SUIST, s[=u]'ist, _n._ a self-seeker.--_n._ S[=U]'ICISM, selfishness.
SUIT, s[=u]t, _n._ act of suing: an action at law: a petition: a series: a
set: a number of things of the same kind or made to be used together, as
clothes or armour: courtship.--_v.t._ to fit: to become: to please.--_v.i._
to agree: to correspond.--_p.adj._ SUIT'ED (_Shak._), dressed,
clothed.--_ns._ SUIT'ING, cloth suitable for making suits of clothes,
usually in _pl._; SUIT'OR, one who sues in love or law: a petitioner: a
wooer:--_fem._ SUIT'RESS.--_v.i._ to play the suitor.--_adj._ SUIT'ORCIDE,
suitor-killing. [Fr.,--Low L. _secta_, a suit--L. _sequi_, to follow.]
SUITABLE, s[=u]t'a-bl, _adj._ that suits: fitting: agreeable to:
adequate.--_ns._ SUITABIL'ITY, SUIT'ABLENESS.--_adv._ SUIT'ABLY.
SUITE, sw[=e]t, _n._ a train of followers or attendants: a regular set,
particularly of rooms: a series of dances arranged for instruments in the
same or relative keys, and usually preceded by a prelude: a sequel. [Fr.
Cf. _Suit_.]
SUIVEZ, sw[=e]-v[=a]', _n._ (_mus._) a direction to the accompanist to
adapt his time and style to the soloist. [Fr., 'follow.']
SUJEE, s[=oo]'j[=e], _n._ fine flour made from the heart of the wheat, for
English tables in India--Also SOO'JEE, SOU'JEE. [Hind. _s[=u]j[=i]_.]
SULCATE, -D, sul'k[=a]t, -ed, adj, furrowed, grooved.--_n._
SULC[=A]'TION.--_adj._ SUL'CIFORM.--_n._ SUL'CUS:--_pl._ SUL'CI. [L.
_sulcus_, a furrow.]
SULK, sulk, _v.i._ to be sullen.--_adv._ SULK'ILY, in a sulky, sullen, or
morose manner.--_n._ SULK'INESS.--_n.pl._ SULKS, a fit of
sullenness.--_adj._ SULK'Y, silently sullen.--_n._ a light two-wheeled
vehicle for one person, sometimes having no body. [A.S. _solcen_,
slow--_seolcan_, to be slow.]
SULLAGE, sul'[=a]j, _n._ the floating scum on molten metal: silt: anything
which sullies.
SULLEN, sul'en, _adj._ gloomily angry and silent: malignant, baleful: dark:
dull.--_adv._ SULL'ENLY.--_n._ SULL'ENNESS.--_n.pl._ SULL'ENS, sullen fits.
[O. Fr. _solain_--L. _solus_, alone.]
SULLY, sul'i, _v.t._ to soil: to spot: to tarnish.--_v.i._ to be
soiled:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ sull'ied.--_n._ spot: tarnish. [A.S. _sylian_,
to defile--_sol_, mud.]
SULPHUR, sul'fur, _n._ a yellow mineral substance, very brittle, fusible,
and inflammable: brimstone.--_n._ SUL'PHATE, a salt formed by sulphuric
acid with a base.--_v.t._ to form a deposit of lead sulphate on.--_adj._
SULPHAT'IC.--_ns._ SUL'PHATILE, native sulphuric acid; SUL'PHIDE, a
combination of sulphur with a metal; SUL'PHITE, a salt formed by sulphurous
acid.--_v.t._ SUL'PH[=U]R[=A]TE, to combine with, or subject to, the action
of sulphur.--_ns._ SULPH[=U]R[=A]'TION, the act or operation of subjecting
to the action of sulphur or sulphurous acid; SULPHUR[=A]'TOR, an apparatus
for sulphurating.--_adj._ SULPH[=U]'R[=E]OUS, consisting of, containing, or
having the qualities of sulphur.--_adv._ SULPH[=U]'REOUSLY.--_ns._
SULPH[=U]'REOUSNESS; SUL'PH[=U]RET, a combination of sulphur with an
alkali, earth, or metal.--_adjs._ SUL'PH[=U]RETTED, having sulphur in
combination; SULPH[=U]'RIC, pertaining to, or obtained from, sulphur:
denoting a certain well-known strong acid, formerly called oil of vitriol;
SUL'PH[=U]ROUS, pertaining to, resembling, or containing sulphur: denoting
the pungent acid given out when sulphur is burned in air; SUL'PHURY,
partaking of the qualities of sulphur.--SULPHURETTED HYDROGEN, a compound
of sulphur and hydrogen, stinking and noxious; SULPHUROUS ACID, an acid
formed by one equivalent of sulphur combined with two of oxygen. [L.
_sulphur_; said to be conn. with Sans. _çulv[=a]ri_.]
SULTAN, sul'tan, _n._ a Mohammedan sovereign, esp. the supreme head of the
Ottoman empire: a purple or hyacinthine gallinule, or porphyrio: a small
white variety of the domestic hen:--_fem._ SULTANA (sul-tä'na), the mother,
a wife, or a daughter of a sultan--also SUL'TANESS.--_ns._ SULTANA
(sul-tä'na), a king's mistress: a kind of viol: an old form of necklace: a
small kind of raisin; SUL'TANATE, the authority or jurisdiction of a
sultan.--adj: SULTAN'IC.--_n._ SUL'TANSHIP. [Ar. _sult[=a]n_, victorious, a
ruler.]
SULTRY: sul'tri, _adj._ sweltering: very hot and oppressive: close.--_adv._
SUL'TRILY.--_n._ SUL'TRINESS. [Another form is _sweltry_, from root of
_swelter_.]
SUM, sum, _n._ the amount of two or more things taken together: the whole
of anything: a quantity of money: a problem in arithmetic: chief points:
substance or result of reasoning: summary: height: completion.--_v.t._ to
collect into one amount or whole: to count: to bring into a few
words:--_pr.p._ sum'ming; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ summed.--_adj._ SUM'LESS, not
to be summed or counted: incalculable.--_ns._ SUM'MER, one who sums;
SUM'MING, the act of one who sums, arithmetic; SUM'MING-UP, a
recapitulation or review of the leading points, a judge's summary survey of
the evidence given to a jury before it withdraws to consider its verdict;
SUM'MIST, one who makes a summary, esp. a theological compendium. [Fr.,--L.
_summa_--_summus_, _supremus_, highest, superl. of _superus_, on
high--_super_, above.]
SUMAC, SUMACH, s[=u]'mak, _n._ a genus of small trees and shrubs of the
natural order _Anacardiaceæ_--the leaves of some species used in dyeing.
[Fr. _sumac_--Sp. _zumaque_--Ar. _summ[=a]q_.]
SUMERIAN, s[=u]-m[=e]'ri-an, _adj._ pertaining to _Sumir_, one of the two
divisions of ancient Babylonia.
SUMMARY, sum'a-ri, _adj._ summed up or condensed: short: brief:
compendious: done by a short method.--_n._ an abstract, abridgment, or
compendium.--_adv._ SUMM'ARILY.--_n._ SUMM'ARINESS.--_v.t._ SUMM'ARISE, to
present in a summary or briefly.--_ns._ SUMM'ARIST; one who summarises;
SUMM'[=U]LA, a brief educational text-book.--SUMMARY DILIGENCE (Scots law),
the process by which execution may proceed without the need of further
application to the court, in the case of bonds and other instruments
registered for execution.
SUMMATION, sum-[=a]'shun, _n._ act of summing or forming a total amount: an
aggregate.--_adjs._ SUMM[=A]'TIONAL, SUMM'ATIVE.
SUMMER, sum'[.e]r, _n._ the second and warmest season of the year--June,
July, August.--_v.i._ to pass the summer.--_v.t._ to keep through the
summer.--_adj._ SUMM'ER-DRIED, dried by the heat of summer.--_n._
SUMM'ER-DUCK, a beautiful North American duck.--_adj._ SUMM'ER-FALL'OW,
lying fallow during the summer.--_ns._ SUMM'ER-HOUSE, a house in a garden
used in summer: a summer residence; SUMM'ERING, a kind of early
apple.--_adv._ SUMM'ER-LIKE.--_adj._ SUMM'ERLY, warm and bright like
summer.--_ns._ SUMM'ER-SHINE, the summer colour of a bird, insect, &c.;
SUMM'ER-TIDE, SUMM'ER-TIME, the summer season.--_adj._ SUMM'ERY, like
summer.--INDIAN SUMMER (see INDIAN); ST LUKE'S, ST MARTIN'S, SUMMER (see
SAINT). [A.S. _sumer_, _sumor_; Dut. _zomer_, Ger. _sommer_.]
SUMMER, sum'[.e]r, _n._ the first stone laid over columns or pilasters to
form a cross vault: the central beam of a floor which receives the joists:
any large piece of timber supported on two strong piers or posts, and
serving as a lintel to a door, window, &c.; (_obs._) a pack-horse, a
sumpter-horse. [_Sumpter_.]
SUMMERSET. Same as SOMERSAULT.
SUMMIT, sum'it, _n._ the highest point or degree: the top.--_adj._
SUMM'ITLESS, having no summit or top.--_n._ SUMM'IT-LEV'EL, the highest
level. [O. Fr. _som_, the top of a hill--L. _summum_, highest.]
SUMMON, sum'un, _v.t._ to call with authority: to command to appear, esp.
in court: to rouse to exertion.--_ns._ SUMM'ONER; SUMM'ONS, a summoning or
an authoritative call: a call to appear, esp. in court: a call to
surrender.--_v.t._ to serve with a summons. [O. Fr. _somoner_--L.
_summon[=e]re_--_sub_, secretly, _mon[=e]re_, to warn.]
SUMP, sump, _n._ a round pit of stone lined with clay, for receiving metal
on its first fusion or reduction: the reservoir at the lowest point of a
mine, from which the water is pumped: (_prov._) a bog, a puddle. [Dut.
_somp_; Ger. _sumpf_.]
SUMPH, sumf, _n._ (_prov._) a blockhead, a soft sheepish fellow.--_adj._
SUMPH'ISH.--_n._ SUMPH'ISHNESS.
SUMPIT, sum'pit, _n._ the poisoned arrow thrown from the SUM'PITAN, or
Malay blow-gun.
SUMPSIMUS, sump'si-mus, _n._ a correct expression displacing an incorrect
but common one (see MUMPSIMUS). [L., 1st pers. _pl._ perf. indic. of
_sum[)e]re_, to take.]
SUMPTER, sump't[.e]r, _n._ a horse for carrying burdens. [With inserted _p_
from O. Fr. _somier_--Low L. _sagmarius_--Gr. _sagma_, a pack-saddle--Gr.
_sattein_, to pack.]
SUMPTUARY, sumpt'[=u]-ar-i, _adj._ pertaining to or regulating expense, as
in SUMPTUARY LAWS, which sought to prevent extravagance in banquets, dress,
&c. [L. _sumptuarius_--_sum[)e]re_, _sumptum_, to take, contr. of _sub_,
up, _em[)e]re_, to buy.]
SUMPTUOUS, sumpt'[=u]-us, _adj._ costly: magnificent.--_ns._
SUMPT[=U]OS'ITY, SUMPT'[=U]OUSNESS.--_adv._ SUMPT'[=U]OUSLY. [L.
_sumptuosus_, costly--_sumptus_, cost.]
SUN, sun, _n._ the body which is the source of light and heat to our
planetary system: a body which forms the centre of a system of orbs: that
which resembles the sun in brightness or value: the sunshine: a revolution
of the earth round the sun, a year: sunrise, day: (_her._) a bearing
representing the sun.--_v.t._ to expose to the sun's rays.--_v.i._ to
become warm in the sunshine:--_pr.p._ sun'ning; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._
sunned.--_n._ SUN'BEAM, a beam or ray of the sun.--_adjs._ SUN'-BEAT, -EN,
smitten by the rays of the sun.--_ns._ SUN'-BIRD, a family of small
tropical birds, the male with resplendent metallic plumage; SUN'-BITT'ERN,
a South American bird about the size of a small curlew, long-legged and
long-necked, with brilliant many-coloured markings; SUN'-BONN'ET, a light
bonnet projecting beyond the face to protect from the sun; SUN'BOW, an iris
formed by the sun, esp. in the spray of a cataract; SUN'BURN, a burning or
scorching by the sun, esp. the browning of the skin of the face, hands, &c.
exposed to the sun.--_adjs._ SUN'BURNED, SUN'BURNT, burned or discoloured
by the sun.--_n._ SUN'BURST, a strong outburst of sunlight.--_adj._
SUN'-CLAD, clothed in radiant light.--_ns._ SUN'-CRACK, one of the
superficial markings frequently seen on the surfaces of thin-bedded
flagstones and argillaceous sandstones; SUN'DAWN, the light of the dawning
sun; SUN'DEW, a plant of the genus Drosera, found in bogs and moist heathy
ground; SUN'-D[=I]'AL, an instrument for measuring time by means of the
motion of the sun's shadow cast by a style erected on its surface;
SUN'-DOG, a mock sun or parhelion; SUN'DOWN, sunset: a hat with a wide brim
to shade the eyes; SUN'DOWNER, in Australia, a loafer who saunters from
station to station in the interior, arriving about sundown in the hope of
getting free rations and lodging for the night: a physician in government
employment who practises for private fees after his official hours.--_adj._
SUN'-DRIED, dried by exposure to the sun.--_ns._ SUN'-FISH, a fish whose
body resembles the forepart of a larger fish cut short off, supposed to be
so called from its nearly circular form; SUN'FLOWER, a plant so called from
its flower, which is a large disc with yellow rays; SUN'GOD, the sun
considered as a deity; SUN'HAT, a light hat with wide brim to shade the
face from the sun.--_adj._ SUN'LESS, without the sun: deprived of the sun
or its rays: shaded: dark.--_ns._ SUN'LESSNESS; SUN'LIGHT, the light of the
sun.--_adjs._ SUN'LIKE, like the sun; SUN'LIT, lighted up by the sun.--_n._
SUN'-MYTH, a solar myth (see SOLAR).--_p.adj._ SUNNED, exposed to the
sun.--_n._ SUN'NINESS.--_adj._ SUN'NY, pertaining to, coming from, or like
the sun: exposed to, warmed, or coloured by the sun's rays.--_ns._
SUN'-PICT'URE, -PRINT, a photograph; SUN'RISE, SUN'RISING, the rising or
first appearance of the sun above the horizon: the time of this rising: the
east; SUN'SET, SUN'SETTING, the setting or going down of the sun: the west;
SUN'SHADE, a ladies' parasol: an awning; SUN'SHINE, the shining light of
the sun: the place on which it shines: warmth.--_adjs._ SUN'SHINE,
SUN'SHINY, bright with sunshine: pleasant: bright like the sun;
SUN'-SMITT'EN, smitten by the rays of the sun.--_ns._ SUN'SPOT, one of the
dark irregular spots appearing on the surface of the sun; SUN'STONE,
aventurine feldspar.--_adj._ SUN'-STRICK'EN.--_n._ SUN'STROKE, a nervous
disease, from exposure to the sun.--_adv._ SUN'WARD, toward the sun.--_ns._
SUN'-WOR'SHIP, adoration of the sun; SUN'-WOR'SHIPPER.--BE IN THE SUNSHINE,
HAVE THE SUN IN ONE'S EYES, to be in liquor, to be drunk; TAKE THE SUN, to
ascertain the latitude from the sun; UNDER THE SUN, in the world, on earth.
[A.S. _sunne_; Ice. _sunna_, Ger. _sunne_.]
SUNDARI, sun'da-ri, _n._ a tree abundant in Burma and Borneo, with dark
durable timber.--Also SUN'DRA-TREE, SUN'DER-TREE.
SUNDAY, sun'd[=a], _n._ the first day of the week, so called because
anciently dedicated to the sun or its worship.--_ns._ SUN'DAY-BEST, one's
best clothes; SUN'DAY-SAINT, one whose religion is confined to Sundays;
SUN'DAY-SCHOOL, a school for religious instruction for children, held on
Sunday. [A.S. _sunnan dæg_; Ger. _sonntag_.]
SUNDER, sun'd[.e]r, _v.t._ to separate: to divide.--_ns._ SUN'DERANCE;
SUN'DERMENT.--IN SUNDER (_B._), asunder. [A.S. _syndrian_, to
separate--_sundor_, separate; Ice. _sundr_, asunder.]
SUNDRY, sun'dri, _adj._ separate: more than one or two: several:
divers.--_n.pl._ SUN'DRIES, sundry things: different small things.--ALL AND
SUNDRY, all collectively and individually.
SUNG, sung, _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of _sing_.
SUNK, sungk, SUNKEN, sungk'n, _pa.p._ of _sink_.
SUNKET, sung'ket, _n._ (_Scot._) a dainty.
SUNN, sun, _n._ an Indian leguminous plant cultivated for the fibre of its
bark. [Hind. _san_.]
SUNNITE, sun'[=i]t, _n._ the name commonly given to orthodox Muslims,
because in their rule of faith and manners the _Sunna_, or traditional
teaching of the prophet, is added to the Koran.--Also SONN'ITE.
SUP, sup, _v.t._ to take into the mouth, as a liquid: (_Scot._) to eat with
a spoon.--_v.i._ to eat the evening meal: (_B._) to sip:--_pr.p._ sup'ping;
_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ supped.--_n._ a small mouthful, as of a liquid. [A.S.
_súpan_; Ice. _súpa_, Ger. _saufen_, to drink.]
SUPAWN, su-pan', _n._ mush, or Indian meal boiled in water, eaten with
milk.--Also SUPPAWN', SEPAWN', SEPON'. [Amer. Ind.]
SUPE, s[=u]p, _n._ (_U.S._) a theatrical super: a toady.
SUPER, s[=u]'p[.e]r, _n._ a supernumerary actor.
SUPERABLE, s[=u]'p[.e]r-a-bl, _adj._ capable of being overcome.--_n._
S[=U]'PERABLENESS.--_adv._ S[=U]'PERABLY.
SUPERABUNDANT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-ab-und'ant, _adj._ abundant to excess: more
than enough: copious.--_v.i._ SUPERABOUND', to abound exceedingly: to be
more than enough.--_n._ SUPERABUND'ANCE.--_adv._ SUPERABUND'ANTLY.
SUPERACIDULATED, s[=u]-p[.e]r-a-sid'[=u]-l[=a]-ted, _adj._ acidulated to
excess.
SUPERADD, s[=u]-p[.e]r-ad', _v.t._ to add over and above.--_n._
SUPERADDI'TION.
SUPERALTAR, s[=u]'p[.e]r-awlt-ar, _n._ a small slab of stone used as a
portable altar, to be laid on the top of an unconsecrated altar.
SUPERANGELIC, s[=u]-p[.e]r-an-jel'ik, _adj._ more than angelic.
SUPERANNUATE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-an'[=u]-[=a]t, _v.t._ to impair or disqualify by
living beyond the years of service or by old age: to pension on account of
old age or infirmity.--_v.i._ to become incapacitated by long
service.--_n._ SUPERANNU[=A]'TION, state of being superannuated: the
allowance granted in consideration of such. [L. _super_, above, _annus_, a
year.]
SUPERATION, s[=u]-pe-r[=a]'shun, _n._ the apparent passing of one planet by
another in longitude: the act of surmounting.
SUPERB, s[=u]-p[.e]rb', _adj._ proud: magnificent: stately: elegant: showy:
(_coll._) first-class, very good.--_adv._ SUPERB'LY.--_n._ SUPERB'NESS, the
state of being superb. [L. _superbus_, proud--_super_, above.]
SUPERCALENDERED, s[=u]-p[.e]r-kal'en-derd, _adj._ denoting paper of a very
high degree of polish due to several courses of rolling.
SUPERCALLOSAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-ka-l[=o]'sal, _adj._ lying above the corpus
callosum, specifying a fissure or sulcus of the median aspect of the
cerebrum.
SUPERCANOPY, s[=u]-p[.e]r-kan'[=o]-pi, _n._ an upper arch or gable above a
lesser or lower one.
SUPERCARGO, s[=u]-p[.e]r-kär'go, _n._ a person in a merchant-ship placed in
charge of the cargo and superintending all the commercial transactions of
the voyage.--_n._ SUPERCAR'GOSHIP.
SUPERCELESTIAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-sel-est'yal, _adj._ situated above the
firmament or vault of heaven.
SUPERCHARGE, s[=u]'p[.e]r-chärj, _n._ (_her._) a charge borne upon an
ordinary or other charge.
SUPERCILIOUS, s[=u]-p[.e]r-sil'i-us, _adj._ lofty with pride: disdainful:
dictatorial: overbearing.--_adj._ SUPERCIL'IARY, above the eyebrow.--_adv._
SUPERCIL'IOUSLY.--_n._ SUPERCIL'IOUSNESS. [L.
_superciliosus_--_supercilium_, an eyebrow--_super_, above, _cilium_,
eyelid.]
SUPERCRETACEOUS, s[=u]-p[.e]r-kr[=e]-t[=a]'shus, _adj._ (_geol._) lying
above the chalk.
SUPERDAINTY, s[=u]-p[.e]r-d[=a]n'ti, _adj._ (_Shak._) over-dainty.
SUPERDOMINANT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-dom'i-nant, _n._ (_mus._) the tone just above
the dominant, the sixth or submediant.
SUPEREMINENT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-em'i-nent, _adj._ eminent in a superior degree:
excellent beyond others.--_n._ SUPEREM'INENCE.--_adv._ SUPEREM'INENTLY.
SUPEREROGATION, s[=u]-p[.e]r-er-[=o]-g[=a]'shun, _n._ doing more than duty
requires or is necessary for salvation, hence anything superfluous or
uncalled for.--_adjs._ SUPEREROG'ATIVE, SUPEREROG'ATORY
(SUPERER'OGANT).--WORKS OF SUPEREROGATION (_R.C._), works not absolutely
required of each individual for salvation, but which may be done for the
sake of greater perfection--affording the church a store of surplus merit,
to eke out the deficient merit of others. [L. _super_, above, _erog[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_, to pay out.]
SUPERESSENTIAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-e-sen'shal, _adj._ transcending mere being and
essence.
SUPEREXALT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-egz-awlt', _v.t._ to exalt to a superior
degree.--_n._ SUPEREXALT[=A]'TION.
SUPEREXCELLENT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-ek'sel-lent, _adj._ excellent above others, or
in an uncommon degree.--_n._ SUPEREX'CELLENCE.
SUPERFAMILY, s[=u]'p[.e]r-fam-i-li, _n._ a group in classification between
a suborder and a family, a group of families.
SUPERFECUNDATION, s[=u]-p[.e]r-fek-un-d[=a]'shun, _n._ the impregnation of
two or more ova at the same stage of development by different acts of
coition.
SUPERFICIES, s[=u]-p[.e]r-fish'y[=e]z, _n._ the upper face or surface: the
outer face or part of a thing.--_adj._ SUPERFI'CIAL, pertaining to, or
being on, the surface: shallow: slight: containing only what is apparent
and simple: not learned.--_v.t._ SUPERFI'CIALISE, to treat
superficially.--_n._ SUPERFI'CIALIST, a person of merely superficial
knowledge.--_adv._ SUPERFI'CIALLY.--_ns._ SUPERFI'CIALNESS,
SUPERFICIAL'ITY; SUPERFI'CIARY, one possessing a right to what stands on
the surface of the lands of another.--_adj._ belonging to the surface:
situated on another's land. [L. _super_, above, _facies_, face.]
SUPERFINE, s[=u]'p[.e]r-f[=i]n, _adj._ fine above others: finer than
ordinary.--_n._ S[=U]'PERFINENESS.--_adj._ SUPERFIN'ICAL, very finical.
SUPERFLUOUS, s[=u]-p[.e]r'fl[=oo]-us, _adj._ more than enough: unnecessary
or useless.--_n._ SUPERFL[=U]'ITY, a superfluous quantity or more than
enough: state of being superfluous: superabundance.--_adv._
SUPER'FLUOUSLY.--_ns._ SUPER'FLUOUSNESS, superfluity; S[=U]'PERFLUX
(_Shak._), any superfluity. [L. _superfluus_--_super_, above, _flu[)e]re_,
to flow.]
SUPERFOETATION, s[=u]-p[.e]r-f[=e]-t[=a]'shun, _n._ the circumstance of two
distinct conceptions occurring in the same woman at a considerable interval
so that two foetuses of different ages--the offspring possibly of different
fathers--may coexist in the uterus--also SUPERFET[=A]'TION.--_vs.i._
SUPERFOE'TATE, SUPERF[=E]'TATE, to conceive after a prior conception.
SUPERFRONTAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-fron'tal, _adj._ pertaining to the upper part of
the frontal lobe of the brain.--_n._ a covering for the top of the altar,
generally hanging down all round, and fringed.
SUPERFUNCTION, s[=u]-p[.e]r-fungk'shun, _n._ action of some organ in excess
of what is normal.--_adj._ SUPERFUNC'TIONAL.
SUPERFUSE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-f[=u]z', _v.t._ to pour over something else.
SUPERHEAT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-h[=e]t', _v.t._ to heat to excess.--_n._
SUPERHEAT'ER.
SUPERHUMAN, s[=u]-p[.e]r-h[=u]'man, _adj._ above what is human:
divine.--_n._ SUPERHUMAN'ITY.--_adv._ SUPERH[=U]'MANLY.
SUPERHUMERAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-h[=u]'me-ral, _n._ anything carried on the
shoulders: the amice: the pallium: a Jewish ephod.
SUPERIMPOSE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-im-p[=o]z', _v.t._ to impose or lay above:
(_geol._) to establish a structural system over, independently of
underlying structures.--_n._ SUPERIMPOSI'TION, the act of superimposing:
state of being superimposed.
SUPERINCUMBENT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-in-kum'bent, _adj._ lying above.--_ns._
SUPERINCUM'BENCE, SUPERINCUM'BENCY.
SUPERINDUCE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-in-d[=u]s', _v.t._ to bring in over and above
something else, to superadd.--_ns._ SUPERINDUC'TION, SUPERINDUCE'MENT.
SUPERINENARRABLE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-in-[=e]-nar'a-bl, _adj._ in the highest
degree incapable of being described.
SUPERINTEND, s[=u]-p[.e]r-in-tend', _v.t._ to have the oversight or charge
of: to control, manage.--_v.i._ to exercise supervision.--_ns._
SUPERINTEN'DENCE, SUPERINTEN'DENCY, oversight: direction:
management.--_adj._ SUPERINTEN'DENT, superintending.--_n._ one who
superintends: the head of a Sunday-school: in some Protestant churches a
clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district: overseer.--_n._
SUPERINTEN'DENTSHIP.
SUPERIOR, s[=u]-p[=e]'ri-or, _adj._ upper: higher in place, rank, or
excellence: surpassing others: beyond the influence of: of wider
application, generic: (_print._) set above the level of the line.--_n._ one
superior to others: the chief of a monastery, &c., and of certain churches
and colleges: (_Scots law_) one who has made an original grant of heritable
property to a tenant or _vassal_, on condition of a certain annual payment
(_feu-duty_) or of the performance of certain services.--_ns._
SUP[=E]'RIORESS, a female superior or chief in a convent, nunnery, &c.;
SUPERIOR'ITY, quality or state of being superior: pre-eminence: advantage:
(_Scots law_) the right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the
vassal.--_adv._ SUP[=E]'RIORLY, in a superior manner.--SUPERIOR PLANETS,
those more distant from the sun than the earth. [L., comp. of _superus_,
high--_super_, above.]
SUPERJACENT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-j[=a]'sent, _adj._ lying above or upon.
SUPERLATIVE, s[=u]-p[.e]r'la-tiv, _adj._ raised above others or to the
highest degree: superior to all others: most eminent: (_gram._) expressing
the highest degree of a quality.--_n._ (_gram._) the superlative or highest
degree of adjectives and adverbs: any word or phrase full of
exaggeration.--_adv._ SUPER'LATIVELY.--_n._ SUPER'LATIVENESS, state of
being superlative or in the highest degree. [L.
_superlativus_--_superlatus_, pa.p. of _superferre_--_super_, above,
_ferre_, to carry.]
SUPERLUNAR, s[=u]-p[.e]r-l[=u]'nar, _adj._ above the moon: not of this
world.--Also SUPERL[=U]'NARY.
SUPERMEDIAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-m[=e]'di-al, _adj._ being above the middle.
SUPERMUNDANE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-mun'd[=a]n, _adj._ above the world.
SUPERNACULAR, s[=u]-p[.e]r-nak'[=u]-lar, _adj._ very choice, of
liquor.--_n._ SUPERNAC'[=U]LUM, wine fit to be drunk to the last drop with
no heeltaps, anything very choice.--_adv._ to the last drop.
SUPERNAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r'nal, _adj._ that is above or in a higher place or
region: relating to things above: celestial. [L. _supernus_--_super_,
above.]
SUPERNATANT, s[=u]-p[.e]r-n[=a]'tant, _adj._ floating on the surface.--_n._
SUPERNAT[=A]'TION. [L. _supernat[=a]re_--_super_, above, _nat[=a]re_, to
swim.]
SUPERNATIONAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-nash'un-al, _adj._ transcending the national,
and belonging to mankind.--_n._ SUPERNA'TIONALISM.
SUPERNATURAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-nat'[=u]-ral, _adj._ above or beyond the powers
of nature: not according to the usual course of nature: miraculous:
spiritual.--_v.t._ SUPERNAT'URALISE, to bring into the supernatural
sphere.--_ns._ SUPERNAT'URALISM, the belief in the influence of the
supernatural in the world; SUPERNAT'URALIST, a believer in the
supernatural.--_adj._ of or pertaining to the supernatural.--_adj._
SUPERNATURALIST'IC.--_adv._ SUPERNAT'URALLY.--_n._ SUPERNAT'URALNESS.
SUPERNUMERARY, s[=u]-p[.e]r-n[=u]m'[.e]r-ar-i, _adj._ over and above the
number stated, or which is usual or necessary.--_n._ a person or thing
beyond the usual, necessary, or stated number: one who appears on the stage
without a speaking part. [L. _supernumerarius_--_super_, over, _numerus_, a
number.]
SUPERNUTRITION, s[=u]-p[.e]r-n[=u]-trish'un, _n._ excessive nutrition.
SUPEROCCIPITAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-ok-sip'e-tal, _adj._ pertaining to the upper
part of the occipital lobe of the brain.
SUPEROCTAVE, s[=u]'p[.e]r-ok-t[=a]v, _n._ (_mus._) a coupler in the organ
by means of which is sounded an octave higher than the one struck: an
organ-stop two octaves above the principal.
SUPEROLATERAL, s[=u]-pe-r[=o]-lat'[.e]r-al, _adj._ situated above and at
the side.
SUPERORDER, s[=u]-p[.e]r-or'd[.e]r, _n._ a group in the classifications of
natural history above the order but below the class.--_adj._ SUPEROR'DINAL.
SUPERORDINARY, s[=u]-p[.e]r-or'di-n[=a]-ri, _adj._ above the ordinary.
SUPERORDINATION, s[=u]-p[.e]r-or-di-n[=a]'shun, _n._ the ordination of a
successor by an ecclesiastic: (_logic_) the relation of a universal
proposition to a particular proposition in the same terms.--_adj._
SUPEROR'DINATE.
SUPERORGANIC, s[=u]-p[.e]r-or-gan'ik, _adj._ not dependent on organisation,
psychical, spiritual: social.
SUPERPARASITISM, s[=u]-p[.e]r-par'a-s[=i]t-izm, _n._ the infestation of
parasites by other parasites.--_n._ S[=U]'PERPARASITE, the parasite of a
parasite.--_adj._ SUPERPARASIT'IC.
SUPERPHOSPHATE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-fos'f[=a]t, _n._ a phosphate containing the
greatest amount of phosphoric acid that can combine with the base.
SUPERPHYSICAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-fiz'i-kal, _adj._ superorganic, psychical.
SUPERPOSE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-p[=o]z', _v.t._ to place over or upon.--_adjs._
SUPERP[=O]'SABLE; SUPERPOSED'.--_n._ SUPERPOSI'TION, act of superposing:
state of being superposed: that which is above anything.
SUPERPRAISE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-pr[=a]z', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to praise excessively.
SUPER-ROYAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-roi'al, _adj._ larger than royal, denoting a size
of paper, 19¼ × 27½ in. for writing and drawing paper, 20½ × 27½ in. for
printing-paper.
SUPERSACRAL, s[=u]-p[.e]r-s[=a]'kral, _adj._ situated on or over the
sacrum.
SUPERSALT, s[=u]'p[.e]r-sawlt, _n._ a salt having a greater number of
equivalents of acid than base.
SUPERSATURATE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-sat'[=u]-r[=a]t, _v.t._ to saturate beyond the
normal point.--_n._ SUPERSATUR[=A]'TION.
SUPERSCRIBE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-skr[=i]b', _v.t._ to write or engrave over, on
the outside or top: to write the name on the outside or cover of.--_ns._
S[=U]'PERSCRIPT, SUPERSCRIP'TION, act of superscribing: that which is
written or engraved above or on the outside. [L. _super_, above,
_scrib[)e]re_, _scriptum_, to write.]
SUPERSEDE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-s[=e]d', _v.t._ to take the place of another by
reason of superior right, power, &c.: to make useless by superior power: to
come in the room of, to replace: to displace, set aside, render
unnecessary.--_ns._ SUPERS[=E]'DEAS, a writ to stay proceedings, or to
suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases; SUPERS[=E]'DENCE,
SUPERS[=E]'DURE, SUPERSES'SION, a setting aside, the act of superseding;
SUPERSED[=E]'RE (_Scots law_), a private agreement among creditors, under a
trust-deed, to supersede or sist diligence for a certain period: an order
of court granting protection to a debtor. [L. _super_, above, _sed[=e]re_,
_sessum_, to sit.]
SUPERSENSIBLE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-sen'si-bl, _adj._ above the range of the
senses, spiritual.--_adv._ SUPERSEN'SIBLY.--_adj._ SUPERSEN'SITIVE,
excessively sensitive.--_n._ SUPERSEN'SITIVENESS.--_adjs._ SUPERSEN'SORY,
SUPERSEN'SUAL, beyond the senses.
SUPERSERVICEABLE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-s[.e]rv'is-a-bl, _adj._ (_Shak._) doing more
than required, over-officious.
SUPERSOLAR, s[=u]-p[.e]r-s[=o]'lar, _adj._ above the sun.
SUPERSTITION, s[=u]-p[.e]r-stish'un, _n._ excessive reverence or fear,
based on ignorance: excessive exactness in religious opinions or practice:
false worship or religion: an ignorant and irrational belief in
supernatural agency, omens, divination, sorcery, &c.: belief in what is
absurd, without evidence: rites or practices proceeding from superstitious
belief or fear: over-nicety, exactness too scrupulous or morbid.--_adj._
SUPERSTI'TIOUS, pertaining to, or proceeding from, superstition:
over-exact.--_adv._ SUPERSTI'TIOUSLY.--_n._ SUPERSTI'TIOUSNESS. [L.
_superstitio_, excessive religious belief--_super_, over, above, _statum_,
_sist[)e]re_--_st[=a]re_, to stand.]
SUPERSTRATUM, s[=u]-p[.e]r-str[=a]'tum, _n._ a stratum or layer situated
above another.
SUPERSTRUCTURE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-strukt'[=u]r, _n._ a structure above or on
something else: anything erected on a foundation--also
SUPERSTRUC'TION.--_adjs._ SUPERSTRUCT'IVE, SUPERSTRUCT'[=U]RAL.
SUPERSUBTLE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-sut'l, _adj._ over-subtle.--_adj._
SUPERSUBT'ILISED, subtilised or refined to excess.--_n._ SUPERSUBT'LETY,
excessive subtlety, over-nicety.
SUPERTONIC, s[=u]-p[.e]r-ton'ik, _n._ (_mus._) the tone in a scale next
above the tonic or keynote.
SUPERVENE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-v[=e]n', _v.i._ to come in addition, or closely
after: to occur, take place.--_adj._ SUPERV[=E]'NIENT, coming above, as
something additional.--_n._ SUPERVEN'TION, act of supervening or taking
place. [L. _super_, above, _ven[=i]re_, _ventum_, come.]
SUPERVISE, s[=u]-p[.e]r-v[=i]z', _v.i._ to oversee: to superintend.--_ns._
SUPERV[=I]'SAL, SUPERVI'SION, act of supervising: inspection: control;
SUPERV[=I]'SOR, one who supervises: an overseer: an inspector: (_Shak._) a
spectator.--_adjs._ SUPERV[=I]'SORY, pertaining to, or having, supervision;
SUPERVIS'[=U]AL, beyond the ordinary visual powers. [L. _super_, over,
_vid[=e]re_, _visum_, to see.]
SUPERVOLUTE, s[=u]'p[.e]r-vol-[=u]t, _adj._ (_bot._) having a plaited or
convolute arrangement in the bud.
SUPINE, s[=u]-p[=i]n', _adj._ lying on the back: leaning backward,
inclined, sloping: negligent: indolent.--_v.t._ S[=U]'PIN[=A]TE, to bring
the palm upward.--_ns._ S[=U]PIN[=A]'TION, the state of being supine: the
act of lying or being laid with the face upward: the act of turning the
palm of the hand upward: the hand so turned; S[=U]PIN[=A]'TOR, that which
produces supination: a muscle that turns the palm upward; S[=U]'PINE, one
of two parts of the Latin verb, really verbal nouns, ending in _tum_ and
_tu_, called the first and second supine respectively.--_adv._
S[=U]PINE'LY.--_n._ S[=U]PINE'NESS. [L. _supinus_--_sub_, under.]
SUPPEDANEUM, sup-[=e]-d[=a]'n[=e]-um, _n._ a foot-rest on a cross or
crucifix.--_adj._ SUPPED[=A]'NEOUS, being under the feet. [L. _sub_, under,
_pes_, _pedis_, the foot.]
SUPPEDITATE, sup-ed'i-t[=a]t, _v.t._ to supply, furnish.--_n._
SUPPEDIT[=A]'TION, supply. [L. _suppedit[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to
supply--_suppet[)e]re_, to be in store--_sub_, under, _pet[)e]re_, to
seek.]
SUPPER, sup'[.e]r, _n._ a meal taken at the close of the day.--_adj._
SUPP'ERLESS, without supper.--_ns._ SUPP'ING, the act of one who sups: that
which is supped; LORD'S'-SUPP'ER (see LORD). [O. Fr. _soper_ (Fr.
_souper_)--from Low Ger. _supen_, to sup.]
SUPPLANT, sup-plant', _v.t._ to displace by stratagem: to take the place
of: to undermine.--_ns._ SUPPLANT[=A]'TION; SUPPLANT'ER. [L.
_supplant[=a]re_, to trip up one's heels--_sub_, under, _planta_, the sole
of the foot.]
SUPPLE, sup'l, _adj._ pliant: lithe: yielding to the humour of others:
fawning.--_v.t._ to make supple: to make soft or compliant.--_v.i._ to
become supple.--_n._ SUPP'LENESS.--_adj._ SUPP'LE-SIN'EWED, having supple
sinews: lithe.--SUPPLE JACK (_U.S._), one of various climbing-shrubs with
strong stems: a pliant cane. [Fr. _souple_--L. _supplex_, bending the
knees--_sub_, under, plic[=a]re, to fold.]
SUPPLEMENT, sup'le-ment, _n._ that which supplies or fills up: any addition
by which defects are supplied: the quantity by which an angle or an arc
falls short of 180° or a semicircle.--_v.t._ SUPPLEMENT', to supply or fill
up: to add to.--_adjs._ SUPPLEMEN'TAL, SUPPLEMENT'ARY, added to supply what
is wanting: additional.--_adv._ SUPPLEMENT'ARILY.--_ns._
SUPPLEMENT[=A]'TION; SUPPLEMENT'ER.--_v.t._ SUPPL[=E]TE', to
supplement.--_adjs._ SUPP'L[=E]TIVE, SUPP'L[=E]TORY, supplemental.--_n._ a
supplement. [L. _supplementum_--_suppl[=e]re_, to fill up.]
SUPPLIANT, sup'li-ant, _adj._ supplicating: asking earnestly:
entreating.--_n._ a humble petitioner.--_adv._ SUPP'LIANTLY.--_n._
SUPP'LIANTNESS. [Fr. _suppliant_, pr.p. of supplier--L. _supplic[=a]re_.]
SUPPLICANT, sup'li-kant, _adj._ supplicating: asking submissively.--_n._
one who supplicates or entreats earnestly.--_adv._ SUPP'LICANTLY. [L.
_supplicans_, _pr.p._ of supplic[=a]re.]
SUPPLICATE, sup'li-k[=a]t, _v.t._ to entreat earnestly: to address in
prayer.--_n._ SUPP'LICAT, in the English universities, a petition.--_adv._
SUPP'LIC[=A]TINGLY.--_n._ SUPPLIC[=A]'TION, act of supplicating: in ancient
Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods
for victory, &c.: earnest prayer or entreaty, especially, in liturgies, a
litany petition for some special blessing.--_adj._ SUPP'LIC[=A]TORY,
containing supplication or entreaty: humble.--_n._ SUPPLIC[=A]'VIT,
formerly a writ issued by the King's Bench or Chancery for taking the
surety of the peace against a person. [L. _supplic[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_supplex_--_sub_, under, _plic[=a]re_, to fold.]
SUPPLY, sup-pl[=i]', _v.t._ to fill up, esp. a deficiency: to add what is
wanted: to furnish: to fill a vacant place: to serve instead of:--_pa.t._
and _pa.p._ supplied'. [Fr.,--L. _suppl[=e]re_--_sub_, up, _pl[=e]re_, to
fill.]
SUPPLY, sup-pl[=i]', _n._ act of supplying: that which is supplied or which
supplies a want: amount of food or money provided (used generally in
_pl._): a grant of money provided by a legislature for the expenses of
government: a person who takes another's duty temporarily, a substitute,
esp. a clergyman.--_ns._ SUPPL[=I]'AL, the act of supplying, the thing
supplied; SUP'PLIANCE (_Shak._), that which is supplied,
gratification.--_adj._ SUPPL[=I]'ANT (_Shak._), supplying,
auxiliary.--_adv._ SUP'PLIANTLY.--_ns._ SUPPL[=I]'ER, one who supplies;
SUPPLY'MENT (_Shak._), a supply.--COMMISSIONER OF SUPPLY, one of the body
forming the chief county authority in Scotland for administrative and
rating purposes, down to 1889.
SUPPORT, sup-p[=o]rt', _v.t._ to bear up: to endure or sustain: to keep up
as a part or character: to make good: to defend: to represent in acting: to
supply with means of living: to uphold by countenance, patronise: to follow
on the same side as a speaker.--_n._ act of supporting or upholding: that
which supports, sustains, or maintains: maintenance: an actor playing a
subordinate part with a star: an accompaniment in music.--_adj._
SUPPORT'ABLE, capable of being supported: endurable: capable of being
maintained.--_n._ SUPPORT'ABLENESS.--_adv._ SUPPORT'ABLY.--_ns._
SUPPORT'ANCE (_Shak._), support; SUPPORT'ER, one who, or that which,
supports: an adherent: a defender: (_her._) a figure on each side of the
escutcheon.--_adjs._ SUPPORT'ING, SUPPORT'IVE.--_n.fem._ SUPPORT'RESS. [L.
_support[=a]re_--_sub_, up, _port[=a]re_, to bear.]
SUPPOSE, sup-p[=o]z', _v.t._ to lay down, assume, or state as true: to
imagine.--_adj._ SUPP[=O]'SABLE, that may be supposed.--_n._ SUPP[=O]'SAL
(_Shak._), supposition.--_adj._ SUPP[=O]SED' (_Shak._),
counterfeit.--_adv._ SUPP[=O]'SEDLY, according to supposition.--_ns._
SUPP[=O]'SER; SUPPOSI'TION, act of supposing: that which is supposed:
assumption: presumption, opinion.--_adj._ SUPPOSI'TIONAL, implying
supposition.--_adv._ SUPPOSI'TIONALLY.--_adjs._ SUPPOSI'TIONARY,
hypothetical; SUPPOS'ITIVE, implying, expressing, or including a
supposition.--_adv._ SUPPOS'ITIVELY.--_ns._ SUPPOS'ITORY (_med._), a pill
of any solid medicine in the form of a cone or cylinder intended for
introduction into the rectum or other canal; SUPPOS'ITUM, that which is
supposed; SUPP[=O]'S[=U]RE, supposition. [Fr. _supposer_--L.
_suppon[)e]re_, _-positum_--_sub_, under, _pon[)e]re_, to place.]
SUPPOSITITIOUS, sup-poz-i-tish'us, _adj._ put by trick in the place of
another: spurious: imaginary, hypothetical, supposed.--_adv._
SUPPOSITI'TIOUSLY, in a supposititious manner.--_n._ SUPPOSITI'TIOUSNESS,
the state of being supposititious. [L. _supposititius_--_suppon[)e]re_, to
put in the place of another--_sub_, under, _pon[)e]re_, to place.]
SUPPRESS, sup-pres', _v.t._ to crush, put down: to keep in: to retain or
conceal: to stop, restrain.--_adv._ SUPPRESS'EDLY.--_ns._ SUPPRESS'ER,
SUPPRESS'OR.--_adj._ SUPPRESS'IBLE.--_ns._ SUPPRES'SION, act of
suppressing: stoppage: concealment; SUPPRES'SIONIST, one who supports
suppression.--_adj._ SUPPRESS'IVE, tending to suppress: subduing. [L.
_supprim[)e]re_, _suppressum_--_sub_, under, _prem[)e]re_, to press.]
SUPPURATE, sup'[=u]-r[=a]t, _v.i._ to gather pus or matter.--_n._
SUPPUR[=A]'TION, a morbid process which gives rise to the formation of pus,
one of the commonest products of inflammation.--_adj._ SUPP'UR[=A]TIVE,
tending to suppurate: promoting suppuration.--_n._ a medicine which
promotes suppuration. [L. _sub_, under, _pus_, _pur-is_, pus.]
SUPRACILIARY, s[=u]-pra-sil'i-ar-i, _adj._ above the eyebrow.--Also
SUPERCIL'IARY.
SUPRACLAVICULAR, s[=u]-pra-kla-vik'[=u]-lar, _adj._ situated above the
clavicle or collar-bone.
SUPRACOSTAL, s[=u]-pra-kost'al, _adj._ above or upon the ribs.
SUPRACRETACEOUS, s[=u]-pra-kr[=e]-t[=a]'shus, _adj._ (_geol._) denoting
strata lying above the chalk.
SUPRALAPSARIAN, s[=u]-pra-laps-[=a]'ri-an, _n._ one of a class of
Calvinists who make the decree of election and predestination to precede
the Creation and the Fall--opp. to _Sublapsarian_.--_adj._ pertaining to
the Supralapsarians or to their opinions.--_n._ SUPRALAPS[=A]'RIANISM. [L.
_supra_, above, beyond, _labi_, _lapsus_, to fall.]
SUPRALATERAL, s[=u]-pra-lat'[.e]r-al, _adj._ placed on the upper part of
the side.
SUPRALUNAR, s[=u]-pra-l[=u]'nar, _adj._ beyond the moon: very lofty.
SUPRAMAXILLARY, s[=u]-pra-mak'si-l[=a]-ri, _adj._ pertaining to the upper
jaw.--_n._ the superior maxillary or upper jaw-bone.
SUPRAMUNDANE, s[=u]-pra-mun'd[=a]n, _adj._ above the world.
SUPRA-ORBITAL, s[=u]-pra-or'bi-tal, _adj._ being above the orbit of the
eye.
SUPRAPOSITION, s[=u]-pra-p[=o]-zish'un, _n._ the placing of one thing above
another.
SUPRAPROTEST, s[=u]-pra-pr[=o]'test, _n._ acceptance or payment of a bill
of exchange, by one not a party to it, after protest for non-acceptance or
non-payment.
SUPRARENAL, s[=u]-pra-r[=e]'nal, _adj._ situated above the kidneys.
SUPRASCAPULAR, s[=u]-pra-skap'[=u]-lar, _adj._ situated above the scapula
or shoulder-blade.--Also S[=U]PRASCAP'ULARY.
SUPRASENSIBLE, s[=u]-pra-sen'si-bl, _adj._ above the reach of the senses.
SUPRASPINAL, s[=u]-pra-sp[=i]'nal, _adj._ situated above the spine.--_adj._
SUPRASP[=I]'NOUS, above a spine or spinous process.
SUPREME, s[=u]-pr[=e]m', _adj._ highest: greatest: most excellent.--_n._
the highest point: the chief, the superior.--_n._ SUPREM'ACY, state of
being supreme; highest authority or power.--_adv._ SUPREME'LY.--_ns._
SUPREME'NESS, SUPREM'ITY.--OATH OF SUPREMACY, an oath denying the supremacy
of the pope; THE SUPREME BEING, God. [L. _supremus_, superl. of _superus_,
high--_super_, above.]
SURA, s[=oo]'ra, _n._ a chapter of the Koran.--Also SU'RAH. [Ar. _s[=u]ra_,
a step.]
SURA, s[=oo]'ra, _n._ the sap of the palmyra and coco-palm, &c. [Hind.
_sur[=a]_.]
SURADDITION, sur-a-dish'un, _n._ (_Shak._) something added, as to a name.
SURAH, s[=u]'ra, _n._ a soft twilled silk fabric.--Also SURAH SILK.
SURAL, s[=u]'ral, _adj._ pertaining to the calf of the leg. [L. _sura_, the
calf.]
SURANCE, sh[=oo]r'ans, _n._ (_Shak._) assurance.
SURAT, s[=u]-rat', _n._ coarse uncoloured cotton made at _Surat_, 160 miles
north of Bombay.
SURBASE, sur'b[=a]s, _n._ a cornice or series of mouldings above the base
of a pedestal.--_adj._ SURBASED'.--_n._ SURBASE'MENT.
SURBATE, sur-b[=a]t', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to bruise, as the feet by
travel.--Also SURBET'. [Prob. Fr. _solbatu_, _solbature_--_sole_, the sole,
_battu_, pa.p. of _battre_, to beat.]
SURBED, sur-bed', _v.t._ to set edgewise, as a stone with reference to the
grain.
SURCEASE, sur-s[=e]s', _v.i._ to cease.--_v.t._ to cause to cease.--_n._
cessation. [O. Fr. _sursis_, pa.p. of _surseoir_--L. _super-sed[=e]re_, to
refrain from.]
SURCHARGE, sur-chärj', _v.t._ to overcharge or overload.--_n._ an excessive
load: an overcharge: an extra charge: a painting in lighter enamel over a
darker which serves as the ground.--_adj._ SURCHARGED', overloaded.--_n._
SURCHARGE'MENT.
SURCINGLE, sur'sing-gl, _n._ a girth or strap for holding a saddle on an
animal's back: the girdle of a cassock.--_v.t._ to surround with such. [L.
_super_, above, _cingulum_, a belt.]
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SURCOAT, sur'k[=o]t, _n._ an overcoat, generally applied to the long
flowing drapery of knights anterior to the introduction of plate-armour: a
short robe worn by ladies over the tunic at the close of the 11th century.
[O. Fr. _surcote_, _surcot_--_sur_, over, _cote_, a garment.]
SURCULUS, sur'k[=u]-lus, _n._ a shoot from a root-stock, a sucker.--_adjs._
SURCULIG'EROUS, bearing such; SUR'CULOSE, producing such. [L.]
SURD, surd, _adj._ (_alg._) involving surds: produced by the action of the
speech organs on the breath (not the voice), as the 'hard' sounds _k_, _t_,
_p_, _f_, &c.: deaf: (_obs._) unheard, senseless.--_n._ (_alg._) a quantity
inexpressible by rational numbers, or which has no root.--_ns._
SURDIM[=U]'TISM, the condition of being deaf and dumb; SURD'ITY, want of
sonant quality. [L. _surdus_, deaf.]
SURE, sh[=oo]r, _adj._ secure: fit to be depended on; certain: strong:
confident beyond doubt.--_advs._ SURE, SURELY, firmly, safely: certainly,
assuredly.--_adj._ SURE'FOOTED, walking firmly or securely: not liable to
stumble.--_adv._ SUREFOOT'EDLY.--_ns._ SUREFOOT'EDNESS; SURE'NESS.--SURE
ENOUGH, certainly.--BE SURE, be certain, see to it; HAVE A SURE THING
(_slang_), to have a certainty; MAKE SURE, to make certain; TO BE SURE,
without doubt. [O. Fr, _seür_ (Fr. _sûr_)--L. _securus_--_se-_, apart from,
_cura_, care.]
SURETY, sh[=oo]r'ti, _n._ certainty: he who, or that which, makes sure:
security against loss: one who becomes bound for another, a sponsor.--_ns._
SURE'TYSHIP, SURE'TISHIP, state of being surety: obligation of one person
to answer for another. [Doublet _security_.]
SURF, surf, _n._ the foam made by the dashing of waves.--_ns._ SURF'-BIRD,
a plover-like bird found on the Pacific coasts of North and South America,
akin to sandpipers and turnstones, and sometimes called _Boreal sandpiper_
and _Plover-billed turnstone_; SURF'-DUCK, the scoter (q.v.); SURF'MAN, one
skilful in handling boats in surf.--_adj._ SURF'Y. [Skeat explains the _r_
as intrusive, and suggests that _suffe_ is the same as '_sough_ of the
sea,' M. E. _swough_, _swoughen_, _swowen_--A.S. _swógan_, to make a
rushing sound.]
SURFACE, sur'f[=a]s, _n._ the exterior part of anything.--_adj._ SUR'FACED,
having a surface.--_ns._ SUR'FACEMAN, a miner employed in open-air working:
a workman employed in keeping a railway-bed in repair; SUR'FACE-PRINT'ING,
printing from a relief surface, as cotton-cloth; SUR'FACER, one who, or
that which, smooths or levels a surface; SUR'FACE-TEN'SION, in liquids,
that property in virtue of which a liquid surface behaves as if it were a
stretched elastic membrane--say a sheet of india-rubber; SUR'FACE-WA'TER,
drainage-water; SUR'FACING, the act of giving a certain surface to
anything. [Fr., from _sur_--L. _super_, and _face_--L. _facies_.]
SURFEIT, sur'fit, _v.t._ to fill to satiety and disgust.--_n._ excess in
eating and drinking: sickness or satiety caused by overfullness.--_ns._
SUR'FEITER (_Shak._), one who surfeits, a glutton; SUR'FEITING, eating
overmuch: gluttony. [O. Fr. _surfait_, excess, _sorfaire_, to augment--L.
_super_, above, _fac[)e]re_, to make.]
SURFICIAL, sur-fish'al, _adj._ formed on the surface, as opposed to
_Subterranean_.