Sky"ish, a. Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal. [R.]
Shak.
Sky"lark` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A lark that mounts and sings as it files,
especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in
some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called
also sky laverock. See under Lark.
The Australian skylark (Cincloramphus cantillans) is a pipit which has
the habit of ascending perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the
song of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit (Anthus Spraguei)
of the Western United States, resembling the skylark in habit and song.
Sky"lark"ing, n. The act of running about the rigging of a vessel in
sport; hence, frolicking; scuffing; sporting; carousing. [Colloq.]
Sky"light` (?), n. A window placed in the roof of a building, in the
ceiling of a room, or in the deck of a ship, for the admission of light
from above.
Sky"rock`et (?), n. A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a
species of fireworks.
Sky"sail (?), n. (Naut.) The sail set next above the royal. See Illust.
under Sail.
Sky"ward (?), a. & adv. Toward the sky.
Slab (?), n. [OE. slabbe, of uncertain origin; perhaps originally
meaning, a smooth piece, and akin to slape, Icel. sleipr slippery, and
E. slip, v. i.] 1. A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or
other stone, having plane surfaces. Gwilt.
2. An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into
boards, planks, etc.