snuggle 
something or some one; lie close for warmth 
or from affection ; cuddle ; nestle. 
We were fricnils in a minute -young Newcorae snua- 
glinij by my side, his father opposite. 
Thackeray, Newcomes, i. 
II. trans. To bring close for comfort or for 
affection; cuddle; nestle. 
snugify (snug'i-fi), v. t. [< smt,/ + -i-fy.] To 
make snug. [Ludicrous.] 
Colei-idac', I devoutly wish that Fortune, who has made 
sport with you so long, may play one freak more, throw 
you into London, or some spot near it. and there snuiiifu 
you for life. Lamb, To Coleridge. 
snugly (snug'li), adv. In a snug manner; close- 
ly; comfortably. 
snugness (snug'nes), . The state or character 
of being snug, in any sense, 
snusht (snush), n. [Also snisli, sneesh; < Dan. 
Sw, snus, snuff (>Dan. snuse, Sw. snusa, snuff, 
take snuff); akin to sneeze. Hence sneenhimj, 
partly confused with sneezing.] Snuff. 
Whispering over their New Minuets and Bories, with 
their Hands in their Pockets, if freed from their Snush 
Vox- Quoted in Ashton's Social Life in Eeign of 
[Queen Anne, I. 229. 
snusht (snush), v. t. [</(,.] To snuff; use 
as snuff. 
Then, filling his short pipe, he blows a blast, 
And does the burning weed to ashes waste, 
Which, when 'tis cool, he mus/iesup his nose, 
That he no part of his delight may lose. 
Tom Brawn, Works, I. 117. (Daoiet.) 
sny (sni), n. [Perhaps < Icel. snua = Sw. Dan. 
sno, turn, twist. Cf. slue*.] The line or curve 
given to plankingput upon the curving surfaces 
at the bow or stern of a ship ; the upward curv- 
ing of the planking at the bow or stern. Some- 
times called spiling. 
snybt, v. t. An obsolete spelling of swift. 
snying (sni'ing), . [Verbal n. of "any, v.: see 
sny, n.] In ship-building, curved planks, placed 
edgewise, to work in the bows or stern of a 
ship. 
snypet, . An obsolete spelling of snipe. 
snytet, . and v. An obsolete spelling of suite 1 , 
snite 2 . 
SO 1 (so), adv. and eonj. [Also So. sac, sa; < ME. 
so, soo, sa, a contraction (with loss of w, as also 
in the mod. form, as pronounced, of two, < AS. 
two) of swo, swa, ana, squa, zuo, < AS. swa = OS. 
so = OFries. so, sd = MD. soo, D. soo = MLG. 
so, LG. so = OHG. MHG. so = Icel. sva, later 
svo, svo, so = Sw. sd = Dan. saa, so, = Goth, swa, 
so. sine, so, just as, swa swe, just as: orig. an 
oblique case of a pronominal stem "swa, one's 
own. oneself, = L. suits, one's own (his, her, its, 
their), = Gr. 6f ("o-FoV), his, her, its, = Skt. sea, 
one's own, self, own. Cf. L. reflex se, Goth, sik, 
etc. (see se$, sere'', etc.). The element so exists 
in the compound also, contracted as. and in such 
(Sc. sic, etc. ), orig. a compound ; also in the pro- 
nouns and adverbs whoso, whosoerer, whatso, 
whatsoever, wheresoever, etc. See these words, 
esp. also, as 1 , and such.'] I. adv. 1. In, of, or 
to that degree : to an amount, extent, propor- 
tion, or intensity specified, implied, or under- 
stood : used in various constructions, (a) In cor- 
relation with the conjunction as (or in former use so) in- 
troducing a clause, or some part of a clause understood, 
limiting the degree of a preceding adjective or adverb. 
Be ... eeruisabul to the simple so as to the riche. 
William of Palerne(E. E. T. S.), 1. 338. 
So treatablle speakyng as possible thou can. 
BabeesBook(E. E. T. S.), p. 342. 
Look I so pale, Lord Dorset, as the rest? 
Shale., Rich. HI., ii. 1. 83. 
Within an houre after his arrival!, he caused his Drub- 
man to strip him naked, and shave his head and beard so 
bare as his hand. Copt. John Smith, True Travels, L 31. 
There are so many consciousnesses as there are sensa* 
tions, emotions, thoughts. Maudsley, Mind, XII. 490. 
In the same sense so sometimes modifies a verb. 
I loved my Country so as only they 
Who love a mother fit to die for may. 
Lawn, To G. W. Curtis. 
(6) With an adjective, adverb, or verb only, the conse- 
quent being omitted or ignored, and the degree being fixed 
by previous statements or by the circumstances of the 
case. 
When the kynge Ban saugh hir so affraied he asked hir 
what her eyled. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ill. 415. 
Bot crist, that nane is to him like, 
Walde nogt late his dere relike, 
Squa noteful thing, squa lang be hid. 
Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. 108. 
Give thanks you have lived so long. 
SAa*., Tempest, i. 1. 27. 
Thou art so Becravated, and so Beperriwig'd. 
Gangrene, Way of the World, iii. 15. 
(c) Followed by that, as, or but, introducing a clause or an 
infinitive phrase noting result. 
5739 
.V" mekill pepull is coineii to town. 
That we can nowhan: herliered he. 
York 1'latjf, p. 112. 
He raised a sigh so piteous and profound 
As it did seem to shatter all his bulk. 
Shale., Hamlet, ii. 1. :n. 
Of her strict guardian to bribe 
So much admittance as to speak to mo. 
B. Jonson, Poetaster, Iv. 6. 
She complied (by singing) In a manner o exquisitely pa- 
thetic as moved me. (IMsmith, Vicar, xxlv. 
I cannot sink 
So far far down, but I shall know 
Thy voice, and answer from below. 
Tennyson, My Life is Full of Weary Days. 
In this sense sometimes followed by a phrase or clause 
of result without any connective. 
He cust hem alle, so fayn he waa, 
And seide, "deo gracias." 
King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 83. 
No woman's heart 
So big to hold so much. Shale., T. N., 11. 4. 99. 
I am not yet so powerful 
To meet him in the field ; he has under him 
The flower of all the empire and the strength. 
Fletcher (and another'!), Prophetess, i. 1. 
The rest he as their Market Clarke set the price hlm- 
selfe, how they should sell : so he had inchanted these 
poore soules, being their prisoner. 
Quoted in Copt. John Smith's Works, I. 165. 
(dt) Of or to the following degree, extent, amount, etc. ; 
thus. 
This other werldcs elde is so, 
A thusent ger [jam] seuenti and two. 
Genesis and Exodus (E. E. T. S.\ 1. 705. 
2. In that manner; in such manner (as the con- 
text indicates), (a) In the manner explained by a 
correlative as (or so or how) and a subordinate clause. 
Yit as myne auctor spak, so wolde I speke. 
Palladia*, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 27. 
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth 
them that fear him. Pa. ciii. 13. 
Look, how a bird lies tangled in a net ; 
So fasten'd in her arms Adonis lies. 
Shak., Venus and Adonis, L 68. 
Sae as he wan it, mr will he keep It. 
Sang of the Outlaw Murray (Child's Ballads, VI. 28). 
(o) In the following manner; as follows; thus. 
Mi Ihord sanyn [read soynf| Ion ine . . . the apocalipse 
ma zayth thet he yzes a best thet com out of the ze, won- 
derliche ydist, and to moche dreduol. 
AyenuUe of Inwyt (E. E. T. S.), p. 14. 
<f) 111 the manner previously noted or understood. 
Why gab ye me swa 
And feynes swilk fautassy? 
York Plays, p. 106. 
My horse is gone, 
And 'tis your fault I am bereft him so. 
Shale., Venus and Adonis, 1. 381. 
So spake the seraph Abdlel. Milton, P. L., v. 896. 
Still gath'ring force, It smokes ; and, urg'd amain, 
Whirls, leaps, and thunders down impetuous to the 
plain ; 
There stops So Hector. Pope., Iliad, xiii. 199. 
The English people . . . will not bear to be governed by 
the unchecked power of the sovereign, nor ought they to 
be so governed. tlacaulay, Sir William Temple. 
(d) In such a manner : followed by that or at, with a clause 
or phrase of result 
So run, that ye may obtain. 1 Cor. ix. 24. 
I will so plead 
That you shall say my cunning drift excels. 
Shak., T. 0. of V., Iv. 2.82. 
I might perhaps leave something so written to after- 
times as they should not willingly let it die. 
Milton, Church-Government, il, Int. 
3. By this or that means; by virtue of or be- 
cause of this or that; for that reason; there- 
fore; on those terms or conditions: often with 
a conjunctive quality (see II.). 
And she remembered the myschef of hir fader and 
moder. . . . and o ther was grete sorowe and grete Ire 
at hir herte. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 9. 
Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord : ... so It 
shall be well unto thee. Jer. xxxviii. 20. 
Take heed how you in thought offend : 
So mind and body both will mend. 
Fletcher, Faithful Shepherdess, v. 2. 
As the Mahometans have a great regard for the memory 
of Alexander, so there have been travellers who relate that 
they pretended to have his body in some mosque ; but at 
present they have no account of It. 
Pococke, Description of the East, I. 4. 
Me mightier transports move and thrill ; 
So keep I fair thro' faith and prayer 
A virgin heart in work and will. 
Tennyson, Sir Galahad. 
4. In a like manner, degree, proportion, etc. ; 
correspondingly ; likewise : with a correlative 
clause (usually with as) expressed or under- 
stood. 
As thy days, so shall thy strength be. Deut. mill. 25. 
A harsh Mother may bring forth sometimes a mild 
Daughter ; So Fear begets Love. Hmcell, Letters, il. 53. 
As I mixed more with the people of the country of 
middle rank, so I had a better opportunity of observing 
their humours and customs than in any other place. 
Pocodee, Description of the East, II. I. 126. 
80 
6. In such way as al'orr^aid: in (lie tifon 
state or condition ; tin- same: a pronominal ail- 
vcrb used especially 1'or tin sake of avoiding 
repetition. 
Thanne songe I that songe and ." <li<] u>:im hum! 
Pin 
\Vell may the kynfie hyin a v:uint th:tt ytf ye lyve to 
age ye shull bu the wisest laily of the wuilde ; and so be 
ye now, as 1 beli-vi-. M- ,lm (E. K. T. .S. , 
Thou may'st to Court, and Progress to and fro; 
Oh that thy captiv'd Master could do sot 
Tr. from Ovid, quoted In ItuiceU's Letters, I. vl. 60. 
One particular tribe of Arabs, called Beni Korelsh, had 
the care of the Cuba, for so the round tower of Mecca was 
called. Eruce, s.mirc of tlie Nile, I. 511. 
Sadder than owl songs or the midnight blast 
Is that portentous phrase, "I tuld you so," 
Utter d by friends, those prophets of the past. 
Byron, Don Juan, xiv. 60. 
My lord was ill, and my lady thought herself so. 
Macaulay, in Trevelyan, I. 247. 
"Shakespeare dramatised stories which had previously 
appeared in print, it is tru>', obMTVi 'I Nicholas. " Mean- 
ing Bill, Sir .' " said the literary gt -ntleuian. "So he did. 
Hill was an adapter, certainly. n> lie wad and very well 
he adapted too considering." 
Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, xlvilL 
6. As aforesaid; precisely as stated; in very 
truth; in accordance with fact; verily. 
She tells me that the Queen's sickness Is the spatted 
fever ; that she was as full of the spots afa a leopard : which 
is very strange that It should be no more known ; but per- 
haps it is not so. Pepys, Hilary, II. 49. 
But if It were all so it our advice and opinion had thus 
been asked, it would not alter the line of our duty. 
D. Webster, Speech, April, 1826. 
7. Such being the case; accordingly; there- 
fore ; well, then : used in continuation, with a 
conjunctive quality. 
And so in May, when all true hearts rejoice, they stale 
out of the castle, without staying so much as for their 
breakfast. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, II. 
Why, if It please you, take it for your labour ; 
And so, good morrow, servant. 
Shak., T. G. of V., II. 1. 140. 
So, when he was come in, and sat down, they gave him 
something to drink. Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress, p. 118. 
So to this hall full quickly rode the King. 
Tennyson, Holy Grail. 
8. In an indefinite degree; extremely: as, you 
are so kind; we were so delighted. [Chiefly 
colloq.] 
The archbishops and bishops . . . commanded to give 
a particular recommendation to all parsons for the ad- 
vancement of this so pious a work. 
N. and Q., 7th ser., IV. 454. 
9. Then; thereafter. [Bare.] 
In the morning my lute an hour, and so to my office. 
Pepys, Diary, Feb. 4, 1660. 
10. An abbreviation of so be it: implying ac- 
quiescence, assent, or approbation. 
And when It 's writ, for my sake read it over. 
And if it please you, so; if not, why, so. 
Shak., 1. 0. of V., IL 1. 187. 
If he be ruin'd, so; we know the worst then. 
Fletcher, Loyal Subject, U. 6. 
Ill leave him to the mercy of your search ; if you can 
take him, so .' B. Jonson, Every Man in his Humour, Iii. 1. 
11. An abbreviation of is it sof as, He leaves 
us to-day. Sot [Colloq.] 12. In assevera- 
tion, and frequently with an ellipsis: as, I de- 
clare I did not, so help me God ! 
Never, Paulina ; so be blest my spirit ! 
SAoJ-., W. T., v. 1. 71. 
13. As an indefinite particle: Ever; at all: 
now used only in composition, as in tcftoso, 
whosoerer, whatsoever, etc. 
Now wol i telle the my tene wat so tide after. 
William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 607. 
Confesse the to some frere, 
He shal a-solle the thus sone how < thow euere wynne hit 
Piers Plowman (C\ xiii. 7. 
And so forth. See/ortM, ode And so on. Same as 
and so forth. By BO (that)t. (a) Provided that. 
By KO thow riche were, haue thow no conscience 
How that thow come to good. 
Piers PlovmanfC), xiii. 5. 
(&) In proportion as. 
For the more a man may do by so that he do hir, 
The more is he worth and worth! of wyse and goode 
ypreised. Piers Ploirman (C), xi. 309. 
Ever 80. See mr. -In SO far as. See/or', odu. Not 
so much as. Sec much, adv. Or 80, or about thus; or 
thereabouts : or something of that kind : now used pur- 
ticnlarly with reference to number. 
She went forth early this morning with a waiting-woman 
and a page or so. Beau, and Fl., Woman-Hater, il. 1. 
I will take occasion of sending one of my suits to the 
tailor's, to have the pocket repaired, or so. 
B. Jonson, Every Man out of his Humour, 1. 1. 
A little sleep, once in a week or so. 
Sheridan, The Duenna, L i 
Quite so. Sec stiflei. Boas, (at) Such a*. 
