Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sin'is-träl'i-ty, n. p. 1234The state or quality of being sinistral.Sin'is-tral-ly, adv. p. 1234Toward the left.Sin'/is-trōr'/sal, a. p. 1234Rising from left to right, as a spiral line, or helix.Sin'is-trôrse', a. p. 1234(Bot.) Turning to the left. Gray.Sin’is-trōüs, a. p. 1234Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral. Browne. 2. Wrong; absurd; perverse. A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most sinistrous and absurd choice. Bentley.Sĭn'is-trōus-ly, adv. p. 1234In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily. 2. With a tendency to use the left hand. Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers continue all their lives left-handed.…Sink, v. i. p. 1234To fall by the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to fall gradually; to subside. I sink in deep mire. Ps. lxix. 2. He sunk down in his chariot. 2 Kings xxiv. The Alps and Pyrenees sink…Sink, v. t. p. 1234To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse in a fluid; as, to sink a ship. 2. To depress; to degrade. I mean not that we should sink our figure out of covetousness. Rogers. 3. To plunge into…Sink, n. p. 1234A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes. 2. A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, &c., as in a kitchen. 3. A…Sink'er, n. p. 1234A weight on something, as on a fish-line, to sink it. 2. One of the thin plates, or slips, of steel that aid in forming the loops upon the needles, in knitting-machines.Sink'-hōle, n. p. 1234A hole for dirty water to run through.Sin'less, a. p. 1234Free from sin; pure; perfect; as, Christ yielded a sinless obedience. 2. Innocent of transgression or trespass. No thoughts like mine his sinless soul profane. Dryden.Sin'less-ly, adv. p. 1234In a sinless manner; innocently.Sin'less-ness, n. p. 1234The state of being sinless; perfect innocence.Sin'ner, n. p. 1234One who has sinned; an offender. 2. Especially, one who has sinned without repenting of it; a persistent or unrepenting sinner; one condemned by the law of God.Sin'ner, v. i. p. 1234To act as a sinner. [Humorous.] “Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it.” Pope.Sin'ner-ess, n. p. 1234A female sinner; a woman who sins. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Sin'net, n. p. 1234The same as SENNIT. See SENNIT.Sĭn'-ŏf/fer-ing, n. p. 1234A sacrifice for sin; something offered as an expiation for sin.Sin’o-lōgue, n. p. 1234A scientific student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, history, and the like.Sin'o-per p. 1234Sin'o-pite, n. p. 1234(Min.) The same as SINOPLE.Sin'o-ple, n. p. 1234(Min.) Red ferruginous quartz, of a blood-red or brownish-red color, sometimes with a tinge of yellow. It occurs in small but perfect crystals, and in masses that resemble some varieties of jasper.Sin'o-ple, n. p. 1234(Her.) The tincture green; vert;— so called in continental Europe.Sínque, n. p. 1234Cinque. See CINQUE. [Obs.]Sin'ter, n. p. 1234(Min.) Dross, as of iron; the scale which flies from iron when hammered; — applied as a name to various minerals. Calcareous sinter, a loose variety of carbonate of lime, composed of a series of…Sin'toc, n. p. 1234A kind of spice used in the East Indies, consisting of the bark of a species of Laurus. [Written also sindoc.] P. Cyc.Sin'ū-ate, v. t. p. 1234To bend in and out; to wind; to turn. Woodward.Sin′ū-ate or Sin′ū-ā′ted, a. p. 1234(Bot.) Having the margin alternately bowed inward and outward; strongly wavy on the margin, with alternate concavities and convexities; having rounded lobes separated by sinuses. Gray.Sĭn'ū-ā'tion, n. p. 1234A winding or bending in and out.Sin'ū-ōse, a. p. 1234Sinuous. [Rare.] Loudon.Sin'ū-ŏs'i-ty, n. p. 1234The quality of being sinuous, or bending in and out. 2. A series of bends and turns in arches or other irregular figures; a series of windings. “A line of coast certainly amounting, with its…Sin'ü-oüs, a. p. 1234Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked. “Streaking the ground with sinuous trace.” Milton. “Gardens bright with sinuous rills.” Coleridge.Sin′ū-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1234In a sinuous manner; windingly; crookedly.Sī'nus, n. p. 1234An opening; a hollow; a bending. 2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore, or an opening into the land. 3. (Anat.) (a.) A cavity in a bone or other part, wider at the bottom than at the entrance.…Sĭp, v. t. p. 1234To drink or imbibe in small quantities; especially, to take in with the lips in small quantities, as a liquid; as, to sip tea. “Every herb that sips the dew.” Milton. 2. To draw into the mouth; to…Sĭp, v. i. p. 1234To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips.Sĭp, n. p. 1234The taking of a liquor with the lips. 2. A small draught taken with the lips; a slight taste. One sip of this Will bathe the drooping spirits in delight Beyond the bliss of dreams. Milton. A sip is…Sīpe, v. i. p. 1234To issue or flow slowly, as a fluid; to ooze; to seep. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Siph'i-lis, n. p. 1234The same as SYPHILIS, q. v.Sī'phoid, n. p. 1234A vase or apparatus for receiving and giving out gaseous waters. Simmonds.Sī'phon, n. p. 1234A bent tube or pipe by which a liquid can be transferred from one vessel to another, over an intermediate elevation, by means of the pressure of the atmosphere forcing the liquid up the branch of the…Sī'phon-al, a. p. 1235Pertaining to, or resembling, a siphon.Si-phō'ni-ȧ, n. p. 1235(Bot.) A genus of plants of which one species, S. Elastica, a tree found in the forests of Brazil and Guiana, and growing to the height of fifty or sixty feet, yields caoutchouc. Baird.Sī-phŏn'ic, a. p. 1235Pertaining to a siphon.Sī-phŏn'i-fer, n. p. 1235(Zoöl.) One of an order of cephalopods, including all those species which have a siphon contained within a polythalamous shell.Sī/phon-ĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1235Siphon-bearing, as the chambered shells of the nautilus, &c. Dana.Sī-phōn'/o-brăn'/chi-ate, n. p. 1235(Zoöl.) One of an order of mollusks having a siphon or tube, by which the water to be inhaled is carried to the gills.Sī'pho-nōs'tōme, n. p. 1235(Zool.) One of a family of crustaceans, including those which have a siphon-shaped mouth for suction. Brande.Sī'phun-cle, n. p. 1235(Conch.) The opening which runs through the partitions of chambered or nautiloid shells.Sī'phun-cled, a. p. 1235Having a siphuncle. Buckland.Sī-phŭn'cu-lar, a. p. 1235Pertaining, to or resembling, a siphuncle. Buckland.Sī-phŭn'cu-lā/ted, a. p. 1235Having a little siphon or spout.Sĭp'id, a. p. 1235Having a taste or flavor; savory. [Obs.]Sĭp'per, n. p. 1235One who sips.Sĭp'pet, n. p. 1235A small sop; a small, thin piece of bread mixed with milk or broth. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] “Your sweet sippets in widows' houses.” Milton.Sip'pling, a. p. 1235Sipping. [Obs.] “Taken after a sipping sort.” Holland.Sī' Quis p. 1235(Eccl.) A notification by a candidate for orders of his intention to inquire whether any impediment may be alleged against him.Sĭr, n. p. 1235A man of social authority and dignity; a master; a gentleman;—applied as a title of deference or respect to any man of position, as is madam to a woman; also, in the plural, a general title by which…Sir-cār', n. p. 1235A Hindoo clerk or writer. Malcolm. 2. A district or province; a circar. See CIRCAR.