SYLLABLE, sil'a-bl, _n._ several letters taken together so as to form one
sound: a word or part of a word uttered by a single effort of the voice: a
small part of a sentence.--_v.t._ to express by syllables, to utter.--_n._
SYLL'ABARY, a list of characters representing syllables--also
SYLLAB[=A]'RIUM.--_adjs._ SYLLAB'IC, -AL, consisting of a syllable or
syllables.--_adv._ SYLLAB'ICALLY.--_vs.t._ SYLLAB'IC[=A]TE, SYLLAB'IFY
(_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ syllab'ified), to form into syllables--_ns._
SYLLABIC[=A]'TION, SYLLABIFIC[=A]'TION; SYLL'ABISM, syllabic character,
representation of syllables. [L. _syllaba_--Gr. _syllab[=e]_--_syn_, with,
_lab-_, _lambanein_, to take.]
SYLLABUB, sil'a-bub, _n._ Same as SILLIBUB.
SYLLABUS, sil'a-bus, _n._ an abstract: a table of contents: the catalogue
of eighty heresies, annexed to the Encyclical _Quanta Cura_, addressed by
Pius IX. to all Catholic bishops, 8th Dec. 1864. [L.]
SYLLEPSIS, sil-lep'sis, _n._ substitution: a figure in rhetoric by which we
take the sense of words rather by the intention of the author than by the
strictness of grammar: the agreement of a verb or adjective, not with the
word next it, but with some other word in the sentence.--_adjs._
SYLLEP'TIC, -AL.--_adv._ SYLLEP'TICALLY. [Gr. _syll[=e]psis_--_syn_,
together, _lambanein_, to take.]
SYLLOGISM, sil'[=o]-jizm, _n._ logical form of every argument, consisting
of three propositions, of which the first two are called the premises, and
the last, which follows from them, the conclusion.--_n._
SYLLOGIS[=A]'TION.--_v.i._ SYLL'OGISE, to reason by syllogisms.--_v.t._ to
deduce consequences from.--_n._ SYLL'OGISER.--_adjs._ SYLLOGIS'TIC, -AL,
pertaining to a syllogism: in the form of a syllogism.--_adv._
SYLLOGIS'TICALLY. [Gr. _syllogismos_--_syllogizesthai_--_syn_, together,
_logizesthai_, to reckon--_logos_, speech.]
SYLPH, silf, _n._ one of the elemental spirits of the air, intermediate
between immaterial and material beings, occasionally holding intercourse
with human creatures: a fairy.--_n._ SYLPH'ID, a little sylph.--_adjs._
SYLPH'INE, SYLPH'ISH. [Fr. _sylphe_, of Celtic origin; but cf. Gr.
_silph[=e]_, a kind of beetle.]
SYLVA, SILVA, sil'va, _n._ the forest trees of any region
collectively.--_adjs._ SYL'VAN, SIL'VAN.--_n._ SYLVICUL'TURE,
arboriculture, forestry. [L.]
SYMBAL, sim'bal, _n._ Same as CYMBAL.
SYMBIOSIS, sim-bi-[=o]'sis, _n._ a term introduced by De Bary to denote
certain kinds of physiological partnership between organisms of different
kinds--best restricted to such intimate and complementary partnerships as
exist between algoid and fungoid elements in lichens, or between
unicellular Algæ; and Radiolarians.--_n._ SYM'BION, an organism living in
such a state.--_adj._ SYMBIOT'IC.--_adv._ SYMBIOT'ICALLY. [Gr. _syn_,
together, _bios_, life.]
SYMBOL, sim'bol, _n._ a sign by which one knows a thing: an arbitrary or
other conventional mark, abbreviating methods of scientific expression, as
in algebra, and esp. chemistry: an emblem: that which represents something
else: a figure or letter representing something: (_theol._) a creed,
compendium of doctrine, or a typical religious rite, as the
Eucharist.--_adjs._ SYMBOL'IC, -AL, pertaining to, or of the nature of, a
symbol: representing by signs: emblematic: figurative: typical.--_adv._
SYMBOL'ICALLY.--_ns._ SYMBOL'ICALNESS; SYMBOL'ICS, the study of the history
and contents of Christian creeds; SYMBOLIS[=A]'TION.--_v.i._ SYM'BOLISE, to
be symbolical: to resemble in qualities.--_v.t._ to represent by
symbols.--_ns._ SYM'BOLISER, SYM'BOLIST, one who uses symbols; SYM'BOLISM,
representation by symbols or signs: a system of symbols: use of symbols:
(_theol._) the science of symbols or creeds.--_adjs._ SYMBOLIST'IC,
-AL.--_ns._ SYMBOL'OGY, SYMBOLOL'OGY, the art of representing by symbols;
SYMBOLOL'ATRY, undue veneration for symbols; SYM'BOLRY, the use of symbols
generally. [Gr. _symbolon_, from _symballein_--_syn_, together, _ballein_,
to throw.]
SYMMETRY, sim'e-tri, _n._ the state of one part being of the same measure
with or proportionate to another: due proportion: harmony or adaptation of
parts to each other.--_adj._ SYMM'ETRAL, commensurable, symmetrical.--_n._
SYMMET'RIAN, one who is careful about symmetry.--_adjs._ SYMMET'RIC, -AL,
having symmetry or due proportion in its parts: harmonious.--_adv._
SYMMET'RICALLY, with symmetry.--_ns._ SYMMET'RICALNESS; SYMMETRI'CIAN,
SYMM'ETRIST, one careful about symmetry; SYMMETRIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._
SYMM'ETRISE, to make symmetrical.--_n._ SYMMETROPH[=O]'BIA, fear or strong
dislike of mechanical symmetry. [L. and Gr. _symmetria_--_syn_, together,
_metron_, a measure.]
SYMMORPH, sim'morf, _n._ a character different in form from another, but
representing the same notion. [Gr. _symmorphos_, similar--_syn_, with,
_morph[=e]_, form.]
SYMPATHY, sim'pa-thi, _n._ like feeling: an agreement of inclination,
feeling, or sensation: compassion: pity: tenderness: an agreement of
affections or inclinations, or a conformity of natural temperament: mutual
conformity of parts in the fine arts: correspondence of parts in similar
sensations or affections, or the affection of the whole body or system, or
some part of it, in consequence of local injury or disease: propensity of
inanimate bodies to union or mutual action: the effective union of
colours.--_adjs._ SYMPATHET'IC, -AL, showing, or inclined to, sympathy:
feeling with another: able to sympathise: compassionate: produced by
sympathy: uniting viscera and blood-vessels in a nervous action common to
them all: noting sounds induced by vibrations conveyed through air, &c.,
from a body already in vibration.--_adv._ SYMPATHET'ICALLY.--_n._
SYMPATHET'ICISM, undue disipostion to be sympathetic.--_v.i._ SYM'PATHISE,
to have sympathy: to feel with or for another: to be compassionate.--_ns._
SYM'PATHISER; SYM'PATHISM; SYM'PATHIST.--SYMPATHETIC INK (see INK). [Gr.
_sympatheia_--_syn_, with, _pathos_, suffering.]
SYMPELMOUS, sim-pel'mus, _adj._ in birds, having the tendons of the deep
flexors of the toes blended in one before separating to proceed one to each
of the four digits--opp. to _Nomopelmous_. [Gr. _syn_, with, _pelma_, the
sole of the foot.]
SYMPETALOUS, sim-pet'a-lus, _adj._ having all the petals united.
SYMPHENOMENON, sim-f[=e]-nom'e-non, _n._ a phenomenon resembling others
shown by the same object:--_pl._ SYMPHENOM'ENA.--_adj._ SYMPHENOM'ENAL.
SYMPHONY, sim'f[=o]-ni, _n._ an agreeing together in sound: unison,
consonance, or harmony of sound: a musical composition for a full band of
instruments: an instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal
composition.--_n._ SYMPH[=O]'NIA, concord in Greek music: a medieval name
for the bagpipe, the virginal.--_adj._ SYMPHON'IC, relating to, or
resembling, a symphony: symphonious.--_n._ SYMPH[=O]'NION, a combination of
pianoforte and harmonium, the precursor of the orchestrion.--_adj._
SYMPH[=O]'NIOUS, agreeing or harmonising in sound: accordant:
harmonious.--_n._ SYM'PHONIST, a composer of symphonies. [Gr.
_symph[=o]nia_--_syn_, together, _ph[=o]n[=e]_ a sound.]
SYMPHORICARPOUS, sim-f[=o]-ri-kar'pus, _adj._ bearing several fruits
clustered together.
SYMPHYLA, sim'fi-la, _n.pl._ an order or suborder of insects related to
typical _Thysanura_, but resembling chilopods and having many abdominal
legs.--_adj._ SYM'PHYLLOUS. [Gr. _symphylos_, of the same race--_syn_,
with, _phylon_, a clan.]
SYMPHYNOTE, sim'fi-n[=o]t, _adj._ soldered together at the hinge, as the
valves of some unios. [Gr. _symphy[=e]s_, growing together, _n[=o]ton_, the
back.]
SYMPHYOGENESIS, sim-fi-[=o]-jen'e-sis, _n._ (_bot._) the forming of an
organ or part by union of parts formerly separate.--_adj._ SYMPHYOGENET'IC.
[Gr. _symphyesthai_, to grow together, _genesis_, generation.]
SYMPHYSIS, sim'fi-sis, _n._ the union of two parts of the skeleton, either
by confluence, by direct apposition, or by the intervention of cartilage or
ligament: the union of parts normally separate, coalescence or growing
together of parts.--_adj._ SYMPHYS'[=E]AL.--_ns._ SYMPHYS'IA, a
malformation produced by the union of parts properly separate; SYM'PHYTISM,
a coalescence of word-elements. [Gr. _syn_, with, _phyein_, to grow.]
SYMPHYTUM, sim'fi-tum, _n._ a genus of gamopetalous plants, of the natural
order _Boraginaceæ_.
SYMPIESOMETER, sim-pi-e-som'e-t[.e]r, _n._ a barometer in which oil and
hydrogen gas replace mercury and the Toricellian vacuum: an instrument for
measuring the pressure of a current. [Gr. _sympiesis_, a pressing
together--_syn_, with, _piezein_, to press, _metron_, a measure.]
SYMPLECTIC, sim-plek'tik, _adj._ placed in or among, as if woven
together.--_n._ a bone in the Teleostean fishes which forms the lower
ossification of the suspensorium, and which articulates below with the
quadrate bone by which it is firmly held. [Gr. _symplektikos_--_syn_,
together, _plekein_, to weave.]
SYMPLESITE, sim'ple-s[=i]t, _n._ a pearly, vitreous arseniate of ferrous
iron. [Gr. _syn_, together, _pl[=e]sios_, near.]
SYMPLOCE, sim'pl[=o]-s[=e], _n._ (_rhet._) the repetition of a word at the
beginning and another at the end of successive clauses. [Gr. _symplok[=e]_,
an interweaving.]
SYMPLOCIUM, sim-pl[=o]'si-um, _n._ (_bot._) the annulus in the sporangium
of ferns.
SYMPODIUM, sim-p[=o]'di-um, _n._ (_bot._) an axis or stem morphologically
made up of a series of superposed branches imitating a simple stem. [Gr.
_syn_, with, _pous_, _podos_, foot.]
SYMPOSIUM, sim-p[=o]'zi-um, _n._ a drinking together: a banquet with
philosophic conversation: a merry feast.--_adjs._ SYMP[=O]'SIAC,
SYMP[=O]'SIAL.--_ns._ SYM-P[=O]'SIARCH, the master of the feast, a
toast-master; SYMP[=O]'SIAST, one who takes part in a symposium. [L.,--Gr.
_symposion_--_syn_, together, _posis_, a drinking--_pinein_, to drink.]
SYMPTOM, simp'tum, _n._ that which attends and indicates the existence of
something else, not as a cause, but as a constant effect: (_med._) that
which indicates disease.--_adjs._ SYMPTOMAT'IC, -AL, pertaining to
symptoms: indicating the existence of something else: (_med._) proceeding
from some prior disorder.--_adv._ SYMPTOMAT'ICALLY.--_n._ SYMPTOMATOL'OGY,
the sum of knowledge concerning symptoms. [Gr. _sympt[=o]ma_--_syn_, with,
_piptein_, to fall.]
SYMPTOSIS, simp-t[=o]'sis, _n._ the meeting of polars of the same point
with reference to different loci.
SYNACMY, sin-ak'mi, _n._ the simultaneous maturity of the anthers and
stigmas of a flower.--_adj._ SYNAC'MIC. [Gr. _syn_, with, _akm[=e]_,
maturity.]
SYNACRAL, sin-ak'ral, _adj._ having a common vertex, as faces of a
polyhedron. [Gr. _syn_, with, _acros_, top.]
SYNADELPHIC, sin-a-del'fik, _adj._ acting together, as different members of
an animal body. [Gr. _syn_, with, _adelphos_, a brother.]
SYNADELPHITE, sin-a-del'f[=i]t, _n._ an arseniate of manganese.
SYNÆRESIS. See SYNERESIS.
SYNÆSTHESIA, sin-es-th[=e]'si-a, _n._ sensation produced at a point
different from the point of stimulation.
SYNAGOGUE, sin'a-gog, _n._ an assembly of Jews for worship: a Jewish place
of worship.--_adjs._ SYN'AGOGAL, SYNAGOG'ICAL. [Fr.,--Gr.
_synag[=o]g[=e]_--_syn_, together, _agein_, to lead.]
SYNALEPHA, sin-a-l[=e]'fa, _n._ a contraction by suppressing a final vowel
or diphthong before another vowel or diphthong, so that the final syllable
of one word runs or melts into the first of the other.--Also SYNAL[=E]'PHE.
[Gr. _synaloiph[=e]_--_synaleiphein_, to melt together--_syn_, together
with, _aleiphein_, to anoint.]
SYNALGIA, si-nal'ji-a, _n._ sympathetic pain. [Gr. _syn_, with, _algos_,
pain.]
SYNALLAGMATIC, sin-a-lag-mat'ik, _adj._ mutually or reciprocally
obligatory. [Gr. _synallagmatikos_--_synallagma_, a covenant.]
SYNANCIA, si-nan'si-a, _n._ a genus of fishes with spines and
poison-glands, of family _Synanciidæ_.--_adj._ SYNAN'CIOID. [Gr.
_synangchos_, quinsy.]
SYNANGIUM, si-nan'ji-um, _n._ an arterial trunk: the boat-shaped sorus of
certain ferns. [Gr. _syn_, with, _angeion_, a vessel.]
SYNANTHEROUS, si-nan'ther-us, _adj._ (_bot._) having the anthers united.
SYNANTHOUS, si-nan'thus, _adj._ (_bot._) denoting plants whose flowers and
leaves appear together or at the same time.--_n._ SYNAN'THY. [Gr. _syn_,
together, _anthos_, a flower.]
SYNAPHEA, sin-a-f[=e]'a, _n._ the metrical continuity between one colon and
another, mutual connection of all the verses in a system, so that they are
scanned as one verse, as in anapæstics: elision or synalepha, at the end of
a line, of the final vowel of a dactylic hexameter before the initial vowel
of the next.--Also SYNAPHEI'A. [Gr.,--_synaptein_, to join together.]
SYNAPTE, si-nap't[=e], _n._ (_Gr. Church_) a litany. [Gr. _synapt[=e]_
(_euch[=e]_, a prayer), joined together.]
SYNARCHY, sin'ar-ki, _n._ joint sovereignty. [Gr. _synarchia_--_syn_, with,
_archein_, to rule.]
SYNARTESIS, sin-ar-t[=e]'sis, _n._ a fastening together, close
union.--_adj._ SYNARTET'IC. [Gr. _synart[=e]sis_--_syn_, with, _artaein_,
to fasten to.]
SYNARTHROSIS, sin-ar-thr[=o]'sis, _n._ a joint permitting no motion,
between the parts articulated.--_adj._ SYNARTHR[=O]'DIAL.--_adv._
SYNARTHR[=O]'DIALLY. [Gr. _syn-arthr[=o]sis_--_syn_, with, _arthron_, a
joint.]
SYNASCETE, sin'a-s[=e]t, _n._ a fellow-ascetic.
SYNASTRY, si-nas'tri, _n._ coincidence as regards stellar influences. [Gr.
_syn_, together with, _astron_, a star.]
SYNAXIS, si-nak'sis, _n._ in the early Church, an assembly for worship,
esp. for celebrating the Eucharist.--_n._ SYNAX[=A]'RION, in Greek usage, a
lection containing an account of a saint's life. [Gr. _synaxis_, a bringing
together--_syn_, together, _agein_, to lead.]
SYNCARPOUS, sin-kär'pus, _adj._ (_bot._) having the carpels consolidated
into one. [Gr. _syn_, together, _karpos_, a fruit.]
SYNCATEGOREMATIC, sin-kat-[=e]-gor-[=e]-mat'ik, _adj._ denoting words that
can only form parts of terms, as adverbs, &c.--_adv._
SYNCATEGOREMAT'ICALLY.
SYNCHONDROSIS, sing-kon-dr[=o]'sis, _n._ an articulation formed by the
addition of a plate of cartilage.--_n._ SYNCHONDROT'OMY, the section of
such. [Gr. _syngchondr[=o]sis_--_syn_, with, _chondros_, a cartilage.]
SYNCHORESIS, sing-k[=o]-r[=e]'sis, _n._ (_rhet._) an admission made for the
purpose of making a more effective retort. [Gr. _synch[=o]r[=e]sis_--_syn_,
with, _ch[=o]ros_, space.]
SYNCHRONAL, sing'kr[=o]-nal, _adj._ happening or being at the same time:
simultaneous: lasting for the same time--also SYNCHRON'ICAL,
SYN'CHRONOUS.--_adv._ SYNCHRON'ICALLY.--_n._ SYNCHRONIS[=A]'TION.--_v.i._
SYN'CHRONISE, to be synchronal or simultaneous: to agree in time.--_v.t._
to cause to be synchronous: to regulate a clock, &c., by some
standard.--_ns._ SYN'CHRONISER; SYN'CHRONISM, concurrence of events in
time: the tabular arrangement of contemporary events, &c., in
history.--_adj._ SYNCHRONIS'TIC, showing synchronism.--_adv._
SYNCHRONIS'TICALLY.--_n._ SYNCHRONOL'OGY, chronological arrangement side by
side.--_adv._ SYN'CHRONOUSLY.--_ns._ SYN'CHRONOUSNESS; SYN'CHRONY,
simultaneity. [Gr. _synchronismos_--_synchronizein_, to agree in
time--_syn_, together, _chronos_, time.]
SYNCHYSIS, sing'ki-sis, _n._ (_rhet._) confusion of meaning due to unusual
arrangement: fluidity of the vitreous humour of the eye. [Gr.
_syngchysis_--_syn_, together with, _chein_, to pour.]
SYNELASTIC, sin-klas'tik, _adj._ having the same kind of curvature in all
directions--opp. to _Anticlastic_. [Gr. _syn_, together, _klastos_,
broken.]
SYNCLINAL, sin-kl[=i]'nal, _adj._ sloping downwards in opposite directions
so as to meet in a common point or line: (_geol._) denoting strata dipping
toward a common central line or plane.--_ns._ SYN'CLINE, a synclinal
flexure--also SYNCL[=I]'NAL; SYNCLIN[=O]'RIUM, a mountain with a synclinal
structure. [Gr. _syn_, together, _klinein_, to bend.]
SYNCOPATE, sing'k[=o]-p[=a]t, _v.t._ to contract, as a word, by taking away
letters from the middle: (_mus._) to unite by a slur the last note of a bar
to the first note of the next.--_adjs._ SYN'COPAL, SYNCOP'IC, pertaining to
syncope.--_ns._ SYNCOP[=A]'TION, act of syncopating; SYN'COPE, the omission
of letters from the middle of a word, as _ne'er_ for _never_: (_med._) a
fainting-fit, an attack in which the breathing and circulation become
faint: (_mus._) syncopation.--_v.t._ SYN'COPISE, to contract by
syncope.--_n._ SYN'COPIST.--_adj._ SYNCOP'TIC. [Low L. _syncop[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--L. _syncope_---Gr. _syn_, together, _koptein_, to cut off.]
SYNCRETISM, sin'kre-tizm, _n._ the attempted reconciliation of
irreconcilable principles, theological compromise--between Catholics and
Protestants, between Lutherans and Reformed.--_adj._ SYNCRET'IC, pertaining
to syncretism, tending to blend opposing parties and speculative systems by
minimising differences.--_v.t._ SYN'CRETISE.--_n._ SYN'CRETIST.--_adj._
SYNCRETIS'TIC. [Gr. _synkr[=e]tismos_--_synkr[=e]tizein_, to unite
against.]
SYNDACTYL, sin-dak'til, _adj._ having the digits connected with a web,
&c.--_n._ SYNDAC'TYLISM, union of digits.--_adj._ SYNDAC'TYLOUS.
SYNDESMOSIS, sin-des-m[=o]'sis, _n._ the connection of bones by
ligaments.--_ns._ SYNDESMOG'RAPHY, description of the ligaments and joints;
SYNDESMOL'OGY, the knowledge of the ligaments.--_adj._ SYNDESMOT'IC.--_n._
SYNDESMOT'OMY, the anatomy of the ligaments. [Gr. _syndesmos_--_syn_,
together with, _dein_, to bind.]
SYNDETIC, -AL, sin-det'ik, -al, _adj._ connecting by conjunctions, &c. [Gr.
_syndetikos_, binding together--_syn_, together, _dein_, to bind.]
SYNDIC, sin'dik, _n._ the chief magistrate in Geneva, one of those officers
delegated as agents by cities in France under the old régime, &c.: one
chosen to transact business for others, esp. the accredited legal
representative of a corporation, society, or company.--_n._ SYN'DIC[=A]TE,
a body of syndics: a council: the office of a syndic: a body of men chosen
to watch the interests of a company, or to manage a bankrupt's property,
esp. an association of merchants or others for the purpose of carrying
through some great or important enterprise, or for securing a kind of
artificial monopoly in the production or supply of some commodity.--_v.t._
to effect by means of a syndicate.--_v.i._ to join in a syndicate.--_ns._
SYNDIC[=A]'TION; SYN'DIC[=A]TOR. [L. _syndicus_--Gr. _syndikos_--_syn_,
with, _dik[=e]_, justice.]
SYNDROME, sin'dr[=o]-m[=e], _n._ concurrence. [Gr., _syn_, together,
_dramein_, to run.]
SYNDYASMIAN, sin-di-as'mi-an, _adj._ coupling, noting the sexual relation.
[Gr. _syndyasmos_, coupling.]
SYNECDOCHE, sin-ek'd[=o]-k[=e], _n._ a figure of speech by which a part is
made to comprehend the whole, or the whole is put for a part.--_adj._
SYNECDOCH'ICAL, expressed by, or implying, synecdoche. [Gr.
_synekdoch[=e]_--_syn_, together, _ekdechesthai_, to receive.]
SYNECHIA, sin-e-k[=i]'a, _n._ morbid adhesion between the iris and the
cornea.--_n._ SYNECHIOL'OGY, the doctrine of the connection of things by
causation.--_adj._ SYNEC'TIC, bringing into connection things of different
nature.--_n._ SYNECTIC'ITY. [Gr. _synektikos_, holding together,
_synechein_--_syn_, together with, _echein_, to hold.]
SYNECPHONESIS, si-nek-f[=o]-n[=e]'sis, _n._ syneresis.
SYNEDRAL, si-n[=e]'dral, _adj._ (_bot._) growing on the angle of a
stem.--Also SYN[=E]'DROUS. [Gr. _synedros_, sitting together--_syn_,
together, _hedra_, a seat.]
SYNEDRION, si-ned'ri-on, _n._ a judicial assembly, a sanhedrim--also
SYNED'RIUM.--_adj._ SYNED'RIAL. [_Sanhedrim_.]
SYNEMA, si-n[=e]'ma, _n._ (_bot._) the column of combined filaments in a
monadelphous flower. [Gr. _syn_, together, _n[=e]ma_, a thread.]
SYNERESIS, SYNÆRESIS, si-ner'e-sis, _n._ the coalescence of two vowels or
syllables--opp. to _Diæresis_. [Gr. _syn_, together, _hairein_, to take.]
SYNERGISM, sin'[.e]r-jizm, _n._ the doctrine that the human will and the
Divine Spirit are two efficient agents that co-operate in
regeneration--ascribed to Melanchthon.--_adj._ SYNERGET'IC.--_n._
SYN'ERGIST, one maintaining the doctrine of synergism.--_adj._
SYNERGIST'IC.--_n._ SYN'ERGY, combined action. [Gr. _synergia_,
co-operation--_syn_, together, _ergein_, to work.]
SYNESIS, sin'e-sis, _n._ a grammatical construction in harmony with the
sense rather than with strict syntax. [Gr., 'understanding.']
SYNGENESIOUS, sin-je-n[=e]'shus, _adj._ (_bot._) cohering into a ring, as
the anthers of _Compositæ_, &c.--those plants which show this forming the
19th class in the Linnean system, the SYNGEN[=E]'SIA. [Gr. _syn_, with,
_genesis_, generation.]
SYNGENESIS, sin-jen'e-sis, _n._ the theory of reproduction which makes the
embryo the product of both male and female by the union of spermatozoon and
ovum: the theory that the germ so formed contains the germs of all future
generations--opp. to _Epigenesis_.--_adj._ SYNGENET'IC. [Gr. _syn_, with,
_genesis_, generation.]
SYNGRAPH, sing'graf, _n._ a writing signed by both or all the parties
thereto. [Gr. _synggraph[=e]_--_syn_, with, _graphein_, to write.]
SYNIZESIS, sin-i-z[=e]'sis, _n._ the union into one syllable of two vowels
incapable of forming a diphthong: closure of the pupil of the eye, with
loss of sight. [Gr. _syn_, with, _hizein_, to place.]
SYNOCHUS, sin'[=o]-kus, _n._ a continued fever--also SYN'OCHA.--_adjs._
SYN'OCHAL, SYN'OCHOID. [Gr. _synochos_, joined together--_syn_, with,
_echein_, to hold.]
SYNOCIL, sin'[=o]-sil, _n._ a filamentous formation of certain sponges,
supposed to function as a sense-organ, probably an eye. [Gr. _syn_, with,
L. _cilium_, an eyelid.]
SYNOCREATE, si-nok'r[=e]-[=a]t, _adj._ (_bot._) uniting together on the
opposite side of the stem from the leaf, and enclosing the stem in a
sheath--of stipules. [Gr. _syn_, with, and _ocreate_.]
SYNOD, sin'od, _n._ a meeting: an ecclesiastical council: among
Presbyterians, a church court consisting of several presbyteries,
intermediate between these and the General Assembly, also the supreme court
of the United Presbyterian Church until its union with the Free Church in
1900.--_adjs._ SYN'ODAL, SYNOD'IC, -AL, pertaining to a synod: done in a
synod.-_adv._ SYNOD'ICALLY.--_n._ SYN'ODIST. [L. _synodus_--Gr.
_synodos_--_syn_, together, _hodos_, a way.]
SYNOECIOUS, si-n[=e]'shi-us, _adj._ (_bot._) having male and female flowers
in one head as in the _Compositæ_: having antheridia and archegonia on the
same receptacle, as in many mosses. [Gr. _synoikia_, a living
together--_syn_, with, _oikein_, to dwell.]
SYNOMOSY, sin'[=o]-m[=o]-si, _n._ a body of political or other conspirators
bound together by oath, a secret society. [Gr. _syn[=o]mosia_, a
conspiracy--_syn_, with, _omnynai_, to take an oath.]
SYNONYM, sin'o-nim, _n._ a name or word having the same meaning with
another: one of two or more words which have the same meaning.--_adjs._
SYNONYMAT'IC, SYNONYM'IC, -AL.--_ns._ SYNONYM'ICON, a dictionary of
synonymous words; SYNONYM'ICS, synonymy.--_v.t._ SYNON'YMISE, to express by
other words of the same meaning.--_ns._ SYNON'YMIST, one who studies
synonyms, or the different names of plants and animals; SYNONYM'ITY, the
state of being synonymous.--_adj._ SYNON'YMOUS, pertaining to synonyms:
expressing the same thing: having the same meaning.--_adv._
SYNON'YMOUSLY.--_n._ SYNON'YMY, the quality of being synonymous: a
rhetorical figure by which synonymous words are used. [Gr.
_syn[=o]nymon_--_syn_, with, _onoma_, a name.]
SYNOPSIS, si-nop'sis, _n._ a view of the whole together: a collective or
general view of any subject:--_pl._ SYNOP'S[=E]S.--_adjs._ SYNOP'TIC, -AL,
affording a general view of the whole.--_adv._ SYNOP'TICALLY.--_n._
SYNOP'TIST, one of the writers of the Synoptic Gospels.--_adj._
SYNOPTIS'TIC.--The SYNOPTIC GOSPELS, a name first used by Griesbach for the
first three gospels, those of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, which present such a
similarity in matter and form that they readily admit of being brought
under one and the same combined view or _synopsis_. [Gr. _synopsis_--_syn_,
with, together, _opsis_, a view.]
SYNOSTEOSIS, si-nos-t[=e]-[=o]'sis, _n._ union of different parts of the
skeleton by means of bone, co-ossification--also SYNOST[=O]'SIS.--_ns._
SYNOSTEOL'OGY, the knowledge of the joints of the body; SYNOSTEOT'OMY, the
dissection of the joints.--_adj._ SYNOSTOT'IC. [Gr. _syn_, together,
_osteon_, a bone.]
SYNOTUS, si-n[=o]'tus, _n._ a genus of long-eared bats having the rim of
the ear produced in front of the eye, including the European Barbastel: a
double monster united above the umbilicus, the head incompletely double.
[Gr. _syn_, together, _ous_, _[=o]tos_, the ear.]
SYNOVIAL, sin-[=o]'vi-al, _adj._ relating to SYN[=O]'VIA, an unctuous
albuminous fluid, secreted from certain glands in the joints.--_adv._
SYN[=O]'VIALLY.--_n._ SYNOV[=I]'TIS, inflammation of a synovial membrane.
[Gr. _syn_, with, _[=o]on_, an egg.]
SYNTAX, sin'taks, _n._ (_gram._) the correct arrangement of words in
sentences.--_adjs._ SYNTAC'TIC, -AL, pertaining to syntax: according to the
rules of syntax.--_adv._ SYNTAC'TICALLY. [Gr. _syntaxis_--_syn_, together,
_tassein_, _taxein_, to put in order.]
SYNTENOSIS, sin-te-n[=o]'sis, _n._ the connection of bones by tendons. [Gr.
_syn_, with, _ten[=o]n_, a sinew.]
SYNTERESIS, sin-t[=e]-r[=e]'sis, _n._ preventive treatment,
prophylaxis.--_adj._ SYNTERET'IC.--_n._ SYNTERET'ICS, hygiene. [Gr.
_synt[=e]r[=e]sis_, observation--_syn_, with, _t[=e]rein_, to watch over.]
SYNTEXIS, sin-tek'sis, _n._ a wasting of the body.--_adjs._ SYNTEC'TIC,
-AL. [Gr. _synt[=e]xis_, a wasting away--_syn_, with, _t[=e]kein_, to
melt.]
SYNTHERMAL, sin-th[.e]rm'al, _adj._ having the same degree of heat. [Gr.
_syn_, together, _therm[=e]_, heat.]
SYNTHESIS, sin'the-sis, _n._ a term applied to the building up of compound
substances from the elements they contain or from other compounds, usually
of less complexity than themselves: a making a whole out of parts: the
combination of separate elements of thought into a whole, or reasoning from
principles previously established to a conclusion, as opposed to
_analysis_: (_gram._) the uniting of ideas into a sentence: (_med._) the
reunion of parts that have been divided: (_chem._) the uniting of elements
to form a compound:--_pl._ SYN'THESES (-s[=e]z).--_v.t._ SYN'THES[=I]SE, to
unite by synthesis.--_ns._ SYN'THESIST, SYN'THETIST, one who
synthetises.--_adjs._ SYNTHET'IC, -AL, pertaining to synthesis: consisting
in synthesis or composition.--_adv._ SYNTHET'ICALLY.--_n._ SYNTHET'ICISM,
the principles of synthesis, a synthetic system.--_v.t._
SYN'THETISE.--SYNTHETIC PHILOSOPHY, the system of Herbert Spencer, so
called by himself because conceived as a fusion of the different sciences
into a whole. [Gr. _synthesis_--_syn_, with, together, _thesis_, a
placing--_tith[=e]mi_, I place.]
SYNTHRONUS, sin'thr[=o]-nus, _n._ the seat of the bishop and his
presbyters, behind the altar. [Gr. _syn_, together with, _thronos_, a
throne.]
SYNTONIN, sin't[=o]-nin, _n._ a substance akin to fibrin, which is an
important constituent of muscular tissue--also called Muscle Fibrin.
SYNTONOUS, sin't[=o]-nus, _adj._ intense in quality.--Also SYNTON'IC. [Gr.
_syntonos_, tightly drawn.]
SYNTROPIC, sin-trop'ik, _adj._ turning or pointing in the same direction,
as several vertebræ. [Gr. _syn_, together with, _trepein_, to turn.]
SYPHILIS, sif'i-lis, _n._ a markedly contagious, infective, and inoculable
disease, capable of being transmitted to the offspring, propagated by
direct contagion or by the transmission of the virus through some vessel or
medium which has recently been contaminated--most commonly caused by impure
sexual intercourse.--_n._ SYPHILIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._ SYPH'ILISE, to attempt
to inoculate the system with the virus of syphilis as a preventive and
curative measure.--_adj._ SYPHILIT'IC.--_n._ SYPHILOG'RAPHY, the
description of syphilis.--_adj._ SYPH'ILOID, relating to syphilis.--_ns._
SYPHILOL'OGIST, one versed in syphilology; SYPHILOL'OGY, the knowledge of
syphilis; SYPHIL[=O]'MA, a syphilitic tumour; SYPHILOPH[=O]'BIA, a morbid
dread of contracting syphilis. [The word is borrowed from the name of a
figure in Fracastoro's poem, _Syphilidis Libri III_.]
SYPHON, SYREN. Same as SIPHON, SIREN.
SYRIAC, sir'i-ak, _adj._ relating to _Syria_, or to its language.--_n._ the
language, esp. the ancient language of Syria, a western dialect of Aramaic
(q.v.).--_ns._ SYR'IACISM, SYR'IANISM, a Syrian idiom.--_adj._ SYR'IAN,
relating to Syria.--_n._ a native of Syria.--_n._ SYR'IARCH, the chief
priest in the Roman province of Syria.
SYRINGA, s[=i]-ring'ga, _n._ the mock-orange.
SYRINGE, sir'inj, _n._ a portable hydraulic instrument of the pump kind,
used to draw in a quantity of liquid and eject it forcibly: a tube used by
surgeons for injecting, &c.--_v.t._ to inject or clean with a syringe. [L.
_syrinx_, (gen.) _syringos_--Gr. _syringx_, a reed.]
SYRINGOTOMY, sir-in-got'[=o]-mi, _n._ the operation of cutting for the
fistula.--_n._ SYR'INX, a fistula or fistulous opening: a narrow gallery in
the tombs of ancient Egypt. [Gr. _syringx_, a pipe, _tom[=e]_, a
cutting--_temnein_, to cut.]
SYROPHOENICIAN, s[=i]-r[=o]-f[=e]-nish'an, _adj._ pertaining to
_Syro-Phoenicia_ or its people, of mixed Phoenician and Syrian descent.
SYRTIS, s[.e]r'tis, _n._ (_Milt._) a quicksand--also SYRT.--_adj._ SYR'TIC.
[L.,--Gr.--_syrein_, to draw along.]
SYRUP, sir'up, _n._ a saturated solution of sugar boiled to prevent
fermentation: the juice of fruits saturated with sugar and many flavoured
liquids, treated in the same way--also SIR'UP.--_adj._ SYR'UPY. [Fr.
_syrop_--Sp. _xarope_, a drink--Ar. _shar[=a]b_.]
SYSSARCOSIS, sis-ar-k[=o]'sis, _n._ the connection of one bone with another
by intervening muscle.--_adj._ SYSSARC[=O]'SIC. [Gr., _syn_, together,
_sarx_, flesh.]
SYSSITIA, si-sit'i-a, _n._ the ancient Spartan custom of eating together in
public the chief meal of the day. [Gr. _syn_, together with, _sitos_,
food.]
SYSTALTIC, sis-tal'tik, _adj._ alternately contracting and dilating,
pulsatory. [Gr. _systaltikos_--_syn_, together, _stellein_, to place.]
SYSTASIS, sis't[=a]-sis, _n._ a union or confederation.--_adj._ SYSTAT'IC,
introductory, recommendatory. [Gr. _syn_, with, _histanai_, to set up.]
SYSTEM, sis'tem, _n._ anything formed of parts placed together or adjusted
into a regular and connected whole: an assemblage of bodies as a connected
whole: an orderly arrangement of objects according to some common law or
end: regular method or order: a full and connected view of some department
of knowledge: an explanatory hypothesis or theory: the universe.--_adjs._
SYSTEMAT'IC, -AL, pertaining to, or consisting of, system: formed or done
according to system: methodical.--_adv._ SYSTEMAT'ICALLY.--_ns._
SYSTEMATI'CIAN; SYSTEMATIS[=A]'TION, SYSTEMIS[=A]'TION.--_vs.t._
SYS'TEMATISE, SYS'TEMISE, to reduce to a system.--_ns._ SYS'TEMATISER;
SYS'TEMATISM; SYS'TEMATIST; SYSTEMATOL'OGY.--_adjs._ SYSTEM'IC, systematic;
pertaining to the human system; SYS'TEMLESS, without system: not exhibiting
organic structure.--_ns._ SYS'TEM-M[=A]K'ER, -MON'GER, one unduly fond of
constructing systems. [Gr. _syst[=e]ma_--_syn_, together, _hist[=e]mi_, I
place.]
SYSTOLE, s[=i]s't[=o]-l[=e], _n._ the regular contraction of the heart for
impelling the blood outward--opp. to _Diastole_: (_gram._) the shortening
of a long syllable.--_adj._ SYSTOL'IC. [Gr. _systol[=e]_--_syn_, together,
_stellein_, to place.]
SYSTYLE, sis't[=i]l, _n._ (_archit._) the arrangement of columns so that
they are only two diameters apart: a front or portico having columns so
arranged.--_adj._ SYS'TYLOUS (_bot._), having the styles united into a
single body. [Gr. _syn_, with, _stylos_, a column.]
SYTHE=_Scythe_.
SYZYGY, siz'i-ji, _n._ the relative position of a planet (esp. the moon)
when either in conjunction or in opposition with the sun: the period of new
or full moon:--_pl._ SYZ'YGIES.--_n._ SYZ'YGANT (-gant), a rational
integral function of the invariants of a quantic that vanishes when
expressed as a function of the coefficients.--_adj._ SYZYGET'IC, pertaining
to a linear relation.--_adv._ SYZYGET'ICALLY.--_adj._ SYZYG'IAL, pertaining
to a syzygy. [Gr. _syzygia_, union.]
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T the twentieth letter in our alphabet, its sound that of the hard dental
mute, produced by the tip of the tongue being brought into contact with the
base of the upper teeth: as a medieval numeral=160; [=T]=160,000: something
fashioned like a T, or having a cross section like a T--also written TEE
and sometimes TAU.--_ns._ T'-BAND'AGE, a bandage composed of two strips
fashioned in the shape of the letter T, as for use about the perineum;
T'-CART, a four-wheeled pleasure-vehicle without top, having a T-shaped
body; T'-CLOTH, a plain cotton made for the India and China market--stamped
with a T; T'-CROSS, a tau-cross; T'-PLATE, a T-shaped plate, as for
strengthening a joint in a wooden framework; T'-RAIL, a rail, as for a
railway, having a T-like cross section; T'-SQUARE, a ruler shaped like the
letter T, used in mechanical and architectural drawing.--TO A T, with
perfect exactness; BE MARKED WITH A T, to be branded as a thief.
TAB, tab, _n._ a small tag, flap, or strap, forming an appendage of
something: reckoning, tally, check.
TABANUS, ta-b[=a]'nus, _n._ a genus of flies, including the horse-flies.
[L.]
TABARD, tab'ard, _n._ a military cloak of the 15th and 16th centuries, now
a loose sleeveless coat worn by heralds.--_n._ TAB'ARDER, one who wears a
tabard. [O. Fr.,--Low L. _tabardum_; perh. conn, with L. _tapete_,
tapestry.]
TABARET, tab'a-ret, _n._ an upholsterer's silk stuff, with alternate
stripes of watered and satin surface. [_Tabby_.]
TABASHEER, TABASBIR, tab-a-sh[=e]r', _n._ a substance, consisting chiefly
of silica, sometimes found in the cavities or tubular parts of the stems of
bamboos and other large grasses, and prized by the Hindus as a tonic, &c.,
prepared by imperfect calcination and trituration. [Hind.
_tab[=a]sh[=i]r_.]
TABBY, tab'i, _n._ a coarser kind of waved or watered silk: an artificial
stone, a mixture of lime, shells, gravel, stones, and water: a female
cat--also TABB'Y-CAT.--_adj._ brindled: diversified in colour.--_v.t._ to
water or cause to look wavy:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ tabb'ied.--_n._
TABB'INET, a more delicate kind of tabby resembling damask, used for
window-curtains. [Fr. _tabis_--Ar. _'att[=a]b[=i]_, a kind of rich, waved
silk--_'Attabiya_, the quarter in Bagdad where first made.]
TABEFACTION, tab-[=e]-fak'shun, _n._ a wasting away from disease.--_v.t._
TAB'EFY, to emaciate.--_v.i._ to lose flesh, to waste away.--_ns._
T[=A]'BES, a gradual wasting away; TABES'CENCE.--_adjs._ TABES'CENT;
TABET'IC; TAB'IC; TAB'ID.--_adv._ TAB'IDLY.--_n._ TAB'IDNESS.--_adj._
TABIF'IC, causing tabes.--_n._ TAB'ITUDE, state of one affected with
tabes.--TABES DORSALIS, the same as locomotor ataxia. [L. _tabes_, a
wasting, _tab[=e]re_, to waste away.]
TABELLA, t[=a]-bel'a, _n._ a medicated lozenge or hard electuary.--_adj._
TAB'ELLARY, tabular.--_n._ TABELL'ION, an official scrivener in the Roman
empire, and in France down to 1761. [L. _tabella_, dim. of _tabula_, a
table.]
TABER, _v.i._ (_B._). Same as TABOUR.
TABERD, tab'[.e]rd, _n._ Same as TABARD.
TABERNACLE, tab'[.e]r-na-kl, _n._ (_B._) the movable tent carried by the
Jews through the desert, and used as a temple: a tent: the human body as
the temporary abode of the soul: a place of worship or sacred place:
(_R.C._) the place in which the consecrated elements of the Eucharist are
kept: a socket permitting a mast to be lowered beneath bridges.--_v.i._ to
dwell: to abide for a time.--_adj._ TABERNAC'ULAR.--TABERNACLE WORK
(_archit._), ornamental work over niches, stalls, &c. with canopies and
pinnacles, or any work in which such forms a characteristic feature.--FEAST
OF TABERNACLES, a Jewish autumn festival, celebrating the sojourning of the
children of Israel in the wilderness (Lev. xxiii. 43), and the gathering-in
of all the fruits of the year (Ex. xxiii. 16). [L. _tabernaculum_, double
dim. of _taberna_, a hut, shed of boards.]
TABLATURE, tab'la-t[=u]r, _n._ something tabular: a painting on a wall or
ceiling: a picture in general: a method of musical notation, principally
employed in the 15th and 16th centuries for the lute: (_anat._) a division
of the skull into two tables. [Fr.,--L. _tabula_, a board.]
TABLE, t[=a]'bl, _n._ a smooth, flat slab or board, with legs, used as an
article of furniture: supply of food, entertainment: the company at a
table: the board or table on which a game is played, as billiards,
backgammon, draughts: a surface on which something is written or engraved:
that which is cut or written on a flat surface: a flat gravestone supported
on pillars: an inscription: a condensed statement: syllabus or index;
(_B._) a writing tablet.--_adj._ of or pertaining to a table, or the food
partaken from the table.--_v.t._ to make into a table or catalogue: to lay
(money) on the table: to pay down: to lay on the table--i.e. to postpone
consideration of.--_ns._ T[=A]'BLE-BEER, light beer for common use;
T[=A]'BLE-BOOK, a book of tablets, on which anything is written without
ink: a note-book: a book of tables, as of weights, measures, &c.;
T[=A]'BLE-CLOTH, a cloth usually of linen, for covering a table, esp. at
meals; T[=A]'BLE-COV'ER, a cloth for covering a table, esp. at other than
meal-times; TABLE-D'HÔTE (ta'bl-d[=o]t), a meal for several persons at the
same hour and at fixed prices; T[=A]'BLEFUL, as many as a table will hold;
T[=A]'BLELAND, an extensive region of elevated land with a plain-like or
undulating surface: a plateau; T[=A]'BLE-LEAF, a board at the side of a
table which can be put up or down to vary the size of the table;
T[=A]'BLE-LIN'EN, linen table-cloths, napkins, &c.; T[=A]'BLE-MON'EY, an
allowance granted to general officers in the army, and flag-officers in the
navy, to enable them to fulfil the duties of hospitality within their
respective commands; T[=A]'BLE-RAP'PING, production of raps on tables by
alleged spiritual agency.--_n.pl._ T[=A]'BLES, the game of
backgammon.--_ns._ T[=A]'BLE-SPOON, one of the largest spoons used at
table; T[=A]'BLE-SPOON'FUL, as much as will fill a table-spoon;
T[=A]'BLE-TALK, familiar conversation, as that round a table, during and
after meals; T[=A]'BLE-TURN'ING, movements of tables or other objects,
attributed by spiritualists to the agency of spirits--by rational persons
to involuntary muscular action--similarly T[=A]'BLE-LIFT'ING,
T[=A]'BLE-RAP'PING; T[=A]'BLE-WARE, dishes, spoons, knives, forks, &c. for
table use.--_adv._ T[=A]'BLEWISE, like a table--of the communion-table,
with the ends east and west--opp. to _Altar-wise_.--_ns._ T[=A]'BLE-WORK,
the setting of type for tables, columns of figures, &c.; T[=A]'BLING, the
act of tabling or forming into tables: (_carp._) a rude dove-tailing:
(_naut._) a broad hem on the skirts of sails.--THE LORD'S TABLE, the table
at which the Lord's Supper is partaken, or on which the elements are laid:
the Lord's Supper.--FENCE THE TABLES (see FENCE); LAY ON THE TABLE, to lay
aside any proposed measure indefinitely, or for future discussion; LIE ON
THE TABLE, to be laid upon the table; TURN THE TABLES, to bring about a
complete reversal of circumstances. [O. Fr. _table_--L. _tabula_, a board.]
TABLEAU, tab'l[=o], _n._ a picture: a striking and vivid
representation:--_pl._ TABLEAUX (tab'l[=o]z).--TABLEAU VIVANT, a
representation of a historical or other personage by a motionless living
person dressed in suitable costume. [Fr.,--L. _tabula_, a painting.]
TABLET, tab'let, _n._ a small flat surface: something flat on which to
write, paint, &c.: a confection in a flat square form.--_n._ TAB'LOID, a
small tablet containing a certain definite portion of some drug, a troche
or lozenge. Registered trade mark. [Dim. of _table_.]
TABOO, TABU, ta-b[=oo]', _n._ an institution among the Polynesians, forming
a penal system based on religious sanctions, by which certain things are
held sacred or consecrated, and hence prohibited to be used--by a natural
transference of meaning by association of ideas becoming equivalent to
'unholy,' 'accursed'--also TAMBOO', TAMBU', and TAPU': any prohibition,
interdict, restraint, ban, exclusion, ostracism.--_v.t._ to forbid approach
to: to forbid the use of:--_pr.p._ tab[=oo]'ing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._
tab[=oo]ed'. [Polynesian _tapu_--prob. _ta_, to mark, _pu_, expressing
intensity.]
TABOR, t[=a]'bor, _n._ a camp amongst the ancient nomadic Slavs and Turks,
inside a ring of wagons.
TABORITE, t[=a]'bor-[=i]t, _n._ one of the more extreme party of the
Hussites, as opposed to the Calixtines or Utraquists, so named from their
headquarters being at Mount _Tabor_, 24 miles N.E. of Pisek.
TABOUR, TABOR, t[=a]'bor, _n._ a small drum like the timbrel or tambourine
without jingles, usually played with one stick, and in combination with a
fife.--_v.i._ to play on a tabour: to beat lightly and often:--_pr.p._
t[=a]'bouring: _pa.p._ t[=a]'boured.--_ns._ T[=A]'BORER (_Shak._), one who
beats the tabour; TAB'ORINE (_Shak._), a tabour or small drum; TAB'OURET,
TAB'RET, a small tabour or drum; TAB'R[=E]RE (_Spens._), a labourer. [O.
Fr. _tabour_ (Fr. _tambour_)--Pers. _tamb[=u]r_, a kind of cithern.]
TABOURET, tab'[=oo]-ret, _n._ a cushioned seat, without arms or back,
highly ornamented: a frame for embroidery: a needle-case.
TABU. Same as TABOO.
TABULAR, tab'[=u]-lar, _adj._ of the form of, or pertaining to, a table:
having a flat surface: arranged in a table or schedule, computed from
tables: having the form of laminæ or plates.--_ns._ TAB'ULA, a
writing-tablet, a legal record: a frontal: a dissepiment in corals, &c.;
TABULARIS[=A]'TION, the act of tabularising or forming into tables: the
state of being tabularised.--_v.t._ TAB'ULARISE, to put in a tabular form:
to tabulate:--_pr.p._ tab'[=u]lar[=i]sing; _pa.p._
tab'[=u]lar[=i]sed.--_adv._ TAB'ULARLY.--_v.t._ TAB'UL[=A]TE, to reduce to
tables or synopses: to shape with a flat surface.--_n._ TABUL[=A]'TION, the
act of forming into tables.
TACAHOUT, tak'a-howt, _n._ an Arab name for the small gall formed on the
tamarisk-tree, and used as one source for obtaining gallic acid.
TACAMAHAC, tak'a-ma-hak, _n._ a gum-resin yielded by several tropical
trees. [South American.]
TAC-AU-TAC, tak'-[=o]-tak', _n._ in fencing, the parry combined with the
riposte, also a series of close attacks and parries between fencers of
equal skill. [Fr.]
TACE, t[=a]'s[=e], be silent.--TACE IS LATIN FOR A CANDLE, a phrase
understood as requesting or promising silence. [L., imper. of _tac[=e]re_,
to be silent.]