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Soda biscuit (?), n. a bicuit leavened with baking soda and with buttermilk or sour milk.
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Soda bread (?), n. a bread made with buttermilk and leavened with baking soda.
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Soda fountain (?), n. a counter at which people may sit and be served soda pop, ice cream, or light meals. Such counters may be located for example in restaurants, ice cream shops, drugstores, departments stores.
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Sodaic (?), a. Pertaining to, or containing, soda. “Sodaic powder.” Ure.
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Soda jerk (?), n. a person who serves soda, ice cream, similar foods from behind a .
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Sodalite (?), n. [Soda + -lite: cf. F. sodalithe.] (Min.) A mineral of a white to blue or gray color, occuring commonly in dodecahedrons, also massive. It is a silicate of alumina and soda with some chlorine.
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Sodality (?), n.; pl. Sodalities (#). [L. sodalitas, fr. sodalis a comrade.] 1. A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion or for charitable purposes.
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Sodamide (?), n. (Chem.) A greenish or reddish crystalline substance, NaNH2, obtained by passing ammonia over heated sodium.
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Soda water (?), n. 1. originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate to which an acid (such as phosphoric acid) has been added to generate carbon dioxide and thus cause effervescence; the term now is also used as a synonym for soda pop. Soda water without flavoring is used as a beverage or as a component of a mixed beverage. It is typically bottled or canned under pressure so that the carbon dioxide and effervescence will be preserved until use.
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2. a beverage containing supersaturated carbon dioxide (carbonic acid) and thus effervescent.
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3. same as .
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Soda pop (?), n. a popular 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, 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 juices, fruit sirups, cream, or cola flavoring; the soda pop is usually served chilled. Several large corporations started primarily as bottlers of soda pop, such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, and Dr. Pepper.
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Sodden (?), a. [p. p. of .] Boiled; seethed; also, soaked; heavy with moisture; saturated; as, sodden beef; sodden bread; sodden fields.
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Sodden, v. i. To be seethed; to become sodden.
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Sodden, v. t. To soak; to make heavy with water.
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Sodden-witted (?), a. Heavy; dull. Shak.
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Soddy (?), a. [From .] Consisting of sod; covered with sod; turfy. Cotgrave.
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Soder (?), n. & v. t. See .
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Sodger (sōjẽr), n. & v. i. Variant of . [Dial. or Slang]
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Sodic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to sodium; containing sodium.
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Sodio- (?). (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of sodium or one of its compounds.
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Sodium (?), n. [NL., fr.E. soda.] (Chem.) A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so highly reactive that it combines violently with water, and to be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial product. Symbol Na (Natrium). Atomic weight 22.990. Specific gravity 0.97.
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Coloq. Sodium amalgam , an alloy of sodium and mercury, usually produced as a gray metallic crystalline substance, which is used as a reducing agent, and otherwise. -- Coloq. Sodium carbonate , a white crystalline substance, Na2CO3.10H2O, having a cooling alkaline taste, found in the ashes of many plants, and produced artifically in large quantities from common salt. It is used in making soap, glass, paper, etc., and as alkaline agent in many chemical industries. Called also sal soda, washing soda, or soda. Cf. , and . -- Coloq. Sodium chloride , common, or table, salt, NaCl. -- Coloq. Sodium hydroxide , a white opaque brittle solid, NaOH, having a fibrous structure, produced by the action of quicklime, or of calcium hydrate (milk of lime), on sodium carbonate. It is a strong alkali, and is used in the manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc. Called also sodium hydrate, and caustic soda. By extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide.
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Sodium bicarbonate, a white crystalline substance, HNaCO3, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is found in many mineral springs and also produced artificially,. It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and as a source of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda water. Called also baking soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda, bicarb, saleratus, and technically, acid sodium carbonate, sodium acid carbonate, primary sodium carbonate, sodium dicarbonate, etc.
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Sodium sulphate. A salt well known as a catharic under the name of Glauber's salt, which term is properly applied to the hydrate, Na2SO4.10H2O.
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Sodomite (?), n. 1. An inhabitant of Sodom.
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2. One guilty of sodomy.
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Sodomitical (?), a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, sodomy. -- Sodomitically, adv.
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Sodomy (?), n. [From Sodom. a country mentioned in the Bible: cf. F. sodomite.] Carnal copulation in a manner against nature; buggery. Gen. xix. 5.
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Soe (?), n. [Scot. sae, say, saye; cf. Icel. sār a large cask, Sw. s� a tub.] A large wooden vessel for holding water; a cowl. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Dr. H. More.
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Soever (?). A word compounded of so and ever, used in composition with who, what, where, when, how, etc., and indicating any out of all possible or supposable persons, things, places, times, ways, etc. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun or adverb.
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For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required. Luke xii. 48.
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What great thing soever a man proposed to do in his life, he should think of achieving it by fifty. Sir W. Temple.
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Sofa (?), n.; pl. Sofas (#). [Ar. soffah, from saffa to dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It. sofà.] A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; -- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.
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Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. Cowper.
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Coloq. Sofa bed , a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to form a bed; -- called also sofa bedstead.
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Soffit (?), n. [It. soffitta, soffitto, fr. soffiggere to hide, properly, to fix or fasten under, L. suffigere to fasten beneath or below; sub under, beneath + figere to fix, faste: cf. F. soffite.] (Arch.) The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of .
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Sofi (?), n.; pl. Sofis (�). Same as .
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Sofism (?), n. Same as .
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Soft (sŏft; 115), a. [Compar. Softer (sŏftẽr); superl. Softest.] [OE. softe, AS. sōfte, properly adv. of sēfte, adj.; akin to OS. sāfto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.] 1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.
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2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.
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They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses. Matt. xi. 8.
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3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. “The soft, delicious air.” Milton.
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4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints.
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The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds . . . made the softest lights imaginable. Sir T. Browne.
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5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.
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Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, -- an excellent thing in woman. Shak.
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Soft were my numbers; who could take offense? Pope.
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6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind.
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I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;
Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. Shak.
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The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. Tyndale.
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7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath. Prov. xv. 1.
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A face with gladness overspread,
Soft smiles, by human kindness bred. Wordsworth.
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8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.
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A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft, and wandering. Jer. Taylor.
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9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.
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On her soft axle, white she paces even,
And bears thee soft with the smooth air along. Milton.
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10. Weak in character; impressible.
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The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's. Glanvill.
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11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]
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He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as were foolish quite mad. Burton.
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12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.
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13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.
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14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing.
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15. (Phonetics) (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to hard. (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.
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Coloq. Soft clam (Zoöl.), the common or long clam (Mya arenaria). See . -- Coloq. Soft coal , bituminous coal, as distinguished from anthracite, or hard, coal. -- Coloq. Soft crab (Zoöl.), any crab which has recently shed its shell. -- Coloq. Soft dorsal (Zoöl.), the posterior part of the dorsal fin of fishes when supported by soft rays. -- Coloq. Soft grass . (Bot.) See . -- Coloq. Soft money , paper money, as distinguished from coin, or hard money. [Colloq. U.S.] -- Coloq. Soft mute . (Phonetics) See . -- Coloq. Soft palate . See the Note under . -- Coloq. Soft ray (Zoöl.), a fin ray which is articulated and usually branched. -- Coloq. Soft soap . See under . -- Coloq. Soft-tack , leavened bread, as distinguished from hard-tack, or ship bread. -- Coloq. Soft tortoise (Zoöl.), any river tortoise of the genus Trionyx. See .
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Soft (?), n. A soft or foolish person; an idiot. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.
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Soft, adv. Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. Chaucer.
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A knight soft riding toward them. Spenser.
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Soft, interj. Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.
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Soft, you; a word or two before you go. Shak.
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Softa (?), n. [Corruption of Per. sōkhtah one who burns, is ardent or zealous.] Any one attached to a Mohammedan mosque, esp. a student of the higher branches of theology in a mosque school. [Written also sophta.]
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Soften (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Softened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Softening.] To make soft or more soft. Specifically: --
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(a) To render less hard; -- said of matter.
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Their arrow's point they soften in the flame. Gay.
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(b) To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
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Diffidence conciliates the proud, and softens the severe. Rambler.
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(c) To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault.
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(d) To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.
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Music can soften pain to ease. Pope.
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(e) To make calm and placid.
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All that cheers or softens life. Pope.
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(f) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality.
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He bore his great commision in his look,
But tempered awe, and softened all he spoke. Dryden.
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(g) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture.
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(h) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury.
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(i) To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice.
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Soften, v. i. To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate.
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Softener (?), n. One who, or that which, softens. [Written also, less properly, softner.]
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Softening, a. & n. from , v.
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Coloq. Softening of the brain , or Coloq. Cerebral softening (Med.), a localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their color and representing different stages of the morbid process, are known respectively as red, yellow, and white, softening.
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Soft-finned (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; -- said of certain fishes.
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Soft-headed (?), a. Weak in intellect.
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Soft-hearted (?), a. Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. -- Soft-heartedness, n.
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Softish (?), a. Somewhat soft. De Witt Clinton.
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Softling (?), n. A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. [R.] Bp. Woolton. .
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Softly, adv. In a soft manner.
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Softner (?), n. See .
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Softness (?), n. [AS. s�ftness, s�ftnyss.] The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to hardness, and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.
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Soft-shell (?), Soft-shelled (?), } a. Having a soft or fragile shell.
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Coloq. Soft-shell clam (Zoöl.), the long clam. See . -- Coloq. Soft-shelled crab . (Zoöl.) See the Note under , 1. -- Coloq. Soft-shelled turtle . (Zoöl.) Same as Soft tortoise, under .
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Soft-spoken (?), a. Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable.
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Soft steel. Steel low in carbon; mild steel; ingot iron.
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Soger (sōjẽr), n. & v. i. Var. of . [Dial. or Slang] R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Sogginess (?), n. The quality or state of being soggy; soddenness; wetness.
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Soggy (?), a. [Compar. Soggier (?); superl. Soggiest.] [Cf. Icel. söggr damp, wet, or E. soak.] Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber.
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Soho (?), interj. Ho; -- a word used in calling from a distant place; a sportsman's halloo. Shak.
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Soi-disant (swäd�zäN), a. [F.; soi one's self + disant, p. pr. of dire to say.] Self-named; self-styled; pretended; would-be.
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Soil (soil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soiled (soild); p. pr. & vb. n. Soiling.] [OF. saoler, saouler, to satiate, F. soûler, L. satullare, fr. satullus, dim. of satur sated. See .] To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.
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Soil, n. [OE. soile, F. sol, fr. L. solum bottom, soil; but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a miry place. Cf. , a miry place, of the foot.] 1. The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
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2. Land; country.
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Must I thus leave thee, Paradise? thus leave
Thee, native soil? Milton.
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3. Dung; fæces; compost; manure; as, night soil.
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Improve land by dung and other sort of soils. Mortimer.
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Coloq. Soil pipe , a pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.
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Soil, v. t. To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
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Men . . . soil their ground, not that they love the dirt, but that they expect a crop. South.
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Soil, n. [OF. soil, souil, F. souille, from OF. soillier, F. souiller. See to make dirty.] A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
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As deer, being stuck, fly through many soils,
Yet still the shaft sticks fast. Marston.
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Coloq. To take soil , to run into the mire or water; hence, to take refuge or shelter.
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O, sir, have you taken soil here? It is well a man may reach you after three hours' running. B. Jonson.
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Soil, v. t.[OE. soilen, OF. soillier, F. souiller, (assumed) LL. suculare, fr. L. sucula a little pig, dim. of sus a swine. See , n.] 1. To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust.
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Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained. Milton.
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2. To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully. Shak.
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Syn. -- To foul; dirt; dirty; begrime; bemire; bespatter; besmear; daub; bedaub; stain; tarnish; sully; defile; pollute.
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Soil, v. i. To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.
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Soil, n. [See to make dirty, a miry place.] That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain.
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A lady's honor . . . will not bear a soil. Dryden.
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Soiliness (?), n. Stain; foulness. [R.] Bacon.
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Soilless, a. Destitute of soil or mold.
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Soil pipe. A pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.
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Soilure (?), n. [OF. soillure, F. souillure. See to make dirty.] Stain; pollution. Shak.
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Then fearing rust or soilure, fashioned for it
A case of silk. Tennyson.
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Soily (?), a. Dirty; soiled. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Soiree (?), n. [F., fr. soir evening, fr. L. serus late, serum late time. Cf. .] An evening party; -- distinguished from levee, and matinée.
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Soja (sōjȧ or sōyȧ), n. (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine max, formerly Glycine Soja) the seeds of which (called soy beans) are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Called also soya.
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Sojer (sōjẽr), n. & v. i. Var. of . [Dial. or Slang]
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Sojourn (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sojourned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sojourning.] [OE. sojornen, sojournen, OF. sojorner, sejorner, F. séjourner, fr. L. sub under, about + diurnus belonging to the day. See , .] To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident or as a stranger, not considering the place as a permanent habitation; to delay; to tarry.
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Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there. Gen. xii. 30.
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Home he goeth, he might not longer sojourn. Chaucer.
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The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there sojourned three days. Hayward.
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Sojourn, n. [Cf. OF. sujurn, sujur, sejor, F. séjour. See , v. i.] A temporary residence, as that of a traveler in a foreign land.
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Though long detained
In that obscure sojourn. Milton.
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Sojourner (?), n. One who sojourns.
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We are strangers before thee, and sojourners. 1. Chron. xxix. 15.
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Sojourning, n. The act or state of one who sojourns.
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Sojournment (?), n. Temporary residence, as that of a stranger or a traveler. [R.]
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Soke (?), n. 1. (Eng. Law) See .
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