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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sor-did'i-ty, n. p. 1260Sordidness. [Obs.]Sôr'did-ly, adv. p. 1260In a sordid manner; meanly; basely; covetously.Sôr'did-ness, n. p. 1260The state of being sordid; filthiness; baseness; meanness; niggardliness.Sôr'dine, n. p. 1260(Mus.) A small instrument or damper in the mouth of a trumpet, or on the bridge of a violin, violoncello, or similar instrument, to make the sound fainter.Sōre, n. p. 1260A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful. The glutton's dogs licked his sores. Shak. 2. An ulcer, a boil. 3. Hence, grief; affliction…Sōre, a. p. 1260Tender and susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful. 2. Tender, as the mind; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting, and apt…Sōre, adv. p. 1260In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. Thy hand presseth me sore. Com. Prayer. 2. Greatly; violently; deeply. Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard. Dryden.Sōre, v. t. p. 1260To make sore; to wound. [Obs.] “As it had not been sored.” Spenser.Sōre, n. p. 1260A hawk of the first year. Spenser. 2. A buck of the fourth year. Shak.Sôr'e-dif'er-oûs, a. p. 1260(Bot.) Bearing soredia.So-rē'di-ūm, n. p. 1260(Bot.) A patch of granular bodies onSōre'hon, n. p. 1260Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously, whenever he wished to indulge himself in a debauch;—called, in Scotland, sorn.…Sŏr'el, n. p. 1260A buck of the third year. [Rare.] Shak. 2. A yellowish or reddish-brown color; sorrel.Sôre'ly, adv. p. 1260In a sore manner; grievously; greatly; as, to be sorely pained or afflicted.Sôre'ness, n. p. 1260The state of being sore; tenderness; painfulness; as, the soreness of a boil, an abscess, or wound.Sôr'ghum, n. p. 1260(Bot.) A genus of tall grasses or canes, of which some species, especially the Sorghum (or Holcus) saccharatum, are largely used in the East as fodder, and have a sweetish juice, which has been used…Sōr'gō, n. p. 1261(Bot.) A plant of the genus Sorghum.Sōr'ī, n. pl. p. 1261See SORUS.Sō-rī'tēs, n. p. 1261(Logic.) An abridged form of stating a series of syllogisms, in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows, and the…Sōrn, n. p. 1261See SORENON.Sōrn, v. i. p. 1261To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.] W. Scott.Sōrn’er, n. p. 1261One who obtrudes himself on another for bed and board. [Scot.] De Quincey.Sō-rŏr'i-cīde, n. p. 1261The murder, or murderer, of a sister.Sōr'rage, n. p. 1261The blades of green wheat or barley. [Obs.] Bailey.Sŏr'rance, n. p. 1261The same as SORANCE. [Obs.]Sŏr'rel, a. p. 1261Of a yellowish or reddish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.Sōr'rel, n. p. 1261A yellowish or reddish brown color.Sŏr'rel, n. p. 1261(Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice;—especially applied to plants of the genus Rumex, as Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, &c. Mountain sorrel, a plant of the genus Oxyria.—Red sorrel, a…Sōr'rel-tree, n. p. 1261(Bot.) A tree (Oxydendrum [or Andromeda] arboreum), whose leaves, which resemble those of the peach, and have a sour taste, are sometimes used as a substitute for sumac in dyeing. It is common along…Sŏr'ri-ly, adv. p. 1261In a sorry or pitiful manner; meanly; despicably; pitiably. Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily. Sidney.Sŏr'ri-ness, n. p. 1261The state of being sorry or pitiful; meanness; poorness; despicableness.Sōr'rōw, n. p. 1261The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by disappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret…Sŏr'rōw, v. i. p. 1261To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad. I desire no man to sorrow for me. Hayward.Sŏr'rōwed, p. a. p. 1261Accompanied with sorrow. [Obs.] Shak.Sŏr'rōw-fŭl, a. p. 1261Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; addicted to grief or pain; sad; dejected; distressed. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. Matt. xxvi. 38. 2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief…Sōr'rōw-ful-ly, adv. p. 1261In a sorrowful manner; in a manner to produce grief.Sŏr'rōw-ful-ness, n. p. 1261The state of being sorrowful; grief.Sōr'rōw-less, a. p. 1261Free from sorrow.Sŏr'ry, a. p. 1261Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; lightly grieved or afflicted. I am sorry for thee, friend; 'tis the duke's pleasure. Shak. 2. Melancholy; dismal. Spenser. 3. Poor; mean…Sōrtes, n. p. 1261A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots. Sortes Homericæ or Virgilianæ (Homeric or Virgilian lots), a form of divination used by the ancients, who opened the works of Homer or Virgil at…Sôrt, n. p. 1261Lot. [Obs.] Let blockish Ajax draw The sort to fight with Hector. Shak. 2. A kind or species; any number or collection of individual persons or things characterized by the same or like qualities; a…Sôrt, v. t. p. 1261To separate, as things having like qualities, from other things, and place in distinct classes or divisions; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according to its…Sôrt, v. i. p. 1261To be joined with others of the same species; to agree. Nor do metals only sort with metals in the earth, and minerals with minerals. Woodward. 2. To consort; to associate; to conjoin. The…Sôrt'a-ble, a. p. 1261Capable of being sorted. 2. Suitable; befitting; proper. [Obs.] Bacon.Sôrt'a-bly, adv. p. 1261In a sortable manner; suitably; fitly. [Obs.] Cotgrave.Sôrt'al, a. p. 1261Pertaining to, or designating, a sort. [Obs.] Locke.Sôrt'ançe, n. p. 1261Suitableness; agreement. [Obs.] Shak.Sôrt'er, n. p. 1261One who sorts; one who arranges by sorts or kinds.Sôr'tie, n. p. 1261(Mil.) The issuing of a body of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers; a sally.Sôr'ti-lēge, n. p. 1261The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots. “A woman infamous for sortileges and witcheries.” W. Scott.Sôr'ti-lê'giòus, a. p. 1261Of, or pertaining to, sortilege.Sor-tĭl'e-gy, n. p. 1261Sortilege. [Rare.] “The whole practice and doctrine of sortilegy.” De Quincey.Sor-ti′tion, n. p. 1261Selection or appointment by lot. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Sôrt'ment, n. p. 1261The act of sorting; distribution into classes or kinds. [Obs.] 2. A parcel sorted; an assortment. [Obs.]Sō'rus, n. p. 1261(Bot.) One of the fruit-dots, or small clusters of minute capsules, on the back of the fronds of ferns.Sō'ry, n. p. 1261(Chem.) Sulphate of iron. [Obs.] Ure.Sō'-sō, a. p. 1261Neither very good nor very bad; middling good; passable; tolerable; indifferent; mediocre. He [Burns] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the Tree of Liberty. Prof. Wilson.Sŏss, v. i. p. 1261To fall at once into a chair or seat; to sit lazily. [Obs.] Swift.Sŏss, v. t. p. 1261To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss. [Obs.] Swift.Sŏss, n. p. 1261A lazy fellow. [Obs.] 2. A heavy fall. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 3. Any thing dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle. [Prov. Eng.]