Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Siz'zling, n. p. 1237A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire.Skăd'dle, n. p. 1237Hurt; damage. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Ray.Skād'dle, a. p. 1237Hurtful; mischievous. [Obs.] Ray.Skād'don, n. p. 1237The embryo of a bee. [Obs.]Skāin, n. p. 1237A knot of thread, yarn, or silk, or a number of knots collected; a skein. See SKEIN.Skāin, n. p. 1237A kind of short sword or knife; a skean. See SKEAN. “And for their weapons had but Irish skains and darts.” Drayton.Skāins'māte, n. p. 1237A messmate; a roaring or swaggering companion. [Obs.] Scurvy knave! I am none of his flirt-gills, I am none of his skainsmates. Shak.Skáld, n. p. 1237An ancient Scandinavian poet or bard; a scald.Skäll, v. t. p. 1237To scale; to mount. [Obs.] Chapman.Skär or Skäre, a. p. 1237Wild; timid; shy. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Skāte, n. p. 1237A frame shaped like the sole of a shoe, furnished with a metallic runner, or sometimes with small wheels, and made to be fastened under the foot, for moving rapidly on ice, or other smooth surface.…Skāte, v. i. p. 1237To slide or move on skates.Skāte, n. p. 1237(Ichth.) A cartilaginous fish of the genus Raja, having the body flattened, the skin set above with spines or thorns, the branchial openings below, and cartilaginous flaps extending from the nose…Skāt'er, n. p. 1237One who skates.Skāy'les, n. pl. p. 1237Skittles; ninepins. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Skēan, n. p. 1237A short sword, or a knife. [Written also skain, skeine, skene, and skeyne.] Let every man purvey A skean or slaughtering steel. Chapman.Ske-dād'dle, v. i. p. 1237To betake one's self to flight; to run away with precipitation, as if in a panic; to withdraw, as an army, or part of an army, from the presence of an enemy, especially in a hasty or secret manner…Skeed, n. p. 1237See SKID.Skeel, n. p. 1237A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Skeet, n. p. 1237(Naut.) A long scoop used to wet the sides of ships, or the sails of small vessels.Skēg, n. p. 1237A sort of wild plum. Johnson. 2. (pl.) A kind of oats. Farm. Encyc.Skĕg'ger, n. p. 1237A little salmon. Little salmon, called skeggers, are bred of such sick salmon that might not go to the sea; and though they abound, yet never thrive to any bigness. Walton.Skein, n. p. 1237A knot, or a number of knots, of thread, silk, or yarn; a quantity of yarn after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn contains eighty threads of fifty-four inches. Simmonds.Skēine, n. p. 1237See SKEAN.Skĕl'der, n. p. 1237A vagrant. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Skēl'der, v. t. & i. p. 1237To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Skĕl'et, n. p. 1237A mummy. [Obs.] Holland.Skĕl'e-tal, a. p. 1237Pertaining to a skeleton. R. Owen.Skĕl'e-tōl'o-ǧy, n. p. 1237(Anat.) A treatise on the solid parts of the body. Dunglison.Skĕl'e-ton, n. p. 1237(Physiol.) The united system of tissues that give support and protection to the softer parts, and transfer motion, in an organized body, as bones, shells, the woody tissue of leaves, and the like.…Skĕl'e-ton-īze, v. t. p. 1237To prepare a skeleton of.Skĕl'e-ton-kēy, n. p. 1237A thin, light key, with nearly the whole substance of the bits filed away, soSkĕl'lum, n. p. 1237A scoundrel. [Obs.] He ripped up Hugh Peters (calling him the execrable skellum) his preaching. Pepys.Skēl'ly, v. i. p. 1237To squint. W. Scott.Skĕl'ly, n. p. 1237A squint. [Obs.]Skĕn, v. i. p. 1237To squint. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Skēne, n. p. 1237The same as SKEAN, q. v.Skĕlp, n. p. 1237A blow; a smart stroke. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett.Skĕlp, n. p. 1237The rolled metal or welding of wrought iron, from which a gun-barrel is made. Simmonds.Skĕp, n. p. 1237A coarse, round farm-basket. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. 2. The repository in which bees store their honey; a bee-hive. [Scot. and Prov. Eng.] Johnson.Skĕp'tic, n. p. 1237One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after facts or reasons. 2. (Metaph.) A doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be…Skĕp'tic or Skĕp'tic-al, a. p. 1237Of, pertaining to, or being, a skeptic; hesitating to admit the certainty of doctrines or principles; doubting of every thing. 2. Doubting or denying the truth of revelation. The skeptical system…Skĕp'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 1237In a skeptical manner.Skĕp'tic-al-ness, n. p. 1237The state of being skeptical.Skĕp'ti-çism, n. p. 1237An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty. Their only effect is to cause, that momentary amazement, and irresolution, and confusion, which is the result of skepticism. Hume. 2.…Skĕp'ti-çize, v. i. p. 1237To doubt; to pretend to doubt of every thing. [Obs.] Shaftesbury.Skēr'ry, n. p. 1237A rocky isle; a detached or insulated rock.Skĕtch, n. p. 1237An outline or general delineation of any thing; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; as, the sketch of a building; the sketch of an essay. Sketch-book, a book for sketches or…Skĕtch, v. t. p. 1237To draw the outline or general figure of; to make a rough draught of. 2. To plan by giving the principal points or ideas of. Syn. — To delineate; design; draught; depict; portray; paint.Skĕtch'er, n. p. 1237One who sketches.Skĕtch'i-ly, adv. p. 1237In a sketchy or incomplete manner. “Sketchily descriptive.” Bartlett.Skĕtch'i-ness, n. p. 1237The state of being sketchy; incompleteness.Skĕtch'y, a. p. 1238Containing only an outline or rough form; in the manner of a sketch; incomplete. The anatomy of the whole figure is magnificently developed, the limbs appearing to be almost animated by muscular…Skew, adv. p. 1238Awry; obliquely. See ASKEW.Skew, a. p. 1238Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; oblique;—chiefly used in composition.Skew, v. t. p. 1238To look obliquely upon; to notice slightly. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 2. To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position. 3. To throw or hurl obliquely.Skew, v. i. p. 1238To walk obliquely. 2. To start aside; to sheer or shy, as a horse.Skew'-ärch, n. p. 1238An arch which is not at right angles to its abutments;—called also skewed arch.