sexfid, sexifid

[Lat. sex, and fid i, pret. of fin do to cleave.] Bot .: ( of a calyx , a corolla , .): Six-cleft. sex-foil, s. [Lat. sex six, and folium =a leaf.] A plant or flower having six leaves. *sex-hind-măn, s. [A. S. six six; hund = hundred, and man =man.] Eng. Hist.: One of the middle thanes, who were valued at 600s=$146. sex-Il-lion (lias y), s . [SEXTILLION.] sex-i-syl-la-ble, s. [Pref. sex , and Eng. syl lable (q. v.).] A word having six syllables. sex-iv-a-lent, a . [SEXVALENT.] sex-le , adj . [Eng. sex , s.; -le .] Having no sex; destitute of the characteristics of sex. "How the sexle workers. Wrought to Christian faith and holy order Savage hearts alike and barren moor." C. Kingsley: Saint's Tragedy . (Proem.) The term is often applied to religious of both sexes. sex-loc-u-lar, a. [Pref. sex, and Eng. locular. (q. v.); Fr. sexloculaire.] Bot .: ( of a fruit ): Having six cells. 3644 *sex-lỹ, a . [Eng. ser , s.; -ly .] Pertaining to or characteristic of sex; sexual. sext, s . [ Lat.sext us =sixth.] Roman Ritual : The office for hora sext a (the sixth hour=noon). It consists of a hymn, three psalms, the little chapter, and versicles and responses. [OFFICE, S., (2).]