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v. i.
To use the enticements of a siren; to act as a siren; to fascinate.
imp. & p. p.
of Sire
n.
Any species of Sirenia.
n.
A lord, master, or other person in authority. See Sir.
n.
An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See Utopia, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
n.
See Siren, 6.
n.
Any one of several species of Asiatic cuckoos of the genus Taccocua, as the Bengal sirkeer (T. sirkee).
n.
Any long, slender amphibian of the genus Siren or family Sirenidae, destitute of hind legs and pelvis, and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern United States. The more common species (Siren lacertina) is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.
n.
See Sirocco.
a.
Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive.
n.
The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in medicine and in sirups for soda, etc.
pl.
of Sirocco
n.
Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sire
n.
The act, process or method of determining the amount and kind of sugar present in sirup, molasses, and the like, especially by the employment of polarizing apparatus.
n.
The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
n.
A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire.
n.
A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow. S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle, debris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See Guide to pronunciation, // 255-261.
a.
Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren; fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.
n.
The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to horses; as, the horse had a good sire.
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