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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Săc'ro-sānct, a. p. 1162Sacred; inviolable. [Obs.]Sā'crum, n. p. 1162(Anat.) The bone which forms the posterior part of the pelvis. It is triangular in form.Sād, a. p. 1162Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs.] “His hand more sad than lump of lead.” Spencer. Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Mortimer. 2. Heavy; dull; grave; dark; — said of colors.…Sād, v. t. p. 1162To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.] How it saddled the minister's spirits! H. Peters.Sād'dā, n. p. 1162A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zendavesta, or sacred books.Săd'den, v. t. p. 1162To make sad; as, (a.) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] “Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands.” Mortimer. (b.) To make dark-colored, as cloth. [Obs.]…Săd'den, v. i. p. 1162To become, or be made, sad.Sād'der, n. p. 1162The same as SADDA.Sād'dle, n. p. 1162A seat to be placed on a horse's back for the rider to sit on. 2. Hence, something resembling a saddle in form, use, or the like; as, (a.) A piece of meat containing a part of the back-bone of an…Sād'dle, v. t. p. 1162To put a saddle upon. Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his ass. Gen. xxii. 3. 2. Hence, to fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to be saddled with the expense of…Sād'dle-băcked, a. p. 1162Shaped like a saddle; having a low back and an elevated neck and head, as a horse.Sād'dle-bāgs, n. pl. p. 1162Bags, usually of leather, united by straps, for transportation on horseback, one bag being placed on each side.Săd'dle-bār, n. p. 1162(Arch.) One of the small iron bars to which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured. Oxf. Gloss.Sād'dle-bōw, n. p. 1162The bow or arch in front of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.Săd'dle-clōth, n. p. 1162A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; the housing.Săd'dle-gall, n. p. 1162(Far.) A sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by the saddle.Săd'dle-gīrth, n. p. 1162A band passing around the body of a horse, to hold the saddle in its place.Săd'dle-hŏrse, n. p. 1162A horse suitable or trained for riding with a saddle.Sād'dler, n. p. 1162One whose occupation is to make saddles.Săd'dle-rōōf, n. p. 1162(Arch.) A roof having two gables. Oxf. Gloss.Săd'dler-y, n. p. 1162The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop. 2. The trade or employment of a saddler.Săd'dle-shāped, a. p. 1162Shaped like a saddle; as, (a.) (Bot.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. Henslow. (b.) (Geol.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top…Săd'dle-tree, n. p. 1162The frame of a saddle.Sād'/du-ceā'ic, a. p. 1162Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic reasonings or objections.Sād'du-cē'an, a. p. 1162Of, or pertaining to, the Sadducees.Săd'du-cee, n. p. 1162One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels.Sād'du-cēe'ism or Sād'du-cīsm, n. p. 1162The tenets of the Sadducees.Säd'du-cīze, v. i. p. 1162To adopt the principles of the Sadducees; as, Sadduceizing Christians. Atterbury.Säd'-ī'ron, n. p. 1162An instrument for smoothing or ironing clothes; a flat iron.Sād'ly, adv. p. 1162In a sad manner; darkly; gloomily; sorrowfully. He sadly suffers in their grief. Dryden. 2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.] To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame Or our neglect, we lost her…Săd'ness, n. p. 1162The state or quality of being sad; heaviness; dullness; seriousness; gloominess; especially, sorrowfulness; mournfulness; dejection. Dim sadness did not spare That time celestial visages. Milton.…Sādr, n. p. 1162(Bot.) A plant of the genus Zizyphus (Z. lotus);—so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food.Sāfe, a. p. 1162Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. “Established in a safe, unenvied…Sāfe, n. p. 1162A place for safety; specifically, a fire-proof chest or closet for containing money, valuable papers, or the like; a chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals. 2. A chest or…Sāfe, v. t. p. 1162To render safe. [Obs.] You safed the bringer Out of the host. Shak.Sāfe'-cŏn'duct, n. p. 1162That which gives a safe passage; either a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy’s country or a foreign country; or a writing, a pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him…Sāfe'-con-dūct', v. t. p. 1162To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to. [Obs. or rare.] He him by all the bonds of love besought To safe-conduct his love. Spencer.Sāfe'guard (-gärd), n. p. 1162That which defends or protects; defense; protection. “The sword, the safeguard of thy brother’s throne.” Granville. 2. A convoy or guard to protect a traveler. 3. A warrant of security given by a…Sāfe'guard, v. t. p. 1162To guard; to protect. [Rare.]Sāfe'-keep'ing, n. p. 1162The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape.Sāfe'ly, adv. p. 1162In a safe manner; without incurring danger or hazard of evil consequences. 2. Without injury; as, we passed the river safely. 3. Without escape; in close custody; as, to keep a prisoner safely.Sāfe'ness, n. p. 1162The condition or quality of being safe; freedom from harm or danger; security; safety; as, the safeness of an experiment. 2. The state of being safe, or of conferring safety; trustworthy as insuring…Sāfe'-plĕdge, n. p. 1162(Law.) A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time. Bracton.Sāfe'ty, n. p. 1162The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss. Up led by thee, Into the heaven of heavens I have presumed, An earthly guest, . . . with…Sāfe'ty-ărch, n. p. 1162(Arch.) An arch formed in the body of a wall, as over a door or window, to distribute and relieve the pressure; a discharging-arch.Sāfē'ty-bēam, n. p. 1163(Railway Mach.) A beam of a truck-frame furnished with straps, which pass around an axle to prevent dangerous derangement of parts if the axle breaks. See TRUCK.Sāfē'ty-bĕlt, n. p. 1163A belt capable of being inflated, or made of some buoyant material, to enable a person to float in water; a life-preserver. Simmonds.Sāfē'ty-buoy, n. p. 1163A buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety-belt.Sāfē'ty-chāin, n. p. 1163(Railway Mach.) A chain extending between a truck and a car body in such a manner as to prevent the truck from sluing dangerously when off the track.Sāfe'ty-lŭmp, n. p. 1163A lamp surrounded with a cylinder of wire gauze, to give light in mines, without the danger of setting fire to inflammable gases;— invented by Sir Humphry Davy. [See Illust. under Lamp.] “When it is…Safe'ty-plŭg, n. p. 1163A plug of fusible metal placed in an orifice in a steam-boiler, to obviate danger by melting and letting out water or steam when the temperature of its fusing point is reached.Sāfē'ty-swĭtch, n. p. 1163See SWITCH.Sāfe'ty-tūbe, n. p. 1163(Chem.) A tube of various forms, used in chemical operations to prevent the bursting of vessels from the sudden disengagement of gases, to prevent also the accession of the air, or the mingling of…Sāfe'ty-vălve, n. p. 1163(Steam-eng.) (a.) A valve fitted to the boiler of a steam-engine, which opens and lets out the steam when the pressure within becomes too great for safety. (b.) A valve in a steam-boiler, opening…Săf'flow, n. p. 1163The plant safflower. See SAFFLOWER.Sāf'flow-er, n. p. 1163[From saffron and flower, Lat. flos, floris; Ger. safflor; Sp. alazor. 1. (Bot.) An annual plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dye-stuff and in making rouge; bastard…Sāf'fron, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Crocus, having flowers of a deep yellow color. The bastard saffron, or safflower, is of the genus Carthamus, and the meadow saffron of the genus Colchicum. 2.…Sāf'fron, a. p. 1163Having the color of saffron flowers; deep yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.Sāf'fron, v. t. p. 1163To tinge with saffron; to make yellow; to gild. [Rare.] Chaucer.Sāf'fron-y, a. p. 1163Having the color of saffron.