n. [ Cf. G. sumpf a sump in a mine, a swamp, akin to LG. sump, D. somp a swamp, Dan. & Sw. sump, and perhaps to E. swamp. ]
Sump fuse,
Sump men (Mining),
n. A dunce; a blockhead. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A kind of blowgun for discharging arrows, -- used by the savages of Borneo and adjacent islands. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. sommetier the driver of a pack horse; akin to OF. & F. sommier a pack horse, L. sagmarius, fr. sagma a pack saddle, in LL., a load, Gr. &unr_; a pack saddle, fr. &unr_; to pack, load; cf. Skr. saj, sañj, to hang on. Cf. Seam a weight, Summer a beam. ]
a. Carrying pack or burdens on the back;
n. [ L. sumptio, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take. ]
a. [ L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See Redeem. ] Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sumptuary laws
Sumptuary regulations
n. [ L. sumptuositas: cf. F. somptuosité. ] Expensiveness; costliness; sumptuousness. [ R. ] Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. sumptuosus, fr. sumptus expanse, cost: cf. F. somptueux. See Sumptuary. ] Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence, luxurious; splendid; magnificient;
We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and attendance. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyes
Of shining expectation fixed on mine. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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