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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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Sus-pīred', a. p. 1335Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [Obs.]Sus-tāin', v. t. p. 1335To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; pillars sustain an edifice; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. 2. Hence, to keep…Sus-tāin', n. p. 1335That which upholds or sustains; a sustainer. [Obs.] Milton.Sus-tāin'a-ble, a. p. 1335Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable.Sus-tāin'er, n. p. 1335One who, or that which, sustains.Sus-tāin'ment, n. p. 1335The act of sustaining. [Obs.]Sus-tāl'tic, a. p. 1335Mournful; affecting;—said of a species of music among the Greeks. Busby.Sūs'te-nance, n. p. 1335The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life. 2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; as, the city has ample…Sus-tēn’ta-cle, n. p. 1335Support; sustenance. [Obs.] More.Sŭs'ten-tā'tion, n. p. 1335Preservation from falling; support. Boyle. 2. The use of food or provisions. Browne. 3. Maintenance; support of life. Bacon.Sūs'ter, n. p. 1335The same as SISTER. [Obs.] B. Jon.Sū'sur-rā'tion, n. p. 1335A whispering; a soft murmur. [Obs.]Su-súr'ring-ly, adv. p. 1335In the manner of a whisper or soft murmur. [Obs.]Su-sūr'roūs, a. p. 1335Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds. [Rare.]Su-sŭr'rus, n. p. 1335The act of whispering; whisper. All his halls will be overflowing and buzzing with the matin susurrus of courtiers. De Quincey.Sū'tile, a. p. 1335Done by stitching. [Obs.] Boswell.Sūt'ler, n. p. 1335A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions, liquors, or the like.Sūt'ler-ship, n. p. 1335The condition or occupation of a sutler.Sūt'ling, a. p. 1335Belonging to sutlers; engaged in the occupation of a sutler.Sut'ling-wench p. 1335a woman who follows the occupation of a sutler; female sutler.Sut-tee', n. p. 1335A widow who immolates herself on the funeral pile of her husband;—so called as this act of self-immolation is regarded as evincing goodness or excellence of wifely character. [India.] 2. The…Sut-tee'ism, n. p. 1335The practice of self-immolation among widows in Hindostan.Sŭt'tle, n. p. 1335(Com.) The weight when the tare has been deducted, and tret is yet to be allowed. McCulloch.Sūt'tle, v. i. p. 1335To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops. [U. S.]Sū'tor, n. p. 1335A kind of sirup made from the juice of the fruit of the pitahaya (Cactus [or Cereus] pitahaya), by the Indians near the River Gila. [U. S.]Sū'tür-al, a. p. 1335Of, or relating to, a suture or seam. 2. (Bot.) Taking place at a suture; as, a sutural dehiscence.Sūt’ūr-al-ly, adv. p. 1335In a sutural manner; by means of a suture.Sū'tür-ā'ted, a. p. 1335Sewed or knit together; stitched. [Obs.]Sūt'üre, n. p. 1335The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam. 2. (Surg.) The uniting of the parts of a…Sūt'ūred, a. p. 1335Having sutures ; knit or united together. Pennant.Sū'ze-rāin, n. p. 1335A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord.Sū'ze-rain-ty, n. p. 1335The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority or command.Swab, n. p. 1335A mop for cleaning floors, the decks of vessels, and the like. 2. A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle for cleansing the mouth of the sick, or for giving them nourishment. 3. An…Swab, v. t. p. 1335To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when wet, or after washing; as, to swab the deck of a ship.Swab'ber, n. p. 1335One who uses a swab to clean a floor or deck. 2. An inferior officer on board of ships of war, whose business it is to see that the ship is kept clean.Swab'ber, v. t. p. 1335To swab. [Rare.]Swăd, n. p. 1335A pod, as of beans or peas. [Prov. Eng.] Swad, in the north, is a peasecod shell—thence used for an empty, shallow fellow. Blount. 2. A silly or coarse fellow; a country bumpkin. There was one busy…Swăd'dle, v. t. p. 1335To bind, as with a bandage; to bind tightly with clothes; to swathe;—used generally of infants; as, to swaddle a child. They swaddled me in my night-gown. Addison. 2. To beat; to cudgel. [Obs. and…Swad'dle, n. p. 1335Clothes bound tight round the body. They put me in bed in all my swaddles. Addison.Swad'dling-bănd or Swad'dling-clōth or Swad'dling-clōut, n. p. 1335A band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round a new-born infant.Swāg, v. i. p. 1335To sink down by its weight; to lean. Grew.Swāg, n. p. 1335A swaying, irregular motion, as of a heavy body, or of one sagging or pendent from its weight.Swāg'-bĕl'lied, a. p. 1335Having a prominent, overhanging belly.Swāg'-bĕl'ly, n. p. 1335A prominent, overhanging belly. 2. (Med.) Any large tumor, developed in the abdomen, and neither fluctuating nor sonorous. Dunglison.Swāge, v. t. & i. p. 1335The same as ASSUAGE. [Obs.]Swāge, n. p. 1335A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether in sheet metal or forging, by holding the tool upon it, or the…Swāge, v. t. p. 1335To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by drawing it into a groove or mold having the required shape.Swāge'-blōck, n. p. 1335A block in which several swages are formed or fastened.Swāg'gĕr, v. i. p. 1335To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud; to bluster; to bully. What a pleasure it is to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot. To be great is not to swagger at our footmen. Collier.Swāg'ger, n. p. 1335Boastfulness or insolence of manner. He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving.Swāg'ger-er, n. p. 1335A blusterer; a bully; a boastful, noisy fellow.Swāg'gy, a. p. 1335Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight. Browne.Swāin, n. p. 1335A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; especially, a country gallant or lover;—used chiefly in poetry. It were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain. Shak. Blest swains! whose…Swāin'ish, a. p. 1335Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic. Milton.Swāin'ling, n. p. 1335A little swain. [Rare.]Swāin'mōte, n. p. 1335(Eng. Forest Law.) A court held before the verderors of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice every year, the swains or freeholders within the forest composing the jury.…Swāin'ship, n. p. 1336The condition of a swain.Swāip, v. i. p. 1336To walk proudly; to sweep. [Prov. Eng.] Todd.Swāle, n. p. 1336A valley or low place; also, shade, in opposition to sunshine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Forby. 2. [Gael. & Ir. sgail, a shade, a shadow.] An interval or vale; a tract of low, and usually wet, land.…Swāle, v. t. & i. p. 1336To consume; to waste; to sweal. See SWEAL.