Webster's Dictionary 1913

7372

Sorwe

Sor″we (?), n. & v. Sorrow. Chaucer.

7373

Sorweful

Sor″we‐ful (?), a. Sorrowful. Chaucer.

7374

Sory

So″ry (?), n. [L. sory, Gr. �.] (Old Min. Chem.) Green vitriol, or some earth imregnated with it.

7375

SOS

SOS. The letters signified by the signal (... —-...) prescribed by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1912 for use by ships in distress.

7376

Soss

Soss (?; 115), v. i. [Cf. Souse.] To fall at once into a chair or seat; to sit lazily. Swift.

7377

Soss (2)

Soss, v. t. To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss. Swift.

7378

Soss (3)

Soss, n. 1. A lazy fellow. Cotgrave.2. A heavy fall. Hallowell.

7379

Soss (4)

Soss, n. [See Sesspol.] Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle.

7380

Sostenuto

‖Sos′te‐nu″to (?), a.(Mus.) Sustained; — applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage...

7381

Sot

Sot (?), n. [F., fr. LL. sottus; of unknown origin, cf. Ir. sotal pride, soithir proud, or Chald. & NHeb. shoten foolish.] 1. A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt...

7382

Sot (2)

Sot (?), a. Sottish; foolish; stupid; dull. “Rich, but sot.” Marston.

7383

Sot (3)

Sot, v. t. To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted. Dryden.

7384

Sot (4)

Sot, v. i. To tipple to stupidity. Goldsmith.

7385

Sotadean

So′ta‐de″an (?), a. Sotadic.

7386

Sotadic

So‐tad″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the lascivious compositions of the Greek poet Sotades. — n. A Sotadic verse or poem.

7387

Sote

Sote (sōt), a. Sweet. Chaucer. Fairfax.

7388

Sotel

{ So″tel (sō″tĕl), So″til (?) }, a. Subtile.

7389

Soteriology

So‐te′ri‐ol″o‐gy (sō̍‐tē′rĭ‐ŏl″ō̍‐jy̆), n. [Gr. σωτηρία safety (from σωτήριοσ saving, σωτήρ a savior, σώζειν to save) + -logy.] 1. A discourse on health, or the science of promo...

7390

Sothe

Sothe (sōth or sō″the), a. Sooth. Chaucer.

7391

Sothiac

{ So″thi‐ac (?), Soth″ic (?) }, a. Of or pertaining to Sothis, the Egyptian name for the Dog Star; taking its name from the Dog Star; canicular.Sothiac, orSothic, year(Chronol.)...

7392

Sotilte

So″til‐te (?), n. Subtlety. Chaucer.

7393

Sotted

Sot″ted (?), a. & p. p. of Sot. Befooled; deluded; besotted. “This sotted priest.” Chaucer.

7394

Sottery

Sot″ter‐y (?), n. Folly. Gauden.

7395

Sottish

Sot″tish (?), a. [From Sot.] Like a sot; doltish; very foolish; drunken.How ignorant are sottish pretenders to astrology! Swift.Syn. — Dull; stupid; senseless; doltish; infatuat...

7396

Sotto voce

‖Sot′to vo″ce (?). 1. (Mus.) With a restrained voice or moderate force; in an undertone.2. Spoken low or in an undertone.

7397

Sou

Sou (?), n.; pl.Sous (#) or (#). [F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See Sold, n., Solid, and and cf. Sol, Soldo.] An old French copper ...

7398

Souari nut

Sou‐a″ri nut′ (?). (Bot.) The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with the tea plant; — also called buttern...