Sordes Sor"des noun [ Latin , from
sordere to be dirty or foul.]
Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Medicine) , the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression.
Sordet Sor"det noun [ See
Sordine .]
(Mus.) A sordine.
Sordid Sor"did adjective [ Latin
sordidus , from
sordere to be filthy or dirty; probably akin to English
swart : confer French
sordide . See
Swart ,
adjective ]
1. Filthy; foul; dirty. [ Obsolete]
A sordid god; down from his hoary chin
A length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean.
Dryden. 2. Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals. "To scorn the
sordid world."
Milton. 3. Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly. He may be old,
And yet sordid , who refuses gold.
Sir J. Denham.
Sordidly Sor·did"ly noun Sordidness. [ Obsolete]
Sordidly Sor"did·ly adverb In a sordid manner.
Sordidness Sor"did·ness noun The quality or state of being sordid.
Sordine Sor"dine noun [ Italian
sordina ,
sordino , from
sordo deaf, dull-sounding, Latin
surdus . See
Surd .]
(Mus.) See Damper , and 5th Mute .
Sore Sore adjective [ French
saure ,
sore ,
sor ; faucon
sor a sore falcon. See
Sorrel ,
noun ]
Reddish brown; sorrel. [ R.]
Sore falcon .
(Zoology) See Sore , noun , 1.
Sore Sore noun (Zoology) A young hawk or falcon in the first year. 2. (Zoology) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck .
Sore Sore adjective [
Compar. Sorer ;
superl. Sorest .] [ Middle English
sor ,
sar , Anglo-Saxon
sār ; akin to Dutch
zeer , Old Saxon & Old High German
s...r , German
sehr very, Icelandic
sārr , Swedish
sår , Goth.
sair pain. Confer
Sorry .]
1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. 2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
Tillotson. 3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. Shak. 4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [ Obsolete]
Shak. Sore throat (Medicine) ,
inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche . --
Malignant ,
Ulcerated or
Putrid ,
sore throat .
See Angina , and under Putrid .
Sore Sore noun [ Middle English
sor ,
sar , Anglo-Saxon
sār . See
Sore ,
adjective ]
1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil. The dogs came and licked his sores .
Luke xvi. 21. 2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. Chaucer. I see plainly where his sore lies.
Sir W. Scott. Gold sore .
(Medicine) See under Gold , noun
Sore Sore adverb [ Anglo-Saxon
sāre . See
Sore ,
adjective ]
1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. Thy hand presseth me sore .
Ps. xxxviii. 2. 2. Greatly; violently; deeply. [ Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore .
1 Sam. i. 10. Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard.
Dryden.
Soredia So·re"di·a noun ,
plural of Soredium .
Sorediate So·re"di·ate adjective (Botany) Sorediïferous.
Sorediferous, Sorediiferous Sor`e·dif"er·ous, So·re`di·if"er·ous adjective [
Soredium +
-ferous .]
(Botany) Bearing soredia; sorediate.
Soredium So·re"di·um noun ;
plural Soredia . [ New Latin , from Greek ... a heap.]
(Botany) A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens.
Soree So"ree noun (Zoology) Same as Sora .
Sorehead Sore"head` noun One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like. [ Slang, U.S.]
Sorehon Sore"hon noun [ Corrupted from
sojourn , Scot.
soirne ,
sorn .]
Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel. Spenser.
Sorel Sor"el noun [ A diminutive. See
Sore reddish brown.]
1. (Zoology) A young buck in the third year. See the Note under Buck . Shak. 2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.
Sorely Sore"ly adverb In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted.
Sorema So·re"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a heap.]
(Botany) A heap of carpels belonging to one flower.
Soreness Sore"ness noun The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as, the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.
Sorex So"rex noun [ Latin , a shrew.]
(Zoology) A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews.
Sorghe Sor"ghe (sôr"ge)
noun (Zoology) The three-bearded rockling, or whistlefish. [ Prov. Eng.]
Sorghum Sor"ghum noun [ New Latin , probably of Chinese origin.]
(Botany) (a) A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense , the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see Johnson grass ), and S. vulgare , the Indian millet (see Indian millet , under Indian ). (b) A variety of Sorghum vulgare , grown for its saccharine juice; the Chinese sugar cane.
Sorgo Sor"go noun [ Confer Italian
sorgo . See
Sorghum .]
(Botany) Indian millet and its varieties. See Sorghum .
Sori So"ri noun ,
plural of Sorus .
Soricine So"ri·cine adjective [ Latin
sorricinus , from
sorex a shrew.]
(Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Shrew family ( Soricidæ ); like a shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat ( Glossophaga soricina ).
Sorites So·ri"tes noun [ Latin , from Greek
swrei`ths (sc.
syllogismo`s ), properly, heaped up (hence, a heap of syllogisms), from
swro`s a heap.]
(Logic) An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that precedes forms the subject of each one that follows, and the conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with the predicate of the last proposition , as in following example; --
The soul is a thinking agent;
A thinking agent can not be severed into parts;
That which can not be severed can not be destroyed;
Therefore the soul can not be destroyed.
» When the series is arranged in the reverse order, it is called the
Goclenian sorites , from Goclenius, a philosopher of the sixteenth century.
Destructive sorities .
See under Destructive .
Soritical So"rit"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to a sorites; resembling a sorites.
Sorn Sorn intransitive verb [ See
Sorehon .]
To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [ Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
Sorner Sorn"er noun One who obtrudes himself on another for bed and board. [ Scot.]
De Quncey.
Sororal So·ro"ral adjective [ Latin
soror sister: confer French
sororal .]
Relating to a sister; sisterly. [ R.]
Sororicide So·ror"i·cide noun [ Latin
sororocida , and
sororicidium ;
soror a sister +
caedere to kill.]
The murder of one's sister; also, one who murders or kills one's own sister. Johnson.
Sororize So·ro"rize intransitive verb [ Latin
soror ,
sororis , a sister.]
To associate, or hold fellowship, as sisters; to have sisterly feelings; -- analogous to fraternize . [ Recent & R.]
Sorosis So·ro"sis noun [ New Latin See
Sororize .]
A woman's club; an association of women. [ U. S.]
Sorosis So·ro"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a heap.]
(Botany) A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple.
Sorrage Sor"rage noun [ Confer
Sorrel ,
noun ]
The blades of green or barley. [ Obsolete]
Bailey.
Sorrance Sor"rance noun Same as Sorance . [ Obsolete]
Sorrel Sor"rel adjective [ French
saur ,
saure , Old French
sor ,
sore , probably of Teutonic origin; confer Dutch
zoor dry, LG.
soor ; the meaning probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See
Sear ,
adjective , and confer
Sorel .]
Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.
Sorrel Sor"rel noun A yellowish or redish brown color.
Sorrel Sor"rel noun [ French
surelle , from
sur sour, from Old High German
s...r sour. See
Sour .]
(Botany) One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex , as Rumex Acetosa , Rumex Acetosella , etc. Mountain sorrel .
(Botany) See under Mountain . --
Red sorrel .
(Botany) (a) A malvaceous plant ( Hibiscus Sabdariffa ) whose acid calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for making tarts and acid drinks .
(b) A troublesome weed ( Rumex Acetosella ), also called sheep sorrel . --
Salt of sorrel (Chemistry) ,
binoxalate of potassa; -- so called because obtained from the juice of Rumex Acetosella , or Rumex Axetosa . --
Sorrel tree (Botany) ,
a small ericaceous tree ( Oxydendrum arboreum ) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies. Called also sourwood . --
Wood sorrel (Botany) ,
any plant of the genus Oxalis.
Sorrento work Sor"ren"to work` Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely, jig-saw work and the like done anywhere.
Sorrily Sor"ri·ly adverb In a sorry manner; poorly. Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily .
Sir P. Sidney.
Sorriness Sor"ri·ness noun The quality or state of being sorry.
Sorrow Sor"row noun [ Middle English
sorwe ,
sorewe ,
sor...e , Anglo-Saxon
sorg ,
sorh ; akin to Dutch
zorg care, anxiety, Old Saxon
sorga , Old High German
sorga ,
soraga ,
suorga , German
sorge , Icelandic , Swedish , & Danish
sorg , Goth.
saúrga ; of unknown origin.]
The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. Milton. How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite!
Chaucer. The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment.
Rambler. Syn. -- Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness; mourning; affliction. See
Affliction , and
Grief .
Sorrow Sor"row intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Sorrowed ;
present participle & verbal noun Sorrowing .] [ Middle English
sorowen ,
sorwen ,
sorhen , Anglo-Saxon
sorgian ; akin to Goth.
saúrgan . See
Sorrow ,
noun ]
To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry. Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his face no more.
Acts xx. 38. I desire no man to sorrow for me.
Sir J. Hayward.
Sorrowed Sor"rowed adjective Accompanied with sorrow; sorrowful. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Sorrowful Sor"row·ful adjective [ Middle English
sorweful , Anglo-Saxon
sorgful .]
1. Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed. "This
sorrowful prisoner."
Chaucer. My soul is exceeding sorrowful , even unto death.
Matt. xxvi. 38. 2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident. Syn. -- Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary; grievous; lamentable; doleful; distressing. --
Sor"row*ful*ly ,
adverb --
Sor"row*ful*ness ,
noun
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