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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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…
  2. 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.
  3. Sŏr'rōwed, p. a.p. 1261Accompanied with sorrow. [Obs.] Shak.
  4. 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…
  5. Sōr'rōw-ful-ly, adv.p. 1261In a sorrowful manner; in a manner to produce grief.
  6. Sŏr'rōw-ful-ness, n.p. 1261The state of being sorrowful; grief.
  7. Sōr'rōw-less, a.p. 1261Free from sorrow.
  8. 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…
  9. 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…
  10. 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…
  11. 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…
  12. 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…
  13. Sôrt'a-ble, a.p. 1261Capable of being sorted. 2. Suitable; befitting; proper. [Obs.] Bacon.
  14. Sôrt'a-bly, adv.p. 1261In a sortable manner; suitably; fitly. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
  15. Sôrt'al, a.p. 1261Pertaining to, or designating, a sort. [Obs.] Locke.
  16. Sôrt'ançe, n.p. 1261Suitableness; agreement. [Obs.] Shak.
  17. Sôrt'er, n.p. 1261One who sorts; one who arranges by sorts or kinds.
  18. Sôr'tie, n.p. 1261(Mil.) The issuing of a body of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers; a sally.
  19. 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.
  20. Sôr'ti-lê'giòus, a.p. 1261Of, or pertaining to, sortilege.
  21. Sor-tĭl'e-gy, n.p. 1261Sortilege. [Rare.] “The whole practice and doctrine of sortilegy.” De Quincey.
  22. Sor-ti′tion, n.p. 1261Selection or appointment by lot. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  23. Sôrt'ment, n.p. 1261The act of sorting; distribution into classes or kinds. [Obs.] 2. A parcel sorted; an assortment. [Obs.]
  24. 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.
  25. Sō'ry, n.p. 1261(Chem.) Sulphate of iron. [Obs.] Ure.
  26. 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.
  27. Sŏss, v. i.p. 1261To fall at once into a chair or seat; to sit lazily. [Obs.] Swift.
  28. Sŏss, v. t.p. 1261To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss. [Obs.] Swift.
  29. 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.]
  30. Sōs'te-nū'to, p. a.p. 1261(Mus.) Sustained;—applied to a movement the sounds of which are to be sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a movement the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or…
  31. Sŏt, n.p. 1261A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt. [Obs.] South. In Egypt oft has seen the sot bow down, And reverence some deified baboon. Oldham. 2. A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an…
  32. Sŏt, a.p. 1261Sottish; foolish; stupid. [Obs.] “Rich, but sot.” Marston.
  33. Sŏt, v. t.p. 1261To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot. [Rare.] I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted. Dryden.
  34. Sŏt, v. i.p. 1261To tipple to stupidity. [Rare.]
  35. So-tăd'ic, n.p. 1261A composition in the style of, or resembling, the compositions of the Greek poet Sotades, who was infamous for his obscenity.
  36. Sōte, a.p. 1261Sweet. [Obs.] Fairfax.
  37. So-tĕ′/rĭ-ŏl′o-gy, n.p. 1261[Gr. σωτηρία, safety, from σωτήριος, saving, from σωτήρ, a savior, from σώζειν, to save, and λόγος, discourse.] A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health. 2. [Gr.…
  38. Sŏth'ic, a.p. 1261Of, or pertaining to, Sothis, the dog-star. Sothic year, the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours; —so called from Sothis, the dog-star, at whose heliacal rising it was supposed to commence. Bryant.
  39. Sŏt'tish, a.p. 1261Like a sot; doltish; very foolish. How ignorant are sottish pretenders to astrology! Swift. 2. Dull or stupid with intemperance. Syn. — Dull; stupid; senseless; doltish; infatuate.
  40. Sŏt'tish-ly, adv.p. 1262In a sottish manner; stupidly; senselessly; without reason.
  41. Sŏt'tish-ness, n.p. 1262The state or quality of being sottish; dullness in the exercise of reason; stupidity. Few consider into what degree of sottishness and confirmed ignorance men may sink themselves. South. 2. Stupidity…
  42. Sotto Vocep. 1262(Mus.) With a restrained voice or moderate force.
  43. Sou, n.p. 1262A French money of account, and a copper coin, in value the 20th part of a livre, or of a franc.
  44. Squ'bah, n.p. 1262The same as SUBAH. See SUBAH.
  45. Sŭb'ah-dar, n.p. 1262See SUBAHDAR.
  46. Sōbrette, n.p. 1262A chamber-maid; a female servant or attendant.
  47. Sōu-chŏng', n.p. 1262A kind of black tea.
  48. Sŏugh, v. i.p. 1262To whistle or sigh, as the wind.
  49. Sough, n.p. 1262A small drain; an adit. Buchanan.
  50. Sōugh, n.p. 1262A hollow murmur or roaring; a buzzing; as, a sough in the ears. “Or listen to the whispering leaves or the solemn sough of the forest.” W. Howitt. 2. Hence, a rumor or flying report. W. Scott.
  51. Sought, imp. & p. p.p. 1262of seek. See SEEK.
  52. Sōul, n.p. 1262The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that part of man which enables him to think, and which renders him a subject of moral government; — sometimes, in distinction from the higher nature…
  53. Sōul, v. t.p. 1262To indue with a soul. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  54. Sōul, v. i.p. 1262To afford suitable sustenance. [Obs.] [Written also sowl.] Warner.
  55. Sōul'-bĕll, n.p. 1262The passing-bell. Bp. Hall.
  56. Sōuled, a.p. 1262Instinct with soul or feeling. “Grecian chiefs . . . largely souled.” Dryden.
  57. Sōul'-fōot, n.p. 1262The same as SOUL-SCOT. [Obs.]
  58. Sōul'less, a.p. 1262Without a soul, or without greatness or nobleness of mind; mean; spiritless. Slave, soulless villain. Shak.
  59. Sōul'-scŏt or Sōul'-shŏt, n.p. 1262A funeral duty, or money paid by the Roman Catholics, in former times, for a requiem for the soul. Ayliffe.
  60. Sound, a.p. 1262Entire; unbroken; free from imperfection, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound apple or melon; a sound tooth; a sound ship; a sound body. 2. Healthy; not…