$H S.
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S, as a numeral, was used to represent 7; as an abbreviation it generally means socius or Fellow (of a
society); S.P.Q.R., on Roman monuments, stands for senatus, populusque
Romanus.(1883m1) |
$H Sa. Egypt
|
The ancient Egyptian name of the town of <=
st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Sais or |
|
An Egyptian prefix, signifying
"South" or " |
$H Sa-amen. Egypt
|
An Egyptian priest, the father of the prie=
st
or scribe Pen-piei, which see. (1876c1) |
$H Sa-assur-gubbu.
|
The governor of Tusha=
n
in the reign of Sargon I. He was eponym of the year B.C. 707,
in which year took place a festival of the gods of D=
ur-Sargon.
(1876c1) |
$H Sab. Egypt
|
A high-priest of Amen Ra in the reign of K=
ing Aspalut of the XXVth dy=
nasty.
(1876c1) |
$H Saba .<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
|
An early name of the Arabian district of
Sheba. (1876c1) |
|
A Himyaritic k=
ingdom
in South-western |
$H Sabacon. Egypt
|
The Greek form of the Egyptian royal name =
Shabaka, which see. (1876c1) |
$H Sabaeans.
|
Two races mentioned by Hebrew writers, whi=
ch
are often confounded. The Cushite Sabaeans are however written with the letter Sin, and the Joktanite
with a Samec=
h.
(1876c1) |
$H Sabahu. Assyria
|
The eleventh month of the Assyrian year. It
was sacred to the god Rimmon or Vul,
the air god, and was called by the Accadians =
Asaan, "Abundance of Rain." It answered r=
oughly
to our January. (1876c1) |
$H Sabanum.
|
R. (FV$"<@<[=3Dsabanon]). A ki=
nd of
cloth, towel, or napkin.(1883m1) |
$H Sabaoth.
|
Heb. Armies; hosts of
angels. It is also written Zabaoth.(1883m1) |
$H Sabata. Egypt
|
A Libyan tribe in the time of Rameses III., by whom they were subjugated. (1876c1=
) |
$H Sabathiel.
|
In Cabalistic mythology the spirit of the
planet Saturn. (1876c1) |
$H Sabatines.
|
O.E. (1) Steel armour for the feet; 16th century. (2) Slippers, or
clogs.(1883m1) |
$H Sabatok. Egypt
|
The second and last king of the XXVth dynasty. He is not to be confounded with Sabak, or Sebek-em-hof,=
the
first king of the dynasty who was the Sabakoph of
the Greeks. (1876c1) |
$H Sabbatha.
|
A Himyaritic c=
ity
mentioned in the Periplus of Hanno,
supposed to have been Shabwat, which see. (18=
76c1) |
$H Sabianism.
|
The worship of the h=
eavenly
bodies.(1883m1) |
$H Sable.
|
(1) The best and mos=
t costly
brushes for painting are made from this fur. (2) In Heraldry, the=
colour black, represented in engraving by crossed l=
ines.
(See Fig. 375.)(1883m1)
|
|
(Her.) In heraldry black is always blazoned sable. It is shown on a shield by
means of vertical and horizontal lines crossing one another so as to make=
a
dark shading.(1891a1) |
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$H Sablière. Architecture
|
(Arch.) A piece of timber placed horizontally, the purpose of wh= ich is to support other pieces of timber.(1891a1)<= o:p> |
$H Sabo-en-ea. Egypt
|
Another form of the Egyptian name Si-en-ea, which see. (1876c1) |
$H Sabota.
|
The name given by Pliny to the city of |
$H Sabre.
|
Fr. A curved sword w=
ith a
broad and heavy blade.(1883m1) |
$H Sabretasche.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Costume
|
Fr. A pocket worn, s=
uspended
from the sword‑belt, by a cavalry officer.(1883m1) |
$H Sabtechah. Egypt
|
The name of the earliest Sabaeans
of the coast of |
$H Sabu. Egypt
|
A peculiar sacerdotal dress which was worn=
by
the Egyptian priests. (1876c1) |
$H Sabwah.
|
A Himyaritic c=
ity in
South-western |
$H Sacciperium.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
|
R. A large sackcloth=
bag. A
pocket.(1883m1) |
$H Saccus.
|
R. (FV66@H[=3Dsakkos]). A lar=
ge sack of
coarse cloth for wheat, flour, &c. (2) A beggar's walle=
t. (3) Chr.
(Angl. sack).
A coarse upper garment of sack or hair‑cloth, worn by monks; hence
called SAC‑FRIARS. (Cf. SACQUE.)(1883m1) |
$H Sacees.
|
The name of a great summer festival among =
the Chaldeans, when a slave was selected for five days =
to
wear the ensigns of royalty, and the others were served by their masters.=
The
festival took place in the month Nisan, and was called Cakmuku
by the Babylonians. (1876c1) |
$H Sacellum. Architecture
|
(Arch.) A name given, in ancient architecture, to small
temples or shrines, roofless and open to the air.(1891a1) |
|
R. (dimin.
of sacrum). A small precinct
enclosing an altar, and consecrated to a divinity. In Christian architect=
ure,
small monumental chapels within churches.(1883m1) |
$H Sac‑friars. (See SACCUS.) (1883m1)
$H Sachem.
|
The chief of a tribe=
of
North American Indians.(1883m1) |
$H Sackbut.
|
O.E. (9th century). =
A wind
instrument resembling the trombon=
e.(1883m1) |
$H Sacque.
|
Part of a lady's dre=
ss in
the reign of Louis XIV. It was a silk cloak, and hung from the shoulders,
spreading over the dress to the ground. In Fig. 598. Sacque of the time=
of Louis
XIV.(1883m1)
|
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$H Sacrarium.
|
(Arch.) That part of the ancient temple in which were ke=
pt
the sacred utensils and vases.(1891a1) |
|
(sacrum, holy). A place in which sacred things are kept; the
sacristy in a temple. In a private house a place used as a chapel or
oratory.(1883m1) |
$H Sacrifice. Painting
|
(Paint.) To sacrifice is to neglect certain details in a
picture so as to increase the val=
ue
of the principal motive. To sacrifice artistically is to know exactly what
parts to neglect in order to make the other parts stand out with due
effect.(1891a1) |
$H Sacring Bell.=
|
Chr. A hand‑bell rung at the elevation of the
Host. "Her eye was as bright as the merry sunlight, W=
hen it
shines on the dewy grass; And her voice was as clear as a sacring bell, That is rung at th=
e holy
mass." (See also SANCTUS BELL.)(1883m1) |
$H Sacristy.
|
Sacristy, of a church, the apar= tment where the vestments and vessels are kept.(1883m1) |
|
A building attached to a church, or a small room arranged
for the purpose, in which the sacred vessels and the sacerdotal vestments=
are
kept. The treasures of the church are also kept in the sacristy. Sometimes
sacristies are vaulted chambers and are attached to the exterior of the
church like lateral chapels. On the other hand, sacristies often consist =
of
one or two bays, which are lost in the general arrangement of the buildin=
g. ILLUS. sacristy(1891a1)
|
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$H Sacro Catino.
|
It. An extraordinary
hexagonal glass dish preserved in the cathedral at Genoa, which was for a
long time supposed to have been formed of a single emerald; and to have b=
een
either "a gift from the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, or the dish which
held the Paschal Lamb at the Last Supper," &c. It was obtained in
the Crusades in 1101, and was for many generations an object of superstit=
ious
reverence. Its principal interest now is in the evidence it bears to the
early perfection of the art of making and colouring<=
/span>
glass.(1883m1) |
$H Sac-sac.
|
A king of Sabaea. He
succeeded his father Shammir, and for a short=
time
recovered the principality of |
$H Sad.
|
An Amalekite t=
ribe
which settled in the district of Yathrib in <=
st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Arabia. (1876c1) |
$H Sada. Arabia
|
A name of the mystical screech owl of Arab=
ian
mythology, generally called |
$H Sadalam. Hindu
|
In Hindu mythology one of the four sacred
streams which form the |
$H Sadam-baal. Phoenicia
|
A form of the deity Baal as adored by the =
Phenicians in the Isle of Gozo=
.
(1876c1) |
$H Sadasson. Hindu
|
In Hindu mythology one of the four heavenly
streams which form the |
$H Sadastara. Cyprus
|
A king of Kypros ( |
$H Sadda. Persia
|
Pers. (lit. a hundred gates). An abridgment of the =
Zend‑Avesta
or sacred books of the ancient Persians.(1883m1) |
$H Saddartha. [See Sakyamuni=
- Editor]
$H
Saddle‑back. Architecture
|
(Arch.) A term applied to two s= urfaces inclined at an angle so as to form an inverted V, thus, 7, especially when t= he surfaces are slightly convex.(1891a1) |
$H Saddle‑bars.
|
Said of small iron b=
ars, in
glazing casements, to which the lead panels are fastened.(1883m1) |
$H Saddle‑roof.
|
Arch. A roof of two =
gables.
(French, en =
batière.)(1883m1) |
$H Sadikan.
|
A town on the banks of the Khabour.
It was conquered by Assurnazirpal. (1876c1) |
$H Sadi-ma-tati.=
|
Sadi-ma-tati. "Mountain of the World." The=
name
of the great temple of the deity Assur in the city of |
$H Sadi-teru.
|
The king of the city of |
$H Sadudu.
|
The king of the Suhit=
es.
Assisted by Nabu-bal-idinna, king of |
$H Sa-ei-nub-eu.=
Egypt
|
A priest of Amen Ra, and the father of the
priestess Teti-hor-noub, which see. (Leemans.) (1876c1) |
$H Safa. Arabia
|
A hill near |
$H Safekh. Egypt
|
The
goddess of learning, or perhaps more properly of writing. She is usually
represented standing by the sacred tree of
|
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$H Safety‑arch.
|
Arch. An arch in a w=
all over
a door or window, to keep the weight of the wall above off the
lintel.(1883m1) |
$H Safflower.
|
A delicate red colour obtained from the flower of that name.(1883m=
1) |
$H Saffron.
|
(Gild.) A powder obtained from saffron flowers and used =
to
produce vermilions.(1891a1) |
|
(It. zafferano). Produced from=
the
flowers of the crocus; a yellow pigment principally used as a
glazing.(1883m1) |
$H Saf-hotep-heta. Egypt
|
A son of Tetet=
, an
early Egyptian king. (1876c1) |
$H Saga.
|
R. A woman skilled in
religious mysteries; and thence a witch or sorceress.(1883m1) |
$H Saga.
|
Saga. Or=
Sagama.
A people in the mountains of Mesopotamia who were subdued by Assur-ris-il=
im,
king of |
$H Sagama. [See Saga - Editor]
$H Sagardia.
|
A great city in the |
$H Sagaris.
|
Orient. (FV("D4H[=3Dsagaris]). A tw=
o‑edged
axe, also called bipennis;
it was used by the Amazons, Massagetae, and
Persians. (See BIPENNIS.)(1883m1) |
$H Sagartians. Persia
|
The tenth and last of the great tribes of =
|
$H Saga-saltiyas. Babylonia
|
An early king of |
$H Sagba.
|
The Accadian n=
ame of
the talisman which was called by the Assyrians Mamit=
.
(1876c1) |
$H Sagena.
|
Gr. and R. (<=
span
style=3D'font-family:"WP Greek Courier";mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New =
Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-f=
ont-family:
"WP Greek Courier";mso-no-proof:no'>F"(Z<0[=3Dsagene]). A lar=
ge fishing‑net;
modern seine. It was fitted w=
ith
leaden weights at the bottom and corks at the top.(1883m1) |
$H Sagitta.
|
R. (1) An arrow; pri=
mitively
with heads of flint, afterwards of bronze and iron. The heads of the arro=
ws
of the Greeks and Romans were oval; among other nations they were triangu=
lar
and barbed, like those carried by the SAGITTARIUS in Fig. 599. This kind =
of
arrow was called sagitta hasta or adunca.=
(2) A lancet for ble=
eding
animals.(1883m1) |
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$H Sagittarius.
|
R. An archer; a sign=
of the
zodiac, represented as a centaur. (Fig. 599.) In Christian art, a symbol =
of
Divine vengeance. Fig. 599. Sagittarius.(1883m1)
|
$H Sagma.
|
R. (FV(:"[=3Dsagma]). A wood=
en pack‑saddle.
(1883m1) |
$H Sagmarius.
|
R. A beast of burden
carrying the sagma.(1883m1) |
$H Sagochlamys.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Costume
|
R. A military cloak =
which
combined the Roman sagus
and the Greek chlamys.(1883m1) |
$H Sagum. Costume
|
Sagum. (Cost.) A garment, consisting of a rectangular p=
iece
of rough cloth, which was fastened by a brooch upon the left shoulder. It=
was
worn in ancient
|
|
Sagus or Sagum, Celt. A =
woollen cloak with a long nap, worn folded and fast=
ened
round the neck by a clasp, especially by soldiers on a campaign (Fig. 44);
hence saga is a sign of war, =
as toga is of peace. At a later per=
iod
the same name was given to a kind of blouse, striped or checked in starin=
g colours, and adorned with flowers and other ornamen=
ts,
and bordered with bands of purple and gold and silver embroidery, worn by=
the
Gauls in
|
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