On a suddenty, on a sudden. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Su"dor*al (?), a. [L. sudor.] Of or pertaining to sweat; as, sudoral
eruptions.
Su`dor*if"er*ous (?), a. [L. sudor sweat + -ferous.] (Physiol.)
Producing, or secreting, sweat; sudoriparous.
Sudoriferous glands (Anat.), small convoluted tubular glands which are
situated in the subcutaneous tissues and discharge by minute orifices
in the surface of the skin; the sweat glands.
Su`dor*if"ic (?), a. [L. sudor sweat (akin to E. sweat) + facere to
make.] Causing sweat; as, sudorific herbs. -- n. A sudorific medicine.
Cf. Diaphoretic.
Su`dor*ip"a*rous (?), a. [L. sudor sweat + parere to produce.]
(Physiol.) Same as Sudoriferous.
Su"dor*ous (?), a. [L. sudorus, fr. sudor sweat.] Consisting of sweat.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
||Su"dra (?), n. [Skr. ç&?;dra.] The lowest of the four great castes
||among the Hindoos. See Caste. [Written also Soorah, Soodra, and
||Sooder.]
Suds (?), n. pl. [Akin to sodden, seethe. See Seethe.] Water
impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles and froth.
In the suds, in turmoil or difficulty. [Colloq.] Beau. & Fl.
Sue (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Suing (?).] [OE.
suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il siut, suit, he
follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere, for L. sequi, secutus;
akin to Gr. &?;, Skr. sac to accompany, and probably to E. see, v.t.
See See, v. t., and cf. Consequence, Ensue, Execute, Obsequious,
Pursue, Second, Sect in religion, Sequence, Suit.] 1. To follow up; to
chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.
For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
Chaucer.
I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all
the service due.
Spenser.
Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.
Tennyson.
2. (Law) (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to
institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to
prosecute judicially. (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it
up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.