Webster's Dictionary 1913

8128

Spiculate (2)

Spic″u‐late (?), v. t. To sharpen to a point. “With spiculated paling.” Mason.

8129

Spicule

Spic″ule (?), n. [L. spiculum a little point, a dart.] 1. A minute, slender granule, or point.2. (Bot.) Same as Spicula.3. (Zoöl.) Any small calcareous or siliceous body found i...

8130

Spiculiform

Spi‐cu″li‐form (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having the shape of a spicule.

8131

Spiculigenous

Spic′u‐lig″e‐nous (?), a. [L. spiculum + -genous.] (Zoöl.) Producing or containing spicules.

8132

Spiculispongiæ

‖Spic′u‐li‐spon″gi‐æ (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of sponges including those which have independent siliceous spicules.

8133

Spiculum

‖Spic″u‐lum (?), n.; pl.Spicula (#). (Zoöl.) Same as Spicule.

8134

Spicy

Spi″cy (?), a. [Compar.Spicier (?); superl.Spiciest.] [From Spice.] 1. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. “The spicy nut-brown...

8135

Spider

Spi″der (?), n.[OE. spiþre, fr. AS. spinnan to spin; — so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G. spinne, Sw. spindel. See Spin.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous sp...

8136

Spider stitch

Spi″der stitch. A stitch in lace making used to fill in open spaces with threads resembling a cobweb.

8137

Spider web

{ Spi″der web″ (?), orSpi″der's web″ }. (Zoöl.) The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey. See Geometric spider, Tr...

8138

Spidered

Spi″dered (?), a. Infested by spiders; cobwebbed. Wolcott.

8139

Spiderlike

Spi″der‐like′ (?), a. Like a spider. Shak.

8140

Spiderwort

Spi″der‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) An American endogenous plant (Tradescantia Virginica), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other sp...

8141

Spied

Spied (?), imp. & p. p. of Spy.

8142

Spiegel iron

Spie″gel i′ron (?). [G. spiegel mirror + E. iron.] (Metal.) A fusible white cast iron containing a large amount of carbon (from three and a half to six per cent) and some mangan...

8143

Spiegeleisen

‖Spie″gel‐ei′sen (?), n. [G. spiegel mirror + eisen iron.] See Spiegel iron.

8144

Spight

Spight (?), n. & v. Spite. Spenser.

8145

Spight (2)

Spight, n. A woodpecker. See Speight.

8146

Spignel

Spig″nel (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Spickenel.

8147

Spignet

Spig″net (?), n. [Corrupted fr. spikenard.] (Bot.) An aromatic plant of America. See Spikenard.

8148

Spigot

Spig″ot (?), n. [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael. spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See Spike.] A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet ...

8149

Spigurnel

Spi‐gur″nel (?), n.(Eng. Law) Formerly the title of the sealer of writs in chancery. Mozley & W.

8150

Spike

Spike (?), n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D. spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. spīk; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of ...

8151

Spike (2)

Spike, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spiked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Spiking.] 1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.2. To set or furnish with spikes.3. To fi...

8152

Spike (3)

Spike, n. [Cf. G. spieke, L. spica an ear of grain. See Spikenard.] (Bot.) Spike lavender. See Lavender.Oil of spike(Chem.), a colorless or yellowish aromatic oil extracted from...

8153

Spikebill

Spike″bill′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The hooded merganser. (b) The marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa).

8154

Spiked

Spiked (?), a. Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes.A youth, leaping over the spiked pales,... was caught by those spikes. Wiseman.