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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sŭb'a-quā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 1314Subaqueous; subaquatic. [Obs.] Blount.Sŭb'a-quăt'ic or Sŭb-ā'que-oŭs, a. p. 1314Being under water, or beneath the surface of water. 2. (Geol.) Formed in or under water; as, sub-aqueous deposits.Sŭb-ăr'cu-ā'ted, a. p. 1314Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat incurvated.Sūb'ar-rā'tion, n. p. 1314The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, as money, rings, or other presents, upon the woman. Wheatly.Sūb-ārē'tic, a. p. 1314Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just below the arctic.Sŭb-ăs'tral, a. p. 1314Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. Warburton.Sŭb'as-trĭn'gent, a. p. 1314Astringent in a small degree. Pilkington.Sub-aud', v. t. p. 1314To understand, or supply, in an ellipsis. [Rare.]Sŭb'au-di'tion, n. p. 1314The act of understanding something not expressed.Sŭb-ăx'il-la-ry, a. p. 1314(Anat.) Under the axilla, or armpit. 2. (Bot.) Placed under the axil, or angle, formed by the branch of a plant with the stem, or by a leaf with the branch.Sūb'-bāse, n. p. 1314Sūb'-bāss p. 1314The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the fundamental base.Sŭb-bēa'dle, n. p. 1314An inferior or under beadle.Sŭb-brā'chi-al, a. p. 1314(Ichth.) Of, pertaining to, or belonging to, the order of the subbrachians.Sŭb-brā'chi-an, n. p. 1314(Ichth.) One of an order of malacopterygious fishes, comprising those which have the ventral fins situated either immediately beneath or between, or a little in front of or behind, the pectoral fins.…Sŭb'-brīg'a-diēr', n. p. 1314(Mil.) An officer in the horse guards, who ranks as cornet. [Not used in the U. S. service.]Sūb-brō'mīde, n. p. 1314(Chem.) A haloid subsalt which contains proportionally less bromine than the bromide. See SUB.Sūb-cār'bo-nate, n. p. 1314(Chem.) A carbonate containing more than one equivalent of the base for each equivalent of carbonic acid. Gregory.Sūb-cār'bu-rēt'ed, a. p. 1314(Chem.) Consisting of a greater number of equivalents of the base than of the carbon; having the lowest or smallest proportion of carbon.Sūb-cār'ti-lāg'i-noüs, a. p. 1314Situated under or beneath the cartilages. 2. Partially cartilaginous.Sŭb-cau'dal, a. p. 1314Situated beneath the tail.Sŭb'ce-lĕs'tial, a. p. 1314Being beneath the heavens; as, sub-celestial glories.Sŭb-cĕn'tral, a. p. 1314Being under the center.Sŭb-chānt’er, n. p. 1314(Eccl.) An underchanter; a deputy of the precentor of a cathedral.Sūb-clā'vi-an, a. p. 1314(Anat.) Situated under the clavicle, or collar-bone; as, the subclavian arteries.Sŭb'com-mit'tee, n. p. 1314An under committee; a part or division of a committee.Sŭb'com-prĕssed', a. p. 1314Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.Sŭb'con-fōrm'a-ble, a. p. 1314Partially conformable.Sŭb-cŏn'ĭc-al, a. p. 1314Conical in a slight degree.Sŭb-cŏn'stel-lā'tion, n. p. 1314A subordinate constellation. Browne.Sŭb-cŏn’tract, n. p. 1314A contract under a previous contract.Sŭb'con-trāct'ed, a. p. 1314Contracted after a former contract. Shak.Sŭb'con-trāct'or, n. p. 1314One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor. Simmonds.Sŭb-cŏn′tra-ry, a. p. 1314Contrary in an inferior degree. 2. (Geom.) Having, or being, in a contrary order; —said of a section of an oblique cone on a circular base by a plane not parallel to the base, but inclined to the…Sŭb-cōn'tra-ry, n. p. 1314(Logic.) A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree.Süb-cōrd'ate, a. p. 1314In shape somewhat like a heart. Martyn.Sŭb-cōs'tal, a. p. 1314(Anat.) Situated under or between the ribs. Subcostal muscles, the internal, intercostal muscles.Sŭb-crys'tal-līne, a. p. 1314Imperfectly crystallized.Sŭb-cŭl'/trā-ted, a. p. 1314Having a form resembling that of a colter, that is, straight on one side and curved on the other. Smart.Süb/cu-tā'ne-oüs, a. p. 1314Situated under the skin. Subcutaneous operation (Surg.), an operation performed without opening the skin opposite to, or over, the internal section.Sŭb′/eu-tĭc/ū-lar, a. p. 1314Being under the cuticle or scarf-skin.Sŭb'cy-līn'dri-cal, a. p. 1314Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.Sŭb-dēa'con, n. p. 1314(Eccl.) An under deacon; a deacon's servant, in the Roman Catholic church.Sŭb-dēa'con-ry or Sŭb-dēa'con-ship, n. p. 1314(Eccl.) The order and office of subdeacon.Sŭb-dēan’, n. p. 1314An under dean; a dean’s substitute or vicegerent. Ayliffe.Sŭb-dēan'er-y, n. p. 1314The office and rank of sub-dean.Sŭb-dē'a-nal, a. p. 1314Of, or pertaining to, a subdean or subdeanery.Sub-dē'ē-ple, a. p. 1314Containing one part of ten. Johnson.Sŭb-dĕl'e-gāte, n. p. 1314A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.Sŭb-dĕl’ĕ-gāte, v. t. p. 1314To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depute. [Rare.]Sŭb-dĕnt'ed, a. p. 1314Indented beneath.Sŭb'de-pŏs'it, n. p. 1314That which is deposited beneath something else.Sŭb'der-i-sō'ri-oŭs, a. p. 1314Ridiculing with moderation or delicacy. [Obs.]Sŭb'de-rīv'a-tive, n. p. 1314A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the root, or immediately following another word in grammatical derivation.Sŭb-dī'al, a. p. 1314Being under the open sky; in the open air; pertaining to the open air. [Rare.]Sŭb-dī'a-lĕct, n. p. 1314A subordinate, or less important or prominent, dialect.Sŭb′di-chōt′o-my, n. p. 1314A subordinate, or inferior, division into pairs; separation. [Rare.] We do not see that while we still affect, by all means, a rigid external formality, we may as soon fall again into a gross…Sŭb'dĭ-lāt'ed, a. p. 1314Partially dilated.Sŭb/dĭ-ti'tious, a. p. 1314Put secretly in the place of something else; foisted in. [Rare.]Süb/dī-vēr'si-fy, v. t. p. 1314To diversify again what is already diversified. [Rare.] Hale.