Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Sailer

Sail″er (?), n. 1. A sailor. Sir P. Sidney.2. A ship or other vessel; — with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer.

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Sailfish

Sail″fish (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The banner fish, or spikefish (Histiophorus.) (b) The basking, or liver, shark. (c) The quillback.

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Sailing

Sail″ing (?), n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.2. (Naut.) The art of m...

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Sailless

Sail″less (?), a. Destitute of sails. Pollok.

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Sailmaker

Sail″mak′er (?), n. One whose occupation is to make or repair sails. — Sail″mak′ing, n.

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Sailor

Sail″or (?), n. One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner;...

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Saily

Sail″y (?), a. Like a sail. Drayton.

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Saim

Saim (?), n. [OF. sain, LL. saginum, fr. L. sagina a fattening.] Lard; grease.

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Saimir

‖Sai‐mir″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The squirrel monkey.

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Sain

Sain (?), obs.p. p. of Say, for sayen. Said. Shak.

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Sain (2)

Sain, v. t. [Cf. Saint, Sane.] To sanctify; to bless so as to protect from evil influence. Sir W. Scott.

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Sainfoin

Sain″foin (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L. sanus; see Sane.) + foin hay (L. fænum); or perh. fr. saint sacred (L. sanctus; see Saint) + foin hay.] (Bot.) (a) A leguminou...

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Saint

Saint (sānt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred, Sanctity, San...

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Saint (2)

Saint (sānt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sainted; p. pr. & vb. n.Sainting.] To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the ti...

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Saint (3)

Saint, v. i. To act or live as a saint. Shak.

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Saint-Simonian

Saint′–Si‐mo″ni‐an (?), n. A follower of the Count de St. Simon, who died in 1825, and who maintained that the principle of property held in common, and the just division of the...

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Saint-Simonianism

Saint′–Si‐mo″ni‐an‐ism (?), n. The principles, doctrines, or practice of the Saint-Simonians; — called also Saint- Simonism.

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Saint-Simonism

Saint–Si″mon‐ism (?), n. A system of socialism in which the state owns all the property and the laborer is entitled to share according to the quality and amount of his work, fou...

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Saintdom

Saint″dom (–dŭm), n. The state or character of a saint. Tennyson.

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Sainted

Saint″ed, a. 1. Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious. “A most sainted king.” Shak.Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats. Milton.2. Entered into heaven; — a euphemism for dead.

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Saintess

Saint″ess, n. A female saint. Bp. Fisher.

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Sainthood

Saint″hood (?), n. 1. The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint. Walpole.2. The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered collectively.It was supposed he f...

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Saintish

Saint″ish, a. Somewhat saintlike; — used ironically.

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Saintism

Saint″ism (?), n. The character or quality of saints; also, hypocritical pretense of holiness. Wood.

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Saintlike

Saint″like′ (?), a. Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.Glossed over only with a saintlike show. Dryden.

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Saintliness

Saint″li‐ness (?), n. Quality of being saintly.

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Saintly

Saint″ly, a. [Compar.Saintlier (?); superl.Saintliest.] Like a saint; becoming a holy person.So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton.