serpent god (serpent god)

A serpent-deity; a snake-god. serpent-gra (serpent-grås), n. The alpine bistort, Polygonum viviparum. It is a dwarf herb, 4 to 8 inches high, with a spike of flesh-colored flowers, or in their place little red bulblets which serve for propagation. It grows well northward or on mountains in both hemispheres. Serpent i a (ser-pen's hi-ä), n. pl. [NL., (1820) Serpent i a are the same as Ophidia , but included the serpentiform (ser-pen'ti-fôrm), a. [L. ser pen(t-)s, a serpent, + form a , form.] Having the form of a serpent; serpentine; ophidian in structure or affinity; snake-like: said chiefly of reptiles which are not serpents, but resemble them: as, a serpentiform lizard or amphibian. amphisbænians. See Serpentes. Serpentiform Lizard ( Chirotes canaliculatus). The one here figured is an amphisbænian, with a small pair of limbs like ears just behind the head. (See Chi rotes.) Other examples are figured under amphisbæna, blind-worm, gla -snake, Pseudopus, and scheltopusik. [ serpent i gen ous (ser-pen-tij'e-nus), a . serpent i gena , serpent-born, serpen (t-)s, a ser pent, + -genus , produced (see -genous ).] Bred of a serpent. [Rare.] Imp . Dict. serpentine (ser'pen-tin or-tin), a. and n. [Ι. a. serpentyne , serpent in , F. serpent in = Sp. Pg. It. serpent i no , of a serpent, ser- pent in us , of a serpent, serpen ( t- )s, a ser- pent: see serpent . II. n. serpent in , a can- non, serpent in , m., the cock of a harque- bus, part of an alembic, serpentine , f., a kind of alembic, a kind of cannon, F. serpentine , ser- pentine (stone), gra -plantain, = It. serpent in a , f., a kind of alembic; ML. serpent in a , f., a kind of cannon, serpentine (stone); from the adj.] I. a . Of or pertaining to or resembling a serpent. The bytter galle pleynly to enchace Of the venym callid serpentyne . Lydgate , MS. Ashmole 39, f. 6. ( Hall i well .) Especially - (a) Having or resembling the qualities or instincts ascribed to serpents; subtle; cunning; treacherous or dangerous. I craved of him to lead me to the top of this rock, with meaning to free him from so serpentine a companion as I am. Sir P. Sidney. It is not po ible to join serpentine wisdom with the columbine innocency. Bacon , Advancement of Learning, ii. 282. Being themselves without hope, they would drive all others to despair, employing all their force and serpentine Evelyn, True Religion, I. 142. craft. (b) Moving like a serpent; winding about; writhing; wriggling; meandering; coiling; crooked; bent; tortuous; sinuous; zigzag; anfractuous; specifically, in the manège, lolling out and moving over the bit, as a horse's tongue. The not inquiring into the ways of God and the strict rules of practice has been instrumental to the preserving them free from the serpentine enfold ings and labyrinths of dispute. Jer. Taylor , Great Exemplar, Ded., p. 3. Till the travellers arrived at Vivian Hall, their conversation turned upon trees, and avenues and serpentine apMi Edge worth , Vivian, i. proaches. (c) Beginning and ending with the same word, as a line of poetry, as if returning upon itself. See serpentine verse. - Serpentine nervure, in entom., a vein or nervure of the wing that forms two or more distinct curves, as in the membranous wings of certain beetles. - Serpentine verse, a verse which begins and ends with the same word. The following are examples: Crescit am or nummi, quantum ips a pecunia crescit. [Greater grows the love of pelf, as pelf itself grows greater.] Juvenal, Satires (trans.), xiv. 139. Ambo florentes ætatibus, Arcades ambo. [Both in the bloom of life, Arcadians both.] Virgil , Eclogues (tr. by Coning ton), vii. 4. Serpentine ware, a variety of pebble ware. The name is generally given to that variety which speckled gray and green. II. n. 14. In French usage, part of the lock of an early form of harquebus; a match-holder, resembling a pair of nippers, which could be brought down upon the powder in the pan. serpentinize The great feature [of the match-lock gun) consisted in holding the match in a serpent in or cock (or rather, the prototype of what afterwards became the cock in a gunlock). W. W. Greener, The Gun, p. 45. 21. A cannon in use in the sixteenth century. The serpentine proper is described as having a bore of 1 Serpentine. (From an etching by Albert Dürer.) inches, and the cannon serpentine as having a bore of 7 inches and a shot of 534 pounds. Compare organ-gun. Item, iij. gounes, called serpent ins. Paston Letters, Inventory, I. 487. The Serpent in , a long light cannon of small bore, and semi-portable, with the mouth formed to resemble the head of a serpent, griffin, or some fabulous monster. W. W. Greener, The Gun, p. 31. 3t. A kind of still; a serpent ary. Serpent in a [It.],... a kind of winding limbecke or still called a serpentine or double SS in English. Florio. 4. A hydrous silicate of magnesium, occurring na ive, sometimes fine, granular, granular, and compact, again finely fibrous, le often slaty. It is usually green in color, but of many different shades, also red, brown, or gray, sometimes with spots resembling a serpent's skin. There are numerous varieties, differing in structure and color. The most important of these are precious or noble serpentine, under which term are comprised the more or le translucent serpentines, having a rich oil-green color; foliated varieties, including marmolite and anti go rite; fibrous varieties, as chrysotile (sometimes called serpentine asbestos ) and me taxite. Other minerals more or le closely allied to or identical with serpentine are picrolite, william site, bowenite, retinalite, baltimorite, vor hause rite, hydrophite, jenkinsite, villar site, etc. Serpentine occurs widely distributed and in abundance, forming rock-ma es, many of which were formerly regarded as being of eruptive origin, but which generally conceded to have been formed by the metamorphism of various rocks and minerals; indeed, it has not been proved that serpentine has ever been formed in any other way than this. The peridotites appear to have been peculiarly liable to this kind of alteration, or serpent in i zati on, as it is called. Ma ive serpentine has been extensively used for both interior and exterior architectural and decorative purposes, but in only a few localities is a material quarried which stands outdoor exposure without soon losing its polish, and eventually becoming disintegrated. The serpentinous rock commonly called verd- antique, and known to lithologists as ophicalcite, is a very beautiful decorative material, and has been extensively employed for ornament in various parts of the world. See verd - antique. The Stones are ioyn'd so artificially That, if the Mason had not checkered fine Syre's Alabaster with hard Serpentine ,... The whole a whole Quar one might rightly tearm. Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Magnificence. serpentine (sér'pen-tin or -tin), v . i.; pret. and pp. serpentined , ppr. serpentining . [ serpentine , n.] To wind like a serpent; move sinuously like a snake; meander; wriggle. In those fair vales by Nature form'd to please, Where Guadalquiver serpentines with ease. W. Harte, Vision of Death. IMG:content-0679.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0680.jpg:[blocks in formation] serpentinely (ser'pen-tin-li or -tin-li), adv. In a serpentine manner; serpentiningly. Serpent in i an (sér-pen-tin'i-an), n. [ Have studied the "blue ground," and have shown that it is a serpentinic substance. Geol. Mag., IV. 22. serpentiningly (sér-pen-ti'ning-li), adv . With a serpentine motion or appearance. [Rare.] What if my words wind in and out the stone As yonder ivy, the god's parasite? Though they leap all the way the pillar leads, Festoon about the marble, foot to frieze, And serpentiningly enrich the roof. Browning , Bal a ustion's Adventure. serpent in i zati on (sèr-pen-tin-i-zā'shon), n. [ serpentinize + -ation.] Conversion into serpentine, an extremely common result in the course of the metamorphic changes which rock forming minerals have undergone. It is especially the rocks made up wholly or in part of olivin which have become converted into serpentine. See peridotite. The mineral [olivin] is quite colorle , and is traversed by irregular cracks, along which serpent in i zati on may frequently be seen to have commenced. Amer . Jour . Sci ., 3d ser., CXXXI. 34. serpentinize (ser'pen-tin-iz), v. t.; pret. and pp. serpentinized , ppr. serpentinizing . [ serpen tine + -ize .] To convert into serrpentine. serpigo (sér-pi'gō), n. [ML., ringworm, serpere , creep, crawl: see serpent . Cf. herpes, from the same ult. source.] One or another form of herpes. See shingles . Do curse the gout, serpigo , and the rheum, For ending thee no sooner. serplath (ser'plath), n. [A corrupt form of * serpler , sarplar : see sarplar .] A weight equal to 80 stones. [Scotch.] serpi serplius (ser'pli-us), n. serpolet (sér'pō-let), n. Same as sapples . [ serpolet , OF. ser- poullet , dim. of * serpoul = Pr. Sp. Pg. serpol It. serpello , serpillo , serpillum , serpyllum , έρπειν , creep: see serpent .] The wild thyme, Thymus Serpyllum . IMG:content-0681.png:[blocks in formation] She hath struck me with her tongue, Most serpent - like , upon the very heart. serpent-mo (serpent-môs), n. A greenhouse plant, Selaginella serpens , from the West Indies. serpentry (ser'pen-tri), n.; pl. serpentries (-triz). [ Imp . Dict .-2. A place infested by serpents. Imp . Dict .-3. A number of serpents or serpentine beings collectively. [Rare.] Wipe away all slime Left by men-slugs and human serpentry . Keats , Endymion, i. serpent-star (serpent-stär), n. A brittle-star; an ophiuran. Also serpent starfish . serpent-stone (serpent-ston), n. 1. A porous substance, frequently found to consist of char- red bone, which is supposed to po e the vir- tue of extracting the venom from a snake-bite when applied to the wound. It has been often used for this purpose by ignorant or superstitious people in all parts of the world. Also called snakestone. IMG:content-0682.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0683.jpg:[graphic] ed together in a confused heap, and attached to rocks, shells, etc., in the sea. These tubes are so solid as to re- semble the shells of some mollusks, and are closed by an operculum formed by a shelly plate on one of the ten- tacles. They are in general beautifully colored. The larg- est are found in tropical seas. 2. [l. c.] A worm of this or some related genus; also, a tube or bunch of tubes of such worms; a serpulian or serpulite. serpulan (sėr'pū-lan), n. [ Serpula + -an .] Same as serpulian . serpulian (sér-pu'li-an), n. [ Serpula + -ian . ] A member of the genus Serpula . Serpulidæ (sér-pūʻli-dē), n . pl . [NL., Serpula + -idæ .] A family of marine tubicolous cepha- lob ranch i ate annelids, typified by the genus Serpula , to which different limits have been a igned. See cuts under Protula and Serpula . serpulid an (ser-pūʻli-dan), a . and n. [ Serpu- lidæ + -an.] 1. a. Of or pertaining to the family Serpulidæ . serpulite (ser'pū-līt), n. [NL. Serpula + -ite2.] A fo il of the family Serpulidæ , or some similar object; specifically, one of the fo ils upon which a genus Serpulites is founded. Such formations are tubes, sometimes a foot long, occurring in the Silurian rocks, supposed to have been inhabited by serpulitic (ser-pū-lit'ik), a. [ serpulite + -ic.] Resembling a serpulite; containing or pertain- ing to serpulites. serpuloid (ser'pū-loid), a . [ Serpula + -oid .] Resembling the genus S Serpula ; like ; like or likened to the Serpulidæ . serrt (sér), v . t . [OF. (and F.) serrer , close, compact, pre near together, lock, = Pr. sar- rar , serrar = Sp . Pg . cerrar = It. serrare , serare , fasten with a bolt or bar, bolt, sera , IMG:content-0684.jpg:[blocks in formation] Let us, serred together, forcibly breake into the river, and we shall well enough ride through it. Knolles, Hist. Turks (1603). ( Nares .) The heat doth attenuate, and doth send forth the spirit and moister part of a body; and, upon that, the more gro of the tangible parts do contract and serre themselves together. Bacon , Nat. Hist., § 82. serra (ser'ä), n.; pl. serræ (-ē). [NL., serra , a saw: see serrate .] In zool ., an at., and bot ., a saw or saw-like part or organ; a serrated structure or formation; a set or series of serra- tions; a serration, pectination, or dentation: as, ( a ) the saw of a saw-fish (see cut under Pris- tis ), (b) the saw of a saw-fly (see cuts under rose-slug and Securifera ), ( c ) a serrate suture of the skull (see cuts under cranium and parietal ). serradilla (ser-a-dil'ä), n. [Pg., dim. of ser- rado , serrate: see serrate .] A species of bird's- foot clover, Ornithopus sativus , cultivated in Europe as a forage-plant. Also serradella . Serranidæ (se-ran'i-dē), n . pl . [NL. (Richard- son, 1848), -idæ .] A family of Among American species related and by some referred to Serran us may be noted Centropristis atrarius , the black sea- ba or blackfish, from Cape Cod to Florida, 12 inches long; the squirrel-fish or serrano, Diplectrum fasciculare , West Indies to South Carolina; Paralabrax clathratus , the rock- ba or cabrilla of California, attaining a length of 18 inches; and P. nebulifer , the Johnny Verde of the same region. See also cut under sea - ba . IMG:content-0685.jpg:[merged small][merged small][graphic] serratus (se-rā'tus), n.; pl. serrati (-ti). [NL. (sc. musculus ), a serrate muscle: see serrate .] In an at ., one of several muscles of the thorax: so named because they arise by a series of dig i- rate. Great serratus. Same as serratus magnus . - Serratus magnus, a broad quadrilateral muscle occu- pying the side of the chest, an important muscle of res- piration. It arises by nine serrations from the outer saw, saw up), serra , a saw, prob. for * secra , saga , E. saw , from the same root: see secant and sawl.] Notched on the edge like a saw; toothed; specifi- cally, in bot . , having small sharp teeth along the margin, pointing toward the apex: as, a serrate leaf. When a serrate leaf has small serratures upon the large ones, it is said to be doubly ser- rate , as in the elm. The word is also applied to a calyx, corol- la, or stipule. A serrate - ciliate leaf is one having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the serra- tures. A serrate - dentate leaf has the serratures toothed. In IMG:content-0686.png:[blocks in formation] Serrati rost res (ser"ā-ti- ros'trēz), n. pl . [NL.: see serratirostral .] In (Momotus natterer i). Blyth's system (1849), a superfamily of his Halcyoides , consisting of the single family Momotidæ , the motmots or saw-bills, as distinguished from An gul i rost res and Cylindrirostres . See also cut under Momo- IMG:content-0687.jpg:[blocks in formation] Also called great serratus , mag nis err at us , cos to scapular is . whole length of the vertebral border of the scapula. See cut under muscle1.- Serratus posticus inferior, a thin, flat muscle on the lower part of the thorax, beneath the lat is sim us dors i. Also called infra serratus . Serra- tus posticus superior, a thin, flat quadrilateral mus- cle on the upper part of the thorax, beneath the rhom- boidei. Also called supra serratus . serra ye (se-rā'), n. [F.] The reciprocal pres- sure exerted between the component parts of any built-up gun, a embled in any manner whatever, in order to produce compre ion on the inner member with a view to increasing the strength of the system. It is a more compre- hensive term than shrinkage . serricorn (ser'i-kôrn), a. and n. [L. serra, a saw, + cornu , horn.] I. a. Having serrate antennæ; of or pertaining to the Ser- ricornia. II. n. A serricorn bee- tle; a member of the Ser- IMG:content-0688.png:[blocks in formation] Xylotrogi . Serricorn i a (ser-i-kôr'ni-ä), n . pl . [NL.: see serricorn.] A tribe of pen- tamerous Coleoptera , having the fourth and fifth tarsal joints not connate, the first ventral segment visible for its whole length, and the an- tennæ as a rule serrate, rare- ly clavate or capitate. Among leading families are Buprestidæ , Elateridæ, Ptinidæ, Cleridæ, and Lampyride. The group is modi. fied from Latreille's Serricornes. See also cuts under Buprestis , click- beetle , and serricorn. serried (ser'id), p . a . [See serry.] Crowded; compacted in regular lines. IMG:content-0689.jpg:[blocks in formation] Serrifera (se-rif'e-ra), n . pl . [NL. (West wood, 1840), neut. pl. of serrifer : see serriferous .] In entom ., a group of hymenopterous insects: same as Phytophaga and Securifera , the saw-flies and horntails ( Tenth red i nidæ and Uroceridæ ). serriferous (se-rif'e-rus), a . [ serrifer , serra , a saw, + ferre = E. bear1 .] Having a serra, or serrate part or organ; provided with serration; serrated. serriform (ser'i-fôrm), a. [L. serra , a saw, + form a , form.] In entom ., toothed like a saw. Serriform palpi, those palpi in which the last joint is securiform and the two preceding ones are dilated in- ternally, thus giving a serrate outline to the organ. serripalp (ser'i-palp), a . [ serr i palpus , serra , a saw, + NL. palpus , q. v.] Having serrate palpi; of or pertaining to the Serri- palpi. Serr i palpi (ser-i-pal'pi), n . pl . [NL. (Redten- bacher, 1845), pl. of serr i palpus : see serripalp .] Same as Sec uri palpi . serriped (ser'i-ped), a . [L. serra , a saw, + pes ( ped- ) = E. foot .] Having the feet serrate, or serrations on the feet, as an insect. serr i rostrate (ser-i-ros'trāt), a. [L. serra , a saw, + rostrum, bill.] Having the bill ser- rated with tooth-like proce es; odontorhyn- serro-motor (ser'ō-mō-tor), n. In marine en- gines, a steam reversing-gear by which the valve is rapidly brought into the position of front gear, back gear, or mid gear. The serro- motor has a small engine-cylinder, the piston of which is connected with the reversing-lever, the movement of the latter requiring so much power in large marine engines as to render the reversal by hand difficult, and too slow of action in a sudden emergency. serrula (ser'ö-lä), n.; pl. serrulæ (-lē). [NL., serrula , dim. of serra , a saw: see serra .] One of the serrated appendages of the throat of the mudfish ( Amia ). The anterior one is called præserrula ; the posterior, postserrula . Each is paired and placed on either side of the copula or isthmus which connects the shoulder-girdle with the hyoid arch. Also called flabellum . The serrated appendages ( serrula ) of the throat of Amia. B. G. Wilder , Amer. A oc. Adv. Sci., XXV. 259. serrulate (ser'ö-lāt), a. [ serrula , dim. of serra , a saw: see serrate .] Fine- ly serrate; having minute serrations. See cut under rough-winged. serrulated (ser ö-lā-ted), a. [ serrulate + -ed2.] Same as serrulate . serrulation (ser-ö-lā'shon), n. [ serrulate + -ion.] 1. The state of being serrulate; form a- tion of fine serration, minute notches, or slight indentations.-2. One of a set of such small teeth; a denticulation. serrurerie (se-rü-ré-rē'), n. [F., ironwork, lock- smithing, serrure , a lock, server , lock: see serr.] In decorative art , ornamental wrought- metal work. sertest, adv . An obsolete spelling of certes . Sertularia (sėr-tū-lāʻri-ä), n. [NL., serta , wreaths or garlands of flowers, ser- tus , pp. of serere , plait, interweave, entwine: see series .] A Linnean genus of polyps, corresponding to the modern Sertulariidæ or Sertu- larida ; the sea-firs, with small ses- sile lateral hydrothecæ, as S. pu- mil a or S. abietina . sertularian (ser-tu-lā'ri-an), a. and n. [ Sertularia + -an .] I. a . Pertaining to the genus Ser- tularia in a broad sense, or having its characters. Also sertularidan . II. n. A member of the group to which the genus Sertularia be- longs. IMG:content-0690.jpg:[graphic] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary [ -able .] Bailey , 1731. servable (ser'va-bl), a . Capable of being served. servaget (sèrvāj), n. [ servage (ML. servagium ) = It. servag- gio; serf , serf: see servel , serf .] Servitude; subjection; service; specifically, the service of a lover. Servant in love and lord in mariage- Thanne was he bot he in lordship and servage. Serval Felis serval). ser valine (ser'val-in), a . [ serval + -ine1.] Resembling or related to the serval: as, the ser valine cat, Felis serval in a , of western Africa. servandt, n. A Middle English form of servant . servant (servant), n. [ servant , servaunt , servawnt, servand , servant , serv- ing, waiting (as a noun, OF. servant , m., usu- ally sergeant , etc., an attendant, servant, ser- vante, F. servante , f., a female servant), = Pr. servente, sirvente = Sp. sirviente = Pg. It. ser- vente , a servant, servien (t-)s, a servant, retainer, officer of a court, sergeant, appren- tice, etc., servien (t-)s, serving, ppr. of ser- vire, serve: see servel . Doublet of sergeant, serjeant, servient.] 1. One who serves or at- tends, whether voluntarily or involuntarily; a person employed by another, and subject to his orders; one who exerts himself or herself, or labors, for the benefit of a master or an employ- er; an attendant; a subordinate a istant; an agent. The earlier uses of this word seem to imply pro- tection on the part of the sovereign, lord, or master, and the notion of clientage, the relation involved being one in no sense degrading to the inferior. In modern use it de- notes specifically a domestic or menial helper. (See (c), below.) In law a servant is a person who, for a consid- eration, is bound to render service under the legal author- ity of another, such other being called the master . Agents of various kinds are sometimes included in the general designation of servants ; but the term agent implies dis- cretionary power, and responsibility in the mode of per- forming duty, such as is not usually implied in the term servant: as, the uniformed servants of a railway-company. See master1 , 2. Thou schalt not desire thi neizboris feere, Ne falsli his seruaunt from him hent. If I sent ouer see my seruantz to Bruges, Or in-to Pruslonde my prentys my profit to wayten, To marchaunden with monoye. My learn'd and well-beloved servant , Cranmer, Prithee, return. Shak., Hen. VIII., ii. 4. 238. Men at on on sent me engers to me with Pearle, and Okisco King of Weopomeoke, to yeelde himselfe seruant to the Queene of England. Quoted in Capt . John Smith's Works, I. 91. lowed any of these servants to be punished for any offence whatever. S. D. Smedes, Memorials of a Southern Planter, viii. (b) A person hired for a specified time to do manual or field labor; a laborer. Penalty of 40. s. a month for useing the Trade of a Join- er or Carpenter, not having served a seven years appren- ticeship and been free of the Company, except he work as a Servant or Journeyman with a Freeman of the Company. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 209. Dr. Plott, speaking of the Statutes for hiring servants , servant-maid (servant-mad), n. A maid-ser- says that at Bloxham the carters stood with their whips in one place, and the shepherds with their crooks in servant-man (servant-man), n. A male ser- another. (c) A person in domestic service; a household or personal attendant; a domestic; a menial. An upper servant is one who has a istants under him or her, as a butler, a head cook, or a head coachman; an under servant is one who takes orders from an upper one, as an under-nurse, a scullery-maid, or a groom. A servant , with this clause, Makes drudgery divine: Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws Makes that, and th' action, fine. IMG:content-0692.png:[blocks in formation] If any servaunt durst or oghte aryght Upon his lady pitously compleyne, Than wene I that I oghte be that wyght. Valentine. Madam and mistre , a you sand good-mor- Silvia . Sir Valentine and servant , to you two you sand. Shak., T. G. of V., ii. 1. 106. Phil. Peace to your fairest thoughts, dearest mistre ! Are . Oh, my dearest servant , I have a war within me! Beau , and Fl . , Phil aster, iii. 2. if her present servant love her? next, if she shall have a Where the first question is how soon you shall die? next, new servant ? and how many? B. Jonson, Epicœne, ii. 1. Civil servant. See civil. - Company's servant, an official attached to the civil service of the East India Com- pany. His or Her Majesty's Servants, the King's Ser- vants, a name sometimes given to the dramatic profe ion in Great Britain, in allusion to the names formerly given to actors - the King's or His Majesty's Servants , etc. This comœdie was first acted in the yeere 1605 by the King's Maiesties Servants. The King's Servants acted then, as they do now, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Life of Quin (reprint 1887), p. 12. Proctors' servant. Same as bulldog , 3. - Religious Servants of the Holy Virgin. See Servite . - Servant of servants, one degraded to the lowest condition of servitude. And he [Noah] said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of ser- vants shall he be unto his brethren. Gen. ix. 25. Servant of the servants of God, a title (Latin servus servorum Dei) a umed by the popes since the time of Gregory the Great. - Servant out of livery a servant of a higher grade, as a majordomo or butler, who does not wear the livery of his employer. - Servants' hall, the room in a house set apart for the use of the servants in common, in which they take their meals together, etc. Whoever should happen to overhear their character dis- cu ed in their own servants' hall, must prepare to un- der go the scalpel of some such an anatomist as Mr. Fair- service. Scott , Rob Roy, xxi. IMG:content-0693.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0694.png:[blocks in formation] Others, pamper'd in their shamele pride, Are serv'd in plate. With diligence he'll serve us while we dine. Congreve, tr. of Juvenal's Satires, xi. 5. To bring forward and place or arrange, as viands or food on a table: often with up , for- merly with forth or in . Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 375. Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we will come in to dinner. Shak ., M. of V., iii. 5. 63. Thy care is, under polish'd tins, To serve the hot-and-hot. serve 7. To contribute or conduce to; promote. They make Christ and his Gospell onelie serue Ciuill pollicie. Ascham, The Scholemaster, p. 82. Sir Modred sought To make disruption in the Table Round Of Arthur, and to splinter it into feuds, Serving his traitorous end. Tennyson, Guinevere. Evil can but serve the right, Over all shall love endure. Whittier, Calef in Boston. 8. To aid by good offices; minister to the wants or well-being of. For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep. Acts xiii. 36. He would lose his life to serve his country, but would not do a base thing to save it. Sumner , True Grandeur of Nations. Not le , tho' dogs of Faction bay, Would serve his kind in deed and word. Tennyson, Love thou thy Land. 9. To be of use to instead of something else: with for : as, a sofa may serve one for a bed. The cry of Talbot serves me for a sword. Shak., 1 Hen. VI., ii. 1. 79. Not far from the Castle is an old unfinish'd Palace of Faccardine's, serving however the Ba a for his Seraglio. Maundrell , Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 45. 10. To regulate one's conduct in accordance with the spirit, fashion, or demands of; comply with. Men who think that herein we serve the time, and speak in favour of the present state, because thereby we either hold or seek preferment. Hooker , Eccles. Polity, I. i. § 1. The Man who spoke, Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor palter'd with Eternal God for power. Tennyson, Death of Wellington. 11. To behave toward; treat; requite: as, he served me very shabbily. If Pisanio ball, in the manner of the first player in tennis or lawn-tennis, or the pitcher in base-ball: as, he served a swift ball. - 221. To deserve. Haf I prys wonnen? Haue I thryuandely thonk [thanks] thurz my craft serued ? Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1380. I gyfe the grace and graunt, thofe thou hafe grefe servede ! Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2591. To serve a cable (naut.). See cable . To serve a hawk, in falconry , to drive out a quarry which has taken refuge or concealed itself. To serve an apprenticeship, to perform the service or fulfil the legal conditions of an apprentice. To serve an attachment or writ of attachment, in law , to levy such a writ on the person or goods by seizure. - To serve an execution, to levy an execution on the person, goods, or lands by seizure. To serve an office, to discharge the duties incident to an office. To serve a person heir to a property, in Scots law , to take the nece ary legal steps for putting him in po e ion. See service of an heir , under servicel. To serve a proce or writ, to communicate a proce or writ to the person to whom it is directed, as by delivering or reading it to him, or by leaving it at his place of residence or busine , as the law may direct. The person is said to be served with the proce or writ. -To serve a sentence, to undergo the punishment prescribed by a judicial sentence: as, to serve a sentence of eighteen months' hard labor. - To serve a turn, one's turn, or the turn. See turn.- To serve one a trick, to play a trick upon one. Well, if I be served such another trick , I'll have my brains ta'en out. Shak., M. W. of W., iii. 5. 6. To serve one out, to punish or take revenge on one; make an example of one. The Right Honourable Gentleman had boasted he had served his country for twenty years. Served his country! He should have said served her out !