v. t.
They skim the floods, and sip the purple flowers. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
One sip of this
Will bathe the drooping spirits in delight
Beyond the bliss of dreams. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
A sip is all that the public ever care to take from reservoirs of abstract philosophy. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips; to take a sip or sips of something. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ She ] raised it to her mouth with sober grace;
Then, sipping, offered to the next in place. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Seepage. [ Scot. & U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Water seeps up through the sidewalks. G. W. Cable. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. See Seep. [ Scot. & U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) Syphilis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. sipho a siphon + -oid: cf. F. vase siphoïde. ] A siphon bottle. See under Siphon, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. (Chem.) To convey, or draw off, by means of a siphon, as a liquid from one vessel to another at a lower level. [ 1913 Webster ]