4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship. R. H. Dana,
Jr.
Su"ent (?), a. Uniformly or evenly distributed or spread; even; smooth.
See Suant. Thoreau.
Su"ent*ly, adv. Evenly; smoothly.
Su"er (?), n. One who sues; a suitor.
Su"et (?), n. [OE. suet, dim. fr. OF. seu, suif, F. suif, L. sebum. Cf.
Soap, Sebaceous.] The fat and fatty tissues of an animal, especially
the harder fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton, which,
when melted and freed from the membranes, forms tallow.
Su"et*y (?), a. Consisting of, or resembling, suet; as, a suety
substance.
Suf- (?). A form of the prefix Sub-.
Suf"fer (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Suffering.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir, F. souffrir,
(assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub under + ferre to bear,
akin to E. bear. See Bear to support.] 1. To feel, or endure, with
pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo;
as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.
2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to
bear up under.
Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer and support our
pains.
Milton.
3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most
substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to
suffer loss or damage.
If your more ponderous and settled project May suffer alteration.
Shak.