Chapter 1666

Suit <Xpage=1442>

Suit (?) , n. [OE. suite , F. suite , OF. suite , sieute , fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre ; perhaps influenced by L. secta . See Sue to follow, and cf. Sect , Suite .] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.]

2. The act of suing; the process by which one endeavors to gain an end or an object; an attempt to attain a certain result; pursuit; endeavor.

Thenceforth the suit of earthly conquest shone. Spenser.

3. The act of wooing in love; the solicitation of a woman in marriage; courtship.

Rebate your loves, each rival suit suspend, Till this funereal web my labors end. Pope.

4. (Law) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; an action or process for the recovery of a right or claim; legal application to a court for justice; prosecution of right before any tribunal; as, a civil suit ; a criminal suit ; a suit in chancery.

I arrest thee at the suit of Count Orsino. Shak.

In England the several suits , or remedial instruments of justice, are distinguished into three kinds -- actions personal, real, and mixed. Blackstone.

5. That which follows as a retinue; a company of attendants or followers; the assembly of persons who attend upon a prince, magistrate, or other person of distinction; -- often written suite , and pronounced sw&emac;t .

6. Things that follow in a series or succession; the individual objects, collectively considered, which constitute a series, as of rooms, buildings, compositions, etc.; -- often written suite , and pronounced sw&emac;t .

7. A number of things used together, and generally necessary to be united in order to answer their purpose; a number of things ordinarily classed or used together; a set; as, a suit of curtains; a suit of armor; a suit of clothes. "Two rogues in buckram suits ."

Shak.

8. (Playing Cards) One of the four sets of cards which constitute a pack; -- each set consisting of thirteen cards bearing a particular emblem, as hearts, spades, cubs, or diamonds.

To deal and shuffle, to divide and sort Her mingled suits and sequences. Cowper.

9. Regular order; succession. [Obs.]

Every five and thirty years the same kind and suit of weather comes again. Bacon.

<-- 10. [From def. 7, someone who dresses in a business suit, as contrasted with more informal attire] A person, such as business executive, or government official, who is apt to view a situation formalistically, bureaucratically, or according to formal procedural ctriteria; -- used derogatively for one who is inflexible, esp. when a more humanistic or imaginative approach would be appropriate. -->

Out of suits , having no correspondence. [Obs.] Shak . -- Suit and service (Feudal Law) , the duty of feudatories to attend the courts of their lords or superiors in time of peace, and in war to follow them and do military service; -- called also suit service . Blackstone . -- Suit broker , one who made a trade of obtaining the suits of petitioners at court. [Obs.] -- Suit court (O. Eng. Law) , the court in which tenants owe attendance to their lord. -- Suit covenant (O. Eng. Law) , a covenant to sue at a certain court. -- Suit custom (Law) , a service which is owed from time immemorial. -- Suit service . (Feudal Law) See Suit and service , above. -- To bring suit . (Law) (a) To bring secta , followers or witnesses, to prove the plaintiff's demand. [Obs.] (b) In modern usage, to institute an action. -- To follow suit . (Card Playing) See under Follow , v. t.

Suit <Xpage=1442>

Suit , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suiting .] 1. To fit; to adapt; to make proper or suitable; as, to suit the action to the word .

Shak.

2. To be fitted to; to accord with; to become; to befit.

Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well. Dryden.

Raise her notes to that sublime degree Which suits song of piety and thee. Prior.

3. To dress; to clothe. [Obs.]

So went he suited to his watery tomb. Shak.

4. To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his place; to suit one's taste .

Suit <Xpage=1442>

Suit , v. i. To agree; to accord; to be fitted; to correspond; -- usually followed by with or to .

The place itself was suiting to his care. Dryden.

Give me not an office That suits with me so ill. Addison.

Syn. -- To agree; accord; comport; tally; correspond; match; answer.

Suitability <Xpage=1442>

Suit`a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being suitable; suitableness.

Suitable <Xpage=1442>

Suit"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming; agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station; language suitable for the subject . -- Suit"a*ble*ness , n. -- Suit"a*bly , adv.

Syn. -- Proper; fitting; becoming; accordant; agreeable; competent; correspondent; compatible; consonant; congruous; consistent.

Suite <Xpage=1442>

Suite (?) , n. [F. See Suit , n. ] 1. A retinue or company of attendants, as of a distinguished personage; as, the suite of an ambassador . See Suit , n. , 5.

2. A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or clessed together; a set; as, a suite of rooms; a suite of minerals . See Suit , n. , 6.

Mr. Barnard took one of the candles that stood upon the king's table, and lighted his majesty through a suite of rooms till they came to a private door into the library. Boswell.

3. (Mus.) One of the old musical forms, before the time of the more compact sonata , consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude. Some composers of the present day affect the suite form.

Suiting <Xpage=1442>

Suit"ing (?) , n. Among tailors, cloth suitable for making entire suits of clothes.

Suitor <Xpage=1442>

Suit"or (?) , n. 1. One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant.

She hath been a suitor to me for her brother. Shak.

2. Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer; a lover.

Sir P. Sidney.

3. (a) (Law) One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc. (b) (O. Eng. Law) One who attends a court as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or the like.

Suitress <Xpage=1442>

Suit"ress (?) , n. A female supplicant.

Rowe.

Suji <Xpage=1442>

Su"ji (?) , n. [Hind. s<?/f\'c6 .] Indian wheat, granulated but not pulverized; a kind of semolina. [Written also soojee .]

Sula <Xpage=1442>

Su"la (?) , n. [NL., fr. Icel. s<?/la the gannet. See Solan goose .] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of sea birds including the booby and the common gannet.

Sulcate, Sulcated <Xpage=1442>

Sul"cate (?) , Sul"ca*ted (?) , a. [L. sulcatus , p.p. of sulcare to furrow, fr. sulcus a furrow.] Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem .

Sulcation <Xpage=1442>

Sul*ca"tion (?) , n. A channel or furrow.

Sulciform <Xpage=1442>

Sul"ci*form (?) , a. Having the form of a sulcus; as, sulciform markings .

Sulcus <Xpage=1442>

Sul"cus (?) , n. ; pl. Sulci (#) . [L., a furrow.] A furrow; a groove; a fissure.

Suleah fish <Xpage=1442>

Su"le*ah fish` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A coarse fish of India, used in making a breakfast relish called burtah .

Sulk <Xpage=1442>

Sulk (?) , n. [L. sulcus .] A furrow. [Obs.]

Sulk <Xpage=1442>

Sulk , v. i. [See Sulkiness .] To be silently sullen; to be morose or obstinate.

T. Hook.

Sulker <Xpage=1442>

Sulk"er (?) , n. One who sulks.

Sulkily <Xpage=1442>

Sulk"i*ly (?) , adv. In a sulky manner.

Sulkiness <Xpage=1442>

Sulk"i*ness , n. [For sulkenness , fr. AS. solcen slothful, remiss, in \'be solcen , be solcen , properly p.p. of sealcan in \'be sealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain origin.] The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition .

Sulks <Xpage=1442>

Sulks (?) , n. pl. The condition of being sulky; a sulky mood or humor; as, to be in the sulks .

Sulky <Xpage=1442>

Sulk"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Sulkier (?) ; superl. Sulkiest .] [See Sulkiness , and cf. Sulky , n. ] Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.

Syn. -- See Sullen .

Sulky <Xpage=1442>

Sulk"y , n. ; pl. Sulkies (#) . [From Sulky , a. ; -- so called from the owner's desire of riding alone.] A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.

&hand; Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc.

Sull <Xpage=1442>

Sull (?) , n. [AS. suluh , sulh , a plow; cf. OHG. suohili a little plow.] A plow. [Obs.]

Ainsworth.

Sullage <Xpage=1442>

Sul"lage (?) , n. [Cf. Suillage , Sulliage .] 1. Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or highway; sewage. [Obs.]

The streets were exceedingly large, well paved, having many vaults and conveyances under them for sullage . Evelyn.

2. That which sullies or defiles. [Obs.]

It is the privilege of the celestial luminaries to receive no tincture, sullage , or difilement from the most noisome sinks and dunghills here below. South.

3. (Founding) The scoria on the surface of molten metal in the ladle.

4. (Hydraul. Engin.) Silt; mud deposited by water.

Sullage piece (Founding) , the sprue of a casting. See Sprue , n. , 1 (b) .

Sullen <Xpage=1442>

Sul"len (?) , a. [OE. solein , solain , lonely, sullen; through Old French fr. (assumed) LL. solanus solitary, fr. L. solus alone. See Sole , a. ] 1. Lonely; solitary; desolate. [Obs.]

Wyclif (Job iii. 14).

2. Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.

Milton.

Solemn hymns so sullen dirges change. Shak.

3. Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.

Such sullen planets at my birth did shine. Dryden.

4. Gloomily angry and silent; cross; sour; affected with ill humor; morose.

And sullen I forsook the imperfect feast. Prior.

5. Obstinate; intractable.

Things are as sullen as we are. Tillotson.

6. Heavy; dull; sluggish. "The larger stream was placid, and even sullen , in its course."

Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- Sulky; sour; cross; ill-natured; morose; peevish; fretful; ill-humored; petulant; gloomy; malign; intractable. -- Sullen , Sulky . Both sullen and sulky show themselves in the demeanor. Sullenness seems to be an habitual sulkiness, and sulkiness a temporary sullenness. The former may be an innate disposition; the latter, a disposition occasioned by recent injury. Thus we are in a sullen mood, and in a sulky fit.

No cheerful breeze this sullen region knows; The dreaded east is all the wind that blows. Pope.

-- Sul"len*ly , adv. -- Sul"len*ness , n.

Sullen <Xpage=1442>

Sul"len , n. 1. One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit. [Obs.]

Piers Plowman.

2. pl. Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness; as, to have the sullens . [Obs.]

Shak.

Sullen <Xpage=1442>

Sul"len , v. t. To make sullen or sluggish. [Obs.]

Sullens the whole body with . . . laziness. Feltham.

Sullevate <Xpage=1442>

Sul"le*vate (?) , v. t. [L. sublevare to raise up. Cf. Sublevation .] To rouse; to excite. [Obs.]

Daniel.

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Sulliage <Xpage=1443>

Sul"li*age (?) , n. [Cf. Sullage , Suillage , or Sully , v. t. ] Foulness; filth. [Obs.]

Though we wipe away with never so much care the dirt thrown at us, there will be left some sulliage behind. Gov. of Tongue.

Sully <Xpage=1443>

Sul"ly (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sullied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sullying (?) .] [OE. sulien , AS. sylian , fr. sol mire; akin to G. suhle mire, sich , s\'81hlen to wallow, Sw. s\'94la to bemire, Dan. s\'94le , Goth. bi saulijan to defile.] To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation .

Statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke. Roscommon.

No spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity. Atterbury.

Sully <Xpage=1443>

Sul"ly , v. i. To become soiled or tarnished.

Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding. Bacon.

Sully <Xpage=1443>

Sul"ly , n. ; pl. Sullies (<?/) . Soil; tarnish; stain.

A noble and triumphant merit breaks through little spots and sullies in his reputation. Spectator.

Sulphacid <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*ac"id (?) , n. [ Sulpho- + acid .] (Chem.) An acid in which, to a greater or less extent, sulphur plays a part analogous to that of oxygen in an oxyacid; thus, thiosulphuric and sulpharsenic acids are sulphacids ; -- called also sulphoacid . See the Note under Acid , n. , 2.

Sulphamate <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*am"ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of sulphamic acid.

Sulphamic <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*am"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to a sulphamide; derived from, or related to, a sulphamide; specifically, designating an amido acid derivative, NH2.SO2.OH , of sulphuric acid (analogous to sulphonic acid) which is not known in the free state, but is known in its salts.

Sulphamide <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*am"ide (?) , n. (Chem.) Any one of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.

Sulphanilic <Xpage=1443>

Sulph`a*nil"ic (?) , a. [From sulph uric + ani lene.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anilene sulphonic acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Sulphantimonate <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*an`ti*mo"nate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of sulphantimonic acid.

Sulphantimonic <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*an`ti*mon"ic (?) , a. [ Sulph o- + antimonic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid of antimony (called also thioantimonic acid ) analogous to sulpharsenic acid.

Sulphantimonious <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*an`ti*mo"ni*ous (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid of antimony (called also thioantimonious acid ) analogous to sulpharsenious acid.

Sulphantimonite <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*an"ti*mo*nite` (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of sulphantimonious acid.

Sulpharsenate <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*ar"se*nate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of sulpharsenic acid.

Sulpharsenic <Xpage=1443>

Sulph`ar*sen"ic (?) , a. [ Sulph o\'cf + arsenic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid (called also thioarsenic acid ) analogous to arsenic acid, and known only in its salts.

Sulpharsenious <Xpage=1443>

Sulph`ar*se"ni*ous (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid (called also thioarsenious acid ) analogous to arsenious acid, and known only in its salts.

Sulpharsenite <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*ar"se*nite (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of sulpharsenious acid.

Sulphate <Xpage=1443>

Sul"phate (?) , n. [NL. sulphas , sulphatis , fr. L. sulphur , sulfur , brimstone, sulphur: cf. F. sulfate .] (Chem.) A salt of sulphuric acid.

Sulphatic <Xpage=1443>

Sul*phat"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, a sulphate or sulphates.

Sulphato- <Xpage=1443>

Sul"pha*to- (?) . (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting a sulphate as an ingredient in certain double salts; as, sulphato -carbonate . [R.]

Sulphaurate <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*au"rate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of sulphauric acid.

Sulphauric <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*au"ric (?) , a. [ Sulph o\'cf + aurum .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid of gold ( aurum ), known only in its salts.

Sulphide <Xpage=1443>

Sul"phide (?) , n. (Chem.) A binary compound of sulphur, or one so regarded; -- formerly called sulphuret .

Double sulphide (Chem.) , a compound of two sulphides. -- Hydrogen sulphide . (Chem.) See under Hydrogen . -- Metallic sulphide , a binary compound of sulphur with a metal.

Sulphinate <Xpage=1443>

Sul"phi*nate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of a sulphinic acid.

Sulphindigotic <Xpage=1443>

Sulph*in`di*got"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic acid obtained, as a blue solution, by dissolving indigo in sulphuric acid; -- formerly called also cerulic sulphuric acid, but properly called indigo-disulphonic acid .

Sulphine <Xpage=1443>

Sul"phine (?) , n. (Chem.) Any one of a series of basic compounds which consist essentially of sulphur united with hydrocarbon radicals. In general they are oily or crystalline deliquescent substances having a peculiar odor; as, trimethyl sulphine , (CH3)3S.OH . Cf. Sulphonium .

Sulphinic <Xpage=1443>

Sul*phin"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of a series of acids regarded as acid ethereal salts of hyposulphurous acid; as, methyl sulphinic acid, CH3.SO.OH , a thick unstable liquid .

Sulphinide <Xpage=1443>