sinewless (ew as u)

[Eng. sinew; -le .] Devoid of sinews; hence, having no strength or vigor. "His foot, in bony whitene , glittered there, Shrunken and sinewle and ghastly bare." Byron: Hebrew Melodies ; Saul. *sin-ew-oŭs (ew as ū), a. [Eng. sinew; -ous.] Sinewy. "His arms and other limbs more sinewous than fleshie." - Holinshed: Conquest of Ireland , ch. x. sin-ew-y (ewasū), a . [Eng.sinew; v.] 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a sinew. "The sinewy thread my brain lets fall Through every part." Donne. 2. Well braced with sinews; strong, vigorous, nervous. "His sinewy throat seems by convulsions twitched." Scott: The Poacher. si-ney, s. [Etym. doubtful.] Bot.: Staphylea pinnata. sin-fül, *syn-ful, *syn-vol, a . [A. S. synfull.] 1. Full of sin; tainted with sin; wicked, unholy; acting or living sinfully. "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man."- Luke iii. 2. 2. Containing sin; consisting of sin; contrary to the laws of God; wicked; as, sinful actions, sinful thoughts. sin fül-ly, adv. [Eng. sinful; -ly.] In a sinful manner: wickedly; in a manner contrary to the laws of God. "Thy neighbor thou witest sinfully, And sayst, thou hast a litel and he hath all." Chaucer: C. Т. , 4,526. sin'-fül-ne , subst . [Eng. sinful; -ne .] The quality or state of being sinful; iniquity, wickedne , criminality, depravity, moral corruption. "Supernal grace contending With sinfulne of men." Milton: P. L., xi. 360. sing (pa. t. sang, *song, #songe, * sung , pa. par. *sang, sung), v.i. & t. [A. S. sing an (pa. t. sang , pl. sung on , pa. par. sungen ); cogn. with Dutch zingen (pa. t. zong , pa. par.gezongen ); Icel. syngja (pa. t. saung , song , pa. par. sunginn ); Dan.synge ; Sw. sjunga ; Goth. siggwan ; Ger. singen .] IMG:content-1491.png:[blocks in formation] 3697 which will sing best. At other times than the breeding season the male sings apparently to please him self. (Darwin: Descent of Man , pt. ii., ch. xiii.) *3. To make or cause a small shrill sound. "Through his mane and tail the high wind sings." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis, 305. 4. To relate or speak of something in numbers or verse. "Rais'd from earth, and sav'd from pa ion, sing Of human hope by cro event destroy'd." B. Transitive : Prior. (Todd.) 1. To utter with musical or melodious modula tions of the voice. "And to the maydens sownding tymbrels song In well attuned notes a joyous lay." Spenser: F. Q. , I. xii. 7. 2. To celebrate in song; to give praise to in verse. "Arms and the man I ing ." Dryden: Virgil's Eneid , 1. 1. single singer, s . [Eng. singe, v.; -er.] One who or that which singes; spec if., a singeing-machine. *sing-er-e , s. [ Eng.singer (1); -e .] A female singer. ( Wycliffe : 2 Chron. iii. 5.) Singh, s . [Punjabi, Hind., .] A lion. Used as a title by Rajpoots, Sikhs, .; as, Gholab Singh , or more rarely in the names of places, as Sing ( h )apore the city of lions. Sin-gha-lēşe', a. & s. [CINGALESE.]