Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to
prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy soul.
Baxter.
Syn. -- Bashfulness; reserve; coyness; timidity; diffidence. See
Bashfulness.
Shy"ster (?), n. [Perh. from G. scheisse excrement.] A trickish knave;
one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean
and dishonest way. [Slang, U.S.]
Si (?). [It.] (Mus.) A syllable applied, in solmization, to the note B;
more recently, to the seventh tone of any major diatonic scale. It was
added to Guido's scale by Le Maire about the end of the 17th century.
||Si*a"ga (?), n. (Zoöl.) The ahu, or jairou.
Si*al"o*gogue (?), n. [Gr. si`alon saliva + &?;&?;&?;&?; leading, from
&?;&?;&?; to lead: cf. F. sialagogue.] (Med.) An agent which promotes
the flow of saliva.
||Si"a*mang` (?), n. [Malay simang.] (Zool.) A gibbon (Hylobates
||syndactylus), native of Sumatra. It has the second and third toes
||partially united by a web.
Si`a*mese" (?), a. Of or pertaining to Siam, its native people, or
their language.
Si`a*mese`, n. sing. & pl. 1. A native or inhabitant of Siam; pl., the
people of Siam.