Webster's Dictionary 1913

7291

Sorbition

Sor‐bi″tion (?), n. [L. sorbitio.] The act of drinking or sipping.

7292

Sorbonical

Sor‐bon″ic‐al (?), a. Belonging to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist. Bale.

7293

Sorbonist

Sor″bon‐ist (?), n. [F. sorboniste.] A doctor of the Sorbonne, or theological college, in the University of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbon, a. d. 1252. It was suppressed in ...

7294

Sorcerer

Sor″cer‐er (?), n. [Cf. F. sorcier. See Sorcery.] A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. Bacon.Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers. Ex. vii. 11.

7295

Sorceress

Sor″cer‐ess, n. A female sorcerer.

7296

Sorcering

Sor″cer‐ing, n. Act or practice of using sorcery.

7297

Sorcerous

Sor″cer‐ous (?), a. Of or pertaining to sorcery.

7298

Sorcery

Sor″cer‐y (?), n.; pl.Sorceries (#). [OE. sorcerie, OF. sorcerie, fr. OF. & F. sorcier a sorcerer, LL. sortiarius, fr. L. sors, sortis, a lot, decision by lot, fate, destiny. Se...

7299

Sord

Sord (? or?), n. See Sward. Milton.

7300

Sordes

‖Sor″des (?), n. [L., fr. sordere to be dirty or foul.] Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that...

7301

Sordet

Sor″det (?), n. [See Sordine.] (Mus.) A sordine.

7302

Sordid

Sor″did (?), a. [L. sordidus, fr. sordere to be filthy or dirty; probably akin to E. swart: cf. F. sordide. See Swart, a.] 1. Filthy; foul; dirty.A sordid god; down from his hoa...

7303

Sordidly

Sor‐did″ly (?), n. Sordidness.

7304

Sordidly (2)

Sor″did‐ly (?), adv. In a sordid manner.

7305

Sordidness

Sor″did‐ness, n. The quality or state of being sordid.

7306

Sordine

Sor″dine (? or?; 277), n. [It. sordina, sordino, from sordo deaf, dull-sounding, L. surdus. See Surd.] (Mus.) See Damper, and 5th Mute.

7307

Sore

Sore (?), a. [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel, n.] Reddish brown; sorrel.Sore falcon. (Zoöl.) See Sore, n., 1.

7308

Sore (2)

Sore, n.(Zoöl.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.2. (Zoöl.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck.

7309

Sore (3)

Sore, a. [Compar.Sorer (�); superl.Sorest.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. sār; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s�r, G. sehr very, Icel. sārr, Sw. sår, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.] 1. Tender to...

7310

Sore (4)

Sore (?), n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. sār. See Sore, a.] 1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or dis...

7311

Sore (5)

Sore, adv. [AS. sāre. See Sore, a.] 1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.Thy hand presseth me sore. Ps. xxxviii. 2.2. Greatly; violently; deeply.prayed unto the Lord and w...

7312

Soredia

‖So‐re″di‐a (?), n., pl. of Soredium.

7313

Sorediate

So‐re″di‐ate (?), a.(Bot.) Sorediïferous.

7314

Sorediferous

{Sor′e‐dif″er‐ous (?), orSo‐re′di‐if″er‐ous (?) }, a. [Soredium + -ferous.] (Bot.) Bearing soredia; sorediate.

7315

Soredium

‖So‐re″di‐um (?), n.; pl.Soredia (#). (Bot.) A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens.

7316

Soree

So″ree (�), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Sora.

7317

Sorehead

Sore″head′ (?), n. One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like.