safed siris (safed siris)

[E. Ind.] A large deciduous tree, Albizzia procera, of the sub Him a lay an region. Its wood is colored dark-brown with lighter bands, is hard, straight, and durable, and is used in making agricultural implements, building bridges, etc. safe-edged (saf'ejd), a. Having an edge not liable to cause injury. - Safe-edged file. See filel. safeguard (saf'gärd), n. [Early mod. E. also safegard, safegarde, savegard; ME. saufegard, saulfegarde, salfgard, tection. As our Lord knoweth, who have you in His bli id saufe gard . Paston Letters , III. 366. He tooke his penne and wrote his warrant of sauegard . Ascham, The Scholemaster, p. 154. They were aduised for to accept and take treaty, if it were offered, for the sauegard of the common people. Hakluyt's Voyages , II. 90. The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on, And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood. Shak ., 3 Hen. VI., ii. 2. 18. 21. Safety. The Admirall toke also with him al sortes of Iron tooles to th[e] intent to byld townes and fortre es where his men might lye in safegarde . R. Eden, tr. of Sebastian Munster (First Books on [America, ed. Arber, p. 30). 3. One who or that which protects. Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne, Is now as much the bulwark of thy own. Granville, To the King in the First Year of his Reign. Specifically - (a) A convoy or guard to protect a traveler or merchandise. (b) A pa port; a warrant of security given by authority of a government or a commanding officer to protect the person and property of a stranger or an enemy, or by a commanding officer to protect against the operations of his forces persons or property within the limits of his command; formerly, a protection granted to a stranger in prosecuting his rights in due course of law. A trumpet was sent to the Earl of E ex for a safeguard or pa to two lords, to deliver a me age from the king to the two houses. Clarendon . Pa ports and safeguards , or safe conducts, are letters of protection, with or without an escort, by which the person of an enemy is rendered inviolable. Woolsey, Introd. to Inter. Law, § 147. 41. An outer petticoat for women's wear, intended to save their clothes from dust, etc., when on horseback or in other ways exposed to the weather. Also, contracted, saggard . Make you ready straight, And in that gown which you came first to town in, Your safe - guard , cloak, and your hood suitable, Thus on a double gelding shall you amble, And my man Jaques shall be set before you. Fletcher (and another ), Noble Gentleman, ii. 1. Enter Moll in a frieze jerkin and a black save guard . Middle ton and Dekker , Roaring Girl, ii. 1. Her mother's hood and safe - guard too He brought with him. straining a horse if he attempts to run. safety - rein . safety-buoy (sāf'ti-boi), n. A safety-belt. safety-cage (sāf'ti-kāj), n. fitted up with apparatus by means of which a fall will be prevented in case of breakage of the rope. Also called parachute . obstructions from the rails.-7. In ceram . , a saggar.-8. In zoöl . , a monitor-lizard. See mon- it or , 6. safeguard (saf'gärd), v . t . (Formerly also safe- gard; safeguard , n .] To guard; protect. Fighting men, as on a tower mounted, Safegard themselves & doe their foes annoy. safely (saf'li), adv . [ savely , saufly , sauf- liche ; safe + -ly2.] In a safe manner. ( a ) Without incurring danger or hazard of evil consequences. For unto vertue longeth dignytee, And nought the reverse, savely dar I dee me. IMG:content-2694.png:[blocks in formation] bet at = Sp. salvedad (cf. It. salvezza ), sal- vita ( t- ) s , salvus , safe: see safe .] 1. Im- munity from harm or danger; preservation or freedom from injury, lo , or hurt. Then king, musing hys soules sauete , As will man as woman, to say in breue. Rom . of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 6170. Would I were in an alehouse in London! I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety . Shak ., Hen. V., iii. 2. 14. 2. An unharmed or uninjured state or cond i- tion: as, to escape in safety . Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 471. Edward Hath pa 'd in safety through the narrow seas. Shak., 3 Hen. VI., iv. 8. 3. 3. Freedom from risk or po ible damage or hurt; safene . Let not my jealousies be your dishonours, But mine own safeties . Shak ., Macbeth, iv. 3. 30. 5. Safe-keeping; close custody. [Rare.] Imprison him;... 6. A safety-bicycle. See cut under bicycle . - 7. In foot - ball , a safety touch-down.- Council of safety. See council . - Safety touch-down. See touch- down. Same as arch of safety-arch (sāf'ti-ärch), n . discharge (which see, under arch1 ). safety-beam (sāfʼti-bēm), n . A timber fasten- ed at each side of the truck-frame of a railway- car, having iron straps which pa beneath the axles to support them in case of breakage. safety-belt (sāfʼti-belt), п. A belt made of some buoyant material or inflated to sustain a person in water; a life-belt; a safety-buoy. See life - preserver . safety-bicycle (saf'ti-bi" si-kl), n. A low- wheeled bicycle, with multiplying gear, having the wheels equal, or nearly equal, in diameter. safety-bolt (saf'ti-bolt), n . A bolt which can be locked in place by a padlock or otherwise. safety-bridle (saf'ti-bri"dl), n. In harne , a bridle fitted with checking apparatus for re- on a hawser pa ed between a stranded ves- sel and the land; a life-car.-2. A barney; a small car used on inclined planes and slopes to push up a mine-car. Penn . Geol. Surv., Glo ary. safety-catch (sāf'ti-kach), n . In mining , one of the catches provided to hold the cage in case of a breakage of the rope by which it is suspended. See safety - stop . safety-chain (saf'ti-chan), n . On a railway, an extra chain or coupling attached to a plat- form or other part of a car to prevent it from being detached in case of accident to the main coupling; a check-chain of a car-truck; a safe- ty-link. - Brake safety-chain, a chain secured to a brake-beam and to the truck or body of a car, to hold the brake-beam if the brake-hanger should give way. safety-disk (sāf'ti-disk), n . A disk of sheet- copper inserted in the skin of a boiler, so as to intervene between the steam and an escape- pipe. The copper is so light that an over-pre ure of steam breaks the disk and the steam escapes through the safety-lock (sāf'ti-lok), n . 1. A lock so con- trived that it cannot be picked by ordinary means.-2. In firearms , a lock provided with a stop, catch, or other device to prevent acc i- dental discharge. E. H. Knight . safety-loop (saf'ti-löp), n . In a vehicle, one of the loops by which the body-strap is attached to the body and perch, to prevent dangerous rolling of the body. E. H. Knight. safety-match (saf'ti-mach), n . door, so as to be ready for immediate use in case of an accident happening to the main door by an explosion or otherwise. safety-funnel (saf'ti-fun"el), n. Along-necked gla funnel for introducing acids, etc., into liquids contained in bottles or retorts and un- der a pre ure of gas. E. H. Knight . safety-fuse (sāf'ti-fūz), n. See fuse2 . safety-grate (saf'ti-grat), n. On a railway, a perforated plate placed over the fire-box of car-heater to prevent the coals from falling out in case the heater is accidentally overturned. safety-hanger (saf'ti-hang"ėr), n . On a rail- way, an iron strap or loop designed to prevent a brake, rod, or other part from falling on the line in case of breakage. E. H. Knight . safety-hatch (saf'ti-hach), n . closing an elevator-shaft when the cage is not pa ing, or a hatchway when not in use.-2. A hatchway or elevator-shaft arranged with doors or traps at each floor, which are opened and closed automatically by the elevator-car in pa ing; or a series of traps in a shaft arranged to close in case of fire by the burning of a cord or by the release of a rope, which permits all the traps to close together. IMG:content-2695.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A hook fastened when shut by a spring or screw, intended to prevent a watch from being detached from its chain by accident or a jerk. E. H. Knight . safety-lamp (saf'ti-lamp), n. In mining , a form of lamp intended for use in coal-mining, the object of the arrangement being to prevent the inflammable gas by which the miner is often surrounded from being set on fire, as would be IMG:content-2696.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2697.png:[blocks in formation] cylinder protected by upright wires; d , French lamp (Mueseler's), with gla and gauze cylinder; e, petroleum lamp, gla and gauze. case of the breakage of a yarn, thread, or sliver. E. H. Knight. safety-strap (sāf'ti-strap), п. In saddlery, an extra back-band used with a light trotting-harne . It is pa ed over the seat of a gig-saddle, the terrets of which are inserted through holes in the strap. The ends of the strap are buckled to the shaft-tugs.-Brake safety-strap, an iron or steel strap so bent as to embrace the brake-beam of a car-truck, to the end-pieces or transoms of which the ends of the safety-strap are secured. Its function is to prevent the beam from falling on the track if any of the hangers give way. It is sometimes made to serve as a brake-spring to throw off the brake. safety-switch (sāf'ti-swich), n. A switch which automatically returns to its normal position after being moved to shift a train to a siding. safety-tackle (sāf'ti-tak"l), n. An additional tackle used to give greater support in cases where it is feared that the strain might prove too great for the tackles already in use. safety-tube (sāf'ti-tūb), n. In chem., a tube, usually provided with bulbs and bent to form a trap, through which such reagents as produce noxious fumes may be added to the contents of a flask or retort, or by which dangerous pre ure within a ve el may be avoided. safety-valve (saf'ti-valv), n. A contrivance IMG:content-2698.png:[blocks in formation] J for obviating or diminishing the risk of explosion in steam-boilers. The form and construction of safety-valves are exceedingly various, but the principle of all is the same that of opposing the pre ure within the boiler by such a force as will yield before it reaches the point of danger, and permit the steam to escape. The most simple and obvious kind of safety-valve is that in which a weight is placed directly over steam-tight plate fitted to an aperture in the boiler. When, however, the pre ure is high, this form becomes inconvenient, and the lever safety-valve is adopted. Internal safety valve, in a steam boiler, valve which opens inward to admit air Pop-valve (a form of Safety-valve). a, valve-seat base which screws in; b, cup-shaped outlet; c, valve; d, coiled spring 5301 thamus tinct or i us; also, a drug and dyestuff consisting of its dried florets. The safflower is a thistle like herb a foot or two high, somewhat branching above, the heads of an orange-red color. It is native perhaps from Egypt to India, and is extensively cultivated in southern IMG:content-2699.png:[ocr errors] C IMG:content-2700.png:[blocks in formation] saffront (saf'ron), v. t. [Formerly also saffran; In Latyn I speke a wordes fewe To saffron [var. savore ] with my predicacioun, And for to stire men to devocioun. Chaucer, Prol. to Pardoner's Tale, 1. 59. Give us bacon, rinds of wall nuts, Shells of cockels, and of small nuts; Ribands, bells, and saffrand linnen. Witts Recreations (1654). ( Nares .) saffron-crocus (saf'ron-krō"kus), n . The com- mon saffron. saffron-thistle (saf'ron-this"1), n. The saf- flower.