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387 words match “SAD”

SAD a. 8 definitions
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.] Yet of that art they can not waxen sad, For unto them it is a bitter sweet. Chaucer.
SADDA n.
A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend- Avesta, or sacred books.
SADDEN v. 5 definitions
To make sad. Specifically:
SADDER n.
Same as Sadda.
SADDLE n. 9 definitions
of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.
SADDLE-BACKED a. 2 definitions
Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle.
SADDLE-SHAPED a.
Shaped like a saddle. Specifically:
SADDLEBACK a. 5 definitions
Same as Saddle-backed. Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.
SADDLEBAGS n.
Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.
SADDLEBOW n.
The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
SADDLECLOTH n.
A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.
SADDLED a.
Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.
SADDLER n. 2 definitions
One who makes saddles.
SADDLERY n. 2 definitions
The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.
SADDLETREE n.
The frame of a saddle. For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. Cowper.
SADDUCAIC a.
Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic reasonings.
SADDUCEE n.
cient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels. -- Sad`du*ce"an, a.
SADDUCEEISM; SADDUCISM n.
The tenets of the Sadducees.
SADDUCIZE v.
To adopt the principles of the Sadducees. Atterbury.
SADH n.
A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble the Quakers in many respects. Balfour (cyc. of India).
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