Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Sinew

Sin″ew (?), n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan. sene; cf. Skr. snāva. √290.]1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendon...

5267

Sinew (2)

Sin″ew, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sinewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sinewing.] To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. Shak.Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures... mig...

5268

Sinew-shrunk

Sin″ew–shrunk′ (?), a.(Far.) Having the sinews under the belly shrunk by excessive fatigue.

5269

Sinewed

Sin″ewed (?), a. 1. Furnished with sinews; as, a strong-sinewed youth.2. Fig.: Equipped; strengthened.When he seesOurselves well sinewed to our defense. Shak.

5270

Sinewiness

Sin″ew‐i‐ness (?), n. Quality of being sinewy.

5271

Sinewish

Sin″ew‐ish, a. Sinewy. Holinshed.

5272

Sinewless

Sin″ew‐less, a. Having no sinews; hence, having no strength or vigor.

5273

Sinewous

Sin″ew‐ous (?), a. Sinewy. Holinshed.

5274

Sinewy

Sin″ew‐y (?), a. 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews.The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. Donne.2. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervou...

5275

Sinful

Sin″ful (?), a. [AAS. synfull.] Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts. Piers Plowman.Ah sinful nation, a people la...

5276

Sing

Sing (?), v. i. [imp.Sung (?) or Sang (�); p. p.Sung; p. pr. & vb. n.Singing.] [AS. singan; akin to D. zingen, OS. & OHG. singan, G. singen, Icel. syngja, Sw. sjunga, Dan. synge...

5277

Sing (2)

Sing (?), v. t. 1. To utter with musical inflections or modulations of voice.And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. Rev. xv. 3.And in the...

5278

Sing-sing

Sing″–sing′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The kob.

5279

Singe

Singe (sĭnj), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Singed (sĭnjd); p. pr. & vb. n.Singeing (sĭnj″ĭng).] [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G. sengen), originally, to cause to...

5280

Singe (2)

Singe, n. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

5281

Singer

Sin″ger (sĭn″jẽr), n. [From Singe.] One who, or that which, singes. Specifically: (a) One employed to singe cloth. (b) A machine for singeing cloth.

5282

Singer (2)

Sing″er (?), n. [From Sing.] One who sings; especially, one whose profession is to sing.

5283

Singeress

Sing″er‐ess, n. A songstress. Wyclif.

5284

Singhalese

Sin′gha‐lese″ (?), n. & a. [Skr. Sim̃hala Ceylon.] (Ethnol.) Same as Cingalese.

5285

Singing

Sing″ing (?), a. & n. from Sing, v.Singing bird. (Zoöl.) (a) Popularly, any bird that sings; a song bird. (b) Specifically, any one of the Oscines. — Singing book, a book contai...

5286

Singingly

Sing″ing‐ly, adv. With sounds like singing; with a kind of tune; in a singing tone. G. North (1575).

5287

Single

Sin″gle (?), a. [L. singulus, a dim. from the root in simplex simple; cf. OE. & OF. sengle, fr. L. singulus. SeeSimple, and cf. Singular.] 1. One only, as distinguished from mor...

5288

Single (2)

Sin″gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Singled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Singling (?).] 1. To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separat...

5289

Single (3)

Sin″gle, v. i. To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot.Many very fleet horses, when overdriven, adopt a disagreeable gait, which seems ...

5290

Single (4)

Sin″gle, n. 1. A unit; one; as, to score a single.2. pl. The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.3. A handful of gleaned grain.4. (Law Tenni...

5291

Single tax

Sin″gle tax′. (Pol. Econ.) A tax levied upon land alone, irrespective of improvements, — advocated by certain economists as the sole source of public revenue.Whatever may be tho...

5292

Single-acting

Sin″gle–act′ing (?), a. Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach.), acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; — said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.