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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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Sty'lo-grāph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1313In a stylographical manner; by means of stylography.Sty-lōg'ra-phy, n. p. 1313A mode of writing or tracing lines by means of a style or pointed instrument on cards or tablets.Sty/lo-hy'oid, a. p. 1313(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the styloid processes and the hyoid bone. Dunglison.Sty'loid, a. p. 1313Having some resemblance to a style or pen; as, the styloid process of the temporal bone.Sty′lo-mas′toid, a. p. 1313(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the styloid and mastoid processes. Dunglison.Stŷ-lōm'e-ter, n. p. 1313An instrument for measuring columns. Simmonds.Stylo-pō'di-ūm, n. p. 1313(Bot.) A fleshy disk at the base of the style in some plants, as the umbellifers. Henslow.Stȳ'lus, n. p. 1313(Antiq.) An instrument for writing; a style. See STYLE.Stȳp'tic, n. p. 1313(Med.) Something which serves to arrest hemorrhage; — often used synonymously with astringent. [Written also stip'tic.] Dunglison.Stŷp'tic or Stŷp'tic-al, a. p. 1313Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage; astringent.Styp-tĭc'i-ty, n. p. 1313The quality of being styptic; astringency.Stŷ'r'a-çine, n. p. 1313(Chem.) A crystalline substance, having the properties of a resin, obtained from storax. Craig.Stŷ'rax, n. p. 1313(Bot.) A genus of plants, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances, found in tropical America, and some species also in Europe and Asia. S. officinalis yields storax, and S. benzoin yields…Stȳ'rōle, n. p. 1313(Chem.) A colorless aromatic oil obtained from styracine, or from liquid storax by distilling it with water.Stȳth'y, v. t. p. 1313To forge on an anvil. See STITHY.Stȳx, n. p. 1313(Anc. Myth.) The principal river of the lower world, which was to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.Sū'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1313(Law.) Liability to be sued; the state of being subject by law to civil process. Story.Sū'a-ble, a. p. 1313(Law.) Capable of being sued; subject by law to be called to answer in court. Story.Suāde, v. t. p. 1313To persuade. [Obs.]Suād'i-ble, a. p. 1313Suasible. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Suāge, v. t. p. 1313To assuage. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.Sū'ant, a. p. 1313Spread equally over the surface; uniform; even. [Local U. S.]Sū'ant-ly, adv. p. 1313In a suant manner. [Written also suently.]Suā'si-ble, a. p. 1313Capable of being persuaded; easily persuaded. [Rare.]Suā'zion, n. p. 1313The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.Suā'sive, a. p. 1313Having power to persuade; persuasive. [Rare.] South.Suā'sive-ly, adv. p. 1313In a suasive manner; in a manner tending to persuade.Suā'so-ry, a. p. 1313Tending to persuade; having the quality of convincing and drawing by argument or reason.Suāve, a. p. 1313Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner. [Rare.]Suāve'ly, adv. p. 1313In a suave manner; pleasantly; agreeably; sweetly. [Rare.]Suăv'i-fy, v. t. p. 1313To make affable.Sua-vĭl'o-quent, a. p. 1313Sweetly speaking; using soft and agreeable speech. [Rare.]Sua-vĭl'o-quy, n. p. 1313Sweetness of speech. [Obs.]Suăv'i-ty, n. p. 1313[Lat. suavitas, from suavis, sweet, allied to Gr. ἀδύς, ἡδύς, Eng. sweet, Skr. svādu, from svād, to taste, Fr. suavité, Pr. suavetat, Sp. suavidad, It. suavità, soavità. 1. Sweetness to the taste.…Sŭb. p. 1313A Latin preposition, denoting under or below, used in English as a prefix, to express an inferior position or intention, and also a subordinate degree, or imperfect state of a quality. Before f, g…Sūb-ăç'e-tāte, n. p. 1313(Chem.) (a.) An acetate having an excess of the base; as, subacetate of lead. (b.) A compound of acetic acid and a suboxide. Gregory.Sŭb-ăç'id, a. p. 1313Moderately acid or sour; as, a subacid juice.Sūb-ăç'id, n. p. 1313A substance moderately acid.Sŭb-ăc'rid, a. p. 1313Moderately sharp, pungent, or acrid.Sŭb-āct’, v. t. p. 1313To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] Bacon.Sŭb-ăc'tion, n. p. 1313The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies completely, or of beating them to a powder. [Obs.] Bacon.Sūb'a-cūte', a. p. 1313Acute in a moderate degree.Sŭb-ād'vo-cate, n. p. 1313A subordinate advocate.Sŭb/a-ē'ri-al, a. p. 1313Beneath the sky, or in the open air;—opposed to submarine; as, a subaërial volcano. Dana.Sŭb-ā'gen-cy, n. p. 1313A subordinate agency.Sūb-ā'gent, n. p. 1313(Law.) A person employed by an agent to transact the whole or a part of the business intrusted to the latter. Bouvier. Chitty.Sŭb-ăg'/i-tā'tion, n. p. 1313Carnal knowledge; sexual intercourse.Sū'bah, n. p. 1313A province or viceroyship. [India.]Sū'bah-dār, n. p. 1313A viceroy, or the governor of a province; also, a native of India who ranks as captain in the European companies. [India.]Sūb-āid'ing, a. p. 1314Giving secret aid or assistance; aiding in a private manner, or indirectly.Sŭb-āl'mo-ner, n. p. 1314An under, or inferior, almoner.Sŭb-ăl'pīne, a. p. 1314Approximately alpine; belonging to a region on any high mountain next below alpine; as, sub-alpine plants. Dana.Sub-al'tern, a. p. 1314Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; as, a subaltern officer.Sub-al'tern, n. p. 1314A person holding a subordinate position; and, specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.Sŭb'al-tēr'nate, a. p. 1314Succeeding by turns; successive. 2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior.Sŭb-ăl'ter-nā'tion, n. p. 1314The state of being subalternate.Sūb-ăn'gu-lar, a. p. 1314Slightly angular.Sŭb-ăp'en-nīne, a. p. 1314Under or at the foot of the Apennine mountains;—a term applied, in geology, to a series of tertiary strata of the older pliocene period. Lyell.Sŭb-ăp'en-nīnes, n. pl. p. 1314(Geog.) A series of low hills lying at the foot of the range of the Apennines, in Italy. Lyell.Sūb-āp'ic-al, a. p. 1314Under the apex; of, or pertaining to, the part just below the apex.