Sad (2)
Sad, v. t. To make sorrowful; to sadden.How it sadded the minister's spirits! H. Peters.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Sad, v. t. To make sorrowful; to sadden.How it sadded the minister's spirits! H. Peters.
‖Sad″da (?), n. [Per. sad-dar the hundred gates or ways; sad a hundred + dar door, way.] A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books.
Sad″den (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Saddened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Saddening.] To make sad. Specifically: (a) To render heavy or cohesive.Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the...
Sad″den, v. i. To become, or be made, sad. Tennyson.
Sad″der (?), n. Same as Sadda.
Sad″dle (?), n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. söðull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E....
Sad″dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Saddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Saddling (?).] [AS. sadelian.] 1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. “saddle my horse.” Shak.Abraha...
Sad″dle (?), n. 1. (Phys. Geog.) A ridge connected two higher elevations; a low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.2. (Mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurrin...
Sad″dle–backed′ (?), a. 1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle.2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
Sad″dle–shaped′ (?), a. Shaped like a saddle. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. Henslow.(b) (Geol.) Bent on each side ...
Sad″dle‐back′ (?), a. Same as Saddle-backed.Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.
Sad″dle‐back′, n. 1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.2. (Zoöl.) (a) The harp seal. (b) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinu...
Sad″dle‐bags (?), n. pl. Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.
Sad″dle‐bow′ (?), n. [AS. sadelboga.] The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
Sad″dle‐cloth′ (?; 115), n. A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.
Sad″dled (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.
Sad″dler (?), n. One who makes saddles.2. (Zoöl.) A harp seal.
Sad″dler‐y (?), n. 1. The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.2. The trade or employment of a saddler.
Sad″dle‐tree′ (?), n. The frame of a saddle.For saddletree scarce reached had he,His journey to begin. Cowper.
Sad′du‐ca″ic (?; 135), a. Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic reasonings.
Sad″du‐cee (?), n. [L. Sadducaei, p., Gr. �, Heb. Tsaddūkīm; — so called from Tsādōk, the founder of the sect.] One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection...
{ Sad″du‐cee′ism (?), Sad″du‐cism (?) }, n. The tenets of the Sadducees.
Sad″du‐cize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sadducized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sadducizing (?).] To adopt the principles of the Sadducees. Atterbury.
Sadh (?), n. [Skr. sādhu perfect, pure.] A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble the Quakers in many respects. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
Sad″i′ron (?), n. [Probably sad heavy + iron.] An iron for smoothing clothes; a flatiron.
Sad″ly, adv. 1. Wearily; heavily; firmly.In go the spears full sadly in arest. Chaucer.2. Seriously; soberly; gravely.To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blameOr our neglect, ...
Sad″ness, n. 1. Heaviness; firmness.2. Seriousness; gravity; discretion.Her sadness and her benignity. Chaucer.3. Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; de...