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imp. of Sit. [Written also sate.]

The Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend. I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Luke x. 18.

Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. "Satanic strength." "Satanic host." Milton. Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined. Dr. T. Dwight. -- Sa*tan"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Sa*tan"ic*al*nes…

The evil and malicious disposition of Satan; a diabolical sprit. [R.]

A very wicked-person. [R.] Granger.

An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon. [R.] O. A. Brownson.

les of wearing apparel; a hand bag. [Spelled also sachel.] The whining schoolboy with his satchel. Shak.

To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to surfeit. Crowds of wanderers sated with the business and pleasure of great cities. Macaulay.

A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin.

Insatiable. [R.] Young.

ndant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "The satellites of power." I. Disraeli.

Pertaining to, or consisting of, satellites. [R.] Cheyne.

Satan. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.

Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; -- followed by with or of. "Satiate of applause." Pope.

Satiety.

The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion; satiation. In all pleasures there is satiety. Hakewill. But thy words, with grace divine Imbued, brin…

a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface. Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue. Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. -- Farmer's satin. See under Farmer. -- Satin bird (Zoöl.), an Australian bower bird. Called…

A style of weaving producing smooth-faced fabric in which the warp interlaces with the filling at points distributed over the surface.

A thin kind of satin.

One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls and turbits, having the body white, the shoulders tricolored, and the tail bluish black with a large white spot on each feather.