Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Splanchnic

Splanch″nic (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the viscera; visceral.

8345

Splanchno-skeleton

Splanch′no–skel″e‐ton (?), n. [Gr. ���� an entrail + E. skeleton.] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and the viscera. Owen.

8346

Splanchnography

Splanch‐nog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. ����� an entrail + -graphy.] Splanchnology.

8347

Splanchnology

Splanch‐nol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. ���� an entrail + -logy.] That part of anatomy which treats of the viscera; also, a treatise on the viscera.

8348

Splanchnopleure

Splanch″no‐pleure (?), n.(Anat.) The inner, or visceral, one of the two lamellæ into which the vertebrate blastoderm divides on either side of the notochord, and from which the ...

8349

Splanchnotomy

Splanch‐not″o‐my (?), n. The dissection, or anatomy, of the viscera.

8350

Splandrel

Splan″drel (?), n. See Spandrel.

8351

Splash

Splash (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Splashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Splashing.] [Akin to plash.] 1. To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.2. To spatter water, mud, etc...

8352

Splash (2)

Splash, v. i. To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.

8353

Splash (3)

Splash, n. 1. Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures.2. A noise made by...

8354

Splashboard

Splash″board′ (?), n. A guard in the front part of vehicle, to prevent splashing by a mud or water from the horse's heels; — in the United States commonly called dashboard.

8355

Splasher

Splash″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, splashes.2. One of the guarde over the wheels, as of a carriage, locomotive, etc. Weale.3. A guard to keep off splashes from anything.

8356

Splashy

Splash″y (?), a. Full of dirty water; wet and muddy, so as be easily splashed about; slushy.

8357

Splatter

Splat″ter (?), v. i. & t. To spatter; to splash.

8358

Splatterdash

Splat″ter‐dash′ (?), n. Uproar. Jamieson.

8359

Splay

Splay (?), v. t. [Abbrev. of display.] 1. To display; to spread. “Our ensigns splayed.” Gascoigne.2. To dislocate, as a shoulder bone.3. To spay; to castrate.4. To turn on one s...

8360

Splay (2)

Splay, a. Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders.Sonwthing splay, something blunt-edged, unhandy, and infelicitous. M. Arnold.

8361

Splay (3)

Splay, a.(Arch.) A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each ...

8362

Splayfoot

Splay″foot′ (?), n.; pl.Splayfeet (�). A foot that is abnormally flattened and spread out; flat foot.

8363

Splayfoot (2)

{ Splay″foot′, Splay″foot′ed } a. Having a splayfoot or splayfeet.

8364

Splaymouth

Splay″mouth′ (?), n.; pl.Splaymouths (�). A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision. Dryden.

8365

Splaymouthed

Splay′mouthed″ (?), a. Having a splaymouth. T. Brown.

8366

Spleen

Spleen (?), n. [L. splen, Gr. ���� the milt or spleen, affection of the spleen; cf. L. lien, plihan, plīhan.] 1. (Anat.) A peculiar glandlike but ductless organ found near the s...

8367

Spleen (2)

Spleen, v. t. To dislke. Bp. Hacket.

8368

Spleened

Spleened (?), a. 1. Deprived of the spleen.2. Angered; annoyed. R. North.

8369

Spleenful

Spleen″ful (?), a. Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy.Myself have calmed their spleenful mutiny. Shak.Then rode Geraint, a little spleenful yet,Acr...

8370

Spleenish

Spleen″ish, a. Spleeny; affected with spleen; fretful. — Spleen″ish‐ly, adv. — Spleen″ish‐ness, n.