Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SUTLING

SUT'LING, adjective Belonging to sutlers; engaged in the occupation of a sutler.

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SUTTEE

SUTTEE', noun In the Sanscrit, or sacred language of the Hindoos, a female deity.1. A widow who immolates herself on the funeral pile of her husband.2. The sacrifice of burning ...

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SUTTLE

SUT'TLE, adjectivesuttle weight, in commerce, is when tret is allowed; neat weight.

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SUTURE

SU'TURE, noun [Latin sutura, from suo, to sew.]1. Literally, a sewing; hence, the uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching.2. The seam or joint which unites the bones of the...

6215

SUVERAN

SUV'ERAN, adjective [Latin supernus, superus, super. The barbarous Norman word souvereign, seems to be formed of Latin super and regnum; a strange blunder.]1. Supreme in power; ...

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SUVERANLY

SUV'ERANLY, adverb Supremely; in the highest degree.

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SUVERANTY

SUV'ERANTY, noun Supreme power; supremacy; the possession of uncontrollable power. Absolute suveranty belongs only to God.

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SWAB

SWAB, noun A mop for cleaning floors; on board of ships, a large mop or bunch or old rope yarn, used to clean the deck and cabin.SWAB, verb transitive [supra.] To clean with mop...

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SWABBER

SWAB'BER, noun One that uses a swab to clean a floor or deck; on board of ships of war, an inferior officer, whose business is to see that the ship is kept clean.

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SWAD

SWAD, noun A pod, as of beans or peas. [Local.]1. A short fat person.2. In New England, a lump, mass or bunch, also, a crowd. [Vulgar.]

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SWADDLE

SWAD'DLE, verb transitive1. To swathe; to bind, as with a bandage; to bind tight with clothes; used generally of infants; as, to swaddle a child.They swaddled me in my night-gow...

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SWADDLED

SWAD'DLED, participle passive Swathed; bound in tight clothes.

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SWADDLING

SWAD'DLING, participle present tense Swathing; binding in tight clothes.

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SWADDLING-BAND

SWAD'DLING-BANDSWAD'DLING-CLOTH, noun A band or cloth wrapper round an infant. Luke 2:1.

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SWADDLING-CLOTH

SWAD'DLING-CLOTH, n. A band or cloth wrapper round an infant. Luke 2.

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SWAG

SWAG, verb intransitive To sink down by its weight; to lean.SWAG'-BELLIED, adjective Having a prominent overhanging belly.

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SWAGE

SWAGE, verb transitive [probably allied to swag and weak; from falling or throwing down.] To ease; to soften; to mitigate.Apt words have power to swageThe tumors of a troubled m...

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SWAGGER

SWAG'GER, verb intransitive To bluster; to bully; to boast or brag noisily; to be tumultuously proud.What a pleasure it is to swagger at the bar.To be great is not to swagger at...

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SWAGGERER

SWAG'GERER, noun A blusterer; a bully; a boastful noisy fellow.

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SWAGGERING

SWAG'GERING, participle present tense Blustering; boasting noisily.

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SWAGGING

SWAG'GING, participle present tense Sinking or inclining.

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SWAGGY

SWAG'GY, adjective [from swag.] Sinking, hanging or leaning by its weight.

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SWAIN

SWAIN, noun1. A young man.2. A country servant employed in husbandry.3. A pastoral youth. [It is used chiefly in this sense, and in poetry.]Blest swains! whose nymphs in every g...

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SWAINISH

SWA'INISH, adjective Rustic.

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SWAINMOTE

SWA'INMOTESWAIRTH, noun An apparition. [Not used in New England.

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SWAIRTH

SWAIRTH, n. An apparition. [Not used in New England.

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SWALE

SWALE, noun [probably from vale.] A local word in New England, signifying an interval or vale; a tract of low land.1. In England, a shade.SWALE, verb intransitive To waste. [See...