n. [ L. sexta, fem. of sextus sixtt, fr. sex six: cf. F. sexte. ] (R.C.Ch.)
n. [ L. sextus sixth, fr. sex six: cf. It. sestina. ] (Pros.) A stanza of six lines; a sestine. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. See Sextant. ]
n. [ L. sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an as, fr. sextus sixth, sex six. See Six. ]
Box sextant,
n.;
n. [ For sextonry. ] A sacristy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A sacristan. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. sextus sixth. ] (Math.) Of the sixth degree or order. --
a. [ F. sextil, fr. L. sextus the sixth, from sex six. See Six. ] (Astrol.) Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]