Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Saintologist

Saint‐ol″o‐gist (?), n. [Saint + -logy + -ist.] (Theol.) One who writes the lives of saints.

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Saintship

Saint″ship, n. The character or qualities of a saint.

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Saith

Saith (?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Say.

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Saithe

Saithe (?), n. [Gael. saoidheam.] (Zoöl.) The pollock, or coalfish; — called also sillock.

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Saiva

Sai″va (? or?), n. [Skr. çaiva devoted to Siva.] One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.

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Saivism

Sai″vism (?), n. The worship of Siva.

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Sajene

Sa‐jene″ (?), n. Same as Sagene.

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Sajou

Sa″jou (?; F. �), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Sapajou.

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Sake

Sake (sāk), n. [OE. sake cause, also, lawsuit, fault, AS. sacu strife, a cause or suit at law; akin to D. zaak cause, thing, affair, G. sache thing, cause in law, OHG. sahha, Ic...

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Saker

Sa″ker (sā″kẽr), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ιἕραξ falcon, from ιερὅσ holy, or more probably from Ar...

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Sakeret

Sa″ker‐et (sā″kẽr‐ĕt), n. [F. sacret. See Saker.] (Zoöl.) The male of the saker (a).

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Saki

Sa″ki (sā″kĭ), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from the native name.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, a...

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Saki (2)

Sa″ki (sä″kē̍), n. The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.

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Sakieh

{ Sak″i‐eh (?), Sak″i‐yeh (?) }, n.} [Ar. sāqīah canal, trench.] A kind of water wheel used in Egypt for raising water, from wells or pits, in buckets attached to its periphery ...

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Sakti

Sak″ti (?), n.(Hind. Myth.) The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle.

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Sal

‖Sal (sa̤l), n. [Hind. sāl, Skr. çāla.] (Bot.) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, ...

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Sal (2)

Sal (săl), n. [L. See Salt.] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt.Sal absinthii(Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium). — Sal acet...

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Salaam

‖Sa‐laam″ (sȧ‐läm″), n. Same as Salam.Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the exciseman just as he was folding up that letter. Prof. Wilson.

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Salaam (2)

Sa‐laam″, v. i. To make or perform a salam.I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. H. James.

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Salability

Sal′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or condition of being salable; salableness. Duke of Argyll.

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Salable

Sal″a‐ble (?), a. [From Sale.] Capable of being sold; fit to be sold; finding a ready market. — Sal″a‐ble‐ness, n. — Sal″a‐bly, adv.

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Salacious

Sa‐la″cious (?), n. [L. salax, -acis, fond of leaping, lustful, fr. salire to leap. See Salient.] Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. Dryden.— Sa‐la″cious‐ly, adv...

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Salacity

Sa‐lac″i‐ty (?), n. [L. salacitas: cf. F. salacité] Strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness.

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Salad

Sal″ad (săl″ad), n. [F. salade, OIt. salata, It. insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See Salt, and cf. Slaw.] 1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, wate...

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Salade

Sal″ade (?), n. A helmet. See Sallet.

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Salading

Sal″ad‐ing (?), n. Vegetables for salad.

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Salæratus

Sal′æ‐ra″tus (?), n. See Saleratus.