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S.
S(, the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, d\'82bris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See Guide to pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Both the form and the name of the letter S are derived from the Latin, which got the letter through the Greek from the Ph\'91nician. The ultimate origin is Egyptian. S is etymologically most nearly related to c, z, t, and r; as, in ice, OE. is; E. hence, OE. hennes; E. rase, raze; erase, razor; that, G. das; E. reason, F. raison, L. ratio; E. was, were; chair, chaise (see C, Z, T, and R.). 1913 Webster]
-s. 1.[OE. es, AS. as.]The suffix used to form the plural of most words; as in roads, elfs, sides, accounts. 1913 Webster]
2.[OE. -s, for older -th, AS. -\'eb.]The suffix used to form the third person singular indicative of English verbs; as in falls, tells, sends. 1913 Webster]
3.An adverbial suffix; as in towards, needs, always, -- originally the genitive, possesive, ending. See -'s. 1913 Webster]
-'s[OE. -es, AS. -es.] The suffix used to form the possessive singular of nouns; as, boy's; man's. 1913 Webster]
's. A contraction for is or (colloquially) for has. \'bdMy heart's subdued.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Sa"adh(s, n.See Sadh. 1913 Webster]
Saan(s, n. pl.(Ethnol.)Same as Bushmen. 1913 Webster]
Sab`a*dil"la(s, n.[Sp. cebadilla.](Bot.)A Mexican liliaceous plant (Sch\'d2nocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative. 1913 Webster]
Sa*b\'91"an(?), a. & n.Same as Sabian. 1913 Webster]
Sa*b\'91"an*ism(?), n.Same as Sabianism. 1913 Webster]
Sa"bal(?), n.(Bot.)A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of the Southern United States. 1913 Webster]
Sab"a*oth(sor s, n. pl.[Heb. tseb\'be', pl. of ts\'beb\'be', an army or host, fr. ts\'beb\'be', to go forth to war.]1.Armies; hosts.[Used twice in the English Bible, in the phrase \'bdThe Lord of Sabaoth.\'b8] 1913 Webster]
2.Incorrectly, the Sabbath. 1913 Webster]
Sab"bat(?), n.[See Sabbath.]In medi\'91val demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies. 1913 Webster]
Sab`ba*ta"ri*an(?), n.[L. Sabbatarius: cf. F. sabbataire. See Sabbath.]1.One who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the Decalogue. 1913 Webster]
Seventh-day Baptists, hold it now. 1913 Webster]
2.A strict observer of the Sabbath. 1913 Webster]
Sab`ba*ta"ri*an, a.Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of Sabbatarians. 1913 Webster]
Sab`ba*ta"ri*an*ism(?), n.The tenets of Sabbatarians.Bp. Ward (1673). 1913 Webster]
Sab"bath(?), n.[OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr. sa`bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb\'beth, fr. sh\'bebath to rest from labor. Cf. Sabbat.]1.A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a transference of the day observed from the last to the first day of the week, which is called also Lord's Day. 1913 Webster]
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.Ex. xx. 8. 1913 Webster]
2.The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival.Lev. xxv. 4. 1913 Webster]
3.Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Peaceful sleep out the sabbath of the tomb.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Sabbath breaker, one who violates the law of the Sabbath. --
Sabbath breaking, the violation of the law of the Sabbath. --
Sabbath-day's journey, a distance of about a mile, which, under Rabbinical law, the Jews were allowed to travel on the Sabbath. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Sabbath, Sunday.Sabbath is not strictly synonymous with Sunday. Sabbath denotes the institution; Sunday is the name of the first day of the week. The Sabbath of the Jews is on Saturday, and the Sabbath of most Christians on Sunday. In New England, the first day of the week has been called \'bdthe Sabbath,\'b8 to mark it as holy time; Sunday is the word more commonly used, at present, in all parts of the United States, as it is in England. \'bdSo if we will be the children of our heavenly Father, we must be careful to keep the Christian Sabbath day, which is the Sunday.\'b8 Homilies. 1913 Webster]
Sab"bath*less, a.Without Sabbath, or intermission of labor; hence, without respite or rest.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
{ Sab*bat"ic(?), Sab*bat"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. sabbatique.]Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor. 1913 Webster]
Sabbatical year(Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage. 1913 Webster]
Sab"ba*tism(?), n.[L. sabbatismus, Gr. sabbatisme. See Sabbath.]Intermission of labor, as upon the Sabbath; rest.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Sab"ba*ton(?), n.[Cf. Sp. zapaton, a large shoe, F. sabot a wooden shoe.]A round-toed, armed covering for the feet, worn during a part of the sixteenth century in both military and civil dress. 1913 Webster]
Sa*be"an(?), a. & n.Same as Sabian. 1913 Webster]
Sa"be*ism(?), n.Same as Sabianism. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa*bel"la(?), n.[NL., fr. L. sabulum gravel.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of tubicolous annelids having a circle of plumose gills around the head. 1913 Webster]
Sa*bel"li*an(?), a.Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See Sabellian, n. 1913 Webster]
Sa*bel"li*an(?), n.(Eccl. Hist.)A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father. 1913 Webster]
Sa*bel"li*an*ism(?), n.(Eccl.)The doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See Sabellian, n. 1913 Webster]
Sa*bel"loid(?), a.[Sabella + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Like, or related to, the genus Sabella. -- Sa*bel"loid, n. 1913 Webster]
{ Sa"ber, Sa"bre }(?), n.[F. sabre, G. s\'84bel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. sz\'a0blya, Pol. szabla, Russ. sabla, and L. Gr. zabo`s crooked, curved.]A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword. 1913 Webster]
Saber fish, or
Sabre fish(Zo\'94l.), the cutlass fish. 1913 Webster]
{ Sa"ber, Sa"bre }, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Sabered(?) or Sabred(; p. pr. & vb. n.Sabering or Sabring(.][Cf. F. sabrer.]To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber. 1913 Webster]
You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Sa"bi*an(?), a.[L. Sabaeus.][Written also Sabean, and Sab\'91an.]1.Of or pertaining to Saba in Arabia, celebrated for producing aromatic plants.<-- #err An error in the original dictionary here: it says "Written also ... Sab\'91anism"
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2.Relating to the religion of Saba, or to the worship of the heavenly bodies. 1913 Webster]
Sa"bi*an, n.An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of the heavenly bodies.[Written also Sab\'91an, and Sabean.] 1913 Webster]
Sa"bi*an*ism(?), n.The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that species of idolatry which consists in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars; heliolatry.[Written also Sab\'91anism.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sab"i*cu(?), n.The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree (Lysiloma Sabicu), valued for shipbuilding. 1913 Webster]
Sa"bine(?), a.[L. Sabinus.]Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy. -- n.One of the Sabine people. 1913 Webster]
Sab"ine(?), n.[F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the Sabines. Cf. Savin.](Bot.)See Savin. 1913 Webster]
Sa"ble(?), n.[OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4), LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel, sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. s\'a2bole.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur. 1913 Webster]
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Mustela Americana), but it differs very little from the Asiatic sable, and is now considered only a geographical variety. 1913 Webster]
2.The fur of the sable. 1913 Webster]
3.A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural. \'bdSables wove by destiny.\'b8 Young. 1913 Webster]
4.(Her.)The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other. 1913 Webster]
Sa"ble(?), a.Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly in poetry. 1913 Webster]
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, Young. 1913 Webster]
Sable antelope(Zo\'94l.), a large South African antelope (Hippotragus niger). Both sexes have long, sharp horns. The adult male is black; the female is dark chestnut above, white beneath. --
Sable iron, a superior quality of Russia iron; -- so called because originally stamped with the figure of a sable. --
Sable mouse(Zo\'94l.), the lemming. 1913 Webster]
Sa"ble, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Sabled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sabling(?).]To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black. 1913 Webster]
Sabled all in black the shady sky.G. Fletcher. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa`bot"(s, n.[F.]1.A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa`bo`tage"(?), n.[F.]1.(a)Scamped work.(b)Malicious waste or destruction of an employer's property or injury to his interests by workmen during labor troubles.
2.any surreptitious destruction of property or obstruction of activity by persons not known to be hostile; -- in war, such actions carried out behind enemy lines by agents or local sympathisers of the hostile power. PJC]
\'d8Sa`bo"ti\'8are(?), n.[F.]A kind of freezer for ices. 1913 Webster]
Sa"bre(?), n. & v.See Saber. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa"bre*tasche`(?), n.[F. sabretache, G. s\'84beltasche; s\'84bel saber + tasche a pocket.](Mil.)A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the sword belt.Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.). 1913 Webster]
Sa*bri"na work`(?). A variety of appliqu\'82 work for quilts, table covers, etc.Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework). 1913 Webster]
Sab"u*lose(?), a.[L. sabulosus, from sabulum, sabulo, sand.](Bot.)Growing in sandy places. 1913 Webster]
Sab`u*los"i*ty(?), n.The quality of being sabulous; sandiness; grittiness. 1913 Webster]
Sac, n.[See Sake, Soc.](O.Eng. Law)The privilege formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.Cowell. 1913 Webster]
Sac(s, n.[F., fr. L. saccus a sack. See Sack a bag.]1.See 2d Sack. 1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.)A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack. 1913 Webster]
Sac"a*lait(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A kind of fresh-water bass; the crappie. [Southern U.S.] 1913 Webster]
Sa"car(?), n.See Saker. 1913 Webster]
Sac*cade"(?), n.[F.](Man.)A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cate(?), a.[NL. saccatus, fr. L. saccus a sack, bag.]1.(Biol.)Having the form of a sack or pouch; furnished with a sack or pouch, as a petal. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Saccata, a suborder of ctenophores having two pouches into which the long tentacles can be retracted. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rate(?), n.(Chem.)(a)A salt of saccharic acid.(b)In a wider sense, a compound of saccharose, or any similar carbohydrate, with such bases as the oxides of calcium, barium, or lead; a sucrate. 1913 Webster]
Sac*char"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, saccharine substances; specifically, designating an acid obtained, as a white amorphous gummy mass, by the oxidation of mannite, glucose, sucrose, etc. 1913 Webster]
Sac*char"i*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Saccharified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Saccharifying(?).][L. saccharon sugar + -fy: cf. F. saccharifier.]To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar. 1913 Webster]
Sac`cha*ril"la(?), n.A kind of muslin. 1913 Webster]
Sac`cha*rim"e*ter(?), n.[L. saccharon sugar + -meter: cf. F. saccharim\'8atre.]An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of saccharine matter in any solution, as the juice of a plant, or brewers' and distillers' worts.[Written also saccharometer.] 1913 Webster]
common saccharimeter of the brewer is an hydrometer adapted by its scale to point out the proportion of saccharine matter in a solution of any specific gravity. The polarizing saccharimeter of the chemist is a complex optical apparatus, in which polarized light is transmitted through the saccharine solution, and the proportion of sugar indicated by the relative deviation of the plane of polarization. 1913 Webster]
Sac`cha*ri*met"ric*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to saccharimetry; obtained by saccharimetry. 1913 Webster]
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Sac`cha*rim"e*try(s, n.The act, process or method of determining the amount and kind of sugar present in sirup, molasses, and the like, especially by the employment of polarizing apparatus. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rin(s, n.[F., from L. saccharon sugar.](Chem.)A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic acid; -- so called because formerly supposed to be isomeric with cane sugar (saccharose). 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*ri*nate(?), n.(Chem.)(a)A salt of saccharinic acid.(b)A salt of saccharine. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rine(? , a.[F. saccharin, fr. L. saccharon sugar, Gr. . Cf. Sugar.]Of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine matter. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rine(? , n.(Chem.)A trade name for benzoic sulphinide.[Written also saccharin.] <-- A synthetic sweetening agent used (in the form of the sodium salt) as a non-caloric sweetening agent, to avoid gaining weight or for medical purposes. Benzoic sulfimide, C7H5NO3S. --> 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rin"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharin; specifically, designating a complex acid not known in the free state but well known in its salts, which are obtained by boiling dextrose and levulose (invert sugar) with milk of lime. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Saccharized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Saccharizing(?).]To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar. 1913 Webster]
{ Sac"cha*roid(?), Sac`cha*roid"al(?), }a.[L. saccharon sugar + -oid: cf. F. saccharo\'8bde.]Resembling sugar, as in taste, appearance, consistency, or composition; as, saccharoidal limestone. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sac`cha*ro*my"ces(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisi\'91 is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called Torula.<-- Brewers' yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. --> 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sac`cha*ro*my*ce"tes(?), n. pl.(Biol.)A family of fungi consisting of the one genus Saccharomyces. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*ro*nate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of saccharonic acid. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rone(?), n.[Saccharin + lactone.](Chem.)(a)A white crystalline substance, C6H8O6, obtained by the oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of saccharonic acid.(b)An oily liquid, C6H10O2, obtained by the reduction of saccharin. 1913 Webster]
Sac`cha*ron"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharone; specifically, designating an unstable acid which is obtained from saccharone (a) by hydration, and forms a well-known series of salts. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rose`(?), n.(Chem.)Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See Sucrose. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cha*rous(?), a.Saccharine. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sac"cha*rum(?), n.[NL. See Saccharine.](Bot.)A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane. 1913 Webster]
Sac`cho*lac"tate(?), n.[See Saccholactic.](Chem.)A salt of saccholactic acid; -- formerly called also saccholate. [Obs.] See Mucate. 1913 Webster]
Sac`cho*lac"tic(?), a.[L. saccharon sugar + lac, lactis, milk.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called mucic acid; saccholic. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Sac*chul"mate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of sacchulmic acid. 1913 Webster]
Sac*chul"mic(?), a.[Saccharine + ulmic.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a dark amorphous substance by the long-continued boiling of sucrose with very dilute sulphuric acid. It resembles humic acid.[Written also sacculmic.] 1913 Webster]
Sac*chul"min(?), n.(Chem.)An amorphous huminlike substance resembling sacchulmic acid, and produced together with it. 1913 Webster]
Sac*cif"er*ous(?), a.[L. saccus a sack + -ferous.](Biol.)Bearing a sac. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ci*form(?), a.[L. saccus a sack + -form.](Biol.)Having the general form of a sac. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sac`co*glos"sa(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. saccus a sack + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)Same as Pellibranchiata. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cu*lar(?), a.Like a sac; sacciform. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cu*la`ted(?), a.Furnished with little sacs. 1913 Webster]
Sac"cule(?), n.[L. sacculus, dim. of saccus sack.]A little sac; specifically, the sacculus of the ear. 1913 Webster]
Sac`cu*lo-coch"le*ar(?), a.(Anat.)Pertaining to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear. 1913 Webster]
Sac`cu*lo-u*tric"u*lar(?), a.(Anat.)Pertaining to the sacculus and utriculus of the ear. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sac"cu*lus(?), n.; pl.Sacculi(#).[L., little sack.](Anat.)A little sac; esp., a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear.See the Note under Ear. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sac"cus(?), n.; pl.Sacci(#).[L., a sack.](Biol.)A sac. 1913 Webster]
Sa*cel"lum(?), n.; pl.Sacella(#).[L., dim. of sacrum a sacred place.](a)(Rom. Antiq.)An unroofed space consecrated to a divinity.(b)(Eccl.)A small monumental chapel in a church.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Sac`er*do"tal(?), a.[L. sacerdotalis, fr. sacerdos, -otis, a priest, fr. sacer holy, sacred: cf. F. sacerdotal.]Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests; relating to the priesthood; priesty; as, sacerdotal dignity; sacerdotal functions. 1913 Webster]
The ascendency of the sacerdotal order was long the ascendency which naturally and properly belongs to intellectual superiority.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Sac`er*do"tal*ism(?), n.The system, style, spirit, or character, of a priesthood, or sacerdotal order; devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order. 1913 Webster]
Sac`er*do"tal*ly, adv.In a sacerdotal manner. 1913 Webster]
Sach"el(s, n.A small bag.See Satchel. 1913 Webster]
Sa"chem(s, n.A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.See Sagamore. 1913 Webster]
Sa"chem*dom(-d, n.The government or jurisdiction of a sachem.Dr. T. Dwight. 1913 Webster]
Sa"chem*ship, n.Office or condition of a sachem. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa`chet"(?), n.[F., dim. of sac. See Sac.]A scent bag, or perfume cushion, to be laid among handkerchiefs, garments, etc., to perfume them. 1913 Webster]
Sack(s, n.[OE. seck, F. sec dry (cf. Sp. seco, It. secco), from L. siccus dry, harsh; perhaps akin to Gr. 'ischno`s, Skr. sikata sand, Ir. sesc dry, W. hysp. Cf. Desiccate.]A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines. \'bdSherris sack.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Sack posset, a posset made of sack, and some other ingredients. 1913 Webster]
Sack, n.[OE. sak, sek, AS. sacc, s\'91cc, L. saccus, Gr. sa`kkos from Heb. sak; cf. F. sac, from the Latin. Cf. Sac, Satchel, Sack to plunder.]1.A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch. 1913 Webster]
2.A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels.McElrath. 1913 Webster]
3.[Perhaps a different word.]Originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing sack.[Written also sacque.] 1913 Webster]
4.A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam. 1913 Webster]
5.(Biol.)See 2d Sac, 2. 1913 Webster]
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Sack bearer(Zo\'94l.). See Basket worm, under Basket. --
Sack tree(Bot.), an East Indian tree (Antiaris saccidora) which is cut into lengths, and made into sacks by turning the bark inside out, and leaving a slice of the wood for a bottom. --
To give the sack toor
get the sack, to discharge, or be discharged, from employment; to jilt, or be jilted. [Slang] --
To hit the sack, to go to bed. [Slang] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Sack, v. t.1.To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn. 1913 Webster]
Bolsters sacked in cloth, blue and crimson.L. Wallace. 1913 Webster]
2.To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Sack, n.[F. sac plunder, pillage, originally, a pack, packet, booty packed up, fr. L. saccus. See Sack a bag.]The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage. 1913 Webster]
The town was stormed, and delivered up to sack, -- by which phrase is to be understood the perpetration of all those outrages which the ruthless code of war allowed, in that age, on the persons and property of the defenseless inhabitants, without regard to sex or age.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
Sack, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Sacked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sacking.][See Sack pillage.]To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to ravage. 1913 Webster]
The Romans lay under the apprehensions of seeing their city sacked by a barbarous enemy.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Sack"age(?; 48), n.The act of taking by storm and pillaging; sack. [R.] H. Roscoe. 1913 Webster]
Sack"but(?), n.[F. saquebute, OF. saqueboute a sackbut, earlier, a sort of hook attached to the end of a lance used by foot soldiers to unhorse cavalrymen; prop. meaning, pull and push; fr. saquier, sachier, to pull, draw (perhaps originally, to put into a bag or take out from a bag; see Sack a bag) + bouter to push (see Butt to thrust). The name was given to the musical instrument from its being lengthened and shortened.](Mus.)A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone.[Written also sagbut.]Moore (Encyc. of Music). 1913 Webster]
sackbut of the Scriptures is supposed to have been a stringed instrument. 1913 Webster]
Sack"cloth`(?; 115), n.Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress, mortification, or penitence. 1913 Webster]
Gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.2 Sam. iii. 31. 1913 Webster]
Thus with sackcloth I invest my woe.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Sack"clothed`(?), a.Clothed in sackcloth. 1913 Webster]
Sack"er(?), n.One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and pillage of a town. 1913 Webster]
Sack"ful(?), n.; pl.Sackfuls(.As much as a sack will hold. 1913 Webster]
Sack"ful, a.Bent on plunder. [Obs.] Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Sack"ing, n.[AS. s\'91ccing, from s\'91cc sack, bag.]Stout, coarse cloth of which sacks, bags, etc., are made. 1913 Webster]
Sack"-winged`(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a peculiar pouch developed near the front edge of the wing; -- said of certain bats of the genus Saccopteryx. 1913 Webster]
Sacque(?), n.[Formed after the analogy of the French. See 2d Sack.]Same as 2d Sack, 3. 1913 Webster]
Sa"cral(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the sacrum; in the region of the sacrum. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ra*ment(?), n.[L. sacramentum an oath, a sacred thing, a mystery, a sacrament, fr. sacrare to declare as sacred, sacer sacred: cf. F. sacrement. See Sacred.]1.The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
I'll take the sacrament on't.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
God sometimes sent a light of fire, and pillar of a cloud . . . and the sacrament of a rainbow, to guide his people through their portion of sorrows.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
3.(Theol.)One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Sacrament, Eucharist. -- Protestants apply the term sacrament to baptism and the Lord's Supper, especially the latter. The R. Cath. and Greek churches have five other sacraments, viz., confirmation, penance, holy orders, matrimony, and extreme unction. As sacrament denotes an oath or vow, the word has been applied by way of emphasis to the Lord's Supper, where the most sacred vows are renewed by the Christian in commemorating the death of his Redeemer. Eucharist denotes the giving of thanks; and this term also has been applied to the same ordinance, as expressing the grateful remembrance of Christ's sufferings and death. \'bdSome receive the sacrament as a means to procure great graces and blessings; others as an eucharist and an office of thanksgiving for what they have received.\'b8Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ra*ment(?), v. t.To bind by an oath. [Obs.] Laud. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men"tal(?), a.[L. sacramentalis: cf. F. sacramental, sacramentel.]1.Of or pertaining to a sacrament or the sacraments; of the nature of a sacrament; sacredly or solemnly binding; as, sacramental rites or elements. 1913 Webster]
2.Bound by a sacrament. 1913 Webster]
The sacramental host of God's elect.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men"tal, n.That which relates to a sacrament.Bp. Morton. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men"tal*ism(?), n.The doctrine and use of sacraments; attachment of excessive importance to sacraments. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men"tal*ist, n.One who holds the doctrine of the real objective presence of Christ's body and blood in the holy eucharist.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men"tal*ly, adv.In a sacramental manner. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an(?), n.[LL. sacramentarius: cf. F. sacramentaire.]1.(Eccl.)A name given in the sixteenth century to those German reformers who rejected both the Roman and the Lutheran doctrine of the holy eucharist. 1913 Webster]
2.One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of sacraments. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an, a.1.Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the sacramentals; sacramental. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men"ta*ry(?), a.1.Of or pertaining to a sacrament or the sacraments; sacramental. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ra*men"ta*ry, n.; pl.-ries(#).[LL. sacramentarium: cf. F. sacramentaire.]1.An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St. Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same kind in France and Germany. 1913 Webster]
2.Same as Sacramentarian, n., 1. 1913 Webster]
Papists, Anabaptists, and Sacramentaries.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ra*ment*ize(?), v. i.To administer the sacraments. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Both to preach and sacramentize.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa*cra"ri*um(?), n.; pl.-ria(#).[L., fr. sacer sacred.]1.A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity. 1913 Webster]
2.The adytum of a temple.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
3.In a Christian church, the sanctuary. 1913 Webster]
Sa"crate(?), v. t.[L. sacratus, p. p. of sacrare. See Sacred.]To consecrate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Sa"cre, v. t.[F. sacrer. See Sacred.]To consecrate; to make sacred. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Sa"cred(?), a.[Originally p. p. of OE. sacren to consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. Consecrate, Execrate, Saint, Sexton.]1.Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service. 1913 Webster]
2.Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history. 1913 Webster]
Smit with the love of sacred song.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable. 1913 Webster]
Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [royal] blood Shak. 1913 Webster]
Poet and saint to thee alone were given, sacred names of earth and heaven.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable. 1913 Webster]
Secrets of marriage still are sacred held.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
5.Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to. 1913 Webster]
A temple, sacred to the queen of love.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
6.Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
But, to destruction sacred and devote.Milton. 1913 Webster]
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Society of the Sacred Heart(R.C. Ch.), a religious order of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826. It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the order devote themselves to the higher branches of female education. --
Sacred baboon. (Zo\'94l.)See Hamadryas. --
Sacred bean(Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus (Nelumbo speciosa or Nelumbium speciosum), a plant resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See Lotus. --
Sacred beetle(Zo\'94l.)See Scarab. --
Sacred canon. See Canon, n., 3. --
Sacred fish(Zo\'94l.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water African fishes of the family Mormyrid\'91. Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially Mormyrus oxyrhynchus. --
Sacred ibis. See Ibis. --
Sacred monkey. (Zo\'94l.)(a)Any Asiatic monkey of the genus Semnopithecus, regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus. See Entellus.(b)The sacred baboon. See Hamadryas. (c)The bhunder, or rhesus monkey. --
Sacred place(Civil Law), the place where a deceased person is buried. 1913 Webster]
-- Sa"cred*ly(#), adv. -- Sa"cred*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
{ Sacrif"ic(?), Sa*crif"ic*al(?), }a.[L. sacrificus, sacrificalis. See Sacrifice.]Employed in sacrifice. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Sa*crif"ic*a*ble(?), a.Capable of being offered in sacrifice. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Sa*crif"ic*ant(?), n.[L. sacrificans, p. pr. See Sacrifice.]One who offers a sacrifice. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Sac"ri*fi*ca`tor(?), n.[L.]A sacrificer; one who offers a sacrifice. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Sa*crif"ic*a*to*ry(?), n.[Cf. F. sacrificatoire.]Offering sacrifice. [R.] Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ri*fice(?; 277), n.[OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to make. See Sacred, and Fact.]1.The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. 1913 Webster]
Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation. 1913 Webster]
Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood sacrifice.Milton. 1913 Webster]
My life, if thou preserv'st my life, sacrifice shall be.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest. 1913 Webster]
4.A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant] 1913 Webster]
Burnt sacrifice. See Burnt offering, under Burnt. --
Sacrifice hit(Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ri*fice(?; 277), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Sacrificed(; p. pr. & vb. n.Sacrificing(.][From Sacrifice, n.: cf. F. sacrifier, L. sacrificare; sacer sacred, holy + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy.]1.To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a sheep. 1913 Webster]
Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering. 1913 Webster]
Condemned to sacrifice his childish years Prior. 1913 Webster]
The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the sake of . . . making this boy his heir.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
3.To destroy; to kill.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
4.To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value. [Tradesmen's Cant] 1913 Webster]
Sac"ri*fice, v. i.To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice. 1913 Webster]
O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen sacrificed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ri*fi`cer(?), n.One who sacrifices. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ri*fi"cial(?), a.Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice. \'bdSacrificial rites.\'b8 Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ri*lege(?), n.[F. sacril\'8age, L. sacrilegium, from sacrilegus that steals, properly, gathers or picks up, sacred things; sacer sacred + legere to gather, pick up. See Sacred, and Legend.]The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses. 1913 Webster]
And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb sacrilege to dig.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and enriched with the spoils of sacrilege.South. 1913 Webster]
Sac`ri*le"gious(?), a.[From sacrilege: cf. L. sacrilegus.]Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane; impious. 1913 Webster]
Above the reach of sacrilegious hands.Pope. 1913 Webster]
-- Sac`ri*le"gious*ly, adv. -- Sac`ri*le"gious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ri*le`gist(?), n.One guilty of sacrilege. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ring(?), a. & n. from Sacre. 1913 Webster]
Sacring bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. 1913 Webster]
Sa"crist(?), n.[LL. sacrista. See Sacristan.]A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ris*tan(?), n.[F. sacristain, LL. sacrista, fr. L. sacer. See Sacred, and cf. Sexton.]An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ris*ty(?), n.; pl.Sacristies(#).[F. sacristie, LL. sacristia, fr. L. sacer. See Sacred.]An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry. 1913 Webster]
Sa"cro-(. (Anat.)A combining form denoting connection with, or relation to, the sacrum, as in sacro-coccygeal, sacro-iliac, sacrosciatic. 1913 Webster]
Sac"ro*sanct(?), a.[L. sucrosanctus.]Sacred; inviolable. [R.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Sa`cro*sci*at"ic(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to both the sacrum and the hip; as, the sacrosciatic foramina formed by the sacrosciatic ligaments which connect the sacrum and the hip bone. 1913 Webster]
Sa`cro*ver"te*bral(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it; as, the sacrovertebral angle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa"crum(?), n.; pl.sacra(.[NL., fr. L. sacer sacred, os sacrum the lowest bone of the spine.](Anat.)That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis. 1913 Webster]
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Sacs(s, n. pl.; sing. Sac(. (Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians, which, together with the Foxes, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin.[Written also Sauks.] 1913 Webster]
Sad(s, a.[Compar.Sadder(s; superl.Saddest.][OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. s\'91d satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. sa, saddr, Goth. sa, Lith. sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated, Gr. 'a`menai to satiate, 'a`dnh enough. Cf. Assets, Sate, Satiate, Satisfy, Satire.]1.Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad, Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few phrases; as, sad bread.] 1913 Webster]
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
3.Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. \'bdSad-colored clothes.\'b8 Walton. 1913 Webster]
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
4.Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.] \'bdRipe and sad courage.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.Ld. Berners. 1913 Webster]
5.Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful. 1913 Webster]
First were we sad, fearing you would not come; sadder, that you come so unprovided.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.Milton. 1913 Webster]
6.Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune. 1913 Webster]
7.Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.] \'bdSad tipsy fellows, both of them.\'b8 I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Sad is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed, sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Sad bread, heavy bread. [Scot. & Local, U.S.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sad"da(?), n.[Per. sad-dar the hundred gates or ways; sad a hundred + dar door, way.]A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books. 1913 Webster]
Sad"den(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Saddened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Saddening.]To make sad. Specifically: (a)To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
(b)To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.(c)To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful. 1913 Webster]
Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Sad"den, v. i.To become, or be made, sad.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Sad"der(?), n.Same as Sadda. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle(?), n.[OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s\'94, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.]1.A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle. 1913 Webster]
2.A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mach.)A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support. 1913 Webster]
6.(Zo\'94l.)The clitellus of an earthworm. 1913 Webster]
7.(Arch.)The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors. 1913 Webster]
8.(Phys. Geog.)A ridge connected two higher elevations; a low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9.(Mining)A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Saddle bar(Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured.Oxf. Gloss. --
Saddle gall(Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by the saddle. --
Saddle girth, a band passing round the body of a horse to hold the saddle in its place. --
saddle horse, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a saddle. --
Saddle joint, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward over the turned-up edge of the next sheet. --
Saddle roof, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a saddle roof. Called also saddleback roof. --
Saddle shell(Zo\'94l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of the genera Placuna and Anomia; -- so called from its shape. Called also saddle oyster. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Saddled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Saddling(?).][AS. sadelian.]1.To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. \'bdsaddle my horse.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass.Gen. xxii. 3. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle*back`(?), a.Same as Saddle-backed. 1913 Webster]
Saddleback roof. (Arch.)See Saddle roof, under Saddle. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle*back`, n.1.Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The harp seal.(b)The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).(c)The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle-backed`(?), a.1.Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a low back and high neck, as a horse. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle*bags(?), n. pl.Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle*bow`(?), n.[AS. sadelboga.]The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle*cloth`(?; 115), n.A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dled(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dler(?), n.One who makes saddles. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A harp seal. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dler*y(?), n.1.The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop. 1913 Webster]
2.The trade or employment of a saddler. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle-shaped`(?), a.Shaped like a saddle. Specifically: (a)(Bot.)Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form.Henslow. 1913 Webster]
(b)(Geol.)Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata. 1913 Webster]
Sad"dle*tree`(?), n.The frame of a saddle. 1913 Webster]
For saddletree scarce reached had he, Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Sad`du*ca"ic(?; 135), a.Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic reasonings. 1913 Webster]
Sad"du*cee(?), n.[L. Sadducaei, p., Gr. Tsadd; -- so called from Ts\'bed, the founder of the sect.]One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels. -- Sad`du*ce"an(#), a. 1913 Webster]
{ Sad"du*cee`ism(?), Sad"du*cism(?), }n.The tenets of the Sadducees. 1913 Webster]
Sad"du*cize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Sadducized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sadducizing(?).]To adopt the principles of the Sadducees.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
Sadh(?), n.[Skr. s\'bedhu perfect, pure.]A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble the Quakers in many respects.Balfour (Cyc. of India). 1913 Webster]
Sad"i`ron(?), n.[Probably sad heavy + iron.]An iron for smoothing clothes; a flatiron. 1913 Webster]
Her sadness and her benignity.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection. 1913 Webster]
Dim sadness did not spare Milton. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Sorrow; heaviness; dejection. See Grief. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sadr(?), n.(Bot.)A plant of the genus Ziziphus (Z. lotus); -- so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food. See Lotus(b). 1913 Webster]
\'d8Saeng"er*bund`(?), n.; G. pl.Saengerb\'81nde(#). [G. s\'84ngerbund.](Music)A singers' union; an association of singers or singing clubs, esp. German. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Saeng"er*fest(?), n.[G. s\'84ngerfest.]A festival of singers; a German singing festival. 1913 Webster]
Safe(?), a.[Compar.Safer(?); superl.Safest.][OE. sauf, F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare, safety. Cf. Salute, Salvation, Sage a plant, Save, Salvo an exception.]1.Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. \'bdAnd ye dwelled safe.\'b8 1 Sam. xii. 11. 1913 Webster]
They escaped all safe to land.Acts xxvii. 44. 1913 Webster]
Established in a safe, unenvied throne.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. \'bdThe man of safe discretion.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
The King of heaven hath doomed safe retreat.Milton. 1913 Webster]
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3.Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe. 1913 Webster]
But Banquo's safe? safe in a ditch he bides.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Safe hit(Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get to first base even if no error is made by the other side. <--
safe house, a residence where a person in hiding from the authorities or other persons may stay without being discovered. --> 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Secure; unendangered; sure. 1913 Webster]
Safe(?), n.A place for keeping things in safety.Specifically:(a)A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like.(b)A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects. 1913 Webster]
Safe, v. t.To render safe; to make right. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Safe"-con"duct(?), n.[Safe + conduct: cf. F. sauf-conduit.]That which gives a safe passage; either (a)a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country, or (b)a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Safe`-con*duct"(?), v. t.To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
He him by all the bonds of love besought safe-conduct his love.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Safe"guard`(?), n.[Safe = guard: cf. F. sauvegarde.]1.One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.Granville. 1913 Webster]
2.A convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property. 1913 Webster]
3.A pass; a passport; a safe-conduct.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Safe"guard`, v. t.To guard; to protect.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Safe"-keep"ing(?), n.[Safe + keep.]The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody. 1913 Webster]
Safe"ly, adv.In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences. 1913 Webster]
Safe"ness, n.The quality or state of being safe; freedom from hazard, danger, harm, or loss; safety; security; as the safeness of an experiment, of a journey, or of a possession. 1913 Webster]
Safe"-pledge"(?), n.(Law)A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time.Bracton. 1913 Webster]
Safe"ty(?), n.[Cf. F. sauvet\'82.]1.The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss. 1913 Webster]
Up led by thee, safety guided down, Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc. 1913 Webster]
Would there were any safety in thy sex, Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
3.Preservation from escape; close custody. 1913 Webster]
Imprison him, . . . safety; and return.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Amer. Football)the act or result of a ball-carrier on the offensive team being tackled behind his own goal line, or the downing of a ball behind the offensive team's own goal line when it had been carried or propelled behind that goal line by a player on the offensive tream; such a play causes a score of two points to be awarded to the defensive team; -- it is distinguished from touchback, when the ball is downed behind the goal after being propelled there or last touched by a player of the defending team. See Touchdown. Same as Safety touchdown, below. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
5.Short for Safety bicycle. [archaic] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6.a switch on a firearm that locks the trigger and prevents the firearm from being discharged unintentionally; -- also called safety catch, safety lock, or lock. [archaic] PJC]
Safety bicycle. A bicycle with equal or nearly equal wheels, usually about 28 inches diameter, driven by pedals connected to the rear (driving) wheel by a multiplying gear. Since the 1930's this has been the most common type of bicycle, now simply called bicycle. The older high-wheelers are often referred to as bone-rattlers. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Safety chain. (a)(Railroads)A normally slack chain for preventing excessive movement between a truck and a car body in sluing.(b)An auxiliary watch chain, secured to the clothes, usually out of sight, to prevent stealing of the watch.(c)A chain of sheet metal links with an elongated hole through each broad end, made up by doubling the first link on itself, slipping the next link through and doubling, and so on. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Safety arch(Arch.), a discharging arch. See under Discharge, v. t. --
Safety belt, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to float in water; a life preserver. --
Safety buoy, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety belt. --
Safety cage(Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift, having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the lifting rope should break. --
Safety lamp. (Mining)See under Lamp. --
Safety match, a match which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose. --
Safety pin, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer. --
Safety plug. See Fusible plug, under Fusible. --
Safety switch. See Switch. --
Safety touchdown(Football), the act or result of a player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own side; -- distinguished from touchback. See Touchdown. Same as safety --
Safety tube(Chem.), a tube to prevent explosion, or to control delivery of gases by an automatic valvular connection with the outer air; especially, a bent funnel tube with bulbs for adding those reagents which produce unpleasant fumes or violent effervescence. --
Safety valve, a valve which is held shut by a spring or weight and opens automatically to permit the escape of steam, or confined gas, water, etc., from a boiler, or other vessel, when the pressure becomes too great for safety; also, sometimes, a similar valve opening inward to admit air to a vessel in which the pressure is less than that of the atmosphere, to prevent collapse. 1913 Webster]
Saf"flow`er(?), n.[F. safleur, saflor, for safran, influenced by fleur flower. See Saffron, and Flower.]1.(Bot.)An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron. 1913 Webster]
2.The dried flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius. 1913 Webster]
3.A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin(b). 1913 Webster]
Oil of safflower, a purgative oil expressed from the seeds of the safflower. 1913 Webster]
Saf"fron(?; 277), n.[OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It. zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a; all fr. Ar. & Per. za' far\'ben.]1.(Bot.)A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus. 1913 Webster]
2.The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine. 1913 Webster]
3.An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus. 1913 Webster]
Bastard saffron,
Dyer's saffron. (Bot.)See Safflower. --
Meadow saffron(Bot.), a bulbous plant (Colchichum autumnale) of Europe, resembling saffron. --
Saffron wood(Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African tree (El\'91odendron croceum); also, the tree itself. --
Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus). 1913 Webster]
Saf"fron(?; 277), a.Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer. 1913 Webster]
Saf"fron, v. t.To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
And in Latyn I speak a wordes few, saffron with my predication.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Saf"fron*y(?), a.Having a color somewhat like saffron; yellowish.Lord (1630). 1913 Webster]
Saf"ra*nin(?), n.(Chem.)(a)An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [R.] (b)A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin.(c)An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye. 1913 Webster]
Saf"ra*nine(? , n.[So called because used as a substitute for safranin.](Chem.)An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type. 1913 Webster]
Sag(s, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Sagged(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sagging(?).][Akin to Sw. sacka to settle, sink down, LG. sacken, D. zakken. Cf. Sink, v. i.]1.To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, sag with doubt nor shake with fear.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily. 1913 Webster]
To sag to leeward(Naut.), to make much leeway by reason of the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; -- said of a vessel.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Sag, v. t.To cause to bend or give way; to load. 1913 Webster]
Sag, n.State of sinking or bending; sagging. 1913 Webster]
Sa"ga(s, n.; pl.Sagas(-g.[Icel., akin to E. saw a saying. See Say, and cf. Saw.]A Scandinavian legend, or heroic or mythic tradition, among the Norsemen and kindred people; a northern European popular historical or religious tale of olden time. 1913 Webster]
And then the blue-eyed Norseman told saga of the days of old.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Sa*ga"cious(?), a.[L. sagax, sagacis, akin to sagire to perceive quickly or keenly, and probably to E. seek. See Seek, and cf. Presage.]1.Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail. 1913 Webster]
Sagacious of his quarry from so far.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark. 1913 Webster]
Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious above our apprehension.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Only sagacious heads light on these observations, and reduce them into general propositions.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Shrewd. 1913 Webster]
-- Sa*ga"cious*ly, adv. -- Sa*ga"cious*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Sa*gac"i*ty(?), n.[L. sagacitas. See Sagacious.]The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness. 1913 Webster]
Some [brutes] show that nice sagacity of smell.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Natural sagacity improved by generous education.V. Knox. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Penetration; shrewdness; judiciousness. -- Sagacity, Penetration. Penetration enables us to enter into the depths of an abstruse subject, to detect motives, plans, etc. Sagacity adds to penetration a keen, practical judgment, which enables one to guard against the designs of others, and to turn everything to the best possible advantage. 1913 Webster]
Sag"a*more(?), n.1.[Cf. Sachem.]The head of a tribe among the American Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writters distinguished between them, making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a sagamore one of the second rank. \'bdBe it sagamore, sachem, or powwow.\'b8 Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
2.A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Sag"a*pen(?), n.Sagapenum. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sag`a*pe"num(?), n.[L. sagapenon, sacopenium, Gr. sagapin, gomme sagapin, sagap\'82num, Ar. sikb\'c6naj, Per. sakb\'c6nah, sikb\'c6nah.](Med.)A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of Ferula. It has been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with.U. S. Disp. 1913 Webster]
Sag"a*thy(?), n.[F. sagatis: cf. Sp. sagat\'a1, saet\'a1.]A mixed woven fabric of silk and cotton, or silk and wool; sayette; also, a light woolen fabric. 1913 Webster]
Sage(?), n.[OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See Safe.](Bot.)(a)A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.(b)The sagebrush. 1913 Webster]
Meadow sage(Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia (S. pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe. --
Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. --
Sage cock(Zo\'94l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. --
Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. --
Sage grouse(Zo\'94l.), a very large American grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also cock of the plains. The male is called sage cock, and the female sage hen. --
Sage hare, or
Sage rabbit(Zo\'94l.), a species of hare (Lepus Nuttalli syn. Lepus artemisia) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. --
Sage hen(Zo\'94l.), the female of the sage grouse. --
Sage sparrow(Zo\'94l.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza Belli, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. --
Sage thrasher(Zo\'94l.), a singing bird (Oroscoptes montanus) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. --
Sage willow(Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves. 1913 Webster]
Sage(?), a.[Compar.Sager(?); superl.Sagest.][F., fr. L. sapius (only in nesapius unwise, foolish), fr. sapere to be wise; perhaps akin to E. sap. Cf. Savor, Sapient, Insipid.]1.Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious. 1913 Webster]
All you sage counselors, hence!Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose. 1913 Webster]
Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counseled the general to retreat.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Grave; serious; solemn. [R.] \'bd[Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.\'b8 Milton. <-- the "great bards" was moved inside the quote for consistency. --> 1913 Webster]
Sage, n.A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher. 1913 Webster]
At his birth a star, sages.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Sage"brush`(?), n.A low irregular shrub (Artemisia tridentata), of the order Composit\'91, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline regions of the American plains; -- called also sagebush, and wild sage. 1913 Webster]
Sagebrush State. Nevada; -- a nickname. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sage"ly, adv.In a sage manner; wisely. 1913 Webster]
Sa*gene"(?), n.[Russ. sajene.]A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English feet. 1913 Webster]
Sage"ness(?), n.The quality or state of being sage; wisdom; sagacity; prudence; gravity.Ascham. 1913 Webster]
Sag"e*nite(?), n.[F. sag\'82nite, fr. L. sagena a large net. See Seine.](Min.)Acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms imbedded in quartz. 1913 Webster]
Sag`e*nit"ic(?), a.(Min.)Resembling sagenite; -- applied to quartz when containing acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile, also tourmaline, actinolite, and the like. 1913 Webster]
Sag"ger(?), n.[See Seggar.]1.A pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is inclosed while baking in the kiln; a seggar. 1913 Webster]
2.The clay of which such pots or cases are made. 1913 Webster]
Sag"ging(?), n.A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging. 1913 Webster]
Sag"i*nate(?), v. t.[L. saginatus, p. p. of saginare to fat, fr. sagina stuffing.]To make fat; to pamper. [R.] \'bdMany a saginated boar.\'b8 Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Sag`i*na"tion(?), n.[L. saginatio.]The act of fattening or pampering. [R.] Topsell. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa*git"ta(?), n.[L., an arrow.]1.(Astron.)A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)The keystone of an arch. [R.] Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geom.)The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.(Anat.)The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. It is the type of the class Ch\'91tognatha. 1913 Webster]
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Sag"it*tal(?), a.[L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. sagittal.]1.Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)(a)Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull.(b)In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal. 1913 Webster]
Sagittal suture(Anat.), the suture between the two parietal bones in the top of the skull; -- called also rabdoidal suture, and interparietal suture. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sag`it*ta"ri*us(?), n.[L., literally, an archer, fr. sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow.](Astron.)(a)The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [(b)A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow. 1913 Webster]
Sag"it*ta"ry(?), n.[See Sagittarius.]1.(Myth.)A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Sag"it*ta*ry, a.[L. sagittarius.]Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Sag"it*tate(?), a.[NL. sagittatus, fr. L. sagitta an arrow.]Shaped like an arrowhead; triangular, with the two basal angles prolonged downward. 1913 Webster]
Sag"it*to*cyst(?), n.[See Sagitta, and Cyst.](Zo\'94l.)A defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which may be expelled. Such cells are found in certain Turbellaria. 1913 Webster]
Sa"go(s, n.[Malay. s.]A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan palm trees, but chiefly from the Metroxylon Sagu; also from several cycadaceous plants (Cycas revoluta, Zamia integrifolia, etc.). 1913 Webster]
Portland sago, a kind of sago prepared from the corms of the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum). --
Sago palm. (Bot.)(a)A palm tree which yields sago. (b)A species of Cycas (Cycas revoluta). --
Sago spleen(Med.), a morbid condition of the spleen, produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies looking like grains of sago. 1913 Webster]
Sa*goin"(?), n.[F. sagouin(formed from the native South American name).](Zo\'94l.)A marmoset; -- called also sagouin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa"gum(?), n.; pl.Saga(#).[L. sagum, sagus; cf. Gr. Say a kind of serge.](Rom. Antiq.)The military cloak of the Roman soldiers. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa"gus(?), n.[NL. See Sago.](Bot.)A genus of palms from which sago is obtained. 1913 Webster]
Sa"gy(?), a.Full of sage; seasoned with sage. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sa"hib(?), \'d8Sa"heb(, n.[Ar. master, lord, fem. .]A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank. [India] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sai"bling(?), n.[Dial. G.](Zo\'94l.)A European mountain trout (Salvelinus alpinus); -- called also Bavarian charr. 1913 Webster]
Sa"ic(?), n.[F. sa\'8bque, Turk. sha\'8bka.](Naut.)A kind of ketch very common in the Levant, which has neither topgallant sail nor mizzen topsail. 1913 Webster]
Said(?), imp. & p. p. of Say. 1913 Webster]
Said, a.Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Sai"ga(?), n.[Russ. saika.](Zo\'94l.)An antelope (Saiga Tartarica) native of the plains of Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears. 1913 Webster]
Sai"kyr(?), n.(Mil.)Same as Saker. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Sail(?), n.[OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. 1.An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water. 1913 Webster]
Behoves him now both sail and oar.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail. 1913 Webster]
3.A wing; a van. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
Like an eagle soaring sails.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.The extended surface of the arm of a windmill. 1913 Webster]
5.A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft. 1913 Webster]
as, twenty sail were in sight. 1913 Webster]
6.A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the water. 1913 Webster]
fore-and-aft sails, and square sails. Square sails are always bent to yards, with their foot lying across the line of the vessel. Fore-and-aft sails are set upon stays or gaffs with their foot in line with the keel. A fore-and-aft sail is triangular, or quadrilateral with the after leech longer than the fore leech. Square sails are quadrilateral, but not necessarily square. See Phrases under Fore, a., and Square, a.; also, Bark, Brig, Schooner, Ship, Stay. 1913 Webster]
Sail burton(Naut.), a purchase for hoisting sails aloft for bending. --
Sail fluke(Zo\'94l.), the whiff. --
Sail hook, a small hook used in making sails, to hold the seams square. --
Sail loft, a loft or room where sails are cut out and made. --
Sail room(Naut.), a room in a vessel where sails are stowed when not in use. --
Sail yard(Naut.), the yard or spar on which a sail is extended. --
Shoulder-of-mutton sail(Naut.), a triangular sail of peculiar form. It is chiefly used to set on a boat's mast. --
To crowd sail. (Naut.)See under Crowd. --
To loose sails(Naut.), to unfurl or spread sails. --
To make sail(Naut.), to extend an additional quantity of sail. --
To set a sail(Naut.), to extend or spread a sail to the wind. --
To set sail(Naut.), to unfurl or spread the sails; hence, to begin a voyage. --
To shorten sail(Naut.), to reduce the extent of sail, or take in a part. --
To strike sail(Naut.), to lower the sails suddenly, as in saluting, or in sudden gusts of wind; hence, to acknowledge inferiority; to abate pretension. --
Under sail, having the sails spread. 1913 Webster]
Sail(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Sailed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sailing.][AS. segelian, seglian. See Sail, n.]1.To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of steam or other power. 1913 Webster]
2.To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water fowl. 1913 Webster]
3.To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton. 1913 Webster]
4.To set sail; to begin a voyage. 1913 Webster]
5.To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without apparent exertion, as a bird. 1913 Webster]
As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . . sails upon the bosom of the air.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Sail, v. t.1.To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force. 1913 Webster]
A thousand ships were manned to sail the sea.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through. 1913 Webster]
Sublime she sails Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Sail"a*ble(?), a.Capable of being sailed over; navigable; as, a sailable river. 1913 Webster]
Sail"boat`, n.A boat propelled by a sail or sails. 1913 Webster]