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Traditional English :: sarcasm
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sarch.html - n. 1 a bitter or wounding remark. 2 a taunt, esp. one ironically worded. 3 language consisting of such remarks. 4 the faculty of using this. sarcastic adj. sarcastically adv. [F sarcasme or f. LL sarcasmus f. late Gk sarkasmos f. Gk sarkazo tear flesh, in late Gk gnash the teeth, speak bitterly f. sarx sarkos flesh] |
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Traditional English :: sarcenet
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sarch.html - var. of SARSENET. |
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Traditional English :: sarcoma
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sarch.html - n. (pl. sarcomas or sarcomata) a malignant tumour of connective or other non-epithelial tissue. sarcomatosis n. sarcomatous adj. [mod.L f. Gk sarkoma f. sarkoo become fleshy f. sarx sarkos flesh] |
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Traditional English :: sarcophagus
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sarch.html - n.
(pl. sarcophagi) a stone coffin, esp. one adorned with a sculpture or inscription. [L f. Gk sarkophagos flesh-consuming (as SARCOMA, -phagos -eating)] |
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Traditional English :: sarcoplasm
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sarch.html - n.
Anat. the cytoplasm in which muscle fibrils are embedded. [Gk sarx sarkos flesh + PLASMA] |
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Traditional English :: sarcous
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sarch.html - adj.
consisting of flesh or muscle. [Gk sarx sarkos flesh] |
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