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SI ~US,

fllTcery. a

liltle cavity,

fa ccl11us,

frequently

(ormeJ

a wouud or uleer, wherl!in pus is colleéled.

SION, :\

town of SWI'l.crland. in

lhe

county of

<"..tis.

(j.

tuated on the river Rhone. twcnty-three milt's

louth.eaCl

of lhe take of

G encva,

bcin;; a fov ereign

(laIC.

SIPHON, • bended pipe, one end of which bei ng pu' in,o

ven~1

of lir¡uor, and Ihe other hanging out of lhe

raid

vdfd over anothcr, Ihe

tiquoT

\ViII run

OUt

(rom the

fiffi

¡mo lhe Jatl, afler lhe aí', has beco fucked out o( Ihe ex.

tel

n.tI

lowc:r end

Ihe

fiph on, and that

long;¡,s the

Jiquor in the upper vdfe)

¡,

aboye lhe upper orifice of Ihe

fiph on.

SIPHONANTHUS.• genus of ,he ,etr.ndri. monogynia

cLds. Thc eorolla confill,

one

funnel-nl aped peL!!,

with eight

re~mcnts :

and

(here are

t\Vo berric:s cont;¡,in–

ing many reeds. Thcre is bUl one Cpecies, a níltlVe of

I ndi• .

SIRANAGER, a ci,y of hilher Tndia, c' pi..1 of ,he pro–

vince o( SiIJa, filU:ned on the ri\'er Glnges:

lo0t;.

80°,

I:u . 31° 30'.

SIRE,

ti~le

of honollr in France, now civen

the kíng

only, as a mark of Covereignty.

SIREN,

in antíquity, a kind of fabulous animal, otherwiCe

caBed a mermaid.

The firens are

r~prefented

by Ovid,

6c.

as fea -mon–

fl ers, with WOO1ens faces 2nd 6fues tail; and by others

decked with plumage o( various colollrs. The three

(¡–

l eos are fuppofl!d tO

b':!

the th ree daughters of the river

A chelous; and are called Parthenope, Ligea, and L eu·

cofia. Hom:r makes meotion of ooly l\VO tireos, and

fome others reekon five . VirRil plaees them

rocks

where velTds are io ctanger of fplitting. Sorne reprefen[

them as fueh eharming monllers, who fung

~arOloni

ouO" that failors wcre wreeked on their roeks without

regrel, and even expired

raplures.

SI RE N,

in zoology, a genus beloRging to the order of am_

phibia me.mtes. The body is oaked, aDd furni/hed with

l \VO

ungui.'ulatcd feet, and a lail.

has a grcat refem–

hlanee to a Jizard, only it is Jarger.

is found in marfhy

grounds in Carolina.

SIR IUS, in aflronomy, a bright flar iD the conlleIla,ion

eanls. See

ASTRONOMY,

487.

SI SON, in botany. a gen", of ,he pentandria disyni. cIaf•.

'-[he

fru it

oval and flriared; and

the

involllerum con–

fins

of four

Ic.wes.

There are fax fpeeies, three

of tlu m

nauves of

Hritain,

viz.

rhe amomum, or b"O:ard none–

parO~y;

rhe

fe~etum,

eorn-parOey;

and

Ihe inunda–

t ~n! ,

leaa watc:r-parrnep.

The

fced

Ihe amomuOl

is one of

t.he

four

ldle.r

hOI

fceds of the fllOpS; and is

2tteOU:lnt,

aperient, and carOlinatlvC'.

SI SYMBR J UM, in bo,anl'. a senus of ,he ,etrad yn, mia

fiJ¡qu ora c1,,¡ls.

The

pod opeos with

flrait!ht

vah'l's

Ilnd

lhe:

ealix and eorolla are open. The fpecies

are

2S.

fe\'ln of them nalives of Britain.

The

young

Icaves uf

t he

eord¿mine, or ladies-fmoke, and of

the

no(lurtiUOl,

Gr watctr.crefIes, are recommended

Ihe fcun'y, and

catco in

large quantitit:s for that ¡ntention

willl great

(uccef...

SISYIU NCH IUM. in botany, a

~enus

of ,he gynanciri,

tri

,ndría

cLls.

The fpalha confiris of t\Yo

lea\'cs,

,lnd

rhe coroll .. of

(i"

retAls

¡ ano lhe

caprllle! has threc eeJls.

Tht."re

UUI

flnc fpecits. a

n:nive

VIrginia .

SlTE,

denotes ,he úlu"iuo of

houfc,

Oc.

aod fome -

times the

~round

pJot, or fpot of earth

llands on.

S IT O I'H

LAX. in G reci. n .ntiqutty. an Athenian magi–

IIrate. who h,¡d lhe fuperintcodance of the coro,

and

was

to litke eare Ihat nobody bought more than

Wf\S

neccff.uy

for the provi(ion of his fam,ly .

SI-ITA, in orni,holoCY. a cenus beloncing 'o ,he order

of pil..':C. The bll l

fubul¡Hed, eylln.:lriul. f1rait, and

entire; the fuperior mandi!,le being longer IhAn the iofe.

rior, and eompreffcd

the poin. ; lhe tongue IS lacera–

ted ; and the nollrils u e covered with hairs. There are

three fpecies, ditbnguifhed by their coJour.

SIUM.

in bOlany, a gt::nus of the pentandria digynia clars.

'rhe fruit is fomewhat oval. and tlriated; lhe involuerum

conri{ls of many Icaves ; and lhe peuls are hean ·fhaped.

There <lre

fpecies. three of them natives of Britain.

t·iz.

lhe lalifollum. or great wu er-parfnep; the Dodi–

floru01. or ereepir,g water-parfcep ; and the ereélum, or

uprigh t wa

(cr.pa'

rfnep.

S IXTH,

mufick, one of lhe fimple original coneords, or

harmonieaJintervals. See

MUSICK.

SIZE, ,he

n.me

of an in(l,ument ufed for finding ,he big–

oefs of fine round pearls.

eontilh of thlO pieces or

lea

ves.

aboul two ¡oehes loog and half

ineh broad,

faflcoed logethcr al one end by a riveto In eaeh of thefe

are round hoJes drilled of different diameters. Tho(e in

the firH ]caf ferve for meafuring pearJs

fr~m

half a grain

to fe ven grdins; thoCe of lhe fecond, for pearls from

eight grains, or two

eara[~,

tOfive earan,

6,.

and thofe

of ,he ,hird . for pearls f,om

cara'ls and a

h.lf

' o eight

carats and a half.

Z E

is alfo a fort of paint, varnifh, or glue, ufed by paint–

ers,

&c.

The fhreds and parings of Jealher, parehment. or

veJlum, bcing boiled in water and nraioed. make file.

This fubnanee is ufed in many

trad~s .

The maDo: r of uflng

fize

is to melt fome of it over

geotle fire; and Ccraping as much whiting into it as may

only colour il, Jet them be weJl incorporateJ logether ;

after which you

Oli\y

'v.-hiten fr"mes,

&c.

with

iI.

After

dries, melt the fi l e again. and pUl more whiting, and

whiten the frdmes,

6,.

reven or eight times, lening it

dry belween eaeh time: but before it is quite dry, be..

t wecn

each warhing, you mufl Cmooth and wet it o\'er

with a

eJe"n

brufh·pcncil in fair waler.

T o

m.ke

gold ·fi u , ..ke gum animi and afphaltum, of

eaeh one ounee ; minium, Jitha rge of gold, and umber,

of eaeh half an ounee ; redu¡;e

all

ioto a very fine powder,

and add

thcm (our ounees of

linfe~d -oil,

and

ci¿ht

ounees of cirying-oil ;

digell

thcm over a gentle tire that

does not fijme, ro tha[

,he

mixture m,¡y only timmer.

bUI not boíl; for fear

fhc.>uld run

over

d.nd

{el Ihc houfe

a-fin:, keep it c80flandy Ulrrmg Wilh a llick

tiJl 0111

the

iogreJicnts .lfe dilfl..,lved and tneorporated, and do nOl

leavc off nil ring it tiJl

beeOOles Ihiek and ropy; aod

bcing boilen enollgh, let il

Ihnd

lill it is almoll cold, and

then Ih

¡¡lO

it through a eoarre linen.c101h and keep

for

lIre .

T o

prepare il for working, put wh]( qu:tntity you

Olf\y

hHe

(lceal:oo

\lfc in

horre: Illu fde Ihell.

add,n~

:nu¡;h oí l uf turp'.:ntine as \ViII ddfl)l\'e

¡ami

m.•k,og

ir as lhin ,,:;

lhe

botlOIU of your

f~c:d

I..

e ,·arnilh. holJ It

o,,·;:r.1 e.lndle, anJ th\ o r. ralll

lhrough

linen rol}:!

¡0l0

aOJ,hcr Ihd l; adJ

,hefe fo much vernuhon as

wil~

nlake