Sibyl

sib'il, n. (Pagan Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. A female fortune-teller, or gypsy.— Sib'ylline, -il-lln, a. Pert, to, uttered, written, or composed by, sibyls; like the productions of sibyls. of and Sic, sik, adv. So; thus, — usually placed in parenreflexthesis, after a quoted word or phrase, to indicate n. that likely. the quotation is exact, though apparently unabso- Siccity, sik'sY-tY, n. Dryne ; aridity. plant Sick, sik, a. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; [-bier; inclined to vomit; having a strong dislike; dis shrubs gusted; affected with disease of any kind; ill; dis of ordered; indisposed; weak; feeble; morbid. — Sick are headache. (Med.) A variety of headache attended with disorder of the stomach and nausea. — Sick'retc., ish, a. Somewhat sick or diseased; exciting sickne or disgust; nauseating; nauseous. — Sick'ly, -IY, To a. [-lier; -liest.] Somewhat sick; disposed to illne ; producing or tending to disease; appearing as up if sick; ailing; infirm; weakly; feeble; languid; n. A faint. — Sickline , n. — Sick'ne , n. State of being sick or diseased; a disease or malady; esp., nausea. — Sick'en, -n, v. t. [-ened (-nd), -ening.] To esp., make qualmish, disgust; to make sick, disease. — v. i. husk, To be filled to disgust, be filled with abhorrence, be satiated; to become disgusted or tedious; to become sick.; Sickle, sik'l, n. A reaping-hook; a curved steel instruwith ment with handle, used for cutting grain, etc., having the cutting edge on the inner curve of the blade. shove Side, sld, n. The margin, edge, verge, or border of a to an surface; esp., one of the longer edges; one of the throw surfaces which define or limit a solid, esp. one of fare; end, eve, term; In, Ice; Odd, tone, 6r"; the longer surfaces; any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, rest; also, any part or position viewed as opposite or contrasted with another; one half of the body considered as opposite to the other half; the part the body about the ribs; part connecting top and bottom, as the wall of a room or the slope or declivity a hill; position of a person or party regarded as posed to another person or party; a body of advocates or partisans; the interest or cause which maintains against another; a doctrine opposed another doctrine; interest; favor; a line of descent traced through one parent, as disting. f r. that traced through another. — a. Being on the side; or toward the side; lateral; indirect; oblique; collateral. — v. To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage its interest, when opposed to another party. — Sid'ed, a. Having a side, — used in composition. — Sid'ing, n. The attaching of one's self to a party. {Railroads.) A turn-out; side track. {Carp.) The boarding covering the side of a house.— Side'ling, a. clining to one side; directed toward one side; sloping; inclined. — Sidelong, a. Lateral; oblique; directly in front. — adv. Laterally; obliquely; the direction of the side; on the side. —Side'' walk, n. A raised way for foot-pa engers at the side a street or road. — Side'ways, -wise, adv. Toward one side; inclining; laterally; on one side. — Sides'man, n. An a istant to a churchwarden; a partisan. — Side'arm, n. A weapon (sword, bayonet, etc.) worn at the side. — board, n. A piece of cabinet work, placed on one side in a dining-room to hold dishes, etc. — light, n. A subsidiary light, or one supplementary to the main one. — sad'dle, n. saddle for a woman to use, with both feet on one side. — wheel, n. A steamer's paddle-wheel. — a. Propelled by side-wheels, and not by a screw. — Sf die, v. i. [-dled (-did), -dling.] To move side foremost. 397