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A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism.

Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac. -- n.

A Syrian idiom, or a peculiarity of the Syrian language; a Syriacism. Paley.

A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism; a Syriacism. M. Stuart. The Scripture Greek is observed to be full of Syriasms and Hebraisms. Bp. Warburton.

A genus of plants; the lilac.

nd of a flexible tube; -- used for injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc. Garden syringe. See Garden.

Of or pertaining to the syrinx; as, the syringeal muscle.

A glucoside found in the bark of the lilac (Syringa) and extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called also lilacin.

The central canal of the spinal cord. B. G. Wilder.

A small blunt-pointed bistoury, -- used in syringotomy.

The operation of cutting for anal fistula.

A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.

A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters.

Of or pertaining to the syrphus flies. -- n. (Zoöl.)

Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Syrphus and allied genera. They are usually bright-colored, with yellow bands, and hover around plants. The larvæ feed upon plant lice, and are, therefore, very beneficial to agriculture.

A quicksand; a bog. [R.] Young.

Of or pertaining to a syrt; resembling syrt, or quicksand. [R.] Ed. Rev.

A quicksand. Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea Nor good dry land. Milton.

Same as Sirup, Sirupy.

The junction of bones by intervening muscles.