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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-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.Sŭb’ob-sēure’ly, adv. p. 1317Somewhat obscurely or darkly. [Rare.] Donne.Sŭb'ob-tūse', a. p. 1317Partially obtuse.Sŭb'ōc-cip'i-tal, a. p. 1317Being under the occiput; as, the suboccipital nerves.Sŭb-ōc'tave or Sŭb-ōc'tu-ple, a. p. 1317Containing one part of eight; being in the ratio of one to eight. Wilkins.Sŭb-ōc'ū-lar, a. p. 1317Being under the eye. Barrow.Sŭb-ŏf'fi-cer, n. p. 1317An under or subordinate officer.Sŭb'/o-pĕr'eu-lar, a. p. 1317(Ichth.) Of, or pertaining to, the part of the operculum situated next below the second part, counting downward. See OPERCULAR.Sŭb'or-bĭc'u-lar or Sŭb'or-bĭc'u-late, a. p. 1317Almost orbiculate or orbicular; nearly circular.Sŭb-ôr'bi-tar, a. p. 1317(Anat.) Situated beneath the orbitar, or orbital cavity, or pertaining to the parts there situated. Dunglison.Sub-ôr'der, n. p. 1317A subdivision in an order.Sub-ōr'di-na-cy, n. p. 1317The state of being subordinate, or subject to control; as, to bring the imagination to act in subordinacy to reason. Spectator. 2. Series of subordination; a descending series. [Rare.] Sir W. Temple.Sub-ōr'di-nance or Sub-ōr'di-nan-cy, n. p. 1317Subordinacy. [Obs.]Sub-ôr'di-nate, a. p. 1317Placed in a lower class or rank; holding a lower position. The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished. Woodward. 2. Inferior in order, in nature, in dignity, in power…Sub-ôr'di-nate, n. p. 1317One who stands in order or rank below another. Milton.Sub-ôr'di-nāte, v. t. p. 1317To place in a lower order; to make, or consider as, of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another. 2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate the passions…Sub-ôr'di-nate-ly, adv. p. 1317In a subordinate manner; in a lower rank; of inferior importance.Sub-ôr'di-nate-ness, n. p. 1317The state of being subordinate; subordination.Sub-ôr/dĭ-nā'tion, n. p. 1317The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting. 2. The state of being inferior to another; inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection. “Natural creatures having a local…Sub-ôr'di-nâ'tive, a. p. 1317Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used, as a conjunction, to connect or introduce a subordinate sentence.Sub-ôrn′, v. t. p. 1317(Law.) To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken. Russell. Roscoe. 2. To procure privately, or by collusion. Thou art suborned against his honor.…Sŭb'or-nā'tion, n. p. 1317(Law.) The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury. Blackstone. 2. The crime of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action. Foul…Sub-ôrn'er, n. p. 1317One who suborns; one who procures another to take a false oath, or to do a bad action.Sūb-ō'val, a. p. 1317Somewhat oval; nearly oval.Sūb-ō'vāte, a. p. 1317Nearly in the form of an egg, or of the section of an egg, but having the inferior extremity broadest; nearly ovate.Sŭb-ō'vā-ted, a. p. 1317Subovate. [Rare.]Sŭb-ōx'ide, n. p. 1317(Chem.) See Sub.Sŭb'/pel-lū'/cid, a. p. 1317Somewhat pellucid; nearly pellucid.Sub-pē'na, n. & v. t. p. 1317The same as SUBPENA, q. v.Sŭb'pen-tāŋ'gu-lar, a. p. 1317Nearly pentangular; almost pentangular; not quite pentangular.Sub-pēr'i-tō'ne-al, a. p. 1317(Anat.) Situated under the peritoneum; pertaining to the parts under the peritoneum. Dunglison.Sŭb-pĕr'pen-dĭc'ū-lar, n. p. 1317(Geom.) A subnormal. See SUBNORMAL.Sŭb-pĕt'ĭ-o-late, a. p. 1317(Bot.) Having a very short petiole.Sub-pœ'nā, n. p. 1317(Law.) A writ commanding the attendance in court of the person on whom it is served, as a witness, &c., under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and answer…Sub-pœ'na, v. t. p. 1317(Law.) To serve with a writ of subpœna; to command attendance in court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of disobedience.Sŭb-pō'lar, a. p. 1317Below the poles; on the lower meridian.Sŭb'po-lŷg'o-nal, a. p. 1317Approximately polygonal; somewhat or almost polygonal.Sŭb-pôr'phy-rīt'ic, a. p. 1317(Geol.) Allied to porphyritic, but containing smaller and less distinctly marked points or crystals.Sŭb'pre-hēn'sile, a. p. 1317Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree.Sūb-prī'or, n. p. 1317(Eccl.) The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.Sŭb-pŭr'cha-ser, n. p. 1317A purchaser who buys from a purchaser; one who buys at second hand.Sŭb-quād'rate, a. p. 1317Nearly square; almost square.Sŭb-quād'ru-ple, a. p. 1317Containing one part to four; as, subquadruple proportion.Sŭb-quīn'que-fīd, a. p. 1317Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid.Sŭb-quīnʹtu-ple, a. p. 1317Containing one part to five; in the ratio of one to five; as, subquintuple proportion.Sūb'ra-mōse' or Sub-rā'mous, a. p. 1317(Bot.) Having few branches.Sŭb-rēad’er, n. p. 1317(Law.) An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of law the reader is to discourse upon. Crabb.Sŭb-rĕc'tor, n. p. 1317A rector's deputy or substitute.Sub-rēp'tion, n. p. 1317The act of obtaining a favor by surprise or unfair representation, that is, by suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts. Bp. Hall.Sŭb'rep-tĭ'tiŏŭs, a. p. 1317Falsely crept in; fraudulently obtained; surreptitious. [Obs.]Sŭb'rep-tĭ'tiōŭs-ly, adv. p. 1317By falsehood, fraud, or stealth; surreptitiously. [Obs.]Sub-rĕp'tĭve, a. p. 1317Surreptitious. [Obs.]Sŭb-rĭg'id, a. p. 1317Somewhat rigid; stiff.Sub-rĭg'ū-ōs, a. p. 1317Watered or wet beneath; well watered. [Obs.] Blount.