SIRIUS, sir'i-us, _n._ the Dogstar or Canicula, the brightest star in the
heavens, situated in the constellation of _Canis Major_, or the Great
Dog.--_n._ SIR[=I]'ASIS, sunstroke. [L.,--Gr. _seirios_.]
SIRLOIN, s[.e]r'loin, _n._ the loin or upper part of the loin of beef. [Fr.
_surlonge_--_sur_ (--L. _super_, above) and _longe_ (cf. _Loin_). The first
syllable has been modified by confusion with Eng. _sir_, and an absurd
etymology constructed to suit.]
SIRNAME, s[.e]r'n[=a]m, _n._ a corr. of _surname_.
SIROCCO, si-rok'o, _n._ a name given in Italy to a dust-laden dry wind
coming over sea from Africa; but also applied to any south wind, often
moist and warm, as opposed to the _Tramontana_ or north wind, from the
hills.--Also SIR'OC. [It. _sirocco_ (Sp. _siroco_)--_scharq_, the east.]
SIROP, sir'op, _n._ a form of syrup: a kettle used in making sugar by the
open-kettle process.
SIRRAH, s[.e]r'a, _n._ sir, used in anger or contempt. [An extension of
_sir_.]
SIR-REVERENCE, s[.e]r-rev'e-rens, _n._ a corr. of _save-reverence_.
SIRUP. See SYRUP.
SIRVENTE, sir-vont', _n._ a satirical song of the 12th-13th century
trouvères and troubadours. [Fr.]