SALUTATORILYSa*lu"ta*to*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: By way of salutation.
SALUTATORYSa*lu"ta*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. salutatorius. See Salute.]
Defn: 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.
SALUTATORYSa*lu"ta*to*ry, n.
1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.] Milton.
2. (American Colleges)
Defn: The salutatory oration.
SALUTESa*lute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Saluting.]Etym: [L. salutare, salutatum, from salus, -utis, health, safety. SeeSalubrious.]
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)
Defn: 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.
SALUTESa*lute", n. Etym: [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)
Defn: 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.
SALUTERSa*lut"er, n.
Defn: One who salutes.
SALUTIFEROUS Sal`u*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. salutifer; salus, -utis, health + ferre to bring.]
Defn: Bringing health; healthy; salutary; beneficial; as, salutiferous air. [R.] Innumerable powers, all of them salutiferous. Cudworth.
Syn.— Healthful; healthy; salutary; salubrious.
SALUTIFEROUSLYSal`u*tif"er*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: Salutarily. [R.]
SALVABILITYSal`va*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: 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.
SALVABLESal"va*ble, a. Etym: [L. salvare to save, from salvus safe. Cf.Savable.]
Defn: Capable of being saved; admitting of salvation. Dr. H. More.— Sal"va*ble*ness, n.— Sal"va*bly, adv.
SALVAGE Sal"vage (; 48), n. Etym: [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.
SALVAGESal"vage, a. & n.
Defn: Savage. [Obs.] Spenser.
SALVATIONSal*va"tion, n. Etym: [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.)
Defn: The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability toeternal 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.
SALVATIONISTSal*va"tion*ist, n.
Defn: An evangelist, a member, or a recruit, of the Salvation Army.
SALVATORYSal"va*to*ry, n. Etym: [LL. salvatorium, fr. salvare to save.]
Defn: A place where things are preserved; a repository. [R.] Sir M.Hale.
SALVE Sal"ve, interj. Etym: [L., hail, God save you, imperat. of salvere to be well. Cf. Salvo a volley.]
Defn: Hail!
SALVESal"ve ( or ), v. t.
Defn: To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute. [Obs.] By this that stranger knight in presence came, And goodly salved them. Spenser.
SALVE Salve, n. Etym: [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. sq. root155, 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 (Zoöl.), a large, stout isopod crustacean (Æga psora), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, — used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.
SALVESalve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salved; p. pr. & vb. n. Salving.] Etym:[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.
SALVESalve, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Salvage]
Defn: To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.[Recent]
SALVERSalv"er, n.
Defn: One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack. [Obs.]
SALVERSal"ver, n. Etym: [Cf. Salvage.]
Defn: A salvor. Skeat.
SALVER Sal"ver, n. Etym: [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.]
Defn: A tray or waiter on which anything is presented.
SALVER-SHAPEDSal"ver-shaped`, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Tubular, with a speading border. See Hypocraterimorphous.
SALVIASal"vi*a, n. Etym: [L., sage.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants including the sage. See Sage.
SALVIFIC Sal*vif"ic, a. Etym: [L. salficus saving; salvus saved, safe + facere to make.]
Defn: Tending to save or secure safety. [Obs.]
SALVO Sal"vo, n.; pl. Salvos. Etym: [L. salvo jure, literally, the right being reserved. See Safe.]
Defn: An exception; a reservation; an excuse.They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. Eilon Basilike.
SALVOSal"vo, n. Etym: [F. salve a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, L.salve hail, imperat. of salvere to be well, akin to salvus well. SeeSafe.]
1. (Mil.)
Defn: 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.
SALVORSal"vor, n. Etym: [See Salvation, Save] (Law)
Defn: One who assists in saving a ship or goods at sea, without being under special obligation to do so. Wheaton.
SAMSam, adv. Etym: [AS. same. See Same, a.]
Defn: Together. [Obs.] "All in that city sam." Spenser.
SAMARASa*ma"ra ( or ), n. Etym: [L. samara, samera, the seed of the elm.](Bot.)
Defn: A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.
SAMARESam"are, n.
Defn: See Simar.
SAMARITANSa*mar"i*tan, a. Etym: [L. Samaritanus.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine.— n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language ofSamaria.
SAMARIUMSa*ma"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. E. samarskite.] (Chem.)
Defn: A rare metallic element of doubtful identity.
Note: Samarium was discovered, by means of spectrum 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.
SAMAROIDSam"a*roid, a. Etym: [Samara + -oid.] (Bot.)
Defn: Resembling a samara, or winged seed vessel.
SAMARRASa*mar"ra, n.
Defn: See Simar.
SAMARSKITESa*mar"skite, a. Etym: [After Samarski, a Russian.] (Min.)
Defn: A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals.
SAMBOSam"bo, n. Etym: [Sp. zambo, sambo.]
Defn: A colloquial or humorous appelation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo.
SAMBOOSam"boo, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Sumbur.
SAMBUCUSSam*bu"cus, n. Etym: [L., an elder tree.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of shrubs and trees; the elder.
SAMBUKESam"buke, n. Etym: [L. sambuca, Gr. (Mus.)
Defn: An ancient stringed instrument used by the Greeks, the particular construction of which is unknown.
SAMBURSam"bur, n. Etym: [Hind. sambar, sabar.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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. Etym: [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. sq. root191. 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: Same is commonly preceded by the, this, or that and is oftenused substantively as in the citations above. In a comparative use itis 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.
SAMELINESSSame"li*ness, n.
Defn: Sameness, 2. [R.] Bayne.
SAMENESSSame"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.
SAMETTESa*mette", n.
Defn: See Samite. [Obs.]
SAMIANSa"mi*an, a. Etym: [L. Samius.]
Defn: 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 medicineas an astringent.
SAMIANSa"mi*an, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Samos.
SAMIELSa"mi*el, n. Etym: [Turk. sam-yeli; Ar. samm poison + Turk. yel wind.Cf. Simoom.]
Defn: 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.
SAMIOTSa"mi*ot, a. & n. Etym: [Cf. F. samiote.]
Defn: Samian.
SAMISENSam"i*sen, n. [Jap.] (Mus.)
Defn: A Japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling a guitar or banjo.
SAMITE Sa"mite, a. Etym: [OF. samit, LL. samitum, examitum, from LGr. Six, and cf. Dimity.]
Defn: A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven withgold. Tennyson.In silken samite she was light arrayed. Spenser.
SAMLETSam"let, n. Etym: [Cf. Salmonet.]
Defn: The parr.
SAMMIERSam"mi*er, n.
Defn: A machine for pressing the water from skins in tanning. Knight.
SAMOANSa*mo"an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly calledNavigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or theirinhabitants.— n.
Defn: An inhabitant of the Samoan Islands.
SAMOVARSa"mo*var, n. Etym: [Russ. samovar'.]
Defn: 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.
SAMOYEDESSam`oy*edes", n. pl.; sing. Samoyede (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: An ignorant and degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a portion of Northern Russia and a part of Siberia.Samoyeds.
SAMP Samp, n. Etym: [From American Indian sapac, saupac, made soft, or thinned.]
Defn: An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse hominy.
SAMPANSam"pan, n. (Naut.)
Defn: 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. Etym: [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.
SAMPLESam"ple, n. Etym: [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.
SAMPLESam"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.
SAMPLERSam"pler, n. Etym: [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; SAMSHUSam"shoo, Sam"shu (, n. Etym: [Chinese san-shao thrice fired.]
Defn: A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure. S. W. Williams.
SAMSONSam"son, n.
Defn: 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.
SAMURAISa"mu*rai`, n. pl. & sing. [Jap.]
Defn: In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871.
SANABILITYSan`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sanable; sanableness; curableness.
SANABLE San"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. sanabilis, fr. sanare to heal, fr. sanus sound, healthy. See Sane.]
Defn: Capable of being healed or cured; susceptible of remedy.
Syn.— Remediable; curable; healable.
SANABLENESSSan"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being sanable.
SANATIONSa*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. sanatio. See Sanable.]
Defn: The act of healing or curing. [Obs.] Wiseman.
SANATIVESan"a*tive, a. Etym: [LL. sanativus.]
Defn: Having the power to cure or heal; healing; tending to heal;sanatory.— San"a*tive*ness, n.
SANATORIUMSan`a*to"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Sanatory.]
Defn: An establishment for the treatment of the sick; a resort for invalids. See Sanitarium.
SANATORYSan"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [LL. sanatorius, fr. L. sa to heal. SeeSanable.]
Defn: Conducive to health; tending to cure; healing; curative;sanative.Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public health, such asquarantine, fever hospitals, draining, etc. De Quincey.
Note: Sanatory and sanitary should not be confounded. Sanatory signifies conducive to health, while sanitary has the more general meaning of pertaining to health.
SANBENITO San`be*ni"to, n. Etym: [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-fé.
SANCE-BELL; SANCTE BELLSance"-bell", Sanc"te bell", n.
Defn: See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus.
SANCHOSan"cho, n. [Sp., a proper name.] (Card Playing)
Defn: The nine of trumps in sancho pedro.
SANCHO PEDROSancho pedro. [Sp. Pedro Peter.] (Card Playing)
Defn: A variety of auction pitch in which the nine (sancho) and five (pedro) of trumps are added as counting cards at their pip value, and the ten of trumps counts game.
SANCTIFICATE Sanc"ti*fi*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. sanctificatus, p.p. of sanctificare.]
Defn: To sanctify. [Obs.] Barrow.
SANCTIFICATION Sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [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.
SANCTIFIEDSanc"ti*fied, a.
Defn: Made holy; also, made to have the air of sanctity; sanctimonious.
SANCTIFIERSanc"ti*fi`er, n.
Defn: One who sanctifies, or makes holy; specifically, the HolySpirit.
SANCTIFYSanc"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctified; p. pr. & vb. n.Sanctifying.] Etym: [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.
SANCTIFYINGLYSanc"ti*fy`ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a manner or degree tending to sanctify or make holy.
SANCTILOQUENT Sanc*til"o*quent, a. Etym: [L. sanctus holy + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak.]
Defn: Discoursing on heavenly or holy things, or in a holy manner.
SANCTIMONIALSanc`ti*mo"ni*al, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. sanctimonialis. ]
Defn: Sanctimonius. [Obs.]
SANCTIMONIOUSSanc`ti*mo"ni*ous, a. Etym: [See Sanctimony.]
1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. Shak.
2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocriticallydevout 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. Etym: [L. sanctimonia, fr. sanctus holy: cf. OF. sanctimonie. See Saint.]
Defn: 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.
SANCTIONSanc"tion, n. Etym: [L. sanctio, from sancire, samctum to rendersacred or inviolable, to fix unalternably: cf. F. sanction. SeeSaint.]
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.
SANCTIONSanc"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned; p. pr. & vb. n.Sanctioning.]
Defn: 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.
SANCTIONARYSanc"tion*a*ry, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or giving, sanction.
SANCTITUDESanc"ti*tude, a. Etym: [L. sanctitudo.]
Defn: Holiness; sacredness; sanctity. [R.] milton.
SANCTITY Sanc"ti*ty, n.; pl. Sanctities. Etym: [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.
SANCTUARIZESanc"tu*a*rize, v. t.
Defn: To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges. [Obs.]Shak.
SANCTUARY Sanc"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Sanctuaries. Etym: [OE. seintuare, OF. saintuaire, F. sanctuaire, fr. L. sanctuarium, from sanctus sacred, holy. See Saint.]
Defn: 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. Wildlife sanctuary, a tract of land set aside by law for the preservation of wildlife, in which no hunting is permitted.
SANCTUMSanc"tum, n. Etym: [L., p.p. of sanctire to consecrate.]
Defn: A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum. Sanctum sanctorum Etym: [L.] , the Holy of Holies; the most holy place, as in the Jewish temple.
SANCTUSSanc"tus, n. Etym: [L. sanctus, p.p. of sancire.]
1. (Eccl.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: 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 mediæval 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. Etym: [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.
Defn: 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.] — Sand collar. (Zoöl.) Same as Sand saucer, below. — Sand crab. (Zoöl.) (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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), any ophidiod fish. See Illust. under Ophidiod. — Sand dab (Zoöl.), a small American flounder (Limanda ferruginea); — called also rusty dab. The name is also applied locally to other allied species. — Sand darter (Zoöl.), a small etheostomoid fish of the Ohio valley (Ammocrypta pellucida). — Sand dollar (Zoöl.), 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. (Zoöl.) (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. (Zoöl.) (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. (Zoöl.) (a) The sandnecker. (b) The European smooth dab (Pleuronectes microcephalus); — called also kitt, marysole, smear dab, town dab. — Sand fly (Zoöl.), 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.
— Sand grouse (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), the American brown crane (Grus Mexicana). — Sand hopper (Zoöl.), a beach flea; an orchestian. — Sand hornet (Zoöl.), a sand wasp. — Sand lark. (Zoöl.) (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 (Ægialophilus ruficapillus); — called also red- necked plover. — Sand launce (Zoöl.), a lant, or launce. — Sand lizard (Zoöl.), a common European lizard (Lacerta agilis). — Sand martin (Zoöl.), the bank swallow. — Sand mole (Zoöl.), the coast rat. — Sand monitor (Zoöl.), a large Egyptian lizard (Monitor arenarius) which inhabits dry localities. — Sand mouse (Zoöl.), the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.] — Sand myrtle. (Bot.) See under Myrtle. — Sand partridge (Zoöl.), 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. (Zoöl.) (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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), the pocket gopher. — Sand rock, a rock made of cemented sand. — Sand runner (Zoöl.), the turnstone. — Sand saucer (Zoöl.), the mass of egg capsules, or oöthecæ, 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 (Zoöl.), an amphipod crustacean (Lepidactylis arenarius), which burrows in the sandy seabeaches of Europe and America. — Sand shark (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Old World lizards belonging to the genus Seps; as, the ocellated sand skink (Seps ocellatus) of Southern Europe. — Sand skipper (Zoöl.), a beach flea, or orchestian. — Sand smelt (Zoöl.), a silverside. — Sand snake. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of harmless burrowing snakes of the genus Eryx, native of Southern Europe, Africa, and Asia, especially E. Jaculus of India and E. Johnii, used by snake charmers. (b) Any innocuous South African snake of the genus Psammophis, especially P. sibilans. — Sand snipe (Zoöl.), the sandpiper. — Sand star (Zoöl.), an ophiurioid starfish living on sandy sea bottoms; a brittle star. — Sand storm, a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind. — Sand sucker, the sandnecker. — Sand swallow (Zoöl.), the bank swallow. See under Bank. — Sand tube, a tube made of sand. Especially: (a) A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of lightning; a fulgurite. (b) (Zoöl.) Any tube made of cemented sand. (c) (Zoöl. ) In starfishes, a tube having calcareous particles in its wall, which connects the oral water tube with the madreporic plate. — Sand viper. (Zoöl.) See Hognose snake. — Sand wasp (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the families Pompilidæ and Spheridæ, which dig burrows in sand. The female provisions the nest with insects or spiders which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve as food for her young.
SANDSand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Sanding.]
1. To sprinkle or cover with sand.
2. To drive upon the sand. [Obs.] Burton.
3. To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
4. To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar. [Colloq.]
SANDALSan"dal, n.
Defn: Same as Sendal.Sails of silk and ropes of sandal. Longfellow.
SANDALSan"dal, n.
Defn: Sandalwood. "Fans of sandal." Tennyson.
SANDAL San"dal, n. Etym: [F. sandale, L. sandalium, Gr. sandal.] (a) A kind of shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot; a protection for the foot, covering its lower surface, but not its upper. (b) A kind of slipper. (c) An overshoe with parallel openings across the instep.
SANDALEDSan"daled, a.
1. Wearing sandals. The measured footfalls of his sandaled feet. Longfellow.
2. Made like a sandal.
SANDALIFORMSan*dal"i*form, a. Etym: [Sandal + -form.] (Bot.)
Defn: Shaped like a sandal or slipper.
SANDALWOOD San"dal*wood, n. Etym: [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. çandal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. Sanders.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree (Santalum album), and of several other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian Santalum Freycinetianum and S. pyrularium, the Australian S. latifolium, etc. The name is extended to several other kinds of fragrant wood. (b) Any tree of the genus Santalum, or a tree which yields sandalwood. (c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for dyeing leather (Rhamnus Dahuricus). False sandalwood, the fragrant wood of several trees not of the genus Santalum, as Ximenia Americana, Myoporum tenuifolium of Tahiti. — Red sandalwood, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the heartwood of two leguminous trees of India (Pterocarpus santalinus, and Adenanthera pavonina); — called also red sanderswood, sanders or saunders, and rubywood.
SANDARACH; SANDARACSan"da*rach, San"da*rac, (, n. Etym: [L. sandaraca, Gr.
1. (Min.)
Defn: Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
2. (Bot. Chem.)
Defn: A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; — probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.
SANDBAGGERSand"bag`ger, n.
Defn: An assaulter whose weapon is a sand bag. See Sand bag, underSand.
SAND-BLIND Sand"-blind", a. Etym: [For sam blind half blind; AS. sam- half (akin to semi-) + blind.]
Defn: Having defective sight; dim-sighted; purblind. Shak.
SANDEDSand"ed, a.
1. Covered or sprinkled with sand; sandy; barren. Thomson.
2. Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound. Shak.
3. Short-sighted. [Prov. Eng.]
SANDEMANIANSan`de*ma"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A follower of Robert Sandeman, a Scotch sectary of the eighteenth century. See Glassite.
SANDEMANIANISMSan`de*ma"ni*an*ism, n.
Defn: The faith or system of the Sandemanians. A. Fuller.
SANDERLING San"der*ling, n. Etym: [Sand + 0ling. So called because it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the seashore.] (Zo\'94l.)
Defn: A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover.
SANDERSSan"ders, n. Etym: [See Sandal.]
Defn: An old name of sandalwood, now applied only to the red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.
SANDERS-BLUESan"ders-blue", n.
Defn: See Saundersblue.
SANDEVERSan"de*ver, n.
Defn: See Sandiver. [Obs.]
SANDFISHSand"fish`, n. (Zo\'94l.)
Defn: A small marine fish of the Pacific coast of North America(Trichodon trichodon) which buries itself in the sand.
SANDGLASSSand"glass`, n.
Defn: An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. SeeHourglass.
SANDHILLERSand"hill`er, n.
Defn: A nickname given to any "poor white" living in the pine woods which cover the sandy hills in Georgia and South Carolina. [U.S.]
SANDINESSSand"i*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sandy, or of being of a sandy color.
SANDISHSand"ish, a.
Defn: Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact. [Obs.]Evelyn.
SANDIVER San"di*ver, n. Etym: [Perh. fr. OF. sa\'8bn grease, fat + de of + verre glass (cf. Saim), or fr. F. sel de verre sandiver.]
Defn: A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off; — called also glass gall. [Formerly written also sandever.]
SANDIX San"dix, n. Etym: [L. sandix, sandyx, vermilion, or a color like vermilion, Gr.
Defn: A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium. [Written also sandyx.] [Obs.]
SAND-LOTSand"-lot`, a.
Defn: Lit., of or pert. to a lot or piece of sandy ground, — hence, pert. to, or characteristic of, the policy or practices of the socialistic or communistic followers of the Irish agitator Denis Kearney, who delivered many of his speeches in the open sand lots about San Francisco; as, the sand-lot constitution of California, framed in 1879, under the influence of sand-lot agitation.
SANDMANSand"man`, n.
Defn: A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them.
SANDNECKERSand"neck`er, n. (Zo\'94l.)
Defn: A European flounder (Hippoglossoides limandoides); — called also rough dab, long fluke, sand fluke, and sand sucker.
SANDPAPERSand"pa`per, n.
Defn: Paper covered on one side with sand glued fast, — used for smoothing and polishing.
SANDPAPERSand"pa`per, v. t.
Defn: To smooth or polish with sandpaper; as, to sandpaper a door.
SANDPIPERSand"pi`per, n.
1. (Zo\'94l.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas, Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family Tringid\'91.
Note: The most important North American species are the pestoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also browback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin (T. alpina); the purple sandpiper (T.maritima: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot (T. canutus); the semipalmated sandpiper (Ereunetes pusillus); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail (Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper (Actitis, or tringoides, hypoleucus), called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet, and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and tattlers are also called sandpipers.
2. (Zo\'94l.)
Defn: A small lamprey eel; the pride. Curlew sandpiper. See underCurlew.— Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
SANDPITSand"pit`, n.
Defn: A pit or excavation from which sand is or has been taken.
SANDRESan"dre, n. (Zo\'94l.)
Defn: A Russian fish (Lucioperca sandre) which yields a valuable oil, called sandre oil, used in the preparation of caviare.
SANDSTONESand"stone`, n.
Defn: A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.
Note: Different names are aplied to the various kinds of sandstone according to their composition; as, granitic, argillaceous, micaceous, etc. Flexible sandstone (Min.), the finer-grained variety of itacolumite, which on account of the scales of mica in the lamination is quite flexible. — Red sandstone, a name given to two extensive series of British rocks in which red sandstones predominate, one below, and the other above, the coal measures. These were formerly known as the Old and the New Red Sandstone respectively, and the former name is still retained for the group preceding the Coal and referred to the Devonian age, but the term New Red Sandstone is now little used, some of the strata being regarded as Permian and the remained as Triassic. See the Chart of Geology.
SANDWICHSand"wich, n. Etym: [Named from the Earl of Sandwich.]
Defn: Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.
SANDWICHSand"wich, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sandwiched; p. pr. & vb. n.Sandwiching.]
Defn: To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard.
SANDWORM Sand"worm`, n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore. (b) Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters. (c) The chigoe, a species of flea.
SANDWORTSand"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant of the genus Arenaria, low, tufted herbs (orderCaryophyllace\'91.)
SANDYSand"y, a. [Compar. Sandier; superl. Sandiest.] Etym: [AS. sandig.]
1. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy desert, road, or soil.
2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as, sandy hair.
SANDYXSan"dyx, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: See Sandix.
SANESane, a. Etym: [L. sanus; cf. Gr. Sound, a.]
1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; — said of the mind.
2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge of the effect of one's actions in an ordinary maner; — said of persons.
Syn.— Sound; healthy; underanged; unbroken.
SANENESSSane"ness, n.
Defn: The state of being sane; sanity.
SANGSang,
Defn: imp. of Sing.
SANGA; SANGUSan"ga, San"gu, n. (Zo\'94l.)
Defn: The Abyssinian ox (Bos or Bibos, Africanus), noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its back.
SANGAREE San`ga*ree", n. Etym: [Sp. sangria, lit., bleeding, from sangre, blood, L. sanguis.]
Defn: Wine and water sweetened and spiced, — a favorite West Indian drink.
SANG-FROIDSang`-froid", n. Etym: [F., cold blood.]
Defn: Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in trying circumstances; indifference; calmness. Burke.
SANGIACSan"gi*ac, n.
Defn: See Sanjak.
SANGRAAL; SANGREALSan`graal", San"gre*al, n. Etym: [See Saint, and Grail.]
Defn: See Holy Grail, under Grail.
SANGUIFEROUSSan*guif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. sanguis blood + -ferous.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Conveying blood; as, sanguiferous vessels, i. e., the arteries, veins, capillaries.
SANGUIFICATIONSan`gui*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sanguification. See Sanguify.](Physiol.)
Defn: The production of blood; the conversion of the products of digestion into blood; hematosis.
SANGUIFIERSan"gui*fi`er, n.
Defn: A producer of blood.
SANGUIFLUOUSSan*guif"lu*ous, a. Etym: [L. sanguis blood + fluere to flow.]
Defn: Flowing or running with blood.
SANGUIFYSan"gui*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. sanguis blood + -fy: cf. F. sanguifier.]
Defn: To produce blood from.
SANGUIGENOUSSan*guig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. sanguis + -genous.]
Defn: Producing blood; as, sanguigenous food.
SANGUINACEOUSSan`gui*na"ceous, n.
Defn: Of a blood-red color; sanguine.
SANGUINARIASan`gui*na"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Sanguinary, a. & n.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants of the Poppy family.
Note: Sanguinaria Canadensis, or bloodroot, is the only species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a few roundish lobed leaves and solitary white blossoms in early spring. See Bloodroot.
2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an emetic, etc.
SANGUINARILYSan"gui*na*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In a sanguinary manner.
SANGUINARINESSSan"gui*na*ri*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sanguinary.
SANGUINARYSan"gui*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis blood: cf.F.sanguinaire.]
1. Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle. We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences. Bacon.
2. Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood. Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary. Broome.
SANGUINARY San"gui*na*ry, n. Etym: [L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a.] (Bot.) (a) The yarrow. (b) The Sanguinaria.
SANGUINESan"guine, a. Etym: [F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood.Cf. Sanguineous.]
1. Having the color of blood; red. Of his complexion he was sanguine. Chaucer. Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe. Milton.
2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
4. Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success.
Syn.— Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful.
SANGUINESan"guine, n.
1. Blood color; red. Spenser.
2. Anything of a blood-red, as cloth. [Obs.] In sanguine and in pes he clad was all. Chaucer.
3. (Min.)
Defn: Bloodstone.
4. Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.
SANGUINESan"guine, v. t.
Defn: To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.
SANGUINESan"guine, adv.
Defn: In a sanguine manner.I can not speculate quite so sanguinely as he does. Burke.
SANGUINELESSSan"guine*less, a.
Defn: Destitute of blood; pale. [R.]
SANGUINELYSan"guine*ly, adv.
Defn: In a sanguine manner.
I can not speculate quite so sanguinely as he does.Burke.
SANGUINENESSSan"guine*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being sanguine.
SANGUINEOUSSan*guin"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. sanguineus. See Sanguine.]
1. Abounding with blood; sanguine.
2. Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood. Sir T. Browne.
3. Blood-red; crimson. Keats.
SANGUINITY san*guin"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being sanguine; sanguineness. Swift.
SANGUINIVOROUSSan"gui*niv"o*rous, a. Etym: [L. sanguis + vorare to devour.]
Defn: Subsisting on blood.
SANGUINOLENCYSan*guin"o*len*cy, n.
Defn: The state of being sanguinolent, or bloody.
SANGUINOLENTSan*guin"o*lent, a. Etym: [L. sanguinolentus, from sanguis blood: cf.F. sanguinolent.]
Defn: Tinged or mingled with blood; bloody; as, sanguinolent sputa.
SANGUISUGE San"gui*suge, n. Etym: [L. sanguisuga; sanguis blood + sugere to suck.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bloodsucker, or leech.
SANGUIVOROUSSan*guiv"o*rous, a. Etym: [L. sanguis blood + vorare to devour.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Subsisting upon blood; — said of certain blood-sucking bats and other animals. See Vampire.
SANHEDRIN; SANHEDRIMSan"he*drin, San"he*drim, n. Etym: [Heb. sanhedrin, fr. Gr. Sit.](Jewish Antiq.)
Defn: the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters.
SANHEDRISTSan"he*drist, n.
Defn: A member of the sanhedrin. Schaeffer (Lange's Com. ).
SANHITASan"hi*ta, n. Etym: [Skr. samhita, properly, combination.]
Defn: A collection of vedic hymns, songs, or verses, forming the first part of each Veda.
SANICLESan"i*cle, n. Etym: [F., from L. sanare to heal.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sanicula, reputed to have healing powers.
SANIDINESan"i*dine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks, as trachyte; — called also glassy feldspar.
SANIESSa"ni*es, n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)
Defn: A thin, serous fluid commonly discharged from ulcers or foul wounds.
SANIOUSSa"ni*ous, a. Etym: [L. sanious, fr. sanies: cf. F. sanieux.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: pertaining to sanies, or partaking of its nature and appearance; thin and serous, with a slight bloody tinge; as, the sanious matter of an ulcer.
2. (med.)
Defn: Discharging sanies; as, a sanious ulcer.
SANITARIANSan`i*ta"ri*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to health, or the laws of health; sanitary.
SANITARIANSan`i*ta"ri*an, n.
Defn: An advocate of sanitary measures; one especially interested or versed in sanitary measures.
SANITARISTSan"i*ta*rist, n.
Defn: A sanitarian.
SANITARIUMSan`i*ta"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Sanitary.]
Defn: A health station or retreat; a sanatorium. "A sanitarium for troops." L. Oliphant.
SANITARYSan"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. sanitas health: cf. F. sanitaire. SeeSanity.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to health; designed to secure or preserve health; relating to the preservation or restoration of health; hygienic; as, sanitary regulations. See the Note under Sanatory. Sanitary Commission. See under Commission.
SANITATIONSan`i*ta"tion, n.
Defn: The act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitaryconditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary measures;hygiene.How much sanitation has advanced during the last half century. H.Hartshorne.
SANITYSan"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. saniras, from sanus sound, healthy. See Sane.]
Defn: The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness.
SANJAKSan"jak, n. Etym: [Turk. sanjag.]
Defn: A district or a subvision of a vilayet. [Turkey]
SAN JOSE SCALESan Jo*sé" scale.
Defn: A very destructive scale insect (Aspidiotus perniciosus) that infests the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. So called because first introduced into the United States at San José, California.
SANKSank,
Defn: imp. of Sink.
SANKHASank"ha, n. Etym: [Skr. çankha a shell.]
Defn: A chank shell (Turbinella pyrum); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell.
SANKHYASankh"ya, n.
Defn: A Hindoo system of philosophy which refers all things to soul and a rootless germ called prakriti, consisting of three elements, goodness, passion, and darkness. Whitworth.