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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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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.Sa-gēne', n. p. 1163A Russian measure of about seven English feet. [Written also sajene.]Sā'ge'-ness, n. p. 1163The quality of being sage; wisdom; sagacity; prudence; gravity. Ascham.Sāg'e-nīte, n. p. 1163(Min.) Acicular rutile. Ure.Sā'ge'-wil'lōw, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A bush or shrub of the genus Salix (S. tristis), with nearly sessile, grayish, woolly leaves. Gray.Sā'g'ǧer, n. p. 1163A cylindrical pot or case of fine clay, in which fine stone-ware is inclosed while being baked in the kiln; a seggar. 2. The clay of which such pots are made.Sa-gī'nă, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A genus of plants of the natural order Alsinaceæ. Ogilvie.Sāg'ging, n. p. 1163A bending or sinking in consequence of the weight.Săg'i-nāte, v. t. p. 1163To make fat; to pamper. [Rare.] “Many a saginated boar.” Cowper.Sāg'-i-nā'tion, n. p. 1163The act of fattening or pampering. [Rare.] Topsell.Sa-git'ta, n. p. 1163(Astron.) A northern constellation; the Arrow. 2. The keystone of an arch. [Rare.] Gwilt. 3. (Geom.) (a.) The abscissa of a curve. (b.) The versed sine of an arc. [Rare.]Sāg'it-tal, a. p. 1163Pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrow-like appendage; as, sagittal bars. Sagittal suture (Anat.), the median suture which unites the parietal bones of the skull. It is…Sāg'it-tā'ri-ō, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants, some species of which have arrow-shaped leaves and white flowers; arrow-head.Săg'it-tā'rĭ-ŭs, n. p. 1163(Astron.) One of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22.Sāg'it-ta-ry, n. p. 1163(Myth.) A centaur, an animal half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver.Sāg'it-ta-ry, a. p. 1163Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow.Sāg'it-tate, a. p. 1163(Nat. Hist.) Shaped like an arrow-head, being triangular, with the two lateral angles prolonged behind.Sā'go, n. p. 1163A dry, granulated starch, imported from the East Indies. It is the prepared pith of several different palms, as the Sagus lævis, Saguerus Rumphii, or saccharifera, and others, and the Cycas…Sa-goin', n. p. 1163(Zoöl.) A monkey of South America, having a long, hairy tail, not prehensile. P. Cyc.Sā'go-pālm, n. p. 1163(Bot.) The Rhapis flabelliformis, from which sago is obtained.Sā'gră, n. p. 1163(Entom.) A genus of coleopterous insects found in the East, some species of which are remarkable for their brilliant red, purple, or green color. Eng. Cyc.Sāg'ū-ī'rus, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A genus of palms including a species which is also called gomuto by the Malays, sagueiro by the Portuguese, and scientifically Arenga. It inhabits tropical Asia, and yields a saccharine fluid…Sā'gum, n. p. 1163(Rom. Antiq.) The military cloak of the Roman magistrates and dignitaries.Sā'gus, n. p. 1163(Bot.) A genus of palms from which sago is obtained.Sā'gy, a. p. 1163Full of sage; seasoned with sage.Sāh'līte, n. p. 1163A massive, cleavable variety of augite, of a dingy green color;—so called because first obtained at the mountain Sahla, in Westermania. Dana.Sā'i, n. p. 1163(Zoöl.) A species of monkey found in South America; a species of sapajou. See SAPAJOU.Sā'ie, n. p. 1163(Naut.) A Turkish or Grecian vessel, very common in the Levant; a kind of ketch which has no top-gallant sail, nor mizzen-top sail. Mar. Dict.Said, a. p. 1163Before mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid;—used chiefly in legal style.Sāï'ga, n. p. 1163(Zoöl.) A genus of the antelope, and especially one species (Saiga Tartarica), found in Russia and Siberia. Eng. Cyc.Sāi'kyr, n. p. 1163(Mil.) A kind of small cannon; a saker. [Obs.]Sāil, n. p. 1163A texture spread to the wind, to assist the progress of a vessel in the water; a sheet of canvas or of some substitute, as matting, extended by means of masts, yards, ropes, &c., as a means of…Sāil, v. i. p. 1164To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to move through the water; — said also of the motion of a swimming-bird, or of a fish. Little dolphins when they…Sāil, v. t. p. 1164To pass or move upon in a ship, by means of sails. A thousand ships were manned to sail the sea. Dryden. 2. To fly through. Sublime she sails The aërial space, and mounts the winged gales. Pope. 3.…Sāil'a-ble, a. p. 1164Admitting of being passed by ships; navigable.Sāil'-broad, a. p. 1164Spreading like a sail. Milton.Sāil'-clŏth, n. p. 1164Duck or canvas used in making sails.Sāil'er, n. p. 1164One who sails; a sailor. [Rare.] P. Sidney. 2. A ship or other vessel; — with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer; a prime sailer.Sāil'-hōōk, n. p. 1164A small hook used in sail-making to hold the seams square.Sāil'ing, n. p. 1164(Naut.) The act of a person or thing that sails; the motion of a vessel on water by means of sails; the act of starting on a voyage. 2. The art or method of directing a ship's way on the ocean…