Defn: Sardonic. [Obs.] "With Sardonian smile." Spenser.
SARDONIC
Sar*don"ic, a. Etym: [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. Sardinia, Gr.
Defn: 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.
SARDONIC
Sar*don"ic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at
Colchis.
SARDONYX
Sar"do*nyx, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Sard, and Onyx.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
SAREE
Sa"ree, n. Etym: [Hind.
Defn: The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder.
SARGASSO
Sar*gas"so, n. Etym: [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.)