Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Sāg, v. i. p. 1163To become displaced by gravity, especially in a vertical direction; to lean, incline, bend, hang away, in consequence of unsupported or insufficiently supported weight; to settle; to give way; to…Sāg, v. t. p. 1163To cause to bend or give way; to load or burden.Sāg, n. p. 1163State of sinking or bending; sagging.Sā'gä, n. p. 1163A Scandinavian legend, or heroic or mythic tradition, handed down among the Norsemen and kindred people; a northern European popular historical or religious tale of olden time.Sa-gā’ciōŭs, a. p. 1163Of quick perceptions; keen scented; skilled in following a trail. [Rare.] “Sagacious of his quarry from so far.” Milton. 2. Hence, informed by keen perceptions; perceiving. [Rare.] 3. Hence, also, of…Sa-gā'ciōus-ly, adv. p. 1163In a sagacious manner; with quick scent; with keen discernment or penetration.Sa-gā'ciōus-ness, n. p. 1163The quality of being sagacious; quickness of scent; acuteness of discernment.Sa-găc'i-ty, n. p. 1163The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of scent; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness. Syn.—Penetration; shrewdness; judiciousness.—SAGACITY…Săg'a-mōre, n. p. 1163[Cf. SACHEM.] The head of a tribe, among the American Indians; — generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writers distinguish between them, making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and…Săg'a-pĕn or Săg'a-pē'num, n. p. 1163(Med.) A gum resin supposed to be obtained from Fecula Persica, and found in small agglutinated masses of a yellow color. It is occasionally used as a nervine and stimulating expectorant. Its odor is…Sā'gar, n. p. 1163A kind of weapon anciently used.Săg'a-thy, n. p. 1163A mixed woven fabric of silk and cotton. See SAYETTE. Simmonds.Sāġe, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A labiate plant of several species of the genus Salvia, but especially S. officinalis. ☞ Sage is mostly employed in cookery as a condiment, but is also used in medicine as a diaphoretic. The…Sā'ge, a. p. 1163Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave. All you sage counselors, hence! Shak. 2. Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; well adapted to the purpose. There were of the commanders…Sā'ge, n. p. 1163A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and known as a man of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher. At his birth a star proclaims him come, And…Sā'ge'-cheese, n. p. 1163Cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinage and other plants which are added to the milk. Simmonds.Sā'ge'ly, adv. p. 1163In a sage manner; with just discernment and prudence; wisely.