Suf"frage, v. t. To vote for; to elect. [Obs.] Milton.
Suf*frag"i*nous (?), a. [L. suffraginosus diseased in the hock, fr.
suffrago the pastern, or hock.] Of or pertaining to the hock of a
beast. [Obs.]
Suf"fra*gist (?), n. 1. One who possesses or exercises the political
right of suffrage; a voter.
2. One who has certain opinions or desires about the political right of
suffrage; as, a woman suffragist.
It is curious that . . . Louisa Castelefort should be obliged after
her marriage immediately to open her doors and turn ultra liberal,
or an universal suffragist.
Miss Edgeworth.
||Suf*fra"go (?), n. [L., the hock, from sub under + frangere to
||break.] (Zoöl.) The heel joint.
Suf"france (?), n. Sufferance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Suf`fru*tes"cent (?), a. [Pref. suf- + frutescent.] (Bot.) Slightly
woody at the base.
Suf*fru"ti*cose` (?), a. [Pref. suf- + fruticose.] (Bot.) Woody in the
lower part of the stem, but with the yearly branches herbaceous, as
sage, thyme, hyssop, and the like.
Suf*fru"ti*cous (?), a. Suffruticose.
Suf*fu"mi*gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffumigated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Suffumigating.] [L. suffumigatus, p. p. of suffumigare to fumigate
from below. See Sub-, and Fumigate.] To apply fumes or smoke to the
parts of, as to the body in medicine; to fumigate in part.
Suf*fu`mi*ga"tion (?), n. [L. suffumigatio: cf. F. suffumigation.] The
operation of suffumigating.
Suf*fu"mige (?), n. [LL. suffumigium.] A medical fume. [Obs.] Harvey.
Suf*fuse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Suffusing.] [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under
+ fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.] To overspread, as with a fluid or
tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused
with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes.
When purple light shall next suffuse the skies.
Pope.
Suf*fu"sion (?), n. [L. suffusio: cf. F. suffusion.] 1. The act or
process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading.
To those that have the jaundice, or like suffusion of eyes, objects
appear of that color.
Ray.