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sars
(encz) | SARS,těžký akutní respirační syndrom n: [zkr.] Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Petr Prášek |
sars
(wn) | SARS
n 1: a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently
originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by
fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can
be fatal [syn: severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS] |
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cisarsky
(msasasci) | cisarsky
- imperial |
tesarska sekera
(msasasci) | tesarska sekera
- adze |
false sarsaparilla
(encz) | false sarsaparilla, n: |
quasars
(encz) | quasars,kvasary n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
sarsaparilla
(encz) | sarsaparilla,zázvorové pivo Zdeněk Brož |
sarsaparilla root
(encz) | sarsaparilla root, n: |
wild sarsaparilla
(encz) | wild sarsaparilla, n: |
wild sarsparilla
(encz) | wild sarsparilla, n: |
husarská beranice
(czen) | husarská beranice,busby Zdeněk Brož |
husarský kousek
(czen) | husarský kousek,tour de force Zdeněk Brož |
Bursarship
(gcide) | Bursarship \Bur"sar*ship\, n.
The office of a bursar.
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German sarsaparilla
(gcide) | German \Ger"man\, a. [L. Germanus. See German, n.]
Of or pertaining to Germany.
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German Baptists. See Dunker.
German bit, a wood-boring tool, having a long elliptical
pod and a scew point.
German carp (Zool.), the crucian carp.
German millet (Bot.), a kind of millet (Setaria Italica,
var.), whose seed is sometimes used for food.
German paste, a prepared food for caged birds.
German process (Metal.), the process of reducing copper ore
in a blast furnace, after roasting, if necessary.
--Raymond.
German sarsaparilla, a substitute for sarsaparilla extract.
German sausage, a polony, or gut stuffed with meat partly
cooked.
German silver (Chem.), a silver-white alloy, hard and
tough, but malleable and ductile, and quite permanent in
the air. It contains nickel, copper, and zinc in varying
proportions, and was originally made from old copper slag
at Henneberg. A small amount of iron is sometimes added to
make it whiter and harder. It is essentially identical
with the Chinese alloy packfong. It was formerly much
used for tableware, knife handles, frames, cases, bearings
of machinery, etc., but is now largely superseded by other
white alloys.
German steel (Metal.), a metal made from bog iron ore in a
forge, with charcoal for fuel.
German text (Typog.), a character resembling modern German
type, used in English printing for ornamental headings,
etc., as in the words,
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Note: This line is German Text.
German tinder. See Amadou.
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Sarsa
(gcide) | Sarsa \Sar"sa\, n.
Sarsaparilla. [Written also sarza.]
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Sarsaparilla
(gcide) | Sarsaparilla \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.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other plants and their
roots, especially to the Aralia nudicaulis, the wild
sarsaparilla of the United States.
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sarsaparilla saponin
(gcide) | Parillin \Pa*ril"lin\, n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.)
A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of
sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white
crystalline substance; -- called also smilacin,
sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.
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Sarsaparillin
(gcide) | Sarsaparillin \Sar`sa*pa*ril"lin\, n.
See Parillin.
[1913 Webster]Parillin \Pa*ril"lin\, n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.)
A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of
sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white
crystalline substance; -- called also smilacin,
sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.
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sarsaparillin
(gcide) | Sarsaparillin \Sar`sa*pa*ril"lin\, n.
See Parillin.
[1913 Webster]Parillin \Pa*ril"lin\, n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.)
A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of
sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white
crystalline substance; -- called also smilacin,
sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.
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Sarse
(gcide) | Sarse \Sarse\, n. [F. sas, OF. saas, LL. setatium, fr. L. seta a
stiff hair.]
A fine sieve; a searce. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Sarse \Sarse\, v. t.
To sift through a sarse. [Obs.]
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Sarsen
(gcide) | Sarsen \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.]
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sarsen stone
(gcide) | Sarsen \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.]
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Sarsenet
(gcide) | Sarsenet \Sarse"net\, n.
See Sarcenet.
[1913 Webster]Sarcenet \Sarce"net\, n. [OF. sarcenet; cf. LL. saracenicum
cloth made by Saracens. See Saracen.]
A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.
[Written also sarsenet.]
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Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. --Shak.
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sarsenet
(gcide) | Sarsenet \Sarse"net\, n.
See Sarcenet.
[1913 Webster]Sarcenet \Sarce"net\, n. [OF. sarcenet; cf. LL. saracenicum
cloth made by Saracens. See Saracen.]
A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.
[Written also sarsenet.]
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Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. --Shak.
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scissars
(gcide) | Scissors \Scis"sors\, n. pl. [OE. sisoures, OF. cisoires (cf. F.
ciseaux), probably fr. LL. cisorium a cutting instrument, fr.
L. caedere to cut. Cf. Chisel, Concise. The modern
spelling is due to a mistaken derivation from L. scissor one
who cleaves or divides, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut,
split.]
A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller,
consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a
pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often
called a pair of scissors. [Formerly written also cisors,
cizars, and scissars.]
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Scissors grinder (Zool.), the European goatsucker. [Prov.
Eng.]
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Wild sarsaparilla
(gcide) | Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
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1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
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6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
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To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
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Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.
Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).
Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.
Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.
Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.
Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.
Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.
Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.
Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.
Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.
Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.
Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.
Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.
Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.
Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.
Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.
Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.
Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.
Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.
Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .
Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.
Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.
Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.
Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.
Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.
Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.
Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.
Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.
Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.
Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.
Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.
Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.
Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.
Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.
Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.
Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
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bristly sarsaparilla
(wn) | bristly sarsaparilla
n 1: bristly herb of eastern and central North America having
black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly
sarsaparilla}, bristly sarsparilla, dwarf elder,
Aralia hispida] |
bristly sarsparilla
(wn) | bristly sarsparilla
n 1: bristly herb of eastern and central North America having
black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: {bristly
sarsaparilla}, bristly sarsparilla, dwarf elder,
Aralia hispida] |
false sarsaparilla
(wn) | false sarsaparilla
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: wild sarsaparilla, false sarsaparilla,
wild sarsparilla, Aralia nudicaulis] |
sarsaparilla
(wn) | sarsaparilla
n 1: any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical
American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-
shaped leaves
2: carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla
root or with birch oil and sassafras |
sarsaparilla root
(wn) | sarsaparilla root
n 1: dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax
used as a flavoring agent |
sarsenet
(wn) | sarsenet
n 1: a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings [syn:
sarcenet, sarsenet] |
wild sarsaparilla
(wn) | wild sarsaparilla
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: wild sarsaparilla, false sarsaparilla,
wild sarsparilla, Aralia nudicaulis] |
wild sarsparilla
(wn) | wild sarsparilla
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: wild sarsaparilla, false sarsaparilla,
wild sarsparilla, Aralia nudicaulis] |
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