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AntispleneticAntisplenetic An`ti*splen"e*tic (?; see Splenetic, 277), a.
Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. -- n. An
antisplenetic medicine. Asplenium CeterachMiltwaste Milt"waste`, [1st milt + waste.] (Bot.)
A small European fern (Asplenium Ceterach) formerly used in
medicine. Asplenium FilixfaeminaFemale fern Female fern (Bot.),
a common species of fern with large decompound fronds
(Asplenium Filixf[ae]mina), growing in many countries; lady
fern.
Note: The names male fern and female fern were anciently
given to two common ferns; but it is now understood
that neither has any sexual character.
Syn: Female, Feminine.
Usage: We apply female to the sex or individual, as opposed
to male; also, to the distinctive belongings of women;
as, female dress, female form, female character, etc.;
feminine, to things appropriate to, or affected by,
women; as, feminine studies, employments,
accomplishments, etc. ``Female applies to sex rather
than gender, and is a physiological rather than a
grammatical term. Feminine applies to gender rather
than sex, and is grammatical rather than
physiological.' --Latham. Chrysosplenium oppositifoliumSaxifrage Sax"i*frage (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from
saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:
cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras,
Saxon.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant
(Pimpinella Saxifraga).
Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in
Europe; also, C. Americanum, common in the United
States. See also under Golden.
Meadow saxifrage, or Pepper saxifrage. See under
Meadow. Comptonia or Myrica asplenifoliaSweet Sweet, a. [Compar. Sweeter; superl. Sweetest.] [OE.
swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te,
OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s["u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr,
s[oe]tr, Sw. s["o]t, Dan. s["o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for
suadvis, Gr. ?, Skr. sv[=a]du sweet, svad, sv[=a]d, to
sweeten. [root]175. Cf. Assuage, Suave, Suasion.]
1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;
saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet
beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a
sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.
--Longfellow.
3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the
sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet
voice; a sweet singer.
To make his English sweet upon his tongue.
--Chaucer.
A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.
4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;
as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,
and plains. --Milton.
5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.
6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:
(a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.
(b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,
sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;
winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?
--Job xxxviii.
31.
Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one
established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.
Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,
sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.
Sweet alyssum. (Bot.) See Alyssum.
Sweet apple. (Bot.)
(a) Any apple of sweet flavor.
(b) See Sweet-top.
Sweet bay. (Bot.)
(a) The laurel (laurus nobilis).
(b) Swamp sassafras.
Sweet calabash (Bot.), a plant of the genus Passiflora
(P. maliformis) growing in the West Indies, and
producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.
Sweet cicely. (Bot.)
(a) Either of the North American plants of the
umbelliferous genus Osmorrhiza having aromatic roots
and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.
(b) A plant of the genus Myrrhis (M. odorata) growing
in England.
Sweet calamus, or Sweet cane. (Bot.) Same as Sweet
flag, below.
Sweet Cistus (Bot.), an evergreen shrub (Cistus Ladanum)
from which the gum ladanum is obtained.
Sweet clover. (Bot.) See Melilot.
Sweet coltsfoot (Bot.), a kind of butterbur (Petasites
sagittata) found in Western North America.
Sweet corn (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.
See the Note under Corn.
Sweet fern (Bot.), a small North American shrub
(Comptonia, or Myrica, asplenifolia) having
sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.
Sweet flag (Bot.), an endogenous plant (Acorus Calamus)
having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent
aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and
America. See Calamus, 2.
Sweet gale (Bot.), a shrub (Myrica Gale) having bitter
fragrant leaves; -- also called sweet willow, and Dutch
myrtle. See 5th Gale.
Sweet grass (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.
Sweet gum (Bot.), an American tree (Liquidambar
styraciflua). See Liquidambar.
Sweet herbs, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary
purposes.
Sweet John (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.
Sweet leaf (Bot.), horse sugar. See under Horse.
Sweet marjoram. (Bot.) See Marjoram.
Sweet marten (Zo["o]l.), the pine marten.
Sweet maudlin (Bot.), a composite plant (Achillea
Ageratum) allied to milfoil.
Sweet oil, olive oil.
Sweet pea. (Bot.) See under Pea.
Sweet potato. (Bot.) See under Potato.
Sweet rush (Bot.), sweet flag.
Sweet spirits of niter (Med. Chem.) See Spirit of nitrous
ether, under Spirit.
Sweet sultan (Bot.), an annual composite plant (Centaurea
moschata), also, the yellow-flowered (C. odorata); --
called also sultan flower.
Sweet tooth, an especial fondness for sweet things or for
sweetmeats. [Colloq.]
Sweet William.
(a) (Bot.) A species of pink (Dianthus barbatus) of many
varieties.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) The willow warbler.
(c) (Zo["o]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also
sweet Billy. [Prov. Eng.]
Sweet willow (Bot.), sweet gale.
Sweet wine. See Dry wine, under Dry.
To be sweet on, to have a particular fondness for, or
special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.
[Colloq.] --Thackeray.
Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious. Displenish
Displenish Dis*plen"ish, v. t.
To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of
stock. [Scot.]
Gastrosplenic
Gastrosplenic Gas`tro*splen"ic, n. [Gastro- + splenic.]
(Anat.)
Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic
ligament.
L splendidulaGlowworm Glow"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the
wingless females and larv[ae] of the two European species
(L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from
some of the abdominal segments.
Like a glowworm in the night, The which hath fire in
darkness, none in light. --Shak.
Note: The male is winged, and is supposed to be attracted by
the light of the female. In America, the luminous
larv[ae] of several species of fireflies and fire
beetles are called glowworms. Both sexes of these are
winged when mature. See Firefly. Resplendence
Resplendence Re*splen"dence (r?*spl?n"dens), Resplendency
Re*splen"den*cy (-den*s?), n. [L. resplendentia.]
The quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster;
vivid brightness; splendor.
Son! thou in whom my glory I behold In full
resplendence, heir of all my might. --Milton.
The resplendency of his own almighty goodness. --Dr. J.
Scott.
Resplendency
Resplendence Re*splen"dence (r?*spl?n"dens), Resplendency
Re*splen"den*cy (-den*s?), n. [L. resplendentia.]
The quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster;
vivid brightness; splendor.
Son! thou in whom my glory I behold In full
resplendence, heir of all my might. --Milton.
The resplendency of his own almighty goodness. --Dr. J.
Scott.
ResplendentResplendent Re*splen"dent (-dent), a. [L. resplendens, -entis,
p. pr. of resplendere to shine brightly; pref. re- re- +
splendere to shine. See Splendid.]
Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. --
Re*splen"dent*ly, adv.
With royal arras and resplendent gold. --Spenser. ResplendentlyResplendent Re*splen"dent (-dent), a. [L. resplendens, -entis,
p. pr. of resplendere to shine brightly; pref. re- re- +
splendere to shine. See Splendid.]
Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. --
Re*splen"dent*ly, adv.
With royal arras and resplendent gold. --Spenser. Resplendishant
Resplendishant Re*splen"dish*ant (-d?sh*ant), a.
Resplendent; brilliant. [R. & Obs.] --Fabyan.
Resplendishing
Resplendishing Re*splen"dish*ing, a.
Resplendent. [Obs.]
Splenalgia
Splenalgia Sple*nal"gi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? spleen + ???
pain.] (Med.)
Pain over the region of the spleen.
SplenculiSplenculus Splen"cu*lus, n.; pl. Splenculi. [NL., dim. of L.
splen.] (Anat.)
A lienculus. SplenculusSplenculus Splen"cu*lus, n.; pl. Splenculi. [NL., dim. of L.
splen.] (Anat.)
A lienculus. SplendentSplendent Splen"dent, a. [L. splendens, -entis, p. pr. of
splendere to shine.]
1. Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as,
splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d
Luster, 4.
2. Very conspicuous; illustrious. ``Great and splendent
fortunes.' Splendid
Splendid Splen"did, a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine;
cf. Lith. splend["e]ti: cf. F. splendide.]
1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright;
as, a splendid sun.
2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid
palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a
splendid victory or reputation.
Splendidious
Splendidious Splen*did"i*ous, a.
Splendid. [Obs.]
Splendidly
Splendidly Splen"did*ly, adv.
In a splendid manner; magnificently.
Splendidness
Splendidness Splen"did*ness, n.
The quality of being splendid.
Splendidous
Splendidous Splen"did*ous, a.
Splendid. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Splendiferous
Splendiferous Splen*dif"er*ous, a.
Splendor-bearing; splendid. --Bale (1538). ``A splendiferous
woman.' --Haliburton. [Now used humorously.]
Splendor
Splendor Splen"dor, n.[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F.
splendeur.]
1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the
splendor ot the sun. --B. Jonson.
2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage,
ceremonies, processions, and the like. ``Rejoice in
splendor of mine own.' --Shak.
3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display;
showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.
Splendorous
Splendrous Splen"drous, Splendorous Splen"dor*ous, a.
Splendid. --Drayton.
Splendrous
Splendrous Splen"drous, Splendorous Splen"dor*ous, a.
Splendid. --Drayton.
Splenetic
Splenetic Splen"e*tic, n.
A person affected with spleen.
Splenetical
Splenetical Sple*net"ic*al, a.
Splenetic.
Splenetically
Splenetically Sple*net"ic*al*ly, adv.
In a splenetical manner.
Meaning of Splen from wikipedia
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primarily as a
blood filter. The word
spleen comes from
Ancient Gr**** σπλήν (
splḗn). The
spleen plays very
important roles in
regard to red
blood cells (erythrocytes)...
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Accessory spleen Details Identifiers Latin splen accessorius, lien
accessorius TA98 A13.2.01.022 TA2 5177 FMA 16028
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]...
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visit Ásgard, and when the Æsir
realized he was coming, he was
given a
splen did welcome,
although many
things were not as they seemed; J.
Lindow translation...
- An
autosplenectomy (from 'auto-' self, '-
splen-' spleen, '-ectomy' removal) is a
negative outcome of
disease and
occurs when a
disease damages the spleen...
- σπλᾰ́γχνον (splánkhnon), bowels, guts
splanchnology splen(o)-
spleen Gr**** σπλήν, σπλην- (
splḗn,
splēn-), spleen, milt
splenectomy spondyl(o)- of or pertaining...
- conspire, expire, inspire, perspire, respiration,
spirit splen-
spleen Gr**** σπλήν (
splḗn), splēnikós asplenia, hypersplenism, hyposplenia, polysplenia...
- /ˈsta.to/ ~ Sp.
estado /esˈta.do/ Lat.
splendidus /
ˈsplen.di.dus/ ('splendid') ~ It.
splendido /
ˈsplen.di.do/ ~ Sp. espléndido /esˈplen.di.do/ Fr. slave...
- (LSJ: διγῆρες digêres strouthoi, δρίξ drix strouthos) δώραξ dôrax spleen,
splên (Attic θώραξ thôrax chest,
corslet ἐπιδειπνίς
epideipnis Macedonian dessert...
- conspire, expire, inspire, perspire, respiration,
spirit splen-
spleen Gr**** σπλήν (
splḗn), splēnikós asplenia, hypersplenism, hyposplenia, polysplenia...
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bescle 'spleen' - Gaul. *bistlo 'bile' W bustl, OC bistel, Br
bestl Lat
splēn (cf. OFr esplen), VL *splēnica (cf.
Friul splenge,
Ladin splënja, Romansh...
