saimiris

[Native name.] Zool.: Callithrix sciureus, the Squirrel Monkey (q.v.). Cuvier gave it generic distinction. sain, sāne, v . t . [A. S. sèin an, segni an to sign, to ble ; segen , segn =a sign, from Lat. signum =a sign; Ger. segen a sign, segnen to sign, to ble .] To sign with the sign of the cro ; hence, to ble against evil influence. "Sign it with cro , and sain it with bead, Sing the Ave, and say the Creed." Scott: Waverley, ch. xiii. sain-foin, săin-foin, saint-foin, subst . [Fr.. from sain =wholesome, and foin =hay; Lat. sanum fænum =wholesome hay, or le probably from Fr. saint sacred, and foin =hay; Latin sanctum fœ num .] Bot.: The genus Onobrychis (q. v.). saint, *saynt, *saynct, *seint, *seinte, *seynt, subst . [Fr. saint , from Latin sanctum , acc us. of sanctus holy, consecrated; prop. pa. par. of sancio =to render sacred, to make holy; Sp. santo, san; Ital. santo .] 1. A person sanctified; person eminent for piety and virtue; a godly or holy person. (It is applied especially to the Apostles and other holy persons mentioned in Scripture.) "But onely if he be some seinte , Whiche God preserueth of his grace." 2. One of the ble ed in heaven. IMG:content-0900.png:[blocks in formation] 25. St. Peter's fingers: Palæont.: A popular name for Belemnites. 26. St. Peter's wort: Bot .: (1) Primula ver is ; (2) the genus Ascyrum; (3) the genus Symphoria; (4) Hypericum ascyron; (5) Hypericum quadrangulum . 27 St. Simon i an : A supporter or adherent of the Count de St. Simon (1760-1825), a socialistic reformer, who proposed the institution of a European Parliament, to arbitrate in all matters affecting Europe, and the establishment of a social hierarchy based on capacity and labor. 28. St. Simon i an ism , St. Simonism : The doctrines, principles, or practice of the St. Simonians. 29. St. Thomas-tree: Bot.: Bauhinia to mentos a . 30. St. Vitus's dance : [CHOREA.] *saint-seeming, a. Having or a uming the appearance of a saint; hypocritical. "A saint-seeming and Bible-hearing hypocritical puritan." -Mountagu: Appeal to Cæsar, p. 43.