Webster's Dictionary 1913

1378

Sceneman

Scene″man (?), n.; pl.Scenemen (�). The man who manages the movable scenes in a theater.

1379

Scenery

Scen″er‐y (?), n. 1. Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a p...

1380

Sceneshifter

Scene″shift′er (?), n. One who moves the scenes in a theater; a sceneman.

1381

Scenic

{ Scen″ic (?), Scen″ic‐al (?) }, a. [L. scaenicus, scenicus, Gr. �: cf. F. scénique. See Scene.] Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature of scenery; theatrical.All these situ...

1382

Scenograph

Scen″o‐graph (?), n. [See Scenography.] A perspective representation or general view of an object.

1383

Scenographic

{ Scen′o‐graph″ic (?), Scen′o‐graph″ic‐al (?) }, a. [Cf. F. scénographique, Gr. �.] Of or pertaining to scenography; drawn in perspective. — Scen′o‐graph″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

1384

Scenography

Sce‐nog″ra‐phy (?), n. [L. scaenographia, Gr. �; � scene, stage + γράφειν to write: cf. F. scénographie.] The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane; also, a r...

1385

Scent

Scent (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scented; p. pr. & vb. n.Scenting.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See Sense.] 1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell;...

1386

Scent (2)

Scent, v. i. 1. To have a smell.Thunderbolts... do scent strongly of brimstone. Holland.2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

1387

Scent (3)

Scent, n. 1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.With lavish hand ...

1388

Scentful

Scent″ful (?), a. 1. Full of scent or odor; odorous. “A scentful nosegay.” W. Browne.2. Of quick or keen smell.The scentful osprey by the rock had fished. W. Browne.

1389

Scentingly

Scent″ing‐ly (?), adv. By scent. Fuller.

1390

Scentless

Scent″less, a. Having no scent.The scentless and the scented rose. Cowper.

1391

Scepsis

‖Scep″sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � doubt, fr. � to consider: cf. G. skepsis. See Skeptic.] Skepticism; skeptical philosophy.Among their products were the system of Locke, the sc...

1392

Scepter

{ Scep″ter, Scep″tre } (?), n. [F. sceptre, L. sceptrum, from Gr. � a staff to lean upon, a scepter; probably akin to E. shaft. See Shaft, and cf. Scape a stem, shaft.] 1. A sta...

1393

Scepter (2)

{ Scep″ter, Scep″tre }, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sceptered (?) or Sceptred (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Sceptering (?) or Sceptring (�).] To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to ...

1394

Scepterellate

Scep′ter‐el″late (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a straight shaft with whorls of spines; — said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. under Spicule.

1395

Scepterless

{ Scep″ter‐less, Scep″tre‐less }, a. Having no scepter; without authority; powerless; as, a scepterless king.

1396

Sceptic

{ Scep″tic (?), Scep″tic‐al, Scep″ti‐cism, etc.} See Skeptic, Skeptical, Skepticism, etc.

1397

Sceptral

Scep″tral (?), a. Of or pertaining to a scepter; like a scepter.

1398

Scern

Scern (?), v. t. To discern; to perceive.

1399

Schade

Schade (?), n. Shade; shadow.☞ English words now beginning with sh, like shade, were formerly often spelled with a c between the s and h; as, schade; schame; schape; schort, etc.

1400

Schah

Schah (?), n. See Shah.

1401

Schappe

‖Schap″pe (?), n. A silk yarn or fabric made out of carded spun silk.

1402

Schatchen

Schat″chen (?), n. [Yiddish, fr. NHeb. shadkhān, fr. shādakh to bring about a marriage, orig., to persuade.] A person whose business is marriage brokage; a marriage broker, esp....

1403

Schediasm

Sche″di‐asm (?), n. Cursory writing on a loose sheet.

1404

Schedule

Sched″ule (?; in England commonly?; 277), n. [F. cédule, formerly also spelt schedule, L. schedula, dim. of scheda, scida, a strip of papyrus bark, a leaf of paper; akin to (or ...