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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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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.Sōak'y, a. p. 1252Full of moisture; wet; soppy.Sōal, n. p. 1252The bottom part of a shoe. See SOLE. 2. A certain fish; the sole. See SOLE. 3. A dirty pond. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Sōap, n. p. 1252A compound of one or more of the acids obtained from fatty bodies, with alkalies or oxides. ☞ Soaps are commonly either margarates or oleates of potassa or soda, made by boiling some common oil with…Sōap, v. t. p. 1252To rub or wash over with soap. 2. To flatter. [Colloq.]Sōap'-bĕr'ry-tree, n. p. 1252(Bot.) An evergreen, tropical tree of several species, belonging to the genus Sapindus, bearing red, saponaceous berries, which are used as a substitute for soap in washing clothes.Sōap'-boil'er, n. p. 1252One whose occupation is to make soap.Sōap'-boil'ing, n. p. 1252The occupation of making soap.Sōap'-bŭb'ble, n. p. 1252A spherical film of soap-suds formed by inflation.Sōap'-çē'rate, n. p. 1252A cerate formed of soap, olive oil, white wax, and the sub-acetate of lead, sometimes used as an application to allay inflammation.Sōap'-nŭt, n. p. 1252(Bot.) The seed of a plant of the genus Mimosa (M. abstergens). Simmonds.Sōap'-plănt, n. p. 1252(Bot.) One of several plants used in the place of soap, as the Phalangium pomaridianum, a Californian plant, the bulb of which, when stripped of its husk and rubbed on wet clothes, makes a thick…Sōap'-stōne, n. p. 1252(Min.) (a.) A soft magnesian mineral, usually gray, white, or yellow, easily wrought with tools, and used in forming vessels and various articles; steatite; pot-stone; — so called from its soapy or…Sōap'-sŭds, n. pl. p. 1252Water impregnated with soap.Sōap'-wort, n. p. 1252(Bot.) A plant of the genus Saponaria; — so called from its bruised leaves producing a lather, like soap, when agitated in water.Sōap'y, a. p. 1252Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soft and smooth. 2. Smeared with soap; covered with soap.Sōar, v. i. p. 1252To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings. “When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.” Byron. 2. To rise to any height, as an orator in eloquence, or a hero in…Sōar, n. p. 1252A towering flight. “This apparent soar of the hooded falcon.” Coleridge.Sōar, a. p. 1252Painful; sore. [Obs.] See SORE.Sōar'-fal'con, n. p. 1252A falcon of the first year. Of the soar-falcon so I learn to fly. Spenser.So-ă've or So-ă-ve-mĕn'te, a. p. 1252So-ă-ve-mĕn'te, adv. [It.] (Mus.) Sweet, or with sweetness. Brande.Sŏb, v. i. p. 1252To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with deep sorrow or with tears. Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], but stronger. Bacon. She sighed, she…Sŏb, n. p. 1252A convulsive sigh or catching of the breath in sorrow; a convulsive act of respiration obstructed by sorrow. Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath. Dryden. 2. Any sorrowful cry or sound.…Sŏb, v. t. p. 1252To soak. [Obs.] Mortimer.Sō'ber, a. p. 1252Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man. “Live a sober, righteous, and godly life.” Com. Prayer. 2. Not intoxicated or overpowered by spirituous liquors; as…Sō'ber, v. t. p. 1252To make sober; to cure of intoxication. There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. Pope.Sō'ber, v. i. p. 1252To become sober; — often with down. Vance gradually sobered down. Bulwer.Sō'ber-īze, v. t. & i. p. 1252To make or become sober; to sober. [Rare.] Grahame.Sō'ber-ly, adv. p. 1252In a sober manner; temperately; coolly; calmly; gravely; seriously.Sō'ber-mīnd'ed, a. p. 1252Having a disposition or temper habitually sober, calm, and temperate.Sō'ber-mīnd'ed-ness, n. p. 1252The state of being sober-minded; freedom from inordinate passions; habitual sobriety; calmness. Porter.Sō'ber-ness, n. p. 1252The state of being sober; freedom from intoxication; temperance; gravity; seriousness; freedom from heat and passion; calmness. The soberness of Virgil might have shown him the difference. Dryden.Sŏb'o-lēs, n. p. 1252(Bot.) (a.) A shoot which runs along under ground, forming new plants at short distances. (b.) A sucker, as of a tree or shrub.Sŏb'/o-lĭf'er-oûs, a. p. 1252(Bot.) Producing shoots from near the ground. Gray.So-brĭ'e-ty, n. p. 1252Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety. Public sobriety is a relative duty. Blackstone. 2. Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion…Sobriquet, n. p. 1252An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname. [Sometimes incorrectly written soubriquet.]Sōc, n. p. 1252(Eng. Law.) (a.) The power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in a manor; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction. (b.) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from…Sŏc'age, n. p. 1252(Eng. Law.) A tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight’s service, in which the render was uncertain. The service must be certain…Sōc'a-ger, n. p. 1252A tenant by socage; a socman.Sô'-called, a. p. 1252So named; called by such a name.Soe-dōl'o-ger, n. p. 1252See SOCKDOLOGER.Sō'cia-bĭl'ĭ-ty, n. p. 1252Quality of being sociable; sociableness.Sō'cia-ble, a. p. 1252Fit to be united in one body or company. [Rare.] Another law teaches them as they are sociable parts united into one body. Hooker. 2. Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others…Sō'cia-ble-ness, n. p. 1253The quality of being sociable; disposition to associate; inclination to company and converse, or actual frequent union in society or free converse.Sō'cia-bly, adv. p. 1253In a sociable manner; with free intercourse; conversibly; familiarly.Sō'cial, a. p. 1253Pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interests or concerns; social pleasures; social benefits; social happiness; social duties.…Sō'cial-ism, n. p. 1253A theory of society which advocates a more precise, orderly, and harmonious arrangement of the social relations of mankind than that which has hitherto prevailed; communism. See COMMUNISM.Sō'cial-ist, n. p. 1253One who advocates the doctrine of socialism.Sō'cial-ist'ic, a. p. 1253Relating to, or like, socialism.Sō'ci-āl'i-ty, n. p. 1253The quality of being social; socialness.Sō'cial-īze, v. t. p. 1253To render social. 2. To subject to, or regulate by, the principles of socialism.