General French and English dictionary, newly composed from the French dictionaries of the French Academy ... / from the English dictionaries of Johnson, Webster ... etc.
- Alexander Spiers
- Date:
- 1849
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: General French and English dictionary, newly composed from the French dictionaries of the French Academy ... / from the English dictionaries of Johnson, Webster ... etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SEBIFERE, adj. (did.) sebiftrous ; oil-beanng. Glande —, (orn.) oïl-liag. SEBILE , n. f. sebtlla ; wooden bowl. SEC, SÈCHE, adj. i. | 5 dry; 2. U thin; lean ; spare ; 3. S jejunc;bar- ren ; unornamented ; plam : 4. § un- feeling; insensible; cold; hard ; 5. S unaffable; 6. (of answers) dry; sharp; tari; 7. (of blows) quiclc; 8. (of the eycs) unmoist; dry; 9 (of fruits) dried (by art); dry ; 10. (of looks) dissalis- ficd; 11. (of llie mass) without the consécration; 12. lof money) ready ; ) down; 13. (of pottery) dry'body ; 14. (of reprimands) severe; sharp; 15. (of wiue) dry; unlilce liqueur, cordial: 16. (of Lite puise) sharp; 17. (paint., sculp.) hard. SEC, n. m. 1. dryness ; 2. manger food; 3. (sing.) sweetmeats, pl. Tout — t, ( V. senses) merely ; only. À—, 1.1|dry (without watcr); 2.'||drain- ed; 3. S drained; exhausled; 4 S ouf of cash; hard up; 5. (nav.) high and dry (on tbc shore); G. (nav.) ahull; under bare pôles. Faire —, (of the weatlier) to be dry; mettre à —, 1. | fo drain; 2. § fo drain: to exhaust. SEC, adv. 1. J (of drinking) net (with- out waier); 2 S dryly: sharply; tartly. SÉCABLE, adj. (did.) scissile. SÉCANT, E, ad), (geom.) sécant. SÉCANTE, n. f. (geom.) sécant. SÉCATEUR, n. m. (sing.) (agr., bort.) pruning-shears, pl. SÉCHAGE, n ni. drying. SECHE, SEICHE, n. f. (mol.) cuttle- fsh. Os de —, (conch.) cuttle ; cuttle- bone. SÈCHEMENT [sèchman] adv. 1.1| dryly; 2. S dryly ; sharply: tartly; 3. §jeju- nely; barrenly; plainly; without orna- ment. SECHER, v. a. 1. || S fo dry: 2. || fo dry up; 3. jj fo cure (in order to pre- servo hay ). Séché, e, pa. p. V. senses of Séciier. Non —, un dried. — au soleil, sun- dried. Se sécher, pr v. 1.1 fo dry 0.'s self; 2. (lli.) fo dry: 3. (th.) fo dry up. SÉCHER, v. n. 1.1| fo dry; 2. || fo dry up ; 3. S (DE, xoith) to fine; to pine aiuay. 3 — do langueur, de tri&tossc, to pino, to pine away with langoui, nielancholy. — sur pied, S 1. fo pine aivay ; 2. fo be exlremely dejected; 3. (jest.) fo pine away in single blessedness (remain un- married). SECHERESSE [aèchràs] n. f. 1. || § dryness ; 2. | drought ; droughtiness ; 3. S dryness; sharpness ; tartness; 4. S jejuneness ; barrenness ; plainness ; want of ofnament; 5. S (dévotion) dry- ness. SÉCHER1E [sèchri] n. f. (a. Sc m.) dry- house. SÉCHOIR, n. m. 1. (a. 8c m.) drying- room; 2. ( rur. econ.) sweating-room ; 3. (spin.) tenter ; 4. (tech.) dryer. SECOND [scgoii] E, adj. 1. || § second; 2. S second; olher. Eau —e, (chem. ) lye-water. Au — étage, on the second floor, story. Jouer le — rôle auprès de q. u., fo aci second to a. 0. SECOND [seyon] n. m. 1. 1 second; 2. || second story, /loor; 3. S assistant ; 4. t second (in duels); 5. (nav.) mate. Au —, on the second floor, story ; en —, 1. in the second order; 2. (mil., nav.) second; sans — t, unequalled; matchless; peerless. SECONDAIRE [srgondi'rr] adj. 1. secon- dary; accessory; 2. (did.) secondary ; 3. (med.) secondary; 4. (med.) conse- cutive. Affaires —b, (pl.) (K. senses) under- work, Bing; caractère, état — , eecon- dariness ; accessoriness ; personnage —, underpart; rôle —, under part. SECONDAIREMENT [»egondèrman] adv. secondanly: accessonly. SECONDÉ («egondd] n. f. 1. (of lime) second; 2. (feue.) segoon; 3. (school.) second class-, second: 4. (mus.) second. — augmentée, (mus.) sesauitone ; — s fixes, (horol.) dead seconds, pl. En —, in the second class. SECONDEMENT [sugondman] adv. se- condly; ( m the second place. SECONDER [segondc] v. a. 1. tosecond (a. 0.); fo assis t; to help: to aid; ( fo bâcle; 2. $ to second (a. th.); fo pro- mote; to further; to encourage ; 3. S (0 countenance; to favour. Secondé, e, pa. p. V. senses of Se- conder. Non —, sans être—, 1. unseconded; unassisted: unhelped; unaided: unsus- tained; unbacked; 2. S unseconded: un- promoted ; unfurlhered : unencoura- ged : 3. $ uncountenanced ; un favour- ed. SECONDINE.n. f. 1. (bot.) secundine: 2.—s, (pl.) (physiol.) secundines, pl.; after-birth, sing. SECOUEMENT [sekouman] n. m. \ sha- king: shake. SECOUER, v. a. 1. || to shake v/; ( fo pire 1/ (a. 0.. a. th. ) a shake, shaking ; 2. |i $ fo shake y/ off: to throw 1/ off; 3 || ta jog: 4. || fo fois; 5. S fo shake j off ( rid o.’s self of); fo discard; G. § fo tonnent; to shake y/. 1. — un arbre . la tête, to sliake a tree, o.’s hr.ad. 2. Un bœuf qui secoue son joug , an ox that shakes off his yoke. 3. —la table, to jog the table. 4. Être secoué par la tempête , to be tossed by the tempest. 5. — ses préjuges , to shake off, to discard o.’s préjudices. 6. Cette maladio l'a bien secoué . Vus discase has tor- mented, shaken him much. — (en se défaisant de), to shake off; to cast y/ off; to throw \/ off; — 'en déployant), fo shake \J ouf ; — (en déta- chant), fo shake \J off; — (légèrement), to jog; — (en rejetant), fo shake \J off; — (en faisantsoriir), fo shake >/ oui: — (en soufflant), fo btow J off;— (en fai- sant tomber), fo shake jdown. Sf.coué, e, pa. p. F. senses of Se- couer. Non —, sans être —, ( V. senses of Secouer) | § unshaken. Se secouer, pr. v. 1. || fo shake F 0. ’s self; 2. y fo take \f exercise; ( fo move about : 3 S not to remain inac- tive; to be domg;to lookabout one. SECOÛMENT, n. m. ^shalcmg; shake. SECOURABLE, adj. 1. help fui : 2. ( À,...) willing, ready to assist. to help, tosuccour...; 3. (mil.) redevable. SECOURIR, v. a. irreg. (conj. like Courir) fo relieve : to succour ; to be a succourer of ; to help; toaid; to as- sist Qui ne secourt pas, (V. spnses) un- helpful ; qu’on ne peut —, (K. senses) unreiievable. Secouru, e, pa. p. V. senses of Se- courir. Non —, unreheved; unsuccoured ; unhelped: unaided; unassisted. SECOURS, n. m. 1. relief; succour ; help; aid ; assistance 2. relief (cha- rity); 3 rescue; 4. $ chapel of ease; 5. (nul ) relief; aid. Faible —, sliglit relief, succour, help, aid, assistance. — de la com- mune, parish =; — aux indigents don- nés ii domicile, out-door = ; — dans l’intérieur de l’asile des indigents de la I commune. in-door =. Associalionde — I mutuels, friendly, benefit-society: be- soin de —, ( V. senses) hetplessness. Au —, à mon — ! t. help! 2. rescueI d’aucun —, helpless; d’un — univer- sel , all-helping ; sans — , (K. senses) 1. unsuccoured ; succourless ; unrelie- SEC ved; unhelped; helpless, unaidtd;ur,as- sisted; 2. helplessly. Appeler q. u. àsun —, to call to a. o. for help, — ; courir, voler au — de q. u., fo fly f, to ruu y/ fo a. o.’s = , aid : crier au —, fo call for =, help; to cry ouf for =; dénué, dépourvu de — , succourless; donner, prêter du —, fo give \f = , aid; être d’un grand — (k), fo be of great auu- tance(to); to be greatly assistant (to); n’ètre plus d’aucun —, fo become [/ helpless; prêter — à q. u., fo give \/ a. o. aid, = ; recevoir du —, fo receive = ; trouver du —, fo get y/ =, aid, as- sistance: venir au —(de), fo corne y/ fo a. o.'s =z, aid; to be a help. Qui n est d’aucun —, unhelpful; that il of no assistance. SECOUSSE, n. f. l. J shake; shaking, ‘ concussion ; 2. J concussion; shock 3. J fou; tnssing; 4. S shock; atlack, slroke; blow; 5. (eler,.) shock. Forte — Si great shock; violent at- lack. «l’cre stroke, blow. SECR-ET, ETE, adj. î.iecnf (con- cealed, unknown) ; 2. (th ) unrevealed. 3. (th.) private (secret); 4. (pers.) reseï - ved; counsel-keeping; ( close-tonguea; Caractère —, secretness ; comité — committee of secrecy: manœuvres, me- nées secrètes. (pl.) undcrdeahng, sing. Être— comme un coup de canon, de tonnerre, assccrelasaclapof thunder, tenir —, to keep y/ secret. SECRET, n. m. t. secret (thing); 2. secrecy (silence) ; 3. (sur. of ) conceal- nient; 4. close confinement ; S. secret drawer (of iron chests, secretaries, &c.); 6. (arts) secret-spring. — du cœur, bosom secret. Fidélité à garder un —, secrecy: secretness. Au —, (of prisoners) in close confinement : dans le —, en —, 1. in = ; in secrecy ; 2. ( under the rose : sous le — , in =; in secrecy. Arracher un — à q. u. , to wrest a — from a. o.: ( fo get y/ a = oui of a. o. ; compter sur le — de q. u , to rely upon a. o.’s secrecy; envelopper de — , fo place under concealmeot ; épancher, verser ses—s, to pour oui o.’s —s; to unbosom o.’s self: être dans ' le —, être du —, fo be in the — faire un secret de q. ch., fo make / a — of a. th. ; garder, observer le —, io observe secrecy; garder un —, to keep y/ a — ; mettre q. u. dans un —, fo let \j a. o. into a —. C’est le — de la corné- , die, de Polichinelle, if is a = erery body knows. C’est mon — ,if, that is not a fair question. SECRETAIRE, n. m. 1. (de. of,to) secretary; 2. secretary; ( writing-ta- ble; 3. (orn.) secretary; secretary-fal- con; serpent-eater. — intime, confidential secretary; — particulier, private =. — d’État, = of . State; — d’Etat au département des fi- nances, delaguerrc, de la marine, &c., 1 = of the treàsury , of war, of the no- j vy, occ. SECRÉTA1RERIE, n. f. (of vice-roys, governors. 8cc.) secretary s office. SECRETARIAT, n. m. l. secn<ofi-j ship (functions); 2. secretary's office. SECRETE, n. f. (cath. lit.) secret prayer. SECRÈTEMENT [«Erèimon] adv. i. se- crelly; in secret ; m secrecy; 2. pri- vately. SÉCRÉTER, v a. (physiol.) to secrete; to secern. SÉCRÉTEUR, adj. (physiol.) secre- ] tory. SÉCRÉTION [sékrécion] n. f. (physiol.) sécrétion. Médicament qui stimule la — , (med.) secernment. SÉCRÉTOIRE, adj. (physiol.) si- s cretory. SECTAIRE, n. m. sectarian : sectary. ^ De —, ifc/orian.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2201391x_0558.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
