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[Fr. six =six.] The number six at dice. "What reason can he have to presume that he shall throw an ace rather than a sice?"- South: Sermons, vol. i.. p. 128. IMG:content-1422.png:[blocks in formation] sicilianite si-çil-i-an-ite, subst. [Eng. Sicilian; suff. -ite (Min.).] Min.: A name suggested for the celestite (q. v.) from Sicily, because of the exceptional beauty of the crystal-groups found in the sulphur mines there. SI-çil-I-enne, s . [Fr.] 1. A Sicilian woman. 2. A fine, rich poplin fabric. sick, *sek, *seke, *sicke, *sik, *sike, a . [A. S. seóc; cogn. with Dut. ziek ; Icel. siuka ; Dan. syg ; Sw. sjuk ; Goth. siuks ; Ger. siech . *1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; in bad health. Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick , I'm dead." Pope: Satires. (Prol.) 2. Affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. "If you are sick at sea."-Shakesp.: Cymbeline , iii. 4. 3. Tending to cause or accompanied with sickne ; as, a sick headache. 4. Disgusted; having a strong feeling against or dislike to. (Followed by of.) "I am sick of this false world." Shakesp.: Timon of Athens, iv. 3. IMG:content-1423.png:[blocks in formation] Naut .: A portion of the main deck, usually in the bow, partitioned off for invalids. sick-bed, s. A bed to which one is confined by sickne .