Sampan. A Chinese canoe or small boat.
Sampler (Lat. exemplar). A piece of ornamental needlework, done for a sample or specimen.
Sanctus Bell, Chr. (1) A fixed bell rung at the elevation of the Host, at the words “sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Deus Sabaoth.” It was fixed outside the church, generally on the eastern gable of the nave. (See Sacring Bell.) (2) In the absence of a fixed bell, small bells carried by acolytes, often the subject of rich ornamentation, sometimes consisting of a carillon of three small bells hidden within one large one, thus blending their sounds.
Sandal. (See Cendal.)
Sandal-wood. Ornamental wood highly valued for cabinet-work; when old it becomes yellow and highly odoriferous.
Sandalium, Gr. and R. (σανδάλιον). A richly ornamented sandal worn exclusively by women.
Sandapila, R. A rough kind of bier for the poor. (See Lectica.)
Sandarac. A resin used for spirit varnishes.
Sandyx, Gr. (σάνδυξ). A Lydian tunic, of a fine and transparent texture, dyed with the juice of the sandyx, which gave it a flesh-coloured tint.
Sang-réal (Saint Graal). The Holy Grail said to have been brought to England by Joseph of Arimathea. The legend is that it is an emerald cup, or the cup used at the Last Supper, containing the real (or it may mean “royal”) Blood (sang-réel or réal).