Webster's Dictionary 1913

3592

Series winding

Series winding. (Elec.) A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet coil are in series with the external circuits; — opposed to shunt winding. — Se″ries–wound′, a.

3593

Serigraph

Ser′i‐graph (?), n. [L. sericum silk + E. -graph.] An autographic device to test the strength of raw silk.

3594

Serin

Ser″in (?), n. [F. serin.] (Zoöl.) A European finch (Serinus hortulanus) closely related to the canary.

3595

Serine

Ser″ine (?), n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin.

3596

Serio-comic

{ Se′ri‐o–com″ic (?), Se′ri‐o–com″ic‐al (?), } a. Having a mixture of seriousness and sport; serious and comical.

3597

Serious

Se″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. serius: cf. F. sérieux, LL. seriosus.] 1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.He is always serious, ye...

3598

Seriph

Ser″iph (?), n.(Type Founding) See Ceriph.

3599

Serjeant

{ Ser″jeant (?), Ser″jeant‐cy, etc. } See Sergeant, Sergeantcy, etc.Serjeant-at-arms. See Sergeant-at-arms, under Sergeant.

3600

Sermocination

Ser‐moc′i‐na″tion (?), n. [L. sermocinatio. See Sermon.] The making of speeches or sermons; sermonizing. Peacham.

3601

Sermocinator

Ser‐moc″i‐na′tor (?), n. One who makes sermons or speeches. Howell.

3602

Sermon

Ser″mon (?), n. [OE. sermoun, sermun, F. sermon, fr. L. sermo, -onis, a speaking, discourse, probably fr. serer, sertum, to join, connect; hence, a connected speech. See Series....

3603

Sermon (2)

Ser″mon, v. i. [Cf. OF. sermoner, F. sermonner to lecture one.] To speak; to discourse; to compose or deliver a sermon. Holinshed.What needeth it to sermon of it more? Chaucer.

3604

Sermon (3)

Ser″mon, v. t. 1. To discourse to or of, as in a sermon. Spenser.2. To tutor; to lecture. Shak.

3605

Sermoneer

Ser′mon‐eer″ (?), n. A sermonizer. B. Jonson.

3606

Sermoner

Ser″mon‐er (?), n. A preacher; a sermonizer. Thackeray.

3607

Sermonet

Ser′mon‐et″ (?), n. A short sermon. [Written also sermonette.]

3608

Sermonic

{ Ser‐mon″ic (?), Ser‐mon″ic‐al (?), } a. Like, or appropriate to, a sermon; grave and didactic. “Conversation... satirical or sermonic.” Prof. Wilson. “Sermonical style.” V. Knox.

3609

Sermoning

Ser″mon‐ing (?), n. The act of discoursing; discourse; instruction; preaching. Chaucer.

3610

Sermonish

Ser″mon‐ish, a. Resembling a sermon.

3611

Sermonist

Ser″mon‐ist, n. See Sermonizer.

3612

Sermonize

Ser″mon‐ize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sermonized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sermonizing (?).] 1. To compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach.2. To inculcate rigid rules. Chesterfi...

3613

Sermonize (2)

Ser″mon‐ize, v. t. To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of a sermon or of sermons.Which of us shall sing or sermonize the other fast asleep? Landor.

3614

Sermonizer

Ser″mon‐i′zer (?), n. One who sermonizes.

3615

Serolin

Ser″o‐lin (?), n. [Serum + L. oleum oil.] (Physiol. Chem.) (a) A peculiar fatty substance found in the blood, probably a mixture of fats, cholesterin, etc. (b) A body found in f...

3616

Seron

{ Se‐ron″ (?), Se‐roon″ (?), } n. [Sp. seron a kind of hamper or pannier, aug. of sera a large pannier or basket.] Same as Ceroon.☞ This word as expressing a quantity or weight ...

3617

Serose

Se″rose′ (?), a. Serous. Dr. H. More.

3618

Serosity

Se‐ros″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. serosité. See Serous.] 1. The quality or state of being serous.2. (Physiol.) A thin watery animal fluid, as synovial fluid and pericardial fluid.