SCION, Fr. A sand-crack in a horse’s hoof.
SEIN, Fr. In the midst. The French say figuratively, porter la guerre dans le sein d’un royaume. To carry a war into the heart of a kingdom. Au sein de ses soldats. In the midst of his soldiers.
SEL, Fr. Salt. Before the revolution of 1789, the French troops were allowed a specific quantity of salt, which was regularly accounted for at the back of the muster-rolls.
Sel, Fr. The salt used in the artillery is lixivial, and of a fixed quality. It is extracted from saltpetre, and must be thoroughly washed, as no saltpetre can be good which has the least saline or greasy particle about it.
SELICTAR. A Turkish sabre.
To SELL, to give for a price; the word correlative to buy. Hence to buy and sell commissions.
SELLE, Fr. A saddle. See [Boute-selle].
Selle rase, Fr. A saddle without a bow.
Selle à arcon, Fr. A bow-saddle.
SEMBLABLES, Fr. In geometry, similar, alike, equal. This term is applied to any two figures, the sides of one of which correspond with the sides of the other, and are always in the same ratio. So that semblable or alike, only means in this sense equal. Two circles, though unequal in their sizes, may still be alike; that is, their several parts may agree according to a certain ratio.