2. The paint used in making patent leather.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the American coast.
[Local, U.S.]
SWEETNESS
Sweet"ness, n. Etym: [AS. swetness.]
Defn: The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness.
SWEETROOT
Sweet"root`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Licorice.
SWEET-SCENTED
Sweet"-scent`ed, a.
Defn: Having a sweet scent or smell; fragrant. Sweet-scented shrub (Bot.), a shrub of the genus Calycanthus, the flowers of which, when crushed, have a fragrance resembling that of strawberries.
SWEET-SOP
Sweet"-sop`, n. (Bot.)