n. an armor plate that protects the arm. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. ] One of the French Protestant insurgents who rebelled against Louis XIV, after the revocation of the edict of Nates; -- so called from the peasant's smock (camise) which they wore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Dizzard. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An official report of proceedings in the British Parliament; -- so called from the name of the publishers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d Hanse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Hazard. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ So called from its inventor, François Mansard, or Mansart, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666. ] (Arch.) A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. muser to loiter, trifle. See Muse, v. i. ] A dreamer; an absent-minded person. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sarda, Gr. &unr_;, or &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), i.e., Sardian stone, fr. &unr_; Sardian, &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sardachates: cf. F. sardachate. See Sard, and Agate. ] (Min.) A variety of agate containing sard. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ It. sardella. See Sardine a fish. ] (Zool.) A sardine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A precious stone. See Sardius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. sardine (cf. Sp. sardina, sarda, It. sardina, sardella), L. sardina, sarda; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; so called from the island of Sardinia, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pilchardus). 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Sardius. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Sardinianus. ] Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sardinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sardius, lapis sardinus, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, &unr_;. See Sard. ] A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate. Ex. xxviii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. sardoine. ] (Min.) Sard; carnelian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. sardonien. ] Sardonic. [ Obs. ] “With Sardonian smile.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at Colchis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, perhaps fr. &unr_; to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr. &unr_;, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still,
And grief is forced to laugh against her will. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sardonic grin or
Sardonic laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Sard, and Onyx. ] (Min.) A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + vizard. ] To take the vizard or mask from; to unmask. [ Written also unvizard. ] [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mask. See Visor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mask. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Wizard. [ 1913 Webster ]