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Sidney Sussex College
Cambridge, founded by Lady Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, in 1598.
Siege Perilous
In the cycle of Arthurian romances a seat at the Round Table which was kept vacant for him who should accom- plish the quest of the Holy Grail. For any less a person to sit in it was fatal. As the crown of his achievement Sir Galahad took his seat in the Siege Perilous.
Siegfried Line
The defences built by the Germans on their Western frontier before and after 1939 as a reply to France's Maginot
Sieve and Shears
The oracle of sieve and shears. This method of divination is mentioned by Theocritus. The modus operandi was as follows : — The points of the shears were stuck in the rim of a sieve, and two persons sup- ported them with their finger-tips. Then a verse of the Bible was read aloud, and St.
sift
To embezzle small coins, those which might pass through a sieve—as threepennies and fourpennies—and which are, therefore, not likely to be missed.
sift out
To carefully examine and separate good from bad
sift through
Examine carefully and thoroughly to find something
sigh of relief
A feeling of happiness or comfort after a difficult situation ends
sight
"to take a SIGHT at a person," a vulgar action employed by boys and others to denote incredulity, or contempt for authority, by placing the thumb against the nose and extending the fingers, which are agitated in token of derision.
sight for sore eyes
A welcome and pleasant surprise
sight to behold
An amazing or impressive thing to see
sight unseen
Without prior observation or inspection
sign in
to register or check in upon arrival
sign of the times
Indication of current trends or circumstances
sign off
to confirm or approve something
sign on
to agree or commit to something
sign on the dotted line
to formally agree or commit to something
sign out
To sign one's name as an indication that one is leaving some location; to take some action to indicate one is leaving a secured program or web page on a computer.
signature tune
A musical theme played regularly as a means of identification when in- troducing a well-known artist, dance band, etc.
signs and symptoms
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
signs and wonders
Remarkable or miraculous events
Signs of the Zodiac
The zodiac was divided by the ancients into twelve equal parts, proceeding from west to east; each part of thirty degrees, and distinguished by a sign; these originally corresponded to the zodiacal constellations bearing the same names, but now, through the precession of the equinoxes, they coincide with the constellations bearing the names next in order.
silence
To silence a man; to knock him down, or stun him. Silence in the court, the cat is pissing; a gird upon any one requiring silence unnecessarily.
silence gives consent. (14th century)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Silence is the virtue of fools. (Francis Bacon)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
silent as the grave
Completely quiet or secretive
silent killer
A hidden or unnoticed threat that can cause harm
silicon
Computing.
silk snatchers
Thieves who snatch hoods or bonnets from persons walking in the streets.
silky smooth
Very smooth and polished
sill
Silly.
silly me
used to express that one has done something foolish
silly money
An excessively large amount of money
silly season
A period of foolish or irrational behavior
silver beggar
Or LURKER, a vagabond who travels through the country with "briefs" containing false statements of losses by fire, shipwrecks, accidents, &c. Forged documents are exhibited with signatures of magistrates and clergymen. Accompanying these are sham subscription books. The former, in beggar parlance, is termed "a sham," whilst the latter is denominated "a delicate."
silver handshake
A generous severance package or retirement gift
silver laced
Replete with lice. The cove's kickseys are silver laced: the fellow's breeches are covered with lice.
silver screen
The film industry or movies
silver sheet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
silver spoon
Born into a wealthy family
silver tongue
Ability to speak persuasively and eloquently
Silver Wedding
The twenty-fifth anniversary, when presents of silver plate (in Germany a silver wreath) are given to the happy pair.
sim
One of a Methodistical turn in religion; a Low Churchman; originally a follower of the late Rev. Charles Simeon.—Cambridge.
simkin
champagne
simmer down
to calm down or become less angry
Simnel Cakes
Rich cakes formerly eaten (especially in Lancashire) on Mid-Lent Sunday ("Mothering Sunday"), Easter, and Christ- mas Day.
simoleon
A dollar.
simoleons
plural of simoleon
simon
Sixpence. Simple Simon: a natural, a silly fellow; Simon Suck-egg, sold his wife for an addle duck-egg.
simon
Or SIMPLE SIMON, a credulous, gullible person. A character in a song, but now common.
Simon and St
James the Less, in allusion to the tradition of their being sawn to death in martyrdom.
Simon Magus
Isidore tells us that Simon Magus -I. died in the reign of Nero, and adds that he had proposed a dispute with Peter and Paul, and had promised to fly up to heaven. He succeeded in rising high into the air, but at the prayers of the two apostles he was cast down to earth by the evil spirits who had enabled him to rise.
simon pure
"the real SIMON PURE," the genuine article. Those who have witnessed Mr. Charles Mathews’s performance in Mrs. Centlivre’s admirable comedy of A Bold Stroke for a Wife, and the laughable coolness with which he, the false SIMON PURE, assuming the Quaker dress and character of the real one, elbows that worthy out of his expected entertainment, will at once perceive the origin of this phrase.—See act v. scene i.
Simon Pure
The real man, the authentic article, etc. In Mrs. Centlivre's Bold Stroke for a Wife, a Colonel Feignwell passes himself off for Simon Pure, a Quaker, and wins the heart of Miss Lovely. No sooner does he get the assent of her guardian, than the Quaker turns up, and proves, beyond a doubt, he is the "real Simon Pure.
simpkin
Or SIMKIN, champagne.—Anglo-Indian. Derived from the manner in which native servants pronounce champagne.
simple as kiss your hand
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Simple Simon
A simpleton, a gullible booby; from the character in the well-known anonymous nursery tale, who "met a pie-man.
simples
Physical herbs; also follies. He must go to Battersea, to be cut for the simples--Battersea is a place famous for its garden grounds, some of which were formerly appropriated to the growing of simples for apothecaries, who at a certain season used to go down to select their stock for the ensuing year, at which time the gardeners were said to cut their simples; whence it became a popular joke to advise young people to go to Battersea, at that time, to have their simples cut, or to be cut for the
simpleton
Abbreviation of simple Tony or Anthony, a foolish fellow.
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