Chapter Sapphirine to Sarlac of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Sard
(Sard) n. [L. sarda, Gr. or i.e., Sardian stone, fr. Sardian, Sardes, the capital of Lydia: cf. F. sarde. Cf. Sardius.] (Min.) A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color. See the Note under Chalcedony.

Sardachate
(Sar"da*chate) n. [L. sardachates: cf. F. sardachate. See Sard, and Agate.] (Min.) A variety of agate containing sard.

Sardan
(Sar"dan Sar"del) , n. [It. sardella. See Sardine a fish.] (Zoöl.) A sardine. [Obs.]

Sardel
(Sar"del), n. A precious stone. See Sardius.

Sardine
(Sar"dine) n. [F. sardine (cf. Sp. sardina, sarda, It. sardina, sardella), L. sardina, sarda; cf. Gr. so called from the island of Sardinia, Gr. .] (Zoöl.) Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.

Sardine
(Sar"dine) n. See Sardius.

Sardinian
(Sar*din"i*an) a. [L. Sardinianus.] Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia. — n. A native or inhabitant of Sardinia.

Sardius
(Sar"di*us) n. [L. sardius, lapis sardinus, Gr. . See Sard.] A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate. Ex. xxviii. 17.

Sardoin
(Sar"doin) n. [Cf. F. sardoine.] (Min.) Sard; carnelian.

Sardonian
(Sar*do"ni*an) a. [Cf. F. sardonien.] Sardonic. [Obs.] "With Sardonian smile." Spenser.

Sardonic
(Sar*don"ic) a. [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. perhaps fr. to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr. which was said to screw up the face of the eater.] Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; — applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.

Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still,
And grief is forced to laugh against her will.

Sir H. Wotton.

The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian.

Burke.

Sardonic grinor laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter.

Sardonic
(Sar*don"ic), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis.

Sardonyx
(Sar"do*nyx) n. [L., fr. Gr. . See Sard, and Onyx.] (Min.) A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.

Saree
(||Sa"ree) n. [Hind. .] The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder.

Sargasso
(Sar*gas"so) n. [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.) The gulf weed. See under Gulf.

Sargasso Sea, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.