Webster's Dictionary 1913

7318

Sorehon

Sore″hon (?), n. [Corrupted from sojourn, Scot. soirne, sorn.] Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously w...

7319

Sorel

Sor″el (?), n. [A diminutive. See Sore reddish brown.] 1. (Zoöl.) A young buck in the third year. See the Note under Buck. Shak.2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.

7320

Sorely

Sore″ly (?), adv. In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted.

7321

Sorema

‖So‐re″ma (?), n.(Bot.) A heap of carpels belonging to one flower.

7322

Soreness

Sore″ness (?), n. The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.

7323

Sorex

‖So″rex (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews.

7324

Sorghe

Sor″ghe (sôr″gē̍), n.(Zoöl.) The three-bearded rockling, or whistlefish.

7325

Sorghum

Sor″ghum (?), n.(Bot.) (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see Johnson grass), and S. vulgare, the ...

7326

Sorgo

Sor″go (?), n. [Cf. It. sorgo. See Sorghum.] (Bot.) Indian millet and its varieties. See Sorghum.

7327

Sori

‖So″ri (?), n., pl. of Sorus.

7328

Soricine

So″ri‐cine (?), a. [L. sorricinus, fr. sorex a shrew.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricidæ); like a shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga...

7329

Sorites

So‐ri″tes (?), n. [L., from Gr. σωρείτησ (sc. συλλογισμόσ), properly, heaped up (hence, a heap of syllogisms), fr. σωρόσ a heap.] (Logic) An abridged form of stating of syllogis...

7330

Soritical

So″rit″ic‐al, a. Of or pertaining to a sorites; resembling a sorites.

7331

Sorn

Sorn (?), v. i. [See Sorehon.] To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. Sir W. Scott.

7332

Sorner

Sorn″er (?), n. One who obtrudes himself on another for bed and board. De Quncey.

7333

Sororal

So‐ro″ral (?), a. [L. soror sister: cf. F. sororal.] Relating to a sister; sisterly.

7334

Sororicide

So‐ror″i‐cide (?; 277), n. [L. sororocida, and sororicidium; soror a sister + caedere to kill.] The murder of one's sister; also, one who murders or kills one's own sister. John...

7335

Sororize

So‐ro″rize (? or?), v. i. [L. soror, sororis, a sister.] To associate, or hold fellowship, as sisters; to have sisterly feelings; — analogous to fraternize.

7336

Sorosis

So‐ro″sis (?), n. [NL. See Sororize.] A woman's club; an association of women.

7337

Sorosis (2)

‖So‐ro″sis, n.(Bot.) A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple.

7338

Sorrage

Sor″rage (?; 48), n. [Cf. Sorrel, n.] The blades of green or barley. Bailey.

7339

Sorrance

Sor″rance (?), n. Same as Sorance.

7340

Sorrel

Sor″rel (?), a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See Sear, a., a...

7341

Sorrel (2)

Sor″rel (?), n. A yellowish or redish brown color.

7342

Sorrel (3)

Sor″rel, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s�r sour. See Sour.] (Bot.) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, ...

7343

Sorrento work

Sor″ren″to work′ (?). Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely, jig-saw work and the like done anyw...

7344

Sorrily

Sor″ri‐ly (?), adv. In a sorry manner; poorly.Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily. Sir P. Sidney.