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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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Sŭb'li-ma-to-ry, a. p. 1316Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels.Sŭb'li-ma-to-ry, n. p. 1316A vessel used for sublimation.Sub-lime', a. p. 1316Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; — in a literal or physical sense. Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden. 2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; — said of persons.…Sub-lime', n. p. 1316A grand or lofty style; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase. Addison.Sub-lime', v. t. p. 1316To raise on high. [Obs. or rare.] 2. To bring to a state of vapor by heat, and condense again by cold; to sublimate. 3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify and ennoble. The sun . . . Which…Sub-lime', v. i. p. 1316To be brought or changed into a state of vapor by heat, and then condensed by cold, as a solid substance. “Particles of antimony, which will not sublime alone.” Newton.Sub-lime'ly, adv. p. 1316In a sublime manner; with elevated conceptions; loftily; as, to express one's self sublimely. In English lays, and all sublimely great, Thy Homer charms with all his ancient heat. Parnell.Sub-lime'ness, n. p. 1316The quality or condition of being sublime; sublimity.Sub-lim'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1316The act of making sublime, or the state of being made sublime. Gilpin.Sub-lím'i-ty, n. p. 1316The state of being sublime; as, (a.) Elevation of place; lofty height. (b.) Nobleness of nature or character; eminence. (c.) An elevated feeling, consisting of a union of astonishment and awe, at the…Sŭb-līn′ē-ā′tion, n. p. 1316A mark of a line or lines under a word in a sentence, or under another line.Sŭb-lĭn'gual, a. p. 1316Situated under the tongue; as, sublingual glands. Coxe.Sub-lĭ'tion, n. p. 1316(Paint.) The act or process of laying the ground color under the more perfect color. Crabb.Sŭb-lĭt'to-ral, a. p. 1316Under the shore. Smart.Sŭb-lū'nar or Sŭb'lu-na-ry, a. p. 1316Situated beneath the moon; terrestrial; earthly; pertaining to this world. All things sublunary are subject to change. Dryden. All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the…Sŭb'lu-na-ry, n. p. 1316Any worldly thing. [Obs.]Sŭb'lux-ā'tion, n. p. 1316(Surg.) An incomplete or partial dislocation.Sŭb'ma-rīne', a. p. 1316Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants. Submarine telegraph. See TELEGRAPH.Sŭb′/ma-rĭne′, n. p. 1316A submarine plant or animal.Sŭb-mär'shal, n. p. 1316A subordinate or deputy marshal.Sŭb-măx′il-la-ry, a. p. 1316(Anat.) Situated under the jaw. Submaxillary glands, two salivary glands, situated, one on either side, immediately within the angle of the lower jaw.Sŭb-mē'di-al, a. p. 1316Lying under the middle.Sŭb-mĕ'ḍi-an, a. p. 1316Lying under or below the middle of a body.Sŭb-mē'di-ant, n. p. 1316(Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; the predominant.Sŭb-mĕn′tal, a. p. 1316(Anat.) Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.Sub-mērge', v. t. p. 1316To put under water; to plunge. 2. To cover or overflow with water; to drown. “So half my Egypt was submerged.” Shak.Sub-mèrge', v. t. p. 1316To plunge, as into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; hence, to be completely included or incorporated; to be merged. Who knows but ultimately our class moralities . . .…Sub-mér'gence, n. p. 1316The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged.Sub-mérse' or Sub-mérsed', a. p. 1316(Bot.) Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.Sub-měr′/sion, n. p. 1316The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning. 2. The state of being put under water or other fluid, or…Sŭb-me-tāl'lic, a. p. 1316Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.Sŭb-mĭn'is-ter, v. t. p. 1316To supply; to afford. [Obs.] Hale.Sŭb-mĭn'is-ter, v. i. p. 1316To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst of purposes. L’Estrange.Sŭb-mĭn'is-trant, a. p. 1316Serving in subordination; subservient. [Obs.] Bacon.Sŭb-mĭn'is-trāte, v. t. p. 1316To supply; to afford; to subminister. [Obs.] Harvey.Sŭb-mĭn'is-trā'tion, n. p. 1316The act of furnishing or supplying. [Obs.] Wotton.Sub-miss', a. p. 1316Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Obs. or Poet.] “Submiss obedience.” Spenser. 2. Hence, gentle; soft; tender or delicate.Sub-mĭs'sion, n. p. 1316The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedience. “A perfect submission to his [God’s] will in…Sub-mĭs'sĭve, a. p. 1316Inclined or ready to submit; yielding; obedient; humble. Her at his feet, submissive in distress, He thus with peaceful words upraised. Milton. Syn.—Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious…Sub-mĭs'sĭve-ly, adv. p. 1316In a submissive manner; with submission; with acknowledgment of inferiority; humbly.Sub-mĭs'sĭve-ness, n. p. 1316The quality or the condition of being submissive; humbleness; dependence; penitence. Frailty gets pardon by submissiveness. Herbert.Sub-mĭss'ly, adv. p. 1316With submission; submissively. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Taylor.Sub-mĭss'ness, n. p. 1316Submissiveness. [Obs.]Sub-mĭt', v. t. p. 1316To let down; to cause to sink or lower. [Obs.] Sometimes the hill submits itself a while. Dryden. 2. To put or place under. [Obs. and rare.] The bristled throat Of the submitted sacrifice with…Sub-mĭt', v. i. p. 1316To yield one’s person to the power of another; to give up resistance; to surrender. The revolted provinces presently submitted. Middleton. 2. To yield one’s opinion to the opinion or authority of…Sub-mĭt'ter, n. p. 1316One who submits.Sub-mŏn'ish, v. t. p. 1316To suggest; to prompt; to remind. [Rare.] Granger.Sŭb'mo-nĭ'tion, n. p. 1316Suggestion. [Rare.] Granger.Sŭb-mū'coŭs, a. p. 1316(Anat.) Situated under a mucous membrane; pertaining to the parts under a mucous membrane. Dunglison.Sŭb-mŭl'ti-ple, n. p. 1316(Math.) A number or quantity which is contained in another an exact number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.Sŭb-mŭl'ti-ple, a. p. 1316Of, pertaining to, or being, a submultiple; as, a submultiple number; submultiple ratio.Sŭb-mŭs'cu-lar, a. p. 1316Underneath the muscles; of, or pertaining to, the parts under a muscle, or muscular layer. Dunglison.Sŭb'nar-cōt'ic, a. p. 1317Moderately narcotic. Barton.Sŭb-năs'cent, a. p. 1317Growing underneath.Sŭb-nēct', v. t. p. 1317To tie, buckle, or fasten beneath. [Rare.] Pope.Sŭb-nĕx', v. t. p. 1317To subjoin; to subnect. [Obs.] Holland.Sŭb-nôr'mal, n. p. 1317(Geom.) That part of the axis of a curve line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal.Sŭb-no-tā'tion, n. p. 1317The decision or answer of a prince in respect to some obscure or doubtful point of law, as in answer to the question or request of private citizens. Bouvier.Sŭb-nūde', a. p. 1317(Bot.) Almost naked or bare of leaves. Lee.Sŭb-nū'vo-lar, a. p. 1317Under the clouds; attended or partially covered or obscured by clouds; somewhat cloudy. Subnuvolar lights of evening sharply slant. Milnes.