The weary sun . . . Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow.
Shak.
There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen.
De Foc.
Sig"nal, a. [From signal, n.: cf. F. signalé.] 1. Noticeable;
distinguished from what is ordinary; eminent; remarkable; memorable;
as, a signal exploit; a signal service; a signal act of benevolence.
As signal now in low, dejected state As erst in highest, behold him
where he lies.
Milton.
2. Of or pertaining to signals, or the use of signals in conveying
information; as, a signal flag or officer.
The signal service, a bureau of the government (in the United States
connected with the War Department) organized to collect from the whole
country simultaneous raports of local meteorological conditions, upon
comparison of which at the central office, predictions concerning the
weather are telegraphed to various sections, where they are made known
by signals publicly displayed. -- Signal station, the place where a
signal is displayed; specifically, an observation office of the signal
service.
Syn. -- Eminent; remarkable; memorable; extraordinary; notable;
conspicuous.
Sig"nal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signaled (&?;) or Signalled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Signaling or Signalling.] 1. To communicate by signals; as, to
signal orders.
2. To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to; as, to
signal a fleet to anchor. M. Arnold.
Sig"nal*ist, n. One who makes signals; one who communicates
intelligence by means of signals.
Sig*nal"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being signal or
remarkable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Sig"nal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Signalizing (?).] [From Signal, a.] 1. To make signal or eminent; to
render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish.
It is this passion which drives men to all the ways we see in use
of signalizing themselves.
Burke.
2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship signalizes its
consort.
3. To indicate the existence, presence, or fact of, by a signal; as, to
signalize the arrival of a steamer.
Sig"nal*ly, adv. In a signal manner; eminently.
Sig"nal*man (?), n.; pl. -men (&?;). A man whose business is to manage
or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by
which railroad trains are run or warned.
Sig"nal*ment (?), n. The act of signaling, or of signalizing; hence,
description by peculiar, appropriate, or characteristic marks. Mrs.
Browning.
Sig"nate (?), a. [L. signatus, p. p. See Sign, v. t.] (Zoöl.) Having
definite color markings.
Sig*na"tion (?), n. [L. signatio. See Sign, v. t.] Sign given; marking.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Sig"na*to*ry (?), a. [L. signatorius.] 1. Relating to a seal; used in
sealing. [Obs.] Bailey.