n. [ OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan. sene; cf. Skr. snāva. √290. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Muscle; nerve. [ R. ] Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power. [ 1913 Webster ] The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Money alone is often called the sinews of war. [ 1913 Webster ] |