round. (O.F.) A dance in which the performers are arranged in a circle.

saffron.

(Arab.) 1. A species of crocus.

2. A dye made from

(1). It is orange-red in color, but substances dyed with it have a rich yellow tint.

sampler. (L.) 1. A pattern.

2. A piece of fancy-sewed or

embroidered work done by girls for practice.

sapphire. (Heb.) A precious stone of a transparent blue color. saw. (A.S.) A proverb or maxim.

scrannel. Thin-toned and harsh-sounding.

serried. (Fr.) Pressed closely together.

shell. (A.S.) I. A hard covering of anything. 2. A musical instrument shaped like a tortoise-shell and resembling a lyre in con

struction.

shoon. An old form for the plural of shoe.

silly. (A.S.) 1. Blessed, happy. 2. Innocent, harmless. 3. Simple, foolish.

slope. (A.S.

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slip.) Oblique or slanting.

sock. (L.) A light shoe worn by actors in ancient comedy. soldan. A form of the word "sultan."

sooth. (A.S.) 1. True. 2. Pleasing.

soundboard. A resonant piece of wood, placed over the wind reservoir of an organ, whence the air is admitted to the pipes. sped. Provided for.

starve. (A.S.) To die with hunger, or with cold.

steep. (A.S.) 1. Precipitous. 2. Lofty.

stem.

1. To dam or check a stream, as by the trunk of a tree. 2. To make progress against a current.

Stoic. One of a sect of Greek philosophers founded by Zeno (340+ B.C.), and named from the "stoa" or porch where he taught. Its basal doctrine was that external goods, health, wealth, etc., are matters of indifference to the wise man, because virtuous action constitutes the only real blessedness.

stole. (L.) A flowing outer garment worn by women and used at times to conceal their features.

stop. A vent-hole in a wind instrument.

Stygian. An adjective much used by Milton to connote all the qualities characteristic of the lower world, such as darkness, repulsiveness, horror, etc.

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sublime. (L. upraised.) 1. High in position or rank. 2. To vaporize a solid substance by heat, and afterwards solidify it by cold. A process similar to that of distilling a liquid.

succinct. (L.) 1. (Of clothing.) Girded up so as not to impede motion. 2. (Of language.) Brief.

swage. (L.) To alleviate, to ease.

swain. (Ger.) I. A person engaged in husbandry or rustic duties. 2. A lover or rustic gallant.

swart. (A.S.) Black or dark-colored.

swink. (A.S.) To labor so as to become exhausted.

swinge. (A.S.) Lash.

syrtis. (Gr.) A quicksand.

tale. (A.S. = number.)

I. A count. 2. A number.

3. A

narrative.

tease. (A.S.) I. To separate the fibres of wool or flax (generally with a comb or card). 2. To raise the nap of cloth. 3. To vex. tell. (A.S.) I. Count. 2. Recount, narrate.

Thamyris. A Thracian bard, inventor of the Doric mode (q.v.). He was blinded by the Muses for his assumption of skill superior to theirs.

tiar. (Gr.) A head-dress, a diadem. Commonly spelled tiara. Tiresias. A blind Theban prophet.

topaz. (Gr.) A precious stone, yellowish green or blue in color. train. (L. draw.) 1. A snare or trap for an animal. series of persons or things. 3. A retinue.

traverse. (L. and Fr.)

Cross-wise, athwart.

trick. I. Cheat. 2. Deck or adorn fantastically.

Trinacria. (L.) A name for the island of Sicily.

2. A

trophy. (Gr.) A memorial of a victory, as a monument, or spoils. twitch. (A.S.) To draw or pull suddenly.

uncouth. (A.S. = not known.) 1. Unknown. 2. Strange. 3. Awkward, odd.

unkindly. Not according to one's class, kind, or nature.

unsphere. To remove a thing from the sphere in which it abides. Beings of different grades were supposed to inhabit the various spheres of the Ptolemaic system (see 8+).

urchin. 1. A hedgehog. 2. A mischievous spirit that takes at times the form of (1).

van.

I. (L.) A fan or a wing. 2. (Pers.) A caravan or large
wagon. 3. (Fr. as in vanguard = avant garde.) The front of an

army.

viewless. Invisible.

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virtue. (L. manliness.)

I. Valor. 2. Inherent power. 3.

Goodness. 4. An angel of high rank in the celestial hierarchy
(see 72).

votarist. (L.) A person under a vow, a devotee.

vow. (L.) I. A solemn promise to a deity. 2. A prayer.

wain. (A.S.) A chariot or wagon.

wake. (A.S.) 1. A vigil kept before a holiday.

This vigil,
originally devoted to religious exercises and meditation, became
degraded into an occasion for merrymaking and revelry. Hence
(2) a nocturnal festivity.

warp. (Swed.) 1. To cast.

2. To twist or bend an object out
of its normal shape. 3. To tow a ship by a line attached to succes-
sive objects ahead. 4. To swerve from a straight line, to move with
an undulating motion.

wassail. (A.S. = be hale.) I. A salutation in drinking. 2. A
liquor used at festivities, consisting of spiced and sweetened ale or

wine.

wattle. To make a network of interwoven twigs.

weed. 1. (A.S. weod.) A troublesome plant. 2. (A.S. wæd.)
A garment, a sober dress.

ween. (A.S.) Imagine, expect, believe.

welkin. (A.S. = clouds.) The sky.

welter. (A.S.) 1. To roll about in a moist place, as in mud or
in blood. 2. To rise and fall sluggishly.

whist.

Hushed.

wight. (A.S.) 1. A creature.

2. A human being, a person.

wind. To give wind to with the mouth, to blow.

wind. To move with bendings and turnings.

wont. (A.S. dwell.) Accustomed.

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woof. (A.S.) 1. The cross threads in cloth, as distinguished
from the lengthwise threads, or warp.

cloth.

2. Cloth, or the texture of

y. A prefix attached to the past participle of verbs in Middle
English, as y-clad, y-rent.

INDEX

OF REFERENCES EXPLAINED IN THE INTRODUCTION

[The numbers refer to pages.]

of Sin and Death, 149-157, 162, Chaos, 41, 140-142, 157+, 159+;