Sexless
(Sex"less) a. Having no sex.
Sexlocular
(Sex`loc"u*lar) a. [Sex- + locular: cf. F. sexloculaire.] (Bot.) Having six cells for seeds; six-
celled; as, a sexlocular pericarp.
Sexly
(Sex"ly) a. Pertaining to sex. [R.]
Should I ascribe any of these things unto myself or my sexly weakness, I were not worthy to live.
Queen
Elizabeth. Sexradiate
(Sex*ra"di*ate) a. [Sex- + radiate.] (Zoöl.) Having six rays; — said of certain sponge spicules.
See Illust. of Spicule.
Sext
(Sext) n. [L. sexta, fem. of sextus sixtt, fr. sex six: cf. F. sexte.] (R.C.Ch.) (a) The office for
the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary. (b) The sixth book of the decretals, added by
Pope Boniface VIII.
Sextain
(Sex"tain), n. [L. sextus sixth, fr. sex six: cf. It. sestina.] (Pros.) A stanza of six lines; a sestine.
Sextans
(||Sex"tans) n. [L. See Sextant.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.
2. (Astron.) A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.
Sextant
(Sex"tant) n. [L. sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an as, fr. sextus sixth, sex six. See Six.]
1. (Math.) The sixth part of a circle.
2. An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, — used esp. at sea, for ascertaining
the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually
of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of
a circle. See Quadrant.
3. (Astron.) The constellation Sextans.
Box sextant, a small sextant inclosed in a cylindrical case to make it more portable.
Sextary
(Sex"ta*ry) n.; pl. Sextaries [L. sextarius the sixth part of a measure, weight, etc., fr. sextus
sixth, sex six.] (Rom. Antiq.) An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English
pint.
Sextary
(Sex"ta*ry) n. [For sextonry.] A sacristy. [Obs.]
Sextet
(Sex*tet" Sex*tet"to) n. (Mus.) See Sestet.
Sexteyn
(Sex"teyn) n. A sacristan. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sextic
(Sex"tic) a. [L. sextus sixth.] (Math.) Of the sixth degree or order. — n. (Alg.) A quantic of
the sixth degree.
Sextile
(Sex"tile) a. [F. sextil, fr. L. sextus the sixth, from sex six. See Six.] (Astrol.) Measured by
sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. Glanvill.
Sextile
(Sex"tile), n. [Cf. F. aspect sextil.] (Astrol.) The aspect or position of two planets when distant
from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: &8star;. Hutton.
