Webster's Dictionary 1828

3619

SPA

SPAW, SPA, noun1. A mineral water from a place of this name in Germany. The name may perhaps be applied to other similar waters.2. A spring of mineral water.

3620

SPAAD

SPAAD, noun A kind of mineral; spar.

3621

SPACE

SPACE, noun [Latin spatium, space; spatior, to wander. This word is probably formed on the root of pateo.]1. Room; extension. space in the abstract, is mere extension. Pure spac...

3622

SPACEFUL

SPA'CEFUL, adjective Wide; extensive. [Not used.]

3623

SPACIOUS

SPA'CIOUS, adjective [Latin spatiosus.]1. Wide; roomy; having large or ample room; not narrow; as a spacious church; a spacious hall or drawing room.2. Extensive; vast in extent...

3624

SPACIOUSLY

SPA'CIOUSLY, adverb Widely; extensively.

3625

SPACIOUSNESS

SPA'CIOUSNESS, noun1. Wideness; largeness of extent; roominess; as the spaciousness of the rooms in a building.2. Extensiveness; vastness of extent; as the spaciousness of the o...

3626

SPADDLE

SPAD'DLE, noun [dim of spade.] A little spade.

3627

SPADE

SPADE, noun [Latin spatula, from the root of pateo.]1. An instrument for digging, consisting of a broad palm with a handle.2. A suit of cards.3. A deer three years old; written ...

3628

SPADE-BONE

SPA'DE-BONE, noun [spade and bone.] The shoulder blade. [I believe little used.]

3629

SPADEFUL

SPA'DEFUL, noun [spade and full.] As much as a spade will hold.SPADI'CEOUS, adjective [Latin spadiceus, from spadix, a light red color.]1. Of a light red color, usually denomina...

3630

SPADILLE

SPADILLE, noun spadil'. The ace of spades at omber.

3631

SPADIX

SPA'DIX, noun [Latin] In botany, the receptacle in palms and some other plants, proceeding from a spathe.

3632

SPADO

SPA'DO, noun [Latin] A gelding.

3633

SPAGYRIC

SPAGYR'IC, adjective [Latin spagyricus.] Chemical. [Not in use.]SPAGYR'IC, noun A chemist. [Not in use.]

3634

SPAGYRIST

SPAG'YRIST, noun A chemist. [Not in use.]

3635

SPAHEE

SPA'HEE, SPA'HI, noun [See Seapoy.] One of the Turkish cavalry.

3636

SPAHI

SPA'HEE, SPA'HI, noun [See Seapoy.] One of the Turkish cavalry.

3637

SPAKE

SPAKE, preterit tense of speak; nearly obsolete. We now use spoke.

3638

SPALL

SPALL, noun The shoulder. [Not English.]

3639

SPALT

SPALT, SPELT, noun A whitish scaly mineral, used to promote the fusion of metals.SPALT, adjective Cracked, as timber.

3640

SPAN

SPAN, noun [This word is formed on the root of bend, Latin pando. The primary sense is to strain, stretch, extend, hence to join a team.]1. The space from the end of the thumb t...

3641

SPAN-NEW

SPAN'-NEW, adjective Quite new; probably bright-new.

3642

SPANCEL

SPAN'CEL, verb transitive To tie the legs of a horse or cow with a rope.

3643

SPANCOUNTER

SPAN'COUNTER, SPAN'F'ARTING, noun A play at which within a span or circuit marked.

3644

SPANDREL

SPAN'DREL, noun The space between the curve of an arch and the right lines inclosing it.

3645

SPANE

SPANE, verb transitive To wean, [Not in use.]