sur ceas an cet (sersesans)

[ To propound two things: 1. A surceasance of arms; 2. An imperial diet. Sir H. Wotton, Reliquiæ, p. 497. surcease (sér-sēs'), v.; pret. surceased, ppr. sur ceasing. [Early mod. E. also sursease; I can no more; but, as I can or mey, I shal be his servaunt and youres unto such tyme as ye woll comande me to sursese and leve of, yf it please hym. IMG:content-2544.png:[blocks in formation] Could trammel up the consequence, and catch With his surcease succe . Shak ., Macbeth, i. 7. 4. Not desire, but its surcease. Long fellow, Morituri Salutamus. surcharge (ser-chärj'), v. t.; pret. and pp. sur charged, ppr. surcharging. [OF. (and F.) sur charger (= Pr. Sp. sobrecargar = Pg. sobrecar regar = It.sopraccaricare ), overload, surcharge, cannon. With weakne of their weary arms, Surcharg'd with toil. Peele, David and Beths a be. The air, surcharged with moisture, flagg'd around. Crabbe, Works, IV. 154. 2. In law: ( a ) To show an omi ion in; show that the accounting party ought to have charged himself with more than he has. See surcharge and falsification, under surcharge, n. (b) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to put, or more than the herbage will sustain.-3. To overcharge; make an extra charge upon. surcharge (sér-chärj'), n. [= F. surcharge = Sp. Pg. sobrecarga; from the verb.] 1. A charge or load above another charge; hence, an exce ive load or burden; a load greater than can be well borne. A numerous nobility causeth poverty and inconvenience in a State, for it is a surcharge of expense. Bacon , Nobility (ed. 1887). 2. A charge or supply in exce of the amount requisite for immediate use, or for the work in hand, as of nervous force or of electricity. The suddenne and intensity of the shock seem to put a stop to the farther elaboration of the nervous power by the central ganglia, and, in proportion as the surcharge distributed among the nervous trunks and branches and other ti ues becomes exhausted, the vitality is slowly annihilated. J. M. Car no chan , Operative Surgery, p. 139. (b) A garment formerly worn by women in its most famil- Dict . iar form, a jacket reaching only to the hips, and often trimmed with fur, which formed an important part of cos- I clothed hyr in grace and heuenly lyght, This blody surcote she hath on me sett. A duches dere-worthily dyghte in dyaperde wed is, In a surcott of sylke fulle selkouthely hewede. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 3253. And Life's bright Brand in her [Health's] white hand doth Th' Arabian birds rare plumage (platted fine) Serues her for Sur -coat. Sylvester , tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, ii., The Magnificence. (c) In her ., a representation of the garment laid flat and forming with the sleeves a tau-cro . In this shape it is used as a bearing, and this indicates its old use for actual suspension above a tomb. surcreaset (ser'krēs), n . [= OF. surcrez, sur- croist, F. surcroît , increase, exce ive growth, surcroître , increase exce ively, grow out, super , over, + crescere , grow: see crescent. Cf. increase.] Abundant or exce ive surchargement (ser-chärj'ment), n. charge + -ment .] Surplus; exce . Daniel, growth or increase. He drew the buckle of his surcingle a thought tighter. Barham , In golds by Legends, I. 78. 3. Same as cauda striati (which see, under cauda ) . Is't not a shame to see each homely groome. Sur singled to a galled hackney's hide? IMG:content-2545.png:[blocks in formation] a, 15th century; b, late 13th century. "Dict. du Mobilier français.") His surcoat o'er his arms was cloth of Thrace, Adorned with pearls, all orient, round, and great. Dryden, Pal. and Arc., iii. 67. To London to our office, and now had I on the vest and Evelyn , Diary, Oct. 30, 1666. Their sur crease grew so great as forcéd them at last To seek another soil. Drayton , Polyolbion, i. 515. surcrewt, n. [ surcreü , pp. of surcroistre , increase: see sur crease , and cf. accrue ( accrewe ), crew1.] Additional collection; augmentation. Returning with a surcrew of the splenetic vapours that are called Hypochondriacal. surcudantt, a . See surquidant . surculatet (sèr'kū-lāt), v. t. [ surculare , clear of shoots, prune, bind to- gether with twigs, surculus , a shoot, a sprout: see surcle .] To prune; trim. Cocker am . surculationt (ser-kū-la shon), n. [ surculate + -ion .] The act of surculating or pruning. When in sit i on and grafting, in the text, is applied unto the olive tree, it hath an emphatical sense, very agreeable unto that tree, which is best propagated this way, not at all by surculation . Sir T. Browne , Misc. Tracts, i. § 32. surculi, n. Plural of surculus . surculi ger ous (ser-kū-lij'e-rus), a . [ culus , a sucker, + gerere , bear, carry.] In bot ., producing, or a uming the appearance of, a sucker. surculose, surculous (ser'kū-lōs, -lus), a. [ surculosus , surculus , a sucker: see surcle .] In bot ., producing suckers. surculus (sėr'kū-lus), n.; pl. surculi (-li). [NL., surculus , a twig, shoot, sprout, sucker: see surcle.] In bot . , a sucker; a shoot arising from an underground base: applied by Linnæus espe- cially to the leafy upright stems of mo es. sur current (sér-kur'ent), a. [ current1 .] In bot ., noting a leafy expansion running up the stem: the opposite of decurrent . surd (sèrd), a . and n. [F. sourd = Pr. sord , sort = Pg. sur do = Sp. It. sordo , A surd and earle generation of men, stupid unto all Sir T. Browne, Christ. Mor., iii. 6. 21. That cannot be discriminated by the ear (?). Surd modes of articulation. Kenrick. 3. In math . , not capable of being expre ed in rational numbers: as, a surd expre ion, quan- tity, or number. See II., 1.-4. In phonetics , uttered with breath and not with voice; devoid of vocality; not sonant; tonele : specifically applied to the breathed or non-vocal con so- nants of the alphabet. See II., 2. In the present state of the question, I regard it as prob- able that the primitive sounds under discu ion were so- nant rather than surd . J. Hadley, E ays, p. 183. surdeline (sèr'de-len), n. Same as sourdeline . surdesolid (sér-de-sol'id), a. Of four dimen- sions, or of the fourth degree. surdinyt, n. A corrupt form of sardinel , Generydes (E. E. T. S.), 1. 270. Brother, be thow right sure that this is the same man that warned you of Aungys tres on. Merlin (E. E. T. 8.), L. 48. If I am studying a comic part, I want to feel the fun my- self then I feel sure of my audience. Lester Wallack , Memories, iii. 2. Certain of one's facts, position, or the like; fully persuaded; positive. Friar Laurence met them both;... Him he knew well, and gue 'd that it was she, But, being mask'd, he was not sure of it. Shak., T. G. of V., v. 1. 40. Fear loses its purpose when we are sure it cannot pre- Steele, Spectator, No. 152. Be silent always when you doubt your sense; And speak, though sure , with seeming diffidence. Be not English gypsies, in whose company a man 's not sure of the ears of his head, they so pilfer! no such an- gling. Middle ton and Rowley , Spanish Gypsy, ii. 1. I never can requite thee but with love, And that thou shalt be sure of . Their armour or harne , which they wear, is sure and strong to receive strokes, and handsome for all movings and gestures of the body, insomuch that it is not unwieldy to swim in. Sir T. More, Utopia (tr. by Robinson), ii, 10. Tho' K. John had entred upon Normandy, and made that Province sure unto him; yet the Province of Anjou stood firm for Arthur. Baker , Chronicles, p. 68. The paths to trouble are many, And never but one sure way Leads out to the light beyond it. "That's a sure card!" and "That's a stinger!" both sound like modern slang, but you will find the one in the old interlude of "Thersytes" (1537), and the other in Mid- dleton. Lowell, Biglow Papers, 2d ser., Int. Make thy sword sure inside thine hand, and smite. Swinburne , Phædra. II. n. 1. In math ., a quantity not expre ible as the ratio of two whole numbers, as 2, or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter. The name surd arises from a mistranslation into Latin of the Greek ἄλογος, which does not mean 'stupid' or 'unreasonable,' but 'inexpre ible.' 2. In phonetics , a consonantal sound uttered with breath and not with voice; a non-sonant consonant; a non-vocal alphabetic utterance, as p , f , s , t , k , as opposed to b , v, z , d, g, which 6t. Undoubted; genuine; true. are sonants or vocals. - Heterogeneous surds. See heterogeneous . 5. Certain to be or happen; certain. Precedents of Servitude are sure to live where Prece- dents of Liberty are commonly stillborn. Baker , Chronicles, p. 34. Deffebus was doughty & derfe of his hond, The thrid son of the sute, & his sure brother Elenus, the eldist euyn after hym. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary sure 7. Out of danger; secure; safe. Whan the i vndirstode this, the i toke leve of the quene Elein and departed fro thens all armed, for the contre that the i sholde pa e thourgh was not sure , for men of werre that ran thourgh the londe. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 125. If... he come to church, take holy water, hear ma devoutly, and take altel [altar] holy-bread, he is sure enough, say the papists. Bradford, Writings (Parker Soc.), II. 314. Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we are sure enough. Shak., T. G. of V., v. 1. 12. 8t. Engaged to marry; betrothed. The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her hus band before God. Sir T. More, Hist. Rich. III. ( Trench.) I am but newly sure yet to the widow, And what a rend might this discredit make! Middle ton, Trick to Catch the Old One, iii. 1. As sure as a gun. See gun1 . - Be sure. (a) Be certain; do not fail; see to it: as, be sure to go. [Colloq.] Carry back again this package, and be sure that you are spry! W. Car let on, Little Black-eyed Rebel. (b) See to be sure , below. - Sure enough, certainly; without doubt: often used expletively. [Colloq.] Sho nuff , Brer Fox look over de bank, he did, en dar wuz n'er Fox look in' at 'im outer de water. J. C. Harris, Uncle Remus, xiv. To be sure, or be sure, without doubt; certainly: as, are you going? To be sure I am. [Colloq.] To be sure, what you say is very reasonable. Sheridan, School for Scandal, iv. 3. To have a sure thing, to have a certainty; be beyond the po ibility of failure. [Slang.] - To make sure. (a) To make certain; secure so that there can be no failure of the purpose or object. Give diligence to make your calling and election sure. tsuro (bt) To make fast by betrothal; betroth. Accord ail les, f. The betrothing, or making sure of a man and woman together. Cotgrave. She that's made sure to him she loves not well, Her banes are asked here, but she weds in hell. J. Cotgrave, Wits Interpreter (1671), p. 177. ( Nares .) To make sure of. See makel .=Syn. 1 and 2. Certain , Positive, etc. See confident . sure (shör), adv. [ Nay, there's no rousing him; he is bewitch'd, sure. Fletcher (and another ), False One, iii. 2. As sure as they were borne. Robin Hood and the Tanner's Daughter (Child's Ballads, [V. 336). IMG:content-2547.png:[blocks in formation] Than the i sured theire feithes be-twene hem two to holde these covenauntes. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 628. For ever blinded of our clearest light; For ever lamed of our sured might. Sir P. Sidney , Arcadia, p. 443. (Davies.) suredlyt (shör'ed-li), adv . A uredly; securely. sure-enough (shör'e-nuf'), a. [ sure , a.] Genuine; real. [Colloq., U. S.] It was at once agreed that he "wasn't the sure - enough bronco-buster he thought himself." T. Roosevelt, The Century, XXXVI. 837. sure-footed (shör'futed), a. 1. Not liable to stumble, slide, or fall; having a firm, secure tread. Our party sets out, behind two of the small but strong and sure - footed horses of the country, to get a glimpse of what, to two at least of their number, were the hitherto unknown lands of Paynimrie. E. A. Freeman , Venice, p. 262. 2. Figuratively, not apt to err; not liable to make a slip; trustworthy. Thus that safe and surefooted interpreter, Alex. Aphrodisius, expounds his master's meaning. Cudworth, Intellectual System, p. 170. sure-footedly (shör füted-li), adv . In a surefooted manner; without stumbling. mbling. Huxley. sure-footed ne (shör fut"ed-nes), n. The character of being sure-footed. The sure- footed ne of the rope-walker. Pop. Sci. Mo., XIII. 449. surefullyt (shör fül-i), adv . [ -ful + -ly2.] Securely; safely; carefully. [Rare.] To leve quietly and sure fully to the plesure of God and according to his lawes. Laws of Hen. VII., quoted in Ribton-Turner's Vagrants [and Vagrancy, p. 67. surely (shör'li), adv. [ die. 6081 They were fully Accordid all in one That Auferius suerly shuld be ther kyng. Gen. ii. 17. Generydes (E. E. T. §.), L. 1317. In the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely Surely I think you have charms. Shak ., M. W. of W., ii. 2. 107. ' Surely ," thought Rip, "I have not slept here all night." Irving , Sketch-Book, p. 55. 2. Firmly; stably; safely; securely. And that make the hem flee before hem, because of the smelle; and than the i gadren it seurly ynow. Mandeville, Travels, p. 169. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely . Prov. x. 9. sure ment (shör'ment), n. [ME., also seure ment ; -ment .] Surety; security for payment. I yow rele e, madame, into your hond Quyt every sure ment and every bond That ye han maad to me as heerbiforn. Chaucer , Franklin's Tale, 1. 806. surene (shör'nes), n. The state of being sure or certain; certainty. Woodward . surepelt, n. A cover. The sexte hade a sawtere semliche bowndene With a surepel of silke sewede fulle faire. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 3318. suresbyt (shörz'bi), n. [Also sure by ; The Switzers doe weare it [the codpiece] as a significant symbole of the a ured service they are to doe to the French King,. as old suresbyes to serve for all turns. Coryat , Crudities, I. 42, sig. E.