Satellite moth(Zoöl.), a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia).

Satellite
(Sat"el*lite), a. (Anat.) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.

Satellitious
(Sat`el*li"tious) a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, satellites. [R.] Cheyne.

Sathanas
(Sath"an*as) n. [L. Satanas. See Satan] Satan. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.

Satiate
(Sa"ti*ate) a. [L. satiatus, p. p. of satiare to satisfy, from sat, satis, enough. See Sad, a., and cf. Sate.] Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; — followed by with or of. "Satiate of applause." Pope.

Satiate
(Sa"ti*ate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Satiated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Satiating.]

1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full; to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate; as, to satiate appetite or sense.

These [smells] rather woo the sense than satiate it.
Bacon.

I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although they should be satiated with my blood.
Eikon Basilike.

2. To full beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or loathing; to surfeit; to glut.

3. To saturate. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.

Satanophany
(Sa`tan*oph"a*ny) n. [Satan + Gr. to appear.] An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon. [R.] O. A. Brownson.

Satchel
(Satch"el) n. [OF. sachel, fr. L. saccellus, dim. of saccus. See Sack a bag.] A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag. [Spelled also sachel.]

The whining schoolboy with his satchel.
Shak.

Sate
(Sate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sating.] [Probably shortened fr. satiate: cf. L. satur full. See Satiate.] 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.

Sate
(Sate) imp. of Sit.

But sate an equal guest at every board.
Lowell.

Sateen
(Sat*een") n. [Cf. Satin.] A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy surface resembling satin.

Sateless
(Sate"less) a. Insatiable. [R.] Young.

Satellite
(Sat"el*lite) n. [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an attendant.]

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

2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar.


  By PanEris using Melati.

Previous chapter/page Back Home Email this Search Discuss Bookmark Next chapter/page
Copyright: All texts on Bibliomania are © Bibliomania.com Ltd, and may not be reproduced in any form without our written permission.
See our FAQ for more details.