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ctice of steel engraving; especially, the process, invented by Perkins, of multiplying facsimiles of an engraved steel plate by first rolling over it, when hardened, a soft steel cylinder, and then rolling the cylinder, when hardened, over a soft steel plate, which thus becomes a facsimile of the original. The process…

A kind of meteorite. See under Meteorite.

Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning. Craig.

An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic needles.

A sort of pneumonia occuring in iron workers, produced by the inhalation of particles of iron.

An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by clockwork so as to throw the rays of the sun or a star in a fixed direction; -- a more general term for heliostat.

A genus of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very hard wood; ironwood.

A saddle for women, in which the rider sits with both feet on one side of the animal mounted. Sidesaddle flower (Bot.), a plant with hollow leaves and curiously shaped flowers; -- called also huntsman's cup. See Sarracenia.

An assistant to the churchwarden; a questman.

Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]

A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road; a foot pavement. [U.S.]

Toward the side; sidewise. A second refraction made sideways. Sir I. Newton. His beard, a good palm's length, at least, . . . Shot sideways, like a swallow's wings. Longfellow.

A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. [Slang.]

On or toward one side; laterally; sideways. I saw them mask their awful glance Sidewise meek in gossamer lids. Emerson.

A side track, as a railroad; a turnout.

To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. Swift. He . . . then sidled close to the astonished girl. Sir W. Scott.

A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne. [Obs.] "Upon the very siege of justice." Shak. A stately siege of sovereign majesty, And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay. Spenser. In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . . And Merlin called it "The siege perilous." Tennyson.

A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.

See Open-hearth process, etc., under Open.

See Open-hearth steel, under Open.