n. (Meteor.) The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr. bas son low sound. See Bass a part in music. ] (Mus.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is also called a fagot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A performer on the bassoon. Busby. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } [ Chin. (Cantonese) shap sui odds and ends, fr. shap for sap to enter the mouth + sui small bits pounded fine. ] A mélange served in Chinese restaurants to be eaten with rice, noodles, etc. It consists typically of bean sprouts, onions, mushrooms, etc., and sliced meats, fried and flavored with sesame oil. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } adv. [ OE. eftsone, eftsones; AS. eft + sōna soon. See Eft, and Soon. ] Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And, if he fall from his capel [ horse ] eftsone. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The champion stout eftsoons dismounted. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. forsōð; for, prep. + sōð sooth, truth. See For, prep., and Sooth. ] In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously. [ 1913 Webster ]

A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm! Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the French madam. Guardian. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The captain of the “Charles” had forsoothed her, though he knew her well enough and she him. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

You sip so like a forsooth of the city. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot. garson an attendant, fr. F. garçon, OF. gars. ] A boy; a servant. [ Ireland ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In sooth; truly. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced. [ Written also masula, masulah, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. See Masoola boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malay mūsim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. monção, It. monsone. ] A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest monsoon{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

3. The season in which the monsoon{ 2 } occurs. [ PJC ]

n. [ Nainsukh, a valley in Kaghan. ] A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in India. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Too soon. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of Australian undershrubs to small trees; the geebungs.
Syn. -- genus Persoonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Hind. sīs&unr_;. ] (Bot.) A leguminous tree (Dalbergia Sissoo) of the northern parts of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun carriages, railway ties, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Souchong. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ Same as Sudra. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . Same as Sufi, Sufism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Suji. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ OE. sone, AS. sōna; cf. OFries. sōn, OS. sāna, sāno, OHG. sār, Goth. suns. ] 1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. “Sooner said than done.” Old Proverb. “As soon as it might be.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

She finished, and the subtle fiend his lore
Soon learned. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without the usual delay; before any time supposed; early. [ 1913 Webster ]

How is it that ye are come so soon to-day? Ex. ii. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Promptly; quickly; easily. [ 1913 Webster ]

Small lights are soon blown out, huge fires abide. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Readily; willingly; -- in this sense used with would, or some other word expressing will. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would as soon see a river winding through woods or in meadows, as when it is tossed up in so many whimsical figures at Versailles. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

As soon as, or
So soon as, immediately at or after another event. “As soon as he came nigh unto the camp . . . he saw the calf, and the dancing.” Ex. xxxii. 19. See So . . . as, under So. --
Soon at, as soon as; or, as soon as the time referred to arrives. [ Obs. ] “I shall be sent for soon at night.” Shak. --
Sooner or later, at some uncertain time in the future; as, he will discover his mistake sooner or later. --
With the soonest, as soon as any; among the earliest; too soon. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Speedy; quick. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Sunnite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. In the western United States, one who settles on government land before it is legally open to settlement in order to gain the prior claim that the law gives to the first settler when the land is opened to settlement; hence, any one who does a thing prematurely or anticipates another in acting in order to gain an unfair advantage. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. Oklahoma; -- a nickname. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adv. Soon. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Skin of bacon. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hind. & Per. surma. ] A preparation of antimony with which Mohammedan men anoint their eyelids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Souchong. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak. [ Written also susu. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. sot, AS. s&unr_;t; akin to Icel. s&unr_;t, Sw. sot, Dan. sod, OD. soet, Lith. s&unr_;dis; cf. Gael. suith, Ir. suth. ] A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine particles, and adheres to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke; strictly, the fine powder, consisting chiefly of carbon, which colors smoke, and which is the result of imperfect combustion. See Smoke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sooting. ] To cover or dress with soot; to smut with, or as with, soot; as, to soot land. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Sweet. ] Sweet. [ Obs. ] “The soote savour of the vine.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Prov. G. suttern to boil gently. ] A kind of false birth, fabled to be produced by Dutch women from sitting over their stoves; also, an abortion, in a figurative sense; an abortive scheme. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of wit. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a.; also adv. [ Compar. Soother superl. Soothest. ] [ OE. soth, AS. sōð, for sanð; akin to OS. sōð, OHG. sand, Icel. sannr, Sw. sann, Dan. sand, Skr. sat, sant, real, genuine, present, being; properly p. pr. from a root meaning, to be, Skr. as, L. esse; also akin to Goth. sunjis true, Gr. 'eteo`s, Skr. satya. √9. Cf. Absent, Am, Essence, Is, Soothe, Sutee. ] 1. True; faithful; trustworthy. [ Obs. or Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The sentence [ meaning ] of it sooth is, out of doubt. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare. Spensser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pleasing; delightful; sweet. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The soothest shepherd that ever piped on plains. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

With jellies soother than the creamy curd. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. sōð. See Sooth, a. ] 1. Truth; reality. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The sooth it this, the cut fell to the knight. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

In good sooth,
Its mystery is love, its meaninng youth. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Augury; prognostication. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The soothe of birds by beating of their wings. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Blandishment; cajolery. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Soothed p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing. ] [ Originally, to assent to as true; OE. soðien to verify, AS. gesōðian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See Sooth, a. ] 1. To assent to as true. [ Obs. ] Testament of Love. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I've tried the force of every reason on him,
Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows. [ 1913 Webster ]

Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. Congreve. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though the sound of Fame
May for a moment soothe, it can not slake
The fever of vain longing. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify; tranquilize; pacify; mitigate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, soothes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Sooth + fast, that is, fast or firm with respect to truth. ] Firmly fixed in, or founded upon, the thruth; true; genuine; real; also, truthful; faithful. [ Archaic ] -- Sooth"fast`ness, n. [Archaic] “In very soothfastness.” Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Why do not you . . . bear leal and soothfast evidence in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience! Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

adv. Soothly; really; in fact. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I care not if the pomps you show
Be what they soothfast appear. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Soothe, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a soothing manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In truth; truly; really; verily. [ Obs. ] “Soothly for to say.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Truth; reality. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Sooth + say; properly to say truth, tell the truth. ] To foretell; to predict. “You can not soothsay.” Shak. “Old soothsaying Glaucus' spell.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Omen; portent. Having [ 1913 Webster ]

God turn the same to good soothsay. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A mantis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A true saying; truth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions. [ 1913 Webster ]

A damsel, possessed with a spirit of divination . . . which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. Acts xvi. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication. [ 1913 Webster ]

Divinations and soothsayings and dreams are vain. Eclus. xxxiv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being sooty; fuliginousness. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]