south seeking (southse"king)

Moving or turning toward the south, as the south end of a magnetic needle. See magnet. south-southerly (south'suTH'er-li), n. [An imitative name; also south - south - southerly, sou southerly, sow-sow- southerly, southerly, souther land, and with fanciful changes, as John Connolly, Uncle Huldy, my aunt Huldy, etc.] The long-tailed duck, Hareld a glacial is: same as old wife, 1. The name, in all its variations, seems to be suggested by the limpid piping notes of the bird, almost to be called a song. On the same account this duck has been called Anas cantans, and also placed in a genus Melonetta. See cuts under Hareld a and oldwife. southward (southward or suTH'ärd), adv. [ If it were at liberty, 't would, sure, southward , lose itself in a fog. to Shak., Cor., ii. 3. 32. Southward with fleet of ice Sailed the corsair Death. Long fellow , Sir Humphrey Gilbert. southward (south'wärd or suTH'ärd), a . and n. [ southward , adv .] I. a. Lying or situated toward the south; directed or leading toward the south. southwardly southwardly (south'wärd-li or sur i'ärd-li), a. [ southwardly (south'wärd-li or sur i'ärd-li), adv. [ Jefferson, To the President of Congre (Correspondence, southwards (south'wärdz or suTH'ärdz), adv. [ The southwest that, blowing Bala lake, Fills all the sacred Dee. Tennyson, Geraint. 3. [ cap.] With the definite article, the southwestern regions of the United States: in this phrase are often included the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mi ouri, and Texas, the Territories of Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, and the Indian Territory. [U. S.] II. a. 1. Pertaining to the point midway between south and west, or lying in that direction. He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south - west side. S. Butler, Hudibras, I. 1. 68. 2. Proceeding from the southwest: as, a south west wind. Southwest cap. Same as southwester, 2. Abbreviated S. W. [ southwest (south'west'), adv. [ R. H. Dana , Jr. , Before the Mast, p. 26. southwesterly (south'wes'tėr-li), a . [ south west , after westerly .] 1. Situated or directed toward the southwest. - 2. Coming from the southwest or a point near it: as, a southwesterly wind. southwesterly (south'wes'ter-li), adv. [ The party now headed southwesterly for the Siberian coast. The American, VII. 168. southwestern (south'wes'tėrn), a . [ suth - western : see southwest and western.] 1. Pertaining to or situated in the southwest.-2. In the direction of southwest or nearly so: as, to sail a southwestern course. -3. From the direction of the southwest or nearly so: as, a southwestern wind. southwestward (southwest' wärd), a. and adv. [ [Rare.] soutien (F. pron. sö-tian'), n. [OF., Life will I graunt thee for thy valiaunce, And all thy wronges will wipe out of my sovenaunce . Spenser, F. Q., II. viii. 51.