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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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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.Sûrġe'ful, a. p. 1332Abounding in surges; surgy. “The surgeful tides.” Drayton.Sûrge'less, a. p. 1332Free from surges; smooth; calm.Sûr'geon, n. p. 1332One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; sometimes, one whose occupation is to cure external diseases, whether by manual operation, or by…Sûr'geon-ry, n. p. 1332The office or employment of a surgeon in the naval or military service.Sûr'geon-ry, n. p. 1332Surgery. [Obs.]Sûr'ger-y, n. p. 1332The art of healing by manual operation: that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of the body; sometimes, that branch of medical science…Sûr'gi-cal, a. p. 1332Of, or pertaining to, surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery.Sûr'gy, a. p. 1332Rising in surges or billows; full of surges; resembling surges in motion or appearance. “The surgy main.” Pope.Sū'ri-cate, n. p. 1332(Zoöl.) A carnivorous African quadruped, allied to the ichneumon, but having long, flat feet, for digging; Ryzæna Capensis. It is somewhat smaller than the domestic cat.Sûr'in-tend'ant, n. p. 1332A superintendent. [Very rare.] C. Richardson.Sûr'il-ly, adv. p. 1332In a surly manner.Sûr'li-ness, n. p. 1332State of being surly; gloomy moroseness; crabbed ill nature; as, the surliness of a dog.Sûr'ling, n. p. 1332A sour, morose fellow. [Obs.] Camden.Sûr'loin, n. p. 1332A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See SIRLOIN, the more usual, but not the preferable orthography.Sûr'ly, a. p. 1332Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; stern; sour; crabbed; snarling; rough; cross and rude; as, a surly groom; a surly dog. “That surly spirit, melancholy.” Shak. 2. Rough; dark…Sûr'märk, n. p. 1332(Ship-building.) One of the stations of the rib-bands and harpings, which are marked on the timbers. Craig.Sur-mis'al, n. p. 1332Surmise. [Obs.] Milton.Sur-mĭse′, v. t. p. 1332To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer or suppose. It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew That what before she but surmised was true. Dryden. This change was not wrought by altering the form…Sur-mīse′, n. p. 1332The thought or imagination that something may be, on feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; as, the surmises of jealousy or of envy. We double honor gain From his surmise proved false. Milton. No man…Sur-mis'er, n. p. 1332One who surmises.Sur-mount', v. t. p. 1332To rise above, or higher than. The mountains of Olympus, Atho, and Atlas, surmount all winds and clouds. Raleigh. 2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. 3. To surpass…Sur-mount'a-ble, a. p. 1332Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable.Sur-mount'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1332The state of being surmountable.Sur-mount'ed, a. p. 1332(Arch.) Rising higher than a semicircle, as an arch or dome. 2. (Her.) Having one figure laid over another; placed over or upon, as one tincture upon another.Sur-mount'er, n. p. 1332One who, or that which, surmounts.Sur-mūl'let, n. p. 1332(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Mullus (M. barbatus), allied to the perch;— called also red mullet.Sûr'mu-lôt, n. p. 1332(Zoöl.) The brown or Norway rat.Sûr'nâme, n. p. 1332A name or appellation added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and which becomes a family name. ☞ Surnames originally designated occupation, estate, place of residence, or some…Sur-nāme', v. t. p. 1333To name or call by an appellation added to the original name; to give a surname to. Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel. Is. xliv. 5. And…Sur-nŏm'i-nal, a. p. 1333Of, or pertaining to, a surname.Sur-ŏx'ide, n. p. 1333(Chem.) An oxide containing a greater number of equivalents of oxygen than of the base with which it is combined, or more than enough to satisfy the affinities of the base. [Obs.]Sur-ŏx'id-ate, v. t. p. 1333(Chem.) To combine with oxygen so as to form a suroxide. [Obs.]Sur-pâss', v. t. p. 1333To go beyond in any thing good or bad; to exceed; to excel. This would surpass common revenge. Milton. Syn.—To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.Sur-pâss'a-ble, a. p. 1333Capable of being surpassed.Sur-pâss'ing, p. a. p. 1333Excellent in an eminent degree; exceeding others. “With surpassing glory crowned.” Milton.Sur-pâss'ing-ly, adv. p. 1333In a surpassing manner or degree.Sur-pâss'ing-ness, n. p. 1333The state of surpassing.Sûr'phul, v. t. p. 1333The same as SURFEL. [Obs.] “A muddy inside, though a surphuled face.” Marston.Sûr'plicę, n. p. 1333(Eccl.) A white garment worn over another dress by the clergy of the Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, and certain other churches in some of their ministrations.