Su"tur*al*ly, adv. In a sutural manner.
Su"tur*a`ted (?), a. Sewed or knit together; united by a suture;
stitched.
Su"ture (?), n. [L. sutura, fr. suere, sutum, to sew or stitch: cf. F.
suture. See Sew to unite with thread.] 1. The act of sewing; also, the
line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united
so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam.
2. (Surg.) (a) The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching. (b)
The stitch by which the parts are united.
3. (Anat.) The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation,
like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation
itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.
4. (Bot.) (a) The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins in
any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a legume. (b) A line
resembling a seam; as, the dorsal suture of a legume, which really
corresponds to a midrib.
5. (Zoöl.) (a) The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are
sometimes confluent. (b) A seam, or impressed line, as between the
segments of a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve shell.
Glover's suture, Harmonic suture, etc. See under Glover, Harmonic, etc.
Su"tured (?), a. Having a suture or sutures; knit or united together.
Pennant.
Su*war"row (?), n. (Bot.) The giant cactus (Cereus giganteus); -- so
named by the Indians of Arizona. Called also saguaro.
Su"ze*rain (?), n. [F., formed fr. sus above, L. susum, sursum (fr. sub
under + versum, p. p. of vertere to turn), after the analogy of
souverain, E. sovereign. See Sub-, and Verse.] A superior lord, to whom
fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord paramount.
Su"ze*rain*ty (?), n. [F. suzeraineté.] The dominion or authority of a
suzerain; paramount authority.
Swa (swä), adv. [See So.] So. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Swab (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swabbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Swabbing.]
[See Swabber, n.] To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet,
as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also swob.]
Swab, n. [Written also swob.] 1. A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the
desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
2. A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for
cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to
deep-seated parts, etc.