SANNOPSan"nop (sân"nôp), n.
Defn: same as Sannup. Bancroft.
SANNUPSan"nup (-nûp), n.
Defn: A male Indian; a brave; — correlative of squaw.
SANNYSan"ny, n.
Defn: The sandpiper. [prov. Eng.]
SANSSans (sän; E. sânz), prep. Etym: [F., from L. sine without.]
Defn: Without; deprived or destitute of. Rarely used as an English word. "Sans fail." Chaucer. Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. Shak.
SANSCRITSan"scrit, n.
Defn: See Sanskrit.
SANS-CULOTTESans`-cu`lotte" (F. ; E. , n. Etym: [F., without breeches.]
1. A fellow without breeches; a ragged fellow; — a name of reproach given in the first French revolution to the extreme republican party, who rejected breeches as an emblem peculiar to the upper classes or aristocracy, and adopted pantaloons.
2. Hence, an extreme or radical republican; a violent revolutionist; a Jacobin.
SANS-CULOTTICSans`-cu*lot"tic, a.
Defn: pertaining to, or involving, sans-culottism; radical; revolutionary; Jacobinical. Carlyle.
SANS-CULOTTISMSans`-cu*lot"tism, n. Etym: [F. sans-culottisme.]
Defn: Extreme republican principles; the principles or practice of the sans-culottes.
SANSKRIT San"skrit, n. Etym: [Skr. Samskrsta the Sanskrit language, literally, the perfect, polished, or classical language, fr. samskrsta prepared, wrought, made,excellent, perfect; sam together (akin to E. same) + krsta made. See Same, Create.] [Written also Sanscrit.]
Defn: The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda.
SANSKRITSan"skrit, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; as, aSanskrit dictionary or inscription.
SANSKRITICSan*skrit"ic, a.
Defn: Sanskrit.
SANSKRITISTSan"skrit*ist, n.
Defn: One versed in Sanskrit.
SANS-SOUCISans`-sou`ci, adv. Etym: [F.]
Defn: Without care; free and easy.
SANTALSan"tal, n. Etym: [Santalum + piperonal.] (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.
SANTALACEOUSSan`ta*la"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Santalaceæ), of which the genus Santalum is the type, and which includes the buffalo nut and a few other North American plants, and many peculiar plants of the southern hemisphere.
SANTALICSan*tal"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sandalwood (Santalum); — used specifically to designate an acid obtained as a resinous or red crystalline dyestuff, which is called also santalin.
SANTALINSan"ta*lin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. santaline.] (Chem.)
Defn: Santalic acid. See Santalic.
SANTALUMSan"ta*lum, n. Etym: [NL. See Sandalwood.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occuring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood.
SANTEESSan`tees", n. pl.; sing. Santee (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: One of the seven confederated tribes of Indians belonging to the Sioux, or Dakotas.
SANTERSan"ter, v. i.
Defn: See Saunter.
SANTONSan"ton, n. Etym: [Sp. santon, augment fr. santo holy, L. sanctus.]
Defn: A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit.
SANTONATESan"to*nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of santonic acid.
SANTONICSan*ton"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid (distinct from santoninic acid) obtained from santonin as a white crystalline substance.
SANTONINSan"to*nin, n. Etym: [L. herba santonica, a kind of plant, fr.Santoni a people of Aquitania; cf. Gr. santonine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass.
SANTONINATESan"to*nin`ate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of santoninic acid.
SANTONINICSan`to*nin"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to santonin; — used specifically to designate an acid not known in the free state, but obtained in its salts.
SAOSa"o, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalinæcia, especially H. tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture.
SAP Sap, n. Etym: [AS. sæp; akin to OHG. saf, G. saft, Icel. safi; of uncertain origin; possibly akin to L. sapere to taste, to be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Cf. Sapid, Sapient.]
1. The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
Note: The ascending is the crude sap, the assimilation of which takes place in the leaves, when it becomes the elaborated sap suited to the growth of the plant.
2. The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
3. A simpleton; a saphead; a milksop. [Slang] Sap ball (Bot.), any large fungus of the genus Polyporus. See Polyporus. — Sap green, a dull light green pigment prepared from the juice of the ripe berries of the Rhamnus catharticus, or buckthorn. It is used especially by water-color artists. — Sap rot, the dry rot. See under Dry. — Sap sucker (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus, especially the yellow-bellied woodpecker (S. varius) of the Eastern United States. They are so named because they puncture the bark of trees and feed upon the sap. The name is loosely applied to other woodpeckers. — Sap tube (Bot.), a vessel that conveys sap.
SAP Sap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sapping.] Etym: [F. saper (cf. Sp. zapar, It. zapare), fr. sape a sort of scythe, LL. sappa a sort of mattock.]
1. To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of. Nor safe their dwellings were, for sapped by floods, Their houses fell upon their household gods. Dryden.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: To pierce with saps.
3. To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken. Ring out the grief that saps the mind. Tennyson.
SAPSap, v. i.
Defn: To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps. W. P. Craighill. Both assaults carried on by sapping. Tatler.
SAPSap, n. (Mil.)
Defn: A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc. Sap fagot (Mil.), a fascine about three feet long, used in sapping, to close the crevices between the gabions before the parapet is made. — Sap roller (Mil.), a large gabion, six or seven feet long, filled with fascines, which the sapper sometimes rolls along before him for protection from the fire of an enemy.
SAPADILLOSap`a*dil"lo, n.
Defn: See Sapodila.
SAPAJOSap"a*jo, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sapajou.
SAPAJOUSap"a*jou, n. Etym: [F. sapajou, sajou, Braz. sajuassu.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the species are called also capuchins. The bonnet sapajou (C. subcristatus), the golden-handed sapajou (C. chrysopus), and the white-throated sapajou (C. hypoleucus) are well known species. See Capuchin.
SAPAN WOODSa*pan" wood. Etym: [Malay sapang.] (Bot.)
Defn: A dyewood yielded by Cæsalpinia Sappan, a thorny leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands. It is the original Brazil wood. [Written also sappan wood.]
SAPFULSap"ful, a.
Defn: Abounding in sap; sappy.
SAPHEADSap"head`, n.
Defn: A weak-minded, stupid fellow; a milksop. [Low]
SAPHENOUS Sa*phe"nous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.) (a) Manifest; — applied to the two principal superficial veins of the lower limb of man. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous veins; as, the saphenous nerves; the saphenous opening, an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which the internal saphenous vein passes.
SAPIDSap"id, a. Etym: [L. sapidus, fr. sapere to taste: cf. F. sapide. SeeSapient, Savor.]
Defn: Having the power of affecting the organs of taste; possessingsavor, or flavor.Camels, to make the water sapid, do raise the mud with their feet.Sir T. Browne.
SAPIDITYSa*pid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sapidité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being sapid; taste; savor; savoriness.Whether one kind of sapidity is more effective than another. M. S.Lamson.
SAPIDNESSSap"id*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being sapid; sapidity. When the Israelites fancied the sapidness and relish of the fleshpots, they longed to taste and to return. Jer. Taylor.
SAPIENCESa"pi*ence, n. Etym: [L. sapientia: cf. F. sapience. See Sapient..]
Defn: The quality of being sapient; wisdom; sageness; knowledge.Cowper.Woman, if I might sit beside your feet, And glean your scatteredsapience. Tennyson.
SAPIENT Sa"pi*ent, a. Etym: [L. sapiens, -entis, p.pr. of sapere to taste to have sense, to know. See Sage, a.]
Defn: Wise; sage; discerning; — often in irony or contempt.Where the sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse.Milton.
Syn.— Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning.
SAPIENTIALSa`pi*en"tial, a. Etym: [L. sapientialis.]
Defn: Having or affording wisdom.— Sa`pi*en"tial*ly, adv.The sapiential books of the Old [Testament]. Jer. Taylor.
SAPIENTIOUSSa`pi*en"tious, a.
Defn: Sapiential. [Obs.]
SAPIENTIZESa"pi*ent*ize, v. t.
Defn: To make sapient. [R.] Coleridge.
SAPIENTLYSa"pi*ent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a sapient manner.
SAPINDACEOUSSap`in*da"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to an order of trees and shrubs (Sapindaceæ), including the (Typical) genus Sapindus, the maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera.
SAPINDUSSa*pin"dus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. sapo soap + Indicus Indian.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces.
SAPLESSSap"less, a.
1. Destitute of sap; not juicy.
2. Fig.: Dry, old; husky; withered; spiritless. "A somewhat sapless womanhood." Lowell. Now sapless on the verge of death he stands. Dryden.
SAPLING sap"ling, n.
Defn: A young tree. Shak.
SAPODILLA Sap`o*dil"la, n. Etym: [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.] (Bot.)
Defn: A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also sapadillo, sappadilo, sappodilla, and zapotilla.] Sapodilla plum (Bot.), the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
SAPOGENINSa*pog"e*nin, n. Etym: [Saponin + -gen + in.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of saponin.
SAPONACEOUS Sap`o*na"ceous, a. Etym: [L. sapo, -onis, soap, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. soap. See Soap.]
Defn: Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt.
SAPONACITYSap`o*nac"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being saponaceous.
SAPONARYSap"o*na*ry, a.
Defn: Saponaceous. Boyle.
SAPONIFIABLESa*pon*i*fi`a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of conversion into soap; as, a saponifiable substance.
SAPONIFICATIONSa*pon`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. saponification. See Saponify.]
Defn: The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap; specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate.
SAPONIFIERSa*pon"i*fi`er, n. (Chem.)
Defn: That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification.
SAPONIFYSa*pon"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saponified; p. pr. & vb. n.Saponifying.] Etym: [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. saponifier.]
Defn: To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
SAPONINSap"o*nin, n. Etym: [L. sapo, -onis soap: cf. F. saponine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort (Saponaria), in the bark of soap bark (Quillaia), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphus powder, which occasions a soapy lather in solution, and produces a local anæstesia. Formerly called also struthiin, quilaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type.
SAPONITESap"o*nite, n. Etym: [Sw. saponit, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.] (Min.)
Defn: A hydrous silicate of magnesia and aluminia. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock.
SAPONULSap"o*nul, n. Etym: [F. saponule, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.] (OldChem.)
Defn: A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil. [Written also saponule.] [Obs.]
SAPORSa"por, n. Etym: [L. See Savor.]
Defn: Power of affecting the organs of taste; savor; flavor; taste.There is some sapor in all aliments. Sir T. Browne.
SAPORIFICSap`o*rif"ic, a. Etym: [L. sapor taste + facere to make.]
Defn: Having the power to produce the sensation of taste; producing taste, flavor, or relish.
SAPOROSITYSap`o*ros"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of a body by which it excites the sensation of taste.
SAPOROUS Sap"o*rous, a. Etym: [L. saporius that relishes well, savory, fr. sapor taste.]
Defn: Having flavor or taste; yielding a taste. [R.] Bailey.
SAPOTASa*po"ta, n. Etym: [NL., from Sp. sapote, zapote. See Sapodilla.](Bot.)
Defn: The sapodilla.
SAPOTACEOUSSap`o*ta"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sapotaceæ) of (mostly tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple, the Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta-percha tree (Isonandra), and the India mahwa, as well as the sapodilla, or sapota, after which the order is named.
SAPPAN WOODSap*pan" wood".
Defn: Sapan wood.
SAPPARESap"pare, n. Etym: [F. sappare; — so called by Saussure.] (Min.)
Defn: Kyanite. [Written also sappar.]
SAPPERSap"per, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sapeur.]
Defn: One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.
SAPPHICSap"phic, a. Etym: [L. Sapphicus, Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
2. (Pros.)
Defn: Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; — said of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
SAPPHICSap"phic, n. (Pros.)
Defn: A Sapphic verse.
SAPPHIRESap"phire ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus,Gr. sappir.]
1. (Min.)
Defn: Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem. of rubies, sapphires, and of pearlés white. Chaucer.
Note: Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular and massive forms. The name sapphire is usually restricted to the blue crystals, while the bright red crystals are called Oriental rubies (see under Ruby), the amethystine variety Oriental amethyst (see under Amethyst), and the dull massive varieties corundum (a name which is also used as a general term to include all varieties). See Corundum.
2. The color of the gem; bright blue.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue. Star sapphire, or Asteriated sapphire (Min.), a kind of sapphire which exhibits asterism.
SAPPHIRESap"phire, a.
Defn: Of or resembling sapphire; sapphire; blue. "The sapphire blaze." Gray.
SAPPHIRINESap"phir*ine, n.
Defn: Resembling sapphire; made of sapphire; having the color, or any quality of sapphire. "Sapphirine degree of hardness." Boyle.
SAPPHOSap"pho, n. Etym: [See Sapphic.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; — called also firetail.
SAPPINESSSap"pi*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being sappy; juiciness.
SAPPODILLASap`po*dil"la, n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Sapodilla.
SAPPYSap"py, a. [Compar. Sappier; superl. Sappiest.] Etym: [From 1st Sap.]
1. Abounding with sap; full of sap; juisy; succulent.
2. Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble. When he had passed this weak and sapy age. Hayward.
3. Weak in intellect. [Low]
4. (Bot.)
Defn: Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting lagerly of, sapwood.
SAPPYSap"py, a. [Written also sapy.] Etym: [Cf. L. sapere to taste.]
Defn: Musty; tainted. [Obs.]
SAPROPHAGANSa*proph"a*gan, n. Etym: [Gr. saprophage.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon dacaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
SAPROPHAGOUSSa*proph"a*gous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Feeding on carrion.
SAPROPHYTESap"ro*phyte, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant growing on dacayed animal or vegetable matter, as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as the Indian pipe.
SAPROPHYTICSap`ro*phyt"ic, a.
Defn: Feeding or growing upon decaying anomal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
SAPROPHYTISMSap"ro*phyt*ism, n.
Defn: State or fact of being saprophytic.
SAPSAGO Sap"sa*go, n. Etym: [G. schabzieger; schaben to shave, to scrape + zieger a sort of hey.]
Defn: A kind of Swiss cheese, of a greenish color, flavored with melilot.
SAPSKULLSap"skull`, n.
Defn: A saphead. [Low]
SAPUCAIASap`u*ca"ia (; Pg. , n. Etym: [Pg. sapucaya.] (Bot.)
Defn: A Brazilian tree. See Lecythis, and Monkey-pot. [Written also sapucaya.] Sapucaia nut (Bot.), the seed of the sapucaia; — called also paradise nut.
SAPWOODSap"wood`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The alburnum, or part of the wood on any exogenous tree next to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the sap flows most freely; — distinguished from Heartwood.
SARABAITESar"a*bai*te, n. Etym: [LL. Sarabaïtae, pl.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church.
SARABAND Sar"a*band, n. Etym: [F. sarabande, Sp. zarabanda, fr. Per. serbend a song.]
Defn: A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in tripletime; also, the air itself.She has brought us the newest saraband from the court of Queen Mab.Sir W. Scott.
SARACENSar"a*cen, n. Etym: [l. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi, pl.sharqiin, Oriental Eastern, fr. sharaga to rise, said of the sun: cf.F. sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin, Sirocco.]
Defn: Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders. Saracen's consound (Bot.), a kind of ragewort (Senecio Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds.
SARACENIC; SARACENICALSar`a*cen"ic, Sar`a*cen"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture."Saracenic music." Sir W. Scott.
SARASINSar"a*sin, n. (Arch.)
Defn: See Sarrasin.
SARASWATISa`ras*wa"ti, n. Etym: [Skr. Sarasvati.] (Hind. Myth.)
Defn: The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning, music, and poetry.
SARCASMSar"casm, n. Etym: [F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmu, Gr.
Defn: A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest. The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration. Sir J. Reynolds.
Syn.— Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.
SARCASMOUSSar*cas"mous, a.
Defn: Sarcastic. [Obs.] "Sarcasmous scandal." Hubidras.
SARCASTIC; SARCASTICALSar*cas"tic, Sar*cas"tic*al, a.
Defn: Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting. What a fierce and sarcastic reprehension would this have drawn from the friendship of the world! South.
SARCASTICALLYSar*cas"tic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a sarcastic manner.
SARCEL Sar"cel, n. Etym: [OF. cercel, F. cerceau, L. circellus, dim. of circulus. See Circle.]
Defn: One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird, esp. of a hawk.
SARCELEDSar"celed, a. (her.)
Defn: Cut through the middle.
SARCELLESar`celle", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. querquedula.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The old squaw, or long-tailed duck.
SARCENETSarce"net, n. Etym: [OF. sacenet; cf. LL. saracenium cloth made bySaracens. See Saracen.]
Defn: A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.[Written also sarsenet.]Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. Shak.
SARCINSar"cin, n.
Defn: Same as Hypoxanthin.
SARCINASar*ci"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: A genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids, especially in those those of the stomach, associated with certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical cells. Also used adjectively; as, a sarcina micrococcus; a sarcina group. Sarcina form (Biol.), the tetrad form seen in the division of a dumb-bell group of micrococci into four; — applied particularly to bacteria. See micrococcus.
SARCLE Sar"cle, v. t. Etym: [F. sarcler to weed, fr. L. sarculare to hoe, fr. sarculum hoe.]
Defn: To weed, or clear of weeds, with a hoe. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
SARCO; SARCO-Sar"co.
Defn: A combining form from Gr. flesh; as, sarcophagous, flesh- eating; sarcology.
SARCOBASISSar*cob"a*sis, n.; pl. Sarcobases. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows.
SARCOBLASTSar"co*blast, n. Etym: [Sarco- + -blast.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A minute yellowish body present in the interior of certain rhizopods.
SARCOCARPSar"co*carp, n. Etym: [Sacro- + Gr. sarcocarpe.] (Bot.)
Defn: the fleshy part of a stone fruit, situated between the skin, or epicarp, and the stone, or endocarp, as in a peach. See Illust. of Endocarp.
Note: The term has also been used to denote, any fruit which is fleshy throughout. M. T. Masters.
SARCOCELESar"co*cele, n. Etym: [Gr. sacrocèle.] (Med.)
Defn: Any solid tumor of the testicle.
SARCOCOL; SARCOCOLLA Sar"co*col, Sar`co*col"la, n. Etym: [L. sarcoccolla, from Gr. sacrocolle.]
Defn: A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa (Penæa), — formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and ulcers.
SARCODESar"code, n. Etym: [Gr. Sarcoid.] (Biol.)
Defn: A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.
SARCODERM; SARCODERMA Sar"co*derm, sar`co*der"ma, n. Etym: [NL. sacroderma. See Sarco-, and Derm.] (Bot.) (a) A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external and internal integuments. (b) A sarcocarp.
SARCODICSar*cod"ic ( or ), a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to sarcode.
SARCOIDSar"coid, a. Etym: [Gr. Sarcode.] (Biol.)
Defn: Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.
SARCOLACTICSar`co*lac"tic, a. Etym: [Sarco- + lactic.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: relating to muscle and milk; as, sarcolactic acid. See Lactic acid, under Lactic.
SARCOLEMMASar`co*lem"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The very thin transparent and apparently homogenous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.
SARCOLINESar"co*line, a. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: Flesh-colored.
SARCOLOGIC; SARCOLOGICALSar`co*log"ic, Sar`co*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to sarcology.
SARCOLOGYSar*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Sarco- + -logy: cf. F. sarcologie.]
Defn: That part of anatomy which treats of the soft parts. It includes myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology.
SARCOMA Sar*co"ma, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E. sarcomas. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A tumor of fleshy consistence; — formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance.
SARCOMATOUSSar*com"a*tous ( or ), a. (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.
SARCOPHAGASar*coph"a*ga, n. pl. Etym: [NL., neut. pl. See Sarcophagus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums.
SARCOPHAGASar*coph"a*ga, n. Etym: [NL., frm. sing. See Sarcophagus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies.
SARCOPHAGANSar*coph"a*gan, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.
SARCOPHAGOUSSar*coph"a*gous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Feeding on flesh; flesh-eating; carnivorous.
SARCOPHAGUS Sar*coph"a*gus, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E. Sarcophaguses. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Sarcasm.]
1. A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is otherwise called lapis Assius, or Assian stone, and is said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia. Holland.
2. A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone described above; hence, any stone coffin.
3. A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as a memorial.
SARCOPHAGYSar*coph"a*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. Sarcophagus.]
Defn: The practice of eating flesh.
SARCOPHILESar"co*phile, n. Etym: [Sacro- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A flesh-eating animal, especially any one of the carnivorous marsupials.
SARCOPTESSar*cop"tes, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.
SARCOPTIDSar*cop"tid, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. — a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the itch mites.
SARCORHAMPHISar`co*rham"phi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of raptorial birds composing the vultures.
SARCOSEPTUMSar`co*sep"tum, n.; pl. Sarcosepta. Etym: [Sarco- + septum.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.
SARCOSINSar"co*sin, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A crystalline nitrogenous substance, formed in the decomposition of creatin (one of the constituents of muscle tissue). Chemically, it is methyl glycocoll.
SARCOSIS Sar*co"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) (a) Abnormal formation of flesh. (b) Sarcoma.
SARCOTICSar*cot"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. sarcotique.] (Med.)
Defn: Producing or promoting the growth of flesh. [R.] — n.
Defn: A sarcotic medicine. [R.]
SARCOUSSar"cous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Fleshy; — applied to the minute stryctural elements, called sarcous elements, or sarcous disks, of which striated muscular fiber is composed.
SARCULATIONSar`cu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. sarculatio. See Sarcle.]
Defn: A weeding, as with a hoe or a rake.
SARDSard, n. Etym: [L. sarda, Gr. sarde. Cf. Sardius.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color. See the Note under Chalcedony.
SARDACHATE Sar"da*chate, n. Etym: [L. sardachates: cf. F. Sardachate. See Sard, and Agate.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of agate containing sard.
SARDAN; SARDELSar"dan, Sar"del, n. Etym: [It. sardella. See Sardine a fish.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A sardine. [Obs.]
SARDELSar"del, n.
Defn: A precious stone. See Sardius.
SARDINESar"dine ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [F. sardine (cf. Sp. sardina, sarda,It. sardina, sardella), L. sardina, sarda; cf. Gr. sardinia, Gr.(Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pichardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.
SARDINESar"dine ( or ; 277), n.
Defn: See Sardius.
SARDINIANSar*din"i*an, a. Etym: [L. Sardinianus.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia.— n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Sardinia.
SARDIUSSar"di*us, n. Etym: [L. sardius, lapis sardinus, Gr. Sard.]
Defn: A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set inAaron's breastplate. Ex. xxviii. 17.
SARDOINSar"doin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sardoine.] (Min.)
Defn: Sard; carnelian.
SARDONIANSar*do"ni*an, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sardonien.]
Defn: Sardonic. [Obs.] "With Sardonian smile." Spenser.
SARDONICSar*don"ic, a. Etym: [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. Sardinia, Gr.
Defn: Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; — applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will. Sir H. Wotton. The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian. Burke. Sardonic grin or laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter.
SARDONICSar*don"ic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made atColchis.
SARDONYXSar"do*nyx, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Sard, and Onyx.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
SAREESa"ree, n. Etym: [Hind.
Defn: The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder.
SARGASSOSar*gas"so, n. Etym: [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.)
Defn: The gulf weed. See under Gulf. Sargasso Sea, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.
SARGASSUMSar*gas"sum, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: A genus of algæ including the gulf weed.
SARGOSar"go, n. Etym: [Sp. sargo, L. sargus a kind of fish.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus, Pomodasys, and related genera; — called also sar, and saragu.
SARISa"ri, n.
Defn: Same as Saree.
SARIGUESa*rigue", n. Etym: [F., from Braz. çarigueia, çarigueira.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small South American opossum (Didelphys opossum), having four white spots on the face.
SARK Sark, n. Etym: [AS. serce, syrce, ashirt; akin to Icel. serkr, Sw. särk.]
Defn: A shirt. [Scot.]
SARKSark, v. t. (Carp.)
Defn: To cover with sarking, or thin boards.
SARKINSar"kin, n. Etym: [Gr. ( (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Same as Hypoxanthin.
SARKINGSark"ing, n. Etym: [From Sark shirt.] (Carp.)
Defn: Thin boards for shealting, as above the rafters, and under the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes.
SARLAC; SARLYKSar"lac, Sar"lyk, n. Etym: [Mongolian sarlyk.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The yak.
SARMATIAN; SARMATICSar*ma"tian, Sar*mat"ic, a. Etym: [L. Sarmaticus.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Sarmatia, or its inhabitants, the ancestors of the Russians und the Poles.
SARMENT Sar"ment, n. Etym: [L. sarmentum a twig, fr. sarpere to cut off, to trim: cf. F. sarment.] (Bot.)
Defn: A prostrate filiform stem or runner, as of the strawbwrry. SeeRunner.
SARMENTACEOUSSar`men*ta"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Bearing sarments, or runners, as the strawberry.
SARMENTOSE Sar`men*tose" ( or ), a. Etym: [L. sarmentosus: cf. F. sarmenteux. See Sarment.] (Bot.) (a) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves at the joints where it strikes root; as, a sarmentose stem. (b) Bearing sarments; sarmentaceous.
SARMENTOUSSar*men"tous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Sarmentose.
SARNSarn, n. Etym: [W. sarn a causeway, paving.]
Defn: A pavement or stepping-stone. [Prov. Eng.] Johnson.
SARONGSa"rong, n. Etym: [Malay sarung.]
Defn: A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the MalayArchipelago. Balfour (Cyc. of India)
SAROSSa"ros, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Astron)
Defn: A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years. Brande & C.
SARPLARSar"plar, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. sarplare. See Sarplier.]
Defn: A large bale or package of wool, containing eighty tods, or 2,240 pounds, in weight. [Eng.]
SARPLIER Sar"plier, n. Etym: [F. serpillière; cf. Pr. sargelheira, LL. serpelleria, serpleria, Catalan sarpallera, Sp. arpillera.]
Defn: A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, etc.[Written also sarpelere.] Tyrwhitt.
SARPOSar"po, n. Etym: [Corruption of Sp. sapo a toad.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large toadfish the Southern United States and the Gulf ofMexico (Batrachus tau, var. pardus).
SARRACENIASar`ra*ce"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. So named after a Dr. Sarrazin ofQuebec.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of American perrenial herbs growing in bogs; theAmerican pitcher plant.
Note: They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style. Sarracenia purpurea, the sidesaddle flower, is common at the North; S. flava, rubra, Drummondii, variolaris, and psittacina are Southern species. All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. See Illust. of Sidesaddle flower, under Sidesaddle.
SARRASIN; SARRASINESar"ra*sin, Sar"ra*sine, n. Etym: [F. sarrasine, LL. saracina. SeeSaracen.] (Fort.)
Defn: A portcullis, or herse. [Written also sarasin.]
SARSASar"sa, n.
Defn: Sarsaparilla. [Written also sarza.]
SARSAPARILLA Sar`sa*pa*ril"la, n. Etym: [Sp. zarzaparrilla; zarza a bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. zartzia) + parra a vine, or Parillo, a physician said to have discovered it.] (Bot.) (a) Any plant of several tropical American species of Smilax. (b) The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in medicine and in sirups for soda, etc.
Note: The name is also applied to many other plants and their roots, especially to the Aralia nudicaulis, the wild sarsaparilla of the United States.
SARSAPARILLINSar`sa*pa*ril"lin, n.
Defn: See Parillin.
SARSE Sarse, n. Etym: [F. sas, OF. saas, LL. setatium, fr. L. seta a stiff hair.]
Defn: A fine sieve; a searce. [Obs.]
SARSESarse, v. t.
Defn: To sift through a sarse. [Obs.]
SARSEN Sar"sen, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.]
Defn: One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; — called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone. [Eng.]
SARSENETSarse"net, n.
Defn: See Sarcenet.
SARTSart, n.
Defn: An assart, or clearing. [Obs.] Bailey.
SARTORIALSar*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [See Sartorius.]
1. Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work. Our legs skulked under the table as free from sartorial impertinences as those of the noblest savages. Lowell.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to thesartorius muscle.
SARTORIUS Sar*to"ri*us, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. sartor a patcher, tailor, fr. sarcire, sartum, to patch, mend.] (Anat.)
Defn: A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting.
SARUM USESa"rum use`. (Ch. of Eng.)
Defn: A liturgy, or use, put forth about 1087 by St. Osmund, bishop of Sarum, based on Anglo-Saxon and Norman customs.
SASHSash, n. Etym: [Pers. shast a sort of girdle.]
Defn: A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, — worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc.
SASHSash, v. t.
Defn: To adorn with a sash or scarf. Burke.
SASH Sash, n. Etym: [F. sh a frame, sash, fr. sh a shrine, reliquary, frame, L. capsa. See Case a box.]
1. The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes.
2. In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; - - also called gate. French sash, a casement swinging on hinges; — in distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.
SASHSash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sashing.]
Defn: To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a window.
SASHERYSash"er*y, n. Etym: [From 1st Sash.]
Defn: A collection of sashes; ornamentation by means of sashes. [R.]Distinguished by their sasheries and insignia. Carlyle.
SASHOONSash"oon, n. Etym: [Etymology uncertain.]
Defn: A kind of pad worn on the leg under the boot. [Obs.] Nares.
SASINSa"sin, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, or cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns.
SASSABY; SASSABYESas"sa*by, Sas"sa*bye, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large African antelope (Alcelaphus tunata), similar to the hartbeest, but having its horns regularly curved.
SASSAFRASSas"sa*fras, n. Etym: [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso, sassafras,Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia, saxifragia), fr. L.saxifraga saxofrage. See Saxifrage.] (Bot.)
Defn: An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale);also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste.Australian sassafras, a lofty tree (Doryophora Sassafras) witharomatic bark and leaves.— Chilian sassafras, an aromatic tree (Laurelia sempervirens).— New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree (Laurelia Novæ Zelandiæ).— Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean.— Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See Magnolia.
SASSANAGESas"sa*nage, n. Etym: [See Sarse a sieve.]
Defn: Stones left after sifting. Smart.
SASSARARA Sas`sa*ra"ra, n. Etym: [Perh. a corruption of certiorari, the name of a writ.]
Defn: A word used to emphasize a statement. [Obs.]Out she shall pack, with a sassarara. Goldsmith.
SASSESasse, n. Etym: [D. sas, fr. F. sas the basin of a waterfall.]
Defn: A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable.[Obs.] Pepys.
SASSENACHSas"sen*ach, n. Etym: [Gael. sasunnach.]
Defn: A Saxon; an Englishman; a Lowlander. [Celtic] Sir W. Scott.
SASSOLIN; SASSOLINESas"so*lin, Sas"so*line, n. Etym: [From Sasso, a town in Italy: cf.F. sassolin.] (Min.)
Defn: Native boric acid, found in saline incrustations on the borders of hot springs near Sasso, in the territory of Florence.
SASSOROL; SASSOROLLASas"so*rol, Sas`so*rol"la, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The rock pigeon. See under Pigeon.
SASSY BARKSas"sy bark`. (Bot.)
Defn: The bark of a West African leguminous tree (Erythrophlæum Guineense, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally; — called also mancona bark.
SASTRASas"tra, n.
Defn: Same as Shaster.
SASTRUGISas*tru"gi.
Defn: Incorrect, but common, var. of Zastrugi.
SATSat,
Defn: imp. of Sit. [Written also sate.]
SATAN Sa"tan, n. Etym: [Heb. satan an adversary, fr. satan to be adverse, to persecute: cf. GR. Satan, Satanas.]
Defn: The grand adversary of man; The Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend. I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Luke x. 18.
SATANIC; SATANICALSa*tan"ic, Sa*tan"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. satanique, GR.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. "Satanic strength." "Satanic host." Milton. Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined. Dr. T. Dwight. — Sa*tan"ic*al*ly, adv. — Sa*tan"ic*al*ness, n.
SATANISMSa"tan*ism, n.
Defn: The evil and malicious disposition of Satan; a diabolical sprit. [R.]
SATANISTSa"tan*ist, n.
Defn: A very wicked-person. [R.] Granger.
SATANOPHANYSa`tan*oph"a*ny, n. Etym: [Satan + Gr.
Defn: An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon. [R.] O.A. Brownson.
SATCHELSatch"el n. Etym: [OF. sachel, fr. L. saccellus, dim. of saccus. SeeSack a bag.]
Defn: A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag. [Spelled also sachel.] The whining schoolboy with his satchel. Shak.
SATESate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sating.] Etym:[Probably shortened fr. satiate: cf. L. satus full. See Satiate.]
Defn: To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; tosurfeit.Crowds of wanderers sated with the business and pleasure of greatcities. Macaulay.
SATESate,
Defn: imp. of Sit.But sate an equal guest at every board. Lowell.
SATEENSat*een", n. Etym: [Cf. Satin.]
Defn: A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin.
SATELESSSate"less, a.
Defn: Insatiable. [R.] Young.
SATELLITESat"el*lite, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. Stelles, -itis, an attendant.]
1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "The satellites of power." I. Disraeli.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar. Satellite moth (Zoöl.), a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia).
SATELLITESat"el*lite, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.
SATELLITIOUSSat`el*li"tious, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, satellites. [R.] Cheyne.
SATHANASSath"an*as, n. [L. Satanas. See Satan]
Defn: Satan. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.
SATIATE Sa"ti*ate, a. Etym: [L. satiatus, p. p. of satiare to satisfy, from sat, satis, enough. See Sad, a., and cf. Sate.]
Defn: Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; — followed by with or of."Satiate of applause." Pope.
SATIATESa"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Satiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Satiating.]
1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; tho feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense. These [smells] rather woo the sense than satiate it. Bacon. I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be satiated with my blood. Eikon Basilike.
2. To full beyond matural desire; to gratify to repletion or loathing; to surfeit; to glut.
3. To saturate. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.
Syn. — To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill; surfeit; glut. — Satiate, Satisfy, Content. These words differ principally in degree. To Content is to make contented, even though every desire or appetite is not fully gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the longings of desire. To satiate is to fill so completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in. Content with science in the vale of peace. Pope. His whole felicity is endless strife; No peace, no satisfaction, crowns his life. Beaumont. He may be satiated, but not satisfied. Norris.
SATIATIONSa`ti*a"tion, n.
Defn: Satiety.
SATIETY Sa*ti"e*ty, n. Etym: [L. satietas, from satis, sat, enough: cf. F. satiété.]
Defn: The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion; satiation. In all pleasures there is satiety. Hakewill. But thy words, with grace divine Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety. Milton.
Syn.— Repletion; satiation; surfeit; cloyment.
SATIN Sat"in, n. Etym: [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino, from seta silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. sz-tün, sz-twan. Cf. Sateen.]
Defn: A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. — Farmer's satin. See under Farmer. — Satin bird (Zoöl.), an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle. — Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4. — Satin spar. (Min.) (a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster. (b) A similar variety of gypsum. — Satin sparrow (Zoöl.), the shining flycatcher (Myiagra nitida) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster. — Satin stone, satin spar.
SATINETSat`i*net", n. Etym: [F., fr. satin. See Satin.]
1. A thin kind of satin.
2. A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers.
SATINETTESat`i*nette", n.
Defn: One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls and turbits, having the body white, the shoulders tricolored, and the tail bluish black with a large white spot on each feather.
SATIN WEAVESat"in weave.
Defn: A style of weaving producing smooth-faced fabric in which the warp interlaces with the filling at points distributed over the surface.
SATINWOOD sat"in*wood`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietnia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribæum) growing in Florida and the West Indies.
SATINYSat"in*y, a.
Defn: Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture.
SATIONSa"tion, n. Etym: [L. satio, fr. serere, satum, to sow.]
Defn: A sowing or planting. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
SATIRE Sat"ire (; in Eng. often , n. Etym: [L. satira, satura, fr. satura (sc. lanx) a dish filled with various kinds of fruits, food composed of various ingredients, a mixture, a medley, fr. satur full of food, sated, fr. sat, satis, enough: cf. F. satire. See Sate, Sad, a., and cf. Saturate.]
1. A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal.
2. Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.
Syn. — Lampoon; sarcasm; irony; ridicule; pasquinade; burlesque; wit; humor.
SATIRIC; SATIRICALSa*tir"ic, Sa*tir"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. satiricus: cf. F. satirique.]
1. Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire; as, a satiric style.
2. Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting. "Satirical rogue." Shak.
Syn.— Cutting; caustic; poignant; sarcastic; ironical; bitter;reproachful; abusive.— Sa*tir"ic*al*ly, adv.— Sa*tir"ic*al*ness, n.
SATIRISTSat"ir*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. satiriste.]
Defn: One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire.The mighty satirist, who . . . had spread through the Whig ranks.Macaulay.
SATIRIZESat"ir*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Satirized; p. pr. & vb. n.Satirizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. satiriser.]
Defn: To make the object of satire; to attack with satire; to censure with keenness or severe sarcasm. It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. Swift.
SATISFACTION Sat`is*fac"tion, n. Etym: [OE. satisfaccioum, F. satisfaction, fr. L. satisfactio, fr. satisfacere to satisfy. See Satisfy.]
1. The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting from compliance with its desires or demands. The mind having a power to suspend the execution and satisfaction of any of its desires. Locke.
2. Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment; indemnification; adequate compensation. We shall make full satisfaction. Shak.
3. That which satisfies or gratifiles; atonement. Die he, or justice must; unless or him Some other, able, and as willing, pay The rigid satisfaction, death for death. Milton.
Syn. — Contentment; content; gratification; pleasure; recompence; compensation; amends; remuneration; indemnification; atonement.
SATISFACTIVESat`is*fac"tive, a.