Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Souse (4)

Souse, v. i. [Probably fr. OF. sors, p. p. of sordre to rise, and first used of an upward swood, then of a swoop in general, but also confused with Souse, v. t. See Source.] To ...

7481

Souse (5)

Souse, v. t. To pounce upon.like eagle o'er his serie towers,To souse annoyance that comes near his nest. Shak.

7482

Souse (6)

Souse, n. The act of sousing, or swooping.As a falcon fairThat once hath failed or her souse full near. Spenser.

7483

Souse (7)

Souse, adv. With a sudden swoop; violently. Young.

7484

Souslik

Sous″lik (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Suslik.

7485

Sout

Sout (?), n. Soot. Spenser.

7486

Soutache

‖Sou′tache″ (?), n. A kind of narrow braid, usually of silk; — also known as Russian braid.

7487

Soutage

Sout″age (? or?; 48), n. That in which anything is packed; bagging, as for hops. Halliwell.

7488

Soutane

‖Sou′tane″ (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. sotana, or It. sottana, LL. subtana, fr. L. subtus below, beneath, fr. sub under.] (Eccl. Costume) A close garnment with straight sleeves, and sk...

7489

Souter

Sou″ter (?), n. [AS. s�t�re, fr. It. sutor, fr. suere to sew.] A shoemaker; a cobbler. Chaucer.There is no work better than another to please God:... to wash dishes, to be a sou...

7490

Souterly

Sou″ter‐ly, a. Of or pertaining to a cobbler or cobblers; like a cobbler; hence, vulgar; low.

7491

Souterrain

Sou″ter‐rain (?), n. [F. See Subterranean.] A grotto or cavern under ground. Arbuthnot.

7492

South

South (?; by sailors sou), n. [OE. south, suþ, AS. sūð for sunð; akin to D. zuid, OHG. sund, G. süd, süden, Icel. suðr, sunnr, Dan. syd, sönden, Sw. syd, söder, sunnan; all prob...

7493

South (2)

South, a. Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the s...

7494

South (3)

South, adv. 1. Toward the south; southward.2. From the south; as, the wind blows south. Bacon.

7495

South (4)

South (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Southed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Southing.] 1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.2. (Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross...

7496

South southerly

South′ south″er‐ly (?). (Zoöl.) the old squaw; — so called in imitation of its cry. Called also southerly, and southerland. See under Old.

7497

Southcottian

South‐cot″ti‐an (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Joanna Southcott (1750-1814), an Englishwoman who, professing to have received a miraculous calling, preached and prophesied, ...

7498

Southdown

South″down′ (?), a. Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills south of the Thames, in England.Southdown sheep(Zoöl.), a celebrated breed of shortwooled, horn...

7499

Southdown (2)

South″down′, n. A Southdown sheep.

7500

Southeast

South′east″ (?; by sailors sou″–), n. The point of the compass equally distant from the south and the east; the southeast part or region.

7501

Southeast (2)

South′east (?; by sailors sou″–), a. Of or pertaining to the southeast; proceeding toward, or coming from, the southeast; as, a southeast course; a southeast wind.

7502

Southeaster

South′east″er (?), n. A storm, strong wind, or gale coming from the southeast.

7503

Southeaster (2)

South′east″er, adv. Toward the southeast.

7504

Southeastern

South′east″ern (?), a. Of or pertaining to the southeast; southeasterly.

7505

Southeastward

{ South′east″ward (?), South′east″ward‐ly }, adv. Toward the southeast.

7506

Souther

South″er (?), n. A strong wind, gale, or storm from the south.