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The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch.

The siscowet.

See Seismograph.

See Seismometer.

To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger. [Colloq. U. S.; Local, Eng.]

A leguminous tree (Dalbergia Sissoo) of the northern parts of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun carriages, railway ties, etc.

ence, to cite; to summon; to bring into court. [Scot.] Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as the first or generative principle. Sir W. Hamilton.

on, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother. I am the sister of one Claudio. Shak.

The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother.

The state or relation of being a sister; the office or duty of a sister. She . . . abhorr'd Her proper blood, and left to do the part Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife. Daniel.

Contiguous. [Obs.] Shak.

Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly kindness; sisterly remorse. Shak.

Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus. Sistine chapel, a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo and others.

Sisters. [Obs.] Chaucer.

An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia.

Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; as, Sisyphean labors.

A king of Corinth, son of Æolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant.

obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.

The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position; as, the site of a city or of a house. Chaucer.

Having a site; situated. [Obs.] [The garden] sited was in fruitful soil. Chaucer.