Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Swōōn'ing-ly, adv. p. 1340In a swooning manner.Swōōp, v. t. p. 1340To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken; a kite swoops up a mouse. 2. To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep. The physician looks with another eye…Swŏŏp, v. i. p. 1340To pass with pomp; to sweep. [Obs.] Drayton. 2. To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to stoop.Swŏŏp, n. p. 1340A falling on and seizing, as of a rapacious fowl on his prey. The eagle fell, . . . and carried away a whole litter of cubs at a swoop. L’Estrange.Swŏp, v. t. p. 1340The same as SWAP. See SWAP.Swōrd, n. p. 1340An offensive weapon, having a long, strong, and usually sharp-pointed blade, either straight and sharp upon both edges, for thrusting, or somewhat curved, and sharp on the convex edge, for cutting at…Swōrd'-ärm, n. p. 1340The right arm.Swōrd'-bāy'o-net, n. p. 1340A bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and which can be used as a sword.Swōrd'-beâr'er, n. p. 1340An officer in the city of London, who carries a sword as an emblem of justice before the lord mayor when he goes abroad.Swōrd'-bĕlt, n. p. 1340A belt by which a sword is suspended and borne by the side.Swōrd'-blāde, n. p. 1340The blade or cutting part of a sword.Swōrd'-cāne, n. p. 1340A cane containing a sword.Swōrd'-cŭt'ler, n. p. 1340A worker in metal who makes swords. Simmonds.Swōrd'-dȧnçe, n. p. 1340A dance in which swords are held and clashed together by the male dancers. W. Scott.Swōrd'ed, a. p. 1340Girded with a sword. “The sworded seraphim.” Milton.Swōrd'er, n. p. 1340One who uses, or fights with, a sword; a swordsman; a soldier; a cut-throat. [Obs.] Shak.Swōrd'-fīght, n. p. 1340Fencing; a combat or trial of skill with swords.Swōrd'-fish, n. p. 1340(Ichth.) A large fish (Xiphias gladius), allied to the mackerel, and having the upper jaw elongated into a sword-shaped process. It is found in the Atlantic, and its flesh is often eaten.Swōrd'-grȧss, n. p. 1340(Bot.) A kind of sedge; glader; the sweet rush, a species of Acorus. Ainsworth.Swōrd'-knŏt, n. p. 1340A ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.Swōrd'-law, n. p. 1340Government by the sword, or by force; violence. Milton.Swōrd'less, a. p. 1340Destitute of a sword.Swōrd'man, n. p. 1340A swordsman.Swōrd'-plāy'er, n. p. 1340A fencer; a gladiator; one who exhibits his skill in the use of the sword.Swōrd'-shāped, a. p. 1341(Bot.) Shaped like a sword; ensiform; as, a sword-shaped leaf. Martyn.Swōrds'man, n. p. 1341A soldier; a fighting man. Shak. 2. One skilled in the use of the sword; a professor of the science of fencing. Beau. & Fl.Swōrds'man-ship, n. p. 1341The state of being a swordsman; skill in the use of the sword.Swōrd'-stick, n. p. 1341A sword-cane. Simmonds.Swōre, imp. p. 1341of swear. See SWEAR.Swōrn, p. p. or p. a. p. 1341from swear. See SWEAR. Sworn enemies, determined or irreconcilable enemies. — Sworn friends, close or firm friends.Swough, n. p. 1341Loss of feeling or sensation; a stupor; stupefaction. [Obs.] Chaucer.Swound, v. i. p. 1341To swoon. [Rare.] Shak.Swound, n. p. 1341A swoon. [Rare.] Coleridge.Swŭm, imp. & p. p. p. 1341of swim. See SWIM.Swŭng, imp. & p. p. p. 1341of swing. See SWING.Sy̆b, a. p. 1341Related by blood; sib. [Obs.]Sy̆b'a-rīte, n. p. 1341A person devoted to luxury and pleasure.Sy̆b'a-rĭt'ic or Sy̆b'a-rĭt'ic-al, a. p. 1341Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Sybarites; luxurious; wanton. Bp. Hall.Sy̆b'a-rit-ism, n. p. 1341The habit of extreme luxury.Sy̆c'a-mīne, n. p. 1341The mulberry-tree. Luke xvii. 6. ☞ It has often been confounded by ancient and modern writers with the sycamore, as, for example, by Dioscorides.Sy̆c'a-mōre, n. p. 1341(Bot.) A large tree (Ficus sycamorus), allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore of Scripture. ☞ In America, the plane-tree, or buttonwood, is often called by this…Sy̆-çee' or Sy̆-çee'-sĭl'ver, n. p. 1341Silver in the form of small masses, lumps, or ingots, bearing the stamp of the office that issues it, and used as a currency. [China.] Oliphant. Brande.Sy̆ch'no-cär'poŭs, a. p. 1341Having the capacity of bearing frequent crops of fruit without perishing; as, sychnocarpous plants. Henslow.Sy̆ç'īte, n. p. 1341(Min.) Fig-stone;—a name which some authors give to nodules of flint or pebbles which resemble a fig. [Obs.]Sȳ-cō'mȧ, n. p. 1341(Med.) A tumor shaped like a fig.Sy̆c'o-phan-çy, n. p. 1341The character or characteristic of a sycophant; hence, mean tale-bearing; obsequious flattery; servility.Sy̆c'o-phant, n. p. 1341Originally, an informer in Athens, who sought favor by denouncing those who stole figs, or exported them contrary to law, &c. 2. Hence, a tale-bearer or informer in general. [Obs.] The poor man that…Sy̆c'o-phant, v. t. p. 1341To play the sycophant toward; to flatter meanly and officiously; to gain favor from by informing or telling tales; also, to calumniate.Sy̆c'o-phant, v. i. p. 1341To play the sycophant.Sy̆c'o-phant-çy, n. p. 1341Sycophancy. [Obs.] Barrow.Sy̆c'o-phănt'ic or Sy̆c'o-phănt'ic-al, a. p. 1341Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic. “To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite.” South.…Sy̆c'o-phănt'ish, a. p. 1341Resembling a sycophant; flattering.Sy̆c'o-phănt'ish-ly, adv. p. 1341In a sycophantish manner; like a sycophant.Sy̆c'o-phant-ism, n. p. 1341Mean flattery; sycophancy.Sy̆c'o-phant-īze, v. i. p. 1341The same as SYCOPHANT.Sy̆c'o-phant-ry, n. p. 1341Mean and officious tale-bearing or adulation; sycophancy. [Obs.] Barrow.Sy-cō'sis, n. p. 1341(Med.) A tubercular eruption upon the scalp or the bearded part of the face.Sŷd'er-o-lite, n. p. 1341A kind of Bohemian earthenware resembling the pottery called Wedgwood-ware. Simmonds.Sȳ'e-nīte, n. p. 1341(Min.) A crystalline rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, of grayish-white and reddish colors, taking its name from Syene, in Upper Egypt, where it was quarried for monuments by the…Sȳ'e-nĭt'ĭc, a. p. 1341Relating to Syene; as Syenitic inscriptions. 2. Relating to, or like, syenite; as, syenitic granite.