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SIC'CATE, v.t. To dry. [ Not in use .]
SIC'AMORE, n. More usually written sycamore , which see.
SIB'YLLINE, a. Pertaining to the Sibyls; uttered, written or composed by the Sib...
SIB'YL, n. [from the L.] In pagan antiquity , the Sibyls were certain said to be...
SIBILA'TION, n. A hissing sound.
SIB'ILANT, a. [L. sibilo , to hiss.] Hissing; making a hissing sound. S and z ar...
SIB'ERITE, n. Red tourmalin.
SIBE'RIAN, a. Pertaining to Siberia, a name given to a great and indefinite exte...
SIB, a relation, in Saxon, but not in use in English.
SIALOGOGUE, n. sial'ogog . [Gr. saliva, and leading.] A medicing that promotes t...
SHY'NESS, n. Fear of near approach or of familiarity; reserve; coyness.
SHY'LY, adv. In a shy or timid manner; not familiarity; with reserve.
SHY, a. 1. Fearful of near approach; keeping at a distance through caution or ti...
SHUT'TLE-COCK, n. [ shuttle and cock or cork .] A cork stuck with fethers, used ...
SHUT'TLE, n. [from the root of shoot ; Ice. skutul .] An instrument used by weav...
SHUT'TING, ppr. Closing; prohibiting entrance; confining.