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Silversmith (?), n. One whose occupation is to manufacture utensils, ornaments, etc., of silver; a worker in silver.
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Silverspot (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies of the genus Argynnis and allied genera, having silvery spots on the under side of the wings. See Illust. under .
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Silver State. Nevada; -- a nickname alluding to its silver mines.
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Silverware (?), n. Dishes, vases, ornaments, and utensils of various sorts, made of silver.
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Silverweed (?), n. (Bot.) A perennial rosaceous herb (Potentilla Anserina) having the leaves silvery white beneath.
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Silvery (?), a. 1. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.
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All the enameled race, whose silvery wing
Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring.
Pope.
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2. Besprinkled or covered with silver.
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3. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh.
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Coloq. Silvery iron (Metal.), a peculiar light-gray fine-grained cast iron, usually obtained from clay iron ore.
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Silviculture (?), n. [Cf. F. silviculture.] See .
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Silvics (?), n. 1. The science treating of the life of trees in the forest.
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2. Habit or behavior of a forest tree.
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Sima (?), n. (Arch.) A cyma.
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Simagre (?), n. [F. simagrée.] A grimace. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Simar (?), n. [F. simarre. See .] A woman's long dress or robe; also light covering; a scarf. [Written also cimar, cymar, samare, simare.]
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Simarre (?). [F.] See . Sir W. Scott.
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Simblot (?), n. [F. simbleau.] The harness of a drawloom.
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Simia (?), n. [L., an ape; cf. simus flatnosed, snub-nosed, Gr. ���.] (Zoöl.) A Linnæan genus of Quadrumana which included the types of numerous modern genera. By modern writers it is usually restricted to the genus which includes the orang-outang.
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Simial (?), a. (Zoöl.) Simian; apelike.
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Simian (?), a. [L. simia an ape.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family Simiadæ, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys; also, apelike. -- n. Any Old World monkey or ape.
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Similar (?), a. [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See , a., and cf. .] 1. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.
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2. Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness.
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3. Homogenous; uniform. [R.] Boyle.
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Coloq. Similar figures (Geom.), figures which differ from each other only in magnitude, being made up of the same number of like parts similarly situated. -- Coloq. Similar rectilineal figures , such as have their several angles respectively equal, each to each, and their sides about the equal angles proportional. -- Coloq. Similar solids , such as are contained by the same number of similar planes, similarly situated, and having like inclination to one another.
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Similar, n. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
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Similarity (?), n.; pl. -ties (#). [Cf. F. similarité.] The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features.
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Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all.
Sir W. Hamilton.
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Similarly (?), adv. In a similar manner.
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Similary (?), a. Similar. [Obs.]
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Rhyming cadences of similarly words.
South.
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Similative (?), a. Implying or indicating likeness or resemblance. [R.]
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In similative or instrumental relation to a pa. pple. [past participle], as almond-leaved, -scented, etc.
New English Dict.
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Simile (?), n.; pl. Similes (#). [L., from similis. See .] (Rhet.) A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison.
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A good swift simile, but something currish.
Shak.
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Similiter (?), n. [L., in like manner.] (Law) The technical name of the form by which either party, in pleading, accepts the issue tendered by his opponent; -- called sometimes a joinder in issue.
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Similitude (?), n. [F. similitude, L. similitudo, from similis similar. See .] 1. The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance. Chaucer.
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Let us make now man in our image, man
In our similitude.
Milton.
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If fate some future bard shall join
In sad similitude of griefs to mine.
Pope.
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2. The act of likening, or that which likens, one thing to another; fanciful or imaginative comparison; a simile.
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Tasso, in his similitudes, never departed from the woods; that is, all his comparisons were taken from the country.
Dryden.
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3. That which is like or similar; a representation, semblance, or copy; a facsimile.
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Man should wed his similitude.
Chaucer.
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Similitudinary (?), a. Involving or expressing similitude. [Obs.] Coke.
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Similize (?), v. t. To liken; to compare; as, to similize a person, thing, or act. Lowell.
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Similor (?), n. [F., fr. L. similus similar + F. or gold, L. aurum. Cf. .] An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, but of a golden color. Ure.
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Simious (?), a.[L. simia an ape.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Simiæ; monkeylike.
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That strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others.
Sydney Smith.
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Simitar (?), n. See .
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Simmer (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Simmered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Simmering.] [Prov. E. also simper; -- an onomatopoetic word.] To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
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I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth to boil.
Palsgrave.
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Simmer, v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.
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Simnel (?), n. [OF. simenel cake or bread of wheat flour, LL. simenellus wheat bread, fr. L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. .] 1. A kind of cake made of fine flour; a cracknel. [Obs.]
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Not common bread, but vastel bread, or simnels.
Fuller.
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2. A kind of rich plum cake, eaten especially on Mid-Lent Sunday. [Eng.] Herrick.
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Simoniac (?), n. [LL. simoniacus. See .] One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church. Ayliffe.
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Simoniacal (?), a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. -- Simoniacally, adv.
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The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom.
J. S. Harford.
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Simonial (?), a. Simoniacal. [Obs.]
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Simonian (?), n.[See .] One of the followers of Simon Magus; also, an adherent of certain heretical sects in the early Christian church.
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Simonious (?), a. Simoniacal. [Obs.] Milton.
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Simonist (?), n. One who practices simony.
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Simon-pure (?), a. Genuine; true; real; authentic; -- a term alluding to the comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another and is obliged to prove himself to be the “real Simon Pure.”
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Simony (?), n. [F. simonie, LL. simonia, fr. Simon Magus, who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy Spirit. Acts viii.] The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward. Piers Plowman.
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{ Simoom (?), Simoon (?), } n. [Ar. sam�m, fr. samma to poison. Cf. .] A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.
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Simous (?), a.[L. simus, Gr. ���.] Having a very flat or snub nose, with the end turned up.
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Simpai (?), n.[Malay simpei.] (Zoöl.) A long-tailed monkey (Semnopitchecus melalophus) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called also black-crested monkey, and sinpæ.
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Simper (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Simpered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Simpering.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp.] 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.
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Behold yond simpering dame.
Shak.
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With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling.
ir. P. Sidney.
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2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.]
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Yet can I mark how stars above
Simper and shine.
Herbert.
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Simper, n. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.
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The conscious simper, and the jealous leer.
Pope.
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Simperer (?), n. One who simpers. Sir W. Scott.
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A simperer that a court affords.
T. Nevile.
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Simpering, a. & n. from , v.
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Simperingly, adv. In a simpering manner.
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Simple (?), a. [Compar. Simpler (?); superl. Simplest.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to each, single. Cg. , a., , a., and for the last part of the word cf. , .] 1. Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
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2. Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress. “Simple truth.” Spenser. “His simple story.” Burns.
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3. Mere; not other than; being only.
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A medicine . . . whose simple touch
Is powerful to araise King Pepin.
Shak.
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4. Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
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Full many fine men go upon my score, as simple as I stand here, and I trust them.
Marston.
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Must thou trust Tradition's simple tongue?
Byron.
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To be simple is to be great.
Emerson.
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5. Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
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In simple manners all the secret lies.
Young.
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6. Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
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7. Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly. “You have simple wits.” Shak.
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The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
Prov. xiv. 15.
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8. Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
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Thy simple fare and all thy plain delights.
Cowper.
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9. Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
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A simple husbandman in garments gray.
Spenser.
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Clergy and laity, male and female, gentle and simple made the fuel of the same fire.
Fuller.
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10. (BOt.) Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
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11. (Chem.) Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. , a.
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☞ A simple body is one that has not as yet been decomposed. There are indications that many of our simple elements are still compound bodies, though their actual decomposition into anything simpler may never be accomplished.
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12. (Min.) Homogenous.
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13. (Zoöl.) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
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Coloq. Simple contract (Law), any contract, whether verbal or written, which is not of record or under seal. J. W. Smith. Chitty. -- Coloq. Simple equation (Alg.), an equation containing but one unknown quantity, and that quantity only in the first degree. -- Coloq. Simple eye (Zoöl.), an eye having a single lens; -- opposed to compound eye. -- Coloq. Simple interest . See under . -- Coloq. Simple larceny . (Law) See under . -- Coloq. Simple obligation (Rom. Law), an obligation which does not depend for its execution upon any event provided for by the parties, or is not to become void on the happening of any such event. Burrill.
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Syn. -- Single; uncompounded; unmingled; unmixed; mere; uncombined; elementary; plain; artless; sincere; harmless; undesigning; frank; open; unaffected; inartificial; unadorned; credulous; silly; foolish; shallow; unwise. -- , . One who is simple is sincere, unaffected, and inexperienced in duplicity, -- hence liable to be duped. A silly person is one who is ignorant or weak and also self-confident; hence, one who shows in speech and act a lack of good sense. Simplicity is incompatible with duplicity, artfulness, or vanity, while silliness is consistent with all three. Simplicity denotes lack of knowledge or of guile; silliness denotes want of judgment or right purpose, a defect of character as well as of education.
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I am a simple woman, much too weak
To oppose your cunning.
Shak.
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He is the companion of the silliest people in their most silly pleasure; he is ready for every impertinent entertainment and diversion.
Law.
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Simple (?), n. [F. See , a.] 1. Something not mixed or compounded. “Compounded of many simples.” Shak.
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2. (Med.) A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
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What virtue is in this remedy lies in the naked simple itself as it comes over from the Indies.
Sir W. Temple.
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3. (Weaving) (a) A drawloom. (b) A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
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4. (R. C. Ch.) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
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Simple, v. i. To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
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As simpling on the flowery hills she [Circe] strayed.
Garth.
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Simple-hearted (?), a. Sincere; inguenuous; guileless. Sir W. Scott.
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Simple-minded (?), a. Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity. Blackstone. -- Simple-mindedness, n.
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Simpleness, n. The quality or state of being simple; simplicity. Shak.
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Simpler (?), n. One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a simplist.
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Coloq. Simpler's joy . (Bot.) Vervain.
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Simpless (?), n. [F. simplesse.] Simplicity; silliness. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Simplesse (?), n. a trade name for a fat substitute prepared as microparticles of protein from whey. It has little fat, but has a consistency and taste resembling fat, and is thus used to prepare foods low in fat for dietetic purposes. [Trade name]
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Simpleton (?), n. [Cf. F. simplet, It. semplicione.] A person of weak intellect; a silly person.
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Simplician (?), n. [Cf. OF. simplicien.] One who is simple. [Obs.] Arnway.
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Simplicity (?), n. [F. simplicité, L. simplicitas. See .] 1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
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2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.
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3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.
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Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded.
Hayward.
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In wit a man; simplicity a child.
Pope.
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4. Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.
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5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.
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6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
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How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning?
Prov. i. 22.
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Simplification (?), n. [Cf. F. simplification.] The act of simplifying. A. Smith.
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Simplify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Simplified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Simplifying (?).] [Cf. F. simplifier, LL. simplificare. See , and .] To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making.
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The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so far simplified.
A. Hamilton.
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It is important, in scientific pursuits, to be caitious in simplifying our deductions.
W. Nicholson.
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Simplist (?), n. One skilled in simples, or medicinal plants; a simpler. Sir T. Browne.
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Simplistic (?), a. Of or pertaining to simples, or a simplist. [R.] Wilkinson.
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Simplity (?), n. Simplicity. [Obs.]
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Simploce (?), n. (Gram.) See .
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Simply (?), adv. 1. In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.
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[They] make that now good or evil, . . . which otherwise of itself were not simply the one or the other.
Hooker.
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Simply the thing I am
Shall make me live.
Shak.
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