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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Săb'ba-tā'ri-an, n. p. 1160One who regards the seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the decalogue. ☞ There were Christians in the early church who held this opinion; and one…Săb'ba-tā'ri-an, a. p. 1160Pertaining to the Sabbath, or to the tenets of Sabbatarians.Sāb'ba-tā'ri-an-ism, n. p. 1160The tenets of Sabbatarians.Sāb'bath, n. p. 1160A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a…Săb'bath-brēāk'er, n. p. 1160One who breaks or profanes the Sabbath.Săb'bath-breāk'ing, n. p. 1160The breaking or profanation of the Sabbath.Săb'bath-less, a. p. 1160Without Sabbath or period of intermission of labor; — hence, without respite or rest. Bacon.Sab-bā'ti-ā, n. p. 1160(Bot.) A genus of plants found in North America, including the American centaury.Sab-bāt'ic or Sab-bāt'ic-al, a. p. 1160Pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor. Sabbatical year (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer…Săb′ba-tĭsm, n. p. 1160Intermission of labor, as upon the Sabbath; rest.Sāb'ba-tons, n. pl. p. 1160A round-toed, armed covering for the feet, worn during a part of the sixteenth century. Fairholt.Sāb'bīre, n. p. 1160A beam or piece of timber.Sa-bē'an, a. & n. p. 1160See SĀBIAN.Sā'be-ism, n. p. 1160The same as SABIANISM.Sa-bĕl'ĭă, n. p. 1160(Zoöl.) A genus of annelids living in tubes formed of sand or gravel.Săb'el-lā'mā, n. p. 1160(Geol.) Coarse sand or gravel.Sa-bēl'li-an, a. p. 1160Pertaining to the heresy of Sabellius. See SABELLIAN, n.Sa-bĕl'li-an, n. p. 1160(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais, in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and the Holy Spirit are only…Sa-bĕl'li-an-ism, n. p. 1160(Eccl.) The doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See SABELLIAN, n.Sā'ber or Sā'bre, n. p. 1160A sword or cimeter with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and a little curved toward the point; a cavalry sword.Sabre-tasche p. 1160(Mil.) A leathern case or pocket worn by a cavalry officer at the left side, suspended from the sword-belt. Campbell.Sā'ber or Sā'bre, v. t. p. 1160To strike, cut, or kill with a saber. Flashed all their sabers bare, Flashed as they turned in air, Sabring the gunners there. Tennyson.Sā′bi-an, a. p. 1160(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Saba, in Arabia, celebrated for producing aromatic plants. 2. Relating to the religion of Saba, or to the worship of the heavenly bodies.Sā'bi-an, n. p. 1160An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of the heavenly bodies. [Written also Sabæan and Sabean.]Sā'bi-an-ism, n. p. 1160The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that species of idolatry which consisted in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars. It existed in Chaldea or Persia at an early period of the world.…Săb'ĭne, n. p. 1160(Bot.) A small tree of the genus Juniperus; savin. See SAVIN. 2. (Ichth.) A small fish, which is sometimes preserved in oil for food.Sā'ble, n. p. 1160(Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal of the weasel family (Mustela zibellina), found in the northern latitudes of Europe and Asia. ☞ The sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head and ears. Its fur…Sā'ble, a. p. 1160Of the color of the sable’s fur; dark; black; — used chiefly in poetry. Night, sable goddess, from her ebon throne, Now stretches forth in rayless majesty Her ebon scepter o’er a slumbering world.…Sā'ble, v. t. p. 1160To render sable or dark in color. “Sabled all in black the shady sky.” Fletcher.Sā'ble-mouse, n. p. 1160(Zoöl.) An animal of the genus Mus (M. Norvegicus); the lemming. See LEMMING.Sablière, n. p. 1160A sand-pit. Bailey. 2. (Carp.) A piece of timber as long, but not so thick, as a beam. Gwilt.Sabot, n. p. 1160A kind of wooden shoe, worn by the lower classes in France and some other European countries. Bramhall. 2. (Mil.) A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag, and projectile are…Sā'bre, n. p. 1160See SABER.Sāb'ū-lōs'ĭ-ty, n. p. 1160The quality of being sabulous; sandiness; grittiness.Săb'ū-lōŭs, a. p. 1160Sandy; gritty.Sāc, n. p. 1160(Eng. Law.) The privilege enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines. Cowell. 2. (Nat. Hist.) A bag or receptacle for a liquid; any cavity closed at one end.…Sā'car, n. p. 1160The same as SAKER.Sac-cāde', n. p. 1160(Man.) A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull.Săc'cate, a. p. 1160(Bot.) Having the form of a bag or pouch; furnished with a bag or pouch, as a petal, or the like.Sac-chār'ic, a. p. 1160(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sugar or allied substances;—said of an acid obtained from sugar, and also from starch, lignine, and gum.Săc'cha-rīf'er-ōŭs, a. p. 1160Producing sugar; as, sacchariferous canes.Sac-chār'i-fy, v. t. p. 1160To convert into sugar.Săc'cha-ril'lă or Săc'cha-rim'e-try, n. p. 1160A kind of muslin. Simmonds. Săc'cha-rim'e-try, n. The art or process of determining the amount or proportion of sugar in a saccharine solution.Săc'cha-rine, a. p. 1160[Fr. saccharin, Sp. sacarino, from Lat. saccharum, sugar, Gr. σάκχαρ, σάκχαρι, σάκχαρον, Skr. çarkarā. [See SUGAR.] Pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; as, a saccharine taste; the…Săc'cha-rīze, v. t. p. 1161To convert into sugar.Săc'cha-roid or Săc'cha-roid'al, a. p. 1161Having a texture resembling that of loaf-sugar.Săc'cha-rōm'e-ter, n. p. 1161An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of saccharine matter in any solution, as the juice of a plant, or brewers' and distillers' worts. The common saccharometer of the brewer is an hydrometer…Săc'cha-rŭm, n. p. 1161(Bot.) A genus of tropical plants from which sugar is obtained, including the sugar-cane.Săc'cho-lăc'tate, n. p. 1161(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of saccholactic acid with a base;—called also saccholate.Săc'cho-lăc'tic, a. p. 1161(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, sugar and milk;—said of an acid obtained from sugar of milk, and called also mucic acid.Săc'cho-late, n. p. 1161See SACCHOLACTATE.Sac-chŭl'mic, a. p. 1161(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, a certain acid obtained by boiling cane sugar in sulphuric acid.Sac-chŭl'mine, n. p. 1161(Chem.) A substance deposited in brilliant crystalline scales of a brown color, when cane sugar is boiled for a long time in sulphuric acid. Craig.Săc'ci-fōrm, a. p. 1161Having the general form of a sac.Săc'co-mŷs, n. p. 1161(Zoöl.) A genus of animals belonging to the rat family, having large cheek pouches. The only species known is a native of North America.Săc'co-phăr'ynx, n. p. 1161(Ichth.) A genus of eels which have the power of distending the thorax like a sack. Baird.Săc'cu-lar, a. p. 1161Like a sac; sacciform. Dana.Săc'cu-lā'ted, a. p. 1161Furnished with little sacs. Dana.Săc'cŭle, n. p. 1161A little sack.Sa-cĕl'ium, n. p. 1161(Arch.) An ornamental chapel within a church. Gwill.