SILLAGO, sil'a-g[=o], _n._ a genus of acanthopterygian fishes.
SILLERY, sil'e-ri, _n._ a celebrated still white wine produced near
Rheims--one of the most esteemed champagnes. [_Sillery_ in Marne.]
SILLIBUB, sil'i-bub, _n._ a dish made of wine or cider mixed with milk into
a curd, flavoured, whipped into a froth, or made solid by gelatine and
water, and boiling.--Also SILL'ABUB.
SILLOGRAPH, sil'[=o]-graf, _n._ a satirist. [From the _Silloi_ of Timon of
Phlius, _c._ 280 B.C.]
SILLOMETER, si-lom'e-t[.e]r, _n._ an instrument for measuring the speed of
a ship without a log-line. [Fr. _siller_, to make way, Gr. _metron_, a
measure.]
SILLON, sil'on, _n._ (_fort_.) a. work raised in the middle of a very wide
ditch, an envelope. [Fr.]
SILLSALLAT, sil'sal-at, _n._ a salad of pickled herring, with morsels of
meat, eggs, onion, and beet. [Sw.]
SILLY, sil'i, _adj._ simple: harmless: foolish: witless: imprudent: absurd:
stupid.--_n._ a silly person.--_adv._ SILL'ILY.--_ns._ SILL'INESS;
SILL'Y-HOW, a caul. [Orig. 'blessed,' and so 'innocent,' 'simple,' A.S.
_s['æ]lig_, _gesælig_, timely--_s['æ]l_, time; Ger. _selig_, blest, happy,
Goth. _sels_, good.]
SILO, s[=i]'l[=o], _n._ a pit for packing and storing green crops for
fodder in the state known as ensilage.--_v.t._ to preserve in a silo.
[Sp.,--L. _sirus_--Gr. _siros_, a pit.]
SILPHA, sil'fa, _n._ a genus of clavicorn beetles, the carrion-beetles.
[Gr. _silph[=e]_, a beetle.]
SILPHIUM, sil'fi-um, _n._ a genus of American composites with resinous
juice--_prairie-dock_, _cup-plant_, _rosin-weed_: an umbelliferous plant
whose juice the ancient Greeks used--the Latin _laserpitium_.
SILPHOLOGY, sil-fol'[=o]-ji, _n._ the science of larval forms. [Gr.
_silph[=e]_, a beetle, _logia_--_legein_, to say.]
SILT, silt, _n._ that which is left by straining: sediment: the sand, &c.,
left by water.--_v.t._ to fill with sediment (with _up_).--_v.i._ to
percolate through pores: to become filled up.--_adj._ SILT'Y, full of, or
resembling, silt. [Prov. Eng. _sile_, allied to Low Ger. _sielen_, Sw.
_sila_, to let water off, to strain.]
SILURIAN, si-l[=u]'ri-an, _adj._ belonging to Siluria, the country of the
_Silures_, the ancient inhabitants of the south-eastern part of South
Wales: applied by Murchison in 1835 to a series of rocks well developed in
the country of the Silures, a subdivision of the Palæozoic, containing
hardly any vertebrates and land plants.--_adjs._ SIL[=U]'RIDAN,
SIL[=U]'RINE, SIL[=U]'ROID.--_ns._ SIL[=U]'RIST, a Silurian, a name applied
to the poet Henry Vaughan (1621-95); SIL[=U]'RUS, SIL[=U]RE', the typical
genus of _Siluridæ_, a family of physostomous fishes--the cat-fishes, &c.
SILVAN, sil'van, _adj._ pertaining to woods, woody: inhabiting
woods.--_ns._ SIL'VA, SYL'VA, the forest-trees collectively of any region.
[Fr.,--L. _silva_.]
SILVER, sil'v[.e]r, _n._ a soft white metal, capable of a high polish:
money made of silver: anything having the appearance of silver.--_adj._
made of silver: resembling silver: white: bright: precious: gentle: having
a soft and clear tone: of high rank, but still second to the
highest.--_v.t._ to cover with silver: to make like silver: to make smooth
and bright: to make silvery.--_v.i._ to become silvery.--_ns._ SIL'VER-BATH
(_phot_.), a solution of silver-nitrate for sensitising collodion-plates
for printing; SIL'VER-BEAT'ER, one who beats out silver into thin
foil.--_adjs._ SIL'VER-BLACK, black silvered over with white;
SIL'VER-BRIGHT (_Shak._), as bright as silver; SIL'VER-BUS'KINED, having
buskins adorned with silver.--_ns._ SIL'VER-FIR, a coniferous tree of the
genus _Abies_, whose leaves show two silvery lines on the under side;
SIL'VER-FISH, a name given to the atherine, to artificially bred gold-fish,
the sand-smelt, the tarpon: any species of _Lepisma_, a thysanurous
insect--also _Bristletail_, _Walking-fish_, _Silver-moth_, _Shiner_, &c.;
SIL'VER-FOX, a species of fox found in northern regions, having a rich and
valuable fur; SIL'VER-GLANCE, native silver sulphide; SIL'VER-GRAIN, the
medullary rays in timber.--_adjs._ SIL'VER-GRAY, having a gray or
bluish-gray colour; SIL'VER-HAIRED, having white or lustrous gray hair;
SIL'VER-HEAD'ED, having a silver head: with white hair.--_ns._
SIL'VERINESS, the state of being silvery; SIL'VERING, the operation of
covering with silver: the silver so used.--_v.t._ SIL'VERISE, to coat or
cover with silver:--_pr.p._ sil'ver[=i]sing; _pa.p._ sil'ver[=i]sed.--_ns._
SIL'VERITE, one who opposes the demonetisation of silver; SIL'VER-LEAF,
silver beaten into thin leaves; SIL'VERLING (_B._), a small silver
coin.--_adv._ SIL'VERLY (_Shak._), with the appearance of silver.--_adjs._
SIL'VERN, made of silver; SIL'VER-PL[=A]'TED, plated with silver.--_n._
SIL'VER-PRINT'ING, the production of photographic prints by the use of a
sensitising salt of silver.--_adj._ SIL'VER-SHAFT'ED, carrying silver
arrows, as Diana.--_ns._ SIL'VERSMITH, a smith who works in silver;
SIL'VER-STICK, an officer of the royal palace--from his silvered
wand.--_adjs._ SIL'VER-TONGUED, plausible, eloquent; SIL'VER-VOICED
(_Shak._), having a clear, sweet voice like the sound of a silver musical
instrument; SIL'VER-WHITE (_Shak._), white like silver; SIL'VERY, covered
with silver: resembling silver: white: clear, soft, mellow. [A.S. _silfer_,
_seolfor_; Ice. _silfr_, Ger. _silber_.]
SIMAR, SIMARRE, si-mär', _n._ a woman's robe: a scarf. [Fr. _simarre_--O.
Fr. _chamarre_--Sp. _chamarra_, a sheep-skin coat, prob. Basque.]
SIMARUBACEÆ, sim-a-r[=oo]-b[=a]'s[=e]-[=e], _n.pl._ a natural order of
tropical trees and shrubs--bitter, used in dysentery, &c.--including
_quassia_, _bitterwood_, and _ailanto_.--_adj._ SIMARUB[=A]'CEOUS.
SIMBIL, sim'bil, _n._ a shortish-legged African stork.
SIMEONITE, sim'[=e]-on-[=i]t, _n._ a follower of the famous Cambridge
evangelical preacher Charles _Simeon_ (1759-1836), whose influence is
perpetuated by the _Simeon Trust_, established for purchasing advowsons: a
low-churchman--often SIM.
SIMIA, sim'i-a, _n._ an anthropoid ape: a monkey generally: the typical
genus of _Simiidæ_, containing the orang-utans--the _Simiidæ_ includes the
anthropoid apes; _Simiinæ_ is the higher of the two sub-families of
Simiidæ, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orang.--_adjs._ SIM'IAL,
SIM'IAN, SIM'IOUS, like an ape: anthropoid. [L.]
SIMILAR, sim'i-lar, _adj._ like: resembling: uniform: (_geom._) exactly
corresponding in shape, without regard to size.--_n._ SIMILAR'ITY.--_adv._
SIM'ILARLY.--_n._ SIMIL'ITUDE, the state of being similar or like:
resemblance: comparison: simile: (_B._) a parable.--_adj._
SIMILIT[=U]'DINARY. [Fr.,--L. _similis_, like.]
SIMILE, sim'i-le, _n._ something similar: similitude: (_rhet._) a
comparison to illustrate anything.--_n.pl._ SIMIL'IA, things alike.--_v.t._
SIM'ILISE, to liken, compare.--_v.i._ to use similitudes.--_adv._
SIMIL'LITER, in like manner. [L., neut. of _similis_, like.]
SIMILOR, sim'i-l[=o]r, _n._ a yellow alloy used for cheap jewellery.
[Fr.,--L. _similis_, like, _aurum_, gold.]
SIMITAR. Same as _Scimitar_ (q.v.).
SIMKIN, sim'kin, _n._ the usual Anglo-Indian word for champagne.--Also
SIMP'KIN.
SIMMER, sim'[.e]r, _v.i._ to boil with a gentle, hissing sound: to be on
the point of boiling out, as into anger.--_n._ a gentle heating. [Imit.;
cf. Sw. dial. _summa_, to hum, Ger. _summen_.]
SIMNEL, sim'nel, _n._ a sweet cake of fine flour for Christmas, Easter, or
Mothering Sunday.--Also SIM'LIN. [O. Fr. _simenel_--L. _simila_, fine
flour.]
SIMON-PURE, s[=i]'mon-p[=u]r, _adj._ authentic, genuine. [From _Simon
Pure_, a character in Mrs Centlivre's comedy, _A Bold Stroke for a Wife_,
who is counterfeited by an impostor.]
SIMONY, sim'on-i, _n._ the crime of buying or selling presentation to a
benefice, so named from _Simon_ Magus, who thought to purchase the gift of
the Holy Spirit with money (Acts, viii.).--_n._ SIM[=O]'NIAC, one guilty of
simony.--_adjs._ SIMON[=I]'ACAL, SIM[=O]'NIOUS (_obs._), pertaining to,
guilty of, or involving simony.--_adv._ SIMON[=I]'ACALLY.--_n._
S[=I]'MONIST, one who practises or defends simony.
SIMOOM, si-m[=oo]m', _n._ a hot suffocating wind which blows in northern
Africa and Arabia and the adjacent countries from the interior
deserts.--Also SIMOON'. [Ar. _samûm_--_samm_, to poison.]
SIMORHYNCHUS, sim-[=o]-ring'kus, _n._ a genus of small North Pacific birds,
the snub-nosed auklets. [Gr. _simos_, flat-nosed, _hryngchos_, snout.]
SIMOUS, s[=i]'mus, _adj._ flat or snub nosed: concave.--_n._ SIMOS'ITY.
SIMPAI, sim'p[=i], _n._ the black-crested monkey of Sumatra.
SIMPER, sim'p[.e]r, _v.i._ to smile in a silly, affected manner.--_n._ a
silly or affected smile.--_n._ SIM'PERER, one who simpers.--_adj._
SIMP'ERING.--_adv._ SIM'PERINGLY, in a simpering manner: with a foolish
smile. [Prob. Scand.; Norw. _semper_, smart.]
SIMPLE, sim'pl, _adj._ single: undivided: resisting decomposition:
elementary, undeveloped: plain, single, entire: homogeneous: open:
unaffected: undesigning: true: clear: straightforward: artless: guileless:
unsuspecting: credulous: not cunning: weak in intellect: silly: of mean
birth--opposed to _Gentle_.--_n._ something not mixed or compounded: a
medicinal herb: a simple feast--opposed to a _double_ or
_semidouble_.--_v.i._ to gather simples or medicinal plants.--_adjs._
SIM'PLE-HEART'ED, having a simple heart: guileless; SIM'PLE-MIND'ED, having
a simple mind: unsuspecting: undesigning.--_ns._ SIM'PLE-MIND'EDNESS, the
state or quality of being simple-minded: artlessness; SIM'PLENESS, the
state or quality of being simple: artlessness: simplicity: folly; SIM'PLER,
a gatherer of simples; SIM'PLESS (_Spens._), simplicity; SIM'PLETON, a weak
or foolish person.--_adv._ SIMPLIC'ITER, simply, not relatively.--_ns._
SIMPLIC'ITY, the state or quality of being simple: singleness: want of
complication: openness: clearness: freedom from excessive adornment:
plainness: sincerity: artlessness: credulity, silliness, folly;
SIMPLIFIC[=A]'TION, the act of making simple.--_adj._
SIM'PLIFIC[=A]TIVE.--_n._ SIM'PLIFIC[=A]TOR, one who simplifies.--_v.t._
SIM'PLIFY, to make simple: to render less difficult: to make
plain:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ sim'plified.--_ns._ SIM'PLISM, affected
simplicity; SIM'PLIST, one skilled in simples.--_adj._ SIMPLIS'TIC.--_adv._
SIM'PLY, in a simple manner: artlessly: foolishly: weakly: plainly:
considered by itself: alone: merely: solely. [Fr.,--L. _simplex_, the
same--_sim-_ (L. _semel_), root of _plic[=a]re_, to fold.]
SIMSON, SIMPSON, sim'son, _n._ (_prov._) groundsel. [Earlier _sencion_--O.
Fr. _senecion_--L. _senecio_.]
SIMULACRUM, sim-[=u]-l[=a]'krum, _n._ an image, unreal phantom: a formal
sign:--_pl._ SIMUL[=A]'CRA. [L.]
SIMULATE, sim'[=u]-l[=a]t, _v.t._ to imitate: to counterfeit: to pretend:
to assume the appearance of without the reality.--_adjs._ SIM'ULANT,
simulating: replacing, or having the form or appearance of, esp. in
biology; SIM'ULAR, counterfeit, feigned.--_n._ one who pretends to be what
he is not.--_ns._ SIMUL[=A]'TION, the act of simulating or putting on what
is not true: imitation in form of one word by another: resemblance,
similarity; SIM'UL[=A]TOR, one who simulates.--_adj._ SIM'UL[=A]TORY. [L.
_simul[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to make (something) similar to (another
thing)--_similis_, like.]
SIMULTANEOUS, sim-ul-t[=a]'n[=e]-us, _adj._ acting, existing, or happening
at the same time: (_math._) satisfied by the same values of the variables
or unknown quantities--of a set of equations.--_ns._ SIMULTAN[=E]'ITY,
SIMULT[=A]'NEOUSNESS.--_adv._ SIMULT[=A]'NEOUSLY. [Low L. _simultaneus_--L.
_simul_, at the same time.]
SIMURG, si-m[=oo]rg', _n._ a monstrous bird of Persian fable.--Also
SIMORG', SIMURGH'.