Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Sanitarium

San′i‐ta″ri‐um (?), n. [NL. See Sanitary.] A health station or retreat; a sanatorium. “A sanitarium for troops.” L. Oliphant.

677

Sanitary

San″i‐ta‐ry (?), a. [L. sanitas health: cf. F. sanitaire. See Sanity.] Of or pertaining to health; designed to secure or preserve health; relating to the preservation or restora...

678

Sanitation

San′i‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitary conditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary measures; hygiene.How much sanitation ha...

679

Sanity

San″i‐ty (?), n. [L. sanitas, from sanus sound, healthy. See Sane.] The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness.

680

Sanjak

San″jak (?), n. [Turk. sanjāg.] A district or a subvision of a vilayet.

681

Sank

Sank (?), imp. of Sink.

682

Sankha

‖Sank″ha (?), n. [Skr. çankha a shell.] A chank shell (Turbinella pyrum); also, a shell bracelet or necklace made in India from the chank shell.

683

Sankhya

‖Sankh″ya (?), n. A Hindoo system of philosophy which refers all things to soul and a rootless germ called prakriti, consisting of three elements, goodness, passion, and darknes...

684

Sannop

San″nop (săn″nŏp), n. Same as Sannup. Bancroft.

685

Sannup

San″nup (–nŭp), n. A male Indian; a brave; — correlative of squaw.

686

Sanny

San″ny (?), n. The sandpiper.

687

Sans

‖Sans (sän; E. sănz), prep. [F., from L. sine without.] Without; deprived or destitute of. Rarely used as an English word. “Sans fail.” Chaucer.Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste...

688

Sans-culotte

‖Sans′–cu′lotte″ (F. �; E. �), n. 1. A fellow without breeches; a ragged fellow; — a name of reproach given in the first French revolution to the extreme republican party, who r...

689

Sans-culottic

Sans′–cu‐lot″tic (?), a. Pertaining to, or involving, sans-culottism; radical; revolutionary; Jacobinical. Carlyle.

690

Sans-culottism

Sans′–cu‐lot″tism (?), n. [F. sans-culottisme.] Extreme republican principles; the principles or practice of the sans-culottes.

691

Sans-souci

‖Sans′–sou′ci″ (?), adv. Without care; free and easy.

692

Sanscrit

San″scrit (?), n. See Sanskrit.

693

Sanskrit

San″skrit (?), n. [Skr. Samskṛta the Sanskrit language, literally, the perfect, polished, or classical language, fr. samskṛta prepared, wrought, made, excellent, perfect; sam to...

694

Sanskrit (2)

San″skrit, a. Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; as, a Sanskrit dictionary or inscription.

695

Sanskritic

San‐skrit″ic (?), a. Sanskrit.

696

Sanskritist

San″skrit‐ist, n. One versed in Sanskrit.

697

Santal

San″tal (?), n. [Santalum + piperonal.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.

698

Santalaceous

San′ta‐la″ceous (?), a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Santalaceæ), of which the genus Santalum is the type, and which includes the buffalo nut and a few o...

699

Santalic

San‐tal″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sandalwood (Santalum); — used specifically to designate an acid obtained as a resinous or red crystalline dyestuff...

700

Santalin

San″ta‐lin (?), n. [Cf. F. santaline.] (Chem.) Santalic acid. See Santalic.

701

Santalum

‖San″ta‐lum (?), n. [NL. See Sandalwood.] (Bot.) A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from In...

702

Santees

San′tees″ (?), n. pl.; sing. Santee (�). (Ethnol.) One of the seven confederated tribes of Indians belonging to the Sioux, or Dakotas.