Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . rious; severe in language; cut^ting; poignant; sarcastic; bitter; reproachful ; abu-sive. — Safirist, n. One who writes satire. — Sat-irize, v. t. [-ized (-Izd), -izing.] To make the ob-ject of satire; to censure with keenness or severity. — Sat^nrate, -u-rat, v. t. To cause to become com-pletely penetrated, impregnated, filled, or soaked. Satin, satin, n. A glossy silk cloth, of a thick, close


Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . rious; severe in language; cut^ting; poignant; sarcastic; bitter; reproachful ; abu-sive. — Safirist, n. One who writes satire. — Sat-irize, v. t. [-ized (-Izd), -izing.] To make the ob-ject of satire; to censure with keenness or severity. — Sat^nrate, -u-rat, v. t. To cause to become com-pletely penetrated, impregnated, filled, or soaked. Satin, satin, n. A glossy silk cloth, of a thick, closetexture, and overshot woof. — Satinet, n. A thinspecies of satin; a kind of glossy cloth made of cot-ton warp and woolen filling. — Sateen, -ten, n. Aglossy dress-goods, resembling satin, but having aworsted instead of a silken face. Satire, Satisfy, etc. See under Satiate. Satrap, sa^trap or satrap, n. _ In ancient Persia,the governor of a province; viceroy. Saturate, etc. See under Satiate. Saturn, satern, n. {Myth.) One of the oldest andprincipal deities, son of Coelus and Terra (heavenand earth), and father of Jupiter. (Astron.) Oneof the planets of the solar system, next in magni-. Satyr. tude to Jupiter, but more remote from the sun.— Sattimalia, -iT-a, n. pi. {Bom. Antiq.) The festi-val of Saturn, celebrated as a period of unrestrainedlicense and merriment for all classes. A period oroccasion of general license.— Sata]:nalian, a. Pert,to the Saturnalia; of unrestrained and intemperatejollity ; riotously me^rJ^ — Saturnian, -nT-an, ) Pert, to Saturn, whose age or reign, fromthe mildness and wisdom of his government, iacalled the golden age. — Sattimine, -er-nln, a. the influence of the planet Saturn; not readilysusceptible of excitement; phlegmatic; dull; heavv;grave. — Safurday, n. The Tth or last day of theweek. Satsn:, sat^er or sater, n. {Myth.) One of a class ofsylvan deities, representedas monsters, part man and apart goat, and c


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