Webster's Dictionary 1913

5158

Silvics

Sil″vics (?), n. 1. The science treating of the life of trees in the forest.2. Habit or behavior of a forest tree.

5159

Silviculture

Sil″vi‐cul′ture (?), n. [Cf. F. silviculture.] See Sylviculture.

5160

Sima

Si″ma (?), n.(Arch.) A cyma.

5161

Simagre

Sim″a‐gre (?), n. [F. simagrée.] A grimace. Dryden.

5162

Simar

Si‐mar″ (?), n. [F. simarre. See Chimere.] A woman's long dress or robe; also light covering; a scarf. [Written also cimar, cymar, samare, simare.]

5163

Simarre

‖Si′marre″ (?). See Simar. Sir W. Scott.

5164

Simblot

Sim″blot (?), n. [F. simbleau.] The harness of a drawloom.

5165

Simia

‖Sim″i‐a (?), n. [L., an ape; cf. simus flatnosed, snub-nosed, Gr. ���.] (Zoöl.) A Linnæan genus of Quadrumana which included the types of numerous modern genera. By modern writ...

5166

Simial

Sim″i‐al (?), a.(Zoöl.) Simian; apelike.

5167

Simian

Sim″i‐an (?), a. [L. simia an ape.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family Simiadæ, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys; also, apelike. — n. ...

5168

Similar

Sim″i‐lar (?), a. [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See Same, a., and cf. Simulate.] 1. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.2. Nearly co...

5169

Similar (2)

Sim″i‐lar, n. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

5170

Similarity

Sim′i‐lar″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.-ties (#). [Cf. F. similarité.] The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features.Hardly is there a similarit...

5171

Similarly

Sim″i‐lar‐ly (?), adv. In a similar manner.

5172

Similary

Sim″i‐lar‐y (?), a. Similar.Rhyming cadences of similarly words. South.

5173

Similative

Sim″i‐la‐tive (?), a. Implying or indicating likeness or resemblance.In similative or instrumental relation to a pa. pple., as almond-leaved, -scented, etc. New English Dict.

5174

Simile

Sim″i‐le (?), n.; pl.Similes (#). [L., from similis. See Similar.] (Rhet.) A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a sim...

5175

Similiter

‖Si‐mil″i‐ter (?), n.(Law) The technical name of the form by which either party, in pleading, accepts the issue tendered by his opponent; — called sometimes a joinder in issue.

5176

Similitude

Si‐mil″i‐tude (?), n. [F. similitude, L. similitudo, from similis similar. See Similar.] 1. The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as,...

5177

Similitudinary

Si‐mil′i‐tu″di‐na‐ry (?), a. Involving or expressing similitude. Coke.

5178

Similize

Sim″i‐lize (?), v. t. To liken; to compare; as, to similize a person, thing, or act. Lowell.

5179

Similor

Sim″i‐lor (?), n. [F., fr. L. similus similar + F. or gold, L. aurum. Cf. Semilor.] An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, but of a golden color. Ure.

5180

Simious

Sim″i‐ous (?), a.[L. simia an ape.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Simiæ; monkeylike.That strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others. Sydney Smith.

5181

Simitar

Sim″i‐tar (?), n. See Scimiter.

5182

Simmer

Sim″mer (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Simmered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Simmering.] [Prov. E. also simper; — an onomatopoetic word.] To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to b...

5183

Simmer (2)

Sim″mer, v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.

5184

Simnel

Sim″nel (?), n. [OF. simenel cake or bread of wheat flour, LL. simenellus wheat bread, fr. L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. Semolina.] 1. A kind of cake made of fine flour;...