Sardonic

sar-donlk, a. Forced, heartle , or bitter, a — said of a laugh or smile; concealing bitterne of heart; mocking. — Sardonic laugh. A spasmodic afor fection of the muscles of the face, giving it a horrible appearance of laughter, and said to nave been first noticed as the effect of eating the Herba sarpredonica, a species of ranunculus, that grows in Sardinia. — Sardonyx. See under Sardine, precious stone.; end, eve, term; Yn, ice; 5dd, tone, or; Sarmentose. sar-ment-osl Bearing runners; resembling a runner; long, filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves in bunches at the joints or knots where it strikes root. S a r s a p a rill a, sar'sa-pa- Sarmentose. rill a, n. A Mexican, Ind., and S. Amer. plant of the smilax family several species; its mucilaginous root, used in etc. Also, improperly, a N. Amer. species of aralia. 375