Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sit, v. i. p. 1235To rest upon the haunches; — said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa or on the ground. 2. To perch; to rest on the feet, as birds. 3. To remain in a state of…Sĭt, v. t. p. 1236To keep the seat upon; as, he sits a horse well. 2. To cause to be seated; to furnish a seat to;— used reflexively. They sat them down to weep. Milton.Site, n. p. 1236The place where any thing is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house. 2. A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation; as, a site for a church.…Sit’ed, a. p. 1236Having a site; placed; situated. [Obs.]Sit’fast, n. p. 1236(Far.) An ulcerated, horny sore growing on a horse’s back, under the saddle.Sith, adv. & conj. p. 1236In later times; ago; inasmuch as; since. [Obs.] We need not fear them, sith Christ is with us. Latimer.Sith or Sithe, n. p. 1236Time. [Obs.] “And humbly thanked him a thousand sithes.” Spenser.Sīthe, n. p. 1236A scythe. See SCYTHE. [Obs.]Sith'ence or Sith'es, adv. p. 1236In later times; since. [Obs.] Spenser.Sī'ti-ōl'o-gy or Si-tōl'o-gy, n. p. 1236A treatise on the regulation of the diet.Sĭt'tă, n. p. 1236(Ornith.) A genus of birds; the nuthatch. See NUT-HATCH.Sĭt'ten, p. p. p. 1236of sit, for sat. See SIT. [Obs.]Sĭt’ter, n. p. 1236One who sits. 2. A bird that sits or incubates.Sit'ting, a. p. 1236(Bot.) Sessile, that is, without petiole, peduncle, pedicel, or the like.Sit'ting, n. p. 1236The posture of being on a seat. 2. The act of placing one’s self on a seat; as, a sitting down. 3. A seat, or the space occupied by a person in a church. 4. The act or time of resting in a posture…Sit’ū-ate, a. p. 1236Permanently fixed; placed; as, a town situate on a hill or on the sea-shore. 2. Placed; residing. “Pleasure situate in hill and dale.” Milton. 3. In the United States, this word is less used than…Sĭt′ū-ā′ted, a. p. 1236Having a situation; seated, placed, or permanently fixed; residing.Sĭt/ū-ā/tion, n. p. 1236Location in respect to something else; position; seat; as, a house in a pleasant situation. 2. Position with respect to society or circumstances; state; condition; as, a situation of ease. 3.…Sĭ'tus, n. p. 1236(Bot.) The method in which the parts of a plant are arranged, together with the position of the parts. Henslow.Sitz'-bäth, n. p. 1236A tub for bathing in a sitting posture; also, the act of bathing the portion of the body thus immersed.Sĭ'va, n. p. 1236(Hindoo Myth.) The Supreme Being, in the character of the avenger or destroyer.Sī'vān, n. p. 1236The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to part of our May and part of June.Sĭv'ă-thĕr'i-ŭm, n. p. 1236(Paleon.) An extinct animal, discovered in India. It had four horns and a proboscis, and was an elephantine antelope. Dana.Sĭv'er, v. i. p. 1236To simmer. [Obs.] Holland.Sĭx, a. p. 1236Twice three; one more than five; as, six yards.Sĭx, n. p. 1236The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three. 2. A symbol representing six units, as 6, or vi. To be at six and seven, or at sixes and sevens, to be in disorder. Bacon. Shak.…Sĭx'fōld, a. p. 1236Six times repeated; six times as much or many.Sĭx′pĕnce, n. p. 1236An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents. 2. The value of six pennies, or half a shilling.Six'-pen'ny, a. p. 1236Worth sixpence; as, a six-penny loaf.Sĭx'-scōre, a. & n. p. 1236Six times twenty; one hundred and twenty.Sĭx'-sho͞ot'er, n. p. 1236A pistol with six barrels, or capable of firing six shots in quick succession; especially, a six-barreled or six-chambered revolver. [Colloq.]Sĭx'teen, a. p. 1236Six and ten; consisting of six and ten.Sĭx'teen, n. p. 1236The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six. 2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.Sĭx'teenth, a. p. 1236Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth; — the ordinal of sixteen. 2. Constituting, or being, one of sixteen equal parts into which any thing is divided.Six'teenth, n. p. 1236The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts. 2. The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth. 3. (Mus.) An interval comprising two octaves and a second.…Sixth, a. p. 1236First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth;—the ordinal of six. 2. Constituting, or being, one of six equal parts into which any thing is divided.Sixth, n. p. 1236The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts. 2. The next in order after the fifth. 3. (Mus.) The interval of four tones and a semitone, embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.Sixth'ly, adv. p. 1236In the sixth place.Sixth'-rāte, n. p. 1236A British war vessel, bearing a captain. Simmonds.Six'ti-eth, a. p. 1236Next in order after the fifty-ninth;—the ordinal of sixty. 2. Constituting, or being, one of sixty equal parts into which any thing is divided.Sĭx'ti-eth, n. p. 1236The quotient of a unit divided by sixty; one of sixty equal parts. 2. The next in order after the fifty-ninth; the tenth after the fiftieth.Sĭx'ty, a. p. 1236Six times ten; threescore.Sĭx'ty, n. p. 1236The sum of six times ten. 2. A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, or lx., or LX.Sīz'a-ble, a. p. 1236Of considerable bulk. “A sizable volume.” Hurd. 2. Being of reasonable or suitable size; as, sizable timber.Sī'zar, n. p. 1236(University of Cambridge, Eng.) One of a body of students next below the pensioners, who eat at the public table, after the fellows, free of expense. The sizar paid nothing for food and tuition, and…Sī'zar-shĭp, n. p. 1236The station of a sizar at Cambridge University, Eng. Clarke.Size, n. p. 1236Extent of superficies or volume; bulk; bigness; magnitude; as, the size of a tree or of a mast; the size of a ship or of a rock. 2. A settled quantity or allowance. [Obs.] See ASSIZE. 3. (University…Size, n. p. 1236A kind of weak glue made from the clippings of parchment, glove-leather, fish-skin, and the like, by boiling them down in water. It is used in paper-making, book-binding, paper-hanging…Size, v. t. p. 1236To adjust, or arrange, according to size or bulk. Hudibras. 2. To settle; to fix the standard of; as, to size weights and measures. [Rare.] 3. To swell; to increase the bulk of. Beaum. & Fl. 4. To…Size, v. i. p. 1236(University of Cambridge, Eng.) To order food or drink from the buttery, or to enter a score, as upon the buttery-book.Sized, a. p. 1236Adjusted according to size. 2. Having a particular size or magnitude;—chiefly used in compounds; as, large-sized, common-sized, middle-sized, &c.Sī'zel, n. p. 1236(Coining.) The residue of plates of silver, after pieces are cut out for coins; scissel.Siz'er, n. p. 1236The same as SIZAR. 2. An instrument, or contrivance, to size articles, or to determine their size by a standard, or to separate and distribute according to size; as, (a.) A thin piece of brass, with…Sīze'-rōll, n. p. 1236A small piece of parchment added to a roll.Size'-stick, n. p. 1236A measuring stick used by shoemakers, to ascertain the size of the foot, &c.Sĭz′i-ness, n. p. 1236The state of being sizy; glutinousness; viscousness; as, the siziness of blood.Siz'ing, n. p. 1236A kind of weak glue used in manufactures, arts, &c.; size. See SIZE. 2. (University of Cambridge, Eng.) Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student.Sīz'y, a. p. 1236Size-like; glutinous; thick and viscous; ropy; having the adhesiveness of size; as, sizy blood.Siz'le, v. i. p. 1236To make a hissing sound; to dry and shrivel up with a hissing sound. Forby.Siz'zle, n. p. 1237A hissing sound. Halliwell.