Defn: A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him. Crabb.
SCHETIC; SCHETICAL
Schet"ic, Schet"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the habit of the body; constitutional.
[Obs.] Cudworth.
SCHIEDAM
Schie*dam", n. Etym: [Short for Schiedam schnapps.]
Defn: Holland gin made at Schiedam in the Netherlands.
SCHILLER
Schil"ler, n. Etym: [G., play of colors.] (Min.)
Defn: The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals, as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence of minute inclusions in parallel position, and in sometimes of secondary origin. Schiller spar (Min.), an altered variety of enstatite, exhibiting, in certain positions, a bronzelike luster.
SCHILLERIZATION
Schil`ler*i*za"tion, n. (Min.)
Defn: The act or process of producing schiller in a mineral mass.
SCHILLING
Schil"ling, n. Etym: [G. See Shilling.]