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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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Splāy'-mouthed, a. p. 1274Having a splay-mouth; wide-mouthed.Spleen, n. p. 1274(Anat.) A ductless glandular organ, of an oval figure, situated in the upper portion of the abdominal cavity to the left of the stomach, and under the ribs; the milt. The ancients supposed it to be…Spleened, a. p. 1274Deprived of the spleen.Spleen'ful, a. p. 1274Displaying spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy. Myself have calmed their spleenful mutiny. Shak.Spleen'ish, a. p. 1274Spleeny; affected with spleen.Spleen'ish-ly, adv. p. 1274In a spleenish manner.Spleen'ish-ness, n. p. 1274The state of being spleenish.Spleen'less, a. p. 1274Having no spleen; hence, kind; gentle; mild. [Obs.] Chapman.Spleen'wort, n. p. 1274(Bot.) A plant of the genus Asplenium; miltwort;—so called from having formerly been reputed valuable as a remedy for diseases of the spleen. Loudon.Spleen'y, a. p. 1274Angry; peevish; fretful. A spleeny Lutheran, and not wholesome to Our cause. Shak. 2. Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.Splēg'et, n. p. 1274(Surg.) A cloth dipped in any kind of liquor for washing a sore. Crabb.Splēn'dent, a. p. 1274Shining; glossy; beaming with light; as, splendent planets; splendent metals. [See Note under LUSTER, 5.] 2. Very conspicuous; illustrious.Splēn'did, a. p. 1274Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun. 2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession. 3. Illustrious; heroic…Splen-did'i-ous, a. p. 1274Splendid; brilliant. [Obs. and rare.] His lady! what! is she the fair, splendidious, and amiable? B. Jonson.Splĕn'did-ly, adv. p. 1274In a splendid manner; brightly; magnificently; sumptuously.Splĕn'did-ness, n. p. 1274The state or quality of being splendid; splendor. “Liveries whose gaudiness evinces not the footman's deserts, but his lord's splendidness.” Boyle.**Splĕn'dor**, n. p. 1274Great brightness; brilliant luster; as, the splendor of the sun. 2. Great show of richness and elegance; magnificence; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the…Splēn'drous, a. p. 1274Having splendor. [Obs.]Splēn'e-tic, a. p. 1274Affected with spleen; peevish; fretful. You humor me when I am sick; Why not when I am splenetic? Pope. Syn.—Morose; gloomy; sullen; peevish; fretful.Splĕn'e-tic, n. p. 1274A person affected with spleen.Splē-nĕt'ic-al, a. p. 1274The same as SPLENETIC, q. v.Sple-nēt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1274In a splenetic manner.Splēn'ic or Splēn'ic-al, a. p. 1274Belonging or relating to the spleen; as, the splenic vein.Splēn'ish, a. p. 1274Affected with spleen; peevish; fretful; spleenish. [Obs.] Drayton.Splē-nī'tis, n. p. 1274(Med.) Inflammation of the spleen.Splĕn'i-tive, a. p. 1274Hot; fiery; passionate; irritable. [Obs.] Shak.Splĕn/i-zā'tion, n. p. 1274(Med.) A state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen. Dunglison.Splēn'o-cēle, n. p. 1274(Med.) Hernia formed by the spleen.Splē-nŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 1274(Anat.) A description of the spleen.Sple-nōl'o-gy, n. p. 1274(Anat.) A treatise upon the spleen; that part of medical science which relates to the spleen.Splē-nŏt'o-my, n. p. 1274(Anat.) The act or art of dissecting the spleen. Dunglison.Splĕnt, n. p. 1274A splint. See SPLINT. 2. See SPLENT-COAL.Splént'-cōal, n. p. 1274An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scotch collieries; — called also splent, splint, and splint-coal.Splice, v. t. p. 1274To unite, as two ropes or parts of a rope, or as one to another, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, — the union being either between two ends, or between an end and the body of a…Splīce, n. p. 1274The union of ropes by interweaving the strands. 2. (Mach.) A connection between pieces of wood or metal by means of overlapping parts; a scarfing.Spline, n. p. 1275(Mach.) A rectangular piece fitting the key-seats of a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together.Splin'ing-ma-chine', n. p. 1275A machine-tool for cutting grooves;— a modification ofSplint, n. p. 1275A piece split off; a splinter. 2. (Surg.) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to hold or protect an injured part, especially a broken bone when set. 3. (Far.) (a.) One of the rudimentary…Splint, v. t. p. 1275To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter. [Obs.] Florio. 2. To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb.Splint'-bōne, n. p. 1275(Far.) See SPLINT, 3.Splint'-coal, n. p. 1275See SPLENT-COAL.Splin'ter, n. p. 1275A piece split off; a thin piece (in proportion to its length) of wood, or other solid substance, rent from the main body; as, splinters of a ship's side or mast rent off by a shot.Splin'ter, v. t. p. 1275To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree. After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and . . . abandoned the field to the enemy. Prescott. 2. To…Splin'ter, v. i. p. 1275To be split or rent into long pieces.Splin'ter-bār, n. p. 1275A cross-bar in a coach, which supports the springs. 2. The bar to which the whiffletree is attached by means of the roller-bolt.Splin'ter-proof, a. p. 1275(Mil.) Proof against the splinters or fragments of bursting shells.Splĭn'ter-y, a. p. 1275Consisting of splinters, or resembling splinters; as, the splintery fracture of a mineral, which discovers scales, arising from splits or fissures, parallel to the line of fracture.Split, v. t. p. 1275To divide longitudinally or lengthwise; to separate from end to end by force; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber; to split a board. 2. To tear asunder by violence; to burst; to rend.…Split, v. i. p. 1275To part asunder; to suffer disruption; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them. 2. To burst with laughter. Each had a gravity would make you split. Pope. 3. To be broken; to be…Split, n. p. 1275A crack, rent, or longitudinal fissure. 2. A breach or separation, as in a political party. [Colloq.] 3. A splinter; a fragment. [Obs.] “Be crushed to splits.” Ford. 4. (Weaving.) One thread in plain…Splĭt, p. a. p. 1275Divided; fractured. 2. (Bot.) Divided deeply, and into a determinate number of segments; cleft. Lindley. Split in two, split in three, &c., (Bot.), cleft into two, three, &c., parts respectively…Splĭt'ter, n. p. 1275One who splits.Splûrġe, n. p. 1275A blustering demonstration, or great effort. [Colloq. U. S.] Bartlett.Splŭt'ter, n. p. 1275A bustle; a stir. [Colloq. and low.]Splŭt'ter, v. i. p. 1275To speak hastily and confusedly. [Colloq. and low.] Carlton.Splŭt'ter-er, n. p. 1275One who splutters, or speaks hastily and confusedly.Spŏd'o-mān'cy, n. p. 1275Divination by means of ashes.Spŏd'o-măn'tic, a. p. 1275Relating to divination by means of ashes. C. Kingsley.Spŏd'ŭ-mēne, n. p. 1275(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of silica, alumina, and the rare earth lithia.Spŏf'fīsh, a. p. 1275Earnest and active in matters of no moment. [Eng.] “A spoffish little man.” Dickens.