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S
S (?), the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonanat,
and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It
has two principal sounds; one a more 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, \'c5\'c5 255-261.
NOTE: Both th e fo rm 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.).
-s
-s.
1. [OE. es, AS. as.] The suffix used to form the plural of most words;
as in roads, elfs, sides, accounts.
2. [OE. -s, for older -th, AS. -\'eb.] The suffix used to form the
third person singular indicative of English verbs; as in the falls,
tells, sends.
3. An adverbial suffix; as in towards, needs, always, -- originally
the genitive, possesive, ending. See -'s.
-'s
-'s [OE. -es, AS. -es.] The suffix used to form the possessive
singular of nouns; as, boy's; man's.
's
's. A contraction for is or (colloquially) for has. "My heart's
subdued." Shak.
Saadh
Sa"adh (?), n.See Sadh.
Saan
Saan (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) Same as Bushmen.
Sabadilla
Sab`a*dil"la (?), n. [Sp. cebadilla.] (Bot.) A Mexican liliaceous
plant (Sch\'91nocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the
alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and
purgative.
Sab\'91an
Sa*b\'91"an (?), a. & n. Same as Sabianism.
Sab\'91anism
Sa*b\'91"an*ism (?), n. Same as Sabianism.
Sab\'91ism, Sabaism
Sa"b\'91*ism (?), Sa"ba*ism (?), n. See Sabianism.
Sabal
Sa"bal (?), n. (Bot.) A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of
the Southern United States.
Sabaoth
Sab"a*oth (s&acr;b"&asl;*&ocr;th OR s&adot;"b&amac;*&ocr;th; 277), n.
pl. [Heb. tseb\'be'&omac;th, pl. of ts\'beb\'be', an army or host, fr.
ts\'beb\'be', to go forth to war.]
1. Armies; hosts.
NOTE: [Used tw ice in the English Bible, in the phrase "The Lord of
Sabaoth."]
2. Incorrectly, the Sabbath.
Sabbat
Sab"bat (?), n. [See Sabbath.] In medi\'91val demonology, the
nocturnal assembly in which demons and sorcerers were thought to
celebrate their orgies.
Sabbatarian
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,
aggreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the Decalogue.
NOTE: &hand; Th ere we re Ch ristians in the early church who held
this opinion, and certain Christians, esp. the Seventh-day
Baptists, hold it now.
2. A strict observer of the Sabbath.
Sabbatarian
Sab`ba*ta"ri*an, a. Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of
Sabbatarians.
Sabbatarianism
Sab`ba*ta"ri*an*ism (?), n. The tenets of Sabbatarians. Bp. Ward.
(1673).
Sabbath
Sab"bath (?), n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L. sabbatum, Gr.
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.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Ex. xx. 8.
2. The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and
festival. Lev. xxv. 4.
3. Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort,
sorrow, or the like.
Peaceful sleep out the sabbath of the tomb. Pope.
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. 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
"the Sabbath," 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. "So if we will be the children of our heavenly Father, we
must be careful to keep the Christian Sabbathday, which is the
Sunday." Homilies.
Sabbathless
Sab"bath*less, a. Without Sabbath, or intermission of labor; hence,
without respite or rest. Bacon.
Sabbatic, Sabbatical
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. 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.
Sabbatism
Sab"ba*tism (?), n. [L. sabbatismus, Gr. sabbatisme. See Sabbath.]
Intermission of labor, as upon the Sabbath; rest. Dr. H. More.
Sabbaton
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.
Sabean
Sa*be"an (?), a. & n. Same as Sabian.
Sabeism
Sa"be*ism (?), n. Same as Sabianism.
Sabella
Sa*bel"la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. sabulum gravel.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of
tubiculous annelids having a circle of plumose gills around head.
Sabellian
Sa*bel"li*an (?), a. Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of
Sabellius. See Sabellian, n.
Sabellian
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.
Sabellianism
Sa*bel"li*an*ism (?), n. (Eccl.) The doctrines or tenets of Sabellius.
See Sabellian, n.
Sabelloid
Sa*bel"loid (?), a. [Sabella + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Like, or related to,
the genus Sabella. -- Sa*bel"loid, n.
Saber, Sabre
Sa"ber, Sa"bre (?), n. [F. sabre, G. s\'84bel; of uncertain origin;
cf. Hung. sz\'a0blya, Pol. szabla, Russ. sabla, and L. Gr. A sword
with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or
less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword. Saber fish, OR Sabre
fish (Zo\'94l.), the cutlass fish.
Saber, Sabre
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.
You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission. Burke.
Saberbill, Sabrebill
Sa"ber*bill`, Sa"bre*bill`, n. (Zo\'94l.) The curlew.
Sabian
Sa"bi*an (?), a. [L. Sabaeus.] [Written also Sabean, and
Sab\'91anism.]
1. Of or pertaining to Saba in Arabia, celebrated for producing
aromatic plants.
2. Relating to the religion of Saba, or to the worship of the heavenly
bodies.
Sabian
Sa"bi*an, n. An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of the
heavenly bodies. [Written also Sab\'91an, and Sabean.]
Sabianism
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.]
Sabicu
Sab"i*cu (?), n. The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree
(Lysilona Sabicu), valued for shipbuilding.
Sabine
Sa"bine (?), a. [L. Sabinus.] Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines,
a people of Italy. -- n. One of the Sabine people.
Sabine
Sab"ine (?), n. [F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the Sabines. Cf.
Savin.] (Bot.) See Savin.
Sable
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.
NOTE: &hand; Th e sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head
and ears. Its fur consists of a soft under wool, with a dense coat
of hair, overtopped by another still longer. It varies greatly in
color and quality according to the locality and the season of the
year. The darkest and most valuable furs are taken in autumn and
winter in the colder parts of Siberia, Russia, and British North
America.
NOTE: &hand; The American sable, or marten, was formerly considered
a distinct species (Mustela Americana), but it differs very little
from the Asiatic sable, and is now considered only a geographical
variety.
2. The fur of the sable.
3. A mouring garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the plural.
"Sables wove by destiny." Young.
4. (Her.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and
horizontal lines each other.
Sable
Sa"ble (?), a. Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used
chiefly in poetry.
Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now
stretches forth Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world. Young.
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.
Sable
Sa"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sabled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sabling (?).]
To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.
Sabled all in black the shady sky. G. Fletcher.
Sabot
Sa`bot" (?), n. [F.]
1. A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium,
Sweden, and some other European countries.
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.
Saboti\'8are
Sa`bo"ti\'8are (?), n. [F.] A kind of freezer for ices.
Sabre
Sa"bre (?), n. & v. See Saber.
Sabretasche
Sa"bre*tasche` (?), n. [F. sabretache, G. s\'84bel, tasche; s\'84bel
salber + 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. ).
Sabrina work
Sa*bri"na work` (?). A variety of appliqu\'82 work for quilts, table
covers, etc. Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).
Sabulose
Sab"u*lose (?), a. [L. sabulosus, from sabulum, sabulo, sand.] (Bot.)
Growing in sandy places.
Sabulosity
Sab`u*los"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being sabulous; sandiness;
grittiness.
Sabulous
Sab"u*lous (?), a. [L. sabulosus.] Sandy; gritty.
Sac
Sac (?), n. (Ethnol.) See Sace.
Sac
Sac, n. [See Sake, Soc.] (O.Eng. Law) The privilege formerly enjoyed
the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing
fines. Cowell.
Sac
Sac (?), n. [F., fr. L. saccus a sack. See Sack a bag.]
1. See 2d Sack.
2. (Biol.) A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and
either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack.
Sacalait
Sac"a*lait (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A kind of fresh-water bass; the crappie.
[Southern U.S.]
Sacar
Sa"car (?), n. See Saker.
Saccade
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.
Saccate
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.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Saccata, a suborder of
ctenophores having two pouches into which the long tentacles can be
retracted.
Saccharate
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.
Saccharic
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.
Sacchariferous
Sac`cha*rif"er*ous (?), a. [L. saccharon sugar + -ferous.] Producing
sugar; as, sacchariferous canes.
Saccharify
Sac*char"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saccharified (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Saccharifing (?).] [L. saccharon sugar + -fy: cf. F. saccharifier.]
Toconvert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.
Saccharilla
Sac`cha*ril"la (?), n. A kind of muslin.
Saccharimeter
Sac`cha*rim"e*ter (?), n. [L. saccharon sugar + -meter: cf. F.
saccharim\'8atre.] An instrument for ascertain the quantity of
saccharine matter in any solution, as the juice of a plant, or
brewers' and distillers' worts. [Written also saccharometer.]
NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon sa ccharimeter of th e br ewer 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.
Saccharimetrical
Sac`cha*ri*met"ric*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to saccharimetry;
obtained saccharimetry.
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Saccharimetry
Sac`cha*rim"e*try (?), 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.
Saccharin
Sac"cha*rin (?), 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).
Saccharinate
Sac"cha*ri*nate (?), n. (Chem.) (a) A salt of saccharinic acid. (b) A
salt of saccharine.
Saccharine
Sac"cha*rine (? OR ?), a. [F. saccharin, fr. L. saccharob sugar, Gr.
&cced;arkara. Cf. Sugar.] Of or pertaining to sugar; having the
qualities of sugar; producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste;
saccharine matter.
Saccharine
Sac"cha*rine (? OR ?), 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. -->
Saccharinic
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.
Saccharize
Sac"cha*rize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saccharized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Saccharizing (?).] To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.
Saccharoid, Saccharoidal
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.
Saccharometer
Sac`cha*rom"e*ter (?), n. A saccharimeter.
Saccharomyces
Sac`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. -->
Saccharomycetes
Sac`cha*ro*my*ce"tes (?), n. pl. (Biol.) A family of fungi consisting
of the one genus Saccharomyces.
Saccharonate
Sac"cha*ro*nate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of saccharonic acid.
Saccharone
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.
Saccharonic
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.
Saccharose
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.
Saccharous
Sac"cha*rous (?), a. Saccharine.
Saccharum
Sac"cha*rum (?), n. [NL. See Saccharine.] (Bot.) A genus of tall
tropical grasses including the sugar cane.
Saccholactate
Sac`cho*lac"tate (?), n. [See Saccharolactatic.] (Chem.) A salt of
saccholactactic acid; -- formerly called also saccholate. [Obs.] See
Mucate.
Saccholactic
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.]
Saccholic
Sac*chol"ic (?), a. Saccholatic. [Obs.]
Sacchulmate
Sac*chul"mate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of sacchulmic acid.
Sacchulmic
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.]
Sacchulmin
Sac*chul"min (?), n. (Chem.) An amorphous huminlike substance
resembling sacchulmic acid, and produced together with it.
Sacciferous
Sac*cif"er*ous (?), a. [L. saccus a sack + -ferous.] (Biol.) Bearing a
sac.
Sacciform
Sac"ci*form (?), a. [L. saccus a sack + -form.] (Biol.) Having the
general form of a sac.
Saccoglossa
Sac`co*glos"sa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. saccus a sack + Gr. (Zo\'94l.)
Same as Pellibranchiata.
Saccular
Sac"cu*lar (?), a. Like a sac; sacciform.
Sacculated
Sac"cu*la`ted (?), a. Furnished with little sacs.
Saccule
Sac"cule (?), n. [L. sacculus, dim. of saccus sack.] A little sac;
specifically, the sacculus of the ear.
Sacculo-cochlear
Sac`cu*lo-coch"le*ar (?), a. (Anat.) pertaining to the sacculus and
cochlea of the ear.
Sacculo-utricular
Sac`cu*lo-u*tric"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the sacculus and
utriculus of the ear.
Sacculus
Sac"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.
Saccus
Sac"cus (?), n.; pl. Sacci (#). [L., a sack.] (Biol.) A sac.
Sacellum
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.
Sacerdotal
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.
The ascendency of the sacerdotal order was long the ascendency
which naturally and properly belongs to intellectual superiority.
Macaulay.
Sacerdotalism
Sac`er*do"tal*ism (?), m. The system, style, spirit, or character, of
a priesthood, or sacerdotal order; devotion to the interests of the
sacerdotal order.
Sacerdotally
Sac`er*do"tal*ly, adv. In a sacerdotal manner.
Sachel
Sach"el (?), n. A small bag. See Satchel.
Sachem
Sa"chem (?), n. A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a
sagamore.
Sachemdom
Sa"chem*dom (?), n. The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. Dr. T.
Dwight.
Sachemship
Sa"chem*ship, n. Office or condition of a sachem.
Sachet
Sa`chet" (?), n. [F., dim. of sac. See Sac.] A scent bag, or perfume
cushion, to be laid among handkerchiefe, garments, etc., to perfume
them.
Saciety
Sa*ci"e*ty (?), n. Satiety. [Obs.] Bacon.
Sack
Sack (?), n. [OE. seck, F. sec dry (cf. Sp. seco, It secco), from L.
siccus dry, harsh; perhaps akin to Gr. sikata sand, Ir. sesc dry, W.
hysp. Cf. Desiccate.] A anme formerly given to various dry Spanish
wines. "Sherris sack." Shak. Sack posset, a posset made of sack, and
some other ingredients.
Sack
Sack, n. [OE. sak, sek, AS. sacc, s\'91cc, L. saccus, Gr. 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.
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.
3. [Perhaps a different word.] Originally, a loosely hanging garnment
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 saek. [Written also sacque.]
4. A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to
bottom without a cross seam.
5. (Biol.) See 2d Sac, 2. <--6. [Colloq.] Bed. -->
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 to OR
get the sack, to discharge, or be discharged, from employment; to
jilt, or be jilted. [Slang]<-- hit the sack, go to bed. -->
Sack
Sack, v. t.
1. To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.
Bolsters sacked in cloth, blue and crimson. L. Wallace.
2. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
[Colloq.]
Sack
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.
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.
Sack
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.
The Romans lay under the apprehension of seeing their city sacked
by a barbarous enemy. Addison.
Sackage
Sack"age (?; 48), n. The act of taking by storm and pillaging; sack.
[R.] H. Roscoe.
Sackbut
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).
NOTE: &hand; The sackbut of the Scriptures is supposed to have been
a stringed instrument.
Sackcloth
Sack"cloth` (?; 115), n. Linen or cotton cloth such a sacks are made
of; coarse cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning,
distress, mortification, or penitence.
Gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. 2 Sam. iii. 31.
Thus with sackcloth I invest my woe. Sandys.
sackclothed
sack"clothed` (?), a. Clothed in sackcloth.
Sacker
Sack"er (?), n. One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and
pillage of a town.
Sackful
Sack"ful (?), n.; pl. Sackfuls (. As much as a sack will hold.
Sackful
Sack"ful, a. Bent on plunder. [Obs.] Chapman.
Sacking
Sack"ing, n. [AS. s\'91ccing, from s\'91cc sack, bag.] Stout, coarse
cloth of which sacks, bags, etc., are made.
Sackless
Sack"less, a. [AS. sacle\'a0s; sacu contention + le\'a0s loose, free
from.] Quiet; peaceable; harmless; innocent. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Sack-winged
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.
Sacque
Sacque (?), n. [Formed after the analogy of the French. See 2d Sack.]
Same as 2d Sack, 3.
Sacral
Sa"cral (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sacrum; in the region
of the sacrum.
Sacrament
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. sacrament. 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.]
I'll take the sacrament on't. Shak.
2. The pledge or token of an oath or solemn cobenant; a sacred thing;
a mystery. [Obs.]
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.
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. 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. "Some 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." Jer. Taylor.
Sacrament
Sac"ra*ment (?), v. t. To bind by an oath. [Obs.] Laud.
Sacramental
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 solemny binding; as, sacramental rites or
elements.
2. Bound by a sacrament.
The sacramental host of God's elect. Cowper.
Sacramental
Sac`ra*men"tal, n. That which relates to a sacrament. Bp. Morton.
Sacramentalism
Sac`ra*men"tal*ism (?), n. The doctrine and use of sacraments;
attashment of excessive importance to sacraments.
Sacramentalist
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.
Sacramentally
Sac`ra*men"tal*ly, adv. In a sacrament manner.
Sacramentarian
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.
2. One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of
sacraments.
Sacramentarian
Sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the sacramentals; sacramental.
2. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.
Sacramenttary
Sac`ra*ment"ta*ry (?), a.
1. Of or pertaining a sacrament or the sacraments; sacramental.
2. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.
Sacramentary
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.
2. Same as Sacramentarian, n., 1.
Papists, Anabaptists, and Sacramentaries. Jer. Taylor.
Sacramentize
Sac"ra*ment*ize (?), v. i. To administer the sacraments. [R.]
Both to preach and sacramentize. Fuller.
Sacrarium
Sa*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.
2. The adytum of a temple. Gwilt.
3. In a Christian church, the sanctuary.
Sacrate
Sa"crate (?), v. t. [L. sacratus, p.p. of sacrare. See Sacred.] To
consecrate. [Obs.]
Sacration
Sa*cra"tion (?), n. Consecration. [Obs.]
Sacre
Sa"cre (?), n. See Sakker.
Sacre
Sa"cre, v. t. [F. sacrer. See Sacred.] To consecrate; to make sacred.
[Obs.] Holland.
Sacred
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, Sextion.]
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.
2. Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular;
religious; as, sacred history.
Smit with the love of sacred song. Milton.
3. Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the highest
title to obedience, honor, reverence, or veneration; entitled to
extreme reverence; venerable.
Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [royal] blood Should nothing
privilege him. Shak.
Poet and saint to thee alone were given, The two most sacred names
of earth and heaven. Cowley.
4. Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.
Secrets of marriage still are sacred held. Dryden.
5. Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.
A temple, sacred to the queen oflove. Dryden.
6. Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or
the like; accursed; baleful. [Archaic]
But, to destruction sacred and devote. Milton.
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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 Nelimbium 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 fresh-water African fishes of the family
Mormyrid\'91. Several large species inhabit the Nile and were
considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially Mormyris
oxyrhynchus. -- Sacred ibis. See Ibis. -- Sacred monkey. (Zo\'94l.)
(a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus Semnopitchecus, regarded as sacred
by the Hindoos; especially, the entellus. See Entellus. (b) The sacred
baboon. See Hamadryas. (c) The blunder monkey. -- Sacred place (Civil
Law), the place where a deceased person is buried. Syn. -- Holy;
divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted; religious;
venerable; reverend. -- Sa"cred*ly (#), adv. -- Sa"cred*ness, n.
Sacrific, Sacrifical
Sacrif"ic (?), Sa*crif"ic*al (?), a. [L. sacrificus, sacrificalis. See
Sacrifice.] Employed in sacrifice. [R.] Johnson.
Sacrificable
Sa*crif"ic*a*ble (?), a. Capable of being offered in sacrifice. [R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Sacrificant
Sa*crif"ic*ant (?), n. [L. sacrificans, p.pr. See Sacrifice.] One who
offers a sacrifice. [R.]
Sacrificator
Sac"ri*fi*ca`tor (?), n. [L.] A sacrificer; one who offers a
sacrifice. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Sacrifictory
Sa*crif"ic*to*ry (?), n. [Cf. F. sacrificatoire.] Offering sacrifice.
[R.] Sherwood.
Sacrifice
Sac"ri*fice (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice, F. sacrifice, fr.
L. sacrificium; sacer sacer + facere to make. See Sacred, and Fact.]
1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, To Dagon. Milton.
2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an
immolated victin, or an offering of any kind, laid upon an altar, or
otherwise presented in the way of religious thanksgiving, atonement,
or conciliation.
Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice.
Milton.
My life, if thou preserv's my life, Thy sacrifice shall be.
Addison.
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.
4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
[Tradesmen's Cant]
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.
Sacrifice
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.
Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. Milton.
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.
Condemned to sacrifice his childish years To babbling ignorance,
and to empty fears. Prior.
The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the sake of . . .
making this boy his heir. G. Eliot.
3. To destroy; to kill. Johnson.
4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
[Tradesmen's Cant]
Sacrifice
Sac"ri*fice, v. i. To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things
consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.
O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen To that meek man, who
well had sacrificed. Milton.
Sacrificer
Sac"ri*fi`cer (?), n. One who sacrifices.
Sacrificial
Sac`ri*fi"cial (?), a. Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices;
consisting in sacrifice; performing sacrifice. "Sacrificial rites."
Jer. Taylor.
Sacrilege
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.
And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb With sacrilege to dig.
Spenser.
Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and enriched with the
spoils of sacrilege. South.
Sacrilegious
Sac`ri*le"gious (?), a. [From sacrilege: cf. L. sacrilegus.] Violating
sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving sacrilege; profane;
impious.
Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. pope.
-- Sac`ri*le"gious*ly, adv. -- Sac`ri*le"gious*ness, n.
Sacrilegist
Sac"ri*le`gist (?), n. One guilty of sacrilege.
Sacring
Sac"ring (?), a. & n. from Sacre. Sacring bell. See Sanctus bell,
under Sanctus.
Sacrist
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.
Sacristan
Sac"ris*tan (?), n. [F. sacristian, 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.
Sacristy
Sac"ris*ty (?), n.; pl. Sacristies (#). [F. sacristie, LL. sacristia,
fr. L. sacer. See Sacred.] A apartment in a church where the sacred
utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
Sacro-
Sa"cro- (. (Anat.) A combining form denoting connection with, or
relation to, the sacrum, as in sacro-coccyageal, sacro-iliac,
sacrosciatic.
Sacrosanct
Sac"ro*sanct (?), a. [L. sucrosanctus.] Sacred; inviolable. [R.] Dr.
H. More.
Sacrosciatic
Sa`cro*sci*at"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the sacrum
and the hip; as, the sacrosciatic formina formed by the sacrosciatic
ligaments which connect the sacrum and hip bone.
Sacrovertebral
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.
sacrum
sa"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.
NOTE: &hand; It may consist of a single vertebra or of several more
or less consolidated. In man it forms the dorsal, or posterior,
wall of the pelvis, and consists of five united vertebr\'91, which
diminish in size very rapidly to the posterior extremity, which
bears the coccyx.
Sacs
Sacs (?), 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.]
Sad
Sad (?), a. [Compar. Sadder (?); supperl. Saddest.] [OE. sad sated,
tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. s\'91d satisfied, sated; akin
to D. zat, OS. sad, G. tt, OHG. sat, sa, saddr, Goth. saps, Lith.
sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated, Gr. Assets, Sate, Satiate,
Satisfy Satire.]
1. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.]
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad, For unto them it is a
bitter sweet. Chaucer.
2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few
phrases; as, sad bread.]
His hand, more sad than lump of lead. Spenser.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Mortimer.
3. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. "Sad-colored
clothes." Walton.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all
sad colors. Mortimer.
4. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.]
"Ripe and sad courage." Bacon.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both
parties. Ld. Berners.
5. Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction;
downcast; gloomy; mournful.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come; Now sadder, that you
come so unprovided. Shak.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad. Milton.
6. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad
misfortune.
7. Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.] "Sad tipsy
fellows, both of them." I. Taylor.
NOTE: &hand; Sa d is so metimes us ed in th e fo rmation of
self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed, sad-hearted,
sad-looking, and the like.
Sad bread, heavy bread. [Scot. & Local, U.S.] Bartlett. Syn. --
Sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed; cheerless; downcast;
sedate; serious; grave; grievous; afflictive; calamitous.
Sad
Sad, v. t. To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.]
How it sadded the minister's spirits! H. Peters.
Sadda
Sad"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.
Sadden
Sad"den (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Saddening.] To make sad. Specifically: (a) To render heavy or
cohesive. [Obs.]
Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it
doth to clay lands. Mortimer.
(b) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth. (c) To make grave or
serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.
Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene. Pope.
Sadden
Sad"den, v. i. To become, or be made, sad. Tennyson.
Sadder
Sad"der (?), n. Same as Sadda.
Saddle
Sad"dle (?), n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel,
OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s\'94&edh;ull, 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.
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.
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.
4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped
to receive the end of another spar.
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.
6. (Zo\'94l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
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.
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 shaell of the genera Placuna and
Anomia; -- so called from its shape. Called also saddle oyster.
Saddle
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. "saddle my
horse." Shak.
Abraham rose up early saddled his ass. Gen. xxii. 3.
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.
Saddleback
Sad"dle*back` (?), a. Same as Saddle-backed. Saddleback roof. (Arch.)
See Saddle roof, under Saddle.
Saddleback
Sad"dle*back`, n.
1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave
outline at the top.
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.
Saddle-backed
Sad"dle-backed` (?), a.
1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a
saddle.
2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
Saddlebags
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.
Saddlebow
Sad"dle*bow` (?), n. [AS. sadelboga.] The bow or arch in the front
part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
Saddlecloth
Sad"dle*cloth` (?; 115), n. A cloth under a saddle, and extending out
behind; a housing.
Saddled
Sad"dled (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a broad patch of color across the
back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.
Saddler
Sad"dler (?), n. .One who makes saddles.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A harp seal.
Saddlery
Sad"dler*y (?), n.
1. The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles
usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.
2. The trade or employment of a saddler.
Saddle-shaped
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. (b) (Geol.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without
being broken at top; -- said of strata.
Saddletree
Sad"dle*tree` (?), n. The frame of a saddle.
For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. Cowper.
Sadducaic
Sad`du*ca"ic (?; 135), a. Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as,
Sadducaic reasonings.
Sadducee
Sad"du*cee (?), n. [L. Sadducaei, p., Gr. Tsadd&umac;k\'c6m; -- so
called from Ts\'bed&omac;k, 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.
Sadduceeism, Sadducism
Sad"du*cee`ism (?), Sad"du*cism (?), n. The tenets of the Sadducees.
Sadducize
Sad"du*cize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sadducized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sadducizing (?).] To adopt the principles of the Sadducees. Atterbury.
Sadh
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).
Sadiron
Sad"i`ron (?), n. [Probably sad heavy + iron.] An iron for smoothing
clothes; a flatiron.
Sadly
Sad"ly, adv.
1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.]
In go the spears full sadly in arest. Chaucer.
2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.]
To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame Or our neglect, we lost
her as we came. Milton.
3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. "He sadly suffers in
their grief." Dryden.
Sadness
Sad"ness, n.
1. Heaviness; firmness. [Obs.]
2. Seriousness; gravity; discretion. [Obs.]
Her sadness and her benignity. Chaucer.
3. Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness;
dejection.
Dim sadness did not spare That time celestial visages. Milton.
Syn. -- Sorrow; heaviness; dejection. See Grief.
Sadr
Sadr (?), 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).
Saengerfest
Saeng"er*fest (?), n. [G. s\'84ngerfest.] A festival of singers; a
German singing festival.
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Safe
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. "And ye dwelled safe." 1
Sam. xii. 11.
They escaped all safe all safe to land. Acts xxvii. 44.
Established in a safe, unenvied throne. Milton.
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. "The man of safe discretion." Shak.
The King of heaven hath doomed This place our dungeon, not our safe
retreat. Milton.
3. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or
custody; as, the prisoner is safe.
But Banquo's safe? Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides.
Shak.
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. --> Syn. -- Secure;
unendangered; sure.
Safe
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 money, valuable papers, or the
like. (b) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing
provisions from noxious animals or insects.
Safe
Safe, v. t. To render safe; to make right. [Obs.] Shak.
Safe-conduct
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.
Safe-conduct
Safe`-con*duct" (?), v. t. To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to.
[POetic]
He him by all the bonds of love besought To safe-conduct his love.
Spenser.
Safequard
Safe"quard` (?), n. [Safe = quard: cf. F. sauvegarde.]
1. One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection.
Shak.
Thy sword, the safequard of thy brother's throne. Granwille.
2. A convoy or quard to protect a traveler or property.
3. A pass; a passport; a safe-conduct. Shak.
Safequard
Safe"quard`, v. t. To quard; to protect. Shak.
Safe-keeping
Safe"-keep"ing (?), n. [Safe + keep.] The act of keeping or preserving
in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.
Safely
Safe"ly, adv. In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil
consequences.
Safeness
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.
Safe-pledge
Safe"-pledge" (?), n. (Law) A surety for the appearance of a person at
a given time. Bracton.
Safety
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.
Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest .
. . With like safety guided down, Return me to my native element.
Milton.
2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from libility 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.
Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might put a thousand
sorrows off. Beau. & Fl.
3. Preservation from escape; close custody.
Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and return. Shak.
4. (Football) Same as Safety touchdown, below.
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.<-- also called 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.
Safflow
Saf"flow (?), n. (Bot.) The safflower. [Obs.]
Safflower
Saf"flow`er (?), n. [F. safeur, safior, 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.
2. The died flowers of the Carthamus tinctorius.
3. A dyestuff from these flowers. See Safranin (b).
Oil of safflower, a purgative oil expressed from the seeds of the
safflower.
Saffron
Saf"fron (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It. zafferano, Sp.
azafran, Pg. a&cced;afr&atil;o; all fr. Ar. & Per. za' far\'ben.]
1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue
flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus.
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.
3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the
Crocus sativus.
Bastard saffron, Dyer's saffron. (Bot.) See Safflower. -- Meadow
saffron (Bot.), a bulbous plant (Colchichum autumnate) 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).
Saffron
Saf"fron (?; 277), a. Having the color of the stigmas of saffron
flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.
Saffron
Saf"fron, v. t. To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron;
to spice. [Obs.]
And in Latyn I speak a wordes few, To saffron with my predication.
Chaucer.
Saffrony
Saf"fron*y (?), a. Having a color somewhat like saffron; yellowish.
Lord (1630).
Safranin
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.
Safranine
Saf"ra*nine (? OR ?), n. [So called because used as a substitute for
safranin.] (Chem.) An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced
artificailly 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.
Sag
Sag (?), 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.
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.]
the mind I sway by, and the heart I bear, Shall never sag with
doubt nor shake with fear. Shak.
3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
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.
Sag
Sag, v. t. To cause to bend or give way; to load.
Sag
Sag, n. State of sinking or bending; sagging.
Saga
Sa"ga (?), n.; pl. Sagas (#). [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.
And then the blue-eyed Norseman told A saga of the days of old.
Longfellow.
Sagacious
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.
Sagacious of his quarry from so far. Milton.
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.
Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious above our
apprehension. Dr. H. More.
Only sagacious heads light on these observations, and reduce them
into general propositions. Locke.
Syn. -- See Shrewd. -- Sa*ga"cious*ly, adv. -- Sa-ga"cious*ness, n.
Sagacity
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.
Some [brutes] show that nice sagacity of smell. Cowper.
Natural sagacity improved by generous education. V. Knox.
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.
Sagamore
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. "Be it sagamore, sachem,
or powwow." Longfellow.
2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] Johnson.
Sagapen
Sag"a*pen (?), n. Sagapenum.
Sagapenum
Sag`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.
Sagthy
Sag"*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.
Sage
Sage (?), n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in
allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See Safe.] (Bot.) (a) A
suffriticose 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.
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 spanish 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, OR
artemisia) which inhabits the 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.
Sage
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.
All you sage counselors, hence! Shak.
2. Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the
purpose.
Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice,
counseled the general to retreat. Milton.
3. Grave; serious; solemn. [R.] "[Great bards.] in sage and solemn
tunes have sung." Milton. <-- the "great bards" was moved inside the
quote for consistency. --> Syn. -- Wise; sagacious; sapient; grave;
prudent; judicious.
Sage
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.
At his birth a star, Unseen before in heaven, proclaims him come,
And guides the Eastern sages. Milton.
Sagebrush
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.
Sagely
Sage"ly, adv. In a sage manner; wisely.
Sagene
Sa*gene" (?), n. [Russ. sajene.] A Russian measure of length equal to
about seven English feet.
Sageness
Sage"ness (?), n. The quality or state of being sage; wisdom;
sagacity; prudence; gravity. Ascham.
Sagenite
Sag"e*nite (?), n. [F. sag\'82nite, fr. L. sagena a large net. See
Saine.] (Min.) Acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms imbedded
in quartz.
Sagenitic
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.
Sagger
Sag"ger (?), n. [See Segger.]
1. A pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is inclosed
while baking in the kiln; a segga.
2. The clay of which such pots or cases are made.
Sagging
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.
Saginate
Sag"i*nate (?), v. t. [L. saginatus, p.p. of saginare to fat, fr.
sagina stuffing.] To make fat; to pamper. [R.] "Many a saginated
boar." Cowper.
Sagination
Sag`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. saginatio.] The act of fettening or
pampering. [R.] Topsell.
Sagitta
Sa*git"ta (?), n. [L., an arrow.]
1. (Astron.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.
2. (Arch.) The keystone of an arch. [R.] gwitt.
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.]
4. (Anat.) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most
fishes.
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.
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Sagittal
Sag"it*tal (?), a. [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F. saguttal.]
1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with
an arowlike appendage.
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; as, a sagittal section of an animal.
Sagittal suture (Anat.), the suture between the two parietal bones in
the top of the skull; -- called also rabdoidal suture, and
interparietal suture.
Sagittarius
Sag`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 [&sagittarius;] in almanacs; the Archer. (b) A
zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur
shooting an arrow.
Sagittary
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.
2. The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an
archer over the door. Shak.
Sagittary
Sag"it*ta*ry, a. [L. sagittarius.] Pertaining to, or resembling, an
arrow. Sir T. Browne.
Sagittate
Sag"it*tate (?), a. [NL. sagittatus, fr. L. sagitta an arrow.] Shaped
like an arrowhead; triangular, with the two basal angles prolonged
downward.
Sagittated
Sag"it*ta`ted (?), a. Sagittal; sagittate.
Sagittocyst
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.
Sago
Sa"go (?), n. [Malay. s&amac;gu.] 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, atc.).
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.
Sagoin
Sa*goin" (?), n. [F. sagouin(formed from the native South American
name).] (Zo\'94l.) A marmoset; -- called also sagouin.
Sagum
Sa"gum (?), n.; pl. Saga (#). [L. sagum, sagus; cf. Gr. Say a kind of
serge.] (Rom. Antiq.) The military cloak of the Roman soldiers.
sagus
sa"gus (?), n. [NL. See Sago.] (Bot.) A genus of palms from which sago
is obtained.
Sagy
Sa"gy (?), a. Full of sage; seasoned with sage.
Sahib, saheb
Sa"hib (?), sa"heb (, n. [Ar. &cced;\'behib master, lord, fem.
&cced;\'behibah.] A respectful title or appelation given to Europeans
of rank. [India]
Sahibah
Sa"hi*bah (?), n. [See Sahib.] A lady; mistress. [India]
Sahibic
Sa*hib"ic (?), a. Same as Thebaic.
Sahlite
Sah"lite (?), n. (Min.) See Salite.
Sahui
Sa*hui" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A marmoset.
Sai
Sa"i (?), n. [Cf. Pg. sahi.] (Zo\'94l.) See Capuchin, 3 (a).
Saibling
Sai"bling (?), n. [Dial. G.] (Zo\'94l.) A European mountain trout
(Salvelinus alpinus); -- called also Bavarian charr.
Saic
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.
Said
Said (?), imp. & p. p. of Say.
Said
Said, a. before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid;
-- used chiefly in legal style.
Saiga
Sai"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.
Saikyr
Sai"kyr (?), n. (Mil.) Same as Saker. [Obs.]
Sail
Sail (?), n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal,
G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. &root; 153.]
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.
Behoves him now both sail and oar. Milton.
2. Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.
3. A wing; a van. [Poetic]
Like an eagle soaring To weather his broad sails. Spenser
.
4. the extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
5. A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
NOTE: &hand; In th is sense, the plural has usually the same forms
as the singular; as, twenty sail were in sight.
6. A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon the
water.
NOTE: &hand; Sa ils ar e of two general kinds, 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 quardrilateral,
but not necessarily square. See Phrases under Fore, a., and Square,
a.; also, Bark, Brig, Schooner, Ship, Stay.
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.
Sail
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.
2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a water
fowl.
3. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they
sailed from London to Canton.
4. To set sail; to begin a voyage.
5. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air without
apparent exertion, as a bird.
As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . . When he bestrides the
lazy pacing clouds, And sails upon the bosom of the air. Shak.
Sail
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.
A thousand ships were manned to sail the sea. Dryden.
2. To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.
Sublime she sails The a\'89rial space, and mounts the winged gales.
Pope.
3. To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's
own ship. Totten.
Sailable
Sail"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being sailed over; navigable; as, a
sailable river.
Sailboat
Sail"boat`, n. A boat propelled by a sail or sails.
Sailcloth
Sail"cloth` (?), n. Duck or canvas used in making sails.
Sailer
Sail"er (?), n.
1. A sailor. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.
2. A ship or other vessel; -- with qualifying words descriptive of
speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer.
Sailfish
Sail"fish (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The banner fish, or spikefish
(Histiophorus.) (b) The basking, or liver, shark. (c) The quillback.
<-- Illust. of Sailfish (Histiophorus Americanus) -->
Sailing
Sail"ing (?), n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on
water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.
2. (Naut.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as,
globular sailing; oblique sailing.
NOTE: &hand; Fo r th e se veral me thods of sa iling, se e un der
Circular, Globular, Oblique, Parallel, etc.
Sailing master (U. S. Navy), formerly, a warrant officer, ranking next
below a lieutenant, whose duties were to navigate the vessel; and
under the direction of the executive officer, to attend to the stowage
of the hold, to the cables, rigging, etc. The grade was merged in that
of master in 1862.
Sailless
Sail"less (?), a. Destitute of sails. Pollok.
Sailmaker
Sail"mak`er (?), n. One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.
-- Sail"mak`ing, n.
Sailor
Sail"or (?), n. One who follows the business of navigating ships or
other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships;
one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. Syn. --
Mariner; seaman; seafarer. Sailor's choice. (Zo\'94l.) (a) An
excellent marine food fish (Diplodus, OR Lagodon, rhomboides) of the
Southern United States; -- called also porgy, squirrel fish,
yellowtail, and salt-water bream. (b) A species of grunt
(Orthopristis, OR Pomadasys, chrysopterus), an excellent food fish,
common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also
hogfish, and pigfish.
Saily
Sail"y (?), a. Like a sail. [R.] Drayton.
Saim
Saim (?), n. [OF. sain, LL. saginum, fr. L. sagina a fattening.] Lard;
grease. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Saimir
Sai*mir" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The squirrel monkey.
Sain
Sain (?), obs. p. p. of Say, for sayen. Said. Shak.
Sain
Sain, v. t. [Cf. Saint, Sane.] To sanctify; to bless so as to protect
from evil influence. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Sainfoin
Sain"foin (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L. sanus; see Sane.) +
foin hay (L. f\'91num); or perh. fr. saint sacred (L. sanctus; see
Saint) + foin hay.] (Bot.) (a) A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa)
cultivated for fodder. [Written also saintfoin.] (b) A kind of tick
trefoil (Desmodium Canadense). [Canada]
Saint
Saint (?), n. [F., fr. L. santcus sacred, properly p.p. of sancire to
render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer
sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety
and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to
God.
Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints. 1
Cor. i. 2.
2. One of the blessed in heaven.
Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure Far separate,
circling thy holy mount, Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing.
Milton.
3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.]
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
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Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather frequently
prevailing during late autumn in England and the Mediterranean
countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival, occuring on
November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in America. Shak.
Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under Cross. -- Saint
Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the death (about 466)
of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of Ireland. -- Saint
Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John. -- Saint
Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum Ascyron,
H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath (Bot.), a
shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long slender
branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring. --
Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint Vitus's dance
(Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures wrought on
intercession to this saint.
Saint
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Sainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sainting.] To make a saint of; to enroll
among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to
give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one).
A large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been beatified,
though never sainted. Addison.
To saint it, to act as a saint, or with a show of piety.
Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it. Shak.
Saint
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint, v. i. To act or live as
a saint. [R.] Shak.
Saintdom
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"dom (?), n. The state or
character of a saint. [R.] Tennyson.
Sainted
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"ed, a.
1. Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious. "A most sainted king." Shak.
Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats. Milton.
2. Entered into heaven; -- a euphemism for dead.
Saintess
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"ess, n. A female saint.
[R.] Bp. Fisher.
Sainthood
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"hood (?), n.
1. The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint. Walpole.
2. The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered
collectively.
It was supposed he felt no call to anu expedition that might
sainthood. Sir W. Scott.
Saintish
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"ish, a. Somewhat
saintlike; -- used ironically.
Saintism
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"ism (?), n. The
character or quality of saints; also, hypocritical pretense of
holiness. Wood.
Saintlike
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"like` (?), a. Resembling
a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.
Glossed over only with a saintlike show. Dryden.
Saintliness
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"li*ness (?), n. Quality
of being saintly.
Saintly
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"ly, a. [Compar.
Saintlier (?); superl. Saintliest.] Like a saint; becoming a holy
person.
So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton.
Saintologist
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint*ol"o*gist (?), n. [Saint
+ -logy + -ist.] (Theol.) One who writes the lives of saints. [R.]
Saintship
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint"ship, n. The character
or qualities of a saint.
Saint-Simonian
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint`-Si*mo"ni*an (?), n. A
follower of the Count de St. Simon, who died in 1825, and who
maintained that the principle of property held in common, and the just
division of the fruits of common labor among the members of society,
are the true remedy for the social evils which exist. Brande & C.
Saint-Simonianism
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saint`-Si*mo"ni*an*ism (?), n.
The principles, doctrines, or practice of the Saint-Simonians; --
called also Saint-Simonism.
Saith
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saith (?), 3d pers. sing.
pres. of Say. [Archaic]
Saithe
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Saithe (?), n. [Gael.
saoidheam.] (Zo\'94l.) The pollock, or coalfish; -- called also
sillock. [Scot.]
Saiva
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sai"va (? OR ?), n. [Skr.
&cced;aiva devoted to Siva.] One of an important religious sect in
India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.
Saivism
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sai"vism (?), n. The worship
of Siva.
Sajene
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa*jene" (?), n. Same as
Sagene.
Sajou
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa"jou (?; F. , n. (Zo\'94l.)
Same as Sapajou.
Sake
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sake (?), n. [OE. sake cause,
also, lawsuit, fault, AS. sacu strife, a cause or suit at law; akin to
D. zaak cause, thing, affair, G. sache thing, cause in law, OHG.
sahha, Icel. s\'94k, Sw. sak, Dan. sag, Goth. sakj strife, AS. sacan
to contend, strive, Goth. sakan, Icel. saka to contend, strive, blame,
OHG. sahhan, MHG. sachen, to contend, strive, defend one's right,
accuse, charge in a lawsuit, and also to E. seek. Cf. Seek.] Final
cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest;
concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases
as, for the sake, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and
the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for
the sake of one's health.
Moved with wrath and shame and ladies; sake. Spenser.
I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake. Gen.
viii. 21.
Will he draw out, For anger's sake, finite to infinite? Milton.
Knowledge is for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of
knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton.
NOTE: &hand; Th e -s of th e po ssessive ca se pr eceding sake is
sometimes omitted for euphony; as, for goodness sake. "For
conscience sake." 1 Cor. x. 28. The plural sakes is often used with
a possessive plural. "For both our sakes." Shak.
Saker
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa"ker (?), n. [F. sacre (cf.
It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a
translation of Gr. hawk.] [Written also sacar, sacre.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and
Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fe male is called chargh, and the male charghela,
or sakeret.
(b) The peregrine falcon. [Prov. Eng.]
2. (Mil.) A small piece of artillery. Wilhelm.
On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers. Macaulay.
The culverins and sakers showing their deadly muzzles over the
rampart. Hawthorne.
Sakeret
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa"ker*et (?), n. [F. sacret.
See Saker.] (Zo\'94l.) The male of the saker (a).
Saki
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa"ki (?), n. [Cf. F. & Pg.
saki; probably from the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several
species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have
large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.
NOTE: &hand; Th e bl ack sa ki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed
(P.leucocephala), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki
(P.chiropotes), are among the best-known.
Saki
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa"ki (?), n. The alcoholic
drink of Japan. It is made from rice.<-- usu. spelt sake -->
Sakti
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sak"ti (?), n. [Skr.] (Hind.
Myth.) The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma,
Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle.
Sal
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal (s&add;l), n. [Hind.
s\'bel, Skr. &cced;\'bela.] (Bot.) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea
robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown
color, close-grained, and durable. [Written also saul.]
Sal
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal (s&acr;l), n. [L. See
Salt.] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt. Sal absinthii [NL.] (Old Chem.), an
impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood
(Artemisia Absinthium). -- Sal acetosell\'91 [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt
of sorrel. -- Sal alembroth. (Old Chem.) See Alembroth. -- Sal
ammoniac (Chem.), ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, a white crystalline
volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas
works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a
source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis.
So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at
the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also muriate of ammonia.
-- Sal catharticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. -- Sal
culinarius [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. -- Sal
Cyrenaicus. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Sal ammoniac above. -- Sal de
duobus, Sal duplicatum [NL.] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so
called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one
acid and one alkaline. -- Sal diureticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.),
potassium acetate. -- Sal enixum [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium
sulphate. -- Sal gemm\'91 [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring
native. -- Sal Jovis [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride;
-- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. -- Sal Martis [NL.] (Old
Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of
iron being. Mars. -- Sal microcosmicum [NL.] (Old Chem.) See
Microcosmic salt, under Microcosmic. -- Sal plumbi [NL.] (Old Chem.),
sugar of lead. -- Sal prunella. (Old Chem.) See Prunella salt, under
1st Prunella. -- Sal Saturni [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead
acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. -- Sal sedativus
[NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. -- Sal Seignette [F.
seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. -- Sal soda
(Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under Sodium. -- Sal vitrioli [NL.]
(Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. -- Sal volatile. [NL.] (a)
(Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia.
Salaam
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa*laam" (?), n. Same as
Salam.
Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the exciseman just as
he was folding up that letter. Prof. Wilson.
Salaam
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa*laam", v. i. To make or
perform a salam.
I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. H. James.
Salability
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The
quality or condition of being salable; salableness. Duke of Argyll.
Salable
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"a*ble (?), a. [From Sale.]
Capable of being sold; fit to be sold; finding a ready market. --
Sal"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sal"a*bly, adv.
Salacious
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa*la"cious (?), n. [L. salax,
-acis, fond of leaping, lustful, fr. salire to leap. See Salient.]
Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. Dryden. --
Sa*la"cious*ly, dv. -- Sa*la"cious*ness, n.
Salacity
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa*lac"i*ty (?), n. [L.
salacitas: cf. F. salacit\'82] Strong propensity to venery; lust;
lecherousness.
Salad
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"ad (?), n. [F. salade,
OIt. salata, It. insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See
Salt, and cf. Slaw.]
1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress,
onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and
eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato
salad, etc.
Leaves eaten raw termed salad. I. Watts.
2. A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster,
mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil,
vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster
salad.<-- mention mayonnaise -->
Salad burnet (Bot.), the common burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba),
sometimes eaten as a salad in Italy.
Salade
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"ade (?), n. A helmet. See
Sallet.
Salading
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"ad*ing (?), n. Vegetable
for salad.
Sal\'91ratus
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal`\'91*ra"tus (?), n. See
Saleratus.
Salagane
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"a*gane (?), n. [From the
Chinese name.] (Zo\'94l.) The esculent swallow. See under Esculent.
Salal-berry
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"al-ber`ry (?), n.
[Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) The edible fruit of the
Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from California
northwards. The berries are about the size of a common grape and of a
dark purple color.
Salam
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa*lam (s&adot;*l&aum;m"), n.
[Ar. sal\'bem peace, safety.] A salutation or compliment of ceremony
in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low
and placing the right palm on the forehead. [Written also salaam.]
Salamander
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"a*man`der (?), n. [F.
salamandre, L. salamandra, Gr. samander, samandel.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to
Salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and various allied genera,
especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits.
NOTE: &hand; The salamanders have, like lizards, an elongated body,
four feet, and a long tail, but are destitute of scales. They are
true Amphibia, related to the frogs. Formerly, it was a
superstition that the salamander could live in fire without harm,
and even extinguish it by the natural coldness of its body.
I have maintained that salamander of yours with fire any time this
two and thirty years. Shak.
Whereas it is commonly said that a salamander extinguisheth fire,
we have found by experience that on hot coals, it dieth
immediately. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United
States.
3. A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated,
and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.
4. A large poker. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
5. (Metal.) Solidofied material in a furnace hearth.
Giant salamander. (Zo\'94l.) See under Giant. -- Salamander's hair OR
wool (Min.), a species of asbestus or mineral flax. [Obs.] Bacon.
Salamandrina
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal`a*man*dri"na (?), n.; pl.
[NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of Urodela, comprising salamanders.
Salamandrine
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal`a*man"drine (?), a. Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, a salamander; enduring fire. Addison.
Salamandroid
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal`a*man"droid (?), a
[Salamander + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the salamanders.
salamandridea
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> sal`a*man*dri"de*a (?), n. pl.
[NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Amphibia including the Salamanders and
allied groups; the Urodela.
Salamstone
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"am*stone` (? OR ?), n.
(Min.) A kind of blue sapphire brought from Ceylon. Dana.
Salangana
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa*lan"ga*na (?), n. The
salagane.
Salaried
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"a*ried (?), a. Receiving a
salary; paid by a salary; having a salary attached; as, a salaried
officer; a salaried office.
Salary
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"a*ry (?), a. [L.
salarius.] Saline [Obs.]
Salary
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"a*ry (?), n.; pl. Salaries
(#). [F. salarie, L. salarium, originally, salt money, the money given
to the Roman soldiers for salt, which was a part of thir pay, fr.
salarius belonging to salt, fr. sal salt. See Salt.] The recompense or
consideration paid, or stipulated to be paid, to a person at regular
intervals for services; fixed wages, as by the year, quarter, or
month; stipend; hire.
This is hire and salary, not revenge. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; Recompense for services paid at, or reckoned by, short
intervals, as a day or week, is usually called wages.
Syn. -- Stipend; pay; wages; hire; allowance.
Salary
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"a*ry v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Salaried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Salarying (?).] To pay, or agree to pay,
a salary to; to attach salary to; as, to salary a clerk; to salary a
position.
Sale
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sale (?), n. See 1st Sallow.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Sale
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sale, n. [Icel. sala, sal,
akin to E.sell. See Sell, v. t.]
1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to
transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a
valuable consideration, or for a price in money.
2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market.
They shall have ready sale for them. Spenser.
3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in
market; auction. Sir W. Temple.
Bill of sale. See under Bill. -- Of sale, On sale, For sale, to be
bought or sold; offered to purchasers; in the market. -- To set to
sale, to offer for sale; to put up for purchase; to make merchandise
of. [Obs.] Milton.
Saleable, a., Saleably
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sale"a*ble (?), a.,
Sale"a*bly, adv., etc. See Salable, Salably, etc.
Saleb
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"eb (?), n. (Med.) See
Salep.
Salebrosity
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal`e*bros"i*ty (?), n.
Roughness or ruggedness. [Obs.] Feltham.
Salebrous
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"e*brous (?), a. [L.
salebosus, fr. salebra a rugged road, fr. salire to leap.] Rough;
rugged. [Obs.]
Salep
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"ep (?), n. [Ar. sahleb,
perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the
orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf. F. salep.] [Written
also saleb, salop, and saloop.] The dried tubers of various species of
Orchis, and Eulophia. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by
treating the powdered preparation with hot water. U. S. Disp.
Saleratus
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal`e*ra"tus (?), n. [NL. sal
a\'89ratus; -- so called because it is a source of fixed air (carbon
dioxide). See Sal, and and A\'89rated.] (Old Chem.) A\'89rated salt; a
white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction,
consisting of sodium bicarbonate (see under Sodium.) It is lagerly
used in cooking, with sour milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a
substitute for yeast. It is also an ingridient of most baking powders,
and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks.
Salesman
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sales"man (?), n.; pl.
Salesmen (#). [Sale + man.] One who sells anything; one whose
occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.
Saleswoman
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sales"wom`an (?), n.; pl.
Saleswomen (. A woman whose occupation is to sell goods or
merchandise.
Salework
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sale"work` (?), n. Work or
things made for sale; hence, work done carelessly or slightingly.
Shak.
Salian
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa"lian (?), a. Denoting a
tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century
on the river Sala [now Yssel]; Salic. -- n. A Salian Frank.
Saliant
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sa"li*ant (?), a. (Her.) Same
as Salient.
Saliaunce
Saint Andrew's cross (a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust.
4, under Cross. (b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub (Ascyrum
Crux-Andr\'91, the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew's
cross. Gray. -- Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust.
6, under Cross. -- Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly
so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony. -- Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the
groundnut (Bunium flexuosum); -- so called because swine feed on it,
and St. Anthony was once a swineherd. Dr. Prior. -- Saint Anthony's
turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a favorite food of swine. Dr.
Prior. -- Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapeweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's Day, June 11th.
Dr. Prior. -- Saint Bernard (Zo\'94l.), a breed of large, handsome
dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred chiefly at
the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but now common in Europe
and America. There are two races, the smooth-haired and the
rough-haired. See Illust. under Dog. -- Saint Catharine's flower
(Bot.), the plant love-a-mist. See under Love. -- Saint Cuthbert's
beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of crinoid stems. -- Saint Dabeoc's
heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant (Dab\'91cia polifolia), named from
an Irish saint. -- Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff. -- Saint
Elmo's fire, a luminious, flamelike appearance, sometimes seen in
dark, tempestuous nights, at some prominent point on a ship,
particularly at the masthead and the yardams. It has also been
observed on land, and is due to the discharge of electricity from
elevated or pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a Castor and Pollux, or
a double Corposant. It takes its name from St. Elmo, the patron saint
of sailors. -- Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in
the ensign, or union jack, of Great Britain. -- Saint George's ensign,
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner
next the mast. It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal
navy of England; -- called also the white ensign. Brande & C. -- Saint
George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign, but without the
union jack; used as the sign of the presence and command of an
admiral. [Eng.] Brande & C. -- Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine
variety of soda-lime plate glass, so called from St.Gobain in France,
where it was manufactured. -- Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed
of a tree of the Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties
similar to the nux vomica. -- Saint Jame's shell (Zo\'94l.), a pecten
(Vola Jacob\'91us) worn by piligrims to the Holy Land. See Illust.
under Scallop. -- Saint Jame's wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio
Jacob\'91a). -- Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob. -- Saint
John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus Hypericum, most species of
which have yellow flowers; -- called also John's-wort. -- Saint Leger,
the name of a race for three-year-old horses run annually in September
at Doncaster, England; -- instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger. --
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American violaceous plant
(Sauvagesia erecta). It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
1269 -- Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the
Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St. Martin's Festival,
occuring on November 11. It corresponds to the Indian summer in
America. Shak. Whitier. -- Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust 4, under
Cross. -- Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron saint of
Ireland. -- Saint Peter's fish. (Zo\'94l.) See John Dory, under John.
-- Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as Hypericum
Ascyron, H. quadrangulum, Ascyrum stans, etc. -- Saint Peter's wreath
(Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spir\'91a (S. hypericifolia), having long
slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in
spring. -- Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus. -- Saint
Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the supposed cures
wrought on intercession to this saint.> Sal"i*aunce (?), a. [See
Sally.] Salience; onslaught. [Obs.] "So fierce saliaunce." Spenser.
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Salic
Sal"ic (?), a. [F. salique, fr. the Salian Franks, who, in the fifth
century, formed a body of laws called in latin leges Salic\'91.] Of or
pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called. [Also
salique.] Salic law. (a) A code of laws formed by the Salian Franks in
the fifth century. By one provision of this code women were excluded
from the inheritance of landed property. (b) Specifically, in modern
times, a law supposed to be a special application of the
above-mentioned provision, in accordance with which males alone can
inherit the throne. This law has obtained in France, and at times in
other countries of Europe, as Spain.
Salicaceous
Sal`i*ca"ceous (?), a. [L. salix, -icis, the willow.] Belonging or
relating to the willow.
Salcin
Sal"*cin (?), n. [L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See
Sallow the tree.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the leaves of several
species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white
crystalline substance.<-- salicyl alcohol glucoside, salicyl alcohol
b-D-glucopyranoside, saligenin b-D-glucopyranoside, C13H18O7. It is
used in biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the
potency of b-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an
analgesic. -->
Salicyl
Sal"i*cyl (?), n. [Salicin + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical of
salicylic acid and of certain related compounds.
Salicylal
Sal"i*cyl`al (?), n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant,
colorless oil, HO.C6H4.CHO, found in the flowers of meadow sweet
(Spir\'91a), and also obtained by oxidation of saligenin, etc. It
reddens on exposure. Called also salycylol, salicylic aldehyde, and
formerly salicylous, OR spiroylous, acid.
Salicylate
Sal"i*cyl`ate (-&asl;t), n. (Chem.) A salt of salicylic acid.
Salicylic
Sal`i*cyl"ic (?), n. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or
designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with
potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol
(carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium
phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an
antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called
also hydroxybenzoic acid.
Salicylide
Sal"i*cyl`ide (?), n. [Salicylic + anhydride.] (Chem.) A white
crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of salicylic acid.
Salicylite
Sal"i*cyl`ite (?), n. (Chem.) A compound of salicylal; -- named after
the analogy of a salt.
Salicylol
Sal"i*cyl`ol (?), n. [Salicylic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Same as
Salicylal.
Salicylous
Sa*lic"y*lous (? OR ?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a
substance called salicylous acid, and now salicylal. [Obs.]
Salience
Sa"li*ence (?), n. [See Salient.]
1. That quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing
forward; an assaulting.
2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection;
protrusion. Sir W. Hamilton.
Saliency
Sa"li*en*cy (?), n. Quality of being salient; hence, vigor. "A fatal
lack of poetic saliency." J. Morley.
Salient
Sa"li*ent (?), a. [L. saliens, -entis, p.pr. of salire to leap; cf. F.
saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i..]
1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and
salient animals." Sir T. Browne.
2. Shooting out up; springing; projecting.
He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly
action. Burke.
3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent;
conspicuous; noticeable.
He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general
comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft.
4. (Math. & Fort.) Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; --
opposed to re\'89ntering. See Illust. of Bastion.<-- convex? -->
5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.
Salient angle. See Salient, a., 4. -- Salient polygon (Geom.), a
polygon all of whose angles are salient. -- Salient polyhedron
(Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.
Salient
Sa"li*ent, a. (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.
Saliently
Sa"li*ent*ly, adv. In a salient manner.
Saliferous
Sa*lif"er*ous (?), a. [L. sal salt + -ferous.] Producing, or
impregnated with, salt. Saliferous rocks (Geol.), the New Red
Sandstone system of some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe,
this formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of New York
State belong largely to the Salina period of the Upper Silurian. See
the Chart of Geology.
Salifiable
Sal"i*fi`a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. salifiable. See Salify.] (Chem.)
Capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; -- said of bases;
thus, ammonia is salifiable.
Salification
Sal`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. salification.] (Chem.) The act,
process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified.
Salify
Sal"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Salifying (?).] [F. salifier; from L. sal salt + -ficare (only in
comp.) to make. See -fy.] (Chem.) (a) To combine or impregnate with a
salt. (b) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt; as, to salify a
base or an acid.
Saligenin
Sa*lig"e*nin (?), n. [Salicin + -gen.] (Chem.) A phenol alcohol
obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline
substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol. <--
ortho-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, saligenol, salicyl alcohol. HOCH2.C6H4.OH
-->
Saligot
Sal"i*got (?), n. [F.] (Bot.) The water chestnut (Trapa natans).
Salimeter
Sal*im"e*ter (?), n. [L. sal salt + -meter.] An instrument for
measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution. [Written
also salometer.]
Salimetry
Sal*im"e*try (?), n. The art or process of measuring the amount of
salt in a substance.
Salina
Sa*li"na (?), n. [Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See
Saline, a.]
1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.
2. Salt works.
Salina period
Sa*li"na pe"ri*od (?). [So called from Salina, a town in New York.]
(Geol.) The period in which the American Upper Silurian system,
containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was formed.
See the Chart of Geology.
Salination
Sal`i*na"tion (?), n. The act of washing with salt water. [R. & Obs..]
Greenhill.
Saline
Sa"line (? OR ?; 277), a. [F. salin, fr. L. sal salt: cf. L. salinae
salt works, salinum saltcellar. See Salt.]
1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles;
saline substances; a saline cathartic.
2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
Saline
Sa"line (? OR ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a.] A salt
spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.
Saline
Sal"ine (?), n.
1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other
similar sources. [Written also salin.]
2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium,
lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine. <-- 3. (Med., Biochemistry) A
saline solution, esp. normal saline, or isotonic saline, used for
infusion, to maintain blood pressure. -->
Salineness
Sa*line"ness (?), n. The quality or state of being salt; saltness.
Saliniferous
Sal`i*nif"er*ous (?), a. [Saline + -ferous.] Same as Saliferous.
Saliniform
Sa*lin"i*form (?), a. Having the form or the qualities of a salt,
especially of common salt.
Salinity
Sa*lin"i*ty (?), n. Salineness. Carpenter.
Salinometer
Sal`i*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Saline + -meter.] A salimeter.
Salinous
Sa*lin"ous (?), a. Saline. [Obs.]
Salique
Sal"ique (? OR ?), a. [F.] Salic. Shak.
She fulmined out her scorn of laws salique. Tennyson.
Saliretin
Sal`i*re"tin (?), n. [Saligenin + Gr. (Chem.) A yellow amorphous
resinoid substance obtained by the action of dilute acids on
saligenin.
Salisburia
Sal`is*bu"ri*a (?), n. [Named after R. A. Salisbury, an English
botanist.] (Bot.) The ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba, or Salisburia
adiantifolia).
Salite
Sal"ite (?), v. t. [L. salitus, p.p. of salire to salt, fr. sal salt.]
To season with salt; to salt. [Obs.]
Salite
Sa"lite (?), n. [So called from Sala, a town in Sweden.] (Min.) A
massive lamellar variety of pyroxene, of a dingy green color. [Written
also sahlite.]
Saliva
Sa*li"va (?), n. [L.; cf. Gr. (Physiol.) The secretion from the
salivary glands.
NOTE: &hand; In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty
viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by
the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the
saliva is mixed with the secretion from the buccal glands. The
secretions from the individual salivary glands have their own
special characteristics, and these are not the same in all animals.
In man and many animals mixed saliva, i.e., saliva composed of the
secretions of all three of the salivary glands, is an important
degestive fluid on account of the presence of the peculiar enzyme,
ptyalin.
Salival
Sa*li"val (?; 277), a. Salivary.
Salivant
Sal"i*vant (?), a. [L. salivans, p.pr. of salivare. See Salivate.]
Producing salivation.
Salivant
Sal"i*vant, n. That which produces salivation.
Salivary
Sal"i*va*ry (?), a. [L. salivarius slimy, clammy: cf. F. salivaire.]
(Physiol.) Of or pertaining to saliva; producing or carrying saliva;
as, the salivary ferment; the salivary glands; the salivary ducts,
etc.
Salivate
Sal"i*vate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salivated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Salivating.] [L. salivatus, p.p. of salivare to salivate. See Saliva.]
To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or
ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury. <-- v.i. To produce saliva,
esp. in excess. 2. To drool. 3. (Fig.) To anticipate keenly with
pleasure, as though salivating at the expectation of a delicious meal.
Used often with over.; as, salivate over the prospects of high profits
from an enterprise.
NOTE: Probably influenced by the experiments of Pavlov, who trained
dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, by previously ringing the
bell immediately prior to feeding them.
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Salivation
Sal`i*va"tion (?), n. [L. salivatio: cf. F. salivation.] (Physiol.)
The act or process of salivating; an excessive secretion of saliva,
often accompained with soreness of the mouth and gums; ptyalism.
NOTE: &hand; It ma y be in duced by direct chemical or mechanical
stimulation, as in mastication of some tasteless substance like
rubber, or indirectly by some agent which affects the whole system,
as mercury compounds.
Salivous
Sa*li"vous (?), a. [L. salivosus: cf. F. saliveux.] Pertaining to
saliva; of the nature of saliva.
Salix
Sa"lix (?), n.; pl. Salices (#). [L., the willow.] (Bot.) (a) A genus
of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing
usually in wet grounds. (b) A tree or shrub of any kind of willow.
Sallenders
Sal"len*ders (?), n. pl. [F. solandres, solandre.] (Far.) An eruption
on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also sellanders, and sellenders.]
On the inside of the hock, or a little below it, as well as at the
bend of the knee, there is occasionally a scurfy eruption called
"mallenders" in the fore leg, and "sallenders" in the hind leg.
Youatt.
Sallet
Sal"let (?), n. [F. salade, Sp. celada, or It. celata, fr. L. (cassis)
caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum, to engrave in relief. So called from
the figures engraved upon it.] A light kind of helmet, with or without
a visor, introduced during the 15th century. [Written also salade.]
Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved.
Latimer.
Salet, Salleting
Sal"et, Sal"let*ing, n. Salad. [Obs.] Shak.
Salliance
Sal"li*ance (?), n. Salience. [Obs.]
Sallow
Sal"low (?), n. [OE. salwe, AS. sealth; akin to OHG. salaha, G.
salwiede, Icel. selja L. salix, Ir. sail, saileach, Gael. seileach, W.
helyg, Gr.
1. The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] Tennyson.
And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. Fawkes.
The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. Emerson.
2. (Bot.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those
which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc.
Sallow thorn (Bot.), a European thorny shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides)
much like an El\'91agnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for
making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye.
Sallow
Sal"low, a. [Compar. Sallower (?); superl. Sallowest.] [AS. salu; akin
to D. zaluw, OHG. salo, Icel. s\'94lr yellow.] Having a yellowish
color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin.
Shak.
Sallow
Sal"low, v. t. To tinge with sallowness. [Poetic]
July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields. Lowell.
Sallowish
Sal"low*ish, a. Somewhat sallow. Dickens.
Sallowness
Sal"low*ness (?), n. The quality or condition of being sallow.
Addison.
Sally
Sal"ly (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sallied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sallying.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to gr.
Sallient, Assail, Assault, Exult, Insult, Saltation, Saltire.] To leap
or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops
from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.
They break the truce, and sally out by night. Dryden.
The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host. Byron.
Sally
Sal"ly, n.; pl. Sallies (#). [F. saillie, fr. sailir. See Sally, v.]
1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption;
specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the
besiegers; a sortie.
Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with
loss. Bacon.
3. An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.
Every one shall know a country better that makes often sallies into
it, and traverses it up and down, than he that . . . goes still
round in the same track. Locke.
4. A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth
of a quick and active mind.
The unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his sallies. Sir W.
Scott.
5. Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of
levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.
The excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth. Sir H. Wotton.
Sally port. (a) (Fort.) A postern gate, or a passage underground, from
the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress for troops in a
sortie. (b) (Naval) A large port on each quarter of a fireship, for
the escape of the men into boats when the train is fired; a large port
in an old-fashioned three-decker or a large modern ironclad.
Sally Lunn
Sal"ly Lunn" (?). [From a woman, Sally Lunn, who is said to have first
made the cakes, and sold them in the streets of Bath, Eng.] A tea cake
slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in the form of
biscuits or in a thin loaf, and eaten hot with butter.
Sallyman
Sal"ly*man (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The velella; -- called also saleeman.
Salm
Salm (?), n. Psalm. [Obs.] Piers plowman.
Salmagundi
Sal`ma*gun"di (?), n. [F. salmigondis of uncertain origin; perhaps
from L. salgama condita, pl.; salgama pickles + condita preserved (see
Condite); or from the Countess Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de
Medici, who is said to have invented it; or cf. It. salame salt meat,
and F. salmis a ragout.]
1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar,
pepper, and onions. Johnson.
2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a
potpourri; a miscellany. W. Irving.
Salmi
Sal"mi (?), n. (Cookery) Same as Salmis.
Salmiac
Sal"mi*ac (?), n. [Cf. F. salmiac, G. salmiak.] (Old Chem.) Sal
ammoniac. See under Sal.
Salmis
Sal`mis" (?), n. [F.] (Cookery) A ragout or partky roasted game stewed
with sauce, wine, bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite.
Salmon
Salm"on (?), n.; pl. Salmons (#) or (collectively) Salmon. [OE.
saumoun, salmon, F. saumon, fr. L. salmo, salmonis perhaps from salire
to leap. Cf. Sally, v.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo
and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe
and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are
the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food.
See Quinnat.
NOTE: &hand; Th e salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head
streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes, and will even
leap over considerable falls which lie in the way of their
progress. The common salmon has been known to grow to the weight of
seventy-five pounds; more generally it is from fifteen to
twenty-five pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and
grilse. Among the true salmons are:
Black salmon, or Lake salmon, the namaycush. -- Dog salmon, a salmon
of Western North America (Oncorhynchus keta). -- Humpbacked salmon, a
Pacific-coast salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). -- King salmon, the
quinnat. -- Landlocked salmon, a variety of the common salmon (var.
Sebago), long confined in certain lakes in consequence of obstructions
that prevented it from returning to the sea. This last is called also
dwarf salmon. Among fishes of other families which are locally and
erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called jack salmon; the
spotted, or southern, squeteague; the cabrilla, called kelp salmon;
young pollock, called sea salmon; and the California yellowtail.
2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon.
Salmon berry (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from Alaska to
California, the fruit of the Rubus Nutkanus. -- Salmon killer
(Zo\'94l.), a stickleback (Gasterosteus cataphractus) of Western North
America and Northern Asia. -- Salmon ladder, salmon stair. See Fish
ladder, under Fish. -- Salmon peel, a young salmon. -- Salmon pipe, a
certain device for catching salmon. Crabb. -- Salmon trout. (Zo\'94l.)
(a) The European sea trout (Salmo trutta). It resembles the salmon,
but is smaller, and has smaller and more numerous scales. (b) The
American namaycush. (c) A name that is also applied locally to the
adult black spotted trout (Salmo purpuratus), and to the steel head
and other large trout of the Pacific coast.
Salmon
Salm"on, a. Of a reddish yellow or orange color, like that of the
flesh of the salmon.
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Salmonet
Salm"on*et (?), n. [Cf. Samlet.] (Zo\'94l.) A salmon of small size; a
samlet.
Salmonoid
Sal"mon*oid (?), a. [Salmon + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Like, or pertaining
to, the Salmonid\'91, a family of fishes including the trout and
salmon. -- n. Any fish of the family Salmonid\'91.
Salogen
Sal"o*gen (?), n. [L. sal salt + -gen.] (Chem.) A halogen. [Obs.]
Salol
Sal"ol (?), n. [Salicylic + -ol.] (Chem.) A white crystalline
substance consisting of phenol salicylate.
salometer
sa*lom"e*ter (?), n. See Salimeter.
Salomtry
Sa*lom"*try (?), n. Salimetry.
Salom
Sa`lom" (?), n. [F. See Saloon.] An apartment for the reception of
company; hence, in the plural, faschionable parties; circles of
fashionable society.
Saloon
Sa*loon" (?), n. [F. salon (cf. It. salone), fr. F. salle a large
room, a hall, of German or Dutch origin; cf. OHG. sal house, hall, G.
saal; akin to AS. s\'91l, sele, D. zaal, Icel. salr, Goth. saljan to
dwell, and probably to L. solum ground. Cf. Sole of the foot, Soil
ground, earth.]
1. A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or
for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public
entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon
of a steamboat.
The gilden saloons in which the first magnates of the realm . . .
gave banquets and balls. Macaulay.
2. Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or
grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating saloon; a dancing saloon.
We hear of no hells, or low music halls, or low dancing saloons [at
Athens.] J. P. Mahaffy.
Saloop
Sa*loop" (?), n. An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and
other ingredients, at one time much used in London. J. Smith (Dict.
econ. Plants). Saloop bush (Bot.), an Australian shrub (Rhagodia
hastata) of the Goosefoot family, used for fodder.
Salp
Salp (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Salpa, or of the family
Salpid\'91.
Salpa
Sal"pa (?), n.; pl. L. Salp\'91 (#), E. Salpas (#). [NL.: cf. L. salpa
a kind of stockfish.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of transparent, tubular,
free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer
latitudes. See Illustration in Appendix.
NOTE: &hand; Ea ch sp ecies ex ists in tw o distinct forms, one of
which lives solitary, and produces, by budding from an internal
organ, a series of the other kind. These are united together, side
by side, so as to form a chain, or cluster, often of large size.
Each of the individuals composing the chain carries a single egg,
which develops into the solitary kind.
Salpian, Salpid
Sal"pi*an (?), Sal"pid (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A salpa.
Salpicon
Sal"pi*con (?), n. [F. salpicon, Sp. salpicon.] Chopped meat, bread,
etc., used to stuff legs of veal or other joints; stuffing; farce.
Bacon.
Salpingitis
Sal`pin*gi"tis (?), n. [NL. See Salpinx, and -itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the salpinx.
Salpinx
Sal"pinx (?), n. [NL., from Gr. (Old Anat.) The Eustachian tube, or
the Fallopian tube.
Salsafy
Sal"sa*fy (?), n. (Bot.) See Salsify.
Salsamentarious
Sal`sa*men*ta"ri*ous (?), a. [L. salsamentarius, fr. salsamentum
brine, pickled fish, fr. salsus salted, p.p. of salire to salt.] Salt;
salted; saline. [R.]
Salse
Salse (?), n. [F.] A mud volcano, the water of which is often
impregnated with salts, whence the name.
Salsify
Sal"si*fy (?; 277), n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.) See Oyster plant (a),
under Oyster.
Salso-acid
Sal"so-ac`id (?), a. [L. salsus salted, salt + acidus acid.] Having a
taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt and acid. [R.]
Salsoda
Sal`so"da (?), n. See Sal soda, under Sal.
Salsola
Sal"so*la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. salsus salt, because they contain
alkaline salts.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the glasswort. See
Glasswort.
salsuginous
sal*su"gi*nous (?), a. [L. salsugo, -ginis, saltness from salsus
salted, salt: cf. F. salsugineux.] (Bot.) Growing in brackish places
or in salt marches.
Salt
Salt (?), n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz,
Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W.
halen, of unknown origin. Cf. Sal, Salad, Salary, Saline, Sauce,
Sausage.]
1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning food, for
the preservation of meat, etc. It is found native in the earth, and is
also produced, by evaporation and crystallization, from sea water and
other water impregnated with saline particles.
2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . . . we have some
salt of our youth in us. Shak.
3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.
4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen of silver
salts. Pepys.
5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]
Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping,
clusters of old salts. Hawthorne.
6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an acid base;
thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the salt sulphate of iron or green
vitriol.
NOTE: &hand; Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,
it is the acid radical which unites with the base or basic radical,
with the elimination of hydrogen, of water, or of analogous
compounds as side products. In the case of diacid and triacid
bases, and of dibasic and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization
may vary in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or acid
salts See Phrases below.
7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which
purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or
deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt.
Ye are the salt of the earth. Matt. v. 13.
8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially
Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.
9. pl. Marches flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]
Above the salt, Below the salt, phrases which have survived the old
custom, in the houses of people of rank, of placing a large saltcellar
near the middle of a long table, the places above which were assigned
to the guests of distinction, and those below to dependents,
inferiors, and poor relations. See Saltfoot.
His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in
clothes. He never drinks below the salt. B. Jonson.
-- Acid salt (Chem.) (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several
replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially exchanged for
metallic atoms or basic radicals; as, acid potassium sulphate is an
acid salt. (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives
an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is composed of a strong
acid united with a weak base, is an acid salt in this sense, though
theoretically it is a neutral salt. -- Alkaline salt (Chem.), a salt
which gives an alkaline reaction, as sodium carbonate. -- Amphid salt
(Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly regarded as composed of
two oxides, an acid and a basic oxide. [Obsolescent] -- Basic salt
(Chem.) (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent than
is required to neutralize the acid. (b) An alkaline salt. -- Binary
salt (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently regarded as composed
of two ingredients (analogously to a haloid salt), viz., a metal and
an acid radical. -- Double salt (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by
the union of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium
sulphate. See under Double. -- Epsom salts. See in the Vocabulary. --
Essential salt (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by crystalizing plant
juices. -- Ethereal salt. (Chem.) See under Ethereal. -- Glauber's
salt OR salts. See in Vocabulary. -- Haloid salt (Chem.), a simple
salt of a halogen acid, as sodium chloride. -- Microcosmic salt.
(Chem.). See under Microcosmic. -- Neutral salt. (Chem.) (a A salt in
which the acid and base (in theory) neutralize each other. (b) A salt
which gives a neutral reaction. -- Oxy salt (Chem.), a salt derived
from an oxygen acid. -- Per salt (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be
derived from a peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.] --
Permanent salt, a salt which undergoes no change on exposure to the
air. -- Proto salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or
analogous compound. -- Rochelle salt. See under Rochelle. -- Salt of
amber (Old Chem.), succinic acid. -- Salt of colcothar (Old Chem.),
green vitriol, or sulphate of iron. -- Salt of hartshorn. (Old Chem.)
(a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride. (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf.
Spirit of hartshorn, under Hartshorn. -- Salt of lemons. (Chem.) See
Salt of sorrel, below. -- Salt of Saturn (Old Chem.), sugar of lead;
lead acetate; -- the alchemical of lead being Saturn. -- Salt of
Seignette. Same as Rochelle salt. -- Salt of soda (Old Chem.), sodium
carbonate. -- Salt of sorrel (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or
potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains; -- so called
because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also sometimes inaccurately
called salt of lemon. -- Salt of tartar (Old Chem.), potassium
carbonate; -- so called because formerly made by heating cream of
tartar, or potassium tartrate. [Obs.] -- Salt of Venus (Old Chem.),
blue vitriol; copper sulphate; -- the alchemical name of copper being
Venus. -- Salt of wisdom. See Alembroth. -- Sedative salt (Old Med.
Chem.), boric acid. -- Sesqui salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a
sesquioxide base or analogous compound. -- Spirit of salt. (Chem.) See
under Spirit. -- Sulpho salt (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt,
but containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
Salt
Salt (?), a. [Compar. Salter (?); superl. Saltest.] [AS. sealt, salt.
See Salt, n.]
1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared
or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt
water. "Salt tears." Chaucer.
2. Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt marsh; salt
grass.
3. Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.
I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me. Shak.
4. Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful. Shak.
Salt acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. -- Salt block, an apparatus for
evaporating brine; a salt factory. Knight. -- Salt bottom, a flat
piece of ground covered with saline efforescences. [Western U.S.]
bartlett. -- Salt cake (Chem.), the white caked mass, consisting of
sodium sulphate, which is obtained as the product of the first stage
in the manufacture of soda, according to Leblanc's process. -- Salt
fish. (a) Salted fish, especially cod, haddock, and similar fishes
that have been salted and dried for food. (b) A marine fish. -- Salt
garden, an arrangement for the natural evaporation of sea water for
the production of salt, employing large shallow basins excavated near
the seashore. -- Salt gauge, an instrument used to test the strength
of brine; a salimeter. -- Salt horse, salted beef. [Slang] -- Salt
junk, hard salt beef for use at sea. [Slang] -- Salt lick. See Lick,
n. -- Salt marsh, grass land subject to the overflow of salt water. --
Salt-marsh caterpillar (Zo\'94l.), an American bombycid moth
(Spilosoma acre\'91 which is very destructive to the salt-marsh
grasses and to other crops. Called also wooly bear. See Illust. under
Moth, Pupa, and Woolly bear, under Woolly. -- Salt-marsh fleabane
(Bot.), a strong-scented composite herb (Pluchea camphorata) with
rayless purplish heads, growing in salt marshes. -- Salt-marsh hen
(Zo\'94l.), the clapper rail. See under Rail. -- Salt-marsh terrapin
(Zo\'94l.), the diamond-back. -- Salt mine, a mine where rock salt is
obtained. -- Salt pan. (a) A large pan used for making salt by
evaporation; also, a shallow basin in the ground where salt water is
evaporated by the heat of the sun. (b) pl. Salt works. -- Salt pit, a
pit where salt is obtained or made. -- Salt rising, a kind of yeast in
which common salt is a principal ingredient. [U.S.] -- Salt raker, one
who collects salt in natural salt ponds, or inclosures from the sea.
-- Salt sedative (Chem.), boracic acid. [Obs.] -- Salt spring, a
spring of salt water. -- Salt tree (Bot.), a small leguminous tree
(Halimodendron argenteum) growing in the salt plains of the Caspian
region and in Siberia. -- Salt water, water impregnated with salt, as
that of the ocean and of certain seas and lakes; sometimes, also
tears.
Mine eyes are full of tears, I can not see; And yet salt water
blinds them not so much But they can see a sort of traitors here.
Shak.
-- Salt-water sailor, an ocean mariner. -- Salt-water tailor.
(Zo\'94l.) See Bluefish.
Salt
Salt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salted; p. pr. & vb. n. Salting.]
1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt
or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to
salt cattle.
2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for
the preservation of the timber.
To salt a mine, to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in order to
deceive purchasers regarding its value. [Cant] -- To salt away, To
salt down, to prepare with, or pack in, salt for preserving, as meat,
eggs, etc.; hence, colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as
money.
Salt
Salt (?), v. i. To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine
begins to salt.
Salt
Salt (?), n. [L. saltus, fr. salire to leap.] The act of leaping or
jumping; a leap. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Saltant
Sal"tant (?), a. [L. saltans, p.pr. of saltare to dance, v. intens.
fr. salire to leap: cf. F. sautant. See Sally, v.]
1. Leaping; jumping; dancing.
2. (Her.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied
especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat,
greyhound, monkey, etc.
Saltarella
Sal`ta*rel"la (?), n. See Saltarello.
Saltarello
Sal`ta*rel"lo (?), n. [It., fr. L. saltare to jump.] A popular Italian
dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a
hop step at the beginning of each measure. See Tarantella.
Saltate
Sal"tate (?), v. i. [See Saltant.] To leap or dance. [R.]
Saltation
Sal*ta"tion (?), n. [L. saltatio: cf. F. saltation.]
1. A leaping or jumping.
Continued his saltation without pause. Sir W. Scott.
2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery.
3. (Biol.) An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or
appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to
new races.
We greatly suspect that nature does make considerable jumps in the
way of variation now and then, and that these saltations give rise
to some of the gaps which appear to exist in the series of known
forms. Huxley.
Saltatoria
Sal`ta*to"ri*a (?), n.; pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Orthoptera
including grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets.
Saltatorial
Sal`ta*to"ri*al (?), a.
1. Relating to leaping; saltatory; as, saltatorial exercises.
2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Same as Saltatorious. (b) Of or pertaining to the
Saltatoria.
Saltatorious
Sal`ta*to"ri*ous (?), a. Capable of leaping; formed for leaping;
saltatory; as, a saltatorious insect or leg.
Saltatory
Sal"ta*to"ry (?), a. [L. saltatorius. See Saltant, and cf. Saltire.]
Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or
dancing. Saltatory evolution (Biol.), a theory of evolution which
holds that the transmutation of species is not always gradual, but
that there may come sudden and marked variations. See Saltation.<--
recently revived as "punctuated equilibrium" --> -- Saltatory spasm
(Med.), an affection in which pressure of the foot on a floor causes
the patient to spring into the air, so as to make repeated involuntary
motions of hopping and jumping. J. Ross.
Saltbush
Salt"bush` (?), n. (Bot.) An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of
the Goosefoot family.
Saltcat
Salt"cat` (?), n. A mixture of salt, coarse meal lime, etc.,
attractive to pigeons.
Saltcellar
Salt"cel*lar (?), n. [OE. saltsaler; salt + F. sali\'8are saltcellar,
from L. sal salt. See Salt, and cf. Salary.] Formerly a large vessel,
now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt
on the table.
Salter
Salt"er (?), n. One who makes, sells, or applies salt; one who salts
meat or fish.
Saltern
Salt"ern (?), n. A building or place where salt is made by boiling or
by evaporation; salt works.
Saltfoot
Salt"foot` (?), n. A large saltcellar formerly placed near the center
of the table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.
Salt-green
Salt"-green (?), a. Sea-green in color. Shak.
Saltle
Salt"le (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European dab.
Saltier
Sal"tier (?), n. See Saltire.
Saltigrad\'91
Sal`ti*gra"d\'91 (?), n. pl. [NL. See Saltigrade.] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe
of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey;
the leaping spiders.
Saltigrade
Sal"ti*grade (?), a. [L. saltus a leap + gradi to walk, go: cf. F.
saltigrade.] (Zo\'94l.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.
Saltigrade
Sal"ti*grade, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Saltigrad\'91 a tribe of
spiders which leap to seize their prey.
Saltimbanco
Sal`tim*ban"co (?), n. [It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a
bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench.] A mountebank; a
quack. [Obs.] [Written also santibanco.]
Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and charlatans. Sir T. browne.
Salting
Salt"ing (?), n.
1. The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with salt.
2. A salt marsh.
Saltire
Sal"tire (?), n. [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup,
fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory, Sally, v.] (Her.) A St.
Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable
ordinaries.
Saltirewise
Sal"tire*wise` (?), adv. (Her.) In the manner of a saltire; -- said
especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in
the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the
center.
Saltish
Salt"ish (?), a. Somewhat salt. -- Salt"ish*ly, adv. -- Salt"ish*ness,
n.
Saltless
Salt"less, a. Destitute of salt; insipid.
Saltly
Salt"ly, adv. With taste of salt; in a salt manner.
Saltmouth
Salt"mouth` (?), n. A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for
holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts.
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Saltness
Salt"ness (?), n. The quality or state of being salt, or state of
being salt, or impregnated with salt; salt taste; as, the saltness of
sea water.
Saltpeter, Saltpetre
Salt`pe"ter, Salt`pe"tre, (, n. [F. salp\'88tre, NL. sal petrae,
literally, rock salt, or stone salt; Salt, and Petrify.] (Chem.)
Potassium nitrate; niter, a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having
a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in
which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see
Nitrification, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent
of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in
medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant. Chili salpeter
(Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium nitrate, or true
salpeter), a white crystalline substance, NaNO3, having a cooling,
saline, slightly bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of
the rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent and
cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the production of
nitric acid. Called also cubic niter. -- Saltpeter acid (Chem.),
nitric acid; -- sometimes so called because made from saltpeter.
Saltpetrous
Salt`pe"trous (?), a. [Cf. F. salp\'88treux.] Pertaining to saltpeter,
or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter. [Obs.]
Salt rheum
Salt" rheum (?). (Med.) A popular name, esp. in the United States, for
various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See
Eczema.
Saltwort
Salt`wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants which grow on
the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort.
Black saltwort, the sea milkwort.
Salty
Salt"y (?), a. Somewhat salt; saltish.
Salubrious
Sa*lu"bri*ous (?), a. [L. salubris, or saluber, fr. salus health; akin
to salvus safe, sound, well. See Safe.] Favorable to health;
healthful; promoting health; as, salubrious air, water, or climate.
Syn. -- Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary. -- Sa-lu"bri*ous*ly,
adv. -- Sa*lu"bri*ous*ness, n.
Salubrity
Sa*lu"bri*ty (?), n. [L. salubritas: cf. F. salubrit\'82 See
Salubrious.] The quality of being salubrious; favorableness to the
preservation of health; salubriousness; wholesomeness; healthfulness;
as, the salubrity of the air, of a country, or a climate. "A sweet,
dry small of salubrity." G. W. Cable.
Salue
Sa*lue" (?), v. t. [F. saluer. See Salute.] To salute. [Obs.]
There was no "good day" and no saluyng. Chaucer.
Salutary
Sal"u*ta*ry (?), a. [L. salutaris, from salus, -utis, health safety:
cf. F. salutaire. See Salubrious.]
1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise.
2. Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose;
beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design. Syn. -- Wholesome;
healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful; advantageous; profitable.
-- Sal"u*ta*ri*ly (#), adv. -- Sal"u*ta*ri*ness, n.
Salutation
Sal`u*ta"tion (?), n. [L. salutatio: cf. F. salutation. See Salute.]
The act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary
words or actions; the act of greeting, or expressing good will or
courtesy; also, that which is uttered or done in saluting or greeting.
In all public meetings or private addresses, use those forms of
salutation, reverence, and decency usual amongst the most sober
persons. Jer. Taylor.
Syn. -- Greeting; salute; address. -- Salutation, Greeting, Salute,
Greeting is the general word for all manner of expressions of
recognition, agreeable or otherwise, made when persons meet or
communicate with each other. A greeting may be hearty and loving,
chilling and offensive, or merely formal, as in the opening sentence
of legal documents. Salutation more definitely implies a wishing well,
and is used of expressions at parting as well as at meeting. It is
used especially of uttered expressions of good will. Salute, while
formerly and sometimes still in the sense of either greeting or
salutation, is now used specifically to denote a conventional
demonstration not expressed in words. The guests received a greeting
which relieved their embrassment, offered their salutations in
well-chosen terms, and when they retired, as when they entered, made a
deferential salute.
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the
synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Luke xi. 43.
When Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her
womb. Luke i. 41.
I shall not trouble my reader with the first salutes of our three
friends. Addison.
Salutatorian
Sa*lu`ta*to"ri*an (?), n. The student who pronounces the salutatory
oration at the annual Commencement or like exercises of a college, --
an honor commonly assigned to that member of the graduating class who
ranks second in scholarship. [U.S.]
Salutatorily
Sa*lu"ta*to*ri*ly (?), adv. By way of salutation.
Salutatory
Sa*lu"ta*to*ry (?), a. [L. salutatorius. See Salute.] Containing or
expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied
especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the
Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.
Salutatory
Sa*lu"ta*to*ry, n.
1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.]
Milton.
2. (American Colleges) The salutatory oration.
Salute
Sa*lute" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Saluting.]
[L. salutare, salutatum, from salus, -utis, health, safety. See
Salubrious.]
1. To adress, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to
greet; to hail.
I salute you with this kingly title. Shak.
2. Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or
ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc.
You have the prettiest tip of a finger . . . I must take the
freedom to salute it. Addison.
3. (Mil. & Naval) To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a
discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc.
4. To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify.
[Obs.] "If this salute my blood a jot." Shak.
Salute
Sa*lute" (?), n. [Cf. F. salut. See Salute, v.]
1. The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect;
salutation; greeting.
2. A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or
respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc. Tennyson.
3. (Mil. & Naval) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished
or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some
festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon,
volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc.
Saluter
Sa*lut"er (?), n. One who salutes.
Salutiferous
Sal`u*tif"er*ous (?), a. [L. salutifer; salus, -utis, health + ferre
to bring.] Bringing health; healthy; salutary; beneficial; as,
salutiferous air. [R.]
Innumerable powers, all of them salutiferous. Cudworth.
Syn. -- Healthful; healthy; salutary; salubrious.
Salutiferously
Sal`u*tif"er*ous*ly, adv. Salutarily. [R.]
Salvability
Sal`va*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or condition of being salvable;
salvableness. [R.]
In the Latin scheme of redemption, salvability was not possible
outside the communion of the visible organization. A. V. G. Allen.
Salvable
Sal"va*ble (?), a. [L. salvare to save, from salvus safe. Cf.
Savable.] Capable of being saved; admitting of salvation. Dr. H. More.
-- Sal"va*ble*ness, n. -- Sal"va*bly, adv.
Salvage
Sal"vage (?; 48), n. [F. salvage, OF. salver to save, F. sauver, fr.
L. salvare. See Save.]
1. The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, goods, or life, from
perils of the sea.
Salvage of life from a british ship, or a foreign ship in British
waters, ranks before salvage of goods. Encyc. Brit.
2. (Maritime Law) (a) The compensation allowed to persons who
voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril. (b) That
part of the property that survives the peril and is saved. Kent.
Abbot.
Salvage
Sal"vage, a. & n. Savage. [Obs.] Spenser.
Salvation
Sal*va"tion (?), n. [OE. salvacioun, sauvacion, F. salvation, fr. L.
salvatio, fr. salvare to save. See Save.]
1. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction,
danger, or great calamity.
2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and
liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of everlasting
happiness.
To earn salvation for the sons of men. Milton.
Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. 2. Cor. vii. 10.
3. Saving power; that which saves.
Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which
he will show to you to-day. Ex. xiv. 13.
Salvation Army, an organization for prosecuting the work of Christian
evangelization, especially among the degraded populations of cities.
It is virtually a new sect founded in London in 1861 by William Booth.
The evangelists, male and female, have military titles according to
rank, that of the chief being "General." They wear a uniform, and in
their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military style.
Salvationist
Sal*va"tion*ist, n. An evangelist, a member, or a recruit, of the
Salvation Army.
Salvatory
Sal"va*to*ry (?), n. [LL. salvatorium, fr. salvare to save.] A place
where things are preserved; a repository. [R.] Sir M. Hale.
Salve
Sal"ve (?), interj. [L., hail, God save you, imperat. of salvere to be
well. Cf. Salvo a volley.] Hail!
Salve
Sal"ve (? OR ?), v. t. To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute. [Obs.]
By this that stranger knight in presence came, And goodly salved
them. Spenser.
Salve
Salve (?; 277), n. [AS. sealf ointment; akin to LG. salwe, D. zalve,
zalf, OHG. salba, Dan. salve, Sw. salva, Goth. salb to anoint, and
probably to Gr. (Hesychius) sapris clarified butter. &root;155, 291.]
1. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or
sores; a healing ointment. Chaucer.
2. A soothing remedy or antidote.
Counsel or consolation we may bring. Salve to thy sores. Milton.
Salve bug (Zo\'94l.), a large, stout isopod crustacean (\'92ga psora),
parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by fishermen in the
preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.
Salve
Salve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Salving.] [AS.
sealfian to anoint. See Salve, n.]
1. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial
traetment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound. Shak.
2. To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as with an
ointment, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over.
But Ebranck salved both their infamies With noble deeds. Spenser.
What may we do, then, to salve this seeming inconsistence? Milton.
<-- salve one's conscience. salve one's wounded pride -->
Salve
Salve (?), v. t. & i. [See Salvage] To save, as a ship or goods, from
the perils of the sea. [Recent]
Salver
Salv"er (?), n. One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a
quacksalver, or quack. [Obs.]
Salver
Sal"ver (?), n. [Cf. Salvage.] A salvor. Skeat.
Salver
Sal"ver (?), n. [Sp. salva pregustation, the tasting of viands before
they are served, salver, fr. salvar to save, to taste, to prove the
food or drink of nobles, from L. salvare to save. See Save.] A tray or
waiter on which anything is presented. <-- now used mostly in
compounds; e.g. tea salver -->
Salver-shaped
Sal"ver-shaped` (?), a. (Bot.) Tubular, with a speading border. See
Hypocraterimorphous.
Salvia
Sal"vi*a (?), n. [L., sage.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the
sage. See Sage.
Salvific
Sal*vif"ic (?), a. [L. salficus saving; salvus saved, safe + facere to
make.] Tending to save or secure safety. [Obs.]
Salvo
Sal"vo (?), n.; pl. Salvos (#). [L. salvo jure, literally, the right
being reserved. See Safe.] An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. Eilon Basilike.
Salvo
Sal"vo, n. [F. salve a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, L. salve
hail, imperat. of salvere to be well, akin to salvus well. See Safe.]
1. (Mil.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in
endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
2. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of
a number of cannon.
Salvor
Sal"vor (?), n. [See Salvation, Save] (Law) One who assists in saving
a ship or goods at sea, without being under special obligation to do
so. Wheaton.
Sam
Sam (?), adv. [AS. same. See Same, a.] Together. [Obs.] "All in that
city sam." Spenser.
Samara
Sa*ma"ra (? OR ?), n. [L. samara, samera, the seed of the elm.] (Bot.)
A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the
ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.
Samare
Sam"are (?), n. See Simar.
Samaritan
Sa*mar"i*tan (?), a. [L. Samaritanus.] Of or pertaining to Samaria, in
Palestine. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language
of Samaria.
Samarium
Sa*ma"ri*um (?), n. [NL., fr. E. samarskite.] (Chem.) A rare metallic
element of doubtful identity.
NOTE: &hand; Sa marium wa s di scovered, by me ans of sp ectrum
analysis, in certain minerals (samarskite, cerite, etc.), in which
it is associated with other elements of the earthy group. It has
been confounded with the donbtful elements decipium, philippium,
etc., and is possibly a complex mixture of elements not as yet
clearly identified. Symbol Sm. Provisional atomic weight 150.2.
<-- a true element. Symb. Sa or Sm; At. No. 62; At. wt. 150.43.
Valence 2 or 3. -->
Samaroid
Sam"a*roid (?; 277), a. [Samara + -oid.] (Bot.) Resembling a samara,
or winged seed vessel.
Samarra
Sa*mar"ra (?), n. See Simar.
Samarskite
Sa*mar"skite (?), a. [After Samarski, a Russian.] (Min.) A rare
mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a
niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals.
Sambo
Sam"bo, n. [Sp. zambo, sambo.] A colloquial or humorous appelation for
a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a
zambo.<-- deprecatory and impolite -->
Samboo
Sam"boo (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Sumbur.
Sambucus
Sam*bu"cus (?), n. [L., an elder tree.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and
trees; the elder.
Sambuke
Sam"buke (?), n. [L. sambuca, Gr. (Mus.) An ancient stringed
instrument used by the Greeks, the particular construction of which is
unknown.
Sambur
Sam"bur (?), n. [Hind. s\'bembar, s\'bebar.] (Zo\'94l.) An East Indian
deer (Rusa Aristotelis) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have
but three prongs. Called also gerow. The name is applied to other
species of the genus Rusa, as the Bornean sambur (R. equina).
Same
Same (?), a. [AS. same. adv.; akin to OS. sama, samo, adv., OHG. sam,
a., sama, adv., Icel. samr, a., Sw. samme, samma, Dan. samme, Goth.
sama, Russ. samui, Gr. sama, Gr. simul at the same time, similis like,
and E. some, a., -some. &root;191. Cf. Anomalous, Assemble,
Homeopathy, Homily, Seem, v. i., Semi-, Similar, Some.]
1. Not different or other; not another or others; identical;
unchanged.
Thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Ps. cii. 27.
2. Of like kind, species, sort, dimensions, or the like; not differing
in character or in the quality or qualities compared; corresponding;
not discordant; similar; like.
The ethereal vigor is in all the same. Dryden.
3. Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned.
What ye know, the same do I know. Job. xiii. 2.
Do but think how well the same he spends, Who spends his blood his
country to relieve. Daniel.
NOTE: &hand; Same is commonly preceded by the, this, or that and is
often used substantively as in the citations above. In a
comparative use it is followed by as or with.
Bees like the same odors as we do. Lubbock.
[He] held the same political opinions with his illustrious friend.
Macaulay.
Sameliness
Same"li*ness (?), n. Sameness, 2. [R.] Bayne.
Sameness
Same"ness, n.
1. The state of being the same, identity; abscence of difference; near
resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of
manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like. "A sameness of the
terms." Bp. Horsley.
2. Hence, want of variety; tedious monotony. Syn. -- Identity;
identicalness; oneness.
Samette
Sa*mette" (?), n. See Samite. [Obs.]
Samian
Sa"mi*an (?), a. [L. Samius.] Of or pertaining to the island of Samos.
Fill high the cup with Samian wine. Byreon.
Samian earth, a species of clay from Samoa, formerly used in medicine
as an astringent.
Samian
Sa"mi*an, n. A native or inhabitant of Samos.
Samiel
Sa"mi*el (?; 277), n. [Turk. sam-yeli; Ar. samm poison + Turk. yel
wind. Cf. Simoom.] A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in
Turkey, from the desert. It is identical with the simoom of Arabia and
the kamsin of Syria.
Samiot
Sa"mi*ot (?), a. & n. [Cf. F. samiote.] Samian.
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Samite
Sa"mite (?), a. [OF. samit, LL. samitum, examitum, from LGr. Six, and
cf. Dimity.] A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven
with gold. Tennyson.
In silken samite she was light arrayed. Spenser.
Samlet
Sam"let (?), n. [Cf. Salmonet.] The parr.
Sammier
Sam"mi*er (?), n. A machine for pressing the water from skins in
tanning. Knight.
Samoan
Sa*mo"an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly
called Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their
inhabitants. -- n. An inhabitant of the Samoan Islands.
Samovar
Sa"mo*var (?), n. [Russ. samovar'.] A metal urn used in Russia for
making tea. It is filled with water, which is heated by charcoal
placed in a pipe, with chimney attached, which passes through the urn.
<-- Samoyed. 1. A breed of medium-sized sled dogs, originating in
Siberia, of white or cream color. 2. A Uralic language spoken by the
Samoyed people. -->
Samoyedes
Sam`oy*edes" (?), n. pl.; sing. Samoyede (. (Ethnol.) An ignorant and
degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a portion of Northern Russia
and a part of Siberia.<-- also Samoyeds. -->
Samp
Samp (?), n. [From American Indian s\'bepac, saupac, made soft, or
thinned.] An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised,
which is cooked by by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse
hominy.
Sampan
Sam"pan (?), n. (Naut.) A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet
long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent
habitation on the inland waters. [Written also sanpan.]
Samphire
Sam"phire (? OR ?; 277), n. [F. l'herbe de Saint Pierre. See Saint,
and Petrel.] (Bot.) (a) A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous
European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on
cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.
Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! Scak.
(b) The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in
England marsh samphire. (c) A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens)
of the West Indies. Golden samphire. See under Golden.
Sample
Sam"ple (?), n. [OE. sample, asaumple, OF. essample, example, fr. L.
exemplum. See Example, and cf. Ensample, Sampler.]
1. Example; pattern. [Obs.] Spenser. "A sample to the youngest." Shak.
Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed.
Fairfax.
2. A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence
of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased
by samples.
I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to
discuss. Woodward.
Syn. -- Specimen; example. See Specimen.
Sample
Sam"ple, v. t.
1. To make or show something similar to; to match. Bp. Hall.
2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar,
teas, wools, cloth.
Sampler
Sam"pler (?), n. [See Exampler, Exemplar.]
1. One who makes up samples for inspection; one who examines samples,
or by samples; as, a wool sampler.
2. A pattern; a specimen; especially, a collection of needlework
patterns, as letters, borders, etc., to be used as samples, or to
display the skill of the worker.
Susie dear, bring your sampler and Mrs. Schumann will show you how
to make that W you bothered over. E. E. Hale.
Samshoo, Samshu
Sam"shoo, Sam"shu (, n. [Chinese san-shao thrice fired.] A spirituous
liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled
rice has fermented under pressure. S. W. Williams.
Samson
Sam"son (?), n. An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.),
distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary
physical strength. Samson post. (a) (Naut.) A strong post resting on
the keelson, and supporting a beam of the keelson, and supporting a
beam of the deck; also, a temporary or movable pilar carrying a
leading block or pulley for various purposes. Brande & C. (b) In
deepwell boring, the post which supports the walking beam of the
apparatus.
Sanability
San`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being sanable;
sanableness; curableness.
Sanable
San"a*ble (?), a. [L. sanabilis, fr. sanare to heal, fr. sanus sound,
healthy. See Sane.] Capable of being healed or cured; susceptible of
remedy. Syn. -- Remediable; curable; healable.
Sanableness
San"a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being sanable.
Sanation
Sa*na"tion (?), n. [L. sanatio. See Sanable.] The act of healing or
curing. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Sanative
San"a*tive (?), a. [LL. sanativus.] Having the power to cure or heal;
healing; tending to heal; sanatory. -- San"a*tive*ness, n.
Sanatorium
San`a*to"ri*um (?), n. [NL. See Sanatory.] An establishment for the
treatment of the sick; a resort for invalids. See Sanitarium.
Sanatory
San"a*to*ry (?), a. [LL. sanatorius, fr. L. sa to heal. See Sanable.]
Conducive to health; tending to cure; healing; curative; sanative.
Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public health, such as
quarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc. De Quincey.
NOTE: &hand; Sa natory an d sa nitary sh ould no t be co nfounded.
Sanatory signifies conducive to health, while sanitary has the more
general meaning of pertaining to health.
Sanbenito
San`be*ni"to (?), n. [Sp. & Pg. sambenito, contr. from L. saccus sack
+ benedictus blessed.]
1. Anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitens on being reconciled to
the church.
2. A garnment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames, figures,
etc., and worn by persons who had been examined by the Inquisition and
were brought forth for punishment at the auto-da-f\'82.
Sance-bell, Sanctte bell
Sance"-bell" (?), Sanct"te bell" (?), n. See Sanctus bell, under
Sanctus.
Sanctificate
Sanc"ti*fi*cate (?), v. t. [L. sanctificatus, p.p. of sanctificare.]
To sanctify. [Obs.] Barrow.
Sanctification
Sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. sanctificatio: cf. F. sanctification.]
1. The act of sanctifying or making holy; the being sanctified or made
holy; esp. (Theol.), the act of God's grace by which the affections of
men are purified, or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to,
a supreme love to God; also, the state of being thus purified or
sanctified.
God hath from the baginning chosen you to salvation through
sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2 Thess. ii.
13.
2. The act of consecrating, or of setting apart, for a sacred purpose;
consecration. Bp. Burnet.
Sanctified
Sanc"ti*fied (?), a. Made holy; also, made to have the air of
sanctity; sanctimonious.
Sanctifier
Sanc"ti*fi`er (?), n. One who sanctifies, or makes holy; specifically,
the Holy Spirit.
Sanctify
Sanc"ti*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sanctifying (?).] [F. sanctifier, L. sanctificare; sanctus holy +
-ficare (in comp.) to make. See Saint, and -fy.]
1. To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use; to
consecrate by appropriate rites; to hallow.
God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. Gen. ii. 3.
Moses . . . sanctified Aaron and his garnment. Lev. viii. 30.
2. To make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption and
pollution; to purify.
Sanctify them through thy truth. John xvii. 17.
3. To make efficient as the means of holiness; to render productive of
holiness or piety.
A means which his mercy hath sanctified so to me as to make me
repent of that unjust act. Eikon Basilike.
4. To impart or impute sacredness, venerableness, inviolability, title
to reverence and respect, or the like, to; to secure from violation;
to give sanction to.
The holy man, amazed at what he saw, Made haste to sanctify the
bliss by law. Dryden.
Truth guards the poet, sanctifies the line. Pope.
Sanctifyingly
Sanc"ti*fy`ing*ly (?), adv. In a manner or degree tending to sanctify
or make holy.
Sanctiloquent
Sanc*til"o*quent (?), a. [L. sanctus holy + loquens, p. pr. of loqui
to speak.] Discoursing on heavenly or holy things, or in a holy
manner.
Sanctimonial
Sanc`ti*mo"ni*al (?), a. [Cf. LL. sanctimonialis. ] Sanctimonius.
[Obs.]
Sanctimonious
Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous (?), a. [See Sanctimony.]
1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. Shak.
2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically
devout or pious. "Like the sanctimonious pirate." Shak. --
Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness, n.
Sanctimony
Sanc"ti*mo*ny (?), n. [L. sanctimonia, fr. sanctus holy: cf. OF.
sanctimonie. See Saint.] Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity;
sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or
pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness.
Her pretense is a pilgrimage; . . . which holy undertaking with
most austere sanctimony she accomplished. Shak.
Sanction
Sanc"tion (?), n. [L. sanctio, from sancire, samctum to render sacred
or inviolable, to fix unalternably: cf. F. sanction. See Saint.]
1. Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior
by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other
person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by authority
to it; confirmation; approbation.
The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their
testimony. I. Watts.
2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of
another; as, legal sanctions. Syn. -- Ratification; authorization;
authoruty; countenance; support.
Sanction
Sanc"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sanctioning.] To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous
experiments. De Quincey.
Syn. -- To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
Sanctionary
Sanc"tion*a*ry (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or giving, sanction.
Sanctitude
Sanc"ti*tude (?), a. [L. sanctitudo.] Holiness; sacredness; sanctity.
[R.] milton.
Sanctity
Sanc"ti*ty (?), n.; pl. Sanctities (#). [L. sanctitas, from sanctus
holy. See Saint.]
1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness;
saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed, narrowly escaped the
imputation of irreligion. Macaulay.
2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding force; as,
the sanctity of an oath.
3. A saint or holy being. [R.]
About him all the sanctities of heaven. Milton.
Syn. -- Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity;
religiousness;sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under Religion.
Sanctuarize
Sanc"tu*a*rize (?), v. t. To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred
privileges. [Obs.] Shak.
Sanctuary
Sanc"tu*a*ry (?), n.; pl. Sanctuaries (#). [OE. seintuare, OF.
saintuaire, F. sanctuaire, fr. L. sanctuarium, from sanctus sacred,
holy. See Saint.] A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and
inviolable site. Hence, specifically: (a) The most retired part of the
temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the
ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter
except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the
people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple
at Jerusalem. (b) (Arch.) The most sacred part of any religious
building, esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar is
placed. (c) A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where
divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other place of
worship. (d) A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and
protection; shelter; refuge; protection.
These laws, whoever made them, bestowed on temples the privelege of
sanctuary. Milton
.
These admirable works of painting were made fuel for the fire; but
some relics of it took sanctuary under ground, and escaped the
common destiny. Dryden.
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Sanctum
Sanc"tum (?), n. [L., p.p. of sanctire to consecrate.] A sacred place;
hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an
editor's sanctum. Sanctum sanctorum [L.] , the Holy of Holies; the
most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.
Sanctus
Sanc"tus (?), n. [L. sanctus, p.p. of sancire.]
1. (Eccl.) A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a part of
the communion service, of which the first words in Latin are Sanctus,
sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; -- called also Tersanctus.
2. (Mus.) An anthem composed for these words.
Sanctus bell, a small bell usually suspended in a bell cot at the apex
of the nave roof, over the chancel arch, in medi\'91val churches, but
a hand bell is now often used; -- so called because rung at the
singing of the sanctus, at the conclusion of the ordinary of the Mass,
and again at the elevation of the host. Called also Mass bell, sacring
bell, saints' bell, sance-bell, sancte bell.
Sand
Sand (?), n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel.
sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr.
1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced
to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not
coherent when wet.
That finer matter, called sand, is no other than very small
pebbles. Woodsward.
2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] Shak.
3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the
term or extent of one's life.
The sands are numbered that make up my life. Shak.
4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia
and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the
tide. "The Libyan sands." Milton. "The sands o'Dee." C. Kingsley.
5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang]
Sand badger (Zo\'94l.), the Japanese badger (Meles ankuma). -- Sand
bag (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as
in fortification, for ballast, etc. (b) A long bag filled with sand,
used as a club by assassins. -- Sand ball, soap mixed with sand, made
into a ball for use at the toilet. -- Sand bath. (a) (Chem.) A vessel
of hot sand in a laboratory, in which vessels that are to be heated
are partially immersed. (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in
hot sand. -- Sand bed, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited
naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into
which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace. --
Sand birds (Zo\'94l.), a collective name for numerous species of
limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers, plovers, tattlers, and many
others; -- called also shore birds. -- Sand blast, a process of
engraving and cutting glass and other hard substances by driving sand
against them by a steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in
the process. -- Sand box. (a) A box with a perforated top or cover,
for sprinkling paper with sand. (b) A box carried on locomotives, from
which sand runs on the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent
slipping. -- Sand-box tree (Bot.), a tropical American tree (Hura
crepitans). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody capsule which,
when completely dry, bursts with a loud report and scatters the seeds.
See Illust. of Regma. -- Sand bug (Zo\'94l.), an American anomuran
crustacean (Hippa talpoidea) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It is
often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under Anomura. -- Sand
canal (Zo\'94l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and
connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle. It
appears to be excretory in function. -- Sand cock (Zo\'94l.), the
redshank. [Prov. Eng.] -- Sand collar. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Sand saucer,
below. -- Sand crab. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The lady crab. (b) A land crab, or
ocypodian. -- Sand crack (Far.), a crack extending downward from the
coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes lameness.
-- Sand cricket (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of large
terrestrial crickets of the genus Stenophelmatus and allied genera,
native of the sandy plains of the Western United States. -- Sand cusk
(Zo\'94l.), any ophidiod fish. See Illust. under Ophidiod. -- Sand dab
(Zo\'94l.), a small American flounder (Limanda ferruginea); -- called
also rusty dab. The name is also applied locally to other allied
species. -- Sand darter (Zo\'94l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the
Ohio valley (Ammocrypta pellucida). -- Sand dollar (Zo\'94l.), any one
of several species of small flat circular sea urchins, which live on
sandy bottoms, especially Echinarachnius parma of the American coast.
-- Sand drift, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted sand.
-- Sand eel. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A lant, or launce. (b) A slender Pacific
Ocean fish of the genus Gonorhynchus, having barbels about the mouth.
-- Sand flag, sandstone which splits up into flagstones. -- Sand flea.
(Zo\'94l.) (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in, sandy
places, especially the common dog flea. (b) the chigoe. (c) Any
leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or orchestian. See Beach
flea, under Beach. -- Sand flood, a vast body of sand borne along by
the wind. James Bruce. -- Sand fluke. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The sandnecker.
(b) The European smooth dab (Pleuronectes microcephalus); -- called
also kitt, marysole, smear dab, town dab. -- Sand fly (Zo\'94l.), any
one of several species of small dipterous flies of the genus Simulium,
abounding on sandy shores, especially Simulium nocivum of the United
States. They are very troublesome on account of their biting habits.
Called also no-see-um, punky, and midge. -- Sand gall (Geol.) See Sand
pipe, below. -- Sand grass (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in
sand; especially, a tufted grass (Triplasis purpurea) with numerous
bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves, growing on the Atlantic
coast.
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Sand grouse (Zo\'94l.), any one of many species of Old World birds
belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and resembling both grouse and
pigeons. Called also rock grouse, rock pigeon, and ganga. They mostly
belong to the genus Pterocles, as the common Indian species (P.
exustus). The large sand grouse (P. arenarius), the painted sand
grouse (P. fasciatus), and the pintail sand grouse (P. alchata) are
also found in India. See Illust. under Pterocletes. -- Sand hill, a
hill of sand; a dune. -- Sand-hill crane (Zo\'94l.), the American
brown crane (Grus Mexicana). -- Sand hopper (Zo\'94l.), a beach flea;
an orchestian. -- Sand hornet (Zo\'94l.), a sand wasp. -- Sand lark.
(Zo\'94l.) (a) A small lark (Alaudala raytal), native of India. (b) A
small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the sanderling, and the
common European sandpiper. (c) The Australian red-capped dotterel
(\'92gialophilus ruficapillus); -- called also red-necked plover. --
Sand launce (Zo\'94l.), a lant, or launce. -- Sand lizard (Zo\'94l.),
a common European lizard (Lacerta agilis). -- Sand martin (Zo\'94l.),
the bank swallow. -- Sand mole (Zo\'94l.), the coast rat. -- Sand
monitor (Zo\'94l.), a large Egyptian lizard (Monitor arenarius) which
inhabits dry localities. -- Sand mouse (Zo\'94l.), the dunlin. [Prov.
Eng.] -- Sand myrtle. (Bot.) See under Myrtle. -- Sand partridge
(Zo\'94l.), either of two small Asiatic partridges of the genus
Ammoperdix. The wings are long and the tarsus is spurless. One species
(A. Heeji) inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species (A.
Bonhami), inhabiting Central Asia, is called also seesee partridge,
and teehoo. -- Sand picture, a picture made by putting sand of
different colors on an adhesive surface. -- Sand pike. (Zo\'94l.) (a)
The sauger. (b) The lizard fish. -- Sand pillar, a sand storm which
takes the form of a whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts
like those of the Sahara and Mongolia. -- Sand pipe (Geol.), a tubular
cavity, from a few inches to several feet in dept, occurring
especially in calcareous rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand,
etc.; -- called also sand gall. -- Sand pride (Zo\'94l.), a small
british lamprey now considered to be the young of larger species; --
called also sand prey. -- Sand pump, in artesian well boring, a long,
slender bucket with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the
well. -- Sand rat (Zo\'94l.), the pocket gopher. -- Sand rock, a rock
made of cemented sand. -- Sand runner (Zo\'94l.), the turnstone. --
Sand saucer (Zo\'94l.), the mass of egg capsules, or o\'94thec\'91, of
any mollusk of the genus Natica and allied genera. It has the shape of
a bottomless saucer, and is coated with fine sand; -- called also sand
collar. -- Sand screw (Zo\'94l.), an amphipod crustacean (Lepidactylis
arenarius), which burrows in the sandy seabeaches of Europe and
America. -- Sand shark (Zo\'94l.), an American shark (Odontaspis
littoralis) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern United States; --
called also gray shark, and dogfish shark. See Illust. under Remora.
-- Sand skink (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of Old World
lizards belonging to the genus Seps; as, the ocellated sand skink
(Seps ocellatus) of Southern