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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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Sū'ra-dăn'nĭ, n. p. 1331A kind of wood obtained from about the Demerara River in South America, much used for timbers, rails, naves and fellies of wheels, and the like. Simmonds.Sūr’ad-dĭ’tĭon, n. p. 1331Something added or appended, as to a name. [Obs.] Shak.Sū'ral, a. p. 1331(Anat.) Being in, or pertaining to, the calf of the leg; as, the sural artery.Sur'ance, n. p. 1331Assurance. [Obs.] Shak.Sūr'bāse, n. p. 1331(Arch.) A cornice or series of moldings on the top of the base of a pedestal, podium, &c.Sūr'bāsed, a. p. 1331(Arch.) Having a surbase, or molding above the base.Sur-bāse'ment, n. p. 1331(Arch.) The trait of any arch or vault which describes a portion of an ellipse. Elmes.Sur-bāte', v. t. p. 1331To bruise or batter, as the feet by travel. [Obs.] “Lest they should surbate sore their tender feet.” Spenser. Chalky land surbates and spoils oxen's feet. Mortimer. 2. To harass; to fatigue.Sur-bā'ter, n. p. 1331One who surbates, or bruises. [Obs.]Sur-bēat', v. t. p. 1331The same as SURBATE. [Obs.]Sur-bĕd’, v. t. p. 1331To set edgewise, as a stone; that is, in a position different from that which it had in the quarry.Sur-bêt', v. t. p. 1331The same as SURBATE. [Obs.]Sur-cēase’, v. i. p. 1331To cease; to stop; to be at an end; to leave off; to refrain finally. [Obs.] So prayed he, whilst an angel's voice from high Bade him surcease to importune the sky. Harte.Sur-cēase', v. t. p. 1331To stop; to cause to cease. [Obs.] The nations, overawed, surceased the fight. Dryden.Sur-cēase', n. p. 1331Cessation; stop. [Obs. or rare.] It is no more than time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodest and deformed manner of writing. Bacon.Sur-cease'ance, n. p. 1331Surcease. [Obs.]Sur-chârge', v. t. p. 1331To overload; to overburden; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew. Dryden. 2. (Law.)…Sur-chärge', n. p. 1331An excessive load or burden; a load greater than can be well borne. A numerous nobility causeth poverty and inconvenience in a state, for it is surcharge of expense. Bacon. 2. (Law.) (a.) The…Sur-châr'ger, n. p. 1331One who surcharges, overloads, or overstocks.Sûr'cing-gle, n. p. 1331A belt, band, or girth, which passes over a saddle, or over any thing laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast. 2. (Eccl.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist.Sûr'cin-gled, a. p. 1331Bound with a surcingle; girt.Sŭr'cle, n. p. 1331A little shoot; a twig; a sucker. [Obs.] Browne.Sûr'côat, n. p. 1331A short coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long and flowing drapery of knights, anterior to the introduction of plate armor, and which was frequently emblazoned with the arms of a…Sûr'crew, n. p. 1331Additional crew or collection. [Obs.] Wotton.Sûr'cu-lāte, v. t. p. 1331To prune. [Obs.] Cockeram.Sûr'cu-lā'tion, n. p. 1331The act of pruning. [Obs.]Sŭr'cu-lōse', a. p. 1331(Bot.) Producing suckers, or shoots resembling them. Gray.Sûrd, a. p. 1331Not having the sense of hearing; deaf. [Obs.] 2. Unheard. [Obs.] “Surd modes of articulation.” Kenrick. 3. (Math.) Involving surds; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers; surdal…Sûrd, n. p. 1331(Math.) A quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers: thus, the square root of 2 is a surd.Sûrd'al, a. p. 1331(Math.) The same as SURD, 3.Sûrd'i-ny, n. p. 1331A sardine. [Obs. and rare.] “A pilcher, signior, a surdin!” Beau. & Fl.Sûrd'i-ty, n. p. 1331Deafness. [Obs.]Sure, a. p. 1331Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicitly trusting; unquestioning; positive. We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, against them which commit such…Sure, adv. p. 1332Certainly; without doubt; doubtless; surely. ’Tis pleasant, sure, to see one’s name in print. Byron.Sure'-foot/ed, a. p. 1332Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse.Sure'ly, adv. p. 1332In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly. In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii. 17. He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise…Sure'ment, n. p. 1332A making sure; surety. [Obs. and rare.] Chaucer.Sure'ness, n. p. 1332The state of being sure; certainty. [Rare.] For more sureness he repeats it. Woodward.Sure's'by, n. p. 1332One to be sure of or relied on. [Obs.] There is one which is suresby, as they say, to serve, if any thing will serve. Bradford.Sure'ti-ship, n. p. 1332Suretyship. See SURETYSHIP. He that hateth suretiship is sure. Prov. xi. 15.Sure'ty, n. p. 1332The state of being sure; certainty; security. Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs. Gen. xv. 13. Yet for the more surety they looked round about. Sidney.…Sure'ty, v. t. p. 1332To act as surety for; to provide surety or security for. [Obs.] Shak.Sure'ty-ship, n. p. 1332The state of being surety; the obligation of a person to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another. Rouvier.Surf, n. p. 1332The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, or upon sand-banks or rocks. 2. (Agric.) The bottom or conduit of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]Sûr'face, n. p. 1332The exterior part of any thing that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid; superficies; outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the…Sûr'face, v. t. p. 1332To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain. 2. To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.Sûr'fa-cer, n. p. 1332A form of machine for planing wood.Sûrf'-bōat, n. p. 1332A boat capable of passing easily and safely through heavy surf. It is made buoyant, so as to float even if filled with water, and also strong, to resist the shock of striking the beach, &c.Sûrf'-dŭck, n. p. 1332(Ornith.) A species of duck which is often found in the surf; Oidemia (or Anas) perspicillata; — called also surf-scoter. Yarrell.Sûr'feit, v. t. p. 1332To feed so as to oppress the stomach and derange the functions of the system; to overfeed, and produce sickness or uneasiness. 2. To fill to satiety and disgust; to cloy; as, he surfeits us with his…Sûr'feit, v. i. p. 1332To be fed, or to feast, till the system is oppressed, and sickness or uneasiness ensues. They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing. Shak.Sûr'feit, n. p. 1332Excess in eating and drinking. Now comes the sick hour that his surfeit made. Shak. 2. Fullness and oppression of the system, occasioned by excessive eating and drinking. 3. Hence, disgust caused by…Sûr'feit-er, n. p. 1332One who surfeits or riots; a glutton.Sûr'feit-wà'ter, n. p. 1332Water for the cure of surfeits. [Obs. and rare.] Locke.Sûr'fel or Sûr'fle, v. t. p. 1332To wash, as the face, &c., with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from sulphur. [Obs.] She shall no oftener powder her hair, surfe her cheeks, . . . but she shall as often gaze on my…Sâr'foot, a. p. 1332Tired or sore of foot from travel; surbated. [Obs.] Nares.Sûrf'y, a. p. 1332Consisting of, abounding in, or resembling, surf. Scarce had they cleared the surfy waves That foam around those frightful caves. T. Moore.Sûrġe, n. p. 1332A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water. He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. Dryden. 2. (Ship-building.) The tapered part in front of…Sûrġe, v. t. p. 1332(Naut.) To let go, as a portion of a rope, suddenly; or to render, as a rope, round a pin or kevel; as, to surge a hawser or messenger. Totten.Sûrġe, v. i. p. 1332To swell; to rise high and roll, as waves. The surging waters like a mountain rise. Spenser. 2. (Naut.) To slip back; as, the cable surges.