sociable (c as sh)

& 8. [Fr., from Latin sociabilis, from socio = to accompany; socius = a companion, from the same root as sequor =to follow.] A. As adjective : *1. Fit to be joined together; capable of being conjoined. "Another law toucheth them, as they are sociable parts united into one body."- Hooker Eccles. Polity. 2. Inclined to a ociate; ready or willing to unite with others. "God having designed man for a sociable creature, made him under a nece ity to have fellowship with those of his own kind."-Locke: Human Understand ing , bk. ii., ch. i. 3. Disposed to company; fond of companions; companionable, social, conversible. "Society is no comfort To one not sociable ."-Shakesp.: Cymbeline, iv. 2. *4. No longer hostile; friendly, well-disposed. 5. Affording opportunities for conversation and the enjoyment of the company of others. B. As substantive: 1. An open, private, four-wheeled carriage, with two seats facing. "The children went with their mother in a sociable ."Mi Edge worth: Be linda , ch. xix. 2. A kind of tricycle for two riders, in which ther sit side by side, thus distinguishing it from a tan dem, in which one sits behind the other. 3. A kind of couch with a curved S-shaped back, for two persons who sit partially facing each other. 4. A gathering of people for social purposes; a Social party; an informal meeting. sociable-vulture, s. Ornithology: Otogyps auricular is , called also the Eared Vulture. [OTOGYPS.]