Webster's Dictionary 1913

8587

Spotter

Spot″ter (–tẽr), n. One who spots.

8588

Spottiness

Spot″ti‐ness (–tĭ‐nĕs), n. The state or quality of being spotty.

8589

Spotty

Spot″ty (–ty̆), a. Full of spots; marked with spots.

8590

Spousage

Spous″age (spouz″ā̍j; 48), n. [OF. espousaige, from espouser. See Spouse, v. t.] Espousal. Bale.

8591

Spousal

Spous″al (–al), a. [See Espousal, Sponsal, and Spouse.] Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial; matrimonial; conjugal; connubial; bridal; as, spousal rites; spousal o...

8592

Spousal (2)

Spous″al, n. [See Espousal, Spouse.] Marriage; nuptials; espousal; — generally used in the plural; as, the spousals of Hippolita. Dryden.Boweth your head under that blissful yok...

8593

Spouse

Spouse (spouz), n. [OF. espous, espos, fem. espouse, F. époux, épouse, fr. L. sponsus, sponsa, prop. p. p. of spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly, to engage one's self. Cf. D...

8594

Spouse (2)

Spouse (spouz), v. t. [See Espouse, and Spouse, n.] To wed; to espouse.This markis hath her spoused with a ring. Chaucer.Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize. Spenser...

8595

Spouse-breach

Spouse″–breach′ (–brēch′), n. Adultery.

8596

Spouseless

Spouse″less, a. Destitute of a spouse; unmarried.

8597

Spousess

Spous″ess, n. A wife or bride. Fabyan.

8598

Spout

Spout (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spouted; p. pr. & vb. n.Spouting.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D. spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v., sprout, sputt...

8599

Spout (2)

Spout, v. i. 1. To issue with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a hole; blood spouts from an artery.All the gli...

8600

Spout (3)

Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See Spout, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any ki...

8601

Spouter

Spout″er (–ẽr), n. One who, or that which, spouts.

8602

Spoutfish

Spout″fish′ (–fĭsh′), n.(Zoöl.) A marine animal that spouts water; — applied especially to certain bivalve mollusks, like the long clams (Mya), which spout, or squirt out, water...

8603

Spoutless

Spout″less, a. Having no spout. Cowper.

8604

Spoutshell

Spout″shell′ (–shĕl′), n.(Zoöl.) Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Apporhais having an elongated siphon. See Illust. under Rostrifera.

8605

Sprack

Sprack (sprăk), a. [Cf. Icel. sprækr sprightly, dial. Sw. spräk, spräg, spirited, mettlesome; or Gael. spraic vigor.] Quick; lively; alert.

8606

Sprad

Sprad (sprăd), obs.p. p. of Spread. Chaucer.

8607

Spradde

Sprad″de (–de), obs.imp. of Spread. Chaucer.

8608

Sprag

Sprag (sprăg), n. [Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder.] (Zoöl.) A young salmon.

8609

Sprag (2)

Sprag, n. [See Spray a branch.] A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.

8610

Sprag (3)

Sprag, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spragged (sprăgd); p. pr. & vb. n.Spragging (–gĭng).] 1. To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes ...

8611

Sprag (4)

Sprag, a. See Sprack, a.Shak.

8612

Sprain

Sprain (sprān), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sprained (sprānd); p. pr. & vb. n.Spraining.] [OF. espreindreto press, to force out, F. épreindre, fr. L. exprimere. See Express, v. t., and c...

8613

Sprain (2)

Sprain, n. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.Sprain fracture(Med.), the separation of a tendon from its point of insert...