Sartain – Saury
Sartain
JOHN, an American artist; born in London, England, Oct. 24, 1808; came to the United States in 1830.
Sartorite
an orthorhombic mineral, occurring only in crystals in cavities in the dolomite rock of the Binn valley, Switzerland.
Sassafras Oil
an oil obtained from root-bark of Lauras sassafras. It has the odor of fennel, a slight yellow color and an acrid taste, sp. gr. 1.09, and is a mixture of at least two substances, a liquid oil and a solid camphor (C₁₀H₁₀O₂).
Sassanide
a Persian dynasty of kings, which succeeded the Parthian dynasty of the Arsacidæ, and reigned from A. D. 226 until to about A. D. 652. The dynasty began with Ardishir Babigan, and owes its name to the grandfather of that prince, named Sassan.
Satellite
a subordinate attendant; an obsequious or subservient follower. Hence, in astronomy, a secondary planet revolving around a primary one.
The moon is satellite to the earth. Mars has two satellites, Jupiter five, Saturn ten, Uranus four, and Neptune one.
Satin
a silken fabric with an overshot woof and a highly finished surface. The woof is coarse, and hidden underneath the warp, which forms the surface. The warp is of organzine, the weft of tram.
In a full satin twill there is an interval of 15 threads.
Satinet
a light kind of satin; also a glossy cloth made of a cotton warp and woolen filling, to imitate satin.
SATIN WOOD
Satin Wood
an ornamental cabinet-wood from the West and East Indies. The former is the better kind, and is chiefly derived from Ferolia guianesis.
That from the East Indies is less white, and is produced by Chloroxylon swietenia, which also yields wood oil.
Satraps
in the ancient Persian empire, the governors of the provinces which were called satrapies. The power of the satrap, so long as he retained the favor of his sovereign, was absolute; he levied taxes at his pleasure and aped the capricious tyranny of his master unchecked.
Sault Sainte Marie
a city of
Sauropoda
according to Marsh, an order of dinosauria, which he raises to a class. Fore and hind limbs nearly equal; feet plantigrade, pentadactyle, ungulate; anterior vertebræ opisthocœlian; sternal bones paired; premaxillaries with teeth.
They were herbivorous, and attained their greatest development in the Jurassic.
Families: Atlantosauridæ, Diplodocidæ, and Morosauridæ.
Saury
the Scomberesox saurus, a fish called also the skipper. It is from 12 to 18 inches long, about an inch in depth, and the jaw has a hinge movement as in Belone. The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus Scomberesox.