Spleg"et (?), n. [Cf. Pledget.] (Med.) A cloth dipped in a liquid for
washing a sore. Crabb.
||Sple*nal"gi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; spleen + &?;&?;&?;
||pain.] (Med.) Pain over the region of the spleen.
||Splen"cu*lus (?), n.; pl. Splenculi (#). [NL., dim. of L. splen.]
||(Anat.) A lienculus.
Splen"dent (?), a. [L. splendens, -entis, p. pr. of splendere to
shine.] 1. Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as, splendent
planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d Luster, 4.
2. Very conspicuous; illustrious. "Great and splendent fortunes." Sir
H. Wotton.
Splen"did (?), a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine; cf. Lith.
splendëti: cf. F. splendide.] 1. Possessing or displaying splendor;
shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a
splendid procession or pageant.
3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid
victory or reputation.