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2. Plainly; without art or subtlety.
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Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise
By simply meek. Milton.
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3. Weakly; foolishly. Johnson.
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{ Simulacher, Simulachre } (?), n. [Cf. F. simulacre.] See . [Obs.]
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Simulacrum (?), n.; pl. Simulacra (#). [L. See .] A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.
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Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. Thackeray.
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Simular (?), n. [Cf. L. simulator, F. simulateur. See .] One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender. [Obs.] Shak.
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Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchers. Tyndale.
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Simular, a. False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] “Thou simular man of virtue.” Shak.
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Simulate (?), a. [L. simulatus, p. p. of simulare to simulate; akin to simul at the same time, together, similis like. See , and cf. , .] Feigned; pretended. Bale.
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Simulate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Simulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Simulating.] To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign.
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The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin. Macaulay.
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Simulation (?), n. [F. simulation, L. simulatio.] The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.
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Syn. -- Counterfeiting; feint; pretense.
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Simulator (?), n. [L.] One who simulates, or feigns. De Quincey.
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Simulatory (?), a. Simulated, or capable of being simulated. Bp. Hall.
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Simultaneity (?), n. The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
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Simultaneous (?), a. [LL. simultim at the same time, fr. L. simul. See .] Existing, happening, or done, at the same time; as, simultaneous events. -- Simultaneously, adv. -- Simultaneousness, n.
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Coloq. Simultaneous equations (Alg.), two or more equations in which the values of the unknown quantities entering them are the same at the same time in both or in all.
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Simulty (?), n. [L. simultas a hostile encounter, drudge, originally, a (hostile) coming together, fr. simul together: cf. OF. simulté.] Private grudge or quarrel; as, domestic simulties. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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simvastatin (?), n. a chemical substance (C25H38O5) having inhibitory activity on the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and used in medicine to reduce cholesterol levels in blood.
Syn. -- synvinolin; MK-733; Zocor.
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Sin (?), adv., prep., & conj. Old form of . [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Sin that his lord was twenty year of age. Chaucer.
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Sin, n. [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS. sundia, OHG. sunta, G. sünde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L. sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is. Cf. , .] 1. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
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Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. John viii. 34.
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Sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John iii. 4.
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I think 't no sin.
To cozen him that would unjustly win. Shak.
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Enthralled
By sin to foul, exorbitant desires. Milton.
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2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
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I grant that poetry's a crying sin. Pope.
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3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
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He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin. 2 Cor. v. 21.
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4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.]
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Thy ambition,
Thou scarlet sin, robbed this bewailing land
Of noble Buckingham. Shak.
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☞ Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred, sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like.
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Coloq. Actual sin , Coloq. Canonical sins , Coloq. Original sin , Coloq. Venial sin . See under , , etc. -- Coloq. Deadly sins , or Coloq. Mortal sins (R. C. Ch.), willful and deliberate transgressions, which take away divine grace; -- in distinction from vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride, covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth. -- Coloq. Sin eater , a man who (according to a former practice in England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself. -- Coloq. Sin offering , a sacrifice for sin; something offered as an expiation for sin.
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Syn. -- Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See .
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Sin, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sinning.] [OE. sinnen, singen, sinegen, AS. syngian. See , n.] 1. To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; -- often followed by against.
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Against thee, thee only, have I sinned. Ps. li. 4.
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All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Rom. iii. 23.
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2. To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress.
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I am a man
More sinned against than sinning. Shak.
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Who but wishes to invert the laws
Of order, sins against the eternal cause. Pope.
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{ Sinaic (?), Sinaitic (?), } a. [From Mount Sinai.] Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law.
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Coloq. Sinaitic manuscript , a fourth century Greek manuscript of the part Bible, discovered at Mount Sinai (the greater part of it in 1859) by Tisschendorf, a German Biblical critic; -- called also Codex Sinaiticus.
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Sinalbin (?), n. [From L. Sinapis + alba.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard (Brassica alba, formerly Sinapis alba), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
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Sinamine (?), n. [Sinapis + melamine.] (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly from oil of mustard and ammonia; -- called also allyl melamine.
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Sinapate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of sinapic acid.
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Sinapic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to sinapine; specifically, designating an acid (C11H12O5) related to gallic acid, and obtained by the decomposition of sinapine, as a white crystalline substance.
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Sinapine (?), n. [L. sinapi, sinapis, mustard, Gr. ��: cf. F. sinapine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes decomposition.
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Sinapis (?), n. [L.] (Bot.) A disused generic name for mustard; -- now called Brassica.
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Sinapisin (?), n. (Chem.) A substance extracted from mustard seed and probably identical with sinalbin. [Obs.]
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Sinapism (?), n. [L. sinapismus, Gr. ��, the use of a mustard blister, fr. �� to apply a mustard blister, fr. �� mustard.] (Med.) A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed. It is a powerful irritant.
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Sinapoleic (?), a. [Sinapis + oleic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to mustard oil; specifically, designating an acid of the oleic acid series said to occur in mistard oil.
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Sinapoline (?), n. [Sinapis + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, CO.(NH.C3H5)2, related to urea, extracted from mustard oil, and also produced artifically, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also diallyl urea.
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Sincaline (?), n. [So called because obtained by the action of alkalies on sinapine.] (Chem.) Choline. [Written also sinkaline.]
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Since (sĭns), adv. [For sins, contr. fr. OE. sithens, sithenes, formed by an adverbial ending (cf. ) from OE. sithen, also shortened into sithe, sin, AS. siððan, syððan, seoððan, afterward, then, since, after; properly, after that; fr. sīð after, later, adv. and prep. (originally a comparative adv., akin to OS. sīð afterward, since, OHG. sīd, G. seit since, Goth. seiþus late, ni þanaseiþs no longer) + ðon instrumental of the demonstrative and article. See .] 1. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
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We since become the slaves to one man's lust. B. Jonson.
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2. In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.
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How many ages since has Virgil writ? Roscommon.
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About two years since, it so fell out, that he was brought to a great lady's house. Sir P. Sidney.
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3. When or that. [Obs.]
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Do you remember since we lay all night in the windmill in St. George's field? Shak.
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Since, prep. From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the object.
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The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming. Gen. xxx. 30.
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I have a model by which he build a nobler poem than any extant since the ancients. Dryden.
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Since, conj. Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.
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Since that my penitence comes after all,
Imploring pardon. Shak.
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Since truth and constancy are vain,
Since neither love, nor sense of pain,
Nor force of reason, can persuade,
Then let example be obeyed. Granville.
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Syn. -- Because; for; as; inasmuch as; considering. See .
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Sincere (?), a. [Compar. Sincerer (?); superl. Sincerest.] [L. sincerus, of uncertain origin; the first part perhaps akin to sin- in singuli (see ), and the second to cernere to separate (cf. ): cf. F. sincère.] 1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
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There is no sincere acid in any animal juice. Arbuthnot.
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A joy which never was sincere till now. Dryden.
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2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.]
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The inviolable body stood sincere. Dryden.
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3. Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
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A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our actions. Law.
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4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.
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The more sincere you are, the better it will fare with you at the great day of account. Waterland.
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Syn. -- Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected; inartificial; frank; upright. See .
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Sincerely, adv. In a sincere manner. Specifically: (a) Purely; without alloy. Milton. (b) Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.
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Sincereness, n. Same as . Beau. & Fl.
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Sincerity (?), n. [L. sinceritas: cf. F. sincérité.] The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.
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I protest, in the sincerity of love. Shak.
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Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important. Knox.
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Sinch (?), n. [See .] A saddle girth made of leather, canvas, woven horsehair, or woven grass. [Western U.S.]
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Sinch, v. t. To gird with a sinch; to tighten the sinch or girth of (a saddle); as, to sinch up a sadle. [Western U.S.]
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Sincipital (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sinciput; being in the region of the sinciput.
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Sinciput (?), n. [L., half a head; semihalf + caput the head.] 1. (Anat.) The fore part of the head.
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2. (Zoöl.) The part of the head of a bird between the base of the bill and the vertex.
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Sindi (?), n. [Ar. Sindī, fr. Sind Indian, Skr. sindhu river, sea, the river Indus, the country along the Indus. Cf. , .] (Ethnol.) A native of Sind, India, esp. one of the native Hindoo stock.
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Sindon (?), n. [L., a kind of fine Indian cotton stuff, Gr. ��.] 1. A wrapper. [Obs.] “Wrapped in sindons of linen.” Bacon.
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2. (Surg.) A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine. Dunglison.
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Sine (?), n. [LL. sinus a sine, L. sinus bosom, used in translating the Ar. jaib, properly, bosom, but probably read by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original jība sine, from Skr. jīva bowstring, chord of an arc, sine.] (Trig.) (a) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity. (b) The perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle, below.
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Coloq. Artificial sines , logarithms of the natural sines, or logarithmic sines. -- Coloq. Curve of sines . See . -- Coloq. Natural sines , the decimals expressing the values of the sines, the radius being unity. -- Coloq. Sine of an angle , in a circle whose radius is unity, the sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the hypotenuse. See Trigonometrical function, under . -- Coloq. Versed sine , that part of the diameter between the sine and the arc.
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Sine (?), prep. [L.] Without.
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Sinecural (?), a. Of or pertaining to a sinecure; being in the nature of a sinecure.
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Sinecure (?), n. [L. sine without + cura care, LL., a cure. See .] 1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls. Ayliffe.
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2. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service.
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A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. Macaulay.
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Sinecure, v. t. To put or place in a sinecure.
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Sinecurism (?), n. The state of having a sinecure.
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Sinecurist (?), n. One who has a sinecure.
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Sinew (?), n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan. sene; cf. Skr. snāva. √290.]
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1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See .
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2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] Sir J. Davies.
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3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.
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The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. Shak.
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The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. Sir W. Raleigh.
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☞ Money alone is often called the sinews of war.
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Sinew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sinewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sinewing.] To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. Shak.
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Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. Goldsmith.
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Sinewed (?), a. 1. Furnished with sinews; as, a strong-sinewed youth.
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2. Fig.: Equipped; strengthened.
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When he sees
Ourselves well sinewed to our defense. Shak.
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Sinewiness (?), n. Quality of being sinewy.
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Sinewish, a. Sinewy. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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Sinewless, a. Having no sinews; hence, having no strength or vigor.
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Sinewous (?), a. Sinewy. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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Sinew-shrunk (?), a. (Far.) Having the sinews under the belly shrunk by excessive fatigue.
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Sinewy (?), a. 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews.
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The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. Donne.
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2. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax.
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A man whose words . . . were so close and sinewy. Hare.
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Sinful (?), a. [AAS. synfull.] Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts. Piers Plowman.
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Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. Isa. i. 4.
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-- Sinfully, adv. -- Sinfulness, n.
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Sing (sĭng), v. i. [imp. Sung (?) or Sang (�); p. p. Sung; p. pr. & vb. n. Singing.] [AS. singan; akin to D. zingen, OS. & OHG. singan, G. singen, Icel. syngja, Sw. sjunga, Dan. synge, Goth. siggwan, and perhaps to E. say, v.t., or cf. Gr. �� voice. Cf. , .] 1. To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece.
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The noise of them that sing do I hear. Ex. xxxii. 18.
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2. To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do.
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On every bough the briddes heard I sing. Chaucer.
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Singing birds, in silver cages hung. Dryden.
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3. To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in passing through a crevice.
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O'er his head the flying spear
Sang innocent, and spent its force in air. Pope.
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4. To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to celebrate something in poetry. Milton.
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Bid her . . . sing
Of human hope by cross event destroyed. Prior.
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