Webster's Dictionary 1913

5509

Situs

‖Si″tus (?), n.(Bot.) The method in which the parts of a plant are arranged; also, the position of the parts. Henslow.

5510

Sitz bath

Sitz″ bath′ (?). [G. sitzbad.] A tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture; also, a bath so taken; a hip bath.

5511

Siva

‖Si″va (?), n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] (Hindoo Myth.) One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reprod...

5512

Sivan

‖Si″van (?), n. [Heb. sīvān.] The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year; — supposed to correspond nearly with our month of June.

5513

Sivatherium

‖Siv′a‐the″ri‐um (?), n. [NL., from E. Siva + Gr. ���� a beast, an animal.] (Paleon.) A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout...

5514

Siver

Siv″er (?), v. i. To simmer. Holland.

5515

Sivvens

Siv″vens (�), n.(Med.) See Sibbens.

5516

Siwin

Si″win (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Sewen.

5517

Six

Six (?), a. [AS. six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes, OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sex, Goth. saíhs, Lith. szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W. chw...

5518

Six (2)

Six, n. 1. The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects.2. A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI.To be at six and sevenor...

5519

Six-footer

Six″–foot′er (?), n. One who is six feet tall.

5520

Six-shooter

Six″–shoot′er (?), n. A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver.

5521

Sixfold

Six″fold′ (?), a. [AS. sixfealand.] Six times repeated; six times as much or as many.

5522

Sixpence

Six″pence (?), n.; pl.Sixpences (�). An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents.

5523

Sixpenny

Six″pen′ny (?), a. Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf.

5524

Sixscore

Six″score′ (?), a. & n. [Six + score, n.] Six times twenty; one hundred and twenty.

5525

Sixteen

Six″teen′ (?), a. [AS. sixt�ne, sixt�ne. See Six, and Ten, and cf. Sixty.] Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.

5526

Sixteen (2)

Six″teen′, n. 1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects.2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.

5527

Sixteenmo

Six‐teen″mo (?), n.; pl.Sixteenmos (�). See Sextodecimo.

5528

Sixteenth

Six″teenth′ (?), a. [From Sixteen: cf. AS. sixteó�a.] 1. Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth.2. Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which ...

5529

Sixteenth (2)

Six″teenth′, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole.2. The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth.3. (Mus...

5530

Sixth

Sixth (?), a. [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.] 1. First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth.2. Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is d...

5531

Sixth (2)

Sixth (?), n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole.2. The next in order after the fifth.3. (Mus.) The interval embracing six diato...

5532

Sixthly

Sixth″ly, adv. In the sixth place. Bacon.

5533

Sixtieth

Six″ti‐eth (?), a. [As. sixtiogoða, sixtigoða.] 1. Next in order after the fifty-ninth.2. Constituting or being one one of sixty equal parts into which anything is divided.

5534

Sixtieth (2)

Six″ti‐eth, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixty; one of sixty equal parts forming a whole.2. The next in order after the fifty-ninth; the tenth after the fiftieth.

5535

Sixty

Six″ty (?), a. [AS. siextig; akin to G. sechzig, Goth. saíhs tigjus. See Six, Ten, and cf. Sixteen.] Six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore.