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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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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.South'ron, n. p. 1263An inhabitant of the more southern part of a country; a southerner. W. Scott.South'sāy, v. i. p. 1263See SOOTHSAY.South'sāy-er, n. p. 1263See SOOTHSAYER.South'ward, adv. p. 1263Toward the south; as, to go southward.South'ward, n. p. 1263The southern regions or countries. Raleigh.South-wēst', n. p. 1263The point of the compass equally distant from the south and west.South-wēst' or South-wēst'er-ly, a. p. 1263Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the south-west; lying in the direction of the south-west.South-wĕst’er, n. p. 1263A storm or gale from the south-west. 2. A painted canvas hat with a flap over the neck, for wet weather. Simmonds.South-wĕst'ern, a. p. 1263In the direction of south-west, or nearly so; in that direction from the central part; as, to sail a south-western course.Souv'e-nance, n. p. 1263Remembrance. [Obs.] Of his way he had no souvenance. Spenser.Souvenir, n. p. 1263A remembrancer; a keepsake.Sŏv'er-eign (sŭv'er-in, 22), a. p. 1263Supreme in power; superior to all others; highest in power; chief; independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign prince.…Sŏv'er-eign, n. p. 1263One who exercises supreme control; especially, in a monarchy, a king or queen. 2. A gold coin of England, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound…Sōv'er-eign-ize, v. i. p. 1263To exercise supreme authority. [Obs.] Herbert.Sŏv'er-eign-ly, adv. p. 1263In a sovereign manner; in the highest degree; supremely. [Rare.] He was sovereignly lovely in himself. Boyle.Sōv'er-eign-ty, n. p. 1263The exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme power; dominion; sway. I do but dream on sovereignty. Shak.Sow, n. p. 1263The female of the hog kind, or of swine. 2. A kind of insect; a sow-bug. 3. (Founding.) (a.) The runner or main channel from a smelting furnace to the pig-bed. (b.) The piece of metal cast in this…Sōw (sō), v. t. p. 1263To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; hence, to plant in any way; as, to sow good seed. 2. To supply or stock with seed; to scatter seed upon; as, to sow ground or land; to sow…Sōw, v. i. p. 1264To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Ps. cxxvi. 5.Sōw, v. i. p. 1264To sew. [Obs.] See Sew.Sow'ans, n. pl. p. 1264See SOWENS.Sow'-bāne, n. p. 1264(Bot.) A plant of the genus Chenopodium (C. murale); a species of goose-foot.Sow'-brĕad, n. p. 1264(Bot.) A tuberous-rooted plant of the genus Cyclamen, on which wild swine in Italy feed. Loudon.Sow'-būg, n. p. 1264(Zoöl.) An isopodous crustaceous animal; Oniscus asellus.Sow'ce, n. & v. t. p. 1264The same as SOUSE. See SOUSE.Sow'ens, n. pl. p. 1264A nutritious article of food made from the husk of the oat, by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made;—called flummery in England. [Written also sowans and sowins.]Sōw'er, n. p. 1264One who sows or scatters. Behold, a sower went forth to sow. Matt. xiii. 3. 2. A breeder; a promoter; as, a sower of suits.Sow'ins, n. pl. p. 1264See SOWENS.Sowl or Sow'le, v. t. p. 1264To pull by the ears. [Obs.] Shak.Sowl, v. i. p. 1264See SOUL, v. i.Sow'ter, n. p. 1264The same as SOUTER. [Obs.] B. Jon.Sow'-this'tle, n. p. 1264(Bot.) A plant of the genus Sonchus, said to be eaten by swine and some other animals. Downy sow-thistle, a plant of the genus Andryala.Soy, n. p. 1264A kind of sauce for fish, brought chiefly from Japan, said to be produced from a species of bean, the Dolichos soya or soja. S. W. Williams. 2. (Bot.) The plant from which this sauce is obtained…Soyl, v. t. p. 1264To solve. [Obs.] Likewise mayest thou soyl all other texts. Tyndale.Soyl, n. p. 1264Prey. [Obs.] Spenser.Soyn'ed, a. p. 1264Filled with care; anxious; astonished. [Obs.] Mirror for Mag.Sŏz'le, n. p. 1264A sluttish woman, or one who spills water and other liquids carelessly. [Local U. S.] 2. A mass, or heap, confusedly mingled.Sŏz'le, v. t. p. 1264To spill, or wet, through carelessness; to move about confusedly or carelessly; as, to sozzle the feet in water. [Local U. S.] Bartlett. 2. To intermingle in a confused heap. Forby.Sŏz'le, v. i. p. 1264To be sluttish; to manage or act in a careless, sluttish manner. [Local U. S.]Spā, n. p. 1264A spring of mineral water;—so called from a place of this name in Belgium.Späad, n. p. 1264(Min.) A kind of mineral; spar. [Obs.] Woodward.Spāçe, n. p. 1264Extension, considered independently of any thing which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible; room; extension. Pure space is capable neither of resistance nor…Spāçe, v. i. p. 1264To rove. [Obs.] “And loved in forests wild to space.” Spenser.Spāçe, v. t. p. 1264(Print.) To arrange the spaces and intervals in or between; as, to space a paragraph; to space words, lines, or letters.