Webster's Dictionary 1913

3025

Selfsame

Self″same (?), a. [Self, a. + same.] Precisely the same; the very same; identical.His servant was healed in the selfsame hour. Matt. viii. 13.

3026

Selion

Sel″ion (?), n. [OF. seillon a measure of land, F. sillon a ridge, furrow, LL. selio a measure of land.] A short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows, of uncertain quantit...

3027

Seljukian

Sel‐juk″i‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Seljuk, a Tartar chief who embraced Mohammedanism, and began the subjection of Western Asia to that faith and rule; of or pertaining to ...

3028

Seljukian (2)

Sel‐juk″i‐an, n. A member of the family of Seljuk; an adherent of that family, or subject of its government; (pl.) the dynasty of Turkish sultans sprung from Seljuk.

3029

Sell

Sell (sĕl), n. Self. B. Jonson.

3030

Sell (2)

Sell, n. A sill. Chaucer.

3031

Sell (3)

Sell, n. A cell; a house. Chaucer.

3032

Sell (4)

Sell, n. [F. selle, L. sella, akin to sedere to sit. See Sit.] 1. A saddle for a horse.He left his lofty steed with golden self. Spenser.2. A throne or lofty seat. Fairfax.

3033

Sell (5)

Sell, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sold (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Selling.] [OE. sellen, sillen, AS. sellan, syllan, to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries. sella, OHG. sellen, Icel. ...

3034

Sell (6)

Sell, v. i. 1. To practice selling commodities.I will buy with you, sell with you;... but I will not eat with you. Shak.2. To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price.To sell out...

3035

Sell (7)

Sell, n. An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.

3036

Sellanders

{ Sel″lan‐ders (?), Sel″len‐ders (?), } n. pl.(Far.) See Sallenders.

3037

Seller

Sell″er (?), n. One who sells. Chaucer.

3038

Selters water

Sel″ters wa″ter (?). A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid.

3039

Seltzer water

Selt″zer wa″ter (?). See Selters water.

3040

Seltzo-gene

Selt″zo–gene (?), n. [Seltzer water + the root of Gr. ��� to be born.] A gazogene.

3041

Selvage

{ Sel″vage, Sel″vedge } (?), n. [Self + edge, i.e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.] 1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.2. The ed...

3042

Selvaged

{ Sel″vaged, Sel″vedged } (?), a. Having a selvage.

3043

Selvagee

Sel′va‐gee″ (?), n.(Naut.) A skein or hank of rope yarns wound round with yarns or marline, — used for stoppers, straps, etc.

3044

Selve

Selve (?), a. Self; same. Chaucer.

3045

Selves

Selves (?), n., pl. of Self.

3046

Sely

Se″ly (?), a. Silly. Chaucer. Wyclif.

3047

Semæostomata

‖Se‐mæ′o‐stom″a‐ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of Discophora having large free mouth lobes. It includes Aurelia, and Pelagia. Called also Semeostoma. See Illustr. under Discop...

3048

Semaphore

Sem″a‐phore (?), n. [Gr. ση̑μα a sign + φέρειν to bear: cf. F. sémaphore.] A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating...

3049

Semaphoric

{ Sem′a‐phor″ic (?), Sem′a‐phor″ic‐al (?) } a. [Cf. F. sémaphorique.] Of or pertaining to a semaphore, or semaphores; telegraphic.

3050

Semaphorically

Sem′a‐phor″ic‐al‐ly, adv. By means of a semaphore.

3051

Semaphorist

Se‐maph″o‐rist (?), n. One who manages or operates a semaphore.