sat in delaine (sat in del an)

[F.: satin, satin; de, of; laine, wool.] 1. A smooth va upon the surface of the ground, so that the pattern stands out considerably. satin-stone (sat'in-stōn), n . gypsum used by lapidaries; satin-spar. satin-striped (sat'in-stript), satin-Sultan (sat'in-sultan), n. A silk textile material made in India, with a glo y surface: it is used for women's clothes. satin-surah (sat'in-sörä), n. Surah silk hav- ing an unusually smooth and glo y surface. IMG:content-0145.png:[blocks in formation] You are turn'd satire . Ford , Lover's Melancholy, iv. 1. Leave dangerous truths to unsucce ful satires . IMG:content-0146.png:[blocks in formation] satining (sat'in-ing), n. [Verbal n. of satin , v.] In metal -work, a method of treating silver by holding it against a revolving wire brush, which makes minute scratches on the surface, and gives the metal a satin-like finish. satining-machine (satʼin-ing-ma-shēn"), n. In paper- manuf ., a machine for giving a satin-fin- ish to paper by causing it to pa in contact with a cylindrical brush revolving at high speed. It is used for some kinds of wall and letter- paper. [ setinesco , A poor quality of ne es. E. H. Knight. satinwood (sat'in-wud), n. The wood of Chlo- roxylon Swietenia , of the order Meliaceæ ; also, the tree itself. The tree is a native of southern India and Ceylon, of moderate size, bearing long pinnate decidu- ous leaves and large branching panicles of small whitish flowers. The heart-wood is of a yellowish color and fine satiny luster, hard, heavy, and durable. It is used in In- dia for furniture, agricultural implements, etc., but in western countries is used only for cabinet-work, backs of brushes, turnery, etc. Another East Indian satinwood is furnished by Maba buxifolia . Bahama satinwood, a fine article entering commerce, is attributed to some ebena- ceo us tree, perhaps a Maba . Xanthoxylum Caribæum of Florida and the West Indies is another satinwood, a small tree with extremely hard, fine-grained wood, susceptible of a beautiful polish. There is also a Tasmanian satin- wood, the source of which is botanically unknown. satiny (sat'i-ni), a. [ Satiny slates, with dark limestones. Nature , XXX. 46. sationt (sa's hon), n. [L. satio(n-), a sowing, serere , pp. sat us , sow, plant: see sowl . Cf. season , a doublet of sation .] A sowing or plant- ing. [Rare.] Eke sumen sayen the benes sation In places colde is best to fructifie, On hem if me doo noon occacion. satiric (sa-tir'ik), a . [Formerly also satyric ; satirique = Sp. satírico = Pg. satyrico , satiri- co = It. satirico , satiric us , satiric, satira , a satire: see satire.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of satire; containing or marked by satire. You must not think that a satyric style Allows of scandalous and brutish words. Her serious mirth, to Arbuthnot and Swift, With droll sobriety they rais'd a smile At Folly's cast, themselves unmov'd the while. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 207. satire (sat'ir or sat'er), n. [Formerly also satyre , satyr ; = G. Dan. satire = Sw.satir, satire , satyre , F. satire = Sp. sátira = Pg.satyra , satira = It. satira , satira , satura , also, erro- neously, satyra , satire (see def.), orig. satura , a medley, as in the phrase per saturam , in the gro , confusedly; a species of poesy, orig. dramatic and later didactic, peculiar to the Romans; a medley: orig., according to the statements of the grammarians, satura lanx , lit. a full dish, a dish of various kinds of fruit, 2. Indulging in satire; satirical. or food composed of various ingredients: sa- tura , fem. of satur , full (see saturate ); lanx , a dish: see lanx , lance2 , balance . The spelling with satyr1 ; so satiric was confused with sa- tyric.] 1. A literary composition, originally in verse, characterized by the expre ion of in- dig nation, scorn, or contemptuous facetious- ne , denouncing vice, folly, incapacity, or fail- ure, and holding it up to reprobation or rid i- cule: a species of literary production cultivated by ancient Roman writers and in modern lit- erature, and directed to the correction of cor- I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style. Lamb, To Gilman, 1830. sat in leaf (satʼin-lēf), n. The common alum- root, Heuchera American a . satin-li e (satʼin-lēs), n. A cotton cloth of fine satin-like surface, usually printed with satyre , satyr, L. satyra , was due to confusion IMG:content-0147.png:[blocks in formation] These poor base times, then suddenly I rail And am satiric . Drayton, To Master William Jeffreys. satirical (sa-tir'i-kal), a . [Early mod. E. sa- tyrical ; -al .] 1. Same as satiric , 1. Yet is not then gro ne so intolerable as on the con- trary side the scurrilous and more than satirical immod- esty of Martin ism. Hooker , Eccles. Polity, v., Ded. 2. Fond of indulging in satire; given to satire; severe in ridiculing men, manners, or things. The satirical rogue says here that old men have grey beards. Shak ., Hamlet, ii. 2. 198. satiricalne (sā-tir'i-kal-nes), n. The charac- ter or practice of being satirical. Adjourn not that virtue unto those years when Cato could lend out his wife, and impotent Satyrs write Satyrs against Lust. Sir T. Browne , Letter to a Friend, p. 148. 2. Hence, in general, the use, in either speak- ing or writing, of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, etc., ( satire + -ism.] Satire. [Rare.] in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, indecorum, incapacity, or insincerity. Satire has always shone among the rest, And is the boldest way, if not the best, To tell men freely of their foulest faults, Dryden. Pope , Imit. of Hor., II. i. 69. Cervantes excels in that sly satire which hides itself under the cloak of gravity. Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run a-muck, and tilt at all I meet. Or should we minister strong pills to thee, What lumps of hard and indigested stuff, Of bitter Satyr is me , of Arrogance, Of Self-love, of Detraction, of a black And stinking Insolence. should we fetch up? IMG:content-0148.png:[blocks in formation] single combat with the aggrieved person, or the hostile meeting which ensues. It is called "giving a man satisfaction " to urge your offence against him with your sword. Steele, Tatler, No. 25. A case of satisfaction pistols, with the satisfactory achired from a manufacturer in Rochester, the two friends returned to their inn. Dickens, Pickwick, ii. both ca ock and gown; with the wig, of course, which was sometimes carried to exce , when it brought down the ridicule of the satirist. J. Ashton , Social Life in Reign of Queen Anne, II. 124. satirize (sat'i-rīz), v . t .; pret. and pp. satirized , ppr. satirizing . [ satiriser = Sp. satirizar = Pg. satirizar , satyrisar = It. sat i rigg i are ; as satire + -ize .] To a ail with satire; make the object of satire or censure; expose to censure or ridicule with sarcastic wit. Also spelled satirise. It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues. Swift . satiryt, n. A Middle English variant of satyr1 . satisfaction (sat-is-fak's hon), n. [ satis faccioun , satisfaction , satisfactiun , satis facion , F. satisfaction = Pr. satisfactio = Sp. satisfaccion = Pg. satisfacção = It. satisfazione , soddisfazione , satisfactio (n-), satisfaction, satisfacere , pp. sat is fact us , satisfy: see satis fy.] 1. The act of satisfying, or of fully supplying or gratifying wants or wishes; full compliance with demands; fulfilment of conditions. Hate to vow'd enemies Finds a full satisfaction in death, And tyrants seek no farther. Fletcher (and another ?), Prophete , ii. 2. When the ble ed Virgin was so ascertained that she should be a mother and a maid, all her hopes and all her desires received satisfaction . Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 28. In theology, the doctrine of satisfaction is the doctrine that the sufferings and death of Christ satisfied the requirements of God's justice, and thus prepared the way for the forgivene of sins. The word does not occur in this sense in the Scriptures. They dispute the satisfaction of Christ, or rather the word satisfaction, as not Scriptural; but they acknowledge him both God and their Saviour. Milton, True Religion. This faith had in the third century not yet been developed into the form of a strict theory of satisfaction, in the sense that the sufferings of Christ were a punishment nece arily inflicted by divine justice, and a umed in the place of the sinner, whereby the justice of God was strictly satisfied. Hagenbach, Hist. Christian Doctrine (trans.), p. 180. 2. Extinguishment of an obligation or claim by payment, or by surrender or conce ion of something accepted as equivalent to payment; quittance. You know since Pentecost the sum is due, Therefore make present satisfaction. Shak ., C. of E., iv. 1. 5. To the king, To whom I stand accountable for the lo Of two of his lov'd subjects' lives, I'll offer Mine own in satisfaction . Fletcher (and Mas singer ?), Lovers' Progre , v. 1. 3. Compensation; reparation; atonement. For the preseruation of their count ray they [the Decii] auowed to die, as it were in a satisfaction for all their count ray. Sir T. Elyot, The Govern our, ii. 4. The pain that I here suffer in my flesh is to keep the body under, and to serve my neighbour, and not to make satisfaction unto God for the fore sins. Tyndale, Ans. to Sir T. More, etc. (Parker Soc., 1850), p. 143. Satisfaction is a work which justice requireth to be done for contentment of persons injured. Hooker , Eccles. Polity, vi. 5. She caused her Gallogræcians to cut off his head, which she carried to her husband, in satisfaction of her wrong. Purchas , Pilgrimage, p. 322. You have discharg'd The true part of an honest man; I cannot Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. Ford and Dekker , Witch of Edmonton, i. 1. 4. The state of being satisfied; a gratified or contented feeling or state of mind; tranquillity resulting from grat gratified desire; content; grat i fication. It would have been some satisfaction to have seen by the Pictures what the middle Ages, at least, had thought of them [animals). Lister, Journey to Paris, p. 108. Like lubberly monks we belabor our own shoulders, and take a vast satisfaction in the music of our own groans. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 238. Is it not the way of men to dwell with satisfaction on their good deeds, particularly when, for some reason or other, their conscience smites them? J. H. Newman , Parochial Sermons, i. 77. The quiet pleasures, as, for example, the satisfaction of maternal love. J. Sully , Sensation and Intuition, p. 34. 5. Means or opportunity of repairing a supposed wrong done to one's honor, as by duel, or, in place of it, by apology and reparation; the acceptance by the aggre or of a challenge to 6. Eccles., part of the sacrament of penance. See penance. - Accord and satisfaction. See accord, 5.-Satisfaction piece, an instrument by which the holder of a mortgage or a creditor by judgment, etc., certifies that it has been paid, in order to procure an entry to be made on the official record of the heir, that it has been satisfied. - Satisfaction theory of the atonement. See atonement, 3 (a). =Syn. 1. Atonement, Expiation, etc. See propitiation. -2 and 3. Recompense, amends, remuneration, requital, payment.-4. Content. ment, etc. (see contentment ); pleasure, enjoyment. sat is factive (sat-is-fak'tiv), a. and n. [ A final and sat is factive discernment of faith. Sir T. Browne . IMG:content-0149.png:[blocks in formation]