Sand

sand, n. Comminuted rock, esp., quartz, re- duced to fine, loose, incoherent particles; the use of sand in the hour-gla , a moment, a measured interval pi. tracts of land consisting of sand.— v. To sprinkle or cover with sand. [AS., Sw., Dan., andG.]— Sand'ed, p. a. Covered with sand; marked with small spots; speckled. — Sand'y, a. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling sand full of sand: of the color of sand; of a yellowish red color. — Sand'ine , n. — Sand's tone, n. (Geol.) A rock made of sum! more or le firmly cemented together. — Sand'-blast, n. A proce of cutting, dre ing, or engraving stone, gla , metal, etc., by driving against a stream of quartz grains.—eel, n. A small eel-like fish: buries self in the moist sand after the retiring of the tide. —heat, n. The heat of warm sand in chemical operations.— -paper, n. Paper covered on one side with a fine gritty substance, Sand-piper. for smoothing and polishing. —piper, n. (Ornith.) A migratory wading bird of the snipe family, of many species inhabits sea-shores and marine marshes. sfin, cube, full moon, fdt>t cow, oil SANS-CULOTTE