SNEE, sn[=e], _n._ a large knife. [Dut. _snee_, _snede_, a slice; Ger.
_schneide_, edge.]
SNEER, sn[=e]r, _v.i._ to show contempt by the expression of the face, as
by turning up the nose: to insinuate contempt.--_v.t._ to utter
sneeringly.--_n._ an indirect expression of contempt.--_n._
SNEER'ER.--_adj._ SNEER'ING.--_adv._ SNEER'INGLY. [Scand., Dan. _snærre_,
to grin like a dog; cf. _Snarl_.]
SNEESHING, sn[=e]sh'ing, _n._ (_Scot._) snuff, or a pinch of snuff.
SNEEZE, sn[=e]z, _v.i._ to make a sudden and involuntary violent
expiration, preceded by one or more inspirations, the fauces being
generally closed so that the current of air is directed through the
nose.--_n._ a sneezing.--_ns._ SNEEZE'WEED, any species of _Helenium_;
SNEEZE'WOOD, the durable wood of a small South African tree whose sawdust
causes sneezing: SNEEZE'WORT, the white hellebore: the _Achillea Ptarmica_;
SNEEZ'ING.--NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT, not to be despised, of very considerable
value or importance. [M. E. _snesen_, _fnesen_--A.S. _fneósan_, to sneeze;
Dut. _fniezen_.]
SNELL, snel, _adj._ (_Scot._) keen, sharp, severe. [A.S. _snel_, _snell_,
active; Ger. _schnell_, swift.]