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a. See Sib. [ Obs. or Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Sybarita, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, a city in Italy, noted for the effeminacy and voluptuousness of its inhabitants; cf. F. Sybarite. ] A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a voluptuary. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Sybariticus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites; luxurious; wanton; effeminate. “Sybaritic dinners.” Bp. Warburton. “Sybaritical cloistres.” Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Luxuriousness; effeminacy; wantonness; voluptuousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sycaminus, Gr. &unr_;; perhaps of Semitic origin. ] See Sycamore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sycomorus, Gr. &unr_; the fig mulberry; &unr_; a fig + &unr_; the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin: cf. F. sycomore. Cf. Mulberry. ] (Bot.) (a) A large tree (Ficus Sycomorus) allied to the common fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore, or sycamine, of Scripture. (b) The American plane tree, or buttonwood. (c) A large European species of maple (Acer Pseudo-Platanus). [ Written sometimes sycomore. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ar. sāïs. ] A groom. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Said to be from a Chinese word, se-tze or se-sze, meaning, fine silk, and to be so called because if pure it may be drawn out into fine threads. ] Silver, pounded into ingots of the shape of a shoe, and used as currency. The most common weight is about one pound troy. [ China ] McElrath. [ 1913 Webster ]