SURMOUNTEDSur*mount"ed, a.
1. (Arch.)
Defn: Having its vertical height greater than the half span; — said of an arch.
2. (Her.)
Defn: Partly covered by another charge; — said of an ordinary or other bearing.
SURMOUNTERSur*mount"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, surmounts.
SURMULLET Sur*mul"let, n. Etym: [F. surmulet; saur, saure, brownish yellow, red + mulet a mullet. See Sorrel, a., and Mullet.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of various species of mullets of the family Millidæ, esp. the European species (Millus surmulletus), which is highly prized as a food fish. See Mullet.
SURMULOTSur"mu*lot, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The brown, or Norway, rat.
SURNAME Sur"name`, n. Etym: [Pref. sur + name; really a substitution for OE. sournoun, from F. surnom. See Sur-, and Noun, Name.]
1. A name or appellation which is added to, or over and above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a family name.
Note: Surnames originally designated occupation, estate, place of residence, or some particular thing or event that related to the person; thus, Edmund Ironsides; Robert Smith, or the smith; William Turner. Surnames are often also patronymics; as, John Johnson.
2. An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen. "My surname, Coriolanus." Shak.
Note: This word has been sometimes written sirname, as if it signified sire-name, or the name derived from one's father.
SURNAMESur*name", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surnamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Surnaming.]Etym: [Cf. F. surnommer.]
Defn: To name or call by an appellation added to the original name;to give a surname to.Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surnamehimself by the name of Israel. Isa. xliv. 5.And Simon he surnamed Peter. Mark iii. 16.
SURNOMINALSur*nom"i*nal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a surname or surnames.
SUROXIDATESur*ox"i*date, v. t. (Chem.)
Defn: To combine with oxygen so as to form a suroxide or peroxide.[Obs.]
SUROXIDESur*ox"ide, n. Etym: [Cf. F. suroxyde. See Sur-, and Oxide.] (Chem.)
Defn: A peroxide. [Obs.]
SURPASSSur*pass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surpassed; p. pr. & vb. n.Surpassing.] Etym: [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to pass. See Sur-, and Pass.]
Defn: To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.This would surpass Common revenge and interrupt his joy. Milton.
Syn.— To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.
SURPASSABLESur*pass"a*ble, a.
Defn: That may be surpassed.
SURPASSINGSur*pass"ing, a.
Defn: Eminently excellent; exceeding others. "With surpassing glorycrowned." Milton.— Sur*pass"ing*ly, adv.— Sur*pass"ing*ness, n.
SURPHULSur"phul, v. t.
Defn: To surfel. [Obs.] Marston.
SURPLICE Sur"plice, n. Etym: [F. surplis, OF. surpeiz, LL. superpellicium; super over + pellicium, pelliceum, a robe of fur, L. pellicius made of skins. See Pelisse.] (Eccl.)
Defn: A white garment worn over another dress by the clergy of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in some of their ministrations. Surplice fees (Eccl.), fees paid to the English clergy for occasional duties.
SURPLICEDSur"pliced, a.
Defn: Wearing a surplice.
SURPLUS Sur"plus, n. Etym: [F., fr. sur over + plus more. See Sur-, and Plus, and cf. Superplus.]
1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
SURPLUSSur"plus, a.
Defn: Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words. When the price of corn falleth, men give over surplus tillage, and break no more ground. Carew.
SURPLUSAGESur"plus*age, n. Etym: [See Surplus, and cf. Superplusage.]
1. Surplus; excess; overplus; as, surplusage of grain or goods beyond what is wanted. Take what thou please of all this surplusage. Spenser. A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from another part of the same creature. Emerson.
2. (Law)
Defn: Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected.
3. (Accounts)
Defn: A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to. [Obs.] Rees.
SURPRISALSur*pris"al, n. Etym: [See Surprise, n.]
Defn: The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise.How to secure the lady from surprisal. Milton.Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its surprisal. Barrow.
SURPRISE Sur*prise", n. Etym: [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris; sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere. See Sur-, and Prehensile.]
1. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.
2. The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment. Pure surprise and fear Made me to quit the house. Shak.
3. Anything that causes such a state or emotion.
4. A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents. [Obs.] King. Surprise party, a party of persons who assemble by mutual agreement, and without invitation, at the house of a common friend. [U.S.] Bartlett.
Syn.— Wonder; astonishment; amazement.
SURPRISESur*prise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surprised; p. pr. & vb. n.Surprising.] Etym: [From Surprise, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p.p.surpris.]
1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack. Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Isa. xxxiii. 14. The castle of Macduff I will surprise. Shak. Who can speak The mingled passions that surprised his heart Thomson.
2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me. I am surprised with an uncouth fear. Shak. Up he starts, Discovered and surprised. Milton.
3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; — with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity.
4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.] Not with me, That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. J. Webster.
Syn.— See Astonish.
SURPRISEMENTSur*prise"ment, n.
Defn: Surprisal. [Obs.] Daniel.
SURPRISERSur*pris"er, n.
Defn: One who surprises.
SURPRISINGSur*pris"ing, a.
Defn: Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonderand astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape fromdanger.— Sur*pris"ing*ly, adv.— Sur*pris"ing*ness, n.
Syn.— Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing; striking.
SURQUEDOUS; SURQUEDROUSSur"que*dous, Sur"que*drous, a.
Defn: Having or exhibiting surquedry; arrogant; insolent. [Obs.]Gower. James II. of Scot.
SURQUEDRY; SURQUIDRY Sur"que*dry, Sur"qui*dry, n. Etym: [OF. surcuidier to presume; sur over + cuidier to think, L. cogitare. See Sur-, and Cogitate.]
Defn: Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence. [Obs.]Chaucer.Then pay you the price of your surquedry. Spenser.
SURREBOUNDSur`re*bound", v. i.
Defn: To give back echoes; to reëcho. [Obs.] Chapman.
SURREBUTSur`re*but", v. i. Etym: [Pref. sur + rebut.] (Law)
Defn: To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rebutter.
SURREBUTERSur`re*but"er, n. (Law)
Defn: The reply of a plaintiff to a defendant's rebutter.
SURREINSur"rein`, v. t. Etym: [Pref. sur + rein.]
Defn: To override; to exhaust by riding. [Obs.] Shak.
SURREJOINSur`re*join", v. i. Etym: [Pref. sur + rejoin.] (Law)
Defn: To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.
SURREJOINDERSur`re*join"der, n. (Law)
Defn: The answer of a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.
SURRENDERSur*ren"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surrendered; p. pr. & vb. n.Surrendering.] Etym: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre torender. See Sur-, and Render.]
1. To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship.
2. To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage. To surrender up that right which otherwise their founders might have in them. Hooker.
3. To yield to any influence, emotion, passion, or power; — used reflexively; as, to surrender one's self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep.
4. (Law)
Defn: To yield; to render or deliver up; to give up; as, a principal surrendered by his bail, a fugitive from justice by a foreign state, or a particular estate by the tenant thereof to him in remainder or reversion.
SURRENDERSur*ren"der, v. i.
Defn: To give up one's self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the first summons.
SURRENDERSur*ren"der, n.
1. The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right. That he may secure some liberty he makes a surrender in trust of the whole of it. Burke.
2. (Law)
Defn: The yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion. (b) The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail. (c) The delivry up oh fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state. See Extradition. Wharton.
SURRENDEREESur*ren`der*ee", n. (Law)
Defn: The person to whom a surrender is made. Mozley & W.
SURRENDERERSur*ren"der*er, n.
Defn: One who surrenders.
SURRENDERORSur*ren`der*or", n. (Law)
Defn: One who makes a surrender, as of an estate. Bouvier.
SURRENDRYSur*ren"dry, n.
Defn: Surrender. [Obs.]
SURREPTIONSur*rep"tion, n. Etym: [L. surreptio, or subreptio. Cf. Subreption.]
1. The act or process of getting in a surreptitious manner, or bycraft or stealth.Fame by surreption got May stead us for the time, but lasteth not. B.Jonson.
2. A coming unperceived or suddenly.
SURREPTITIOUS Sur`rep*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See Sub-, and Ravish.]
Defn: Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods. — Sur`rep*ti"tious*ly, adv.
SURREYSur"rey, n.
Defn: A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated) somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom.
SURROGATE Sur"ro*gate, n. Etym: [L. surrogatus, p.p. of surrogare, subrogare, to put in another's place, to substitute; sub under + rogare to ask, ask for a vote, propose a law. See Rogation, and cf. Subrogate.]
1. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses. [Eng.]
3. In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.
SURROGATESur"ro*gate, v. t.
Defn: To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] Dr. H.More.
SURROGATESHIPSur"ro*gate*ship, n.
Defn: The office of a surrogate.
SURROGATIONSur`ro*ga"tion, n. Etym: [See Surrogate, n., and cf. Subrogation.]
Defn: The act of substituting one person in the place of another.[R.] Killingbeck.
SURROUNDSur*round", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surrounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Surrounding.] Etym: [OF. suronder to overflow, LL. superundare; fr.L. super over + undare to rise in waves, overflow, fr. unda wave. TheEnglish sense is due to the influence of E. round. See Super-, andUndulate, and cf. Abound.]
1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.
2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city. But could instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me. Milton.
3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world. [Obs.] Fuller.
4. (Mil.)
Defn: To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city.
Syn.— To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence about.
SURROUNDSur*round", n.
Defn: A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc. [U.S.] Baird.
SURROUNDINGSur*round"ing, a.
Defn: Inclosing; encircling.
SURROUNDINGSur*round"ing, n.
1. An encompassing.
2. pl.
Defn: The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.
SURROYALSur*roy"al, n. Etym: [Pref. sur- + royal.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the terminal branches or divisions of the beam of the antler of the stag or other large deer.
SURSANURESur"sa*nure, n. Etym: [(Assumed) OF. sursaneüre. See Sur-, and Sane.]
Defn: A wound healed or healing outwardly only. [Obs.]Of a sursanure In surgery is perilous the cure. Chaucer.
SURSEANCESur"se*ance, n. Etym: [OF., fr. OF. & F. surseoir. See Surcease.]
Defn: Peace; quiet. [Obs.] Bacon.
SURSOLIDSur*sol"id, n. Etym: [F. sursolide. See Sur-, and Solid.] (Math.)
Defn: The fifth power of a number; as, a is the sursolid of a, or 32 that of 2. [R.] Hutton.
SURSTYLESur*style", v. t.
Defn: To surname. [R.]
SURSUM CORDASur"sum cor"da. [L. sursum upward + corda hearts.] (Eccl.)
Defn: In the Eucharist, the versicles immediately before the preface, inviting the people to join in the service by "lifting up the heart" to God.
SURTAXSur"tax, n.
Defn: An additional or extra tax.
SURTAXSur*tax", v. t.
Defn: To impose an additional tax on.
SURTOUTSur*tout", n. Etym: [F., fr. sur over + tout all.]
Defn: A man's coat to be worn over his other garments; an overcoat, especially when long, and fitting closely like a body coat. Gay.
SURTURBRAND Sur"tur*brand, n. Etym: [Icel. surtarbrandr; svartr black + brandr a firebrand.]
Defn: A fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood.
SURUCUCUSu`ru*cu"cu, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Bush master, under Bush.
SURVEILLANCE Sur*veil"lance, n. Etym: [F., fr. surveiller to watch over; sur over + veiller to watch, L. vigilare. See Sur-, and Vigil.]
Defn: Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision. That sort of surveillance of which . . . the young have accused the old. Sir W. Scott.
SURVEILLANT Sur*veil"lant, n.; pl. Surveillants. Etym: [F., fr. surveiller to watch over. See Surveillance.]
Defn: One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.
SURVEILLANTSur*veil"lant, a.
Defn: Overseeing; watchful.
SURVENESur*vene", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Survened; p. pr. & vb. n. Survening.]Etym: [F. survenir. See Supervene.]
Defn: To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [Obs.]A suppuration that survenes lethargies. Harvey.
SURVENUESur"ve*nue, n. Etym: [OF. See Survene.]
Defn: A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping on. [Obs.]
SURVEYSur*vey", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surveyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Surveying.]Etym: [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E. sur + veoir, veeir,to see, F. voir, L. videre. See Sur-, and Vision, and cf. Supervise.]
1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country. Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So high above. Milton.
2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine. With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round. Dryden.
3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire.
4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast.
5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same. [Eng.] Jacob (Law Dict.).
SURVEY Sur"vey, n. Etym: [Formerly accentuated universally on the last syllable, and still so accented by many speakers.]
1. The act of surveying; a general view, as from above. Under his proud survey the city lies. Sir J. Denham.
2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of all the parts or particulars of a thing, with a design to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality; as, a survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings.
3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it. Survey of dogs. See Court of regard, under Regard. — Trigonometrical survey, a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base, and connecting it with various points in the tract surveyed by a series of triangles, the angles of which are carefully measured, the relative positions and distances of all parts being computed from these data.
Syn.— Review; retrospect; examination; prospect.
SURVEYALSur*vey"al, n.
Defn: Survey. [R.] Barrow.
SURVEYANCESur*vey"ance, n.
Defn: Survey; inspection. [R.]
SURVEYINGSur*vey"ing, n.
Defn: That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface, the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys. Geodetic surveying, geodesy. — Maritime, or Nautical, surveying, that branch of surveying which determines the forms of coasts and harbors, the entrances of rivers, with the position of islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water, etc. — Plane surveying. See under Plane, a. — Topographical surveying, that branch of surveying which involves the process of ascertaining and representing upon a plane surface the contour, physical features, etc., of any portion of the surface of the earth.
SURVEYORSur*vey"or, n.
1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold Shak.
2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.
3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying.
4. (Customs) (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger. (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port. Abbot. Surveyor general. (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.] (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public lands of a land district. [U.S.] Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). — Surveyor's compass. See Circumferentor. — Surveyor's level. See under Level.
SURVEYORSHIPSur*vey"or*ship, n.
Defn: The office of a surveyor.
SURVIEWSur*view", v. t. Etym: [Pref. sur- + view. Cf. Survey.]
Defn: To survey; to make a survey of. [Obs.] "To surview his ground."Spenser.
SURVIEWSur*view", n.
Defn: A survey. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
SURVISESur*vise", v. t. Etym: [See Supervise, and Survey.]
Defn: To look over; to supervise. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
SURVIVALSur*viv"al, n. Etym: [From Survive.]
1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving.
2. (Arhæol. & Ethnol.)
Defn: Any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, theorigin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known.The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of mannersand customs. Tylor.Survival of the fittest. (Biol.) See Natural selection, underNatural.
SURVIVANCE; SURVIVANCYSur*viv"ance, Sur*viv"an*cy, n. Etym: [F. survivance.]
Defn: Survivorship. [R.]His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership. Bp. Burnet.
SURVIVESur*vive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Survived; p. pr. & vb. n. Surviving.]Etym: [F. survivre, L. supervivere; super over + vivere to live. SeeSuper-, and Victuals.]
Defn: To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event. Cowper. I'll assure her of Her widowhood, be it that she survive me, In all my lands and leases whatsoever. Shak.
SURVIVESur*vive", v. i.
Defn: To remain alive; to continue to live.Thy pleasure, Which, when no other enemy survives, Still conquers allthe conquerors. Sir J. Denham.Alike are life and death, When life in death survives. Longfellow.
SURVIVENCYSur*viv"en*cy, n.
Defn: Survivorship. [R.]
SURVIVERSur*viv"er, n.
Defn: One who survives; a survivor.
SURVIVINGSur*viv"ing, a.
Defn: Remaining alive; yet living or existing; as, surviving friends; surviving customs.
SURVIVORSur*viv"or, n.
1. One who survives or outlives another person, or any time, event, or thing. The survivor bound In filial obligation for some term To do obsequious sorrow. Shak.
2. (Law)
Defn: The longer liver of two joint tenants, or two persons having a joint interest in anything. Blackstone.
SURVIVORSHIPSur*viv"or*ship, n.
1. The state of being a survivor.
1. (Law)
Defn: The right of a joint tenant, or other person who has a joint interest in an estate, to take the whole estate upon the death of other. Blackstone. Chance of survivorship, the chance that a person of a given age has of surviving another of a giving age; thus, by the Carlisle tables of mortality the chances of survivorship for two persons, aged 25 and 65, are 89 and 11 respectively, or about 8 to 1 that the elder die first.
SUSCEPTIBILITY Sus*cep`ti*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Susceptibilities. Etym: [Cf. F. susceptibilité.]
1. The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability of receiving impressions, or of being affected.
2. Specifically, capacity for deep feeling or emotional excitement; sensibility, in its broadest acceptation; impressibility; sensitiveness. Magnetic susceptibility (Physics), the intensity of magnetization of a body placed in a uniform megnetic field of unit strength. Sir W. Thomson.
Syn.— Capability; sensibility; feeling; emotion.
SUSCEPTIBLE Sus*cep"ti*ble, a. Etym: [F., from L. suscipere, susceptum, to take up, to support, undertake, recognize, admit; pref. sus (see Sub-) + capere to take. See Capable.]
1. Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration. It sheds on souls susceptible of light, The glorious dawn of our eternal day. Young.
2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart. Candidates are . . . not very susceptible of affronts. Cowper. I am constitutionally susceptible of noises. Lamb. — Sus*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. — Sus*cep"ti*bly, adv.
SUSCEPTIONSus*cep"tion, n. Etym: [L. susceptio: cf. F. susception. SeeSusceptible.]
Defn: The act of taking; reception.
SUSCEPTIVESus*cep"tive, a.
Defn: Susceptible. I. Watts.— Sus*cep"tive*ness, n.
SUSCEPTIVITYSus`cep*tiv"i*ty, n.
Defn: Capacity for receiving; susceptibility. [R.] Wollaston.
SUSCEPTORSus*cep"tor, n. Etym: [L. See Susceptible.]
Defn: One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian. Puller. Shipley.
SUSCIPIENCYSus*cip"i*en*cy, n.
Defn: Admission. [R.]
SUSCIPIENTSus*cip"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. suscipiens, p.pr. of suscipere. SeeSusceptible.]
Defn: Receiving; admitting. [R.]
SUSCIPIENTSus*cip"i*ent, n.
Defn: One who takes or admits; one who receives. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
SUSCITABILITYSus`ci*ta*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Capability of being suscitated; excitability. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
SUSCITATESus"ci*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suscitated; p. pr. & vb. n.Suscitating.] Etym: [L. suscitatus, p.p. of suscitare to lift up, torouse; pref. sus- (see Sub-) + citare to rouse, excite. Cf. Excite,Incite.]
Defn: To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action. [Obs.]
SUSCITATIONSus`ci*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. suscitatio: cf. F. suscitation.]
Defn: The act of raising or exciting. [R.]A mere suscitation or production of a thing. South.
SUSLIKSus"lik, n. Etym: [Russ. súslik'.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A ground squirrel (Spermophilus citillus) of Europe and Asia.It has large cheek pouches. [Written also souslik.]
SUSPECT Sus*pect", a. Etym: [L. suspectus, p.p. of suspicere to look up, admire, esteem, to look at secretly or askance, to mistrust; sub under + specere to look: cf. F. suspect suspected, suspicious. See Spy, and cf. Suspicion.]
1. Suspicious; inspiring distrust. [Obs.] Suspect [was] his face, suspect his word also. Chaucer.
2. Suspected; distrusted. [Obs.] What I can do or offer is suspect. Milton.
SUSPECTSus*pect", n. Etym: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]
1. Suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer. So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed. Fairfax.
2. One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; — formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime. Bacon.
SUSPECTSus*pect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suspected; p. pr. & vb. n.Suspecting.]
1. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; — commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease. Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by producing to know more. Bacon. From her hand I could suspect no ill. Milton.
2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. Addison.
4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]
Syn.— To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.
SUSPECTSus*pect", v. i.
Defn: To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to besuspicious.If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at time. Shak.
SUSPECTABLESus*pect"a*ble, a.
Defn: That may be suspected.
SUSPECTEDSus*pect"ed, a.
Defn: Distrusted; doubted.— Sus*pect"ed*ly, adv.— Sus*pect"ed*ness, n.
SUSPECTERSus*pect"er, n.
Defn: One who suspects.
SUSPECTFULSus*pect"ful, a.
Defn: Apt to suspect or mistrust; full of suspicion; suspicious; as, to be suspectful of the motives of others. Milton. — Sus*pect"ful*ness, n.
SUSPECTIONSus*pec"tion, n.
Defn: Suspicion. [Obs.]
SUSPECTIOUSNESSSus*pec"tious*ness, n.
Defn: Suspiciousness; cause for suspicion. [Obs. & R.] Ld. Berners.
SUSPECTLESSSus*pect"less, a.
1. Not suspecting; having no suspicion. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.
2. Not suspected; not mistrusted. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
SUSPEND Sus*pend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suspended; p. pr. & vb. n. Suspending.] Etym: [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L. suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see Sub-) + pendere to hang. See Pedant, and cf. Suspense, n.]
1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.
2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life. [Archaic] Tillotson.
3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay. Suspend your indignation against my brother. Shak. The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At once suspends their courage and their fear. Denham.
4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion. Locke.
5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club. Good men should not be suspended from the exercise of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged indifferent. Bp. Sanderson.
6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body.
7. (Chem.)
Defn: To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action. To suspend payment (Com.), to cease paying debts or obligations; to fail; — said of a merchant, a bank, etc.
Syn.— To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder; debar.
SUSPENDSus*pend", v. i.
Defn: To cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a commercial firm or a bank).
SUSPENDERSus*pend"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers.
SUSPENSATION Sus`pen*sa"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. suspensatio suspension from a charge or benefice.]
Defn: The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended, especially for a short time; temporary suspension.
SUSPENSESus*pense", a. Etym: [F. suspens, L. suspensus, p.p. of suspendere.See Suspend.]
1. Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding. [Obs.] [The great light of day] suspense in heaven. Milton.
2. Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt. [Obs.] "Expectation held his look suspense." Milton.
SUSPENSESus*pense", n. Etym: [From F. suspens, a. See Suspense, a.]
1. The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury. Ten days the prophet in suspense remained. Denham. Upon the ticklish balance of suspense. Cowper.
2. Cessation for a time; stop; pause. A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain. Pope.
3. Etym: [Cf. F. suspense.] (Law)
Defn: A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent. Suspense account (Bookkeeping), an account in which receipts or disbursements are temporarily entered until their proper position in the books is determined.
SUSPENSELYSus*pense"ly, adv.
Defn: In suspense. [Obs.] Hales.
SUSPENSIBILITYSus*pen`si*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being suspensible.
SUSPENSIBLESus*pen"si*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being suspended; capable of being held from sinking.
SUSPENSION Sus*pen"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See Suspend.]
1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.
2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation; as: (a) Of labor, study, pain, etc. (b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of evidence to be produced. (c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a mercantile firm or of a bank. (d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment. (e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office, powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a student or of a clergyman. (f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the suspension of the habeas corpus act.
3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.
4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state.
5. (Rhet.)
Defn: A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed.
6. (Scots Law)
Defn: A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.
7. (Mus.)
Defn: The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. Retardation. Pleas in suspension (Law), pleas which temporarily abate or suspend a suit. — Points of suspension (Mech.), the points, as in the axis or beam of a balance, at which the weights act, or from which they are suspended. — Suspension bridge, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at each end, and are secured in the ground beyond. — Suspension of arms (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the commanders of contending armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for surrender or for peace, etc. — Suspension scale, a scale in which the platform hangs suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting upon it.
Syn.— Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.
SUSPENSIVESus*pen"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. suspensif. See Suspend.]
Defn: Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful. "In suspensive thoughts." Beaumont. "A suspensive veto." Macaulay. The provisional and suspensive attitude. J. Morley. Suspensive condition (Scots Law), a condition precedent, or a condition without the performance of which the contract can not be completed.
SUSPENSORSus*pen"sor, n. Etym: [NL.]
1. A suspensory.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.
SUSPENSORIUMSus`pen*so"ri*um, n.; pl. Suspensoria. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)
Defn: Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals.
SUSPENSORYSus*pen"so*ry, a.
1. Suspended; hanging; depending.
2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. Ray.
3. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.
SUSPENSORYSus*pen"so*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire.]
Defn: That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically(Med.),
Defn: a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.
SUSPICABLE Sus"pi*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. suspacabilis, fr. suspicari to suspect, akin to suspicere. See Suspect, v. t.]
Defn: Liable to suspicion; suspicious. [Obs.]It is a very suspicable business. Dr. H. more.
SUSPICIENCYSus*pi"cien*cy, n. Etym: [From L. suspiciens, p.pr. of suspicere. SeeSuspect, v. t.]
Defn: Suspiciousness; suspicion. [Obs.] Hopkins.
SUSPICION Sus*pi"cion, n. Etym: [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspeçon, F. soupçon, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is in imitation of L. suspicio mistrust, suspicion. See Suspect, and cf. Suspicious.]
1. The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence. Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds, they ever fly by twilight. Bacon.
2. Slight degree; suggestion; hint. [Colloq.] The features are mild but expressive, with just a suspicion . . . of saturnine or sarcastic humor. A. W. Ward.
Syn.— Jealousy; distrust; mistrust; diffidence; doubt.
SUSPICIONSus*pi"cion, v. t.
Defn: To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low]South.
SUSPICIOUSSus*pi"cious, a. Etym: [OE. suspecious; cf. L. suspiciosus. SeeSuspicion.]
1. Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof. Nature itself, after it has done an injury, will ever be suspicious; and no man can love the person he suspects. South. Many mischievous insects are daily at work to make men of merit suspicious of each other. Pope.
2. Indicating suspicion, mistrust, or fear. We have a suspicious, fearful, constrained countenance. Swift.
3. Liable to suspicion; adapted to raise suspicion; giving reason to imagine ill; questionable; as, an author of suspicious innovations; suspicious circumstances. I spy a black, suspicious, threatening could. Shak.
Syn.— Jealous; distrustful; mistrustful; doubtful; questionable. SeeJealous.— Sus*pi"cious*ly, adv.— Sus*pi"cious*ness, n.
SUSPIRALSus*pir"al, n. Etym: [From Suspire.]
1. A breathing hole; a vent or ventiduct.
2. A spring of water passing under ground toward a cistern or conduit.
SUSPIRATIONSus`pi*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. suspiratio. See Suspire.]
Defn: The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deeprespiration; a sigh.Windy suspiration of forced breath. Shak.
SUSPIRE Sus*pire", v. i. Etym: [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.]
Defn: To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak.Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame.Mrs. Browning.
SUSPIRESus*pire", n. Etym: [Cf. L. suspirium.]
Defn: A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]
SUSPIREDSus*pired", a.
Defn: Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [Obs.] SirH. Wotton.
SUSTAINSus*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sustained; p. pr. & vb. n.Sustaining.] Etym: [OE. sustenen, susteinen, OF. sustenir, sostenir,F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr.sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus- (see Sub-) + tenere to hold. SeeTenable, and cf. Sustenance.]
1. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. Every pillar the temple to sustain. Chaucer.
2. Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support. No comfortable expectations of another life to sustain him under the evils in this world. Tillotson.
3. To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.
4. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. Shak. His sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain. Dryden.
5. To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.
6. To suffer; to bear; to undergo. Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain Dryden. You shall sustain more new disgraces. Shak.
7. To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit.
8. To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.
Syn.— To support; uphold; subsist; assist; relieve; suffer; undergo.
SUSTAINSus*tain", n.
Defn: One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.[Obs.]I waked again, for my sustain was the Lord. Milton.
SUSTAINABLESus*tain"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. soutenable, OF. soustenable.]
Defn: Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable.
SUSTAINEDSus*tained", a.
Defn: Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music.
SUSTAINERSus*tain"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, sustains. Waterland.
SUSTAINMENTSus*tain"ment, n.
Defn: The act of sustaining; maintenance; support. Milton. Lowell.
SUSTALTICSus*tal"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Mournful; — said of a species of music among the ancientGreeks. Busby.
SUSTENANCESus"te*nance, n. Etym: [OF. sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf.L. sustenentia endurance. See Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "A man of little sustenance." Chaucer. For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. Milton.
SUSTENTACLESus*ten"ta*cle, n. Etym: [L. sustentaculum. See Sustentation.]
Defn: Sustenance. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
SUSTENTACULARSus`ten*tac"u*lar, a. Etym: [See Sustenance.] (Anat.)
Defn: Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue.
SUSTENTATESus"ten*tate, v. t.
Defn: To sustain. [R.] C. Reade.
SUSTENTATION Sus`ten*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. sustentatio sustenance, maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens. fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. Sustentation fund (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland.
SUSTENTATIVESus"ten*ta*tive, a.
Defn: Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as, sustentative citations or quotations. Sustentative functions (Physiol.), those functions of the body which affect its material composition and thus determine its mass.
SUSTENTIONSus*ten"tion, n.
Defn: Sustentation. [R. or Colloq.]In fine images, in sustention, in irony, they surpass anything thatBurke ever wrote. J. Morley.
SUSTER; SUSTRESus"ter, Sus"tre, n.; pl. Susters (, Sustres, or Sustren (.
Defn: Sister. [Obs.] Chaucer.There are seven sustren, that serve truth ever. Piers Plowman.
SUSUSu"su, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Soosoo.
SUSURRANT Su*sur"rant, a. Etym: [L. susurrans, p.pr. from susurrare to whisper.]
Defn: Whispering. [R.] "The soft susurrant sigh." Poetry of Anti-Jacobin.
SUSURRATION Su`sur*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. susurratio, fr. susurrare to whisper: cf. F. susurration.]
Defn: A whispering; a soft murmur. "Soft susurrations of the trees."Howell.
SUSURRINGLYSu*sur"ring*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of a whisper. [Obs.]
SUSURROUSSu*sur"rous, a. Etym: [L. susurrus.]
Defn: Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds. [R.]
SUSURRUSSu*sur"rus, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: The act of whispering; a whisper; a murmur. De Quincey.The soft susurrus and sighs of the branches. Longfellow.
SUTILESu"tile, a. Etym: [L. sutilis, fr. suere to sew: cf. F. sutile.]
Defn: Done by stitching. [R.] Boswell.
SUTLER Sut"ler, n. Etym: [D. zoetelaar, OD. soetelaar, a small trader, especially in camps, fr. soetelen to undertake low offices; cf. G. sudeln to do dirty work, to sully, soil, E. suds.]
Defn: A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions, liquors, and the like.
SUTLERSHIPSut"ler*ship, n.
Defn: The condition or occupation of a sutler.
SUTLINGSut"ling, a.
Defn: Belonging to sutlers; engaged in the occupation of a sutler.Addison.
SUTORSu"tor, n.
Defn: A kind of sirup made by the Indians of Arizona from the fruit of some cactaceous plant (probably the Cereus giganteus).
SUTRA Su"tra, n.; pl. Sutras. Etym: [Skr. s a thread, a string of rules; an aphorism; fr. siv to sew.]
1. (a) A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule. (b) A collection of such aphorisms.
2. pl.
Defn: A body of Hindoo literature containing aphorisms on grammar, meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a connecting link between the Vedic and later Sanscrit literature. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
SUTTEE Sut*tee", n. Etym: [Skr. sati a faithful wife, fem. of sant existing, real, true, good, p.pr. of as to be. Cf. Sooth.]
1. A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on the funeral pile of her husband; — so called because this act of self- immolation is regarded as envincing excellence of wifely character. [India]
2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband. [India]
Note: The practice, though abolished in British India law in 1829, is not wholly prevented.
SUTTEEISMSut*tee"ism, n.
Defn: The practice of self-immolation of widows in Hindostan.
SUTTLESut"tle, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Com.)
Defn: The weight when the tare has been deducted, and tret is yet to be allowed. M
SUTTLESut"tle, v. i. Etym: [See Sutler.]
Defn: To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.
SUTURALSu"tur*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sutural, NL. suturals.]
1. Of or pertaining to a suture, or seam.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Taking place at a suture; as, a sutural de.
SUTURALLYSu"tur*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a sutural manner.
SUTURATEDSu"tur*a`ted, a.
Defn: Sewed or knit together; united by a suture; stitched.
SUTURESu"ture, n. Etym: [L. sutura, fr. suere, sutum, to sew or stitch: cf.F. suture. See Sew to unite with thread.]
1. The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam.
2. (Surg.) (a) The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching. (b) The stitch by which the parts are united.
3. (Anat.)
Defn: The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.
4. (Bot.) (a) The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins in any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a legume. (b) A line resembling a seam; as, the dorsal suture of a legume, which really corresponds to a midrib.
5. (Zoöl.) (a) The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are sometimes confluent. (b) A seam, or impressed line, as between the segments of a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve shell. Glover's suture, Harmonic suture, etc. See under Glover, Harmonic, etc.
SUTUREDSu"tured, a.
Defn: Having a suture or sutures; knit or united together. Pennant.
SUWARROWSu*war"row, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The giant cactus (Cereus giganteus); — so named by the Indians of Arizona. Called also saguaro.
SUZERAIN Su"ze*rain, n. Etym: [F., formed fr. sus above, L. susum, sursum (fr. sub under + versum, p.p. of vertere to turn), after the analogy of souverain, E. sovereign. See Sub-, and Verse.]
Defn: A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord paramount.
SUZERAINTYSu"ze*rain*ty, n. Etym: [F. suzeraineté.]
Defn: The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.
SWASwa (swä), adv. Etym: [See So.]
Defn: So. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SWABSwab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swabbing.] Etym:[See Swabber, n.]
Defn: To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also swob.]
SWABSwab, n. Etym: [Written also swob.]
1. A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
2. A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep- seated parts, etc.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: An epaulet. [Sailor's Slang] Marryat.
4. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease. [Obs.] Bailey.
5. A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
SWABBERSwab"ber, v. t.
Defn: To swab. [R.]
SWABBER Swab"ber, n. Etym: [D. zwabber; cf.D. zwabberen to swab, G. schwabbern, Dan. svabre, Sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.]
1. One who swabs a floor or desk. Shak.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: Formerly, an interior officer on board of British ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship was kept clean.
3. Same as Swobber, 2.
SWADSwad, n. Etym: [Probably fr. AS. swe to bind.] [Written also swod.]
1. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease. [Prov. Eng.] Swad, in the north, is a peascod shell — thence used for an empty, shallow-headed fellow. Blount.
2. A clown; a country bumpkin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Country swains, and silly swads." Greene. There was one busy fellow was their leader, A blunt, squat swad, but lower than yourself. B. Jonson.
3. A lump of mass; also, a crowd. [Low, U.S.]
4. (Coal Mining)
Defn: A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam. Raymond.
SWADDLESwad"dle, n. Etym: [AS. swe, swe, fr. swe to bind. See Swathe.]
Defn: Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddlingband.They put me in bed in all my swaddles. Addison.
SWADDLESwad"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swaddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaddling.]
1. To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; — used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby. They swaddled me up in my nightgown with long pieces of linen. Addison.
2. To beat; to cudgel. [Obs.] Hudibras.
SWADDLEBILLSwad"dle*bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The shoveler. [Local, U.S.]
SWADDLERSwad"dler, n.
Defn: A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist. Shipley.
SWADDLINGSwad"dling, a. & n.
Defn: from Swaddle, v. Swaddling band, Swaddling cloth, or Swaddling clout, a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round a newborn infant. Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Luke ii. 12.
SWAGSwag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swagging.] Etym:[Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway.See Sway.]
1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. Sir H. Wotton. I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth. Palsgrave.
SWAGSwag, n.