Sou (?), n.; pl. Sous (#) or (#). [F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a
gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See Sold, n., Solid, and and
cf. Sol, Soldo.] An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and
now displaced by, the five-centime piece ( of a franc), which is
popularly called a sou.
Sou*a"ri nut` (?). (Bot.) The large edible nutlike seed of a tall
tropical American tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order
with the tea plant; -- also called butternut. [Written also sawarra
nut.]
||Sou"bah (?), n. See Subah.
||Sou"bah*dar (?), n. See Subahdar.
Sou`brette", n. [F.] A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a
term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of
an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman.
Sou`bri`quet" (?), n. See Sobriquet.
Souce (?), n. See 1st Souse.
Souce, v. t. & i. See Souse. [Obs.] penser.
Sou*chong" (?), n. [Chin. seou chong little plant or sort.] A kind of
black tea of a fine quality.