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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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Sys-tēm'ic, a. p. 1345Of, or relating to, a system. 2. (Pathol.) Belonging to the body as a whole; common to a general system; as, systemic circulation.Sŷs'tem-i-zā'tion, n. p. 1345The act or operation of systemizing; the reduction of things to system, or regular method.Sŷs'tem-īze, v. t. p. 1345To reduce to system; to systematize.Sȳs'tem-īz'er, n. p. 1345One who systemizes, or reduces to system; a systematizer.Sŷs'tem-less, a. p. 1345Without system. 2. (Bat. & Zoöl.) Without a distinct expression of either of the four systems of structure characterizing organic nature, that is, the radiate in the vegetable kingdom, and the…Sŷs'to-le, n. p. 1345(Gram.) The shortening of a long syllable. 2. (Physiol.) The contraction of the heart and arteries for expelling the blood and carrying on the circulation. See DIASTOLE.Sys-tŏl'ic, a. p. 1345Of, or pertaining to, systole, or contraction.Sŷs'tȳle, n. p. 1345(Arch.) (a.) The manner of placing columns, where the space between the two shafts consists of two diameters or four modules; the arrangement of columns in such a manner that they are two diameters…Sȳthe, n. p. 1345The same as SCYTHE. [Obs. or rare.]Syx-hĕn'de-man, n. p. 1345(O. Sax. Law.) A man who possessed property to the value of six hundred shillings. [Obs.]Sÿz'y-gy, n. p. 1345(Astron.) The point of an orbit, as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in conjunction or opposition;—commonly used in the plural. Line of syzygies, the straight line connecting the earth, the…T p. 1346the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a simple consonant, allied to both D and N, all three of these letters being dental elements. It differs from D in the entire absence of vocality, and…Tāb, n. p. 1346The latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or otherwise. [Prov. Eng.] Forby. 2. The end of a lace; a tag. [Prov. Eng.] Forby. 3. A hanging sleeve of a child's garment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 4. A…Ta-bäc'co, n. p. 1346Tobacco. [Obs.]Tă-bā'nus, n. p. 1346(Entom.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the horse-fly.Tāb'ard, n. p. 1346A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn over the armor, covering the body before and behind, and reaching below the loins, but open at the sides, from the shoulders downward. It was generally…Tāb'ard-er, n. p. 1346One who wears a tabard.Tāb'a-rēt, n. p. 1346A stout, satin-striped silk, used for furniture.Tāb'a-sheer', n. p. 1346A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silex. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles…Tāb'bi-nēt, n. p. 1346A more delicate kind of tabby.Tăb'by, a. p. 1346Having a wavy or watered appearance. 2. Brinded; brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.Tāb'by, n. p. 1346A kind of waved silk, usually watered, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by the process of calendering. 2. A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or…Tăb'by, v. t. p. 1346To water, or cause to look wavy by the process of calendering; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, and the like.Tāb'e-fāc'tion, n. p. 1346A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.Tāb'e-fy, v. i. p. 1346To consume; to waste gradually; to lose flesh. [Rare.] Harvey.Ta-bĕll'ion, n. p. 1346A secretary or notary under the Roman empire, or in France during the old monarchy.Tāb'erd, n. p. 1346The same as TABARD. See TABARD.Tāb'er-na-cle, n. p. 1346A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent. “Orange-trees planted in the ground, and secured in winter with a wooden tabernacle and stoves.” Evelyn. 2. (Jewish Antiq.) A portable…Tāb’er-na-cle, v. i. p. 1346To dwell or reside for a time; to be housed; as, Christ tabernacled in the flesh.Tāb'er-nāc'ū-lar, a. p. 1346Pertaining to a tabernacle, or to the Jewish tabernacle. 2. Formed in latticed work; latticed. Warton. 3. Of, or belonging to, a booth or shop; hence, common; low. [Rare.] “The word ‘short-comings,’…Tā'bēs, n. p. 1346(Med.) Progressive emaciation of the whole body, accompanied with hectic fever, and with no well-marked local symptoms.Ta-bēt'ic, a. p. 1346Of, or pertaining to, tabes; of the nature of tabes; affected with tabes.Tāb'id, a. p. 1346Relating to, or wasted by, tabes. In tabid persons, milk is the best restorative. Arbuthnot.Tăb'id-ly, adv. p. 1346In a tabid manner; wastingly; consumptively.Tăb'id-ness, n. p. 1346The state of being wasted by tabes.Ta-bĭf'ic or Ta-bĭf'ic-al, a. p. 1346Producing tabes; wasting.Tăb'i-tūde, n. p. 1346The state of one affected with tabes.Tāb'la-tūre, n. p. 1346(Paint.) A painting on a wall and ceiling; a single piece comprehended in one view, and formed according to one design; hence, a picture in general. Johnson. Shaftesbury. 2. (Mus.) An ancient mode of…Tā'ble, n. p. 1346A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of any thing; a slab. “A bagnio paved with fair tables of marble.” Sandys. 2. Hence, a slab, a plate, a leaf, or a flat…Tā'ble, v. t. p. 1347To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines. 2. To delineate, as on a tablet; to represent, as in a picture. [Obs.] “Tabled and pictured in the chambers of meditation.” Bacon.…Tā'ble, v. i. p. 1347To live at the table of another; to diet; to eat. [Obs.] He . . . was driven from the society of men to table with the beasts. Smith.Tableau, n. p. 1347A striking and vivid representation; a picture. 2. A list or catalogue. [Rare.] 3. Especially, the representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate…Tā'ble-bĕd, n. p. 1347A bed in the form of a table.Tā'ble-beer, n. p. 1347Beer for the table, or for common use; small beer.Tā'ble-bēll, n. p. 1347A small bell to be used at table for calling servants.Tā'ble-book, n. p. 1347A book on which any thing is traced or written without ink; tablets. Put into your table-book whatever you judge worthy. Dryden.Tā'ble-clōth, n. p. 1347A cloth for covering a table, especially for spreading on a table before the dishes are set for meals.Tā'ble-cŏv'er, n. p. 1347A cloth for covering a table, especially at other than meal-times.Table-d'hôte, n. p. 1347A common table for guests at a French hotel; an ordinary.Tā'ble-dī'a-mond, n. p. 1347A diamond cut with a flat surface.Tā'ble-lānd, n. p. 1347Elevated flat land; a plateau. The toppling crags of Duty scaled, Are close upon the shining table-lands To which our God himself is moon and sun. Tennyson.Tā'ble-lin'en, n. p. 1347Linen table-cloths, napkins, and the like.Tā'ble-mān, n. p. 1347A man at draughts; a piece of wood used in playing games at tables. [Rare.] Bacon.Tā'ble-ment, n. p. 1347(Arch.) A flat surface; a table. [Obs. and rare.] “Tablements and chapters of pillars.” Holland.Tā'ble-mōn'ey, n. p. 1347(Mil. or Naut.) An allowance sometimes made to officers over and above their pay, for table expenses.Tā'bler, n. p. 1347One who boards. [Rare.] Ainsworth.Tā'ble-rēnt, n. p. 1347(O. Eng. Law.) Rent paid to a bishop or religious, reserved or appropriated to his table or house-keeping. Burvill.Tā'ble-shōre, n. p. 1347(Naut.) A low, level shore.Tā'ble-spār, n. p. 1347(Min.) The same as TABULAR SPAR, q. v.Tā'ble-spōon, n. p. 1347A spoon used at the table; especially, one of the larger or largest spoons used at the table.