Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SIX-PENNY

SIX'-PENNY, adjective Worth sixpence; as a six-penny loaf.SIX'-PETALED, adjective In botany, having six distinct petals or flower leaves.

2675

SIXFOLD

SIX'FOLD, adjective [six and fold.] Six times repeated; six double; six times as much.

2676

SIXPENCE

SIX'PENCE, noun [six and pence.]1. An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling.2. The value of six pennies or half a shilling.

2677

SIXSCORE

SIX'SCORE, adjective [six and score.] Six times twenty; one hundred and twenty.

2678

SIXTEEN

SIX'TEEN, adjective Six and ten; noting the sum of six and ten.

2679

SIXTH

SIXTH, adjective The first after the fifth; the ordinal of six.SIXTH, noun1. The sixth part.2. In music, a hexachord, as interval of two kinds; the minor sixth consisting of thr...

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SIXTHLY

SIXTH'LY, adverb In the sixth place.

2681

SIXTIETH

SIXTIETH, adjective The ordinal of sixty.

2682

SIXTY

SIX'TY, adjective Ten times six.SIX'TY, noun The number of six times ten.

2683

SIZABLE

SIZABLE, adjective [from size.]1. Of considerable bulk.2. Being of reasonable of suitable size; as sizable timber.

2684

SIZE

SIZE, noun [either contracted from assize, or from the Latin scissus. I take it to be from the former, and from the sense of setting, as we apply the word to the assize of bread...

2685

SIZED

SI'ZED, participle passive1. Adjusted according to size; prepared with size.2.adjective Having a particular magnitude. And as my love is siz'd my fear is so. [Note. This word is...

2686

SIZEL

SIZ'EL, noun In coining, the residue of bars of silver, after pieces are cut out for coins.

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SIZIER

SI'ZIER, noun In the university of Cambridge, a student of the rank nest below that of a pensioner.

2688

SIZINESS

SI'ZINESS, noun [from sizy.] Glutinousness; viscousness; the quality of size; as the siziness of blood.

2689

SIZY

SI'ZY, adjective [from size.] Glutinous; thick and viscous; ropy; having the adhesiveness of size; as sizy blood.

2690

SKADDLE

SKAD'DLE, noun Hurt; damage. [Not in use.]SKAD'DLE, adjective Hurtful; mischievous. [Not in use.]

2691

SKADDONS

SKAD'DONS, noun The embryos of bees. [Not in use.]

2692

SKAIN

SKAIN, noun A knot of thread, yarn or silk, or a number of knots collected.

2693

SKAINSMATE

SKA'INSMATE, noun A messmate; a companion.

2694

SKALD

SKALD, noun An ancient Scandinavian poet or bard.

2695

SKATE

SKATE, noun A sort or shoe furnished with a smooth iron for sliding on ice.SKATE, verb intransitive To slide or move on skates.SKATE, noun [Latin squatus, squatina.] A fish of t...

2696

SKATER

SKATER, noun One who skates on ice.

2697

SKEAN

SKEAN, noun A short sword, or a knife. [Not in use.]

2698

SKEED

SKEED. [See Skid.]

2699

SKEEL

SKEEL, noun A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.

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SKEET

SKEET, noun A long scoop used to wet the sides of ships or the sails.