‖n. [ Ar., a step, a degree. ] One of the sections or chapters of the Koran, which are one hundred and fourteen in number. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A valuable kind of wood obtained on the shores of the Demerara River in South America, much used for timbers, rails, naves and fellies of wheels, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ] Something added or appended, as to a name. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A soft twilled silk fabric much used for women's dresses; -- called also
a. [ L. sura the calf of the leg: cf. F. sural. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg;
n. Assurance. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. sur- + angular. ] (Anat.) Above the angular bone; supra-angular; -- applied to a bone of the lower jaw in many reptiles and birds. --