Webster's Dictionary 1913

12529

Suzerain

Su″ze‐rain (?), n. [F., formed fr. sus above, L. susum, sursum (fr. sub under + versum, p. p. of vertere to turn), after the analogy of souverain, E. sovereign. See Sub-, and Ve...

12530

Suzerainty

Su″ze‐rain‐ty (?), n. [F. suzeraineté.] The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.

12531

Swa

Swa (swä), adv. [See So.] So. Chaucer.

12532

Swab

Swab (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Swabbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swabbing.] [See Swabber, n.] To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk ...

12533

Swab (2)

Swab, n. [Written also swob.] 1. A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.2. A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fa...

12534

Swabber

Swab″ber (?), v. t. To swab.

12535

Swabber (2)

Swab″ber, n. [D. zwabber; cf.D. zwabberen to swab, G. schwabbern, Dan. svabre, Sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.] 1. One who swabs a floor or desk. Shak.2. (Naut.) Formerly, an i...

12536

Swad

Swad (?), n. [Probably fr. AS. swe�ian to bind.] [Written also swod.] 1. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.Swad, in the north, is a peascod shell — thence used for an empty, s...

12537

Swaddle

Swad″dle (?), n. [AS. swe�il, swe�el, fr. swe�ain to bind. See Swathe.] Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddling band.They put me in bed in all my swaddles...

12538

Swaddle (2)

Swad″dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Swaddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swaddling (?).] 1. To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; — used esp. of infants; ...

12539

Swaddlebill

Swad″dle‐bill′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The shoveler.

12540

Swaddler

Swad″dler (?), n. A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist. Shipley.

12541

Swaddling

Swad″dling (?), a. & n. from Swaddle, v.Swaddling band, Swaddling cloth, orSwaddling clout, a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round a newborn infant.Ye shall f...

12542

Swag

Swag (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Swagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swagging (?).] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See Sway.] 1. To hang or move, as some...

12543

Swag (2)

Swag, n. 1. A swaying, irregular motion.2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. Charles Reade.

12544

Swag (3)

Swag (?), v. i. To tramp carrying a swag.

12545

Swag (4)

Swag, n. (a) A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle, and carried on the back or over the shoulder; — called also a ...

12546

Swag-bellied

Swag″–bel′lied (?), a. Having a prominent, overhanging belly. Shak.

12547

Swagbelly

Swag″bel′ly (?), n. 1. A prominent, overhanging belly. Smollett.2. (Med.) Any large tumor developed in the abdomen, and neither fluctuating nor sonorous. Dunglison.

12548

Swage

Swage (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Swaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swaging (?).] [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.] See Assuage.

12549

Swage (2)

Swage, n. A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by hol...

12550

Swage (3)

Swage, v. t. To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape.

12551

Swagger

Swag″ger (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Swaggered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swaggering.] [Freq. of swag.] 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential...

12552

Swagger (2)

Swag″ger, v. t. To bully. Swift.

12553

Swagger (3)

Swag″ger, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer.He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving.

12554

Swagger (4)

Swag″ger (?), n. A swagman.

12555

Swaggerer

Swag″ger‐er (?), n. One who swaggers; a blusterer; a bully; a boastful, noisy fellow. Shak.