Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sound'less, a. p. 1262Not capable of being sounded or fathomed; unfathomable. 2. Having no sound; noiseless; silent.Sound'ly, adv. p. 1262In a sound manner; healthily; heartily; severely; smartly; truly; without error; firmly; fast; closely.Sound'ness, n. p. 1262The state of being sound or firm; wholeness; entireness; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, of a limb, and the like; firmness; strength; solidity; as, soundness of reasoning or…Sound'-pōst, n. p. 1262(Mus.) See SOUNDING-POST.Sounst, p. a. p. 1262Soused. See SOUSE. [Obs.]Soup, n. p. 1262A decoction of flesh for food, highly seasoned, and commonly containing also vegetable ingredients; strong broth. Soup-kitchen, a public establishment, supported by voluntary contributions, for…Soup, v. t. p. 1262To sup or swallow. 2. To breathe out. Wiclif.Sōup, v. t. p. 1262To sweep. [Obs.] See SWEEP and SWOOP. Bp. Hall.Soupe-maigre, n. p. 1262(Cookery.) Thin soup, made chiefly from vegetables with a little butter and a few condiments.Sour, a. p. 1263Having a pungent taste; sharp to the taste; tart; acid; as, vinegar is sour; sour cider; sour beer. 2. Turned or coagulated, as milk; rancid; musty. 3. Harsh of temper; crabbed; peevish; austere…Sour, n. p. 1263A sour or acid substance; an acid. Spenser.Sour, v. t. p. 1263To make acid; to cause to have a sharp taste. So the sun’s heat, with different powers, Ripens the grape, the liquor sours. Swift. 2. To make harsh, cold, or unkindly. Tufts of grass sour land.…Sour, v. i. p. 1263To become acid; to acquire the quality of tartness or pungency to the taste. 2. To become peevish or crabbed. They hinder the hatred of vice from souring into severity. Addison.Sōurce, n. p. 1263That person or place from which any thing proceeds; that from which any thing rises or comes forth. 2. Especially, the spring or fountain from which a stream of water proceeds, or any collection of…Sour'-crout, n. p. 1263See SOUR-KROUT.Sourde, v. i. p. 1263To have origin or source; to rise. [Obs.]Sour'det, n. p. 1263(Mus.) The little pipe of a trumpet.Sour'-dōck, n. p. 1263(Bot.) Sorrel.Sour'-gōurd, n. p. 1263(Bot.) An evergreen tree of the genus Adansonia, which yields a fruit resembling a gourd. See ADANSONIA.Sour'-gūm, n. p. 1263(Bot.) A species of tupelo; Nyssa villosa. Loudon.Sour'ing, n. p. 1263The quality of being sour, or that which makes acid. 2. A variety of sour apple.Sour'ish, a. p. 1263Somewhat sour; moderately acid; as, sourish fruit; a sourish taste.Sour'-krout, n. p. 1263Cabbage cut fine, and suffered to ferment till it becomes sour. [Written also sour-crout and saur-kraut.]Sour'ly, adv. p. 1263In a sour manner; acidly; peevishly; acrimoniously; discontentedly. The stern Athenian prince Then sourly smiled. Dryden.Sour'ness, n. p. 1263The state of being sour; acidity; harshness; peevishness; discontent. “Sourness being one of those simple ideas which one can not describe.” Arbuthnot. Take care that no sourness and moroseness…Sour'sōp, n. p. 1263(Bot.) A small tree of the West Indies (the Anona muricata), which bears a large succulent fruit. It is closely allied to the custard apple. Loudon.Sour'-wood, n. p. 1263(Bot.) The sorrel-tree. See SORREL-TREE.Sous, n. p. 1263A sou;—properly plural of sou, or sol. See Sou. ☞ “In plain, vulgar English, we say a souse.” Smart.Souse, n. p. 1263Pickle made with salt. 2. Something kept or steeped in pickle; especially the ears, feet, &c., of swine pickled;—applied also to head-cheese. 3. The ear, especially, a hog’s ear. [Prov. Eng.] 4. The…Souse, v. t. p. 1263To plunge into water. They soused me into the Thames with as little remorse as they drown blind puppies. Shak. 2. To steep in pickle. Souse the cabbage with a bounteous heart. Pope. 3. To strike with…Souse, v. i. p. 1263To plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed. For then I viewed his body plunge and souse Into the foamy main. Marston. Jove’s bird will souse upon the timorous hare.…Souse, n. p. 1263A sudden plunge, as of a bird on its prey. [Rare.] As a fallen fair That once hath failed of her souse full near. Spencer.Souse, adv. p. 1263With sudden violence.Sous'lik, n. p. 1263(Zoöl.) A marmot of the genus Spermophilus of Cuvier, having cheek-pouches. E. Cyc.Souse'-wife, n. p. 1263A woman who sells pickled provisions, especially, pickled swine's flesh.Sout, n. p. 1263The same as Soot. [Obs.] Spenser.Sout'age, n. p. 1263That in which any thing is packed; bagging, as for hops. [Obs.] Halliwell.Sou'ter, n. p. 1263A shoemaker; a cobbler [Obs.] Chaucer. There is no work better than another to please God; to pour water, to wash dishes, to be a souter, or an apostle,—all is one. Tyndale.Sout'er-ly, adv. p. 1263In the manner of a souter; like a cobbler. [Obs.]Sōu'ter-rain, n. p. 1263A grotto or cavern under ground. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.South, n. p. 1263The point of compass, or the region, directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right of a person who faces the east. 2. Any particular land considered as opposed to the north.…South, a. p. 1263Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning. South Sea tea (Bot.), an evergreen tree of the genus Ilex (I. vomitoria), the…South, v. i. p. 1263To turn or move toward the south; to veer from the east or west toward the south. 2. (Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; — said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon…South, adv. p. 1263Toward the south; southward; as, to go south; a ship sails south. 2. From the south; as, the wind blows south.South-cŏt'ti-an, n. p. 1263(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Joanna Southcott, a fanatical woman, who lived in England at the close of the last and beginning of the present century, and who, declaring herself to have received a…South'-Down, a. p. 1263Of, or pertaining to, the South Downs, in England. South-Down sheep, a celebrated breed of sheep from the South Downs;—called also South-Downs.South-east', n. p. 1263The point of the compass equally distant from the south and east.South-ēast′ or South-ēast′er-ly or South-ēast′ern, a. p. 1263Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the south-east; as, a south-east wind.South'er-li-ness, n. p. 1263The state or quality of being southerly.South'er-ly or South'ern or Southern Cross, a. p. 1263Pertaining to, situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated, or proceeding, toward the south. Southern Cross (Astron.), a constellation of the southern hemisphere, containing several bright…South'ern, n. p. 1263A southerner. [Very rare.]South'ern-er, n. p. 1263An inhabitant or native of the south or Southern States;—opposed to northerner.South'ern-ly, adv. p. 1263Toward the south.South'ern-mōst, a. p. 1263Furthest toward the south.Soŭth'ern-wŏŏd, n. p. 1263(Bot.) A composite fragrant plant, the Artemisia abrotanum of Europe, where it is used in making beer. Lindley.South'ing, p. a. p. 1263Going toward the south; as, the southing sun.South'ing, n. p. 1263Tendency or motion to the south. 2. The time at which the moon passes the meridian. 3. (Navigation.) Course or distance south; the difference of latitude made by a vessel to the southward.South'ly, adv. p. 1263Southerly.South'mōst, a. p. 1263Furthest toward the south; southernmost. [Rare.] Milton.South'ness, n. p. 1263A tendency in the south end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole. Faraday.