sacroiliac

Anat.: Of or belonging to the ilium and to the sacrum. There is a sacro - iliac articulation. sacro-sciatic, a. Anat.: Of or belonging to the hip and to the sacrum. There are sacro- sciatic foramina, ligaments, and notches. sacro-vertebral, a. IMG:content-0876.png:[blocks in formation] and infallible."- More : Antidote against Idolatry , ch. iii. sā-crŭm, subst . [Latin (os) sacrum =the sacred (bone), because it was formerly offered in sacrifices.] [LuZ.] Anat .: Five vertebræ rapidly diminishing in size from above downward, and united into one ma . With the exception of the coccyx, it constitutes the lower part of the column. It unites with the ilia (haunch bones) to form the pelvis. săd, *sadde, adj . [A. S. sæd =sated, satiated; cogn. with O. Sax. sad =sated; Icel. saddr , sadhr; Goth. saths . Ger. satt satiated, full: Lat. satur sated, deep-colored, sat , satis enough: Welsh sad =firm, steady, discreet, is probably borrowed from Mid. English.] *1. Sated, satiated, tired. " Sad of mine londe " -Layamon , 20,830. *2. Steadfast, firm; not to be moved. "It was foundid on a sad stoon."- Wycliffe: Luke vi *3. Firm of purpose or mind. *4. Strong. "But we saddere [ firmiores ] men owen to susteyne the feb len e es of sike men, & not plese to u ilf."- Wycliffe : Romaynes xv. *5. Heavy, weighty, ponderous. "His hand, more sad than lump of lead." Spenser: F. Q., II. viii. 30. 3528 6. Heavy, close. (Applied to bread, when the dough has not risen properly.) 7. Heavy, close, compact, cohesive. (Said of soil.) "Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad , and therefore require warm applications and light compost."-Mortimer: Husbandry. *8. Grave, weighty, serious. "Whiche treaty was wysely handled by sadde and discete counsayle of bot he parties."-Berners: Froi art; Cronycle, vol. i., ch. celxxviii. *9. Sedate, serious, grave; not gay, light, or vola tile. "She is never sad but when she sleeps." Shakesp.: Much Ado, ii. 1. 10. Sorrowful, melancholy, mournful, downcast, grieved, gloomy, dejected. "Against his own sad breast to lift the hand." Thomson: Summer, 1,678. 11. Exhibiting the external appearance of grief; downcast, gloomy. 12. Characterized by sadne . "The air he chose was wild and sad ." Scott: Marmion, iii. 9. 13. Causing sadne or grief; afflicted, lamentable; as, a sad accident. 14. Bad, vexatious, naughty, wicked, tiresome; as, He is a sad fellow. 15. Dark-colored. "Of a sadder hue than the powder of Venice gla ."Browne: Vulgar Errors .