Defn: A person who is subject to somnambulism; one who walks in his sleep; a sleepwalker; a noctambulist.
SOMNAMBULISTICSom*nam`bu*lis"tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a somnambulist or somnambulism; affected by somnambulism; appropriate to the state of a somnambulist. Whether this was an intentional and waking departure, or a somnambulistic leave-taking and waking in her sleep, may remain a subject of contention. Dickens.
SOMNESom"ne, v. t.
Defn: To summon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SOMNERSom"ner, n.
Defn: A summoner; esp., one who summons to an ecclesiastical court.[Obs.] Piers Plowman.
SOMNIAL Som"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. spmnialis dream bringing, fr. somnium dream, fr. somnus sleep.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to sleep or dreams. The somnial magic superinducted on, without suspending, the active powers of the mind. Coleridge.
SOMNIATIVESom"ni*a*tive, a.
Defn: Somnial; somniatory. [R.]
SOMNIATORYSom"ni*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to sleep or dreams; somnial. [Obs. or R.] Urquhart.
SOMNICULOUSSom*nic"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. somniculosus.]
Defn: Inclined to sleep; drowsy; sleepy. [Obs.]
SOMNIFEROUS Som*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. somnifer; somnus sleep + ferre to bring.]
Defn: Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a somniferous potion. Walton.
SOMNIFICSom*nif"ic, a. Etym: [L. somnificus; somnus sleep + facere to make.]
Defn: Causing sleep; somniferous.
SOMNIFUGOUSSom*nif"u*gous, a. Etym: [L. somnus sleep + fugare to put to flight.]
Defn: Driving away sleep. [Obs.]
SOMNILOQUENCESom*nil"o*quence, n.
Defn: The act of talking in one's sleep; somniloquism.
SOMNILOQUISMSom*nil"o*quism, n.
Defn: The act or habit of talking in one's sleep; somniloquy.Coleridge.
SOMNILOQUISTSom*nil"o*quist, n.
Defn: One who talks in his sleep.
SOMNILOQUOUSSom*nil"o*quous, a. Etym: [L. somnus sleep + loqui to speak.]
Defn: Apt to talk in sleep.
SOMNILOQUYSom*nil"o*quy, n.
Defn: A talking in sleep; the talking of one in a state of somnipathy. [R.] Coleridge.
SOMNIPATHISTSom*nip"a*thist, n.
Defn: A person in a state of somniapathy.
SOMNIPATHYSom*nip"a*thy, n. Etym: [L. somnus sleep + Gr.
Defn: Sleep from sympathy, or produced by mesmerism or the like. [Written also somnopathy.]
SOMNOLENCE; SOMNOLENCY Som"no*lence, Som"no*len*cy, n. Etym: [L. somnolentia: cf. F. somnolence.]
Defn: Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
SOMNOLENTSom"no*lent, a. Etym: [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnussleep, akin to Gr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa,AS. swefn sleep. Cf. Hypnotic, Somnambulism, Soporific.]
Defn: Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep.— Som"no*lent*ly, adv.He had no eye for such phenomens, because he had a somnolent want ofinterest in them. De Quincey.
SOMNOLISMSom"no*lism, n.
Defn: The somnolent state induced by animal magnetism. Thomas (Med.Dict.).
SOMNOPATHYSom*nop"a*thy, n.
Defn: Somnipathy.
SOMNOURSom"nour, n.
Defn: A summoner; an apparitor; a sompnour. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
SOMONAUNCE; SOMONCESom"on*aunce, Som"once, n. Etym: [See Summon, Summons.]
Defn: A summons; a citation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SOMONOURSom"on*our, n.
Defn: A summoner. [Obs.]
SOMPNESomp"ne ( or ), v. t.
Defn: To summon; to cite. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SOMPNOURSomp"nour, n.
Defn: A summoner. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SON Son, n. Etym: [OE. sone, sune, AS. sunu; akin to D. zoon, OS., OFries., & OHG. sunu, G. sohn, Icel. sonr, Sw. son, Dan. sön, Goth. sunus, Lith. sunus, Russ. suin', Skr. sunu (from su to beget, to bear), and Gr. Sow, n.]
1. A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother. Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son. Gen. xxi. 2.
2. A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general. I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings. Isa. xix. 11. I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Mal. iii. 6.
3. Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent. The child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. Ex. ii. 10. Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift. Shak.
4. A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England.
5. The produce of anything. Earth's tall sons, the cedar, oak, and pine. Blackmore.
6. (Commonly with the def. article)
Defn: Jesus Christ, the Savior; — called the Son of God, and the Sonof man.We . . . do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior ofthe world. 1 John iv. 14.Who gave His Son sure all has given. Keble.
Note: The expressions son of pride, sons of light, son of Belial, are Hebraisms, which denote persons possessing the qualitites of pride, of light, or of Belial, as children inherit the qualities of their ancestors. Sons of the prophets. See School of the prophets, under Prophet.
SONANCESo"nance, n.
1. A sound; a tune; as, to sound the tucket sonance. [Obs.] Shak.
2. The quality or state of being sonant.
SONANTSo"nant, a. Etym: [L. sonans, -antis, p.pr. of sonare to sound. SeeSound a noise.]
1. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
2. (Phonetics)
Defn: Uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath sound; intonated; voiced; tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; — sid of the vowels, semivowels, liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b, d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their cognates p, t, k, f, etc., which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate. — n.
Defn: A sonant letter.
SONATA So*na"ta, n. Etym: [It., fr. It. & L. sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.] (Mus.)
Defn: An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc.
Note: The same general structure prevails in symphonies, instrumental trios, quartets, etc., and even in classical concertos. The sonata form, distinctively, characterizes the quick opening movement, which may have a short, slow introduction; the second, or slow, movement is either in the song or variation form; third comes the playful minuet of the more modern scherzo; then the quick finale in the rondo form. But both form and order are sometimes exceptional.
SONATINASo`na*ti"na, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: A short and simple sonata.
SONCY; SONSY Son"cy, Son"sy, a. Etym: [Scot. sonce, sons, prosperity, happiness, fr. Gael. & Ir. sonas.]
Defn: Lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
SOND; SONDESond, Sonde, n. Etym: [AS. sand. See Send, v. t.]
Defn: That which is sent; a message or messenger; hence, also, a visitation of providence; an affliction or trial. [Obs.] Ye have enough, parde, of Goddes sond. Chaucer.
SONDELISon"de*li, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The musk shrew. See under Musk.
SONDERCLASSSon"der*class`, n. [G. sonderklasse special class.] (Yachting)
Defn: A special class of small yachts developed in Germany under the patronage of Emperor William and Prince Henry of Prussia, and so called because these yachts do not conform to the restrictions for the regular classes established by the rules of the International Yacht Racing Union. In yachts of the sonderclass, as prescribed for the season of 1911, the aggregate of the length on water line, extreme beam, and extreme draft must be not more than 32 feet; the weight, not less than 4,035 pounds (without crew); the sail area, not more than 550 square yards; and the cost of construction (for American boats) not more than $2400. The crew must be amateurs and citizens of the country in which the yacht was built.
SONGSong, n. Etym: [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang,G. sang, Icel. söngr, Goeth. sagws. See Sing.]
1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc. "That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of crickets." Hawthorne.
2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem. The bard that first adorned our native tongue Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song. Dryden.
4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse. This subject for heroic song. Milton.
5. An object of derision; a laughingstock. And now am I their song. yea, I am their byword. Job xxx. 9.
6. A trifle. "The soldier's pay is a song." Silliman. Old song, a trifle; nothing of value. "I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song." Dr. H. More. — Song bird (Zoöl.), any singing bird; one of the Oscines. — Song sparrow (Zoöl.), a very common North American sparrow (Melospiza fasciata, or M. melodia) noted for the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in the center. — Song thrush (Zoöl.), a common European thrush (Turdus musicus), noted for its melodius song; — called also mavis, throsite, and thrasher.
Syn. — Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn; descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.
SONGCRAFTSong"craft`, n.
Defn: The art of making songs or verse; metrical composition;versification.A half-effected inscription. Written with little skill of songcraft.Longfellow.
SONGFULSong"ful, a.
Defn: Disposed to sing; full of song.
SONGISHSong"ish, a.
Defn: Consisting of songs. [R.] Dryden.
SONGLESSSong"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of the power of song; without song; as, songless birds; songless woods.
SONGSTERSong"ster, n. Etym: [AS. sangestre a female singer.]
1. One who sings; one skilled in singing; — not often applied to human beings.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A singing bird.
SONGSTRESSSong"stress, n. Etym: [See Songster, and -ess.]
Defn: A woman who sings; a female singing bird. Thomson.
SONIFERSon"i*fer, n. Etym: [NL. See Soniferous.]
Defn: A kind of ear trumpet for the deaf, or the partially deaf.
SONIFEROUSSo*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. sonus sound + -ferous.]
Defn: Sounding; producing sound; conveying sound.
SONIFICATION Son`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. sonus sound + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
Defn: The act of producing sound, as the stridulation of insects.
SON-IN-LAWSon"-in-law`, n.; pl. Sons-in-law (.
Defn: The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to hiswife's parents.To take me as for thy son in lawe. Chaucer.
SONLESSSon"less, a.
Defn: Being without a son. Marston. As no baron who was sonless could give a husband to his daughter, save with his lord's consent. J. R. Green.
SONNET Son"net, n. Etym: [F., fr. It. sonetto, fr. suono a sound, a song, fr. L. sonus a sound. See Sound noise.]
1. A short poem, — usually amatory. [Obs.] Shak. He had a wonderful desire to chant a sonnet or hymn unto Apollo Pythius. Holland.
2. A poem of fourteen lines, — two stanzas, called the octave, being of four verses each, and two stanzas, called the sestet, of three verses each, the rhymes being adjusted by a particular rule.
Note: In the proper sonnet each line has five accents, and the octave has but two rhymes, the second, third, sixth, and seventh lines being of one thyme, and the first, fourth, fifth, and eighth being of another. In the sestet there are sometimes two and sometimes three rhymes; but in some way its two stazas rhyme together. Often the three lines of the first stanza rhyme severally with the three lines of the second. In Shakespeare's sonnets, the first twelve lines rhymed alternately, and the last two rhyme together.
SONNETSon"net, v. i.
Defn: To compose sonnets. "Strains that come almost to sonneting."Milton.
SONNETEERSon`net*eer", n.
Defn: A composer of sonnets, or small poems; a small poet; — usuallyin contempt.What woful stuff this madrigal would be In some starved hackneysonneteer or me! Pope.
SONNETEERSon`net*eer", v. i.
Defn: To compose sonnets. Lowell.
SONNETERSon"net*er, n.
Defn: A composer of sonnets.
SONNETISTSon"net*ist, n.
Defn: A sonneter, or sonneteer. Bp. Hall.
SONNETIZESon"net*ize, v. i.
Defn: To compose sonnets.
SONNISHSon"nish, a.
Defn: Like the sun; sunny; golden. [Obs.] "Her sonnish hairs."Chaucer.
SONNITESon"nite, n.
Defn: See Sunnite.
SONOMETERSo*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. sonus a sound + -meter.]
1. (Physiol.)
Defn: An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box.
2. An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.
SONORANSo*no"ran, a. (Biogeography)
Defn: Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States and central Mexico. It is divided into the Upper Sonoran, which lies next to the Transition zone, and the Lower Sonoran, next to the Tropical.
SONORIFICSon`o*rif"ic, a. Etym: [L. sonor, -oris, a sound + facere to make.See Sonorous.]
Defn: Producing sound; as, the sonorific quality of a body. [R.] I.Watts.
SONORITYSo*nor"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. sonoritas.]
Defn: The quality or state of being sonorous; sonorousness.
SONOROUS So*no"rous, a. Etym: [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a sound, akin to sonus a sound. See Sound.]
1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.
2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice.
3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous.
4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding. The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful and sonorous in the expression. Addison. There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian balance in his style. It is as often marked by a pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude. E. Everett.
5. (Med.)
Defn: Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep- toned; as, sonorous rhonchi. Sonorous figures (Physics), figures formed by the vibrations of a substance capable of emitting a musical tone, as when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge of a piece of glass or metal on which sand is strewed, and the sand arranges itself in figures according to the musical tone. Called also acoustic figures. — Sonorous tumor (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear, resonant sound on percussion. — So*no"rous*ly, adv. — So*no"rous*ness, n.
SONSHIPSon"ship, n.
Defn: The state of being a son, or of bearing the relation of a son; filiation. Dr. H. More.
SONSYSon"sy, a.
Defn: See Soncy. [Scot.] Burns.
SONTAG Son"tag, n. Etym: [So called from from Mme. Henriette Sontag, a famous singer.]
Defn: A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress.
SONTIESSon"ties, n.
Defn: Probably from "saintes" saints, or from sanctities; — used as an oath. [Obs.] Shak.
SOOCHONGSoo*chong", n.
Defn: Same as Souchong.
SOODRASoo"dra.
Defn: Same as Sudra.
SOOFEE; SOOFEEISMSoo"fee, Soo"fee*ism.
Defn: Same as Sufi, Sufism.
SOOJEESoo"jee, n.
Defn: Same as Suji.
SOONSoon, adv. Etym: [OE. sone, AS. s; cf. OFries. s, OS. sana, sano,OHG. sar, Goth. suns.]
1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. "Sooner said than done." Old Proverb. "As soon as it might be." Chaucer. She finished, and the subtle fiend his lore Soon learned. Milton.
2. Without the usual delay; before any time supposed; early. How is it that ye are come so soon to-day Ex. ii. 18.
3. Promptly; quickly; easily. Small lights are soon blown out, huge fires abide. Shak.
4. Readily; willingly; — in this sense used with would, or some other word expressing will. I would as soon see a river winding through woods or in meadows, as when it is tossed up in so many whimsical figures at Versailles. Addison. As soon as, or So soon as, imediately at or after another event. "As soon as he came nigh unto the camp . . . he saw the calf, and the dancing." Ex. xxxii. 19. See So . . . as, under So. — Soon at, as soon as; or, as soon as the time referred to arrives. [Obs.] "I shall be sent for soon at night." Shak. — Sooner or later, at some uncertain time in the future; as, he will discover his mistake sooner or later. — With the soonest, as soon as any; among the earliest; too soon. [Obs.] Holland.
SOONSoon, a.
Defn: Speedy; quick. [Obs.] Shak.
SOONEESoo"nee, n.
Defn: See Sunnite.
SOONERSoon"er, n.
Defn: In the western United States, one who settles on government land before it is legally open to settlement in order to gain the prior claim that the law gives to the first settler when the land is opened to settlement; hence, any one who does a thing prematurely or anticipates another in acting in order to gain an unfair advantage.
SOONER STATESooner State.
Defn: Oklahoma; — a nickname.
SOONLYSoon"ly, adv.
Defn: Soon. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
SOORDSoord, n.
Defn: Skin of bacon. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
SOORMASoor"ma, n. Etym: [Hind. & Per. surma.]
Defn: A preparation of antimony with which Mohammedan men anoint their eyelids.
SOOSHONGSoo*shong", n.
Defn: See Souchong.
SOOSOOSoo"soo, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak. [Written also susu.]
SOOTSoot ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [OE. sot, AS. s; akin to Icel. s, Sw. sot,Dan. sod, OD. soet, Lith. s; cf. Gael. suith, Ir. suth.]
Defn: A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine particles, and adheres to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke; strictly, the fine powder, consisting chiefly of carbon, which colors smoke, and which is the result of imperfect combustion. See Smoke.
SOOTSoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sooting.]
Defn: To cover or dress with soot; to smut with, or as with, soot; as, to soot land. Mortimer.
SOOT; SOOTESoot, Soot"e, a. Etym: [See Sweet.]
Defn: Sweet. [Obs.] "The soote savour of the vine." Chaucer.
SOOTERKINSoot"er*kin, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. suttern to boil gently.]
Defn: A kind of false birth, fabled to be produced by Dutch women from sitting over their stoves; also, an abortion, in a figurative sense; an abortive scheme. Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of wit. Pope.
SOOTH Sooth, a.; also adv. [Compar. Soother; superl. Soothest.] Etym: [OE. soth, AS. s, for san; akin to OS. s, OHG. sand, Icel. sannr, Sw. sann, Dan. sand, Skr. sat, sant, real, genuine, present, being; properly p. pr. from a root meaning, to be, Skr. as, L. esse; also akin to Goth. sunjis true, Gr. satya. Absent, Am, Essence, Is, Soothe, Sutee.]
1. True; faithful; trustworthy. [Obs. or Scot.] The sentence [meaning] of it sooth is, out of doubt. Chaucer. That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare. Spensser.
2. Pleasing; delightful; sweet. [R.] The soothest shepherd that ever piped on plains. Milton. With jellies soother than the creamy curd. Keats.
SOOTHSooth, n. Etym: [AS. s. See Sooth, a.]
1. Truth; reality. [Archaic]The sooth it this, the cut fell to the knight. Chaucer.In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. Shak.In good sooth, Its mystery is love, its meaninng youth. Longfellow.
2. Augury; prognostication. [Obs.] The soothe of birds by beating of their wings. Spenser.
3. Blandishment; cajolery. [Obs.] Shak.
SOOTHESoothe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soothed; p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing.] Etym:[Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so to verify, AS. ges to provethe truth of, to bear witness. See Sooth, a.]
1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] Testament of Love.
2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter. Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow. Shak. I've tried the force of every reason on him, Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again. Addison.
3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows. Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. Congreve. Though the sound of Fame May for a moment soothe, it can not slake The fever of vain longing. Byron.
Syn. — To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify; tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.
SOOTHERSooth"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, soothes.
SOOTHFAST Sooth"fast`, a. Etym: [Sooth + fast, that is, fast or firm with respect to truth.]
Defn: Firmly fixed in, or founded upon, the thruth; true; genuine; real; also, truthful; faithful. [Archaic] — Sooth"fast`ness, n. [Archaic] "In very soothfastness." Chaucer. Why do not you . . . bear leal and soothfast evidence in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience! Sir W. Scott.
SOOTHFASTSooth"fast`, adv.
Defn: Soothly; really; in fact. [Archaic]I care not if the pomps you show Be what they soothfast appear.Emerson.
SOOTHINGSooth"ing, a. & n.
Defn: from Soothe, v.
SOOTHINGLYSooth"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a soothing manner.
SOOTHLYSooth"ly, adv.
Defn: In truth; truly; really; verily. [Obs.] "Soothly for to say."Chaucer.
SOOTHNESSSooth"ness, n.
Defn: Truth; reality. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SOOTHSAY Sooth"say`, v. i. Etym: [Sooth + say; properly to say truth, tell the truth.]
Defn: To foretell; to predict. "You can not soothsay." Shak. "Old soothsaying Glaucus' spell." Milton.
SOOTHSAYSooth"say`, n.
1. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Omen; portent. Having God turn the same to good soothsay. Spenser.
SOOTHSAYERSooth"say`er, n.
1. One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A mantis.
SOOTHSAYINGSooth"say`ing, n.
1. A true saying; truth. [Obs.]
2. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions. A damsel, possessed with a spirit of divination . . . which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. Acts xvi. 16.
3. A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication. Divinations and soothsayings and dreams are vain. Eclus. xxxiv. 5.
SOOTINESSSoot"i*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sooty; fuliginousness. Johnson.
SOOTISHSoot"ish, a.
Defn: Sooty. Sir T. Browne.
SOOTYSoot"y, a. [Compar Sootier; superl. Sootiest.] Etym: [AS. s. SeeSoot.]
1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. "Fire of sooty coal." Milton.
2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark. "The grisly legions that troop under the sooty flag of Acheron." Milton. Sooty albatross (Zoöl.), an albatross (Phoebetria fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; — called also nellie. — Sooty tern (Zoöl.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found chiefly in tropical seas.
SOOTYSoot"y, v. t.
Defn: To black or foul with soot. [R.]Sootied with noisome smoke. Chapman.
SOP Sop, n. Etym: [OE. sop, soppe; akin to AS. s to sup, to sip, to drink, D. sop sop, G. suppe soup, Icel. soppa sop. See Sup, v. t., and cf. Soup.]
1. Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid;especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended tobe eaten.He it is to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. Johnxiii. 26.Sops in wine, quantity, inebriate more than wine itself. Bacon.The bounded waters Should lift their bosoms higher than the shores,And make a sop of all this solid globe. Shak.
2. Anything given to pacify; — so called from the sop given to Cerberus, as related in mythology. All nature is cured with a sop. L'Estrange.
3. A thing of little or no value. [Obs.] P. Plowman. Sops in wine (Bot.), an old name of the clove pink, alluding to its having been used to flavor wine. Garlands of roses and sops in wine. Spenser. — Sops of wine (Bot.), an old European variety of apple, of a yellow and red color, shading to deep red; — called also sopsavine, and red shropsavine.
SOPSop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sopped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sopping.]
Defn: To steep or dip in any liquid.
SOPESope, n.
Defn: See Soap. [Obs.]
SOPHSoph, n. (Eng. Univ.)
Defn: A contraction of Soph ister. [Colloq.]
SOPHSoph, n. (Amer. Colleges)
Defn: A contraction of Sophomore. [Colloq.]
SOPHISo"phi, n.; pl. Sophis (.
Defn: See Sufi.
SOPHIC; SOPHICALSoph"ic, Soph"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Teaching wisdom. [Obs.] S. Harris.
SOPHIMESo*phime" ( or ), n. Etym: [OF. soffime, sophisme.]
Defn: Sophism. [Obs.]I trow ye study aboute some sophime. Chaucer.
SOPHISMSoph"ism, n. Etym: [F. sophisme, L. sophisma, fr. Gr.
Defn: The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive. When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism, or "fallacy". I. Watts. Let us first rid ourselves of sophisms, those of depraved men, and those of heartless philosophers. I. Taylor.
SOPHISTSoph"ist, n. Etym: [F. sophiste, L. sophistes, fr. Gr. Sophism.]
1. One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt. Many of the Sophists doubdtless card not for truth or morality, and merely professed to teach how to make the worse appear the better reason; but there scems no reason to hold that they were a special class, teaching special opinions; even Socrates and Plato were sometimes styled Sophists. Liddell & Scott.
2. Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner.
SOPHISTERSoph"ist*er, n.
1. A sophist. See Sophist. [Obs.] Hooker.
2. (Eng. Univ.)
Defn: A student who is advanced beyond the first year of his residence.
Note: The entire course at the university consists of three years and one term, during which the students have the titles of first-year men, or freshmen; second-year men or junior sophs or sophisters; third-year men, or senior sophs or sophisters; and, in the last term, questionists, with reference to the approaching examination. In the older American colleges, the junior and senior classes were originally called, and in some of them are still called, junior sophisters and senior sophisters.
SOPHISTERSoph"ist*er, v. t.
Defn: To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument. [Obs.] obham.
SOPHISTIC; SOPHISTICAL So*phis"tic, So*phis"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. sophisticus, Gr. sophistique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry;fallaciously subtile; not sound.His argument . . . is altogether sophistical. Macaulay.— So*phis"tic*al*ly, adv.— So*phis"tic*al*ness, n.
SOPHISTICATESo*phis"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sophisticated; p. pr. & vb. n.Sophisticating.] Etym: [LL. sophisticatus, p.p. of sophisticare tosophisticate.]
Defn: To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. Howell. To sophisticate the understanding. Southey. Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate, not to refine. M. Arnold. They purchase but sophisticated ware. Dryden.
Syn.— To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate.
SOPHISTICATE; SOPHISTICATEDSo*phis"ti*cate, So*phis"ti*ca`ted, a.
Defn: Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. Dryden.
SOPHISTICATION So*phis`ti*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. sophisticatio, F. sophistication.]
Defn: The act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the sophistication of drugs. Boyle.
SOPHISTICATORSo*phis"ti*ca`tor, n.
Defn: One who sophisticates.
SOPHISTRYSoph"ist*ry, n. Etym: [OE. sophistrie, OF. sophisterie.]
1. The art or process of reasoning; logic. [Obs.]
2. The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only. The juggle of sophistry consists, for the most part, in usig a word in one sense in the premise, and in another sense in the conclusion. Coleridge.
Syn.— See Fallacy.
SOPHOMORE Soph"o*more, n. Etym: [Probably fr. soph or sophister + Gr. Soph-Mor as "the next distinctive appellation to Freshman," but the term has now almost ceased to be known at the English university from whence it came.]
Defn: One belonging to the second of the four classes in an American college, or one next above a freshman. [Formerly written also sophimore.]
SOPHOMORIC; SOPHOMORICALSoph`o*mor"ic, Soph`o*mor"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a sophomore; resembling a sophomore; hence, pretentious; inflated in style or manner; as, sophomoric affectation. [U. S.]
SOPHORA So*pho"ra, n. Etym: [Ar. .] (Bot.) (a) A genus of leguminous plants. (b) A tree (Sophora Japonica) of Eastern Asia, resembling the common locust; occasionally planted in the United States.
SOPHTASoph"ta, n.
Defn: See Softa.
SOPITE So"pite, v. t. Etym: [L. sopitus, p.p. of sopire to put to sleep; akin to sopor a sleeping draught, a heavy sleep.]
Defn: To lay asleep; to put to sleep; to quiet. [Obs.]The king's declaration for the sopiting of all Arminian heresies.Fuller.
SOPITIONSo*pi"tion, n.
Defn: The act of putting to sleep, or the state of being put tosleep; sleep. [Obs.]Dementation and sopition of reason. Sir T. Browne.
SOPORSo"por, n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)
Defn: Profound sleep from which a person can be roused only with difficulty.
SOPORATE Sop"o*rate, v. t. Etym: [L. soporatus, p.p. or soporare to put to sleep, fr. sopor a heavy sleep.]
Defn: To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy. [Obs.] Cudworth.
SOPORIFEROUS Sop`o*rif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy sleep + ferere to bring.]
Defn: Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. "Soporiferous medicine."Swift. —- Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ly, adv.— Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ness, n.
SOPORIFIC Sop`o*rif"ic, a. Etym: [L. sopor a heavy sleep (akin to somnus sleep) + facere to make. See Somnolent, Fact.]
Defn: Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium.
Syn.— Somniferous; narcotic; opiate; anodyne.
SOPORIFICSop`o*rif"ic, n.
Defn: A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic.
SOPOROSE; SOPOROUS Sop"o*rose`, Sop"o*rous, a. Etym: [From Sopor; cf. L. soporus, fr. sopor a heavy sleep; F. soporeux.]
Defn: Causing sleep; sleepy.
SOPPERSop"per, n.
Defn: One who sops. Johnson.
SOPPING sopping
Defn: more recent version of soppy. Used esp. in phrase sopping wet.
SOPPYSop"py, a.
Defn: Soaked or saturated with liquid or moisture; very wet orsloppy.It [Yarmouth] looked rather spongy and soppy. Dickens.
SOPRASo"pra, adv. Etym: [It., from L. supra above.] (Mus.)
Defn: Above; before; over; upon.
SOPRANISTSo*pra"nist, n. (Mus.)
Defn: A treble singer.
SOPRANO So*pra"no, n.; pl. E. Sopranos, It. Soprani. Etym: [It., fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L. supra. See Sovereign.] (Mus.) (a) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices. (b) A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice.
SOPSAVINESops"a*vine, n.
Defn: See Sops of wine, under Sop.
SORASo"ra, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A North American rail (Porzana Carolina) common in the Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called also American rail, Carolina rail, Carolina crake, common rail, sora rail, soree, meadow chicken, and orto. King sora, the Florida gallinule.
SORANCESor"ance ( or ), n.
Defn: Soreness. [Obs.]
SORBSorb, n.Etym: [L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. sorbe.See Service tree.] (Bot.)(a) The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, therowan tree.(b) The fruit of these trees. Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, orwild service tree.— Sorb tree, the wild service tree.
SORBATESor"bate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sorbate. See Sorbic.] (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of sorbic acid.
SORBEFACIENT Sor`be*fa"cient, a. Etym: [L. sorbere to suck in, absorb + faciens, p.pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)
Defn: Producing absorption. — n.
Defn: A medicine or substance which produces absorption.
SORBENT Sorb"ent, n. Etym: [L. sorbens, p.pr. of sorbere to suck in, to absorb.]
Defn: An absorbent. [R.]
SORBET Sor"bet, n. Etym: [F. sorbet or It. sorbetto or Sp. sorbete, from the same source as E. sherbet. See Sherbet.]
Defn: A kind of beverage; sherbet. Smolett.
SORBICSor"bic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sorbique. See Sorb.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or obtained from, the rowan tree, or sorb; specifically, designating an acid, C
SORBILE Sor"bile, a. Etym: [L. sorbilis, fr. sorbere to suck in, to drink down.]
Defn: Fit to be drunk or sipped. [Obs.]
SORBINSor"bin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An unfermentable sugar, isomeric with glucose, found in the ripe berries of the rowan tree, or sorb, and extracted as a sweet white crystalline substance; — called also mountain-ash sugar.
SORBITESor"bite, n. Etym: [L. sorbus service tree.] (Chem.)
Defn: A sugarlike substance, isomeric with mannite and dulcite, found with sorbin in the ripe berries of the sorb, and extracted as a sirup or a white crystalline substance. — Sor*bit"ic, a.
SORBITIONSor*bi"tion, n. Etym: [L. sorbitio.]
Defn: The act of drinking or sipping. [Obs.]
SORBONICALSor*bon"ic*al, a.
Defn: Belonging to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist. Bale.
SORBONISTSor"bon*ist, n. Etym: [F. sorboniste.]
Defn: A doctor of the Sorbonne, or theological college, in the University of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbon, a. d. 1252. It was suppressed in the Revolution of 1789.
SORCERERSor"cer*er, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sorcier. See Sorcery.]
Defn: A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. Bacon.Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers. Ex. vii. 11.
SORCERESSSor"cer*ess, n.
Defn: A female sorcerer.
SORCERINGSor"cer*ing, n.
Defn: Act or practice of using sorcery.
SORCEROUSSor"cer*ous, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to sorcery.
SORCERYSor"cer*y, n.; pl. Sorceries. Etym: [OE. sorcerie, OF. sorcerie, fr.OF. & F. sorcier a sorcerer, LL. sortiarius, fr. L. sors, sortis, alot, decision by lot, fate, destiny. See Sort, n.]
Defn: Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evilspirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic; necromancy;witchcraft; enchantment.Adder's wisdom I have learned, To fence my ear against thy sorceries.Milton.
SORDSord ( or ), n.
Defn: See Sward. [R.] Milton.
SORDESSor"des, n. Etym: [L., fr. sordere to be dirty or foul.]
Defn: Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression.
SORDETSor"det, n. Etym: [See Sordine.] (Mus.)
Defn: A sordine.
SORDID Sor"did, a. Etym: [L. sordidus, fr. sordere to be filthy or dirty; probably akin to E. swart: cf. F. sordide. See Swart, a.]
1. Filthy; foul; dirty. [Obs.] A sordid god; down from his hoary chin A length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean. Dryden.
2. Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals. "To scorn the sordid world." Milton.
3. Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly. He may be old, And yet sordid, who refuses gold. Sir J. Denham.
SORDIDLYSor*did"ly, n.
Defn: Sordidness. [Obs.]
SORDIDLYSor"did*ly, adv.
Defn: In a sordid manner.
SORDIDNESSSor"did*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sordid.
SORDINE Sor"dine ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [It. sordina, sordino, from sordo deaf, dull-sounding, L. surdus. See Surd.] (Mus.)
Defn: See Damper, and 5th Mute.
SORESore, a. Etym: [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. SeeSorrel, n.]
Defn: Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.] Sore falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore, n., 1.
SORESore, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A young hawk or falcon in the first year.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.
SORE Sore, a. [Compar. Sorer (; superl. Sorest.] Etym: [OE. sor, sar, AS. sar; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s, G. sehr very, Icel. sarr, Sw. sår, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.]
1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; — said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.
2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy. Tillotson.
3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. Shak.
4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] Shak. Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche. — Malignant, Ulcerated or Putrid, sore throat. See Angina, and under Putrid.
SORESore, n. Etym: [OE. sor, sar, AS. sar. See Sore, a.]
1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil. The dogs came and licked his sores. Luke xvi. 21.
2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. Chaucer. I see plainly where his sore lies. Sir W. Scott. Gold sore. (Med.) See under Gold, n.
SORESore, adv. Etym: [AS. sare. See Sore, a.]
1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. Thy hand presseth me sore. Ps. xxxviii. 2.
2. Greatly; violently; deeply. [Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. 1 Sam. i. 10. Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard. Dryden.
SOREDIASo*re"di*a, n.,
Defn: pl. of Soredium.
SOREDIATESo*re"di*ate, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Sorediïferous.
SOREDIFEROUS; SOREDIIFEROUSSore*dif"er*ous, or Sore*di*if"er*ous, a. Etym: [Soredium + -ferous.](Bot.)
Defn: Bearing soredia; sorediate.
SOREDIUMSo*re"di*um, n.; pl. Soredia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens.
SOREESo"ree (, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Sora.
SOREHEADSore"head`, n.
Defn: One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like.[Slang, U.S.]
SOREHONSore"hon, n. Etym: [Corrupted from sojourn, Scot. soirne, sorn.]
Defn: Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel. Spenser.
SORELSor"el, n. Etym: [A diminutive. See Sore reddish brown.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A young buck in the third year. See the Note under Buck. Shak.
2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
SORELYSore"ly, adv.
Defn: In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted.
SOREMASo*re"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A heap of carpels belonging to one flower.
SORENESSSore"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.
SOREXSo"rex, n. Etym: [L., a shrew.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews.
SORGHESor"ghe, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish. [Prov. Eng.]
SORGHUM Sor"ghum, n. Etym: [NL., probably of Chinese origin.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see Johnson grass), and S. vulgare, the Indian millet (see Indian millet, under Indian). (b) A variety of Sorghum vulgare, grown for its saccharine juice; the Chinese sugar cane.
SORGOSor"go, n. Etym: [Cf. It. sorgo. See Sorghum.] (Bot.)
Defn: Indian millet and its varieties. See Sorghum.
SORISo"ri, n.,
Defn: pl. of Sorus.
SORICINESo"ri*cine, a. Etym: [L. sorricinus, fr. sorex a shrew.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricidæ); like a shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga soricina).
SORITES So*ri"tes, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. swrei`ths (sc. syllogismo`s), properly, heaped up (hence, a heap of syllogisms), fr. swro`s a heap.] (Logic)
Defn: An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows, and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition, as in following example; — The soul is a thinking agent; A thinking agent can not be severed into parts; That which can not be severed can not be destroyed; Therefore the soul can not be destroyed.
Note: When the series is arranged in the reverse order, it is called the Goclenian sorites, from Goclenius, a philosopher of the sixteenth century. Destructive sorities. See under Destructive.
SORITICALSo"rit"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a sorites; resembling a sorites.
SORNSorn, v. i. Etym: [See Sorehon.]
Defn: To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.] SirW. Scott.
SORNERSorn"er, n.
Defn: One who obtrudes himself on another for bed and board. [Scot.]De Quncey.
SORORALSo*ro"ral, a. Etym: [L. soror sister: cf. F. sororal.]
Defn: Relating to a sister; sisterly. [R.]
SORORICIDE So*ror"i*cide, n. Etym: [L. sororocida, and sororicidium; soror a sister + caedere to kill.]
Defn: The murder of one's sister; also, one who murders or kills one's own sister. Johnson.
SORORIZESo*ro"rize ( or ), v. i. Etym: [L. soror, sororis, a sister.]
Defn: To associate, or hold fellowship, as sisters; to have sisterly feelings; — analogous to fraternize. [Recent & R.]
SOROSISSo*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Sororize.]
Defn: A woman's club; an association of women. [U. S.]
SOROSISSo*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple.
SORRAGESor"rage (; 48), n. Etym: [Cf. Sorrel, n.]
Defn: The blades of green or barley. [Obs.] Bailey.
SORRANCESor"rance, n.
Defn: Same as Sorance. [Obs.]
SORRELSor"rel, a. Etym: [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably ofTeutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning probablycoming from the color of dry leaves. See Sear, a., and cf. Sorel.]
Defn: Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
SORRELSor"rel, n.
Defn: A yellowish or redish brown color.
SORRELSor"rel, n. Etym: [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s sour. SeeSour.] (Bot.)
Defn: One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc. Mountain sorrel. (Bot.) See under Mountain. — Red sorrel. (Bot.) (a) A malvaceous plant (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks. (b) A troublesome weed (Rumex Acetosella), also called sheep sorrel. — Salt of sorrel (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; — so called because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella, or Rumex Axetosa. — Sorrel tree (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also sourwood. — Wood sorrel (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.
SORRENTO WORKSor"ren"to work`.
Defn: Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely, jig-saw work and the like done anywhere.
SORRILYSor"ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In a sorry manner; poorly.Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily. Sir P. Sidney.
SORRINESSSor"ri*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sorry.
SORROWSor"row, n. Etym: [OE. sorwe, sorewe, sor, AS. sorg, sorh; akin to D.zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga, soraga, suorga, G. sorge,Icel., Sw., & Dan. sorg, Goth. saúrga; of unknown origin.]
Defn: The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. Milton. How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! Chaucer. The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. Rambler.
Syn. — Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness; mourning; affliction. See Affliction, and Grief.
SORROWSor"row, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sorrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sorrowing.]Etym: [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian; akin to Goth.saúrgan. See Sorrow, n.]
Defn: To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced,feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry.Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his face no more.Acts xx. 38.I desire no man to sorrow for me. Sir J. Hayward.
SORROWEDSor"rowed (, a.
Defn: Accompanied with sorrow; sorrowful. [Obs.] Shak.
SORROWFULSor"row*ful, a. Etym: [OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful.]
1. Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed. "This sorrowful prisoner." Chaucer. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. Matt. xxvi. 38.
2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident.
Syn.— Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary; grievous;lamentable; doleful; distressing.— Sor"row*ful*ly, adv.— Sor"row*ful*ness, n.
SORROWLESSSor"row*less, a.
Defn: Free from sorrow.
SORRY Sor"ry, a. [Compar. Sorrier; superl. Sorriest.] Etym: [OE. sory, sary, AS. sarig, fr. sar, n., sore. See Sore, n. & a. The original sense was, painful; hence. miserable, sad.]
1. Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; — now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express deeper feeling. "I am sorry for my sins." Piers Plowman. Ye were made sorry after a godly manner. 2 Cor. vii. 9. I am sorry for thee, friend; 't is the duke's pleasure. Shak. She entered, were he lief or sorry. Spenser.
2. Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful. Spenser. All full of chirking was this sorry place. Chaucer.
3. Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse. "With sorry grace."Chaucer.Cheeks of sorry grain will serve. Milton.Good fruit will sometimes grow on a sorry tree. Sir W. Scott.
Syn. — Hurt; afflicted; mortified; vexed; chagrined; melancholy; dismal; poor; mean; pitiful.
SORSSors, n.; pl. Sortes. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots. Sortes Homericæ or Virgilianæ Etym: [L., Homeric or Virgilian lots], a form of divination anciently practiced, which consisted in taking the first passage on which the eye fell, upon opening a volume of Homer or Virgil, or a passage drawn from an urn which several were deposited, as indicating future events, or the proper course to be pursued. In later times the Bible was used for the same purpose by Christians.
SORTSort, n. Etym: [F. sorl, L. sors, sortis. See Sort kind.]
Defn: Chance; lot; destiny. [Obs.]By aventure, or sort, or cas [chance]. Chaucer.Let blockish Ajax draw The sort to fight with Hector. Shak.
SORTSort, n. Etym: [F. sorie (cf. It. sorta, sorte), from L. sors, sorti,a lot, part, probably akin to serere to connect. See Series, and cf.Assort, Consort, Resort, Sorcery, Sort lot.]
1. A kind or species; any number or collection of individual persons or things characterized by the same or like qualities; a class or order; as, a sort of men; a sort of horses; a sort of trees; a sort of poems.
2. Manner; form of being or acting. Which for my part I covet to perform, In sort as through the world I did proclaim. Spenser. Flowers, in such sort worn, can neither be smelt nor seen well by those that wear them. Hooker. I'll deceive you in another sort. Shak. To Adam in what sort Shall I appear Milton. I shall not be wholly without praise, if in some sort I have copied his style. Dryden.
3. Condition above the vulgar; rank. [Obs.] Shak.
4. A chance group; a company of persons who happen to be together; a troop; also, an assemblage of animals. [Obs.] "A sort of shepherds." Spenser. "A sort of steers." Spenser. "A sort of doves." Dryden. "A sort of rogues." Massinger. A boy, a child, and we a sort of us, Vowed against his voyage. Chapman.
5. A pair; a set; a suit. Johnson.
6. pl. (Print.)
Defn: Letters, figures, points, marks, spaces, or quadrats, belonging to a case, separately considered. Out of sorts (Print.), with some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font; hence, colloquially, out of order; ill; vexed; disturbed. — To run upon sorts (Print.), to use or require a greater number of some particular letters, figures, or marks than the regular proportion, as, for example, in making an index.
Syn. — Kind; species; rank; condition. — Sort, Kind. Kind originally denoted things of the same family, or bound together by some natural affinity; and hence, a class. Sort signifies that which constitutes a particular lot of parcel, not implying necessarily the idea of affinity, but of mere assemblage. the two words are now used to a great extent interchangeably, though sort (perhaps from its original meaning of lot) sometimes carries with it a slight tone of disparagement or contempt, as when we say, that sort of people, that sort of language. As when the total kind Of birds, in orderly array on wing, Came summoned over Eden to receive Their names of there. Milton. None of noble sort Would so offend a virgin. Shak.
SORTSort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sorting.]
1. To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions, as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according to its fineness. Rays which differ in refrangibility may be parted and sorted from one another. Sir I. Newton.