Sentisection, sen-ti-sek′shun, n. painful vivisection—opp. to Callisection.
Sentry, sen′tri, n. a sentinel: a soldier on guard to observe the approach of danger: a watch-tower.—ns Sen′try-box, a box to shelter a sentry; Sen′try-go, any active military duty. [Prob. a corr. of sentinel—Low L. semitarius—L. semita, a path.]
Senvy, sen′vi, n. (obs.) mustard-seed. [O. Fr. seneve—L. sinapi—Gr. sinapi, mustard.]
Senza, sen′tsa, prep. (mus.) without. [It.]
Sep, sep, an abbreviation for sepal.
Sepal, sep′al, or sē′pal, n. a leaf or division of the calyx of a flower.—adjs. Sep′aline, Sep′aloid, Sep′alous.—n. Sepal′ody, change of petals into sepals. [Fr. sépale—L. separ, separate.]
Separate, sep′a-rāt, v.t. to divide: to part: to withdraw: to set apart for a certain purpose: to sever.—v.i. to part: to withdraw from each other: to become disunited.—adj. separated: divided: apart from another: distinct.—n. Separabil′ity.—adj. Sep′arable, that may be separated or disjointed.—n. Sep′arableness.—advs. Sep′arably; Sep′arately.—ns Sep′arateness; Sep′arating-disc, an emery-wheel for cutting a space between teeth; Separā′tion, act of separating or disjoining: state of being separate: disunion: chemical analysis: divorce without a formal dissolution of the marriage-tie; Separā′tionist; Sep′aratism, act of separating or withdrawing, esp. from an established church; Sep′aratist, one who separates or withdraws, esp. from an established church, a dissenter: a name applied by the Unionists to those Liberals in favour of granting Home Rule to Ireland.—adj. Sep′arātive, tending to separate.—ns. Sep′arātor, one who, or that which, separates: a divider; Sep′arātory, a chemical vessel for separating liquids of different specific gravities; Sep′arātrix, the line separating light from shade on any partly illuminated surface; Separā′tum, a separate copy of a paper which has been published in the proceedings of a scientific society.—Separate estate, property of a married woman over which her husband has no right of control; Separate maintenance, a provision made by a husband for the sustenance of his wife where they decide to live apart. [L. separāre, -ātum—se-, aside, parāre, to put.]
Sepawn=Supawn (q.v.).
Sephardim, se-fär′dēm, n.pl. the Spanish-Portuguese Jews, descended from those expelled from Spain in 1492—as distinguished from Ashkenazim, or German-Polish Jews.—adj. Sephar′dic.