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a. Of or pertaining to Assyriology; as, Assyriological studies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in Assyriology; a student of Assyrian archæology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Assyria + -logy. ] The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small syringe designed for use together with a hypodermic needle{ 1 } for injection of liquids directly under the skin, or into other parts of the body of an animal. [ PJC ]

n. A red wine of Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Siren. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Syriacus, from Syria: cf. F. syriaque. ] Of or pertaining to Syria, or its language; as, the Syriac version of the Pentateuch. -- n. The language of Syria; especially, the ancient language of that country. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Syrius: cf. F. Syrien. ] Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac. -- n. A native of Syria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Syrian idiom, or a peculiarity of the Syrian language; a Syriacism. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism; a Syriacism. M. Stuart. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Scripture Greek is observed to be full of Syriasms and Hebraisms. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a shepherd's pipe, tube. Cf. Syringe. ] (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants; the lilac. (b) The mock orange; -- popularly so called because its stems were formerly used as pipestems. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. seringue (cf. Pr. siringua, Sp. jeringa, It. sciringa, scilinga), fg. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a pipe or tube; cf. Skr. svar to sound, and E. swarum. Cf. Syringa. ] A kind of small hand-pump for throwing a stream of liquid, or for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small cylindrical barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic material, with or without valves, and with a nozzle which is sometimes at the end of a flexible tube; -- used for injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Garden syringe. See Garden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Syringed p. pr. & vb. n. Syringing ] 1. To inject by means of a syringe; as, to syringe warm water into a vein. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wash and clean by injection from a syringe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the syrinx; as, the syringeal muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bark of the lilac (Syringa) and extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called also lilacin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Syrinx + Gr. &unr_; hollow. ] (Anat.) The central canal of the spinal cord. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. syringotome. See Syringotomy. ] (Surg. & Anat.) A small blunt-pointed bistoury, -- used in syringotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a tube, a hollow sore + &unr_; to cut: cf. F. syringotomie. ] (Surg.) The operation of cutting for anal fistula. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Syringes [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a pipe. ] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but voiceless, larynx in the usual position behind the tongue, and a lower one, at or near the junction of the trachea and bronchi, which is the true organ of the voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to drag. ] (Class. Antiq.) A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in Greek and Roman theaters. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the syrphus flies. -- n. (Zool.) A syrphus fly. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ NL. Syrphus, the generic name, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a kind of winged insect. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Syrphus and allied genera. They are usually bright-colored, with yellow bands, and hover around plants. The larvae feed upon plant lice, and are, therefore, very beneficial to agriculture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. syrtis a sand bank in the sea, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. syrte. ] A quicksand; a bog. [ R. ] Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a syrt; resembling syrt, or quicksand. [ R. ] Ed. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Syrtes [ See Syrt. ] A quicksand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea
Nor good dry land. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. sharāb a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. Sherbet. ] 1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, a. Moistened, covered, or sweetened with sirup, or sweet juice. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, a. Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]