| sard | <chemical> A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red colour. See the Note under Chalcedony. Origin: L. Sarda, Gr, or (sc), i.e, Sardian stone, fr. Sardian, Sardes, the capital of Lydia: cf. F. Sarde. Cf. Sardius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sardachate | <chemical> A variety of agate containing sard. Origin: L. Sardachates: cf. F. Sardachate. See Sard, and Agate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sardel | <zoology> A sardine. Origin: It. Sardella. See Sardine a fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sardine | <zoology> Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pichardus). 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. Origin: F. Sardine (cf. Sp. Sardina, sarda, It. Sardina, sardella), L. Sardina, sarda; cf. Gr,; so called from island of sardinia, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sardoin | <chemical> Sard; carnelian. Origin: Cf. F. Sardoine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sardonic | Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety. "Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will." (Sir H. Wotton) "The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian." (Burke) Sardonic grin or laugh, an old medical term for a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it an appearance of laughter. Origin: F. Sardonique, L. Sardonius, Gr, perhaps fr. To grin like a dog, or from a certain plant of Sardinia, Gr, which was said to screw up the face of the eater. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sardonic grin | The semblance of a grin caused by facial spasm especially in tetanus. Synonym: canine spasm, cynic spasm, risus sardonicus, sardonic grin, spasmus caninus, trismus sardonicus. Origin: L. Risus, laugh + caninus, doglike (05 Mar 2000) |
| sardonyx | <chemical> A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers. Origin: L, fr. Gr. See Sard, and Onyx. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |