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skimmington [skimmington 词源字典]: "A procession made through a village intended to bring ridicule on and make an example of a nagging wife or an unfaithful husband", Early 17th century: perhaps from skimming ladle, used as a thrashing instrument during the procession.[skimmington etymology, skimmington origin, 英语词源]
solander: "A protective box made in the form of a book, for holding such items as botanical specimens, maps, papers, etc", Late 18th century: named after Daniel C. Solander (1736–82), Swedish botanist.
soucouyant: "(In eastern Caribbean folklore) a malignant witch believed to shed her skin by night and suck the blood of her victims", West Indian creole.
spitchcock: "An eel that has been split and grilled or fried", Late 15th century: of unknown origin; compare with spatchcock.
strappado: "A form of punishment or torture in which the victim was secured to a rope and made to fall from a height almost to the ground before being stopped with an abrupt jerk", Mid 16th century: from French (e)strapade, from Italian strappata, from strappare 'to snatch'.
succuss: "(In preparing homeopathic remedies) shake (a solution) vigorously", Mid 19th century: from Latin succuss- 'shaken', from the verb succutere, from sub- 'away' + quatere 'to shake'.
subcentral: " Zoology and Botany . Nearly or not quite central; near or close to the centre", Early 19th cent. From sub- + central.
superette: "A small supermarket", 1930s: from supermarket + -ette.
splenius: "Either of two muscles attached to the vertebrae in the neck and upper back which draw back the head", Mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek splēnion 'bandage'.
strangulate: "Prevent circulation of the blood supply through (a part of the body, especially a hernia) by constriction", Mid 17th century (in the sense 'suffocate'): from Latin strangulat- 'choked', from the verb strangulare (see strangle).
salicin: "A bitter compound present in willow bark. It is a glucoside related to aspirin, and accounts for the ancient use of willow bark as a pain-relieving drug", Mid 19th century: from French salicine, from Latin salix, salic- 'willow'.
superterrene: "= superterranean", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Robinson (d. 1719), natural philosopher. From post-classical Latin superterrenus above or on the earth (Vetus Latina) from classical Latin super- + terrēnus. Compare earlier subterrene.
subdivisible: "Capable of being subdivided", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Walter Charleton (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher. From sub- + divisible, after subdivide.
supraliminal: "Of a sensory stimulus or sensory stimulation: above the threshold (limen) required for conscious perception; (more generally) above the threshold required to elicit a response", Late 19th cent. From supra- + liminal, after subliminal.
sternutation: "The action of sneezing", Late Middle English: from Latin sternutatio(n-), from the verb sternutare, frequentative of sternuere 'to sneeze'.
satiricalness: "The quality or fact of being satirical; satirical tone or style", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Fuller (1607/8–1661), Church of England clergyman. From satirical + -ness.
sclerous: "(Of tissue) hardened or bony", Mid 19th century: from Greek sklēros 'hard' + -ous.
scenograph: "= scenographer", Mid 19th cent. From Hellenistic Greek σκηνογράϕος scene-painter from ancient Greek σκηνή + -γραϕος.
scenography: "The design and painting of theatrical scenery", Mid 17th century: from French scénographie, or via Latin from Greek skēnographia 'scene-painting', from skēnē (see scene).
subdolous: "Cunning, crafty; sly, underhand", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Adam King (fl. 1588). Either from post-classical Latin subdolosus rather cunning, or from classical Latin subdolus sly, deceitful, treacherous (from sub- + dolus) + -ous.