Webster's Dictionary 1913

11746

Sultan

Sul″tan (?), n. [F. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, It. sultano, soldano), Ar. sultān sultan, dominion. Cf. Soldan.] A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the rule...

11747

Sultan-red

Sul″tan–red′ (?), a. Having a deep red color.

11748

Sultana

Sul‐ta″na (?), n. 1. The wife of a sultan; a sultaness.2. pl. A kind of seedless raisin produced near Smyrna in Asiatic Turkey.Sultana bird(Zoöl.), the hyacinthine, or purple, g...

11749

Sultanate

Sul″tan‐ate (?), n. [Cf. F. sultanat.] The rule or dominion of a sultan; sultanship.

11750

Sultaness

Sul″tan‐ess (?), n. A sultana.

11751

Sultanic

Sul‐tan″ic (?), a. Pertaining to a sultan.

11752

Sultanry

Sul″tan‐ry (?), n. The dominions of a sultan. Bacon.

11753

Sultanship

Sul″tan‐ship, n. The office or dignity of a sultan.

11754

Sultany

Sul″tan‐y (?), n. Sultanry. Fuller.

11755

Sultrily

Sul″tri‐ly (?), adv. In a sultry manner.

11756

Sultriness

Sul″tri‐ness, n. The quality or state of being sultry.

11757

Sultry

Sul″try (–try̆), a. [Compar.Sultrier (?); superl.Sultriest.] [From Sweltry.] 1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts.Such as, born beneath the burning s...

11758

Sulu

Su‐lu″ (?), n. [Malay Suluk.] A member of the most prominent tribe of the Moro tribes, occupying the Sulu Archipelago; also, their language.

11759

Sum

Sum (?), n. [OE. summe, somme, OF. sume, some, F. somme, L. summa, fr. summus highest, a superlative from sub under. See Sub-, and cf. Supreme.] 1. The aggregate of two or more ...

11760

Sum (2)

Sum, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Summed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Summing.] [Cf. F. sommer, LL. summare.] 1. To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a colu...

11761

Sumac

{ Su″mac, Su″mach } (?), n. [F. sumac, formerly sumach (cf. Sp. zumaque), fr. Ar. summāq.] [Written also shumac.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees wi...

11762

Sumatra leaf

Su‐ma″tra leaf (?). A thin, elastic, uniformly light-colored tobacco leaf, raised in Sumatra and extensively used for cigar wrappers.

11763

Sumatran

Su‐ma″tran (?), a. Of or pertaining to Sumatra or its inhabitants. — n. A native of Sumatra.

11764

Sumbul

Sum″bul (?), n. The musky root of an Asiatic umbelliferous plant, Ferula Sumbul. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. [Written also sumbal.] — Sum‐bul″ic, a.

11765

Sumerian

Su‐me″ri‐an (?), a.[Written also Sumirian.] Of or pertaining to the region of lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Sumer, or its inhabitants or their language.

11766

Sumerian (2)

Su‐me″ri‐an, n.[Written also Sumirian.] A native of lower Babylonia, anciently called Sumer.

11767

Sumless

Sum″less (?), a. Not to be summed up or computed; so great that the amount can not be ascertained; incalculable; inestimable. “Sumless treasure.” Pope.

11768

Summarily

Sum″ma‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a summary manner.

11769

Summarist

Sum″ma‐rist (?), n. One who summarized.

11770

Summarize

Sum″ma‐rize (?), v. t. To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly. Chambers.

11771

Summary

Sum″ma‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. sommaire. See Sum.] 1. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summar...

11772

Summary (2)

Sum″ma‐ry, n.; pl.Summaries (#). [F. sommaire, or L. summarium. See Summary, a.] A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendiu...