Sincerely Sin·cere"ly adverb In a sincere manner. Specifically:
(a) Purely; without alloy. Milton. (b) Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely ; to love virtue sincerely .
Sincereness Sin·cere"ness noun Same as Sincerity . Beau. & Fl.
Sincerity Sin·cer"i·ty noun [ Latin
sinceritas : confer French
sincérité .]
The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness. I protest, in the sincerity of love.
Shak. Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important.
Knox.
Sinch Sinch noun [ See
Cinch .]
A saddle girth made of leather, canvas, woven horsehair, or woven grass. [ Western U.S.]
Sinch Sinch transitive verb To gird with a sinch; to tighten the sinch or girth of (a saddle); as, to sinch up a sadle. [ Western U.S.]
Sincipital Sin·cip"i·tal adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sinciput; being in the region of the sinciput.
Sinciput Sin"ci·put noun [ Latin , half a head;
semi half +
caput the head.]
1. (Anat.) The fore part of the head. 2. (Zoology) The part of the head of a bird between the base of the bill and the vertex.
Sindi Sind"i noun [ Arabic
Sindī , from
Sind Indian, Sanskrit
sindhu river, sea, the river Indus, the country along the Indus. Confer
Indian ,
Hindoo .]
(Ethnol.) A native of Sind, India, esp. one of the native Hindoo stock.
Sindon Sin"don noun [ Latin , a kind of fine Indian cotton stuff, Greek ..........]
1. A wrapper. [ Obsolete] "Wrapped in
sindons of linen."
Bacon. 2. (Surg.) A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine. Dunglison.
Sine Sine noun [ Late Latin
sinus a sine, Latin
sinus bosom, used in translating the Arabic
jaib , properly, bosom, but probably read by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original
jība sine, from Sanskrit
jīva bowstring, chord of an arc, sine.]
(Trig.) (a) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity. (b) The perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle , below. Artificial sines ,
logarithms of the natural sines, or logarithmic sines. --
Curve of sines .
See Sinusoid . --
Natural sines ,
the decimals expressing the values of the sines, the radius being unity. --
Sine of an angle ,
in a circle whose radius is unity, the sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the hypotenuse. See Trigonometrical function , under Function . --
Versed sine ,
that part of the diameter between the sine and the arc.
Sine Si"ne preposition [ Latin ]
Without.
Sinecural Si"ne·cu`ral adjective Of or pertaining to a sinecure; being in the nature of a sinecure.
Sinecure Si`ne·cure noun [ Latin
sine without +
cura care, Late Latin , a cure. See
Cure .]
1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls. Ayliffe. 2. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service. A lucrative sinecure in the Excise.
Macaulay.
Sinecure Si"ne·cure transitive verb To put or place in a sinecure.
Sinecurism Si"ne·cu·rism noun The state of having a sinecure.
Sinecurist Si"ne·cu·rist noun One who has a sinecure.
Sinew Sin"ew noun [ Middle English
sinewe ,
senewe , Anglo-Saxon
sinu ,
seonu ; akin to Dutch
zenuw , Old High German
senawa , German
sehne , Icelandic
sin , Swedish
sena , Dan.
sene ; confer Sanskrit
snāva . √290.]
1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon . 2. Muscle; nerve. [ R.]
Sir J. Davies. 3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power. The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry.
Shak. The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.
Sir W. Raleigh. » Money alone is often called
the sinews of war .
Sinew Sin"ew transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Sinewed ;
present participle & verbal noun Sinewing .]
To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. Shak. Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger.
Goldsmith.
Sinew-shrunk Sin"ew-shrunk` adjective (Far.) Having the sinews under the belly shrunk by excessive fatigue.
Sinewed Sin"ewed adjective 1. Furnished with sinews; as, a strong- sinewed youth. 2. Fig.: Equipped; strengthened. When he sees
Ourselves well sinewed to our defense.
Shak.
Sinewiness Sin"ew·i·ness noun Quality of being sinewy.
Sinewish Sin"ew·ish adjective Sinewy. [ Obsolete]
Holinshed.
Sinewless Sin"ew·less adjective Having no sinews; hence, having no strength or vigor.
Sinewous Sin"ew·ous adjective Sinewy. [ Obsolete]
Holinshed.
Sinewy Sin"ew·y adjective 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or sinews. The sinewy thread my brain lets fall.
Donne. 2. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous; vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax. A man whose words . . . were so close and sinewy .
Hare.
Sinful Sin"ful adjective [ AAS.
synfull .]
Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts. Piers Plowman. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity.
Isa. i. 4. --
Sin"ful*ly ,
adverb --
Sin"ful*ness ,
noun
Sing Sing intransitive verb [
imperfect Sung or
Sang ;
past participle Sung ;
present participle & verbal noun Singing .] [ Anglo-Saxon
singan ; akin to Dutch
zingen , Old Saxon & Old High German
singan , German
singen , Icelandic
syngja , Swedish
sjunga , Danish
synge , Goth.
siggwan , and perhaps to English
say , v.t., or confer Greek ......... voice. Confer
Singe ,
Song .]
1. To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece. The noise of them that sing do I hear.
Ex. xxxii. 18. 2. To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do. On every bough the briddes heard I sing .
Chaucer. Singing birds, in silver cages hung.
Dryden. 3. To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in passing through a crevice. O'er his head the flying spear
Sang innocent, and spent its force in air.
Pope. 4. To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to celebrate something in poetry. Milton. Bid her . . . sing
Of human hope by cross event destroyed.
Prior. 5. To cry out; to complain. [ Obsolete]
They should sing if thet they were bent.
Chaucer.
Sing Sing transitive verb 1. To utter with musical inflections or modulations of voice. And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb.
Rev. xv. 3. And in the darkness sing your carol of high praise.
Keble. 2. To celebrate is song; to give praises to in verse; to relate or rehearse in numbers, verse, or poetry. Milton. Arms and the man I sing .
Dryden. The last, the happiest British king,
Whom thou shalt paint or I shall sing .
Addison. 3. To influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a child to sleep. 4. To accompany, or attend on, with singing. I heard them singing home the bride.
Longfellow.
Sing-sing Sing"-sing` noun (Zoology) The kob.
Singe Singe (sĭnj)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Singed (sĭnjd);
present participle & verbal noun Singeing (sĭnj"ĭng).] [ Middle English
sengen , Anglo-Saxon
sengan in be
sengan (akin to Dutch
zengen , German
sengen ), originally, to cause to sing, from Anglo-Saxon
singan to sing, in allusion to the
singing or hissing sound often produced when a substance is singed, or slightly burned. See
Sing .]
1. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin. You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, . . .
Singe my white head!
Shak. I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass.
L'Estrange. 2. (a) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it. (b) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or the like) by passing it over a flame.
Singe Singe noun A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
Singer Sin"ger (sĭn"jẽr)
noun [ From
Singe .]
One who, or that which, singes. Specifically:
(a) One employed to singe cloth. (b) A machine for singeing cloth.
Singer Sing"er noun [ From
Sing .]
One who sings; especially, one whose profession is to sing.
Singeress Sing"er·ess noun A songstress. [ Obsolete]
Wyclif.
Singhalese Sin`gha·lese" noun & adjective [ Sanskrit
Si&mtil;hala Ceylon.]
(Ethnol.) Same as Cingalese .
Singing Sing"ing adjective & noun from Sing , v. Singing bird .
(Zoology) (a) Popularly, any bird that sings; a song bird .
(b) Specifically, any one of the Oscines. --
Singing book ,
a book containing music for singing; a book of tunes. --
Singing falcon or
hawk .
(Zoology) See Chanting falcon , under Chanting . --
Singing fish (Zoology) ,
a California toadfish ( Porichthys porosissimus ). --
Singing flame (Acoustics) ,
a flame, as of hydrogen or coal gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to set the air within the tube in vibration, causing sound. The apparatus is called also chemical harmonicon . --
Singing master ,
a man who teaches vocal music. --
Singing school ,
a school in which persons are instructed in singing.
Singingly Sing"ing·ly adverb With sounds like singing; with a kind of tune; in a singing tone. G. North (1575).
Single Sin"gle adjective [ Latin
singulus , a dim. from the root in
simplex simple; confer Middle English & Old French
sengle , from Latin
singulus .
See Simple , and confer
Singular .]
1. One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star. No single man is born with a right of controlling the opinions of all the rest.
Pope. 2. Alone; having no companion. Who single hast maintained,
Against revolted multitudes, the cause
Of truth.
Milton. 3. Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman. Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.
Shak. Single chose to live, and shunned to wed.
Dryden. 4. Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope. 5. Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat. These shifts refuted, answer thy appellant, . . .
Who now defles thee thrice ti single fight.
Milton. 6. Uncompounded; pure; unmixed. Simple ideas are opposed to complex, and single to compound.
I. Watts. 7. Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere. I speak it with a single heart.
Shak. 8. Simple; not wise; weak; silly. [ Obsolete]
He utters such single matter in so infantly a voice.
Beau. & Fl. Single ale ,
beer , or
drink ,
small ale, etc., as contrasted with double ale , etc., which is stronger. [ Obsolete]
Nares. --
Single bill (Law) ,
a written engagement, generally under seal, for the payment of money, without a penalty. Burril. --
Single court (Lawn Tennis) ,
a court laid out for only two players. --
Single-cut file .
See the Note under 4th File . --
Single entry .
See under Bookkeeping . --
Single file .
See under 1st File . --
Single flower (Botany) ,
a flower with but one set of petals, as a wild rose. --
Single knot .
See Illust. under Knot . --
Single whip (Nautical) ,
a single rope running through a fixed block.
Single Sin"gle transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Singled ;
present participle & verbal noun Singling .]
1. To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate. Dogs who hereby can single out their master in the dark.
Bacon. His blood! she faintly screamed her mind
Still singling one from all mankind.
More. 2. To sequester; to withdraw; to retire. [ Obsolete]
An agent singling itself from consorts.
Hooker. 3. To take alone, or one by one. Men . . . commendable when they are singled .
Hooker.
Single Sin"gle intransitive verb To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single- foot . Many very fleet horses, when overdriven, adopt a disagreeable gait, which seems to be a cross between a pace and a trot, in which the two legs of one side are raised almost but not quite, simultaneously. Such horses are said to single , or to be single-footed.
W. S. Clark.
Single Sin"gle noun 1. A unit; one; as, to score a single . 2. plural The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness. 3. A handful of gleaned grain. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
4. (Law Tennis) A game with but one player on each side; -- usually in the plural. 5. (Baseball) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only.
Single tax Sin"gle tax` (Pol. Econ.) A tax levied upon land alone, irrespective of improvements, -- advocated by certain economists as the sole source of public revenue. Whatever may be thought of Henry George's single- tax theory as a whole, there can be little question that a relatively higher assessment of ground rent, with corresponding relief for those who have made improvements, is a much-needed reform.
A. T. Hadley.
Single-acting Sin"gle-act`ing adjective Having simplicity of action; especially (Machinery) , acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.
Single-breasted Sin"gle-breast`ed adjective Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast.
Single-foot Sin"gle-foot` noun An irregular gait of a horse; -- called also single-footed pace . See Single , intransitive verb Single-foot is an irregular pace, rather rare, distinguished by the posterior extremities moving in the order of a fast walk, and the anterior extremities in that of a slow trot.
Stillman (The Horse in Motion.)
Single-foot Sin"gle-foot` intransitive verb To proceed by means of the single-foot, as a horse or other quadruped. --
Sin"gle-foot`er ,
noun
Single-handed Sin"gle-hand"ed adjective Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted.
Single-hearted Sin"gle-heart"ed adjective Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. --
Sin"gle- heart"ed*ly ,
adverb
Single-minded Sin"gle-mind"ed adjective Having a single purpose; hence, artless; guileless; single-hearted.
Single-surfaced Sin"gle-sur"faced adjective Having one surface; -- said specif. of aëroplanes or aërocurves that are covered with fabric, etc., on only one side.
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