Serge

sgrj, n. A woolen twilled stuff, the warp of which is worsted and the weft woolen. — Seri'ceo us, -rish'us, a. Pert, to, or consisting of, silk; silky. sun, cube, full; moon, f<3ot; cow, oil Sergeant, -jeant, sar'jent or ser'jent, n. Formerly, an officer in Eng., nearly answering to the more modern bailiff of the hundred. {Mil.) A non-commi ioned officer, next in rank above the corporal, in a company of infantry or troop of cavalry, whose duty is to instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc. In Eng., a lawyer of the highest rank. — Ser/geant-at-arms/', n. (Legislative Bodies'.) An officer who executes the commands of the body in preserving order and punishing offenses. — Ser'geant-ma'jor, n. (Mil.) A non-commi ioned officer who a ists the adjutant. — Ser'geancy, -jen-sT, -geantship, n. Office of, etc. Sericeous. See under Serge.