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Hist., § 473. His talk is all of war and pleasure, and he longs to serve in the next campaign. Thackeray , Henry Esmond, ii. 6. "Has he served in the army?" "Yes-no-not, strictly speaking, served ; but he has been trained to arms. Scott , Rob Roy, x. Is na' this Hester, as serves in Foster's shop? Mrs. Gaskell , Sylvia's Lovers, vii. Likewise had he served a year On board a merchantman, and made himself Full sailor. Tennyson, Enoch Arden. serves or strikes the ball first. See lawn - tennis . The game begins by serving the ball upon the left wall of the Hazard Court (which the serrer faces). Tribune Book of Sports , p. 105. 2. That which serves or is used in serving. Specifically- (a) A salver or small tray. ( b ) A utensil for server distributing articles of food at the table, differing from the ordinary implement, such as spoon or fork: as, an oyster server ; an asparagus- server . (ct) A conduit. They... derived rilles and servers of water into every Holland, tr. of Camden, p. 248. (Davies.) street. Serve tian (sér-vē'shan), n. [ Servetus (see def.) + -ian .] A follower of Servetus (died 1553), who maintained substantially the views regarding the nature of Christ afterward known as Soc in i an ism. [Rare.] serviablet, a. Same as serviceable. Cath. Ang ., p. 331. Servian (sèr'vi-an), a . and n. [ Servia (F. Servie = G. Serbien Ru . Serbiya ; Serb = F. Serbe = G. Serbe = Ru . Serbů , Srb , a Servian) + -ian.] I. a. Pertaining or belonging to Servia, a kingdom of Europe, situated south of the Austrian empire, and formerly subject to Turkey; pertaining to the Servians or to their language.