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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Snōw'-bĕr'ry, n. p. 1251(Bot.) An ornamental plant (Symphoricarpus racemosus), having small white berries.Snōw'-bird, n. p. 1251(Ornith.) A bird which appears in the time of snow;—the popular name of Emberiza nivalis, which is found both in Europe and America; of Fringilla nivalis; of Fringilla hyemalis; and of various other…Snōw'-blīnd, a. p. 1251Affected with snow-blindness.Snōw'-blīnd'ness, n. p. 1251Blindness, or dimness of sight, caused by the light reflected from snow.Snōw'-brōth, n. p. 1251Snow and water mixed; very cold liquor. Shak.Snōw'-būnt'ing, n. p. 1251(Ornith.) A bird of the family of the finches, or Fringillidæ; Plectrophanes (or Emberiza) nivalis (or glacialis). Baird.Snowd or Snowd'ing, n. p. 1251A thin cord made of hemp, suspended to deep-sea fishing-lines, and having a fish-hook attached. Simmonds.Snōw'-drop, n. p. 1251(Bot.) A certain plant. Johnson.Snōw'-drift, n. p. 1251A bank of snow driven together by the wind.Snōw'-drŏp, n. p. 1251(Bot.) A bulbous plant bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground, cultivated in gardens for its beauty; Galanthus nivalis.Snōw'-drōp-tree, n. p. 1251(Bot.) An ornamental shrub of the genus Halesia, which produces snowy white flowers, which blossom in small clusters or bunches before the leaves appear.Snōw'-flāke, n. p. 1251(Ornith.) The snow-bunting. 2. (Bot.) An elegant bulbous garden flower of the genus Leucojum, a native of Europe. In its general aspect it resembles the snow-drop, but, besides being larger, has…Snōw'-flĕck, n. p. 1251The same as SNOW-FLAKE, 1.Snōw'-flōōd, n. p. 1251A flood from melted snow.Snōw'-gōose, n. p. 1251(Ornith.) A bird (Anser hyperboreus) of the arctic regions, web-footed, of a white color, with red feet and bill. The tops of the wing-quills are black.Snōw'less, a. p. 1251Destitute of snow. Toole.Snōw'-plow or Snōw'-plough, n. p. 1251A machine operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, or the like.Snōw'-shōe, n. p. 1251A light shoe, or racket, worn by men traveling on snow, to prevent their feet from sinking into the snow.Snōw'-slip, n. p. 1251A large mass of snow which slips down the side of a mountain, and sometimes buries houses.Snōw'-stōrm, n. p. 1251A storm with falling snow.Snōw'-white, a. p. 1251White as snow; very white.Snōw'y, a. p. 1251White like snow. 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. “The snowy top of cold Olympus.” Milton. 3. White; pure; unblemished. “Snowy innocence.” J. Hall.Snūb, n. p. 1251A knot or protuberance in wood; a snag. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. [See SNEAP.] A check or rebuke. J. Foster.Snŭb, v. t. p. 1251To clip or break off the end of; to nip. 2. To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check. J. Foster. 3. To treat with deserved contempt or neglect, as a…Snūb, v. i. p. 1251To sob with convulsions. [Obs.] Bailey.Snūb'-nōse, n. p. 1251A short or flat nose.Snŭb'-nōsĕd, a. p. 1251Having a short, flat nose.Snūb'-pōst, n. p. 1251(Naut.) A post on the dock, or shore, around which a rope is thrown to check the motion of a vessel.Snūdge, v. i. p. 1251To lie snug or quiet. [Obs.] Now eat his bread in peace, And snudge in quiet. Herbert.Snūdge, n. p. 1251A miser, or a sneaking fellow. [Obs.]Snūff, n. p. 1251The part of a candle-wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not. If the burning snuff happens to get out of the snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a dish of soup. Swift. 2. A…Snūff, v. t. p. 1251To draw in with the breath; to inhale. “Snuff the wind.” Dryden. 2. To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell. 3. To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the snuff of. [Obs.]Snŭff, v. i. p. 1251To inhale air with violence or with noise; to snort, as dogs and horses. 2. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense. Do the enemies of the church rage…Snūff'-bŏx, n. p. 1251A small box for carrying snuff about the person.Snūff'-dip'ping, n. p. 1251A practice common among the lower class of women in the Southern States, of collecting a quantity of snuff upon a sort of brush made by separating the fibers of one end of a small piece of wood, and…Snūff'er, n. p. 1251One who snuffs. 2. (pl.) An instrument for cropping the snuff of a candle.Snŭff'ing-ly, adv. p. 1251In a snuffing manner; with snuffing.Snŭff'le, v. i. p. 1251To speak through the nose; to breathe hard through the nose, or through the nose when obstructed. Some senseless Phillis, in a broken note, Snuffling at nose. Dryden.Snŭff'le, n. p. 1251A sound made by the passage of air through the nostrils. This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a snort or snuffle. (Coleridge.) 2. An affected nasal twang; hence, cant.Snŭff'ler, n. p. 1251One who snuffles, or speaks through the nose when obstructed.Snūff'les, n. pl. p. 1251Obstruction of the nose by mucus.Snūff'-tāk/er, n. p. 1251One who takes snuff, or inhales it into the nose.Snūff'y, a. p. 1251Soiled with snuff. 2. Sulky; angry; vexed. [Scot.] Jamieson.Snŭg, v. i. p. 1251To lie close; to snuggle; as, a child snugs to its mother or nurse.Snŭg, a. p. 1251Closely pressed; as, an infant lies snug. 2. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice. You lay snug, to snap young Damon's goat. Dryden. Lie snug, and hear what critics say. Swift. 3. Compact…Snŭg'ger-y, n. p. 1252A snug, comfortable place. [Colloq.]Snŭg'ĭ-fy, v. t. p. 1252To make snug. [Colloq.] C. Lamb.Snŭg'gle, v. i. p. 1252To move one way and the other to get a close place; to lie close for convenience or warmth.Snŭg'ly, adv. p. 1252In a snug manner; closely; safely.Snŭg'ness, n. p. 1252The state of being snug.Snȳ, n. p. 1252The upward curve of the lines of a ship, as they recede from the midships. Murray.Snŷ'ing, n. p. 1252(Naut.) A circular plank, placed edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel. Dana.Sō, interj. p. 1252Stand still;—a word used to cows, especially when being milked. 2. (Naut.) Stop! avast!—an order to cease hauling upon any thing, when it has come to the right position. Dana.Sō, adv. p. 1252In that manner or degree; as indicated in any way, or as implied, or as supposed to be known. Why is his chariot so long in coming? Judg. v. 28. 2. In like manner or degree; in the way that; thus…Sō, conj. p. 1252Provided that; on condition that; in case that. Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to…Sōak, v. t. p. 1252To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other fluid; to steep; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread. 2. To drench; to wet…Sōak, v. i. p. 1252To lie steeped in water or other fluid; as, let the cloth lie and soak. 2. To enter into pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter. 3. To drink intemperately or…Sōak'age, n. p. 1252Act of soaking, or state of being soaked.Sōak'er, n. p. 1252One who soaks or macerates in a liquid. 2. A hard drinker. [Low.]Sōak'ing, a. p. 1252Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain.