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Shunt (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Shunting.] [Prov. E., to move from, to put off, fr. OE. shunten, schunten, schounten; cf. D. schuinte a slant, slope, Icel. skunda to hasten. Cf. .] 1. To shun; to move from. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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2. To cause to move suddenly; to give a sudden start to; to shove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Ash.
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3. To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a grain or a car upon a side track; to switch off; to shift.
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For shunting your late partner on to me. T. Hughes.
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4. (Elec.) To provide with a shunt; as, to shunt a galvanometer.
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Shunt (?), v. i. To go aside; to turn off.
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Shunt, n. [Cf. D. schuinte slant, slope, declivity. See , v. t.] 1. (Railroad) A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free.
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2. (Elec.) A conducting circuit joining two points in a conductor, or the terminals of a galvanometer or dynamo, so as to form a parallel or derived circuit through which a portion of the current may pass, for the purpose of regulating the amount passing in the main circuit.
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3. (Gunnery) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
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Coloq. Shunt dynamo (Elec.), a dynamo in which the field circuit is connected with the main circuit so as to form a shunt to the letter, thus employing a portion of the current from the armature to maintain the field. -- Coloq. Shunt gun , a firearm having shunt rifling. See under .
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Shunter (?), n. (Railroad) A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.
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Shunting, p. pr. & vb. n. of . Specif.: vb. n. (a) (Railroads) Switching; as, shunting engine, yard, etc. [British] (b) (Finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage. [Great Britain]
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Shunt valve. (Mach.) A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of escape than normally; specif., a valve, actuated by the governor, used in one system of marine-engine governing to connect both ends of the low-pressure cylinder as a supplementary control.
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Shunt winding. (Elec.) A winding so arranged as to divide the armature current and lead a portion of it around the field-magnet coils; -- opposed to series winding. -- Shunt-wound (#), a.
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Shut (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shut; p. pr. & vb. n. Shutting.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. schützen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS. sceótan to shoot. √159. See .] 1. To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.
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2. To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut the ports of a country by a blockade.
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Shall that be shut to man which to the beast
Is open? Milton.
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3. To preclude; to exclude; to bar out. “Shut from every shore.” Dryden.
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4. To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to shut a book.
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Coloq. To shut in . (a) To inclose; to confine. “The Lord shut him in.” Cen. vii. 16. (b) To cover or intercept the view of; as, one point shuts in another. -- Coloq. To shut off . (a) To exclude. (b) To prevent the passage of, as steam through a pipe, or water through a flume, by closing a cock, valve, or gate. -- Coloq. To shut out , to preclude from entering; to deny admission to; to exclude; as, to shut out rain by a tight roof. -- Coloq. To shut together , to unite; to close, especially to close by welding. -- Coloq. To shut up . (a) To close; to make fast the entrances into; as, to shut up a house. (b) To obstruct. “Dangerous rocks shut up the passage.” Sir W. Raleigh. (c) To inclose; to confine; to imprison; to fasten in; as, to shut up a prisoner.
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Before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Gal. iii. 23.
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(d) To end; to terminate; to conclude.
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When the scene of life is shut up, the slave will be above his master if he has acted better. Collier.
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(e) To unite, as two pieces of metal by welding. (f) To cause to become silent by authority, argument, or force.
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Shut, v. i. To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard.
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Coloq. To shut up , to cease speaking. [Colloq.] T. Hughes.
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Shut, a. 1. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.
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2. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person. [Now dialectical or local, Eng. & U.S.] L'Estrange.
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3. (Phon.) (a) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g. H. Sweet. (b) Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant in the same syllable, as the English short vowels, ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ, always are.
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Shut, n. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
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Just then returned at shut of evening flowers. Milton.
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2. A door or cover; a shutter. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.
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3. The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.
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Coloq. Cold shut , the imperfection in a casting caused by the flowing of liquid metal upon partially chilled metal; also, the imperfect weld in a forging caused by the inadequate heat of one surface under working.
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Shute (?), n. Same as , or .
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Shutter (?), n. 1. One who shuts or closes.
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2. A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some strength as a defense; a blind.
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3. A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle.
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4. (Photog.) A mechanical device of various forms, attached to the aperture of a camera lens for opening and closing to expose the plate. It is usually designed so that the time during which the aperture is opened may be varied by a manual dial or by some automatic mechanism, thereby allowing proper exposure of a photographic film under different intensities of light.
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Shuttered (?), a. Furnished with shutters.
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Shuttle (?), n. [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl, schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all from AS. sceótan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte, shuttle, dial. Sw. skyttel, sköttel. √159. See , and cf. , .] 1. An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.
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Like shuttles through the loom, so swiftly glide
My feathered hours. Sandys.
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2. The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
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3. A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal. [R.]
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Coloq. Shuttle box (Weaving), a case at the end of a shuttle race, to receive the shuttle after it has passed the thread of the warp; also, one of a set of compartments containing shuttles with different colored threads, which are passed back and forth in a certain order, according to the pattern of the cloth woven. -- Coloq. Shutten race , a sort of shelf in a loom, beneath the warp, along which the shuttle passes; a channel or guide along which the shuttle passes in a sewing machine. -- Coloq. Shuttle shell (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Volva, or Radius, having a smooth, spindle-shaped shell prolonged into a channel at each end.
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Shuttle (?), v. i. To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.
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I had to fly far and wide, shutting athwart the big Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be. Carlyle.
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Shuttlecock (?), n. A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a battledoor in play; also, the play itself.
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Shuttlecock, v. t. To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock words. Thackeray.
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Shuttlecork (?), n. See .
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Shuttlewise (?), adv. Back and forth, like the movement of a shuttle.
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Shwan-pan (?), n. See .
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Shy (shī), a. [Compar. Shier (shīẽr) or Shyer; superl. Shiest or Shyest.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sceóh; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. .] 1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
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The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting. Swift.
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2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
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What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's nobody loves you better than I. Arbuthnot.
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The embarrassed look of shy distress
And maidenly shamefacedness. Wordsworth.
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3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.
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I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the preparation of medicines. Boyle.
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Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of thier successors. Sir H. Wotton.
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4. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.[Slang]
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5. (Poker), owing money to the pot; -- in cases where an opponent's bet has exceeded a player's available stake or chips, but the player chooses to continue playing the hand before adding the required bet to the pot. [Slang]
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Coloq. To fight shy . See under , v. i.
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Shy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shying.] [From , a.] To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
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Shy, v. t. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. T. Hughes.
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Shy, n. 1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
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2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. Thackeray.
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If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. Punch.
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Shyly, adv. In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve. [Written also shily.]
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Shyness, n. The quality or state of being shy. [Written also shiness.]
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Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy soul. Baxter.
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Syn. -- Bashfulness; reserve; coyness; timidity; diffidence. See .
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Shyster (?), n. [Perh. from G. scheisse excrement.] A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way. [Slang, U.S.]
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Si (?). [It.] (Mus.) A syllable applied, in solmization, to the note B; more recently, to the seventh tone of any major diatonic scale. It was added to Guido's scale by Le Maire about the end of the 17th century.
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Siaga (?), n. (Zoöl.) The ahu, or jairou.
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Sialogogue (?), n. [Gr. sialon saliva + ���� leading, from ��� to lead: cf. F. sialagogue.] (Med.) An agent which promotes the flow of saliva.
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Siamang (?), n. [Malay siāmang.] (Zool.) A gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus), native of Sumatra. It has the second and third toes partially united by a web.
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Siamese (?), a. Of or pertaining to Siam, its native people, or their language.
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Siamese, n. sing. & pl. 1. A native or inhabitant of Siam; pl., the people of Siam.
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2. sing. The language of the Siamese.
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Sib (sĭb), n. [AS. sibb alliance, gesib a relative. √289. See .] 1. A blood relation. [Obs.] Nash.
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2. a .
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Sib, a. Related by blood; akin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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Your kindred is but . . . little sib to you. Chaucer.
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[He] is no fairy birn, ne sib at all
To elfs, but sprung of seed terrestrial. Spenser.
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Sibbens (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Med.) A contagious disease, endemic in Scotland, resembling the yaws. It is marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of the body. In the Orkneys the name is applied to the itch. [Written also sivvens.]
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Siberian (?), a. [From Siberia, Russ. Sibire.] Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Siberia.
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Coloq. Siberian crab (Bot.), the Siberian crab apple. See Crab apple, under . -- Coloq. Siberian dog (Zoöl.), one of a large breed of dogs having erect ears and the hair of the body and tail very long. It is distinguished for endurance of fatigue when used for the purpose of draught. -- Coloq. Siberian pea tree (Bot.), a small leguminous tree (Cragana arborescens) with yellow flowers. It is a native of Siberia.
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{ Sibilance (?), Sibilancy (?), } n. The quality or state of being sibilant; sibilation.
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Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote . . . verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath. Lowell.
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Sibilant (?), a. [L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr. of sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.] Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds. -- n. A sibiliant letter.
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Sibilate (?), v. t. & i. To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.
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Sibilation (?), n. [L. sibilatio.] Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss.
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He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. Tennyson.
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Sibilatory (?), a. Hissing; sibilant.
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Sibilous (?), a. [L. sibilus.] Having a hissing sound; hissing; sibilant. [R.] Pennant.
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sibling [sub + -ling.] (sĭblĭng), n. a brother or a sister. Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those related only by a common mother are uterine siblings; those related only by a common father are agnate siblings or consanguine siblings (a legal term). A sibling having both parents in common is a sibling-german or a full brother or full sister. These modifying terms are more commonly used for the more specific uterine brother, uterine sister, agnate brother, brother-german, etc.
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sibling (sĭblĭng), a. of or pertaining to a , n.; as, sibling rivalry: the common rivalry between siblings.
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Sibyl (?), n. [L. sibylla, Gr. ����.] 1. (Class. Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy.
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☞ The number of the sibyls is variously stated by different authors; but the opinion of Varro, that there were ten, is generally adopted. They dwelt in various parts of Persia, Greece, and Italy.
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2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. “An old highland sibyl.” Sir W. Scott.
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Sibylist, n. One who believes in a sibyl or the sibylline prophecies. Cudworth.
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Sibylline (?), a. [L. sibyllinus.] Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls.
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Coloq. Sibylline books . (a) (Rom. Antiq.) Books or documents of prophecies in verse concerning the fate of the Roman empire, said to have been purchased by Tarquin the Proud from a sibyl. (b) Certain Jewish and early Christian writings purporting to have been prophetic and of sibylline origin. They date from 100 b. c. to a. d. 500.
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Sic (?), a. Such. [Scot.]
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Sic (?), adv. [L.] Thus.
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☞ This word is sometimes inserted in a quotation [sic], to call attention to the fact that some remarkable or inaccurate expression, misspelling, or the like, is literally reproduced.
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Sicamore (?), n. (Bot.) See .
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Sicca (?), n. [Ar. sikka.] A seal; a coining die; -- used adjectively to designate the silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains.
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Coloq. Sicca rupee , an East Indian coin, valued nominally at about two shillings sterling, or fifty cents.
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Siccate (?), v. t. [L. siccatus, p. p. of siccare to dry, fr. siecus dry.] To dry. [R.]
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Siccation (?), n. [L. siccatio.] The act or process of drying. [R.] Bailey.
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Siccative (?), a. [L. siccativus.] Drying; causing to dry. -- n. That which promotes drying.
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Siccific (?), a.[L. siccificus; siccus dry + facere to make. See .] Causing dryness.
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Siccity (?), n. [L. siccitas, fr. siccus dry.] Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture. [Obs.]
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The siccity and dryness of its flesh. Sir T. Browne.
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Sice (?), n. [F. six, fr. L. sex six. See .] The number six at dice.
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Sicer (?), n. [L. sicera. See .] A strong drink; cider. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Sich (?), a. Such. [Obs. or Colloq.] Spenser.
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Sicilian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants.
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Coloq. Sicilian vespers , the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday, at the hour of vespers.
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Sicilian, n. A native or inhabitant of Sicily.
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Siciliano (?), n. [It., Sicilian.] A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a rather slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure; also, the music to the dance.
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Sicilienne (?), n. [F., fem. of sicilien Sicilian.] A kind of rich poplin.
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Sick (?), a. [Compar. Sicker (?); superl. Sickest.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. seóc; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj�kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under .
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Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. Mark i. 30.
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Behold them that are sick with famine. Jer. xiv. 18.
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2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.
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3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of; as, to be sick of flattery.
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He was not so sick of his master as of his work. L'Estrange.
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4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.
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So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that, if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would either find or make some sick feathers in his wings. Fuller.
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Coloq. Sick bay (Naut.), an apartment in a vessel, used as the ship's hospital. -- Coloq. Sick bed , the bed upon which a person lies sick. -- Coloq. Sick berth , an apartment for the sick in a ship of war. -- Coloq. Sick headache (Med.), a variety of headache attended with disorder of the stomach and nausea. -- Coloq. Sick list , a list containing the names of the sick. -- Coloq. Sick room , a room in which a person lies sick, or to which he is confined by sickness. [These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc., are also written both hyphened and solid.]
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Syn. -- Diseased; ill; disordered; distempered; indisposed; weak; ailing; feeble; morbid.
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Sick, n. Sickness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Sick, v. i. To fall sick; to sicken. [Obs.] Shak.
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Sick-brained (?), a. Disordered in the brain.
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Sicken (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sickened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sickening.] 1. To make sick; to disease.
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Raise this strength, and sicken that to death. Prior.
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2. To make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken the stomach.
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3. To impair; to weaken. [Obs.] Shak.
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Sicken, v. i. 1. To become sick; to fall into disease.
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The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died. Bacon.
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2. To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to be filled with abhorrence or aversion; to be surfeited or satiated.
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Mine eyes did sicken at the sight. Shak.
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