sadness 
A feeling of sadness and longing, 
That is not akin to pain, 
And resembles sorrow only 
As the mist resembles the rain. 
Longfellow, The Day is Done. 
II. 
5. A melancholy look; gloom of countenance. 
Dim sadness did not spare 
That time celestial visages. Milton, P. L., x. 23. 
= Syn. 4. Grief, Sorrow, etc. (see afflict 
melancholy, depression. 
sadr (sad'r), . [Ar.] The lote-bush, Ktyptou 
Lotus. See lotus-tree, 1. 
sad-tree (sad'tre), . The night-jasmine, 
Xi/ctanthes Arbor-tristis. Also called Indian 
mourner. 
sae (sa), adv. A dialectal (Scotch) form of so. 
saeculart, a. See secular. 
Saenuridae (se-nu'ri-de), n.pl. [NL., < Sxintrts 
+ -Idle.'] A 'family of oligochtetous annelids, 
named from the genus Stenuris. 
5290 safeguard 
n. It. Safety. safet (saf), v. t. \_<s<ifc,n. Of. *,<!.] 1. To 
If I with safe may graunt this deed, render sate. 
I wil it not refuse. And that which most with you should safe my going 
Preston, K. Cambises (Hawkins, Eng. Dr., i. 608). (Dames.) is Fulvia's death. Shak., A. and C., i. 3. 55. 
2. A place or structure for the storage of 3. To escort to safety; safeguard, 
money, papers, or valuables in safety from risk Be8t you ^^ the bringer 
of theft or fire. Safes as now made may be divided Out of the host. Shak., A. and C., iv. 6. 26. 
ton, r. n.,x. in to two classes: stationary safes of stone, brick, or metal, a i arm Kaf'a-larm") x. An alarm-lock or 
iction); despondency, builtaspartof the structure of a warehouse, store, or other sale-alarm <sa 
building, and commonly called vaults; and portable safes other contrivance for giving notice wben a sa 
of steel and iron. The term safe is usually restricted to ; s tampered with. Such alarms are usually electro- 
portable safes, whatever their size or material. These ma g ne tic; but sometimes the alarm-mechanism is actu- 
saf es are usually of two or more metals, as cast-iron, chilled ate( | Dy a body of water, or by compressed air. 
iron, and steel, combined in various ways to resist drilling, o a fp_ con rlvi c t (saf-kon'dukt), M. [Early mod. 
and are made with hollow walls filled with some non-con- 10 <?"" '".,.,;,.., i.-^ . / ME We condl/tli. saff 
dnctor of heat A great variety of devices have been added k. also Mljeconaiic , V mr/. *< 
to safes to insnre greater efficiency, such as rabbeted air- condyte, saaf condyte, save COndutt, save condlte, 
tight doors, time-locks, and burglar alarms. See tocii, saufconduit, < OF. sauf-condv.it, salfcondmt, i . 
alarm, 5, safe-deposit, and phrases below. 
3. Arecep 
visions. 
* o , ~ .. - - and conduct M.I A passport granted by one in 
Saenuridomorpha (se-nun-do-mor'fa), rn.pl. sects.- 4. Any receptacle for storing things m ; h rf especially in time of war, to secure 
[NL., < Stemtrix (-id-) + Gr. popf,/, form.] The safety . as a match-safe, milk-safe, corn-safe, ""V |' ^ h \ t ld otherwige be un- 
J -..] il :_ nlllnn *msvnil*\sl f> O Q 1> MM1AW If *^1 f.1 V, ~ ., A nr> I'. . ,. ft r\-n R n I VI rf 1 1 \T_ VF*J*3 W tJMA^t T 
Sxnuridee and their allies regarded as an order e tc. 5. A floating box or car for confining liv- 
of oligochsetons annelids, ing fish. 6. A sheet of lead with the sides 
Saenuris (se-nu'ris), H. [NL., < Gr. aatvoypif t urae( i up, placed under a plumbing fixture to 
(-?-), a fern, of oaivavpof, wagging the tail, < ca tch moisture or fluids due to leaks or care- 
aalvetv, wag the tail, fawn, + oiipa, the tail.] lessness, and thus protect floors and ceilings. 
The typical genus of Ssenuridx. Also called _7_ j n saddlery, apiece of leather placed be- 
Tubifejr. neath a buckle to prevent chafing. E. H. 
saetersbergite,satersbergite(sa'terz-berg-it), Kniglit. &. In distilling, a closed vessel at- 
. [< Neetersbcrg (see def.) + -ite 2 .] A va- tached by a pipe to the worm of a still, for the 
riety of loellingite, or iron arsenide, from See- retention of a sample of the product, to be sub- 
tersbergnear Fossum in Norway. sequently inspected by excise officers Burg- 
aafe (saf), a. and n. [< ME. safe, saf, saaf, sauf, lar-proof safe, a safe constructed for protecting prop- 
saulfo, save, sauve, < OF. saw/, saw//, salf, m., erty against burglars. The inner compartment of the 
sauve, saulve, f., F. sauf, m., sauve, f., = Pr. salr, 
salf, sal = OCat. sal = Sp. Pg. It. salvo, < L. sal- 
vit's, whole, safe, orig. "samis, prob. ult. = sol- 
lits, whole, solus, single, sole (see sole, solid), 
orig. = Pers. liar, every, all, every one, = Skt. 
sarva, entire. From the same L. source are ult. 
E. sace 1 , save*, save 3 = sage 1 *, salute, etc. Cf. 
vouchsafe.] I. a. 1. Unharmed; unscathed; 
; received injury or hurt: as, to 
sound ; to bring goods so/ to 
without having 
arrive safe and 
land. 
Whanne he in hond hit hade hastely hit semede 
that he was al saaf & sound of alle his sor greues. 
William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 868. 
So it came to pass that they escaped all safe to land. 
Acts xxvii. 44. 
2. Free from risk or danger ; secure from harm 
Burglar-proof Safe. 
n, body; b, inner door ; c, outer door; d, inner compartment. 
burglar-proof safe (shown in the outs) has small burglar- 
proof doors, each of which has its special combination- 
* ,. i lock mechanism or mav have a time-lock. All bolts and 
or liability to harm or injury : as, a safe place; 8 rews of this safe are made of welded steel and iron, and 
a safe harbor; safe from disease, enemies, etc. 
That ye sholde yeve hym trewys saf to come and saf to 
go by feith and suerte be-twene this and yole. 
Merlin (B. B. T. S.), iii. 059. 
Answer me 
In what safe place you have bestow'd my money. 
Shak., C. of E.,i. 2. 78. 
If to be ignorant were as safe as to be wise, no one would 
become wise. H. Spencer, Social Statics, p. 413. 
3. Secure; not dangerous or liable to cause 
injury or harm ; not likely to expose to danger : 
as, a safe bridge; the building was pronounced 
safe; the safe side of a file (the uncut side, also 
called the safe-edge). 
With perfidious hatred they pursued 
The sojourners of Goshen, who beheld 
From the safe shore their floating carcases. 
Milton, F. L., i. 31u. 
Perhaps she was sometimes too severe, which is a safe 
and pardonable error. Swift, Death of Stella. 
4. No longer dangerous; placed beyond the 
power of doing harm. 
Maet. Banquo 's safe > 
Mur Ave, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. 
Shak., Macbeth, iii. 4. 26. 
5. Sound; whole; good. 
A trade . . . that ... I may use with a safe conscience. 
Shak., J. C., i. 1. 14. 
6. Trusty; trustworthy: as, a safe adviser. 
My blood begins my safer guides to rule. 
Shak., Othello, ii. 3. 205. 
7. Sure ; certain. 
To sell away all the powder in a kingdom, 
Section of Burglar-proof Safe. 
twisted to produce alternate strata of steel and iron, and 
thus prevent their being drilled. The body (see the sec- 
tion) is made up of alternate plates of steel (a) and iron 
(6), the steel plates being interposed to obstruct drilling. 
The large bolts d are conical in form, and the smaller 
countersunk screws, as well as the lock-spindle, are all 
and steel laminated like the bolts. 
safety 
safe for him to go. 
He had safe conduct for his band 
Beneath the royal seal and hand. 
Scott, Marmion, vi. 13. 
safe-conduct (saf-kon'dukt), v. t. [< safe-con- 
duct, .] To conduct safely; give a safe pas- 
sage to, especially through a hostile country. 
This sayd king . . . sayd, that he would not onely giue 
Hakluyfs Voyages, I. 346. 
Are they not now upon the western shore, 
Safe-conducting the rebels from their ships'.' 
Shak., Rich. III., iv. 4. 483. 
safe-deposit (saf 'de-poz"it), a. Providing safe 
storage for valuables of any kind, such as bul- 
lion, bonds, documents, etc.: as, a safe-deposit 
company; safe-deposit vaults. 
safed-siris (saf'ed-si'ris), H. [E. Ind.] A large 
deciduous tree, AlUzzia procera, of the sub- 
Himalayan region. Its wood is colored dark-brown 
with lighter bands, is hard, straight, and durable, and 
is used in making agricultural implements, building 
bridges, etc. 
safe-edged (saf'ejd), . Having an edge not 
liable to cause injury Safe-edged file. See/fci. 
safeguard (saf'gard), . [Early mod. E. also 
safeyard, safegarde, saregard; ME. saufegard, 
suuifegarde, salfgard, < OF. (and F.) sauvegarde 
( = Pr.salcagarda, salvagardia = Sp. salvaguar- 
dia = Pg. salvaguarda = It. salraguardia (ML. 
salvagardia}), safe-keeping, < satire, fern, of 
sauf, safe, + garde, keeping, guard: see safe 
and guard.] 1. Safe-keeping; defense; pro- 
tection. 
As our Lord knoweth, who have you in Hisblissid saufe- 
yard. Paston Letters, III. 366. 
He tooke his peune and wrote his warrant of sauegard. 
Ascham, The Scholemaster, p. 164. 
They were . . . aduised for to accept and take treaty, if 
it were offered, for the sauegard of the common people. 
Hakluyfs Voyages, II. 90. 
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on, 
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood. 
Shak., 3 Hen. VI., ii. 2. 18. 
2t. Safety. 
The Admirall toke also with him al sortes of Iron tooles 
to th[e] intent to byld townes and fortresses where his men 
might lye in safegarde. 
K Eden, tr. of Sebastian Munster (First Books on 
[America, ed. Arber, p. 30). 
3. One who or that which protects. 
Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne, 
Is now as much the bulwark of thy own. 
Oranville, To the King in the First Year of his Reign. 
Specifically (o) A convoy or guard to protect a traveler 
or merchandise. (6) A passport; a warrant of security 
iven by authority of a government or a commanding of- 
eby 
can be at first moved 
parallel to itself be- 
fore swinging back, 
air-r - 
and 
packing is 
tight 
inter- 
To prevent Mowing up : that 's safe, I'll able it. posed "between the 
Middleton, Game at Chess, ii. 1. jambs and their abut- 
Onc or two more of the same sort are safe to make him 
an associate. E, Yates, Land at Last, I. 173. 
= Syn. 1 and 2. Safe, Secure. These words once conformed 
in meaning to their derivations, safe implying free from 
danger present or prospective, and secure free from fear 
or anxiety about danger; they are so used in the quota- 
tion. Xow the two words are essentially synonymous, ex- 
cept that secure is perhaps stronger, especially in empha- 
sizing freedom from occasion to fear. 
We cannot endure to be disturbed or awakened from 
our pleasing lethargy. For we care not to be mfe, but to 
be xcctire ; not to escape hell, but to live pleasantly. 
Jer. Tai/lor, Slander and Flattery, Sermon xxiv. 
_ents. Fire-proof 
safe, a safe for the 
protection of prop- 
erty against fire. 
When the safe here 
figured is exposed to 
heat the alum gives 
off its water of crys- 
tallization, which be- 
comes steam at or- 
dinary atmospheric 
pressure, thus inclosing the contents il 
at, 
Cross-section of Fire-proof Safe. 
i, outer casing of iron ; b, door; c, filling 
of mixed alum and plaster of Paris. 
steam"at 212 F., whic-iTis maintained until the water is 
ail expelled. 
A trumpet was sent to the Earl of Essex for a safeguard 
or pass to two lords, to deliver a message from the king to 
the two houses. 
Passports and safeguards, or safe conducts, are letters 
of protection, with or without an escort, by which the 
person of an enemy is rendered inviolable. 
Woolsey, Introd. to Inter. Law, 147. 
4+. An outer petticoat for women's wear, in- 
tended to save their clothes from dust, etc., 
when on horseback or in other ways exposed 
to the weather. Also, contracted, niggard. 
Make you ready straight, 
And in that gown which you came first to biwn in, 
Your safe-guard, cloak, and your hood suitable, 
Thus on a double gelding shall you amble, 
And my man Jaques shall be set before you. 
Fletcher (and another), Noble Gentleman, ii. 1. 
