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Psalm. [Obs.] Piers plowman.

A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. Johnson.

Same as Salmis.

Sal ammoniac. See under Sal.

A ragout or partky roasted game stewed with sauce, wine, bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite.

Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food. See Quinnat.

A salmon of small size; a samlet.

Like, or pertaining to, the Salmonidæ, a family of fishes including the trout and salmon. -- n.

A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws.

g; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. Humus devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly. Milton.

songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms.

The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody.

Relating to psalmody.

One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist.

To practice psalmody. " The psalmodizing art." J. G. Cooper.

The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.

A writer of psalms; a psalmographer.

A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns.

The act or practice of writing psalms, or sacred songs.

A young pollock.