Sparse"ly, adv. In a scattered or sparse manner.
Sparse"ness, n. The quality or state of being sparse; as, sparseness of
population.
||Spar"sim (?), adv. [L., fr. spargere to scatter.] Sparsely;
||scatteredly; here and there.
Spar"tan (?), a. [L. Spartanus.] Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially
to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan
bravey. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a person
of great courage and fortitude.
Spar"te*ine (?), n. (Chem.) A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops
of the common broom (Cytisus scoparius, formerly Spartium scoparium),
as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very bitter taste.
Spar"ter*ie (?), n. [F., from Sp. esparto esparto, L. spartum, Gr.
&?;.] Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum and
Stipa (or Macrochloa) tenacissima, kinds of grass used in Spain and
other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses.
Loudon.
Sparth (?), n. [Cf. Icel. spar&?;a.] An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or
halberd. [Obs.]
He hath a sparth of twenty pound of weight.
Chaucer.
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