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sir
(mass) | sir
- pán, pane, sir |
sir!
(encz) | sir!,pane |
Sir
(gcide) | Sir \Sir\, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L.
senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an
aged person; akin to Gr. ??? old, Skr. sana, Goth. sineigs
old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen. Cf.
Seignior, Senate, Seneschal, Senior, Senor,
Signor, Sire, Sirrah.]
1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a
gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.]
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He was crowned lord and sire. --Gower.
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In the election of a sir so rare. --Shak.
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2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a
baronet.
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Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in
the active part. --Bacon.
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3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical
title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and
sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. --Nares.
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Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire
a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at
tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's
word. --Latimer.
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4. A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without
being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking
to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way
of emphatic formality. "What's that to you, sir?"
--Sheridan.
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Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was
addressed as a man holding a certain office, or
following a certain business. "Sir man of law." "Sir
parish priest." --Chaucer.
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Sir reverance. See under Reverence, n.
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SIR
(bouvier) | SIRE. A title of honor given to kings or emperors in speaking or writing to
them.
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desirability
(mass) | desirability
- vhodnosť, príťažlivosť (sexuálna) |
desirable
(mass) | desirable
- žiaduci |
desirableness
(mass) | desirableness
- príťažlivosť (sexuálna) |
desire
(mass) | desire
- túžba, žiadosť, túžiť |
sir
(mass) | sir
- pán, pane, sir |
sirup
(mass) | sirup
- sirup |
sir! mister!
(encz) | sir! mister!,pane! |
AEsir
(gcide) | AEsir \[AE]"sir\, n. pl. [Icel., pl. of [=a]ss god.]
In the old Norse mythology, the gods Odin, Thor, Loki,
Balder, Frigg, and the others. Their home was called Asgard.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Esopian |
Belsire
(gcide) | Belsire \Bel"sire`\, n. [Pref. bel- + sire. Cf. Beldam.]
A grandfather, or ancestor. "His great belsire Brute." [Obs.]
--Drayton.
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Desirability
(gcide) | Desirability \De*sir`a*bil"i*ty\, n.
The state or quality of being desirable; desirableness.
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Desirable
(gcide) | Desirable \De*sir"a*ble\, a. [F. d['e]sirable, fr. L.
desiderabilis. See Desire, v. t.]
Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a
wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.
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All of them desirable young men. --Ezek. xxiii.
12.
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As things desirable excite
Desire, and objects move the appetite. --Blackmore.
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Desirableness
(gcide) | Desirableness \De*sir"a*ble*ness\, n.
The quality of being desirable.
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The desirableness of the Austrian alliance. --Froude.
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Desirably
(gcide) | Desirably \De*sir"a*bly\, adv.
In a desirable manner.
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Desire
(gcide) | Desire \De*sire"\, n. [F. d['e]sir, fr. d['e]sirer. See
Desire, v. t.]
1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or
the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort
its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or
enjoy.
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Unspeakable desire to see and know. --Milton.
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2. An expressed wish; a request; petition.
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And slowly was my mother brought
To yield consent to my desire. --Tennyson.
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3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
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The Desire of all nations shall come. --Hag. ii. 7.
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4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
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5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] --Chapman.
Syn: Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness;
aspiration; longing.
[1913 Webster]Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb.
n. Desiring.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin
uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and
hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider,
and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
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Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv.
24.
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Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson.
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2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
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Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2
Kings iv. 28.
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Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak.
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3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.]
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A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser.
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4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]
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She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired
when she dies. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request;
solicit; entreat; beg.
Usage: To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually
more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a
milder form of command than "I desire you to do this,"
though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the
same. --C. J. Smith.
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Desired
(gcide) | Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb.
n. Desiring.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin
uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and
hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider,
and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
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Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv.
24.
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Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson.
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2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
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Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2
Kings iv. 28.
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Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak.
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3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.]
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A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser.
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4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]
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She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired
when she dies. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request;
solicit; entreat; beg.
Usage: To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually
more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a
milder form of command than "I desire you to do this,"
though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the
same. --C. J. Smith.
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Desireful
(gcide) | Desireful \De*sire"ful\, a.
Filled with desire; eager. [R.]
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The desireful troops. --Godfrey
(1594).
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Desirefulness
(gcide) | Desirefulness \De*sire"ful*ness\, n.
The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and
possess. [R.]
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The desirefulness of our minds much augmenteth and
increaseth our pleasure. --Udall.
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Desireless
(gcide) | Desireless \De*sire"less\, a.
Free from desire. --Donne.
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Desirer
(gcide) | Desirer \De*sir"er\, n.
One who desires, asks, or wishes.
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Desiring
(gcide) | Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb.
n. Desiring.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin
uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and
hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider,
and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.]
1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
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Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv.
24.
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Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson.
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2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
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Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2
Kings iv. 28.
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Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak.
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3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.]
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A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser.
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4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]
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She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired
when she dies. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request;
solicit; entreat; beg.
Usage: To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually
more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a
milder form of command than "I desire you to do this,"
though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the
same. --C. J. Smith.
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Desirous
(gcide) | Desirous \De*sir"ous\, a. [F. d['e]sireux, OF. desiros, fr.
desir. See Desire, n.]
Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain;
covetous.
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Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. --John
xvi. 19.
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Be not desirous of his dainties. --Prov. xxiii.
3.
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Desirously
(gcide) | Desirously \De*sir"ous*ly\, adv.
With desire; eagerly.
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Desirousness
(gcide) | Desirousness \De*sir"ous*ness\, n.
The state of being desirous.
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Drawcansir
(gcide) | Drawcansir \Draw"can*sir\, n. [From the name of a bullying
braggart character in the play by George Villiers called "The
Rehearsal."]
A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a
bully.
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The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he
acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor
foe. --Addison.
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E sirtalis
(gcide) | Garter \Gar"ter\, n. [OE. gartier, F. jarreti[`e]re, fr. OF.
garet bend of the knee, F. jarret; akin to Sp. garra claw,
Prov. garra leg. See Garrote.]
1. A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on
the leg.
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2. The distinguishing badge of the highest order of
knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the
Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.
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3. (Her.) Same as Bendlet.
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Garter fish (Zool.), a fish of the genus Lepidopus,
having a long, flat body, like the blade of a sword; the
scabbard fish.
Garter king-at-arms, the chief of the official heralds of
England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; -- often
abbreviated to Garter.
Garter snake (Zool.), one of several harmless American
snakes of the genus Eut[ae]nia, of several species (esp.
E. saurita and E. sirtalis); one of the striped
snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of
color.
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Eutaenia sirtalis
(gcide) | Lizard \Liz"ard\, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l['e]zard, L.
lacerta, lacertus. Cf. Alligator, Lacerta.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles
belonging to the order Lacertilia; sometimes, also
applied to reptiles of other orders, as the Hatteria.
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Note: Most lizards have an elongated body, with four legs,
and a long tail; but there are some without legs, and
some with a short, thick tail. Most have scales, but
some are naked; most have eyelids, but some do not. The
tongue is varied in form and structure. In some it is
forked, in others, as the chameleons, club-shaped, and
very extensible. See Amphisb[ae]na, Chameleon,
Gecko, Gila monster, Horned toad, Iguana, and
Dragon, 6.
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2. (Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into
one or both of the ends. --R. H. Dana, Ir.
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3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a
heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.
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Lizard snake (Zool.), the garter snake ({Eut[ae]nia
sirtalis}).
Lizard stone (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard
Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.
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Fissirostral
(gcide) | Fissirostral \Fis`si*ros"tral\, a. [Cf. F. fissirostre.] (Zool.)
Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case
of swallows and goatsuckers.
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Fissirostres
(gcide) | Fissirostres \Fis`si*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p.
p. of findere to cleave) + rostrum beak.] (Zool.)
A group of birds having the bill deeply cleft.
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Gipsire
(gcide) | Gipser \Gip"ser\, Gipsire \Gip"sire\, n. [F. gibeci[`e]re a game
pouch or game pocket. Cf. Gibbier.]
A kind of pouch formerly worn at the girdle. --Ld. Lytton.
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A gipser all of silk,
Hung at his girdle, white as morn['e] milk. --Chaucer.
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Grandsire
(gcide) | Grandsire \Grand"sire"\, n. [OF. grantsire. See Grand, and
Sire.]
Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor.
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Grimsir
(gcide) | Grimsir \Grim"sir\, n.
A stern man. [Obs.] --Burton.
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Indesirable
(gcide) | Indesirable \In`de*sir"a*ble\, a.
Undesirable.
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kussir
(gcide) | Kussier \Kus"si*er\, n. (Mus.)
A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered
with skin, over which five strings are stretched. [Written
also kussir.]
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Lepidosiren
(gcide) | Lepidosiren \Lep`i*do*si"ren\ (-s[imac]"r[e^]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s
-i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zool.)
An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both
gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The
name is also applied to a related African species
(Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length
of from four to six feet. Called also doko.
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Maple sirup
(gcide) | Maple \Ma"ple\ (m[=a]"p'l), n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol;
akin to Icel. m["o]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G.
massholder.] (Bot.)
A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species.
Acer saccharinum is the rock maple, or sugar maple,
from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in
great quantities, by evaporation; the red maple or {swamp
maple} is Acer rubrum; the silver maple, {Acer
dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the {striped
maple}, Acer Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The
common maple of Europe is Acer campestre, the {sycamore
maple} is Acer Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is
Acer platanoides.
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Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc.
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Bird's-eye maple, Curled maple, varieties of the wood of
the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is
produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.
Maple honey, Maple molasses, Maple syrup, or {Maple
sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.
Maple sugar, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple
by evaporation.
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Mixing sirup
(gcide) | Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp.
jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[=a]b a
drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. Sherbet.]
1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits,
herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
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2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality
(as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup);
specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a
saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or
such a solution flavored or medicated.
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Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --Keats.
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Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose.
[1913 Webster] SirupedDextrose \Dex"trose`\ (d[e^]ks"tr[=o]s`), n. [See Dexter.]
(Chem.)
A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6
(so called from turning the plane of polarization to the
right), occurring in many ripe fruits, and also called
glucose. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the
inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence the mixture is
called called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by
the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also
starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the
action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic
juice.
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Note: The solid products are known to the trade as {grape
sugar}; the sirupy products as glucose, or {mixing
sirup}. These are harmless, but are only about half as
sweet as cane sugar or sucrose. Dextrously
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mixing sirup
(gcide) | Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp.
jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[=a]b a
drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. Sherbet.]
1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits,
herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
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2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality
(as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup);
specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a
saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or
such a solution flavored or medicated.
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Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --Keats.
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Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose.
[1913 Webster] SirupedDextrose \Dex"trose`\ (d[e^]ks"tr[=o]s`), n. [See Dexter.]
(Chem.)
A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6
(so called from turning the plane of polarization to the
right), occurring in many ripe fruits, and also called
glucose. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the
inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence the mixture is
called called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by
the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also
starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the
action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic
juice.
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Note: The solid products are known to the trade as {grape
sugar}; the sirupy products as glucose, or {mixing
sirup}. These are harmless, but are only about half as
sweet as cane sugar or sucrose. Dextrously
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Osirian
(gcide) | Osiris \O*si"ris\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.]
(Myth.)
One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and
husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal
cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull,
called Apis. Cf. Serapis. -- O*sir"i*an, a.
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Osiris
(gcide) | Osiris \O*si"ris\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.]
(Myth.)
One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and
husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal
cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull,
called Apis. Cf. Serapis. -- O*sir"i*an, a.
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Pressiroster
(gcide) | Pressiroster \Pres`si*ros"ter\, n. [L. presssus pressed (p. p.
of premere) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre. See 4th
Press.] (Zool.)
One of a tribe of wading birds (Pressirostres) including
those which have a compressed beak, as the plovers.
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Pressirostral
(gcide) | Pressirostral \Pres`si*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the pressirosters.
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Quiscalus crassirostris
(gcide) | Tinkling \Tin"kling\, n.
1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.
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Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. --Gray.
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2. (Zool.) A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of
Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and
rids them of insects.
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Sir
(gcide) | Sir \Sir\, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L.
senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an
aged person; akin to Gr. ??? old, Skr. sana, Goth. sineigs
old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen. Cf.
Seignior, Senate, Seneschal, Senior, Senor,
Signor, Sire, Sirrah.]
1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a
gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.]
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He was crowned lord and sire. --Gower.
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In the election of a sir so rare. --Shak.
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2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a
baronet.
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Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in
the active part. --Bacon.
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3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical
title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and
sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. --Nares.
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Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire
a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at
tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's
word. --Latimer.
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4. A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without
being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking
to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way
of emphatic formality. "What's that to you, sir?"
--Sheridan.
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Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was
addressed as a man holding a certain office, or
following a certain business. "Sir man of law." "Sir
parish priest." --Chaucer.
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Sir reverance. See under Reverence, n.
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Sir John Oldcastle
(gcide) | Falstaff \Falstaff\ prop. n.
Sir John Falstaff, a celebrated character in Shakespeare's
historical play " Henry IV." (1st and 2d parts), and also in
" The Merry Wives of Windsor." He is a very fat, sensual, and
witty old knight; a swindler, drunkard, and good-tempered
liar; and something of a coward. Falstaff was originally
called Sir John Oldcastle. The first actor of the part was
John Heminge.
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Note: Shakespeare found the name of John Oldcastle in the ...
older play of "Henry V."; in the Chronicle he found a
John Oldcastle, who was page to the Duke of Norfolk who
plays a part in "Richard II."; and this, according to
Shakespeare, his Falstaff (Oldcastle) had been in his
youth. When the poet wrote his "Henry IV." he knew not
who this Oldcastle was, whom he had rendered so
distinct with the designation as Norfolk's page; he was
a Lord Cobham [Sir John Oldcastle, known as the good
lord Cobham], who had perished as a Lollard and
Wickliffite in the persecution of the church under
Henry V. The Protestants regarded him as a holy martyr,
the Catholics as a heretic; the latter seized with
eagerness this description of the fat poltroon, and
gave it out as a portrait of Lord Cobham, who was
indeed physically and mentally his contrast. The family
complained of this misuse of a name dear to them, and
Shakespeare declared in the epilogue to "Henry IV."
that Cobham was in his sight also a martyr, and that
"this was not the man." At the same time, he changed
the name to Falstaff, but this was of little use; in
spite of the express retraction, subsequent Catholic
writers on church history still declared Falstaff to be
a portrait of the heretic Cobham. But it is a strange
circumstance that even now under the name of Falstaff
another historical character is again sought for, just
as if it were impossible for such a vigorous form not
to be a being of reality. It was referred to John
Fastolfe, whose cowardice is more stigmatised in "Henry
VI." than history justifies; and this too met with
public blame, although Shakespeare could have again
asserted that he intended Fastolfe as little as Cobham.
--Gervinus, Shakespeare Commentaries (tr. by K. E.
Bunnett, [ed. 1880), p. 800.
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Sir reverance
(gcide) | Sir \Sir\, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L.
senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an
aged person; akin to Gr. ??? old, Skr. sana, Goth. sineigs
old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen. Cf.
Seignior, Senate, Seneschal, Senior, Senor,
Signor, Sire, Sirrah.]
1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a
gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.]
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He was crowned lord and sire. --Gower.
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In the election of a sir so rare. --Shak.
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2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a
baronet.
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Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in
the active part. --Bacon.
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3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical
title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and
sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. --Nares.
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Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire
a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at
tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's
word. --Latimer.
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4. A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without
being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking
to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way
of emphatic formality. "What's that to you, sir?"
--Sheridan.
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Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was
addressed as a man holding a certain office, or
following a certain business. "Sir man of law." "Sir
parish priest." --Chaucer.
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Sir reverance. See under Reverence, n.
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Sir reverence
(gcide) | Reverence \Rev"er*ence\, n. [F. r['e]v['e]rence, L. reverentia.
See Reverent.]
1. Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and
affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition
to revere; veneration.
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If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence. --Chaucer.
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Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear.
--Coleridge.
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When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are
carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the
reverence of government islost. --Bacon.
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Note: Formerly, as in Chaucer, reverence denoted "respect"
"honor", without awe or fear.
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2. The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an
obeisance.
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Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about
twopence. --Goldsmith.
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And each of them doeth all his diligence
To do unto the feast reverence. --Chaucer.
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3. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence;
reverend character; dignity; state.
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I am forced to lay my reverence by. --Shak.
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4. A person entitled to be revered; -- a title applied to
priests or other ministers with the pronouns his or your;
sometimes poetically to a father. --Shak.
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Save your reverence, Saving your reverence, an
apologetical phrase for an unseemly expression made in the
presence of a priest or clergyman.
Sir reverence, a contracted form of Save your reverence.
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Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he
say. "Sir reverence." --Shak.
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To do reverence, to show reverence or honor; to perform an
act of reverence.
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Now lies he there,
And none so poor to do him reverence. --Shak.
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Syn: Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; dread.
Usage: Awe, Reverence, Dread, Veneration. Reverence
is a strong sentiment of respect and esteem, sometimes
mingled slightly with fear; as, reverence for the
divine law. Awe is a mixed feeling of sublimity and
dread in view of something great or terrible, sublime
or sacred; as, awe at the divine presence. It does not
necessarily imply love. Dread is an anxious fear in
view of an impending evil; as, dread of punishment.
Veneration is reverence in its strongest
manifestations. It is the highest emotion we can
exercise toward human beings. Exalted and noble
objects produce reverence; terrific and threatening
objects awaken dread; a sense of the divine presence
fills us with awe; a union of wisdom and virtue in one
who is advanced in years inspires us with veneration.
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Siraskier
(gcide) | Siraskier \Si*ras"kier\, n.
See Seraskier.
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Siraskierate
(gcide) | Siraskierate \Si*ras"kier*ate\, n.
See Seraskierate.
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Sirbonian
(gcide) | Sirbonian \Sir*bo"ni*an\, a.
See Serbonian.
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Sircar
(gcide) | Sircar \Sir*car"\, n. [Hind. & Per. sark[=a]r a superintendant,
overseer, chief; Per. sar the head + k[=a]r action, work.]
1. A Hindoo clerk or accountant. [India]
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2. A district or province; a circar. [India]
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3. The government; the supreme authority of the state.
[India]
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Sirdar
(gcide) | Sirdar \Sir*dar"\, n. [Hind. & Per. sard[=a]r a chief, general;
sar the head, top + d[=a]r holding, possessing.]
A native chief in Hindostan; a headman. --Malcom.
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2. In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one
commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army.
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Sire
(gcide) | Sire \Sire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Siring.]
To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of
stallions.
[1913 Webster]Sire \Sire\, n. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See
Sir.]
1. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir.
[Obs.]
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Pain and distress, sickness and ire,
And melancholy that angry sire,
Be of her palace senators. --Rom. of R.
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2. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders
and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.
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3. A father; the head of a family; the husband.
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Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband]. --Chaucer.
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And raise his issue, like a loving sire. --Shak.
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4. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
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[He] was the sire of an immortal strain. --Shelley.
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5. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to
horses; as, the horse had a good sire.
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Note: Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire,
grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather.
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Sired
(gcide) | Sire \Sire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Siring.]
To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of
stallions.
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Siredon
(gcide) | Siredon \Si*re"don\, n. [NL., from Gr. ??? a siren.] (Zool.)
The larval form of any salamander while it still has external
gills; especially, one of those which, like the axolotl
(Amblystoma Mexicanum), sometimes lay eggs while in this
larval state, but which under more favorable conditions lose
their gills and become normal salamanders. See also
Axolotl.
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Siren
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
[1913 Webster]Siren \Si"ren\, a.
Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren;
fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.
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Siren lacertina
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
[1913 Webster]Mud \Mud\ (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder
mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf.
Mother a scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
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Mud bass (Zool.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
pomotis} or Acantharchus pomotis) of the Eastern United
States. It produces a deep grunting note.
Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
disease.
Mud boat, a large flatboat used in dredging.
Mud cat. See mud cat in the vocabulary.
Mud crab (Zool.), any one of several American marine crabs
of the genus Panopeus.
Mud dab (Zool.), the winter flounder. See Flounder, and
Dab.
Mud dauber (Zool.), a mud wasp; the mud-dauber.
Mud devil (Zool.), the fellbender.
Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
removal.
Mud eel (Zool.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren
lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has
persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of
legs. See Siren.
Mud frog (Zool.), a European frog (Pelobates fuscus).
Mud hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American coot (Fulica Americana).
(b) The clapper rail.
Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
[Slang]
Mud minnow (Zool.), any small American fresh-water fish of
the genus Umbra, as Umbra limi. The genus is allied to
the pickerels.
Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
Mud puppy (Zool.), the menobranchus.
Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
[U.S.]
Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zool.), any one of numerous
species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
Mud wasp (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hymenopterous insects belonging to Pepaeus, and allied
genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber.
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sirene
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
[1913 Webster]Sirene \Si*rene"\, n.
See Siren, 6.
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Sirene
(gcide) | Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]
1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according
to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island
near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness
that they lured mariners to destruction.
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Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;
Their song is death, and makes destruction please.
--Pope.
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2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.
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3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.
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Consumption is a siren. --W. Irving.
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4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren
or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,
and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They
inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern
United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina)
is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
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6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)
An instrument for producing musical tones and for
ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per
second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds
are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A
form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed
air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written
also sirene, and syren.]
[1913 Webster]Sirene \Si*rene"\, n.
See Siren, 6.
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Sirenia
(gcide) | Sirenia \Si*re"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the
manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera.
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Note: The hind limbs are either rudimentary or wanting, and
the front ones are changed to paddles. They have horny
plates on the front part of the jaws, and usually
flat-crowned molar teeth. The stomach is complex and
the intestine long, as in other herbivorous mammals.
See Cetacea
(b) .
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Sirenian
(gcide) | Sirenian \Si*re"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)
Any species of Sirenia.
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Sirenical
(gcide) | Sirenical \Si*ren"ic*al\, a.
Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive.
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Here's couple of sirenical rascals shall enchant ye.
--Marton.
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Sirenize
(gcide) | Sirenize \Si"ren*ize\, v. i.
To use the enticements of a siren; to act as a siren; to
fascinate.
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Siriasis
(gcide) | Siriasis \Si*ri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? the Dog
Star, properly, scorching.] (Med.)
(a) A sunstroke.
(b) The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf.
Insolation.
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Siring
(gcide) | Sire \Sire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Siring.]
To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of
stallions.
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Sirius
(gcide) | Sirius \Sir"i*us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, properly, scorching.]
(Astron.)
The Dog Star. See Dog Star.
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Sirkeer
(gcide) | Sirkeer \Sir"keer\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of Asiatic cuckoos of the genus
Taccocua, as the Bengal sirkeer (Taccocua sirkee).
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Sirloin
(gcide) | Sirloin \Sir"loin`\, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called
because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed
Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular
story.]
A loin of beef, or a part of a loin. [Written also
surloin.]
[1913 Webster]Surloin \Sur"loin`\ (s[^u]r"loin`), n. [F. surlonge; sur upon +
longe loin. See Sur-, and Loin.]
A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See Sirloin,
the more usual, but not etymologically preferable,
orthography. [Also spelled sirloin.]
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sirloin
(gcide) | Sirloin \Sir"loin`\, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called
because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed
Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular
story.]
A loin of beef, or a part of a loin. [Written also
surloin.]
[1913 Webster]Surloin \Sur"loin`\ (s[^u]r"loin`), n. [F. surlonge; sur upon +
longe loin. See Sur-, and Loin.]
A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See Sirloin,
the more usual, but not etymologically preferable,
orthography. [Also spelled sirloin.]
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sirmark
(gcide) | Surmark \Sur"mark`\ (s[^u]r"m[aum]rk`), n. (Shipbuilding)
A mark made on the molds of a ship, when building, to show
where the angles of the timbers are to be placed. [Written
also sirmark.]
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Sirname
(gcide) | Sirname \Sir"name`\, n.
See Surname.
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Siroc
(gcide) | Siroc \Si"roc\, n.
See Sirocco. [Poetic] --Emerson.
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