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Madam; Mrs; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians.

Miss; -- a title of address among the Italians.

A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of anything.

Such. See Such. [Obs.] "Sike fancies weren foolerie." Spenser.

A sick person. [Prov. Eng.]

See 2d Sicker, Sickerly, etc. [Obs.]

A religious sect noted for warlike traits, founded in the Punjab at the end of the 15th century.

Short for Ensilage.

A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]

The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness. I saw and heared; for such a numerous host Fled not in silence through the frighted deep. Milton.

Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.

lants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly. Bon Silène. See Silène, in the Vocabulary.

Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. How silent is this town! Shak.

One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secre

Habitually silent; taciturn; reticent. [R.]

In a silent manner.

State of being silent; silence.

See Wanderoo.

A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia.

Of or pertaining to Silesia. -- n.