Webster's Dictionary 1913

4834

Siccate

Sic″cate (?), v. t. [L. siccatus, p. p. of siccare to dry, fr. siecus dry.] To dry.

4835

Siccation

Sic‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. siccatio.] The act or process of drying. Bailey.

4836

Siccative

Sic″ca‐tive (?), a. [L. siccativus.] Drying; causing to dry. — n. That which promotes drying.

4837

Siccific

Sic‐cif″ic (?), a.[L. siccificus; siccus dry + facere to make. See -fy.] Causing dryness.

4838

Siccity

Sic″ci‐ty (?), n. [L. siccitas, fr. siccus dry.] Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture.The siccity and dryness of its flesh. Sir T. Browne.

4839

Sice

Sice (?), n. [F. six, fr. L. sex six. See Six.] The number six at dice.

4840

Sicer

Si″cer (?), n. [L. sicera. See Cider.] A strong drink; cider. Chaucer.

4841

Sich

Sich (?), a. Such. Spenser.

4842

Sicilian

Si‐cil″i‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants.Sicilian vespers, the great massacre of the French in Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday...

4843

Sicilian (2)

Si‐cil″i‐an, n. A native or inhabitant of Sicily.

4844

Siciliano

‖Si‐ci′li‐a″no (?), n. A Sicilian dance, resembling the pastorale, set to a rather slow and graceful melody in 12-8 or 6-8 measure; also, the music to the dance.

4845

Sicilienne

‖Si′ci′lienne″ (?), n. [F., fem. of sicilien Sicilian.] A kind of rich poplin.

4846

Sick

Sick (?), a. [Compar.Sicker (?); superl.Sickest.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. seóc; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj�kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. s...

4847

Sick (2)

Sick, n. Sickness. Chaucer.

4848

Sick (3)

Sick, v. i. To fall sick; to sicken. Shak.

4849

Sick-brained

Sick″–brained′ (?), a. Disordered in the brain.

4850

Sicken

Sick″en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sickened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sickening.] 1. To make sick; to disease.Raise this strength, and sicken that to death. Prior.2. To make qualmish; to...

4851

Sicken (2)

Sick″en, v. i. 1. To become sick; to fall into disease.The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died. Bacon.2. To be filled to disgust; t...

4852

Sickening

Sick″en‐ing (?), a. Causing sickness; specif., causing surfeit or disgust; nauseating. — Sick″en‐ing‐ly, adv.

4853

Sicker

Sick″er (?), v. i. [AS. sicerian.] (Mining) To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack. [Also written sigger, zigger, and zifhyr.]

4854

Sicker (2)

{ Sick″er, Sik″er }, a. [OE. siker; cf. OS. sikur, LG. seker, D. zeker, Dan. sikker, OHG. sihhur, G. sicher; all fr. L. securus. See Secure, Sure.] Sure; certain; trusty. Burns....

4855

Sicker (3)

{ Sick″er, Sik″er }, adv. Surely; certainly.Believe this as siker as your creed. Chaucer.Sicker, Willye, thou warnest well. Spenser.

4856

Sickerly

{ Sick″er‐ly, Sik″er‐ly }, adv. Surely; securely.But sikerly, withouten any fable. Chaucer.

4857

Sickerness

{ Sick″er‐ness, Sik″er‐ness }, n. The quality or state of being sicker, or certain. Chaucer. Spenser.

4858

Sickish

Sick″ish, a. 1. Somewhat sick or diseased.2. Somewhat sickening; as, a sickish taste.— Sick″ish‐ly, adv. — Sick″ish‐ness, n.

4859

Sickle

Sic″kle (?), n. [OE. sikel, AS. sicol; akin to D. sikkel, G. sichel, OHG. sihhila, Dan. segel, segl, L. secula, fr. secare to cut; or perhaps from L. secula. See Saw a cutting i...

4860

Sicklebill

Sic″kle‐bill′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of three species of humming birds of the genus Eutoxeres, native of Central and South America. They have a long and strongly curved bill...