-nỏ, move, når, nôt ;-tùbe, tåb, båll; -dil;-påånd ;-thin, THIS.

dom used but in adverbial phrases, a-shipboard, on-shipboard, in a ship; the plank of a ship. SHIPBOY, ship boe. s. Boy that serves in a ship. SHIPMAN, ship'mân. 8. 88. Sailor, seaman. SHIPMASTER, ship'mås-tår. s. Master of a ship.

SHIPPING, ship'ping. s. 410. Vessels of navi-| gation; passage in a ship.

SHIPWRECK, ship'rêk. s. The destruction of ships by rocks or shelves; the parts of a shattered ship; destruction, miscarriage.

fence, impression of disgust; a pile of sheaves
of corn; a rough dog.
To SHOCK, shok. v. a.

to offend, to disgust.
To SHOCK, shok. v. n.
To SHOCK, shok. v. n.
sheaves.

To shake by violence;

To be offensive.

To build up piles of

SHOD, shod. for Shoed. The Pret. and Part.
pass. of To shoe.
SHOE, shỏỏ. s. 296. The cover of the foot.
To SHOE, shoỏ. v. a. Pret. I Shod; Part. pass.
Shod. To fit the foot with a shoe; to cover at
the bottom.

SHOEBOY, shảo'bỏè. s. A boy that cleans shoes
SHOEING-HORN, shỏỏ ́ing-horn. s. A horn
used to facilitate the admission of the foot into
a narrow shoe.

The pronunciation of the latter part of this word, as if written rack, is now become vulgar. To SHIPWRECK, ship rek. v. a. To destroy by dashing on rocks or shallows; to make to suffer the dangers of a wreck. SHIPWRIGHT, ship'rite. s. A builder of ships.) SHIRE, shère. s. 8, 106 A division of the king-SHOEMAKER, shỏỏ'må-kår. s. One whose trade dom, a county.

is to make shoes.

SHOETYE, shỏỏ'ti. s. The riband with which women tve shoes.

IP The pronunciation of this word is very irregular, as it is the only pure English word in the language where the finale does not produce SHOG, shog. s. Violent concussion. the long diphthongal sound of i when the ac-To SHOG, shog. v. a. To shake, to agitate by cent is on it: but this irregularity is so fixed as sudden interrupted impulses. to give the regular sound å pedantick stiffness.||SHONE, shôn. The pret. of Shine. Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott and Buchanan, how. ever, have adopted this sound, in which they have been followed by Mr. Smith; but Mr. Elphinstone, Dr. Lowth, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry, and Barclay, are for the irregular sound; W. Johnston gives both, but places the irregular first: and the Grammar called Bickerstaff's, recommended by Steele, adopts the sound, and gives this rule:

To sound like double (e) (i) does incline; As in Machine and Shire, and Magazine: "Like (a) in Sirrah ; but writ (oi) in Join."

It may likewise be observed, that this word, when unaccented at the end of words, as Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, &c. is always pronounced with the i like ee.

SHIRT, shart. s. 103. The under linen garment of a man.

To SHIRT, shurt. v. a. To cover, to clothe as
in a shirt.

SHIRTLESS, shart'lês. a. Wanting a shirt.
SHITTAH, shit'tà.
SHITTIM, shit'tim.

s. Hebrew. A sort of precious wood growing in Arabia. SHITTLECOCK, shit'tl-kok. 8. A cork stuck with feathers, and driven by players from one to another with battle-doors.

The most natural derivation of this word seems to arise from the motion of a shuttle, and therefore it ought to be written and pronounced shuttlecock.

SHIVE, shive. s. A slice of bread; a thick splinter or lamina cut off from the main sub

stance.

To SHIVER, shiv år. v. n. 98. To quake, to
tremble, to shudder as with cold or fear.
To SHIVER, shiv år. v. n. To fall at once into
many parts or shives.

To SHIVER, shiv år. v. a. To break by one act
into many parts, to shatter.
SHIVER, shiv'år. s. 515. One fragment of many
into which any thing is broken.
SHIVERY, shív ôr-ẻ. a.

Loose of coherence,
easily falling into many fragments.
SHOAL, shole. s. 295. A crowd, a multitude, a
throng; a shallow, a sand-bank.

To SHOAL, shole. v. n. To crowd, to throng; to be shallow, to grow shallow.

This word is frequently pronounced so as to rhyme with tone; but the short sound of o is by far the most usual among those who may be styled polite speakers.

This sound is adopted by Mr. Elphinstone, Mr
Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Perry, and Mr.
Smith; nor do I find the other sound in any of
our Dictionaries that have the word.
SHOOK, shook. 306. The Pret. and in Poetry,
Part. pass. of Shake.

To SHOOT, shôôt. v. a. Pret. I shot; Part. Shot
or Shotter To discharge any thing so as to
make it fly with speed or violence; to discharge
from a bow or gun; to let off; to emit new
parts, as a vegetable; to emit, to dart or thrust
forth; to fit to each other by planing, a work-
man's term; to pass through with swiftness.
To SHOOT, shoot. v. n. To perform the act of
shooting; to germinate, to increase in vegeta-
ble growth; to form itself into any shape; to
be emitted; to protuberate, to jut out; to pass
as an arrow; to become any thing suddenly:
to move swiftly along; to feel a quick pain.
SHOOT, shoot. s. The act of striking or en
deavouring to strike with a missile weapon dis
charged by any instrument, obsolete; branch
issuing from the main stock.
SHOOTER, shôôt'år. s. 98. One that shoots, an
archer, a gummer.

SHOP, shop. s. A place where any thing is
sold; a room in which manufactures are car
ried on.

SHOPBOARD, shop'bord. s. Bench on which any work is done.

SHOPBOOK, shop book. s. Book in which a tradesman keeps his accounts.

SHOPKEEPER, shôp'kèèp-år. s A trader who
sells in a shop, not a merchant who only deals
by wholesale.

SHOPMAN, shop'mân. s. 88. A petty trader;
one who serves in a shop.
SHORE, shore. The pret. of Shear.
SHORE, shore. s. The coast of the sea; the
bank of a river; a drain, properly Sewer; the
support of a building, a buttress.

To SHORE, shore. v. a. To prop, to support
To set on shore, not in use.

SHORELESS, shore'lès. a. Having no coast SHOAL, shole. a. Shallow, obstructed or en-SHORN, shorne. The part. pass. of Shear.

cumbered with banks.

SHOALINESS, sho ́le-nês. s. Shallowness, frequency of shallow places.

SHOALY, sho ́lè. a. Full of shoals, full of shallow places.

SHOCK, shok. s. Conflict, mutual impression of violence, violent concourse; concussion, external violence; the conflict of enemies; of

This word was inadvertently marked with the third sound of o in the first edition of this Dictionary; but from considering its analogy with swear, wear, and tear, I do not hesitate to alter it to the first sound of that vowel; Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Sinith, and W. Johnston, are for the first pronunciation; but Mr. Perry, Mr Nares, and Mr. Elphinstone, are for the las

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559.-Fate, får, fåll, fåt ;-mè, mêt;-plue, pin ;

and these authorities, with analogy on their || SHOULDERSLIP, shòl'dår-slip. s. Dislocation
side, are decisive.

SHORT, short. a. 167. Not long, commonly not
long enough; repeated by quick iterations;
not reaching the purposed point, not adequate,||
not far distant in time; defective, scanty; not
going so far as was intended; narrow, con-
tracted; brittle.

SHORT, short. s. A summary account.
SHORT, short. ad. Not long.

To SHORTEN, shor't'n. v. a. 103. To make
short; to contract, to abbreviate; to confine, to
hinder from progression; to cut off; to lop.
SHORTHAND, short'hånd. 8. A method of
writing in compendious characters.
SHORTLIVED, short-liv'd'. a. 157. Not living
or lasting long.

SHORTLY, short'lè. ad. Quickly, soon, in a
little time; in a few words, briefly.
SHORTNESS, short'nês. s. The quality of be
ing short; fewness of words, brevity, concise-
ness; want of retention; deficience, imperfection.
SHORTRIBS, short-ribz'. s. The bastard ribs.||
SHORTSIGHTED, short-si'têd. a. Unable to
see far.

SHORTSIGHTEDNESS, short-sl'têd-nês. s. De-
fect of sight.

SHORTWAISTED, short-wast'èd. a. Having
a short body.

SHORTWINDED, short-wind'êd. a. Short
breathed, asthmatick, breathing by quick and
faint reciprocations.

SHORTWINGED, short-wing'd'. a. Havin
short wings. So hawks are divided into long
and shortwinged.

SHORY, sho're. a. Lying near the coast.
SHOT, shot. The pret. and part. pass. of Shoot.
SHOT, shot. s. The act of shooting; the flight
of a shot; the charge of a gun; bullets or small
pellets for the charge of a gun; any thing dis-
charged from a gun, or other instrument; a
sum charged, a reckoning.
SHOTFREE, shot'frèè. a. Clear of the reckon-
ing.
SHÖTTEN, shot't'n. a. 103.

spawn.

Having ejected the
To SHOVE, shav. v. a. 165. To push by main
strength; to drive a boat by a pole that reaches
to the bottom of the water; to push, to rush
against.

To SHOVE, shav. v. n. To push forward be-
fore one; to move in a boat, not by oars but a
pole.

SHOVE, shav. s. The act of shoving, a push.
SHOVEL, shav'v'l. s. 102. An instrument con-
sisting of a long handle and broad blade with
raised edges.

To SHOVEL, shåv'v'l. v. a. To throw or heap
with a shovel; to gather in great quantities.
SHOVELBOARD, shův'v'l-bord. S. A long
board on which they play by sliding metal
pieces at a mark.

SHOUGH, shok. s. 321, 392. A species of shag-
gy dog, a shock.

SHOULD, shud. 320. This is a kind of auxiliary
verb used in the conjunctive mood, of which
the signification is not easily fixed.-See BEEN.
SHOULDER, shol'dår. s. 318. The joint which
connects the arm to the body the upper joint
of the foreleg of a beast; the upper part of the
back the shoulders are used as emblems of
strength;
; a rising part, a prominence.-See
MOULD.

To SHOULDER, shōl'důr. v. a. To push with
insolence and violence; to put upon the shoul-
der.

SHOULDERBELT, shòl'dår-bélt. s. A belt that
comes across the shoulder.

S.

SHOULDERCLAPPER, shòl'dår-«lâp-pår
One who affects familiarity.
SHOULDERSHOTTEN, shòl'dår-shût-t'n. a.
Strained in the shoulder

of the shoulder.

To SHOUT, shỏůt. v. n. 313. To cry in triumph or exultation.

SHOUT, shout. s. A loud and vehement cry of
triumph or exultation.

SHOUTER, shoåt år. s. 98. He who shouts.
To SHOW, shỏ. v. a. 324. Pret. Showed and
Shown; Part. pass. Shown. To exhibit to
view; to give proof of, to prove; to make
known; to point the way, to direct; to offer,
to afford; to explain, to expound; to teach, to
tell

To SHOW, shỏ, v. n. To appear, to look, to be
in appearance.

SHOW, shỏ. s. A spectacle, something publick1
exposed to view for money; superficial ap
pearance; ostentatious display; object attract-
ing notice; splendid appearance; semblance;
speciousness; external appearance; exhibition.
to view; pomp, magnificent spectacle; phan
toms, not realities; representative action.
SHOWBREAD, or SHEWBREAD, shò'brêd.”s.
Among the Jews, they thus called loaves of
bread that the priest of the week put every Sab-
bath-day upon the golden table which was in
the Sanctum before the Lord.

SHOWER, shod'år. s. 323. Rain, either mode-
rate or violent; storm of any thing falling
thick any very liberal distribution.
To SHOWER, shoa'år. v. a.

To wet or drown with rain; to pour down; to distribute or scat ter with great liberality.

To SHOWER, shou'år. v.n. To be rainy,
SHOWERY, shỏd'år-è. a. Rainy.
SHOWISH, or SHOWY, sho'ish. a.
gaudy; ostentatious.

Splendid

SHOWN, shone. Pret. and Part. pass of To show
Exhibited.

SHRANK, shrank. The Pret. of Shrink.
To SHRED, shred. v. a. Pret. Shred. To cut

into small pieces. SHRED, shred. s.

ment.

A small piece cut off; a frag

SHREW, shrôỏ. s. 265, 339. A peevish, malig-
nant, clamorous, turbulent woman.
SHREWD, shrood. a. Having the qualities of a
shrew, malicious, troublesome; inaliciously sly
cunning; ill-betokening; mischievous.
SHREWDLY, shrôôd'le. ad. Mischievously,
vexatiously; cunningly; slyly.
SHREWDNESS, shrood'nes. s. Sly cunning,
archness; mischievousness, petulance.
SHREWISH, shrôô'ish. a. Having the qualities
of a shrew; forward, petulantly clamorous.
SHREWISHLY, shroo ish-lè. ad. Petulantly
peevishly, clamorously.

SHREWISHNESS, shroo ́ish-nês. s. The qual
ities of a shrew, forwardness, petulance, clam-

orousness.

SHREWMOUSE, shroo'mouse. s. A mouse of which the bite was generally supposed venom

ous.

To SHRIEK, shrèèk. v. n. 275. To cry out in-
articulately with anguish or horrour, to scream
SHRIEK, shrèèk. v. n. 275. An inarticulate crv
of anguish or horrour.
SHRIEVE, shrèèv. s. 275.

A sheriff
This was the ancient mode of writing aud
pronouncing this word. Stow, indeed, writes
it shrive; but it is highly probable that the i had
exactly the sound of ie in grieve, thieve, &c. and
the common people of London to this day have
preserved this old pronunciation, though it is
wearing away fast among them. That this is the
true etymological manner of writing and pro-
nouncing it, we need but attend to the Saxon'
word from which it is derived, to be convinced,
Reve, or Reeve, signifies a steward; and Shriev
is but a contraction of Shire Reeve, or Shire Stew-
ard. But however just this orthography and
pronunciation may be in other respects. #

and, move, nor, một ;—tabe, tăh, kill ;—s ;−p3and ;—thin, THI.

wants the true stamp of polite usage to make it rurrent; it is now grown old and vulgar. and Pope's use of this word,

Now Mayors and Shrieves all hush'd and sa"tiate lay,"

must only be looked upon as assisting the humour of the scene he describes. SHRIEVALTY, shrèè'vâl-té. s. The office of a sheriff.

To SHUDDER, shad'dür. v. a. 98. To quals with fear, or with aversion.

To SHUFFLE, shif ́fl. v. a. 405. To throw into
disorder, to agitate tumultuously, so as that one
thing takes the place of another; to remove
or put by with some artifice or fraud; to change
the position of cards with respect to each other:
to form fraudulently.

To SHUFFLE, shåƒ'fl. v. n. To throw the cards
into a new order; to play mean tricks, to prac-
tise fraud, to evade fair questions; to struggle,
to shift; to move with an irregular gait.
SHUFFLE, shaf'. s. 405. The act of disorder-
ing things, or making them take confusedly the
place of each other; a trick, an artifice.
SHUFFLECAP, shåf'fl-kap. s. A play at which
money is shaken in a hat.
He who plays

By a caprice common in language, this com-
pound is not nearly so antiquated as its sim-
ple: though it should seem, that if the old root
be taken away, and another planted in its
stead, the branches ought to spring from the
latter, and not the former-But though we sel-
dom hear Shrieve for Sheriff, except among the
lower classes of people in London, we not un-
frequently hear, even among the better sort,||SHUFFLER, shaf ́Al-år. s. 98.
Shrievalty for Sheriffulty; and Junius, in one of
his letters to the Duke of Grafton, says, "Your
next appearance in office is marked with his
election to the Shrievalty." Publick Advertiser,
July 9, 1771. This is certainly an inaccuracy;
and such an inaccuracy, in such a writer as Ju-
nius, is not a little surprising.

SHRIFT, shrift. s. Confession made to a priest.
SHRILL, shril. a. Sounding with a piercing,
tremulous, or vibratory sound.

To SHRILL, shril. v. n. To pierce the ear with
quick vibrations of sound.
SHRILLNESS, shril'ues. s The quality of be-
ing shrill.

tricks, or shuffles.

SHUFFLINGLY, shaf'A-ng-lè. ad. 410. With
an irregular gait.
To SHUN, shan. v. a. To avoid, to decline, to
endeavour to escape.
SHUNLESS, shin'les. a. Inevitable, unavoidable.
To SHUT, sha1. v. a. Pret. I Shut; Part. pass.
Shut. To close so as to prohibit ingress or■
egress; to enclose, to confine; to prohibit, to
bar; to exclude; to contract, not to keep ex-
panded. To shut out; to exclude, to deny ad-
mission. To shut up; to close, to confine; to
conclude.

To SHUT, shåt v. n. To be closed, to close it-
self.

SHRILLY, shrillé. ad. With a shriil noise. SHRIMP, shrimp. s. A small crustaceous ver- SHUT, shit. part. a. Rid, clear, free. miculated fish; a little wrinkled man, a dwarf.||SHUT, shût. s. Close, act of shutting; small SHRINE, shrine. s. A case in which something sacred is reposited.

door or cover.

SHUTTER, shat'tår. s. 98. One that shuts; a cover, a door.

To SHRINK, shrink. v. n. Pret. I Shrunk, or Shrank; Participle, Shrunken. To contract SHUTTLE, shat'tl. s. 405. The instrument with itself into less rooin, to shrivel; to withdraw as which the weaver shoots the cross threads. from danger; to express fear, horrour, or pain,SHUTTLECOCK, shot'tl-kok. s. A cork stuck by shrugging or contracting the body; to fall with feathers, and beaten backward and forback as from danger. ward-See SHITTLECOCK.

To SHRINK, shink. v. a. Part. pass Shrunk,
Shrank, or Shrunken. To make to shrink.

SHY, shl. a. Reserved; cautious; keeping at a distance, unwilling to approach.

SHRINK, shrink. s. Contraction into less com-SIBILANT, sib'e-lant a. Hissing.

pass; contraction of the body from fear or SIBILATION, sib-è-là ́shản. s. A hissing sound. horrour. | SICAMORE, sik'â-more. s. A tree. SHRINKER, shrink'år. s. 98. He who shrinks.|SICCITY, sik'sè-tè. s. Dryness, aridity, want of To SHRIVE, shrive. v. a. To bear at confession. To SHRIVEL, shriv'v'l. v. n. 102. To contract itself into wrinkles.

To SHRIVEL, shriv'v'l. v. a. To contract into
wrinkles.

SHRIVER, shrl'var. s. 98. A confessor.
SHROUD, shroud. s. 313. A shelter, a cover;

the dress of the dead, a winding-sheet; rope
that supports the mast.

To SHROUD, shroud. v. n. To shelter, to co-
ver from danger; to dress for the grave; to
cover or conceal; to defend, to protect.
To SHROUD, shrôåd. v. n. To harbour, to
take shelter.
SHROVETIDE, shrovetide.
SHROVETUESDAY, shrove-tůze’dě.

S.

223.

The time of confession, the day before Ash-
Wednesday or Lent.

SHRUB, shrub. s. A small tree; spirit, acid,
and sugar mixed.

SHRUBBY, shrub'bè. a. Resembling a shrub; full of shrubs, bushy.

To SHRUG, shråg. v. n. To express horrour or dissatisfaction by motion of the shoulders or whole body.

To SHRUG, shrug. v. a. To contract or draw

moisture.

SICE, size. s. The number six at dice.
SICK, sik. a. Afflicted with disease; ill in the
stomach; corrupted; disgusted.

To SICKEN, sîk'k'n. v. a. 103. To make sick!
to weaken, to impair.

To SICKEN, sk'k'n. v. n. To grow sick; to be satiated; to be disgusted or disordered with abhorrence; to grow weak, to decay, to lauguish.

S.

SICKLE, sik'kl. s. 405. The hook with which
corn is cut, a reaping-hook.
SICKLEMAN, sik'kl-mån.
SICKLER, sik kl-år. 93.
A reaper.
SICKLINESS, sik'le-nês. s. Disposition to sick
ness, habitual disease.
SICKLY, siklè. a. Not healthy, somewhat dis-
ordered; faint, weak, languid.

To SICKLY, sik'lè. v. a. To make diseased, to
taint with the hue of disease. Not in use.
SICKNESS, sik ́nes. s. State of being diseased,
disease, malady; disorder in the organs of di-
gestion.

SIDE, side. s. The parts of animals fortified by the ribs; any part of any body opposed to any other part; the right or left; margin, verge; any kind of local respect; party, faction, sect; any part placed in contradistinction or opposi tion to another.

SIDE, side. a. Lateral; oblique, being on either side.

To SIDE, side. v..n. To take a party, to engage in a faction.

559.-Fate, får, fåll, fât;-uuè, nét ;-pine, pîn ;-
The side-table, on
placed for those that

SIDEBOARD, side'bord. s.
which conveniences are
cat at the other table.
SIDEBOX, side'bôks. s.
the side of the theatre.
SIDEFLY, side'fl. s. An
To SIDLE, sidl. v. n. 405.
the narrowest way.
SIDELONG, side'long

a.

Seat for the ladies on

insect

To go with the body

Lateral, oblique, not

in front, not direct. SIDELONG, side long. ad. Laterally, obliquely, not in pursuit, not in opposition; on the side." SIDER, si'dár. s. 98.-See CIDER. SIDERAL, sid'der-ål. a. Starry, astral SIDERATION, sid-der-à'shân. s. A sudden mortification, a blast, or a sudden deprivation of sense.

SIDESADDLE, side'sâd-dl. s. A woman's seat on horseback.

SIDESMAN, skdz'mân. s. 83. An assistant to the church-wardens.

SIDEWAYS, she waze ? SIDEWISE, side'wize. S one side.

ad.

Laterally, on

SIEGE, sédje. s. The act of besetting a fortified
place, a leaguer; any continued endeavour to
gain possession; place, class, rank-obsolete.
SIEVE, siv. s. 277. Hair or lawn strained upon
a hoop, by which flour is separated from bran;
a bolter, a searce.

To SIFT, sift. v. a. To separate by a sieve; to
separate, to part; to examine, to try.
SIFTER, sift'år. s. 98. He who sifts.

To SIGH, sl. v. n. To emit the breath audibly,
as in grief.

SIGH, sl. s. A violent and audible emission of breath which has been long retained.

pression may be very proper in oratory, when
accompanied by passion, it would be as affect-
ed to give it this aspiration in ordinary speech
as to pronounce the word fearful with a tremour
of the voice, and a faltering of the tongue,
or to utter the word laugh with a convulsive mo-
tion of the breast and lungs. To these reasons
may be added the laws of rhyme; which ne-
cessarily exclude this affected pronunciation,
and oblige us to give the word its true analogi-
cal sound:

Love is a smoke, rais'd with the fume of signs,
Being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes."
Shakspeare.

SIGHT, site. s. 393. Perception by the eye, the
sense of seeing; open view, a situation in
which nothing obstructs the eye; act of seeing
or beholding; notice, knowledge; eye, instru-
inent of seeing; aperture pervious to the eye.
or other points fixed to guide the eye, as, the
Sights of a quadrant; spectacle, show, thing
wonderful to be seen
SIGHTLESS, site les. a. Wanting sight; blina;
not sightly.
SIGHTLY, site'ie. a.
ing to the view.

Pleasing to the eye, strik.

SIGIL, sid jil. s. 544. A seal
SIGN, sine. s. 335. A token of any thing, that
by which any thing is shown, a wonder, a mi-
racle; a picture hung at a door, to give notice
what is sold within; a constellation in the Zo
diack; typical representation, symbol; a sub.
scription of one's name, as, a Sign-manual.
To SIGN, sine. v. a. To mark; to ratify by
hand or seal; to betoken, to signify, to repre-
sent typically.

SIGNAL, sig'nål. S. 88 Notice given by a
signal, a sign that gives notice.

markable.

SIGNALITY, sig-nål'è-tè. s. Quality of some.
thing remarkable or memorable.

To SIGNALIZE, sig'nål-ize. v. a. To make emi-
nent, to make remarkable.
SIGNALLY, sig'nål-è. ad. Eminently, remarka
bly, memorably.

betokening.

SIGNATURE, sig'na-ture. s. 463. A sign or
mark impressed upon any thing, a stamp; a
mark upon any matter, particularly upon plaats,
by which their nature or medicinal use is point-
ed out; proof, evidence: among Printers, some
letter or figure to distinguish different sheets.
SIGNET, signet. s. 99. A seal commonly used
for the seal-manual of a king,
SIGNIFICANCE, signiffe-kanses. Pow
SIGNIFICANCY, sig-nif'fè-kân-sè.

A very extraordinary pronunciation of this word prevails in London, and what is more ex-SIGNAL, sig'nál. a. Eminent, memorable, retraordinary, on the Stage, so different from every other word of the same form as to make it a perfect oddity in the language. This pronunciation approaches to the word scythe; and the only difference is, that scythe has the flat aspiration as in this; and sigh the sharp one, as in thin. It is not easy to conjecture what could be the reason of this departure from ana-SIGNATION, sig-na'shan. s. Sign given, act of logy, unless it were to give the word a sound which seems an echo to the sense; and if this intention had gone no farther than the lengthening or shortening of a vowel, it might have been admitted, as in fearful, cheerful, pierce, fierce, great, leisure, and some others; but pronouncing gh like th in this word is too palpable a contempt of orthography to pass current without the stamp of the best, the most univeron scents side. The Sax on combination gh, according to the general rule, both in the middle and at the end of a word, is silent. It had anciently a guttural pronunciation, which is still retained in great part of Scotland, and in some of the northern parts of England: but every guttural sound has been long since banished from the language; not, however, without some efforts to continue, by changing these letters, sometimes into the related guttural consonant k, as in lough, hough, &c. and sometimes into a consonant entirely unrelated to them, as in laugh, cough, &c. These are the only transmutations of these letters; and these established irregularities are quite sufficient without admitting such as are only candidates for confusion. If it be pleaded that sithe better expresses the emission of breath in the act of sighing, it may be answered, that nothing can be more erroneous, as the tougue and teeth have nothing to do in this action. Mr. Sheridan has, indeed, to assist this expression, spelled the word sin, as an aspiration must necessarily accompany the act of sighing; but (to take no notice that, in this case, the ought to be before the .) 37. though such ex

er of signifying, meaning; energy, power of impressing the mind; importance, moment. SIGNIFICANT, sig-nif 'fè-kânt. a. Expressive of something beyond the external mark; betokening, standing as a sign of something; expressive, or representative in an eminent degree; important, momentous. SIGNIFICANTLY, sig-nif'fè-kant-lè. ad. With force of expression.

SIGNIFICATION, sig-nif-fè-kå'shan. s. The act of making known by signs; meaning expressed by a sign or word.

SIGNIFICATIVE, sig-nif'fè-ki-tiv. a. Betoken-
ing by any external sign; forcible, strongly ex
pressive.

SIGNIFICATORY, sig-nif'fè-kâ-tûr-ẻ. a. 512.
That which signifies or betokens.

To SIGNIFY, sig'nè-fl. v. a. To declare by

some token or sign; to mean, to express; to import, to weigh; to make known.

To SIGNIFY, sig'nè-fi. v. n. 385. To express meaning with force.

SIGNIORY, sene'yo-rè. s. 113 Lordship, de

minion.

mnổ, môve, gủi, nổi, rule, tua, bull;môn, und ;—thin, this.

SIGNPOST, sine post. s That upon which a sigo hangs.

SIKER, sik dr. ad. The old word for sure or

surely.

SILENCE, si lense. s. The state of holding peace; habitual taciturnity, not loquacity; secrecy; stillness.

SILENCE, sileuse. interject. An authoritative restraint of speech.

To SILENCE, sinse. v. a. To still, to oblige
to hold peace.

SILENT, silent. a. Not speaking; not talk-
ative; still; not mentioning.
SILENTLY, silênt-lè. ad." Without speech;
without noise; without mention.
SILICIOUS, se-lish's. a. 135, 357.

hair.

SILICULOSE,

Made of

Husky,
Made of

sl-lik-d-16se'. a. 427. full of husks.-See TUMULOSE. SILIGONOSE, si-lid-jè-nose'. a. 427. fine wheat.-See TUMULOSE. SILIQUA, sîmè-kwå. s. 92. A carat of which six make a scruple; the seed-vessel, husk, pod, or shell of such plants as are of the pulse kind. SILIQUOSE, sil-le-kwose'. SILIQUOUS, sil'lè-kwås. a. Having a

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pod or capsule.-See TUMULOSE.
SILK, silk. s. The thread of the worm that turns
afterwards to a butterfly; the stuff made of
the worm's thread.

SILKEN, silk'k'n. a. 103. Made of silk; soft,
tender; dressed in silk.
SILKMERCER, silk'mer-sår. 8. A dealer in

silk,

SILKWEAVER, silk'wè-vår. S. One whose
trade is to weave silken stuffs.
SILKWORM, silk'warm. s. The worm that spins
silk.

SILKY, sk'è. a. Made of silk; soft, pliant.
SILL, sill. s. The timber or stone at the foot of
the door.

SILLABUB, sillâ-båb. s. A mixture of milk warm from the cow, with wine, sugar, &c. SILLILY, sè-lè. ad. In a silly manner, simply, foolishly.

SILLINESS, sillé-nès. s. Simplicity, weakness, harmless folly.

SILLY, site a. Harmless, innocent, artless; foolish, witless.

SILLYHOW, sie-hod. s. The membrane that covers the head of the fetus.

cated sword with a convex edge. More pro
perly spelt Cimetar.

To SIMMER, sim'mår. v. n. 98. To boil gently,
to boil with a gentle hissing.
SIMONY, sim'du-e. s. The crime of buying o
selling church preferment.
To SIMPER, sin pår. v. a. 98. To smile, gene-

rady to smile foolishly.
SIMPER, sim pår. s. 93.
foolish smile.

A smile, generally a

Plain, artless, harm

STIPLE, simpl. a. 405.
less; uncompounded, unmingled; silly, not
wise, not cunning.
SIMPLE, simpl.s. A simple ingredient in a

medicine, a drug, an herb.

To SIMPLE, sim pl. v. n. To gather simples. SIMPLENESS, sim'pl-nes. s. The quality of being simple.

SIMPLER, sim'pl-år. s. 93. A simplist, an herblist.

SIMPLETON, sin'pl-tan. s. A silly mortal, a trifler, a foolish fellow.

SIMPLICITY, sim-plis'è-tè. s. Plainness, artlessness; not subtilty, not abstruseness; not finery; state of being uncompounded; weakness, silliness,

To SIMPLIFY, shm'plè- v. a. To make less complex; to reduce to first principles. SIMPLIST, sim'plist. s. One skilled in simples SIMPLY, sim'ple. ad. Without art, without subtilty; of itself, without addition; merely, solely; foolishly, sillily.

SIMULAR, sim ́ó-lår. s. 33. One that counter feits. Not in use.

SIMULATION, sim-d-là'shån. s. That part of hypocrisy which pretends that to be which is

not.

SIMULTANEOUS, si-mål-tà'né-ôs. a. 135. Acting together, existing at the same time.

SIN, sin. s. An act against the laws of God, a violation of the laws of religion; habitual neg. ligence of religion.

To SIN, sin. v. n. To neglect the laws of reli- . gion, to violate the laws of religion; to offend against right.

SINCE, sluse, ad. Because that; from the time that; ago, before this.

Honestly, with

SINCE, sise. prep. After, reckoning from some time past to the time present. SINCERE, sin-sère'. a. Pure, unmingled; honest, dissembling, uncorrupt. SILVAN, si vận. a. 88. Woody, full of woods. || SINCERELY, sin-sère'le. ad. SILVER, sil vår. s. 98. A heavy, sonorous, bril-j out hypocrisy. liant, white metal; exceedingly ductile, and of SINCERENESS, sin-sère'nes. great malleability and tenacity. Parkes Chu-SINCERITY, sìn-sèc ́è-tè. istry. Any thing of soft splendour; money made of silver.

SILVER, sil'vår. a. Made of silver; white like
silver; having a pale lustre; soft of voice.
To SILVER, silver. v. a. To cover superficially
with silver; to adorn with mild lustre
SILVERBEATER, sîl'vår-bé-tår. s. One that
foliates silver.

SILVERLY, sil'vår-lè. ad. With the appearance
of silver.

SILVERSMITH, sil'vår-smith. s. One that works
in silver.

SILVERTHISTLE, sål'vår-th's-s\. {
S. Plants.
SILVERWEED, sil'vår-wèèd.
SILVERY, sil'vår-è. a. Besprinkled with silver,
shining like silver.

SIMAR, se-mir'. s. A woman's robe.

SIMILAR, sim'è-lår. 88. ¿

SIMILARY, sîm'è-lur-è.

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s. Honesty of

intention, purity of mind; freedom from hy pocrisy.

SENDON, s'n'dân. s. 165. A fold, a wrapper. SINE, sine. S. A right Sine, in geometry, is a right line drawn from one end of an arch per pendicularly upon the diameter drawn from the other end of that arch.

SINECURE, si'né-kure. s. An office which has revenue without any employment.

SINEW, sin'nu. s. 265. A teadon, the ligament by which the joints are moved: applied to whatever gives strength or compactness, as, money is the sinew of war; muscle or nerve. To SINEW, sin'nd. v. a. To knit as by sinews. Not in use.

SINEWED, sin'nude. a. 359. Furnished with sinews; strong, firm, vigorous.

SINEWY, sin'nu-è. a. Consisting of a sinew. nervous; strong, vigorous.

having one part like another; resembling, hav-SINFUL, sin'fùl. a. Alien from God: sanctiing resemblance.

SIMILARITY, sim-è-lâr ́è-tè. 9. Likeness. SIMILE, sm'-le. s. 96. A comparison by which any thing is illustrated.

SIMILITUDE, sè-mil'è-tide. s. Likeness, resemblance; comparison, simile.

fied; wicked, not observant of religion, con. trary to religion.

SINFULLY, sin'ful-è. ad. Wickedly

SINFULNESS, sin'ful-nes. s. Alienation from God, neglect or violation of the duties of religion.

5IMITAR, sim’ktör. s. 88. A cmoked or fal-||Tổ SING, slug, v.n Pret I Saug, ar Sung «