Silhouette.
Silhouette, sil-ōō-et′,n.a shadow-outline of the human figure or profile filled in of a dark colour.—v.t.to represent in silhouette: to bring out a shaded profile or outline view of. [Étienne deSilhouette(1709-67), French minister of finance for four months in 1759, after whom everything cheap was named, from his excessive economy. According to Littré, the making of such shadow-portraits was a favourite pastime of his; hence the name.]
Silica, sil′i-ka,n.silicon dioxide, or silicic anhydride, a white or colourless substance, the most abundant solid constituent of our globe, existing both in the crystalline and in the amorphous form, the best examples of the former being rock-crystal, quartz, chalcedony, flint, sandstone, and quartzose sand; of the latter, opal.—n.Sil′icate, a salt of silicic acid.—adjs.Sil′icāted, combined or impregnated with silica;Silic′ic, pertaining to, or obtained from, silica;Silicif′erous, producing or containing silica.—n.Silicificā′tion, conversion into silica.—v.t.Silic′ify, to convert into silica: to render silicious.—v.i.to become silicious or flinty:—pr.p.silic′ifying;pa.p.silic′ifīed.—adjs.Silic′ious,Silic′eous, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silica.—n.Sil′icon, orSilic′ium, the base of silica, a non-metallic elementary substance, obtainable in three different forms, the amorphous, the graphitoid, and the crystalline. [L.silex,silicis, flint.]
Silicle_Silique.
Silicle, sil′i-kl,n.(bot.) a seed-vessel shorter and containing fewer seeds than a silique—alsoSil′icule,Silic′ula.—adj.Silic′ulōse(bot.), having, pertaining to, or resembling silicles: husky.—ns.(bot.)Silique(si-lēk′),Sil′iqua, the two-valved elongated seed-vessel of theCruciferæ.—adjs.Sil′iquiform,Sil′iquose,Sil′iquous(bot.), pertaining to, resembling, or bearing siliques. [L.silicula, dim. ofsiliqua, a pod.]
Silk, silk,n.the delicate, soft thread produced by the larvæ of certain bombycid moths which feed on the leaves of the mulberry, &c.: thread or cloth woven from it: anything resembling silk, the styles of maize, the silky lustre in the ruby, &c.—adj.pertaining to, or consisting of, silk.—n.Silk′-cott′on, the silky seed-covering of various species ofBombax.—adjs.Silk′en, made of silk: dressed in silk: resembling silk: soft: delicate;Silk′-fig′ured, having the ornamental pattern in silk.—ns.Silk′-gown, orThe silk, the robe of a queen's or king's counsel, instead of the stuff-gown of the ordinary barrister—hence 'to take silk'=to be appointed Q.C.;Silk′-grass, Adam's needle, or bear-grass;Silk′iness;Silk′-man(Shak.), a dealer in silks;Silk′-mer′cer, a mercer or dealer in silks;Silk′-mill, a mill for the manufacture of silks;Silk′-pa′per, tissue-paper;Silk′-reel, a machine in which rawsilkis unwound from the cocoons, and wound into a thread;Silk′-throw′er,-throw′ster, one who manufacturesthrown-silkor organzine, silk thread formed by twisting together two or more threads or singles;Silk′-weav′er, a weaver of silk stuffs;Silk′worm, the bombycid moth whose larva produces silk;Silk′worm-gut, a material used by anglers for dressing the hook-end of the fishing-line, consisting of the drawn-out glands of the silkworm when these are fully distended.—adj.Silk′y, like silk in texture: soft: smooth: glossy. [A.S.seolc—L.sericum—Gr.sērikon, neut. of adj.Sērikos, pertaining to theSēres—Sēr, a native of China.]
Sill, sil,n.the timber or stone at the foot of a door or window: the lowest piece in a window-frame: (fort.) the inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure: the floor of a mine-passage, also a miner's term for bed or stratum. [A.S.syl; Ice.sylla, Ger.schwelle.]
Silladar, sil′a-där,n.a member of a troop of irregular cavalry. [Hind.]
Sillago, sil′a-gō,n.a genus of acanthopterygian fishes.
Sillery, sil′e-ri,n.a celebrated still white wine produced near Rheims—one of the most esteemed champagnes. [Silleryin Marne.]
Sillibub, sil′i-bub,n.a dish made of wine or cider mixed with milk into a curd, flavoured, whipped into a froth, or made solid by gelatine and water, and boiling.—AlsoSill′abub.
Sillograph, sil′ō-graf,n.a satirist. [From theSilloiof Timon of Phlius,c.280B.C.]
Sillometer, si-lom′e-tėr,n.an instrument for measuring the speed of a ship without a log-line. [Fr.siller, to make way, Gr.metron, a measure.]
Sillon, sil′on,n.(fort.) a. work raised in the middle of a very wide ditch, an envelope. [Fr.]
Sillsallat, sil′sal-at,n.a salad of pickled herring, with morsels of meat, eggs, onion, and beet. [Sw.]
Silly, sil′i,adj.simple: harmless: foolish: witless: imprudent: absurd: stupid.—n.a silly person.—adv.Sill′ily.—ns.Sill′iness;Sill′y-how, a caul. [Orig. 'blessed,' and so 'innocent,' 'simple,' A.S.sǽlig,gesælig, timely—sǽl, time; Ger.selig, blest, happy, Goth.sels, good.]
Silo, sī′lō,n.a pit for packing and storing green crops for fodder in the state known as ensilage.—v.t.to preserve in a silo. [Sp.,—L.sirus—Gr.siros, a pit.]
Silpha, sil′fa,n.a genus of clavicorn beetles, the carrion-beetles. [Gr.silphē, a beetle.]
Silphium, sil′fi-um,n.a genus of American composites with resinous juice—prairie-dock,cup-plant,rosin-weed: an umbelliferous plant whose juice the ancient Greeks used—the Latinlaserpitium.
Silphology, sil-fol′ō-ji,n.the science of larval forms. [Gr.silphē, a beetle,logia—legein, to say.]
Silt, silt,n.that which is left by straining: sediment: the sand, &c., left by water.—v.t.to fill with sediment (withup).—v.i.to percolate through pores: to become filled up.—adj.Silt′y, full of, or resembling, silt. [Prov. Eng.sile, allied to Low Ger.sielen, Sw.sila, to let water off, to strain.]
Silurian, si-lū′ri-an,adj.belonging to Siluria, the country of theSilures, the ancient inhabitants of the south-eastern part of South Wales: applied by Murchison in 1835 to a series of rocks well developed in the country of the Silures, a subdivision of the Palæozoic, containing hardly any vertebrates and land plants.—adjs.Silū′ridan,Silū′rine,Silū′roid.—ns.Silū′rist, a Silurian, a name applied to the poet Henry Vaughan (1621-95);Silū′rus,Silūre′, the typical genus ofSiluridæ, a family of physostomous fishes—the cat-fishes, &c.
Silvan, sil′van,adj.pertaining to woods, woody: inhabiting woods.—ns.Sil′va,Syl′va, the forest-trees collectively of any region. [Fr.,—L.silva.]
Silver, sil′vėr,n.a soft white metal, capable of a high polish: money made of silver: anything having the appearance of silver.—adj.made of silver: resembling silver: white: bright: precious: gentle: having a soft and clear tone: of high rank, but still second to the highest.—v.t.to cover with silver: to make like silver: to make smooth and bright: to make silvery.—v.i.to become silvery.—ns.Sil′ver-bath(phot.), a solution of silver-nitrate for sensitising collodion-plates for printing;Sil′ver-beat′er, one who beats out silver into thin foil.—adjs.Sil′ver-black, black silvered over with white;Sil′ver-bright(Shak.), as bright as silver;Sil′ver-bus′kined, having buskins adorned with silver.—ns.Sil′ver-fir, a coniferous tree of the genusAbies, whose leaves show two silvery lines on the under side;Sil′ver-fish, a name given to the atherine, to artificially bred gold-fish, the sand-smelt, the tarpon: any species ofLepisma, a thysanurous insect—alsoBristletail,Walking-fish,Silver-moth,Shiner, &c.;Sil′ver-fox, a species of fox found in northern regions, having a rich and valuable fur;Sil′ver-glance, native silver sulphide;Sil′ver-grain, the medullary rays in timber.—adjs.Sil′ver-gray, having a gray or bluish-gray colour;Sil′ver-haired, having white or lustrous gray hair;Sil′ver-head′ed, having a silver head: with white hair.—ns.Sil′veriness, the state of being silvery;Sil′vering, the operation of covering with silver: the silver so used.—v.t.Sil′verise, to coat or cover with silver:—pr.p.sil′verīsing;pa.p.sil′verīsed.—ns.Sil′verite, one who opposes the demonetisation of silver;Sil′ver-leaf, silver beaten into thin leaves;Sil′verling(B.), a small silver coin.—adv.Sil′verly(Shak.), with the appearance of silver.—adjs.Sil′vern, made of silver;Sil′ver-plā′ted, plated with silver.—n.Sil′ver-print′ing, the production of photographic prints by the use of a sensitising salt of silver.—adj.Sil′ver-shaft′ed, carrying silver arrows, as Diana.—ns.Sil′versmith, a smith who works in silver;Sil′ver-stick, an officer of the royal palace—from his silvered wand.—adjs.Sil′ver-tongued, plausible, eloquent;Sil′ver-voiced(Shak.), having a clear, sweet voice like the sound of a silver musical instrument;Sil′ver-white(Shak.), white like silver;Sil′very, covered with silver: resembling silver: white: clear, soft, mellow. [A.S.silfer,seolfor; Ice.silfr, Ger.silber.]
Simar,Simarre, si-mär′,n.a woman's robe: a scarf. [Fr.simarre—O. Fr.chamarre—Sp.chamarra, a sheep-skin coat, prob. Basque.]
Simarubaceæ, sim-a-rōō-bā′sē-ē,n.pl.a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs—bitter, used in dysentery, &c.—includingquassia,bitterwood, andailanto.—adj.Simarubā′ceous.
Simbil, sim′bil,n.a shortish-legged African stork.
Simeonite, sim′ē-on-īt,n.a follower of the famous Cambridge evangelical preacher CharlesSimeon(1759-1836), whose influence is perpetuated by theSimeon Trust, established for purchasing advowsons: a low-churchman—oftenSim.
Simia, sim′i-a,n.an anthropoid ape: a monkey generally: the typical genus ofSimiidæ, containing the orang-utans—theSimiidæincludes the anthropoid apes;Simiinæis the higher of the two sub-families of Simiidæ, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orang.—adjs.Sim′ial,Sim′ian,Sim′ious, like an ape: anthropoid. [L.]
Similar, sim′i-lar,adj.like: resembling: uniform: (geom.) exactly corresponding in shape, without regard to size.—n.Similar′ity.—adv.Sim′ilarly.—n.Simil′itude, the state of being similar or like: resemblance: comparison: simile: (B.) a parable.—adj.Similitū′dinary. [Fr.,—L.similis, like.]
Simile, sim′i-le,n.something similar: similitude: (rhet.) a comparison to illustrate anything.—n.pl.Simil′ia, things alike.—v.t.Sim′ilise, to liken, compare.—v.i.to use similitudes.—adv.Simil′liter, in like manner. [L., neut. ofsimilis, like.]
Similor, sim′i-lōr,n.a yellow alloy used for cheap jewellery. [Fr.,—L.similis, like,aurum, gold.]
Simitar. Same asScimitar(q.v.).
Simkin, sim′kin,n.the usual Anglo-Indian word for champagne.—AlsoSimp′kin.
Simmer, sim′ėr,v.i.to boil with a gentle, hissing sound: to be on the point of boiling out, as into anger.—n.a gentle heating. [Imit.; cf. Sw. dial.summa, to hum, Ger.summen.]
Simnel, sim′nel,n.a sweet cake of fine flour for Christmas, Easter, or Mothering Sunday.—AlsoSim′lin. [O. Fr.simenel—L.simila, fine flour.]
Simon-pure, sī′mon-pūr,adj.authentic, genuine. [FromSimon Pure, a character in Mrs Centlivre's comedy,A Bold Stroke for a Wife, who is counterfeited by an impostor.]
Simony, sim′on-i,n.the crime of buying or selling presentation to a benefice, so named fromSimonMagus, who thought to purchase the gift of the Holy Spirit with money (Acts, viii.).—n.Simō′niac, one guilty of simony.—adjs.Simonī′acal,Simō′nious(obs.), pertaining to, guilty of, or involving simony.—adv.Simonī′acally.—n.Sī′monist, one who practises or defends simony.
Simoom, si-mōōm′,n.a hot suffocating wind which blows in northern Africa and Arabia and the adjacent countries from the interior deserts.—AlsoSimoon′. [Ar.samûm—samm, to poison.]
Simorhynchus, sim-ō-ring′kus,n.a genus of small North Pacific birds, the snub-nosed auklets. [Gr.simos, flat-nosed,hryngchos, snout.]
Simous, sī′mus,adj.flat or snub nosed: concave.—n.Simos′ity.
Simpai, sim′pī,n.the black-crested monkey of Sumatra.
Simper, sim′pėr,v.i.to smile in a silly, affected manner.—n.a silly or affected smile.—n.Sim′perer, one who simpers.—adj.Simp′ering.—adv.Sim′peringly, in a simpering manner: with a foolish smile. [Prob. Scand.; Norw.semper, smart.]
Simple, sim′pl,adj.single: undivided: resisting decomposition: elementary, undeveloped: plain, single, entire: homogeneous: open: unaffected: undesigning: true: clear: straightforward: artless: guileless: unsuspecting: credulous: not cunning: weak in intellect: silly: of mean birth—opposed toGentle.—n.something not mixed or compounded: a medicinal herb: a simple feast—opposed to adoubleorsemidouble.—v.i.to gather simples or medicinal plants.—adjs.Sim′ple-heart′ed, having a simple heart: guileless;Sim′ple-mind′ed, having a simple mind: unsuspecting: undesigning.—ns.Sim′ple-mind′edness, the state or quality of being simple-minded: artlessness;Sim′pleness, the state or quality of being simple: artlessness: simplicity: folly;Sim′pler, a gatherer of simples;Sim′pless(Spens.), simplicity;Sim′pleton, a weak or foolish person.—adv.Simplic′iter, simply, not relatively.—ns.Simplic′ity, the state or quality of being simple: singleness: want of complication: openness: clearness: freedom from excessive adornment: plainness: sincerity: artlessness: credulity, silliness, folly;Simplificā′tion, the act of making simple.—adj.Sim′plificātive.—n.Sim′plificātor, one who simplifies.—v.t.Sim′plify, to make simple: to render less difficult: to make plain:—pa.t.andpa.p.sim′plified.—ns.Sim′plism, affected simplicity;Sim′plist, one skilled in simples.—adj.Simplis′tic.—adv.Sim′ply, in a simple manner: artlessly: foolishly: weakly: plainly: considered by itself: alone: merely: solely. [Fr.,—L.simplex, the same—sim-(L.semel), root ofplicāre, to fold.]
Simson,Simpson, sim′son,n.(prov.) groundsel. [Earliersencion—O. Fr.senecion—L.senecio.]
Simulacrum, sim-ū-lā′krum,n.an image, unreal phantom: a formal sign:—pl.Simulā′cra. [L.]
Simulate, sim′ū-lāt,v.t.to imitate: to counterfeit: to pretend: to assume the appearance of without the reality.—adjs.Sim′ulant, simulating: replacing, or having the form or appearance of, esp. in biology;Sim′ular, counterfeit, feigned.—n.one who pretends to be what he is not.—ns.Simulā′tion, the act of simulating or putting on what is not true: imitation in form of one word by another: resemblance, similarity;Sim′ulātor, one who simulates.—adj.Sim′ulātory. [L.simulāre,-ātum, to make (something) similar to (another thing)—similis, like.]
Simultaneous, sim-ul-tā′nē-us,adj.acting, existing, or happening at the same time: (math.) satisfied by the same values of the variables or unknown quantities—of a set of equations.—ns.Simultanē′ity,Simultā′neousness.—adv.Simultā′neously. [Low L.simultaneus—L.simul, at the same time.]
Simurg, si-mōōrg′,n.a monstrous bird of Persian fable.—AlsoSimorg′,Simurgh′.
Sin, sin,adv.(Spens.) since. [Since.]
Sin, sin,n.wilful violation of law: neglect of duty: neglect of the laws of morality and religion, any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God: wickedness, iniquity.—v.i.to commit sin: to violate or neglect the laws of morality or religion: to do wrong:—pr.psin′ning;pa.t.andpa.p.sinned.—adjs.Sin′-born, born of sin;Sin′-bred, produced by sin.—ns.Sin′-eat′er, one of a class of men formerly employed in Wales to eat a piece of bread and drink a cup of ale placed on a bier, and so symbolically take upon themselves the sins of the deceased—due to the notion of the Leviticalscapegoat(Levit. xvi. 21, 22);Sin′-eat′ing.—adj.Sin′ful, full of, or tainted with, sin: iniquitous: wicked: depraved: criminal: unholy.—adv.Sin′fully.—n.Sin′fulness.—adj.Sin′less, without sin: innocent: pure: perfect.—adv.Sin′lessly.—ns.Sin′lessness;Sin′ner, one who sins: an offender or criminal: (theol.) an unregenerate person.—v.i.(Pope) to act as a sinner (with indefiniteit).—n.Sin′-off′ering, an offering for, or sacrifice in expiation of, sin.—adjs.Sin′-sick, morally sick from sin;Sin′-worn, worn by sin.—Like sin(slang), very much, very hard;Mortal, orDeadly,sin, such as wilfully violates the divine law and separates the soul from God—seven deadly sins,pride,covetousness,lust,anger,gluttony,envy, andsloth;Original sin, the innate depravity and corruption of the whole nature due to the sin of Adam as federal representative of the human race, and transmitted by ordinary generation to all his posterity;Venial sin, any transgression due to inadvertence, not alienating the friendship of God. [A.S.syn,sinn; Ice.syn-d, Ger.sünde, L.sons.]
Sinaitic, sī-na-it′ik,adj.pertaining to, made, or given at Mount Sinai.—AlsoSinā′ic.
Sinapis, si-nā′pis,n.the officinal name of mustard.—n.Sin′apism, a mustard-plaster. [L.,—Gr.sinapi.]
Since, sins,adv.from the time that: past: ago.—prep.after: from the time of.—conj.seeing that: because: considering. [M. E.sins,sithens—A.S.síth-thám, lit. 'after that,' fromsíth, late (Ger.seit), andthám, dat. ofthæt, that.]
Sincere, sin-sēr′,adj.clean: pure: (B.) unadulterated: being in reality what it is in appearance: unfeigned: frank: honest: true, virtuous.—adv.Sincēre′ly.—ns.Sincēre′ness,Sincer′ity, state or quality of being sincere: honesty of mind: freedom from pretence. [Fr.,—L.sincerus, clean, generally derived fromsine, without,cera, wax; better fromsin-, single,-cerusfor an assumedscerus, bright.]
Sinciput, sin′si-put,n.the forepart of the head from the forehead to the vertex.—adj.Sincip′ital. [L.,semi-; half,caput, the head.]
Sind, sīnd,v.t.(Scot.) to rinse.—Also Synd.
Sindon, sin′don,n.(Bacon) a wrapper. [L.,—Gr.sindōn, fine Indian cloth, muslin, a garment, prob. fromIndia, orSindein India.]
Sine, sīn,n.a straight line drawn from one extremity of an arc perpendicular to the diameter that passes through the other extremity. [L.sinus, a curve.]
Sine,Syne, sīn,adv.(Scot.) after that: ago.—conj.since.
Sine, sī′ne,prep.without, as inSine die, without day, of an adjournment;Sine quâ non, an indispensable condition, &c. [L.]
Sinecure, sī′nē-kūr (orsin′-),n.an ecclesiastical benefice without the cure or care of souls: an office with salary but without work.—adj.pertaining to such an office.—ns.Sī′necurism, the state of having a sinecure;Sī′necurist, one who holds a sinecure. [L.sine, without,cura, care.]
Sinew, sin′ū,n.that which joins a muscle to a bone, a tendon: muscle, nerve: that which supplies vigour.—v.t.to bind as by sinews: to strengthen.—adj.Sin′ewed, furnished with sinews: (Shak.) strong, vigorous.—n.Sin′ewiness, the state or quality of being sinewy.—adjs.Sin′ewless, having no sinews: without strength or power;Sin′ew-shrunk, applied to a horse which has become gaunt-bellied from being overdriven;Sin′ewy,Sin′ewous, furnished with sinews: consisting of, belonging to, or resembling sinews: strong: vigorous.—Sinews of war, money. [A.S.sinu; Ice.sin, Ger.sehne.]
Sinfonia, sin-fō-nē′a,n.symphony. [It.]
Sing, sing,v.i.to utter melodious sounds in musical succession: to make a small, shrill sound: to relate in verse: to squeal: to ring: to be capable of being sung.—v.t.to utter musically: to chant: to celebrate: to attend on: to effect by singing: to celebrate or relate in verse:—pa.t.sang or sung;pa.p.sung.—adj.Sing′able.—ns.Sing′ableness;Sing′er, one who sings: one whose occupation is to sing;Sing′ing, the act or art of singing;Sing′ing-bird, a bird that sings, a songster;Sing′ing-book, a song-book;Sing′ing-gall′ery, a gallery occupied by singers;Sing′ing-hinn′y, a currant cake baked on a girdle.—adv.Sing′ingly.—ns.Sing′ing-man(Shak.), one employed to sing, as in a cathedral;Sing′ing-mas′ter, a master who teaches singing;Sing′ing-school, a place where singing is taught;Sing′ing-voice, the voice as used in singing;Sing′ing-wom′an, a woman employed to sing.—Sing another song, ortune, to change one's tone or attitude, esp. to a humbler manner;Sing out, to call out distinctly, to shout;Sing small, to assume a humble tone: to play a minor part. [A.S.singan; Ger.singen, Goth.siggwan.]
Singe, sinj,v.t.to burn on the surface: to scorch:—pr.p.singe′ing;pa.t.andpa.p.singed.—n.a burning of the surface: a slight burn.—Singed cat, a person who is better than he looks. [A.S.besengan, the causative ofsingan, to sing, from the singing noise produced by scorching.]
Singhalese. Same asCingalese.
Single, sing′gl,adj.consisting of one only: individual, unique: separate, private: alone: unmarried: not combined with others: unmixed: having one only on each side: straightforward: sincere: simple, normal: pure.—v.t.to separate: to choose one from others: to select from a number.—adjs.Sing′le-act′ing, acting effectively in one direction only—of any reciprocating machine or implement;Sing′le-breast′ed, with a single row of buttons or loops only, of a coat, corsage, &c.—n.Single-en′try, a system of book-keeping in which each entry appears only once on one side or other of an account.—adj.Sing′le-eyed, having but one eye: devoted, unselfish.—ns.Sing′le-flow′er, a flower containing a single set of petals, as a wild rose;Sing′le-foot, a gait of horses, the amble.—adjs.Sing′le-hand′ed, by one's self: unassisted: having only one workman;Sing′le-heart′ed, having a single or sincere heart: without duplicity.—adv.Sing′le-heart′edly.—adj.Sing′le-mind′ed, having a single or sincere mind: upright.—ns.Sing′le-mind′edness;Sing′leness, state of being single or alone: freedom from deceit: sincerity: simplicity.—adj.Sing′le-soled, having a single sole, as a shoe: poor.—ns.Sing′le-stick, a stick or cudgel for one hand: a fight or game with singlesticks;Sing′let, an undershirt or waistcoat;Sing′leton, in whist, a hand containing one card only of some suit;Sing′letree(the same asSwingletree);Sing′le-wom′an, an unmarried woman: (obs.) a whore.—adv.Sing′ly, one by one: particularly: alone: by one's self: honestly: sincerely. [O. Fr.,—L.sin-gulus, one to each, separate, akin tosem-el, once, Gr.ham-a.]
Singsong, sing′song,n.bad singing: drawling: a convivial meeting where every one must sing.—adj.monotonously rhythmical, drawling.—v.t.andv.i.to make songs: to chant monotonously.
Singspiel, sing′spēl,n.a semi-dramatic representation in which a series of incidents are set forth in alternate dialogue and song, now a kind of opera in which the music is subordinated to the words. [Ger.,singen, to sing,spiel, play.]
Singular, sing′gū-lar,adj.alone: (gram.) denoting one person or thing: single: not complex or compound: standing alone, rare, unusual, uncommon: of more than common value or importance: unique, extraordinary, strange, odd: (B.) particular.—n.that which is singular: (logic) that which is not general, that which is here and now, that which is determinate in every respect.—n.Singularisā′tion.—v.t.Sing′ularise, to make singular.—ns.Sing′ularist, one who affects singularity;Singular′ity, the state of being singular: peculiarity: anything curious or remarkable: particular privilege or distinction: (math.) an exceptional element or character of a continuum.—adv.Sing′ularly, in a singular manner: peculiarly: strangely: so as to express one or the singular number. [Fr.,—L.singularis.]
Singult, sin′gult,n.a sigh.—adjs.Singul′tient,Singul′tous, affected with hiccup.—n.Singul′tus, a hiccup. [L.singultus, a sob.]
Sinhalese, sin′ha-lēz,n.andadj.the same asCingaleseandSinghalese.
Sinic, sin′ik,adj.Chinese.—adj.Sin′ian, a widely spread series of rocks in China, containing many trilobites and brachiopods.—ns.Sin′icism, Chinese manners and customs;Sin′ism, customs of China generally, esp. its ancient indigenous religion. [L.Sina, China,Sinæ, the Chinese, Gr.Sinai, the Chinese.]
Sinical, sin′ik-al,adj.pertaining to, employing, or founded upon sines.
Sinister, sin′is-tėr,adj.left: on the left hand: evil: unfair: dishonest: unlucky: inauspicious, malign.—adj.Sin′ister-hand′ed, left-handed.—advs.Sin′isterly;Sinis′tra(mus.), with the left hand;Sin′istrad, towards the left.—adj.Sin′istral, belonging or inclining to the left: reversed.—n.Sinistral′ity.—adv.Sin′istrally.—n.Sinistrā′tion, a turning to the left.—adj.Sin′istrous, on the left side: wrong: absurd: perverse.—adv.Sin′istrously. [L.]
Sinistrorse, sin′is-trors,adj.rising from left to right, as a spiral line.—AlsoSinistrors′al. [L.sinistrorsus,sinistroversus, towards the left side—sinister, left,vertĕre,versum, to turn.]
Sink, singk,v.i.to fall to the bottom: to fall down: to descend lower: to fall gradually: to fall below the surface: to enter deeply: to be impressed: to be overwhelmed: to fail in strength.—v.t.to cause to sink: to put under water: to keep out of sight: to suppress: to degrade: to cause to decline or fall: to plunge into destruction: to make by digging or delving: to pay absolutely: to lower in value or amount: to lessen:—pa.t.sank, sunk;pa.p.sunk,sunk′en.—n.a drain to carry off dirty water: a box or vessel connected with a drain for receiving dirty water: an abode of degraded persons: a general receptacle: an area in which a river sinks and disappears: a depression in a stereotype plate: a stage trap-door for shifting scenery: in mining, an excavation less than a shaft.—ns.Sink′er, anything which causes a sinking, esp. a weight fixed to a fishing-line;Sink′-hole, a hole for dirty water to run through;Sink′ing, a subsidence: a depression.—adj.causing to sink.—n.Sink′ing-fund, a fund formed by setting aside income every year to accumulate at interest for the purpose of paying off debt.—adj.Sink′ing-ripe(Shak.), dead-ripe, about to fall off.—n.Sink′room, a scullery. [A.S.sincan; Ger.sinken, Dut.zinken.]
Sink-a-pace, singk′-a-pās,n.(Shak.)=Cinquepace.
Sinologue, sin′ō-log,n.one versed in Chinese.—adj.Sinolog′ical(-loj′-).—ns.Sinol′ogist;Sinol′ogy.
Sinople, sin′ō-pl,n.a ferruginous clay yielding the fine red pigmentSinō′piaorSinō′pis. [Gr.sinōpis, a red earth brought fromSinope.]
Sinsyne, sin-sīn′,adv.(Scot.) since, ago.
Sinter, sin′tėr,n.a name given to rocks precipitated in a crystalline form from mineral waters. [Ger.]
Sinto,Sintoism=Shinto,Shintoism.
Sintoc, sin′tok,n.a Malayan tree with aromatic bark.—AlsoSin′doc.
Sinuate,-d, sin′ū-āt, -ed,adj.curved: (bot.) with a waved margin.—v.t.to bend in and out.—ns.Sinuā′tion;Sinuos′ity, quality of being sinuous: a bend or series of bends and turns.—adjs.Sin′uous,Sin′uōse, bending in and out, winding, undulating: morally crooked.—adv.Sin′uously. [L.sinuatus,pa.p.ofsinuāre, to bend.]
Sinupalliate, sin-ū-pal′i-āt,adj.having a sinuous pallial margin on the shell along the line of attachment of the mantle.—AlsoSinupall′ial. [L.sinus, a fold, pallium, a mantle.]
Sinus, sī′nus,n.a bending: a fold: an opening: a bay of the sea: a recess on the shore: (anat.) a cavity or hollow of bone or other tissue, one of the air-cavities contained in the interior of certain bones: a channel for transmitting venous blood: a narrow opening leading to an abscess, &c.—n.Sī′nusoid, the curve of sines in which the abscisses are proportional to an angle, and the ordinates to its sine.—adj.Sinusoi′dal.—adv.Sinusoi′dally. [L.sinus, a curve.]
Sioux, sōō,n.(pl.Sioux, sōō or sōōz) the principal tribe of the Dakota family of American Indians in South Dakota and Nebraska—alsoadj.—AlsoSiouan(sōō′an).
Sip, sip,v.t.to sup or drink in small quantities: to draw into the mouth: to taste: to drink out of.—v.i.to drink in small quantities: to drink by the lips:—pr.p.sip′ping;pa.t.andpa.p.sipped.—n.the taking of a liquor with the lips: a small draught.—n.Sip′per. [A.S.syppan(assumed),sipian, to soak. Related tosúpan, to sup, taste.]
Sipe, sīp,v.i.(prov.) to soak through.—AlsoSeep. [A.S.sipian, to soak; Dut.zijpen, to drop.]
Siphilis. Same asSyphilis(q.v.).
Siphon.
Siphon, sī′fun,n.a bent tube for drawing off liquids from one vessel into another.—v.t.to convey by means of a siphon.—n.Sī′phonage.—adjs.Sī′phonal,Sī′phonate,Sīphon′ic, pertaining to, or resembling, a siphon.—n.Sī′phon-bott′le, a glass bottle for containing aerated liquid, fitted with a glass tube reaching nearly to the bottom and bent like a siphon at the outlet.—adjs.Siphonif′erous;Sī′phoniform;Siphonostō′matous, having a siphonate mouth.—ns.Sī′phonostome, a siphonostomatous animal, as a fish-louse;Sī′phuncle, the siphon or funnel of tetrabranchiate cephalopods: a nectary.—adjs.Sī′phuncled,Siphunc′ular,Siphunc′ulate,-d.—ns.Siphunc′ulus;Sipunc′ulus, a genus of worms belonging to the classGephyrea. [Fr.,—Gr.,siphōn—siphlos, hollow.]
Sippet, sip′et,n.a small sop: (pl.) morsels of bread served in broth, &c.—v.i.Sipp′le, to sup in sips.
Sipylite, sip′i-līt,n.a niobite of erbium. [From Gr.Sipylos, one of the children of Niobe.]
Sir, sėr,n.a word of respect used in addressing a man: a gentleman: the title of a knight or baronet, used along with the Christian name and surname, as 'Sir David Pole:' formerly a common title of address for the clergy as a translation of L.dominus, the term used for a bachelor of arts, originally in contradistinction from themagister, or master of arts—henceSir John=a priest.—v.t.to address as 'sir.' [O. Fr.sire, through O. Fr.senre, from L.senior, an elder, comp. ofsenex, old. Cf. the parallel formsSire,Senior,Seignior,Signor.]
Sircar, sėr-kär′,n.a Hindu clerk.—AlsoSirkar′,Circar′. [Hind.sarkār, a superintendent—sar, head,kār, Sans.kara, work.]
Sirdar, sėr-där′,n.a chief or military officer. [Hind.sardār—sar, head,-dār, holding.]
Sire, sīr,n.one in the place of a father, as a sovereign: an elder, a progenitor: the male parent of a beast, esp. of a horse: (pl.) ancestors (poetry).—v.t.to beget, used of animals. [Sir.]
Siredon, sī-rē′don,n.a larval salamander:—pl.Sirē′dones.
Siren, sī′ren,n.(Gr. myth.) one of certain sea-nymphs who sat on the shores of an island between Circe's isle and Scylla, near the south-western coast of Italy, and sang with bewitching sweetness songs that allured the passing sailor to draw near, only to meet with death: a fascinating woman, any one insidious and deceptive: an instrument which produces musical sounds by introducing a regularly recurring discontinuity into an otherwise steady blast of air: an instrument for demonstrating the laws of beats and combination tones: an eel-like, amphibious animal, with only one pair of feet, inhabiting swamps in the southern states of North America.—adj.pertaining to, or like, a siren: fascinating.—n.Sirē′nia, an order of aquatic mammals now represented by the dugong (Halicore) and the manatee (Manatus).—adj.Sirē′nian.—v.i.Sī′renise, to play the siren. [L.siren—Gr.seirēn, prob.seira, a cord.]
Sirgang, sėr′gang,n.the Asiatic green jackdaw.
Sirih, sir′i,n.the betel-leaf. [Malay.]
Sirius, sir′i-us,n.the Dogstar or Canicula, the brightest star in the heavens, situated in the constellation ofCanis Major, or the Great Dog.—n.Sirī′asis, sunstroke. [L.,—Gr.seirios.]
Sirloin, sėr′loin,n.the loin or upper part of the loin of beef. [Fr.surlonge—sur(—L.super, above) andlonge(cf.Loin). The first syllable has been modified by confusion with Eng.sir, and an absurd etymology constructed to suit.]
Sirname, sėr′nām,n.a corr. ofsurname.
Sirocco, si-rok′o,n.a name given in Italy to a dust-laden dry wind coming over sea from Africa; but also applied to any south wind, often moist and warm, as opposed to theTramontanaor north wind, from the hills.—AlsoSir′oc. [It.sirocco(Sp.siroco)—scharq, the east.]
Sirop, sir′op,n.a form of syrup: a kettle used in making sugar by the open-kettle process.
Sirrah, sėr′a,n.sir, used in anger or contempt. [An extension ofsir.]
Sir-reverence, sėr-rev′e-rens,n.a corr. ofsave-reverence.
Sirup. SeeSyrup.
Sirvente, sir-vont′,n.a satirical song of the 12th-13th century trouvères and troubadours. [Fr.]
Sis, sis,n.a girl, a sweetheart.—AlsoSis′sy. [FromCicely.]
Sisal-grass, sis′al-gras,n.the prepared fibre of the agave or American aloe, supplying cordage.—AlsoSis′al-hemp.
Siscowet, sis′kō-et,n.a Lake Superior variety of the great lake trout.—AlsoSis′kiwit,Sis′kowet.
Siserary, sis′e-rā-ri,n.a stroke, blow, originally a legal writ transferring a cause to a higher court.—With a siserary, with suddenness or vehemence. [A corr. ofcertiorari.]
Siskin, sis′kin,n.a genus of perching birds belonging to the familyFringillidæ, the true finches. [Dan.sisgen, Sw.siska, Ger.zeisig.]
Sist, sist,v.t.(Scots law) to present at the bar: cause to appear, summon: to delay, stop.—n.the act of staying diligence or execution on decrees for civil debts. [L.sistĕre, to make to stand.]