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4. Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
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5. Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate.
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What parts gay France from sober Spain? Prior.
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See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby. Pope.
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Twilight gray
Had in her sober livery all things clad. Milton.
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Syn. -- Grave; temperate; abstinent; abstemious; moderate; regular; steady; calm; quiet; cool; collected; dispassionate; unimpassioned; sedate; staid; serious; solemn; somber. See .
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Sober (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sobered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sobering.] To make sober.
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There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again. Pope.
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Sober, v. i. To become sober; -- often with down.
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Vance gradually sobered down. Ld. Lytton.
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Soberize (?), v. t. & i. To sober. [R.] Crabbe.
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Soberly, adv. In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely; seriously.
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Soberly, a. Grave; serious; solemn; sad. [Obs.]
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[He] looked hollow and thereto soberly. Chaucer.
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Sober-minded (?), a. Having a disposition or temper habitually sober. -- Sober-mindedness, n.
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Soberness, n. The quality or state of being sober.
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Soboles (?), n. [L., a short.] (Bot.) (a) A shoot running along under ground, forming new plants at short distances. (b) A sucker, as of tree or shrub.
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Soboliferous (?), a. [L. soboles + -ferous.] (Bot.) Producing soboles. See Illust. of .
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Sobranje (?), n. [Bulgarian, lit., assembly.] The unicameral national assembly of Bulgaria, elected for a term of five years by universal suffrage of adult males.
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Sobriety (?), n. [L. sobrietas: cf. F. sobriété. See .] 1. Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.
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Public sobriety is a relative duty. Blackstone.
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2. Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity; seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.
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Mirth makes them not mad,
Nor sobriety sad. Denham.
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Syn. -- Soberness; temperance; abstinence; abstemiousness; moderation; regularity; steadness; calmness; coolness; sober-mindeness; sedateness; staidness; gravity; seriousness; solemnity.
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Sobriquet (s�br�k�), n.[F. sobriquet, OF. soubzbriquet, soubriquet, a chuck under the chin, hence, an affront, a nickname; of uncertain origin; cf. It. sottobecco a chuck under the chin.] An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname. [Sometimes less correctly written soubriquet.]
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Soc (sŏk), n. [AS. sōc the power of holding court, sway, domain, properly, the right of investigating or seeking; akin to E. sake, seek. , , and cf. , and .] [Written also sock, and soke.] 1. (O. Eng. Law) (a) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction. (b) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.
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2. An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township which the mill stands. [Eng.]
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Coloq. Soc and sac (O. Eng. Law), the full right of administering justice in a manor or lordship.
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Socage (?), n.[From ; cf. LL. socagium.] (O.Eng. Law) A tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight's service, in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be certain, in order to be denominated socage, as to hold by fealty and twenty shillings rent. [Written also soccage.]
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☞ Socage is of two kinds; free socage, where the services are not only certain, but honorable; and villein socage, where the services, though certain, are of a baser nature. Blackstone.
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Socager (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) A tennant by socage; a socman.
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So-called (?), a. So named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with doubtful propriety).
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Sociability (?), n.[Cf. F. sociabilité.] The quality of being sociable; sociableness.
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Sociable (?), a.[F., fr. L. sociabilis, fr. sociare to associate, fr. socius a companion. See .] 1. Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable. [R.]
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They are sociable parts united into one body. Hooker.
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2. Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with others; fond of companions; social.
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Society is no comfort to one not sociable. Shak.
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What can be more uneasy to this sociable creature than the dry, pensive retirements of solitude? South.
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3. Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not taciturn or reserved.
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4. Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by much conversation; as, a sociable party.
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5. No longer hostile; friendly. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Coloq. Sociable bird , or Coloq. Sociable weaver (Zoöl.), a weaver bird which builds composite nests. See , n., 3. (b).
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Syn. -- Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; accessible.
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Sociable, n. 1. A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable. [Colloq. U. S.]
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2. A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver. Miss Edgeworth.
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Sociableness, n. The quality of being sociable.
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Sociably, adv. In a sociable manner.
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Social (?), a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See to follow.] 1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties. “Social phenomena.” J. S. Mill.
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2. Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person.
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3. Consisting in union or mutual intercourse.
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Best with thyself accompanied, seek'st not
Social communication. Milton.
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4. (Bot.) Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species.
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5. (Zoöl.) (a) Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees. (b) Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians.
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Coloq. Social science , the science of all that relates to the social condition, the relations and institutions which are involved in man's existence and his well-being as a member of an organized community; sociology. It concerns itself with questions of the public health, education, labor, punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the like. -- Coloq. Social whale (Zoöl.), the blackfish. -- Coloq. The social evil , prostitution.
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Syn. -- Sociable; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; convival; festive.
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Socialism (?), n. [Cf. F. socialisme.] A theory or system of social reform which contemplates a complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular usage, the term is often employed to indicate any lawless, revolutionary social scheme. See , , , forms of socialism.
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[Socialism] was first applied in England to Owen's theory of social reconstruction, and in France to those also of St. Simon and Fourier . . . The word, however, is used with a great variety of meaning, . . . even by economists and learned critics. The general tendency is to regard as socialistic any interference undertaken by society on behalf of the poor, . . . radical social reform which disturbs the present system of private property . . . The tendency of the present socialism is more and more to ally itself with the most advanced democracy. Encyc. Brit.
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We certainly want a true history of socialism, meaning by that a history of every systematic attempt to provide a new social existence for the mass of the workers. F. Harrison.
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-- Coloq. Socialism of the chair [G. katheder socialismus], a term applied about 1872, at first in ridicule, to a group of German political economists who advocated state aid for the betterment of the working classes.
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Socialist, n. [Cf. F. socialiste.] One who advocates or practices the doctrines of socialism.
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{ Socialist, Socialistic, } a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, socialism.
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Sociality (?), n. [Cf. F. socialisté, L. socialitas.] The quality of being social; socialness.
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Socialize (?), v. t. 1. To render social.
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2. To subject to, or regulate by, socialism.
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Socially, adv. In a social manner; sociably.
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Socialness, n. The quality or state of being social.
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Sociate (?), a. [L. sociatus, p. p. of sociare to associate, fr. socius companion.] Associated. [Obs.]
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Sociate, n. An associate. [Obs.]
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As for you, Dr. Reynolds, and your sociates. Fuller.
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Sociate (?), v. i. To associate. [Obs.] Shelford.
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Societarian (?), a. Of or pertaining to society; social.
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The all-sweeping besom of societarian reformation. Lamb.
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Societary (?), a. Societarian. [R.]
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Society (?), n.; pl. Societies (#). [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. société. See .] 1. The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company. “Her loved society.” Milton.
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There is society where none intrudes
By the deep sea, and music in its roar. Byron.
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2. Connection; participation; partnership. [R.]
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The meanest of the people and such as have the least society with the acts and crimes of kings. Jer. Taylor.
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3. A number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society.
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4. The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances.
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5. Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.
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Coloq. Society of Jesus . See . -- Coloq. Society verses [a translation of F. vers de société], the lightest kind of lyrical poetry; verses for the amusement of polite society.
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Socinian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Socinus, or the Socinians.
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Socinian, n. One of the followers of Socinus; a believer in Socinianism.
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Socinianism (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) The tenets or doctrines of Faustus Socinus, an Italian theologian of the sixteenth century, who denied the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the personality of the Devil, the native and total depravity of man, the vicarious atonement, and the eternity of future punishment. His theory was, that Christ was a man divinely commissioned, who had no existence before he was conceived by the Virgin Mary; that human sin was the imitation of Adam's sin, and that human salvation was the imitation and adoption of Christ's virtue; that the Bible was to be interpreted by human reason; and that its language was metaphorical, and not to be taken literally.
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Socinianize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Socinianized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Socinianizing (?).] To cause to conform to Socinianism; to regulate by, or imbue with, the principles of Socinianism.
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{ Sociologic (?), Sociological (?) } a. Of or pertaining to sociology, or social science. -- Sociologically, adv.
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Sociologist (?), n. One who treats of, or devotes himself to, the study of sociology. J. S. Mill.
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Sociology (?), n. [L. socius a companion + -logy.] That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science. H. Spencer.
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Sock (?), n. [F. soc, LL. soccus, perhaps of Celtic origin.] A plowshare. Edin. Encyc.
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Sock, n. [OE. sock, AS. socc, fr. L. soccus a kind of low-heeled, light shoe. Cf. .] 1. The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin.
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Great Fletcher never treads in buskin here,
Nor greater Jonson dares in socks appear. Dryden.
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2. A knit or woven covering for the foot and lower leg; a stocking with a short leg.
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3. A warm inner sole for a shoe. Simmonds.
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Sock (sŏk), v. t. [Perh. shortened fr. sockdolager.] To hurl, drive, or strike violently; -- often with it as an object. [Prov. or Vulgar] Kipling.
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Sock away (?), v. t. to save (money); to put (something) into a reserve store. [Colloq.]
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Sock in (?), v. t. to cause (an airport) to cease functioning, by severe weather conditions, such as fog or a snowstorm. Used often in the passive; the airport was socked in for two days by a blizzard.
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Sockdolager (?), n. [A corruption of doxology.] [Written also sockdologer.] 1. That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like. [Slang, U.S.]
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2. (Angling) A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites. [U. S.]
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3. Something unusually large. [Slang, U. S.]
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Socket (?), n. [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L. soccus. See a covering for the foot.] 1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as, the sockets of the teeth.
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His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. Dryden.
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2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick.
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3. (Electricity) the receptacle of an electric lamp into which a light bulb is inserted, containing contacts to conduct electricity to the bulb.
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4. (Electricity) the receptacle fixed in a wall and connected by conductive wiring to an electrical supply, containing contacts to conduct electricity, and into which the plug of an electrical device is inserted; -- called also a wall socket or outlet. The socket will typically have two or three contacts; if three, the third is connected to a ground for safety.
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And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. Dryden.
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Coloq. Socket bolt (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt. -- Coloq. Socket chisel . Same as Framing chisel. See under . -- Coloq. Socket pipe , a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive the end of a connecting pipe. -- Coloq. Socket pole , a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.] -- Coloq. Socket wrench , a wrench consisting of a socket at the end of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a narrow or deep recess.
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Socketed (?), a. Having a socket. Dawkins.
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Sockless, a. Destitute of socks or shoes. B. & Fl.
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Socky (?), a. Wet; soaky. [Prov. Eng.]
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Socle (?), n. [F., fr. L. socculus, dim. of soccus. See a covering for the foot. Cf. .] (Arch.) (a) A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See . (b) A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. Oxf. Gloss.
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Socman (?), n.; pl. Socmen (#). [See .] (O. Eng. Law) One who holds lands or tenements by socage; a socager. Cowell.
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Socmanry (?), n. (O.E. Law) Tenure by socage.
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Socome (?), n. [AS. sōcen, sōcn, searching, or the right of searching, the lord's court. See .] (O.Eng. Law) A custom of tenants to grind corn at the lord's mill. Cowell.
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Socotrine (?), a. Of or pertaining to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean, on the east coast of Africa. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Socotra.
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{ Socratic (?), Socratical (?), } a. [L. Socraticus, Gr. ����.] Of or pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage and teacher. (b. c. 469-399), or to his manner of teaching and philosophizing.
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☞ The Socratic method of reasoning and instruction was by a series of questions leading the one to whom they were addressed to perceive and admit what was true or false in doctrine, or right or wrong in conduct.
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Socratically, adv. In the Socratic method.
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Socratism (?), n. The philosophy or the method of Socrates.
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Socratist (?), n. [Gr. ����.] A disciple or follower of Socrates.
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Sod (?), n. (Zoöl.) The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sod, obs. imp. of .
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Sod, n. [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state in wet weather. See .] That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
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She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. Collins.
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Sod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Sodding.] To cover with sod; to turf.
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Soda (?), n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having probably been a name of glasswort. See .] 1. (Chem.) (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide. (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. Sodium bicarbonate is also called baking soda
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2. same as , used in terms such as bicarbonate of soda.
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3. same as .
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4. a non-alcoholic beverage, sweetened by various means, containing flavoring and supersaturated with carbon dioxide, so as to be effervescent when the container is opened; -- in different localities it is variously called also soda pop, pop, mineral water, and minerals. It has many variants. The sweetening agent may be natural, such as cane sugar or corn syrup, or artificial, such as saccharin or aspartame. The flavoring varies widely, popular variants being fruit or cola flavoring.
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Coloq. Caustic soda , sodium hydroxide. -- Coloq. Cooking soda , sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. Sal soda . See Sodium carbonate, under . -- Coloq. Soda alum (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of alumina and soda. -- Coloq. Soda ash , crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain other plants, as saltwort (Salsola). See under . -- Coloq. Soda fountain , an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted with delivery tube, faucets, etc. -- Coloq. Soda lye , a lye consisting essentially of a solution of sodium hydroxide, used in soap making. -- Coloq. Soda niter . See . -- Coloq. Soda salts , salts having sodium for the base; specifically, sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts. -- Coloq. Soda waste , the waste material, consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc process of soda manufacture; -- called also alkali waste. -- Coloq. Washing soda , sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]
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