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Webster 1913 directory

Historical records beginning with S

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12 released Webster 1913 records begin with S.

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adjective

Still

[OE. stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G. still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. Still, adv.]

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Support

[F. supporter, L. supportare to carry on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under + portare to carry. See Port demeanor.]

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Season

[OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere, satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as seed.]

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Story

[OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L. historia. See History.]

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Single

[L. singulus, a dim. from the root in simplex simple; cf. OE. & OF. sengle, fr. L. singulus. See Simple, and cf. Singular.]

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Several

[OF., fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ separate, different. See Sever, Separate.]

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Short

[OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. Shirt.]

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Space

[OE. space, F. espace, from L. spatium space; cf. Gr. spa^n to draw, to tear; perh. akin to E. span. Cf. Expatiate.]

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Summer

[F. sommier a rafter, the same word as sommier a beast of burden. See Sumpter.]

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Similar

[F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See Same, a., and cf. Simulate.]

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Site

[L. situs, fr. sinere, situm, to let, p. p. situs placed, lying, situate: cf. F. site. Cf. Position.]

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Share

[OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear, v.]

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