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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. Spĕll'-länd, n.p. 1269A land of spells or charms.
  2. Spĕll'-work, n.p. 1269Power of magic; that which is wrought by magic. Like those Peri isles of light That hang by spell-work in the air. T. Moore.
  3. Spĕlt, n.p. 1269(Bot.) A species of grain (the Triticum spelta), much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland;—called also German wheat.
  4. Spëlt, n.p. 1269A mineral used to promote fusion of metals. See SPALT.
  5. Spĕlt, v. t. & i.p. 1269To split; to spalt. [Obs.] Mortimer.
  6. Spël'ter, n.p. 1269Zinc.
  7. Spe-lūnge', n.p. 1269A cavern; a cave. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
  8. Spēnçe, n.p. 1269A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry. In one large aperture, . . . called his spence, or “pantry,” were hung the carcasses of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately…
  9. Spēn'cer, n.p. 1269One who has the care of the spence or buttery. [Obs.] Promptorium Parvulorum. 2. [From Lord Spencer, who first wore it, or brought it into fashion.] A short over-jacket worn by men or women. 3.…
  10. Spencer-mastp. 1269a small mast just abaft the fore and main masts, for hoisting the spencer. Dana.
  11. Spēnd, v. t.p. 1269To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing. Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread? Isa. lv. 2. Spend thou that in town. Shak. 2. To bestow for any…
  12. Spent ballp. 1269a ball shot from a fire-arm, which reaches an object without having sufficient force to penetrate it. Crabb.
  13. Spēnd, v. i.p. 1269To make expense; to make disposition of money; as, he spends like a prudent man. 2. To be lost or wasted; to vanish; to be dissipated; to be consumed. The vines they use for wine are so often cut…
  14. Spēnd'er, n.p. 1269One who spends. 2. A prodigal; a lavisher; a spendthrift.
  15. Spēnd'thrift, n.p. 1269One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes his estate.
  16. Spēnd'thrift-y, a.p. 1269Like a spendthrift; prodigal; extravagant. [Obs.]
  17. Spēr, v. t.p. 1269To shut in; to support; to inclose; to fasten. [Obs.] “To sper the gate.” Spenser.
  18. Spē'ra-ble, a.p. 1269Within the range of hope; proper to be hoped for; possible. [Obs.] Bacon.
  19. Spēr'a-ble, n.p. 1269The same as SPARABLE, q. v.
  20. Spēr'age, n.p. 1269Asparagus; sparage. [Obs. or vulgar.] Sylvester.
  21. Spē'rate, a.p. 1269Hoped for, or to be hoped for. [Rare.] Bouhier.
  22. Spēre, v. t.p. 1269To ask; to inquire; to speer. [Scot. and the north of Ireland.] Halliwell.
  23. Spĕrm, n.p. 1269Animal seed, especially that of the male. 2. Spermaceti. [A colloquial contraction.] 3. Spawn of fishes or frogs.
  24. Spĕrm'a-cē'ti, n.p. 1269A fatty matter obtained chiefly from the head of the cachalot, or spermaceti whale. When separated from the oil and purified, it is a white, semi-transparent, brittle, lamellar, crystalline mass, and…
  25. Spĕrm'a-cē'ti-whāle, n.p. 1269(Zoöl.) The cachalot, or species of whale from which spermaceti is obtained;—called also sperm-whale. See CACHALOT.
  26. Spĕrm'a-phōre, n.p. 1269(Bot.) That part of the ovary from which the ovules arise; the placenta.
  27. Spĕrm'a-ry, n.p. 1269(Anat.) The spermatic gland or glands of the male. Dana.
  28. Sperm'a-thē'cē, n.p. 1270(Entom.) A cavity in female insects for receiving the sperm from the male. Carpenter.
  29. Sper-măt'ic or Sper-măt'ic-al, a.p. 1270Pertaining to, or consisting of, the semen, or conveying it; seminal; as, spermatic vessels.
  30. Spĕrm'a-tize, v. i.p. 1270To yield seed; to emit seed, or sperm. [Obs.] Browne.
  31. Sper-măt'ō-cēle, n.p. 1270(Med.) A swelling of the spermatic vessels, or vessels of the testicles. Coxe.
  32. Spĕrm'a-toid, a.p. 1270Sperm-like; resembling sperm, or semen.
  33. Spĕrm'a-tŏl'ō-gy, n.p. 1270(Med.) A discourse on sperm, or the fecundating fluid. Dunglison.
  34. Spĕrm'a-to-phōre', n.p. 1270(Anat.) A filament of the spermatic glands containing the spermatozoa, especially in the cephalopods. Dana.
  35. Spĕrm'a-tŏph'o-roŭs, a.p. 1270Producing, or bearing, seed or sperm; seminiferous.
  36. Spĕrm'a-to-zō'id, n.p. 1270(Physiol.) One of the microscopic motile animalcular-like particles that exist in the spermatic fluid, and are its essential portion;—called also spermatozoön. Carpenter. 2. (Bot.) One of the minute…
  37. Spĕrm'a-tō-zō'ōn, n.p. 1270The same as SPERMATOZOID, q. v.
  38. Spĕrm'-cĕll, n.p. 1270(Physiol.) One of the cells in the seminal fluid, in which the spermatozoa are developed. Brande.
  39. Sper-mĭd'ĭ-ŭm, n.p. 1270(Bot.) A small, dry, indehiscent pericarp, containing a simple, free seed; an achenium. [See Illust. of Achenium.]
  40. Spĕrm'o-dĕrm, n.p. 1270(Bot.) The whole integuments of a seed, in the aggregate. Lindley.
  41. Spĕrm'-oil, n.p. 1270Oil obtained from the cachalot, or spermaceti whale.
  42. Sper-mŏl'ō-gĭst, n.p. 1270One who treats of seeds, or who collects seeds. [Obs. or rare.] Bailey.
  43. Spĕrm'o-phile, n.p. 1270(Zoöl.) The prairie squirrel;—applied also to different species of the genus Spermophilus. See SQUIRREL.
  44. Spĕrm'-whāle, n.p. 1270The spermaceti-whale.
  45. Spērse, v. t.p. 1270To disperse. [Obs.] Spenser.
  46. Spĕt, v. t.p. 1270To spit; to throw out. [Obs.]
  47. Spēt, n.p. 1270Spittle, or a flow. [Obs.]
  48. Spētech'es, n. pl.p. 1270Pieces of hides, skin, and the like, from which glue is made. Simmonds.
  49. Spew, v. t.p. 1270To eject from the stomach; to vomit; to puke. 2. To cast forth with abhorrence; to eject.
  50. Spew, v. i.p. 1270To discharge the contents of the stomach; to vomit.
  51. Spew'er, n.p. 1270One who spews.
  52. Spew'y, a.p. 1270Wet; foggy. [Prov. Eng. and local U. S.] Mortimer.
  53. Sphăc'e-lāte, v. i.p. 1270To mortify; to become gangrenous, as flesh. 2. To decay or become carious, as a bone.
  54. Sphă'ce-lāte, v. t.p. 1270To affect with gangrene.
  55. Sphăc'e-late or Sphăc'e-lā'ted, a.p. 1270Affected with gangrene; mortified.
  56. Sphăc'e-lā'tion, n.p. 1270(Med.) The process of becoming, or making, gangrenous; mortification.
  57. Sphā'ce-lūs, n.p. 1270(Med. & Surg.) The gangrenous part in a case of mortification, as of a limb; gangrene. 2. Death of a bone. Coxe.
  58. Sphær'ū-lite, n.p. 1270(Min.) The same as SPHERULITE, q. v.
  59. Sphăg'noŭs, a.p. 1270(Bot.) Of, or pertaining to, plants of the genus Sphagnum, or to bog-moss; mossy. Bigelow.
  60. Sphāg'num, n.p. 1270(Bot.) A genus of plants belonging to the family of the mosses, having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green, and found growing in marshy places, where they form masses of turf which are…