Se*phar"dim (?),n. pl.[NHeb.; orig. uncert.] Jews who are descendants of the former Jews of Spain and Portugal. They are as a rule darker than the northern Jews, and have more delicate features.
||Sé`rac" (?),n.[F. (in the Alps), orig., a kind of solid cheese.] A pinnacle of ice among the crevasses of a glacier; also, one of the blocks into which a glacier breaks on a steep grade.
Se"ries (?),n.1.(Bot.)In Engler's system of plant classification, a group of families showing certain structural or morphological relationships. It corresponds to thecohortof some writers, and to theorderof many modern systematists.
2.(Elec.)A mode of arranging the separate parts of a circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form a single path for the current; -- opposed toparallel. The parts so arranged are said to bein series.
3.(Com.)A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
Series dynamo.(Elec.)(a)A series-wound dynamo.(b)A dynamo running in series with another or others.
Series motor.(Elec.)(a)A series-wound motor.(b)A motor capable of being used in a series circuit.
Series turns.(Elec.)The turns in a series circuit.
Series winding.(Elec.)A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet coil are in series with the external circuits; -- opposed toshunt winding. -- Se"ries-wound`,a.
Ser`i*graph (?),n.[L.sericumsilk + E.-graph.] An autographic device to test the strength of raw silk.
Se`ro*ther"a*py (?),n.(Med.)(a)Serum-therapy.(b)The whey cure.
Se"rum-ther`a*py (?),n.(Med.)The treatment of disease by the injection of blood serum from immune animals.
{ Serv"ice cap or hat }.(Mil.)A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full-dress uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn. In the United States army theservice capis round, about 3½ inches high, flat-topped, with a visor. Theservice hatis of soft felt of khaki color, with broad brim and high crown, creased down the middle.
Service uniform.(Mil. & Nav.)The uniform prescribed in regulations for active or routine service, in distinction from dress, full dress, etc. In the United States army it is of olive-drab woolen or khaki-colored cotton, with all metal attachments of dull-finish bronze, with the exceptional of insignia of rank, which are of gold or silver finish.
Ser`vo-mo"tor (?),n.[Sometimes erroneously speltserro-motor.] [F.servo-moteur. See Serf; Motor.](Mach.)A relay apparatus; specif.:(a)An auxiliary motor, regulated by a hand lever, for quickly and easily moving the reversing gear of a large marine engine into any desired position indicated by that of the hand lever, which controls the valve of the motor.(b)In a Whitehead torpedo, a compressed-air motor, for moving the rudders so as to correct deviations from the course.
Set,n.1.(Textiles)Any of various standards of measurement of the fineness of cloth; specif., the number of reeds in one inch and the number of threads in each reed. The exact meaning varies according to the location where it is used. Sometimes writtensett.
2.A stone, commonly of granite, shaped like a short brick and usually somewhat larger than one, used for street paving. Commonly writtensett.
3.Camber of a curved roofing tile.
4.The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit; as, thesetof a coat. [Colloq.]
Set chisel.(Mech.)A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off rivet heads, etc.
Set`ting-up" ex"er*cise. Any one of a series of gymnastic exercises used, as in drilling recruits, for the purpose of giving an erect carriage, supple muscles, and an easy control of the limbs.
Shack,n.[Cf. Shack,v. i.] A hut; a shanty; a cabin. [Colloq.]
These miserableshacksare so low that their occupants cannot stand erect.
These miserableshacksare so low that their occupants cannot stand erect.
D. C. Worcester.
Shade (?),v. i.[See Shade,n.] To undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation, as of color, meaning, expression, etc.; to pass by slight changes; -- used chiefly with a preposition, asinto,away,off.
This small group will be most conveniently treated with the emotional division, into which itshades.
This small group will be most conveniently treated with the emotional division, into which itshades.
Edmund Gurney.
{ ||Shai"tan, ||Shei"tan } (?),n.[Written alsosheytan.] [Hind.shaitn, fr. Ar.shain.]1.Among Mohammedans:(a)An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil.(b)One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.]
2.(Meteor.)A dust storm. [India]
||Shak"u*do" (?),n.[Jap.] An alloy of copper, invented by the Japanese, having a very dark blue color approaching black.
Shaps (?),n. pl.[Shortened fr.chaparajos. Cf. Chaps.] Chaparajos. [Western U. S.]
A pair of gorgeous buckskinshaps, embroidered up the sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins.
A pair of gorgeous buckskinshaps, embroidered up the sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins.
The Century.
Shas"ta (?),n.A mountain peak, etc., in California.
Shasta daisy. A large-flowered garden variety of the oxeye daisy.
Shasta fir. A Californian fir (Abies shastensis).
Shasta Sam.(Card Playing)A game like California Jack, except that the pack drawn from is turned face down.
Shear steel. See under Shear.
Shed,n.(Aëronautics)A covered structure for housing aircraft; a hangar.
Shell (?),n.1.Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell; specif.:(a)(Fireworks)A case or cartridge containing a charge of explosive material, which bursts after having been thrown high into the air. It is often elevated through the agency of a larger firework in which it is contained.(b)(Oil Wells)A torpedo.
2.A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
3.A gouge bit or shell bit.
Sher"ard*ize (?),v. t.[FromSherardCowper-Coles, the inventor.](Metal.)To subject to the process of vapor galvanizing (which see, below).
Shi"cer (sh"sr),n.[Prob. fr. G.scheisserone who dungs.](Mining)An unproductive mine; a duffer. [Australia]
||Shin Shu (?). [Jap., lit., true sect.] The leading and most progressive Buddhist sect of Japan, resting its faith rather upon Amida than Gautama Buddha. Rites and ceremonies are held useless without uprightness.
{ Shin"ti*yan (shn"t*yn), Shin"ty*an (shn"t*n) },n.} [Ar.shintn.] A kind of wide loose drawers or trousers worn by women in Mohammedan countries.
Ship"ping note.(Com.)A document used in shipping goods by sea. In the case of free goods the shipping notes are thereceiving note, addressed by the shipper to the chief officer of the vessel, requesting him to receive on board specified goods, and a receipt for the mate to sign, on receiving whose signature it is called themate's receipt, and is surrendered by the shipper for the bills of lading.
||Ship*po" (?),n.[Jap.shippseven precious things; Chin.ts'ihseven +paogem.](Japanese Art)Cloisonné enamel on a background of metal or porcelain.
Ship railway.(a)An inclined railway running into the water with a cradelike car on which a vessel may be drawn out on land, as for repairs.(b)A railway on which to transport vessels overland between bodies of water.
Shire horse. One of an English breed of heavy draft horses believed to be descended largely from the horses used in war in the days of heavy armor. They are the largest of the British draft breeds, and have long hair on the back of the cannons and fetlocks. Brown or bay with white on the face and legs is now the commonest color.
Shirt waist. A belted waist resembling a shirt in plainness of cut and style, worn by women or children; -- in England called ablouse.
Shirt-waist suit. A costume consisting of a plain belted waist and skirt of the same material.
||Shi*zo"ku (?),n. sing. & pl.[Jap.shi-zoku, fr. Chin.ch'(chi) branch, posterity +tsukindered, class.] The Japanese warrior gentry or middle class, formerly calledsamurai; also, any member of this class.
Shock,v. t.(Physiol.)To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system.
Shod"dy (?),n.[Perh. akin to Shed,v. t.; as meaning originally, waste stuffshedor thrown off; cf. dial.shodto shed, and E. Shed a parting, separation, Shode a parting.] Fluffy, fibrous waste from wool carding, worsted spinning, or weaving of woolens.
Shoddy fever.(Med.)A febrile disease characterized by dyspnœa and bronchitis caused by inhaling dust.
Shoe (sh),n.The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile.
Shoe"fly` (?),n.1.(Railroading)A contrivance for throwing the track temporarily to one side for convenience in filling washouts or effecting other repairs. [Cant, U. S.]
2.(Print.)In some cylinder presses, a device with long fingers for freeing the sheet from the cylinder.
Shop (?),n.1.A person's occupation, business, profession, or the like, as a subject of attention, interest, conversation, etc.; -- generally in deprecation.
2.A place where any industry is carried on; as, a chemist'sshop; also,(Slang), any of the various places of business which are commonly called offices, as of a lawyer, doctor, broker, etc.
3.Any place of resort, as one's house, a restaurant, etc. [Slang, Chiefly Eng.]
Shot,n.1.(Fisheries)(a)A cast of a net.(b)The entire throw of nets at one time.(c)A place or spot for setting nets.(d)A single draft or catch of fish made.
2.(Athletics)A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance.
3.A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.
4.A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt. [Colloq.]
Shot samples.(Metal.)Samples taken for assay from a molten metallic mass pouring a portion into water, to granulate it.
Shoul"der,v. i.To push with the shoulder; to make one's way, as through a crowd, by using the shoulders; to move swaying the shoulders from side to side.
A yoke of the great sulky white bullocks . . . cameshoulderingalong together.
A yoke of the great sulky white bullocks . . . cameshoulderingalong together.
Kipling.
Shout (?),v. i.To entertain with refreshments or the like gratuitously; to treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
Shout,v. t.To treat (one) to something; also, to give (something) by way of treating. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
Shout,n.A gratuitous entertainment, with refreshments or the like; a treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
Shrine (?),n.Short forAncient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic.
Shroff"age (?),n.A money dealer's commission; also, more commonly, the examination of coins, and the separation of the good from the debased.
Shrop"shire (?),n.[FromShropshire, country of England.] An English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger, now extensively raised in many parts of the world.
Shuck,v. t.To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay aside; -- usually withoff. [Colloq.]
"Shucking" his coronet, after he had imbibed several draughts of fire water.
"Shucking" his coronet, after he had imbibed several draughts of fire water.
F. A. Ober.
He had only been in Africa long enough toshuck offthe notions he had acquired about the engineering of a west coast colony.
He had only been in Africa long enough toshuck offthe notions he had acquired about the engineering of a west coast colony.
Pall Mall Mag.
Shunt"ing,p. pr. & vb. n.of Shunt. Specif.:vb. n.(a)(Railroads)Switching; as,shuntingengine, yard, etc. [British](b)(Finance)Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage. [Great Britain]
Shunt valve.(Mach.)A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of escape than normally; specif., a valve, actuated by the governor, used in one system of marine-engine governing to connect both ends of the low-pressure cylinder as a supplementary control.
Shunt winding.(Elec.)A winding so arranged as to divide the armature current and lead a portion of it around the field-magnet coils; -- opposed toseries winding. -- Shunt"-wound` (#),a.
Shut"ter,n.(Photog.)A mechanical device of various forms, attached to a camera for opening and closing to expose the plate.
Shy (?),a.Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team isshytwo players. [Slang]
Side"-chain` the`o*ry.(Physiol. Chem.)A theory proposed by Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of immunity phenomena. In brief outline it is as follows: Animal cells and bacteria are complex aggregations of molecules, which are themselves complex. Complex molecules react with one another through certain of their side chains, but only when these side chains have a definite correspondence in structure (this account for the specific action of antitoxins).
Side"flash` (?),n.(Elec.)A disruptive discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (as lightning) and neighboring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.
Side line.1.(a)A line pert. or attached to the side of a thing.(b)Specif., a line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
2.(a)A line of goods sold in addition to one's principal articles of trade; a course of business pursued aside from one's regular occupation.(b)A secondary road; esp., a byroad at right angles to a main road. [Canada]
Side"-slip`,v. i.See Skid, below.
Side slip. See Skid, below.
Side"track` (?),v. t.[imp. & p. p.Sidetracked (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Sidetracking.]1.(Railroads)To transfer to a siding from a main line of track.
2.Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]
Such a project was, in fact,sidetrackedin favor of the census of school children.
Such a project was, in fact,sidetrackedin favor of the census of school children.
Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Sie"mens-Mar"tin steel (?). SeeOpen-hearth steel, under Open.
Si"lenc*er (?),n.One that silences; specif.:(a)The muffler of an internal-combustion engine.(b)Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.(c)A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.
Silk"-stock`ing,a.Wearing silk stockings (which among men were formerly worn chiefly by the luxurious or aristocratic); hence, elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious; - - chiefly applied to men, often by way of reproach.
[They] will find their levees crowded withsilk- stockinggentry, but no yeomanry; an army of officers without soldiers.
[They] will find their levees crowded withsilk- stockinggentry, but no yeomanry; an army of officers without soldiers.
Jefferson.
Si*lun"dum (?),n.[Trade name] A form of silicon carbide, produced in the electric furnace, possessing great hardness, and high electrical resistance, and not subject to oxidation below 2880° F., or 1600° C.
Sil"ver cer*tif"i*cate. A certificate issued by a government that there has been deposited with it silver to a specified amount, payable to the bearer on demand. In the United States and its possessions, it is issued against the deposit of silver coin, and is not legal tender, but is receivable for customs, taxes, and all public dues.
Sil"ver*ite (?),n.One who favors the use or establishment of silver as a monetary standard; -- so called by those who favor the gold standard. [Colloq. or Cant]
Silver State. Nevada; -- a nickname alluding to its silver mines.
Sil"vics (?),n.1.The science treating of the life of trees in the forest.
2.Habit or behavior of a forest tree.
Si"mon-pure" (?),a.Genuine; true; real; authentic; -- a term alluding to the comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another and is obliged to prove himself to be the "real Simon Pure."
||Sind"i (?),n.[Ar.Sind, fr.SindIndian, Skr.sindhuriver, sea, the river Indus, the country along the Indus. Cf. Indian, Hindoo.](Ethnol.)A native of Sind, India, esp. one of the native Hindoo stock.
Sin"gle-foot`,v. i.To proceed by means of the single-foot, as a horse or other quadruped. -- Sin"gle-foot`er,n.
Sin"gle-sur"faced (?),a.Having one surface; -- said specif. of aëroplanes or aërocurves that are covered with fabric, etc., on only one side.
Sin"gle tax`.(Pol. Econ.)A tax levied upon land alone, irrespective of improvements, -- advocated by certain economists as the sole source of public revenue.
Whatever may be thought of Henry George'ssingle- taxtheory as a whole, there can be little question that a relatively higher assessment of ground rent, with corresponding relief for those who have made improvements, is a much-needed reform.
Whatever may be thought of Henry George'ssingle- taxtheory as a whole, there can be little question that a relatively higher assessment of ground rent, with corresponding relief for those who have made improvements, is a much-needed reform.
A. T. Hadley.
||Sing"spiel` (?),n.[G.;singento sing +spielto play.](Music)A dramatic work, partly in dialogue and partly in song, of a kind popular in Germany in the latter part of the 18th century. It was often comic, had modern characters, and patterned its music on folk song with strictly subordinated accompaniment.
Sin"ic (?),a.[See Sinologue.](Ethnol.)Of or pertaining to the Chinese and allied races; Chinese.
Sin"i*cism (?),n.(Ethnol.)Anything peculiar to the Chinese; esp., a Chinese peculiarity in manners or customs.
Sink (sk),n.The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, thesinkof the Humboldt River. [Western U. S.]
Sioux State. North Dakota; -- a nickname.
Sir*dar" (?),n.In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army.
Si*roc"co (s*rk"k),n.In general, any hot dry wind of cyclonic origin, blowing from arid or heated regions, including the desert wind of Southern California, the harmattan of the west coasts of Africa, the hot winds of Kansas and Texas, the kamsin of Egypt, the leste of the Madeira Islands, and the leveche of Spain.
Skat (skät),n.[G., fr. It.scartareto discard.]1.A three-handed card game played with 32 cards, of which two constitute the skat (sense 2), or widow. The players bid for the privilege of attempting any of several games or tasks, in most of which the player undertaking the game must take tricks counting in aggregate at least 61 (the counting cards being ace 11, ten 10, king 4, queen 3, jack 2). The four jacks are the best trumps, ranking club, spade, heart, diamond, and ten outranks king or queen (but when the player undertakes to lose all the tricks, the cards rank as in whist). The value of hands depends upon the game played, trump suit, points taken, and number of matadores.
2.(Skat)A widow of two cards.
Skelp (?),v. t.To form into skelp, as a plate or bar of iron by rolling; also, to bend round (a skelp) in tube making.
Ski (?),n.Same as Skee.
Ski"a*graph (?),n.Ski*ag"ra*phy (&?;),n., etc. See Sciagraph, Sciagraphy, etc.
{ Ski"a*scope (?), Sci"a*scope (?) },n.[Gr. &?; a shadow +-scope.](Med.)A device for determining the refractive state of the eye by observing the movements of the retinal lights and shadows. -- Ski*as"co*py (#), Ski*as"co*py (#),n.
Skid (?),n.1.(Aëronautics)A runner (one or two) under some flying machines, used for landing.
2.[From thev.] Act of skidding; -- called alsoside slip.
Skid,v. i.1.To slide without rotating; -- said of a wheel held from turning while the vehicle moves onward.
2.To fail to grip the roadway; specif., to slip sideways on the road; to side-slip; -- said esp. of a cycle or automobile.
Skid,v. t.(Forestry)To haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway.
Skid"der (?),n.One that skids; one that uses a skid; specif.:(Logging)(a)One that skids logs.(b)An engine for hauling the cable used in skidding logs.(c)The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.
Skid road.(Logging)(a)A road along which logs are dragged to the skidway or landing; -- called alsotravois, or travoy, road.(b)A road having partly sunken transverse logs (calledskids) at intervals of about five feet.
Skit"ter (?),v. t.[Cf. Skit,v. t.] To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip.
The angler, standing in the bow,'skitters'or skips the spoon over the surface.
The angler, standing in the bow,'skitters'or skips the spoon over the surface.
James A. Henshall.
Skit"ter,v. i.To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals; to skip; to skim.
Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with their tails first, andskitteralong the surface for a feet before settling down.
Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with their tails first, andskitteralong the surface for a feet before settling down.
T. Roosevelt.
||Skop*tsy" (?),n. pl.See Raskolnik.
Sky"man (?),n.; pl.- men. An aëronaut. [Slang]
Sky pilot.(Aëronautics)A person licensed as a pilot. [Slang]
Sky"scrap`er (?),n.(a)(Naut.)(1) A skysail of a triangular form. [Rare] (2) A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail. [Obs.](b)A very tall building.(c)Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang or Colloq.]
Slag (?),n.(Metal.)A product of smelting, containing, mostly as silicates, the substances not sought to be produced as matte or metal, and having a lower specific gravity than the latter; -- called also, esp. in iron smelting,cinder. The slag of iron blast furnaces is essentially silicate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium; that of lead and copper smelting furnaces contains iron.
Slag,v. i. & t.[imp. & p. p.Slagged (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Slagging.](Metal.)To form, or form into, a slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point.
Slam (?),n.(Card Playing)Winning all the tricks of a deal (called, in bridge,grand slam, the winning of all but one of the thirteen tricks being calleda little slam).
Slash (?),n.A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other destructive agency.
We passed over the shoulder of a ridge and around the edge of a fireslash, and then we had the mountain fairly before us.
We passed over the shoulder of a ridge and around the edge of a fireslash, and then we had the mountain fairly before us.
Henry Van Dyke.
Sleek (?),n.A slick.
Sleeve (?),n.(Elec.)A double tube of copper, in section like the figure 8, into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is calleda McIntire joint.
Slew (sl),n.[See Slough a wet place.] A wet place; a river inlet.
The praire round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedyslews.
The praire round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedyslews.
T. Roosevelt.
Sley (?),n.(Weaving)The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided each dent in the reed in which it was made contained as equal number of ends.E. Whitworth.
Slice,v. t.(Golf)To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club draws across the face of the ball and deflects it.
Slick,n.A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.
The action of oil upon the water is upon the crest of the wave; the oil forming aslickupon the surface breaks the crest.
The action of oil upon the water is upon the crest of the wave; the oil forming aslickupon the surface breaks the crest.
The Century.
Slide"way` (?),n.A way along which something slides.
Slip,n.1.(Mach.)(a)The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it slips.(b)In a link motion, the undesirable sliding movement of the link relatively to the link block, due to swinging of the link.
2.(Elec.)The difference between the actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor.
3.(Marine Insurance)A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwrites.
Slog (?),v. t. & i.[Cf. Slug,v. t.] To hit hard, esp. with little attention to aim or the like, as in cricket or boxing; to slug. [Cant or Slang]
Slog"ger (?),n.A hard hitter; a slugger. [Cant or Slang]T. Hughes.
Slope,n.The part of a continent descending toward, and draining to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacificslope.
Slot" ma*chine". A machine the operation of which is started by dropping a coin into a slot, for delivering small articles of merchandise, showing one's weight, exhibiting pictures, throwing dice, etc.
Sloyd (?),n.[Written alsoslojd, andsloid.] [Sw.slöjdskill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence, manufacture, wood carving.] Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually called thesloyd system) of manual training in the practical use of the tools and materials used in the trades, and of instruction in the making and use of the plans and specifications connected with trade work. The sloyd system derives its name from the fact that it was adopted or largely developed from a similar Swedish system, in which wood carving was a chief feature. Its purpose is not only to afford practical skill in some trade, but also to develop the pupils mentally and physically.
Sludge (?),n.Anything resembling mud or slush; as:(a)A muddy or slimy deposit from sweage.(b)Mud from a drill hole in boring.(c)Muddy sediment in a steam boiler.(d)Settling of cottonseed oil, used in making soap, etc.(e)A residuum of crude paraffin-oil distillation.
Sludge acid. Impure dark-colored sulphuric acid that has been used in the refining of petroleum.
Sludg"er (?),n.A shovel for sludging out drains, etc.
Slug"ging match.(a)A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy hitting than skill. [Cant or Slang](b)A ball game, esp. a baseball game, in which there is much hard hitting of the ball. [Slang, U. S.]
Slum (?),v. i.To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for purposes of study, etc. [Colloq.]
Slum"gum` (?),n.The impure residue, consisting of cocoons, propolis, etc., remaining after the wax is extracted from honeycombs.
Slump,v. i.1.To slide or slip on a declivity, so that the motion is perceptible; -- said of masses of earth or rock.
2.To undergo a slump, or sudden decline or falling off; as, the stockslumpedten points. [Colloq.]
Slump,n.A falling or declining, esp. suddenly and markedly; a falling off; as, aslumpin trade, in prices, etc. [Colloq.]
Smash (?),v. t.(Lawn Tennis)To hit (the ball) from above the level of the net with a very hard overhand stroke.
Smear"case` (?),n.[G.schmierkäse;schmiergrease (orschmierento smear) +käsecheese.] Cottage cheese. [Local, U. S.]
Smell"ing salts. An aromatic preparation of carbonate of ammonia and, often, some scent, to avoid or relieve faintness, headache, or the like.
Smoke ball. Same as Puffball.
Smoke"less pow"der. A high-explosive gunpowder whose explosion produces little, if any, smoke.
Smok"er (?),n.A gathering for smoking and social intercourse. [Colloq.]
That evening A Company had a "smoker" in one of the disused huts of Shorncliffe Camp.
That evening A Company had a "smoker" in one of the disused huts of Shorncliffe Camp.
Strand Mag.
Smoth"er (?),n.That which smothers or causes a sensation of smothering, as smoke, fog, the foam of the sea, a confused multitude of things.
Then they vanished, swallowed up in the grayness of the evening and the smoke andsmotherof the storm.
Then they vanished, swallowed up in the grayness of the evening and the smoke andsmotherof the storm.
The Century.
Smoth"ered mate.(Chess)Checkmate given when movement of the king is completely obstructed by his own men.
Snap (?),v. t.(Cricket)To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
Snap,v. i.Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger.
Snap,n.1.Any task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that yields satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little trouble or effort, as an easy course of study, a job where work is light, a bargain, etc. [Slang, Chiefly U. S.]
2.A snap shot with a firearm.
3.(Photog.)A snapshot.
4.Something of no value; as, not worth asnap. [Colloq.]
Snap,a.Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the like, quickly and without deliberation; as, asnapjudgment or decision; asnappolitical convention. [Colloq.]
Snap"per (?),n.1.(Teleg.)A device with a flexible metal tongue for producing clicks like those of the sounder.
2.A string bean. [Colloq., U. S.]
Snap"shot` (?),n.1.Commonly Snap shot.(a)A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.(b)(Photog.)Act of taking a snapshot (in sense 2).
2.An instantaneous photograph made, usually with a hand camera, without formal posing of, and often without the foreknowledge of, the subject.
Sneak current.(Elec.)A current which, though too feeble to blow the usual fuse or to injure at once telegraph or telephone instruments, will in time burn them out.
Sneak"er (?),n.1.[pl.] Shoes with rubber or other soft soles which give no warning of one's approaching, esp. such shoes as are worn in games, as tennis. [Slang, U. S.]
2.A punch bowl. [Obs.]Spectator.
{ Sni"der ri"fle, or Sni"der },n.(Mil.)A breech-loading rifle formerly used in the British service; -- so called from the inventor.
Snipe (?),v. i.[imp. & p. p.Sniped (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Sniping (?).]1.To shoot or hunt snipe.
2.To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long range, esp. when not in action; -- often withat.
Snipe (?),v. t.1.To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long range, esp. when not in action.
2.To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
Snow banner. A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a mountain peak, often having a pinkish color and extending horizontally for several miles across the sky.
Soar,v. i.(Aëronautics)To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of altitude.
||So*bran"je (?),n.[Bulgarian, lit., assembly.] The unicameral national assembly of Bulgaria, elected for a term of five years by universal suffrage of adult males.
Socialism,n.--Socialism of the chair[G.katheder socialismus], a term applied about 1872, at first in ridicule, to a group of German political economists who advocated state aid for the betterment of the working classes.
Sock (?),v. t.[Perh. shortened fr.sockdolager.] To hurl, drive, or strike violently; -- often withitas an object. [Prov. or Vulgar]Kipling.
Sock*dol"a*ger (?),n.Something unusually large. [Slang, U. S.]
So"dger (?),n. & v. i.Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang]
So"di*um sul"phate. A salt well known as a catharic under the name ofGlauber's salt, which term is properly applied to the hydrate, Na2SO4.10H2O.
Soft steel. Steel low in carbon; mild steel; ingot iron.
So"ger (?),n. & v. i.Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang]R. H. Dana, Jr.
||Soi`-di*sant" (?),a.[F.;soione's self +disant, p. pr. ofdireto say.] Self- named; self-styled.
Soil pipe. A pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.
So"jer (?),n. & v. i.Var. of Soldier. [Dial. or Slang]
{ Sol Sole } (?),n.[Fromhydrosolan aqueous colloidal solution, confused with G.sole,soole, salt water from which salt is obtained.](Chem.)A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension.
So"lar myth. A myth which essentially consists of allegory based upon ideas as to the sun's course, motion, influence, or the like.
Solar parallax. The parallax of the sun, that is, the angle subtended at the sun by the semidiameter of the earth. It is 8."80, and is the fundamental datum.
Sole trader. A feme sole trader.
Sol`-fa" (?),v. t.To sing to solmization syllables.
Sol"id-drawn`,a.Drawn out from a heated solid bar, as by a process of spiral rolling which first hollows the bar and then expands the cavity by forcing the bar over a pointed mandrel fixed in front of the rolls; -- said of a weldless tube.
So"lo,a.(Music)Performing, or performed, alone; uncombined, except with subordinate parts, voices, or instruments; not concerted.
Sol"o*mon's seal. A mystic symbol consisting of two interlaced triangles forming a star with six points, often with one triangle dark and one light, symbolic of the union of soul and body.
Solo whist. A card game played with the full pack ranking as at whist, each player declaring for which of seven different points he proposes to play.
So`ma*tol"o*gy,n.1.(Biol.)The science which treats of anatomy and physiology, apart from psychology.
2.(Anthropol.)The consideration of the physical characters of races and classes of men and of mankind in general.
Son"der*class` (?),n.[G.sonderklassespecial class.](Yachting)A special class of small yachts developed in Germany under the patronage of Emperor William and Prince Henry of Prussia, and so called because these yachts do not conform to the restrictions for the regular classes established by the rules of the International Yacht Racing Union. In yachts of the sonderclass, as prescribed for the season of 1911, the aggregate of the length on water line, extreme beam, and extreme draft must be not more than 32 feet; the weight, not less than 4,035 pounds (without crew); the sail area, not more than 550 square yards; and the cost of construction (for American boats) not more than $2400. The crew must be amateurs and citizens of the country in which the yacht was built.
So*no"ran (?),a.(Biogeography)Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States and central Mexico. It is divided into theUpper Sonoran, which lies next to the Transition zone, and theLower Sonoran, next to the Tropical.
Soon"er (?),n.In the western United States, one who settles on government land before it is legally open to settlement in order to gain the prior claim that the law gives to the first settler when the land is opened to settlement; hence, any one who does a thing prematurely or anticipates another in acting in order to gain an unfair advantage.
Sooner State. Oklahoma; -- a nickname.
||Sor*ti"ta (?),n.[It., a coming out.]1.The air sung by any of the principal characters in an opera on entering.
2.A closing voluntary; a postlude.
So"rus (?),n.(a)In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting through the epidermis of a host plant.(b)In lichens, a heap of soredia on the thallus.
SOS. The letters signified by the signal ( . . . --- . . . ) prescribed by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1912 for use by ships in distress.
||Sou`bise" (s`bz"),n.1.[F.] A sauce made of white onions and melted butter mixed with velouté sauce.
2.A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century.
||Souf`flé" (?),a.[F., fr.soufflé, p. p. ofsoufflerto puff.]1.(Ceramics)Decorated with very small drops or sprinkles of color, as if blown from a bellows.
2.(Cookery)Often ||Soufflée. Filled with air by beating, and baked; as, an omelettesoufflé.
Sound"ing bal*loon". An unmanned balloon sent aloft for meteorological or aëronautic purposes.
||Soup`çon" (?),n.[F.] A suspicion; a suggestion; hence, a very small portion; a taste; as, coffee with asoupçonof brandy; asoupçonof coquetry.
South"paw` (?),a.(Baseball)Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Cant]
South"paw`,n.A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant]
{ Space bar or key }.(Mach.)A bar or key, in a typewriter or typesetting machine, used for spacing between letters.
Spad (?),n.(Mining)A nail one or two inches long, of iron, brass, tin, or tinner iron, with a hole through the flattened head, used to mark stations in underground surveying.
Spark,v. i.(Elec.)To produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when revolving under the collecting brushes.
Spark coil.(Elec.)(a)An induction coil, esp. of an internal-combustion engine, wireless telegraph apparatus, etc.(b)A self- induction coil used to increase the spark in an electric gas-lighting apparatus.
Spark gap.(Elec.)The space filled with air or other dielectric between high potential terminals (as of an electrostatic machine, induction coil, or condenser), through which the discharge passes; the air gap of a jump spark.
Spark plug. In internal-combustion engines with electric ignition, a plug, screwed into the cylinder head, having through it an insulated wire which is connected with the induction coil or magneto circuit on the outside, and forms, with another terminal on the base of the plug, a spark gap inside the cylinder.
Spat,n.[Short for Spatterdash.]1.A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
2.A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; -- chiefly inpl.
Spec`tro*bo*lom"e*ter (?),n.(Physics)A combination of spectroscope and bolometer for determining the distribution of energy in a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*bo`lo*met"ric (#),a.
Spec`tro*e*lec"tric (?),a.Pert. to or designating any form of spark tube the electric discharge within which is used in spectroscopic observations.
Spec"tro*gram (?),n.[Spectrum+-gram.](Physics)A photograph, map, or diagram of a spectrum.
Spec"tro*graph (?),n.[Spectrum+graph.](Physics)(a)An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum.(b)A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*graph"ic (#),a.-- Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly (#),adv.-- Spec*trog"ra*phy (#),n.
Spec`tro*he"li*o*gram` (?),n.[Spectrum+heloi-+-gram.](Astrophysics)A photograph of the sun made by monochromatic light, usually of the calcium line (k), and showing the sun's faculæ and prominences.
Spec`tro*he"li*o*graph (?),n.(Astrophysics)An apparatus for making spectroheliograms, consisting of a spectroscopic camera used in combination with a telescope, and provided with clockwork for moving the sun's image across the slit. -- Spec`tro*he`li*o*graph"ic (#),a.
Spec*trom"e*try (?),n.(Physics)Art or process of using the spectrometer, or of measuring wave lengths of rays of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*met"ric (#),a.
Spec"tro*phone (?),n.[Spectrum+ Gr. &?; sound.] An instrument constructed on the principle of the photophone and used in spectrum analysis as an adjunct to the spectroscope. -- Spec`tro*phon"ic (#),a.
Spec`tro*pho*tom"e*try (?),n.The art of comparing, photometrically, the brightness of two spectra, wave length by wave length; the use of the spectrophotometer. -- Spec`tro*pho`to*met"ric (#),a.
Spec*tros"co*py (?),n.The production and investigation of spectra; the use of the spectroscope; also, the science of spectroscopic phenomena.
Speed counter.(Mach.)A device for automatically counting the revolutions or pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also simplycounter.
Speiss (?),n.(Metal.)Impure metallic arsenides, principally of iron, produced in copper and lead smelting.
Spell"bind` (?),v. t.[imp. & p. p.Spellbound (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Spellbinding.] To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. -- Spell"bind`er (#),n.
||Sper`ma*toph"y*ta (?),n. pl.[NL.;spermato-+ Gr. &?; plant.](Bot.)A phylum embracing the highest plants, or those that produce seeds; the seed plants, or flowering plants. They form the most numerous group, including over 120,000 species. In general, the group is characterized by the marked development of the sporophyte, with great differentiation of its parts (root, stem, leaves, flowers, etc.); by the extreme reduction of the gametophyte; and by the development of seeds. All the Spermatophyta are heterosporous; fertilization of the egg cell is either through apollen tubeemitted by the microspore or (in a few gymnosperms) by spermatozoids. The phrase "flowering plants" is less distinctive than "seed plants," since the conifers, grasses, sedges, oaks, etc., do not produce flowers in the popular sense. For this reason the termsAnthrophyta,Phænogamia, andPanerogamiahave been superseded as names of the phylum bySpermatophyta.
Sper"ma*to"phyte` (?),n.Any plant of the phylum Spermatophyta. -- Sper`ma*to*phyt"ic (#),a.
Sperm"ism (?),n.[Gr. &?; seed, sperm +-ism.](Biol.)The theory, formerly held by many, that the sperm or spermatozoön contains the germ of the future embryo; animalculism.
Spi"der stitch. A stitch in lace making used to fill in open spaces with threads resembling a cobweb.
Spin"drift (?),n.Same as Spoondrift.
The ocean waves are broken up by wind, ultimately producing the storm wrack andspindriftof the tempest-tossed sea.
The ocean waves are broken up by wind, ultimately producing the storm wrack andspindriftof the tempest-tossed sea.
J. E. Marr.
Spi*nes"cence (?),n.The state or quality of being spinescent or spiny; also, a spiny growth or covering, as of certain animals.
Spin"i*fex (?),n.[NL.; L.spinaspine +facereto make.]1.(Bot.)A genus of chiefly Australian grasses, the seeds of which bear an elastic spine.S. hirsutus(black grass) andS. longifoliusare useful as sand binders.S. paradoxusis a valuable perennial fodder plant. Also, a plant of this genus.
2.Any of several Australian grasses of the genusTricuspis, which often form dense, almost impassable growth, their leaves being stiff and sharp-pointed.
Spin*thar"i*scope (?),n.[Gr. spinqari`s spark +-scope.] A small instrument containing a minute particle of a radium compound mounted in front of a fluorescent screen and viewed with magnifying lenses. The tiny flashes produced by the continual bombardment of the screen by the α rays are thus rendered visible. -- Spin*thar`i*scop"ic (#),a.
Spit ball.(Baseball)A pitched ball in throwing which the pitcher grips the ball between two, or three, fingers on one side (which is made slippery, as by saliva) and the thumb on the other side, and delivers it so that it slips off the fingers with the least possible friction. When pitched directly overhand a spit ball darts downward, when pitched with the arm extended sidewise it darts down and out. [Cant] -- Spit baller.
Split,n.1.(a)(Basketwork)Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually inpl.(b)(Weaving)Any of the dents of a reed.(c)Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a larger current.
2.Short for Split shot or stroke.
3.(Gymnastics)The feat of going down to the floor so that the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on each side or with one in front and the other behind. [Cant or Slang]
4.A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink of half the usual quantity; a half glass. [Cant or Slang]
Split,a.(Exchanges)(a)Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; -- said of an order, sale, etc.(b)Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in eighths being regular; as, 10 is asplitquotation.(c)(London Stock Exchange)Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
Split dynamometer.(Elec.)An electric dynamometer having two coils so arranged that one carries the primary current, and the other the secondary current, of a transformer.
Split infinitive.(Gram.)A simple infinitive withto, having a modifier between the verb and theto; as in,to largely decrease. Called alsocleft infinitive.
Split key.(Mach.)A key split at one end like a split pin, for the same purpose.
{ Split shot or stroke }. In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed in contact.
Split stitch. A stitch used in stem work to produce a fine line, much used in old church embroidery to work the hands and faces of figures.
Split stuff. Timber sawn into lengths and then split.
Split switch.(Railroading)= Point switch.
Split wheel. = Split pulley.
Spoon (?),n.(Golf)A wooden club with a lofted face.Encyc. of Sport.
Spoon,v. t.1.(Fishing)To catch by fishing with a spoon bait.
He had with him all the tackle necessary forspooningpike.
He had with him all the tackle necessary forspooningpike.
Mrs. Humphry Ward.
2.In croquet, golf, etc., to push or shove (a ball) with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
Spoon,v. i.1.To fish with a spoon bait.
2.In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball.
Spoon"flow`er (?),n.The yautia.
Spo"ro*phyte (?),n.[Spore+ Gr. &?; plant.](Bot.)In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; -- opposed togametophyte. It is not clearly differentiated in the life cycle of the lower plants. -- Spo`ro*phyt"ic (#),a.
Spo`ro*zo"ite (?),n.(Zoöl.)In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amœboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passive spores into which the zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually.
Spot (?),a.Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence(Com.), on hand for immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as,spotwheat.
Spot cash.(Com.)Cash paid or ready for payment at once upon delivery of property purchased.
Spot"light` (?),n.The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage; leaving the rest of the stage more or less unilluminated; hence, conspicuous public notice. [Cant or Colloq.]
Spot stroke.(Eng. Billiards)The pocketing of the red ball in a top corner pocket from off its own spot so as to leave the cue ball in position for an easy winning hazard in either top corner pocket.
Spray"board` (?),n.(Naut.)A screen raised above any part of the gunwale of a boat to keep out spray.
Spray"er (?),n.One that sprays; any instrument for vaporizing and spraying liquids.
Spread,n.1.An arbitrage transaction operated by buying and selling simultaneously in two separate markets, as Chicago and New York, when there is an abnormal difference in price between the two markets. It is called aback spreadwhen the difference in price is less than the normal one.
2.(Gems)Surface in proportion to the depth of a cut stone.
Spring steel. A variety of steel, elastic, strong, and tough, rolled for springs, etc.
Sprock"et (?),n.[Etymology uncertain.](Mach.)(a)A tooth or projection, as on the periphery of a wheel, shaped so as to engage with a chain.(b)A sprocket wheel.
Spud (?),n.A potato. [Colloq.]
Spur,n.1.(Mining)A branch of a vein.
2.The track of an animal, as an otter; a spoor.
Squam (?),n.[FromSquam, shortened fr.Annisquam, name of a village on the coast of Massachusetts.] An oilskin hat or southwester; -- a fisherman's name. [U. S.]
Squash (?),n.A game much like rackets, played in a walled court with soft rubber balls and bats like tennis rackets.
Squaw man. A white man who has married an Indian squaw; sometimes, one who has gained tribal rights by such a marriage; -- often a term of contempt. [Western U. S.]
Squaw vine.(Bot.)The partridge berry (Mitchella repens).
Squee"gee,v. t.[imp. & p. p.Squeegeed (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Squeegeeing (?).] To smooth, press, or treat with a squeegee; to squilgee.
Squeegee roller. A small India-rubber roller with a handle, used esp. in printing and photography as a squeegee.
Squeeze,n.1.(Mining)The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
2.Pressure or constraint used to force the making of a gift, concession, or the like; exaction; extortion. [Colloq.]
One of the many "squeezes" imposed by the mandarins.
One of the many "squeezes" imposed by the mandarins.
A. R. Colquhoun.
Squelch (?),v. i.[Perh. imitative. Cf. Squelch.] To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; also, to move with such a sound.
He turned and strode to the fire, his bootssquelchingas he walked.
He turned and strode to the fire, his bootssquelchingas he walked.
P. L. Ford.
A crazy old colliersquelchingalong under squared yards.
A crazy old colliersquelchingalong under squared yards.
W. C. Russell.
Squif"fy (?),a.Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]Kipling.
Squil"gee (?),v. t.[imp. & p. p.Squilgeed (?);p. pr. & vb. n.Squilgeeing.] To swab, press, or treat with a squilgee; as, tosquilgeea vessel's deck.
Squint,v. i.To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
Yet if the following sentence means anything, it is asquintingtoward hypnotism.
Yet if the following sentence means anything, it is asquintingtoward hypnotism.
The Forum.
Squirt,n.(Hydrodynamics)The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
Stab culture.(Bacteriol.)A culture made by inoculating a solid medium, as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire. The growths are usually of characteristic form.
Sta"ble,a.(Physics)So placed as to resist forces tending to cause motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or molecular or chemical disturbance; -- said of any body or substance.
{ Sta"di*a hairs or wires } (?).(Surv.)In a theodolite, etc., horizontal cross wires or hairs equidistant from the central horizontal cross wire.
Sta"di*um (?),n.A modern structure, with its inclosure, resembling the ancient stadium, used for athletic games, etc.
Staff (?),n.[G.staffirento fill or fit out, adorn, fr. D.stoffeeren, OF.estoffer, F.étoffer, fr. OF.estoffestuff, F.étoffe. See Stuff,n.](Arch.)Plaster combined with fibrous and other materials so as to be suitable for sculpture in relief or in the round, or for forming flat plates or boards of considerable size which can be nailed to framework to make the exterior of a larger structure, forming joints which may afterward be repaired and concealed with fresh plaster.
Stage director.(Theat.)One who prepares a play for production. He arranges the details of the stage settings, the business to be used, all stage effects, and instructs the actors, excepting usually the star, in the general interpretation of their parts.
Stage fright. Nervousness felt before an audience.
Stage manager.(Theat.)One in control of the stage during the production of a play. He directs the stage hands, property man, etc., has charge of all details behind the curtain, except the acting, and has a general oversight of the actors. Sometimes he is also the stage director.
Sta"gy (?),a.[Written alsostagey.] Having an air or manner characteristic of the stage; theatrical; artificial; as, astagytone or bearing; -- chiefly used depreciatively.
Stake,n.(Mormon Ch.)A territorial division; -- called alsostake of Zion.
Every city, or "stake," including a chief town and surrounding towns, has its president, with two counselors; and this president has a high council of chosen men.
Every city, or "stake," including a chief town and surrounding towns, has its president, with two counselors; and this president has a high council of chosen men.
Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
Stalk (?),n.The act or process of stalking.
When thestalkwas over (the antelope took alarm and ran off before I was within rifle shot) I came back.
When thestalkwas over (the antelope took alarm and ran off before I was within rifle shot) I came back.
T. Roosevelt.
Stall (?),n.A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumbstall; a fingerstall.
Stam*pede" (?),n.Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, astampedeto the gold regions; astampedein a convention.
Stance (?),n.(Golf)The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke.
Stand (?),v. i.(Card Playing)To be, or signify that one is, willing to play with one's hand as dealt.
{ ||Stän"de*rath`, or Stän"de*rat` (?) },n.[G.](Switzerland)See Legislature, above.
Star drift.(Astron.)Similar and probably related motion of the stars of an asterism, as distinguished from apparent change of place due to solar motion.-- ##?? = star streaming? --
Star stereogram. A view of the universe of brighter stars as it would appear to an observer transported into space outside or beyond our universe of stars.
State socialism. A form of socialism, esp. advocated in Germany, which, while retaining the right of private property and the institution of the family and other features of the present form of the state, would intervene by various measures intended to give or maintain equality of opportunity, as compulsory state insurance, old- age pensions, etc., answering closely to socialism of the chair.
Sta"tion,n.In Australia, a sheep run or cattle run, together with the buildings belonging to it; also, the homestead and buildings belonging to such a run.
Sta"tor (?),n.(Mach.)A stationary part in or about which another part (the rotor) revolves, esp. when both are large; as,(a)(Elec.)The stationary member of an electrical machine, as of an induction motor.(b)(Steam Turbine)The case inclosing a turbine wheel; the body of stationary blades or nozzles.
Step,n.(Fives)At Eton College, England, a shallow step dividing the court into an inner and an outer portion.
Step"-down`,a.(Elec.)Transforming or converting a current of high potential or pressure into one of low pressure; as, astep-downtransformer.
Step"-up`,a.(Elec.)Transforming or converting a low-pressure current into one of high pressure; as, astep-uptransformer.