Webster's Dictionary 1913

1513

Schoolship

School″ship′ (?), n. A vessel employed as a nautical training school, in which naval apprentices receive their education at the expense of the state, and are trained for service...

1514

Schoolward

School″ward (?), adv. Toward school. Chaucer.

1515

Schooner

Schoon″er (?), n. [See the Note below. Cf. Shun.] (Naut.) Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on o...

1516

Schooner (2)

Schoon″er, n. A large goblet or drinking glass, — used for lager beer or ale.

1517

Schorl

Schorl (shôrl), n. [G. schörl; cf. Sw. skörl.] (Min.) Black tourmaline. [Written also shorl.]

1518

Schorlaceous

Schor‐la″ceous (?), a. Partaking of the nature and character of schorl; resembling schorl.

1519

Schorlous

Schorl″ous (?), a. Schorlaceous.

1520

Schorly

Schorl″y> (�), a. Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorly granite.

1521

Schottish

{ Schot″tish, Schot″tische }, (�), n. [F. schottish, schotisch from G. schottisch Scottish, Scotch.] A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, t...

1522

Schreibersite

Schrei″bers‐ite (?), n. [Named after Carl von Schreibers, of Vienna.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in steel-gray flexible folia. It contains iron, nickel, and phosphorus, and is f...

1523

Schrode

Schrode (?), n. See Scrod.

1524

Schwann's sheath

Schwann's″ sheath′ (?). [So called from Theodor Schwann, a German anatomist of the 19th century.] (Anat.) The neurilemma.

1525

Schwann's white substance

Schwann's white″ sub″stance (?). (Anat.) The substance of the medullary sheath.

1526

Schwanpan

Schwan″pan′ (?), n. Chinese abacus.

1527

Schweitzerkäse

‖Schweit″zer‐kä″se (?), n. [G. schweizerkäse Swiss cheese.] Gruyère cheese.

1528

Schwenkfelder

{ Schwenk″feld′er (?), Schwenk″feld′i‐an (?) }, n. A member of a religious sect founded by Kaspar von Schwenkfeld, a Silesian reformer who disagreed with Luther, especially on t...

1529

Sciænoid

Sci‐æ″noid (?), a. [L. sciæna a kind of fish (fr. Gr. �) + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Sciænidæ, a family of marine fishes which includes the meagre, the squeteague, ...

1530

Sciagraph

Sci″a‐graph (?), n. [See Sciagraphy.] 1. (Arch.) An old term for a vertical section of a building; — called also sciagraphy. See Vertical section, under Section.2. (Phys.) A rad...

1531

Sciagraphical

Sci′a‐graph″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. sciagraphique, Gr. �.] Pertaining to sciagraphy. — Sci′a‐graph″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

1532

Sciagraphy

Sci‐ag″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. � drawing in light and shade; � a shadow + � to delineate, describe: cf. F. sciagraphie.] 1. The art or science of projecting or delineating sh...

1533

Sciagraphy (2)

Sci‐ag″ra‐phy, n.(Physics) Same as Radiography.

1534

Sciamachy

Sci‐am″a‐chy (?), n. See Sciomachy.

1535

Sciatheric

{ Sci′a‐ther″ic (?), Sci′a‐ther″ic‐al (?) }, a. Belonging to a sundial. Sir T. Browne.— Sci′a‐ther″ic‐al‐ly, adv.J. Gregory.

1536

Sciatic

Sci‐at″ic (?), a. [F. sciatique, LL. sciaticus, from L. ischiadicus, Gr. �. See Ischiadic.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting, the hip; ischial...

1537

Sciatic (2)

Sci‐at″ic, n. [Cf. F. sciatique.] (Med.) Sciatica.

1538

Sciatica

Sci‐at″i‐ca (?), n.(Med.) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, foll...

1539

Sciatical

Sci‐at″ic‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Sciatic.