'a-pīzm, n. p. 1232(Med.) A cataplasm composed of mustard seed pulverized, with some other ingredients, and used as an external application. It is a powerful irritant.Sĭ-näp'ō-līne, n. p. 1232(Chem.) A substance obtained from essence of mustard by digesting it with hydrated oxide of lead. It crystallizes in shining, greasy flakes.Sĭnçe, adv. p. 1232In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; from any time forward to the present; ago; as, two years since; I have not seen him since.Sĭnçe, prep. p. 1232From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after;—with a past event or time for the object. The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming. Gen. xxx. 30.Sĭnçe, conj. p. 1232Since the time when; from the (past) time that. As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began. Luke i. 70. 2. From (inferentially), or in view of, the fact…Sin-çēre', a. p. 1233Pure; unmixed; unadulterated. “A joy which never was sincere till now.” Dryden. There is no sincere acid in any animal juice. Arbuthnot. 2. Unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.] The inviolable body stood…Sin-cĕ're'ly, adv. p. 1233In a sincere manner; honestly; unfeignedly; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.Sin-cēre'ness, n. p. 1233The state or quality of being sincere; sincerity.Sin-cĕr'i-ty, n. p. 1233The state or quality of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense. I protest in the sincerity of love. Shak.Sin-cĭp′i-tal, a. p. 1233(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the sinciput. The parietal bones have been called sincipital. Dunglison.Sē'mĭ-pŭt, n. p. 1233(Anat.) The fore part of the head from the forehead to the coronal suture.Sin'don, n. p. 1233A wrapper. [Obs.] “Wrapped in sindons of fine linen.” Bacon. 2. (Surg.) A small piece of rag or round pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine. Dunglison.Sine, n. p. 1233(Trigonometry.) (a.) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc to the diameter drawn through the other extremity. (b.) The perpendicular itself. Artificial sines, logarithms of…Si'ne, prep. p. 1233Without.Sī'ne-cū're-al, a. p. 1233Of, or pertaining to, a sine-cure; in the nature of a sinecure.Sī'ne-cūre, n. p. 1233An ecclesiastical benefice, without the care of souls. Ayliffe. 2. An office or position which requires or involves no labor or active service. “A lucrative sinecure in the Excise.” Macaulay.Si'ne-cūre, v. t. p. 1233To put in a sinecure.Sī'ne-cū'rĭsm, n. p. 1233The state of having a sinecure.Sī'ne-cū'rist, n. p. 1233One who has a sinecure.Sĭn'ă-pīte, n. p. 1233Something resembling mustard-seed. De Costa.Sin'ew, n. p. 1233(Anat.) That which unites a muscle to a bone; a tendon. 2. Muscle; nerve. [Rare.] Davies. 3. That which supplies strength. The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of…Sĭn'ew, v. t. p. 1233To knit as by sinews. We should find that creatures now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. Goldsmith.Sin'ewed, a. p. 1233Furnished with sinews; as, a strong-sinewed youth. 2. Strong; firm; vigorous. When he sees Ourselves well sinewed to our defense. Shak.Sin'ew-i-ness, n. p. 1233The state or quality of being sinewy.Sin'ew-ish, a. p. 1233Sinewy. [Obs.] Holinshed.Sin'ew-less, a. p. 1233Having no sinews, and hence no strength or vigor.Sĭn'ew-ōus, a. p. 1233Sinewy. [Obs.] Holinshed.Sin'ew-shrŭnk, a. p. 1233(Far.) Having the sinews under the belly shrunk by excess of fatigue, as a horse; gaunt-bellied.Sĭn'ew-y, a. p. 1233Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a sinew or sinews. The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. Donne. 2. Well braced with sinews; nervous; strong; vigorous; firm; as, the sinewy Ajax. “A man…Sĭn'ful, a. p. 1233Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as, sinful men. Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity! Isa. i. 4. 2. Containing sin, or consisting in sin; contrary to…Sin'ful-ly, adv. p. 1233In a sinful manner; wickedly; iniquitously; criminally.Sĭn'ful-ness, n. p. 1233The quality or state of being sinful, or contrary to the divine will; wickedness; iniquity; criminality; as, the sinfulness of an action; the sinfulness of thoughts or purposes.Sing, v. i. p. 1233To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune. The noise of them that sing do I hear. Ez. xxix. 18. 2.…Sĭng, v. t. p. 1233To utter with musical modulations of voice. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. Rev. xv. 3. 2. To celebrate in song; to give praises to in verse; to relate…Singe, v. t. p. 1233To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin. Thunderbolts singe my white head. Shak. Thus riding on his curls he…Sĭnge, n. p. 1233A burning of the surface; a slight burn.Sing'er, n. p. 1233One who sings. 2. One whose profession is to sing; an accomplished musician with the voice; as, a chorus of singers.Sing'er-ess, n. p. 1233A female who sings; a songstress. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Sin'gha-lēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 1233(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Ceylon; in the plural, the people of Ceylon; Ceylonese. [Written also Cingalese.]Sing'ing-bōok, n. p. 1233A book containing music for singing; a book of tunes.Sing'ing-ly, adv. p. 1233With sounds like singing; with a kind of tune.Sing'ing-măn, n. p. 1233A man who sings, or is employed to sing, as in cathedrals.Sing'ing-mas'ter, n. p. 1233A music-master; one who teaches vocal music.Sĭng'ing-schōōl, n. p. 1233A school in which persons are instructed in singing.Sĭng'ing-wom'an, n. p. 1233A woman employed to sing.Sin'gle, a. p. 1233One only, as distinguished from many, or the whole; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star; a single city; a single act. No single man is born with a right of controlling…Sĭn'gle, v. t. p. 1233To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate. “A dog who can single out his master in the dark.” Bacon. His blood! she faintly screamed…Sin'gle, v. i. p. 1233To take a gait between a pace and trot;—said of a horse. Many very fleet horses, when overdriven, adopt a disagreeable gait, which seems to be a cross between a pace and a trot, in which the two legs…Sĭn'gle-hănd'ed, a. p. 1233Having one hand or workman only. 2. Alone; by one's self; unassisted.Sĭn'gle-heärt'ed, a. p. 1233Having a single or honest heart; without duplicity.Sĭn'gle-mind'ed, a. p. 1233Having a single purpose; hence, artless; ingenuous; guileless.Sĭn'gle-ness, n. p. 1233The state of being single, or separate from all others; the opposite of doubleness, complication, or multiplicity. 2. Freedom from duplicity, or secondary and selfish ends; purity of mind or purpose…Sin'gles, n. pl. p. 1233The reeled filaments of silk, twisted to give them firmness.Sin'gle-seed'ed, a. p. 1233Containing one seed only.Sĭn'gle-stick, n. p. 1233A cudgel used in fencing or fighting. 2. A game at cudgels, in which he who first brings blood from his adversary's head is pronounced victor. Halliwell.Sĭn'gle-tree, n. p. 1233The cross-piece of a carriage to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree. A single-tree is fixed upon each end of another cross-piece, called the double-tree, when two horses…