‖prep. [ L. ] Without. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. sinus a sine, L. sinus bosom, used in translating the Ar. jaib, properly, bosom, but probably read by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original jība sine, from Skr. jīva bowstring, chord of an arc, sine. ] (Trig.)
Artificial sines,
Curve of sines.
Natural sines,
Sine of an angle,
Versed sine,
a. Of or pertaining to a sinecure; being in the nature of a sinecure. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To put or place in a sinecure. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. sine without + cura care, LL., a cure. See Cure. ]
A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of having a sinecure. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who has a sinecure. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan. sene; cf. Skr. snāva. √290. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Money alone is often called the sinews of war. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
When he sees
Ourselves well sinewed to our defense. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]