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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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Sŭn'-blĭnk, n. p. 1326A glimpse or flash of the sun. [Scot.] W. Scott.Sŭn'-bŏn'net, n. p. 1326A bonnet, generally of some light material, projecting in front of the face, and having a cape, worn as a protection against the rays of the sun. [U. S.]Sŭn′bŭrn, v. t. p. 1326To burn, discolor, or scorch by the sun. “Sunburnt and swarthy though she be.” Dryden.Sŭn'-bûrn'er, n. p. 1326A kind of large gas-burner for lighting and ventilating public buildings.Sŭn'-därt, n. p. 1326A ray of the sun. [Rare.] Hemans.Sŭn'day, n. p. 1326The first day of the week; the Christian Sabbath; a day consecrated to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the Lord’s day. Syn.—See SABBATH.Sŭn'day, a. p. 1326Belonging or relating to the Lord's day, or Christian Sabbath.Sūn'day-school, n. p. 1326A school for religious instruction on the Lord's day, especially for children and youth.Sūn'der, v. t. p. 1326To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending, cutting, or breaking; to part; to separate; to divide; to sever; as, to sunder a rope or cord; to sunder a limb or joint; to sunder friends, or…Sūn'der, n. p. 1326A separation into parts; a division or severance. In sunder, into parts. “He cutteth the spear in sunder.” Ps. xlvi. 9.Sūn'-dew, n. p. 1326(Bot.) A plant of the genus Drosera, the leaves of which are furnished with small, bristle-like glands, which exude drops of a clear fluid, glittering like dew-drops, whence the name. Gray.Sūn'-dī'al, n. p. 1326An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow of a gnomon or style on a plate.Sŭn'-dŏg, n. p. 1326A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.Sūn'down, n. p. 1326Sunset; sunsetting.Sŭn'drĭes, n. pl. p. 1326Many different or small things; sundry things.Sŭn'dri-ly, adv. p. 1326In sundry ways; variously.Sŭn'dry, a. p. 1326Several; divers; more than one or two. I have composed sundry collects. Sanderson. Sundry foes the rural realm surround. Dryden.Sŭn′dry-man, n. p. 1326One who deals in sundries, or a variety of articles.Sŭn’fish, n. p. 1326(Ichth.) (a.) A large, soft-finned plectognathous sea-fish of the genus Orthagoriscus, supposed to be so named from its nearly circular form and shining surface. These fishes look more like the…Sūn'flow-er, n. p. 1326A plant of the genus Helianthus; — so called from the form and color of its flower, which is a large disk with yellow rays, or from its habit of turning to the sun. The bastard sunflower is of the…Sŭng, imp. & p. p. p. 1326of sing. See SING.Sŭn'-hĕmp, n. p. 1326See SUNN.Sŭnk, imp. & p. p. p. 1326of sink. See SINK.Sŭnk'en, a. p. 1326Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk.Sŭn'less, a. p. 1326Destitute of the sun or its rays; shaded. The sunken glen and sunless herbs must weep. Byron.Sŭn'light, n. p. 1326The light of the sun.Sūnn, n. p. 1326A fibrous material resembling hemp, the product of a plant cultivated in India and the East Indies;—called also brown hemp, Madras hemp, or sun-hemp. 2. (Bot.) The plant which produces this material…Sūn'ni-ah, n. p. 1326One of the sect of Sunnites. See SUNNITE.Sŭn'ni-ness, n. p. 1326The state or quality of being sunny.Sŭn'nite, n. p. 1326One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna (a collection of traditions; Ar. sunnah, from sunna, to form, to regulate, to prescribe as a law) as of equal importance with the Koran.Sūn'nud, n. p. 1326A charter or warrant; also, a deed of gift. [India.]Sŭn'ny, a. p. 1326Pertaining to, proceeding from, or resembling, the sun; as, sunny beams. 2. Exposed to the rays of the sun; warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, the sunny side of a hill or building. “Her…Sŭn′-pĭc′tūre, n. p. 1326A picture taken by the agency of the sun’s rays; a photograph.Sŭn'-plănt, n. p. 1326(Bot.) A plant cultivated in India and the East Indies (Crotolaria juncea), from whose fibers are made small ropes and twine. See SUNN.Sŭn'-proof, a. p. 1326Impervious to the rays of the sun.Sŭn’rīse or Sŭn’rīs-ing, n. p. 1326The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; or, more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather. 2. Hence, the east. Full hot and fast the Saxon…Sûn'/set or Sûn'/set-ting, n. p. 1326The descent of the sun below the horizon; or the time when the sun sets; evening. 2. Hence, the west.Sŭn′shīne, n. p. 1326The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, or the place where they fall. But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator. Milton. 2. The…Sŭn’/shĭne or Sŭn’/shĭn-y, a. p. 1326Bright with the rays of the sun; clear, warm, or pleasant; as, a sunshiny day; sunshiny weather. 2. Bright like the sun. “Flashing beams of that sunshiny shield.” Spenser.Sŭn'-stär, n. p. 1326(Zoöl.) A kind of star-fish of a scarlet color; Solaster papposa.Sûn'sted, n. p. 1326Solstice. [Obs.] “The summer sunsted.” Holland.Sŭn'-stōne, n. p. 1326(Min.) A variety of oligoclase from Norway, containing minute particles of specular iron. Dana.Sŭn'-strōke, n. p. 1326A stroke of the sun or its heat. 2. (Med.) Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some region of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical powers, with symptoms…Sŭn’ŭp, n. p. 1326Sunrise. [Local, U. S.] Such a horse as that might get over a good deal of ground atwixt sunup and sundown. J. F. Cooper.Sûn'ward, adv. p. 1326Toward the sun; as, to march sunward.Sŭn'/wīse, adv. p. 1326In the direction of the sun’s motion, that is, from the east toward the south, and so around the circle; in the same direction as that of the motion of the hands of a watch lying face upward.Sŭp, v. t. p. 1326To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or drink by a little at a time; to sip. There I'll sup Balm and nectar in my cup. Crashaw.Sŭp, v. i. p. 1326To eat the evening meal; to take supper. I do entreat that we may sup together. Shak.Sŭp, v. t. p. 1326To treat with supper. [Obs. and rare.] “Sup them well.” Shak.Sŭp, n. p. 1326A small mouthful, as of liquor or broth; a little taken with the lips; a sip. Tom Thumb got a little sup. Drayton.Su-pawn', n. p. 1326Indian-meal boiled; hasty-pudding: mush. [Written also sepawn, sepon, and suppawn.] [Local U. S.] Bartlett.Sū'per p. 1326A prefix, the Latin preposition super, and Greek ὑπέρ, signifying above, over, or in excess, and much used in composition. ☞ Super is often prefixed to the names of chemical compounds, signifying…Sū'per-a-ble, a. p. 1326Capable of being overcome or conquered. [Rare.] Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort. Johnson.Sū'per-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1326The quality of being superable, conquerable, or surmountable. [Rare.]Sū'per-a-bly, adv. p. 1326In a superable manner; so as may be overcome. [Rare.]Sū'per-a-bound', v. i. p. 1326To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient; as, the country superabounds with corn.Sū'per-a-būn'dance, n. p. 1326The state of being superabundant; more than enough; excessive abundance; as, a superabundance of the productions of the earth.Sū'per-a-būn'dant, a. p. 1326Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient; as, superabundant zeal.Sū'per-a-būn'dant-ly, adv. p. 1326In a superabundant manner; more than sufficiently.Sū'per-a-çīd'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 1326Acidulated to excess.