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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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  1. Sŭb-ăs'tral, a.p. 1314Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. Warburton.
  2. Sŭb'as-trĭn'gent, a.p. 1314Astringent in a small degree. Pilkington.
  3. Sub-aud', v. t.p. 1314To understand, or supply, in an ellipsis. [Rare.]
  4. Sŭb'au-di'tion, n.p. 1314The act of understanding something not expressed.
  5. 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.
  6. Sūb'-bāse, n.p. 1314
  7. Sūb'-bāssp. 1314The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the fundamental base.
  8. Sŭb-bēa'dle, n.p. 1314An inferior or under beadle.
  9. Sŭb-brā'chi-al, a.p. 1314(Ichth.) Of, pertaining to, or belonging to, the order of the subbrachians.
  10. 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.…
  11. 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.]
  12. Sūb-brō'mīde, n.p. 1314(Chem.) A haloid subsalt which contains proportionally less bromine than the bromide. See SUB.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Sūb-cār'ti-lāg'i-noüs, a.p. 1314Situated under or beneath the cartilages. 2. Partially cartilaginous.
  16. Sŭb-cau'dal, a.p. 1314Situated beneath the tail.
  17. Sŭb'ce-lĕs'tial, a.p. 1314Being beneath the heavens; as, sub-celestial glories.
  18. Sŭb-cĕn'tral, a.p. 1314Being under the center.
  19. Sŭb-chānt’er, n.p. 1314(Eccl.) An underchanter; a deputy of the precentor of a cathedral.
  20. Sūb-clā'vi-an, a.p. 1314(Anat.) Situated under the clavicle, or collar-bone; as, the subclavian arteries.
  21. Sŭb'com-mit'tee, n.p. 1314An under committee; a part or division of a committee.
  22. Sŭb'com-prĕssed', a.p. 1314Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.
  23. Sŭb'con-fōrm'a-ble, a.p. 1314Partially conformable.
  24. Sŭb-cŏn'ĭc-al, a.p. 1314Conical in a slight degree.
  25. Sŭb-cŏn'stel-lā'tion, n.p. 1314A subordinate constellation. Browne.
  26. Sŭb-cŏn’tract, n.p. 1314A contract under a previous contract.
  27. Sŭb'con-trāct'ed, a.p. 1314Contracted after a former contract. Shak.
  28. Sŭb'con-trāct'or, n.p. 1314One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor. Simmonds.
  29. 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…
  30. Sŭb-cōn'tra-ry, n.p. 1314(Logic.) A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary in a lower degree.
  31. Süb-cōrd'ate, a.p. 1314In shape somewhat like a heart. Martyn.
  32. Sŭb-cōs'tal, a.p. 1314(Anat.) Situated under or between the ribs. Subcostal muscles, the internal, intercostal muscles.
  33. Sŭb-crys'tal-līne, a.p. 1314Imperfectly crystallized.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. Sŭb′/eu-tĭc/ū-lar, a.p. 1314Being under the cuticle or scarf-skin.
  37. Sŭb'cy-līn'dri-cal, a.p. 1314Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.
  38. Sŭb-dēa'con, n.p. 1314(Eccl.) An under deacon; a deacon's servant, in the Roman Catholic church.
  39. Sŭb-dēa'con-ry or Sŭb-dēa'con-ship, n.p. 1314(Eccl.) The order and office of subdeacon.
  40. Sŭb-dēan’, n.p. 1314An under dean; a dean’s substitute or vicegerent. Ayliffe.
  41. Sŭb-dēan'er-y, n.p. 1314The office and rank of sub-dean.
  42. Sŭb-dē'a-nal, a.p. 1314Of, or pertaining to, a subdean or subdeanery.
  43. Sub-dē'ē-ple, a.p. 1314Containing one part of ten. Johnson.
  44. Sŭb-dĕl'e-gāte, n.p. 1314A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.
  45. Sŭb-dĕl’ĕ-gāte, v. t.p. 1314To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depute. [Rare.]
  46. Sŭb-dĕnt'ed, a.p. 1314Indented beneath.
  47. Sŭb'de-pŏs'it, n.p. 1314That which is deposited beneath something else.
  48. Sŭb'der-i-sō'ri-oŭs, a.p. 1314Ridiculing with moderation or delicacy. [Obs.]
  49. 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.
  50. Sŭb-dī'al, a.p. 1314Being under the open sky; in the open air; pertaining to the open air. [Rare.]
  51. Sŭb-dī'a-lĕct, n.p. 1314A subordinate, or less important or prominent, dialect.
  52. 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…
  53. Sŭb'dĭ-lāt'ed, a.p. 1314Partially dilated.
  54. Sŭb/dĭ-ti'tious, a.p. 1314Put secretly in the place of something else; foisted in. [Rare.]
  55. Süb/dī-vēr'si-fy, v. t.p. 1314To diversify again what is already diversified. [Rare.] Hale.
  56. Sŭb/dī-vīde′, v. t.p. 1314To divide the parts of into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided. The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies…
  57. Sŭb'di-vīde', v. i.p. 1314To be subdivided.
  58. Sūb'di-vīne', a.p. 1314Partaking of divinity; divine in a partial or lower degree.
  59. Sūb'di-vīs'i-ble, a.p. 1314Susceptible of subdivision.
  60. Sŭb'di-vī'sion, n.p. 1314The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts. 2. The part of a thing made by subdividing; the part of a larger part. In the decimal table, the subdivisions of the cubit—as span…