Chapter 1482

Sar*men"tous (?) , a. (Bot.) Sarmentose.

Sarn <Xpage=1277>

Sarn (?) , n. [W. sarn a causeway, paving.] A pavement or stepping-stone. [Prov. Eng.]

Johnson.

Sarong <Xpage=1277>

Sa"rong (?) , n. [Malay s\'berung .] A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the Malay Archipelago.

Balfour (Cyc. of India)

Saros <Xpage=1277>

Sa"ros (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/] (Astron) A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years.

Brande & C.

<-- A length of time (6535.82 days, or 18 years 11.32 days, assuming 4 leap years in that interval), after which the eclipses of the sun repeat their pattern, but are shifted 120&deg; west.. -->

Sarplar <Xpage=1277>

Sar"plar (?) , n. [Cf. LL. sarplare . See Sarplier .] A large bale or package of wool, containing eighty tods, or 2,240 pounds, in weight. [Eng.]

Sarplier <Xpage=1277>

Sar"plier (?) , n. [F. serpilli\'8are ; cf. Pr. sargelheira , LL. serpelleria , serpleria , Catalan sarpallera , Sp. arpillera .] A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, etc. [Written also sarpelere .]

Tyrwhitt.

Sarpo <Xpage=1277>

Sar"po (?) , n. [Corruption of Sp. sapo a toad.] (Zo\'94l.) A large toadfish the Southern United States and the Gulf of Mexico ( Batrachus tau , var. pardus ).

Sarracenia <Xpage=1277>

Sar`ra*ce"ni*a (?) , n. [NL. So named after a Dr. Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.) A genus of American perrenial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant.

&hand; They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style. Sarracenia purpurea , the sidesaddle flower, is common at the North; S. flava , rubra , Drummondii , variolaris , and psittacina are Southern species. All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. See Illust . of Sidesaddle flower, under Sidesaddle .

Sarrasin, Sarrasine <Xpage=1277>

Sar"ra*sin , Sar"ra*sine (?) , n. [F. sarrasine , LL. saracina . See Saracen .] (Fort.) A portcullis, or herse. [Written also sarasin .]

Sarsa <Xpage=1277>

Sar"sa (?) , n. Sarsaparilla. [Written also sarza .]

Sarsaparilla <Xpage=1277>

Sar`sa*pa*ril"la (?) , n. [Sp. zarzaparrilla ; zarza a bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. zartzia ) + parra a vine, or Parillo , a physician said to have discovered it.] (Bot.) (a) Any plant of several tropical American species of Smilax . (b) The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in medicine and in sirups for soda, etc.

&hand; The name is also applied to many other plants and their roots, especially to the Aralia nudicaulis , the wild sarsaparilla of the United States.

Sarsaparillin <Xpage=1277>

Sar`sa*pa*ril"lin (?) , n. See Parillin .

Sarse <Xpage=1277>

Sarse (?) , n. [F. sas , OF. saas , LL. setatium , fr. L. seta a stiff hair.] A fine sieve; a searce. [Obs.]

Sarse <Xpage=1277>

Sarse , v. t. To sift through a sarse. [Obs.]

Sarsen <Xpage=1277>

Sar"sen (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone , i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.] One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone , and Druid stone . [Eng.]

Sarsenet <Xpage=1277>

Sarse"net (?) , n. See Sarcenet .

Sart <Xpage=1277>

Sart (?) , n. An assart, or clearing. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Sartorial <Xpage=1277>

Sar*to"ri*al (?) , a. [See Sartorius .] 1. Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work.

Our legs skulked under the table as free from sartorial impertinences as those of the noblest savages. Lowell.

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to thesartorius muscle.

Sartorius <Xpage=1277>

Sar*to"ri*us (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. sartor a patcher, tailor, fr. sarcire , sartum , to patch, mend.] (Anat.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle , which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting.

Sarum use <Xpage=1277>

Sa"rum use` (?) . (Ch. of Eng.) A liturgy, or use , put forth about 1087 by St. Osmund, bishop of Sarum , based on Anglo-Saxon and Norman customs.

Sash <Xpage=1277>

Sash (?) , n. [Pers. shast a sort of girdle.] A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers, members of societies, etc.

Sash <Xpage=1277>

Sash , v. t. To adorn with a sash or scarf.

Burke.

Sash <Xpage=1277>

Sash , n. [F. sh<?/ssis a frame, sash, fr. sh<?/sse a shrine, reliquary, frame, L. capsa . See Case a box.] 1. The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between the panes.

2. In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; -- also called gate .

French sash , a casement swinging on hinges; -- in distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.

Sash <Xpage=1277>

Sash , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sashed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sashing .] To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a window .

Sashery <Xpage=1277>

Sash"er*y (?) , n. [From 1st Sash .] A collection of sashes; ornamentation by means of sashes. [R.]

Distinguished by their sasheries and insignia. Carlyle.

Sashoon <Xpage=1277>

Sash"oon (?) , n. [Etymology uncertain.] A kind of pad worn on the leg under the boot. [Obs.]

Nares.

Sasin <Xpage=1277>

Sa"sin (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The Indian antelope ( Antilope bezoartica, &or; cervicapra ), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns.

Sassaby, Sassabye <Xpage=1277>

Sas"sa*by (?) , Sas"sa*bye (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A large African antelope ( Alcelaphus tunata ), similar to the hartbeest, but having its horns regularly curved.

Sassafras <Xpage=1277>

Sas"sa*fras (?) , n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso , sassafras , Sp. sasafras , salsafras , salsifrax , salsifragia , saxifragia ), fr. L. saxifraga saxofrage. See Saxifrage .] (Bot.) An American tree of the Laurel family ( Sassafras officinale ); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste.

Australian sassafras , a lofty tree ( Doryophora Sassafras ) with aromatic bark and leaves. -- Chilian sassafras , an aromatic tree ( Laurelia sempervirens ). -- New Zealand sassafras , a similar tree ( Laurelia Nov\'91 Zelandi\'91 ). -- Sassafras nut . See Pichurim bean . -- Swamp sassafras , the sweet bay ( Magnolia glauca ). See Magnolia .

Sassanage <Xpage=1277>

Sas"sa*nage (?) , n. [See Sarse a sieve.] Stones left after sifting.

Smart.

Sassarara <Xpage=1277>

Sas`sa*ra"ra (?) , n. [Perh. a corruption of certiorari , the name of a writ.] A word used to emphasize a statement. [Obs.]

Out she shall pack, with a sassarara . Goldsmith.

Sasse <Xpage=1277>

Sasse (?) , n. [D. sas , fr. F. sas the basin of a waterfall.] A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable. [Obs.]

Pepys.

Sassenach <Xpage=1277>

Sas"sen*ach (?) , n. [Gael. sasunnach .] A Saxon; an Englishman; a Lowlander. [Celtic]

Sir W. Scott.

Sassolin, Sassoline <Xpage=1277>

Sas"so*lin (?) , Sas"so*line (?) , n. [From Sasso , a town in Italy: cf. F. sassolin .] (Min.) Native boric acid, found in saline incrustations on the borders of hot springs near Sasso, in the territory of Florence.

Sassorol, Sassorolla <Xpage=1277>

Sas"so*rol (?) , Sas`so*rol"la (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The rock pigeon. See under Pigeon .

Sassy bark <Xpage=1277>

Sas"sy bark` (?) . (Bot.) The bark of a West African leguminous tree ( Erythrophl\'91um Guineense , used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also medicinally; -- called also mancona bark .

Sastra <Xpage=1277>

Sas"tra (?) , n. Same as Shaster .

Sat <Xpage=1277>

Sat (?) , imp. of Sit . [Written also sate .]

Satan <Xpage=1277>

Sa"tan (?) , n. [Heb. sat\'ben an adversary, fr. s\'betan to be adverse, to persecute: cf. GR. <?/, <?/, L. Satan , Satanas .] The grand adversary of man; The Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend.

I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Luke x. 18.

Satanic, Satanical <Xpage=1277>

Sa*tan"ic (?) , Sa*tan"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. satanique , GR. <?/.] Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. " Satanic strength." " Satanic host."

Milton.

Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined. Dr. T. Dwight.

-- Sa*tan"ic*al*ly , adv. -- Sa*tan"ic*al*ness , n.

Satanism <Xpage=1277>

Sa"tan*ism (?) , n. The evil and malicious disposition of Satan; a diabolical sprit. [R.]

<-- 2. Worship of satan. -->

Satanist <Xpage=1277>

Sa"tan*ist , n. A very wicked-person. [R.]

Granger.

Satanophany <Xpage=1277>

Sa`tan*oph"a*ny (?) , n. [ Satan + Gr. <?/ to appear.] An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon. [R.]

O. A. Brownson.

Satchel <Xpage=1277>

Satch"el (?) n. [OF. sachel , fr. L. saccellus , dim. of saccus . See Sack a bag.] A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag. [Spelled also sachel .]

The whining schoolboy with his satchel . Shak.

Sate <Xpage=1277>

Sate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sating .] [Probably shortened fr. satiate : cf. L. satus full. See Satiate .] To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to surfeit.

Crowds of wanderers sated with the business and pleasure of great cities. Macaulay.

Sate <Xpage=1277>

Sate (?) , imp. of Sit .

But sate an equal guest at every board. Lowell.

Sateen <Xpage=1277>

Sat*een" (?) , n. [Cf. Satin .] A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin.

Sateless <Xpage=1277>

Sate"less (?) , a. Insatiable. [R.]

Young.

Satellite <Xpage=1277>

Sat"el*lite (?) , n. [F., fr. L. Stelles , -itis , an attendant.] 1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "The satellites of power."

I. Disraeli.

2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth . See Solar system , under Solar .

Satellite moth (Zo\'94l.) , a handsome European noctuid moth ( Scopelosoma satellitia ).

Satellite <Xpage=1277>

Sat"el*lite , a. (Anat.) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries .

Satellitions <Xpage=1277>

Sat`el*li"tions (?) , a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, satellites. [R.]

Cheyne.

Satiate <Xpage=1277>

Sa"ti*ate (?) , a. [L. satiatus , p. p. of satiare to satisfy, from sat , satis , enough. See Sad , a. , and cf. Sate .] Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; -- followed by with or of . " Satiate of applause."

Pope.

Satiate <Xpage=1277>

Sa"ti*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Satiated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Satiating .] 1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; tho feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense .

These [smells] rather woo the sense than satiate it. Bacon.

I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be satiated with my blood. Eikon Basilike.

2. To full beyond matural desire; to gratify to repletion or loathing; to surfeit; to glut.

3. To saturate. [Obs.]

Sir I. Newton.

Syn. -- To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill; surfeit; glut. -- Satiate , Satisfy , Content . These words differ principally in degree. To Content is to make contented, even though every desire or appetite is not fully gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the longings of desire. To satiate is to fill so completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in.

Content with science in the vale of peace. Pope.

His whole felicity is endless strife;

No peace, no satisfaction , crowns his life. Beaumont.

He may be satiated , but not satisfied . Norris.

Satiation <Xpage=1277>

Sa`ti*a"tion (?) , n. Satiety.

Satiety <Xpage=1277>

Sa*ti"e*ty (?) , n. [L. satietas , from satis , sat , enough: cf. F. sati\'82t\'82 .] The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion; satiation.

In all pleasures there is satiety . Hakewill.

But thy words, with grace divine Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety . Milton.

Syn. -- Repletion; satiation; surfeit; cloyment.

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Satin <Xpage=1278>

Sat"in (?) , n. [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim ), fr. It. setino , from seta silk, L. saeta , seta , a thick, stiff hair, a bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin. sz-t\'81n , sz-twan . Cf. Sateen .] A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.

Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. Chaucer.

Denmark satin , a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. -- Farmer's satin . See under Farmer . -- Satin bird (Zo\'94l.) , an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle . -- Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty , 4. -- Satin spar . (Min.) (a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly luster . (b) A similar variety of gypsum. -- Satin sparrow (Zo\'94l.) , the shining flycatcher ( Myiagra nitida ) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster. -- Satin stone , satin spar.

Satinet <Xpage=1278>

Sat`i*net" (?) , n. [F., fr. satin . See Satin .] 1. A thin kind of satin.

2. A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers .

satinwood <Xpage=1278>

sat"in*wood` (?) , n. (Bot.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree ( Chloroxylon Swietnia ). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash ( Xanthoxylum Carib\'91um ) growing in Florida and the West Indies.

Satiny <Xpage=1278>

Sat"in*y (?) , a. Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture .

Sation <Xpage=1278>

Sa"tion (?) , n. [L. satio , fr. serere , satum , to sow.] A sowing or planting. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Satire <Xpage=1278>

Sat"ire (?; in Eng. often <?/; 277) , n. [L. satira , satura , fr. satura (sc. lanx ) a dish filled with various kinds of fruits, food composed of various ingredients, a mixture, a medley, fr. satur full of food, sated, fr. sat , satis , enough: cf. F. satire . See Sate , Sad , a. , and cf. Saturate .] 1. A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal .

2. Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.

Syn. -- Lampoon; sarcasm; irony; ridicule; pasquinade; burlesque; wit; humor.

Satiric, Satirical <Xpage=1278>

Sa*tir"ic (?) , Sa*tir"ic*al (?) , a. [L. satiricus : cf. F. satirique .] 1. Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire; as, a satiric style .

2. Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting. " Satirical rogue."

Shak.

Syn. -- Cutting; caustic; poignant; sarcastic; ironical; bitter; reproachful; abusive.

-- Sa*tir"ic*al*ly , adv. -- Sa*tir"ic*al*ness , n.

Satirist <Xpage=1278>

Sat"ir*ist (?) , n. [Cf. F. satiriste .] One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire.

The mighty satirist , who . . . had spread through the Whig ranks. Macaulay.

Satirize <Xpage=1278>

Sat"ir*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Satirized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Satirizing (?) .] [Cf. F. satiriser .] To make the object of satire; to attack with satire; to censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.

It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. Swift.

Satisfaction <Xpage=1278>