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Sleamiianacii, n. Abounding in elms; like an elm; of elms.
Si.FAMiiNA, cow. and sup. of slcamhainn. More or most
slippery.
Si.EAMHNACHAnn, aidli, s. m. (Ir. sleamhnughadh.) A
slidinp; ; a gliding; a slipping; slipperiness. Written also
sleamhnuchadh.
Si.EAMiiNACiiADii, (a), pr. pari, of sleamlinaicli. Sliding;
gliding; slipping. Written also sleamhnuchadh.
Sleamhnaciid, s.f. (i. c. sleamhainneachd.) Slipperiness;
smoothness.
Sleamhvad, aid, x. m. Smoothness.
Sleamhvaich, v. a. and n. {Ir. sleamhnaigh.) Make
slippery; make smooth ; slide; slip; stnmble ; glide; move
imperceptibly. Pret. a. shleamhnaich ; fat. aff. a. shleamh-
naichidh, shall slide. Written also sleamhnukh.
St.eamiinuciiadii, aidh, s. »i. See Sleamiinachadii.
Si.eamhn vicii, r. (I. and n. Make slippery ; make smooth;
slide ; slip ; stumble ; glide ; move softly and imperceptibly.
Pret. a. shleamhnuich, slipped ; fut. aff. a. sleamhnuichidh,
shall slip. Cha shleamhnuich mo cheum, my foot shall not
slide. — Sm.
Si.EAMiiuiNX, «. (/r. sleamhuinn.) Sli])pery; smooth.
Sleant, s. (Ir. id.) A tile.
Sleantacii, aich, .s. m. A flake; a slice. — Shatv and Stew.
Job. ref.
i Si.eas, sleis, s. m. A mark; a sign; a ridge; a side: in
this last sense, see Slios.
Si.KASD, V. a. Smear, bedaub, bespawl. Pret. shleasd ;
flit. aff. sleasdaidh.
Sleasdacii, a. Smeary, dirty.
Sleaspaich, r. a. Smear, bedaub, bespawl. P;■e^ shleasd-
aich ; fut. aff. sleasdaichidh ; p. part, sleasdaichte.
Sleasdaireaciid, s. f. A smearing, a bedaubing, a be-
spawling.
Sleasg, I', n. Crack, split. Pret. a. shleasg.
Sleasgach, a. Cracking, splitting; causing to crack or
split ; apt to crack or split.
Sleasgadii, aidh, s. 7«. {Ir. id.) A cracking, a splitting;
a crack, a split.
SlÈibh, gen. sing, of sliabh. Of a hill or mountain.
Slèiiìiite, n. pi. of sliabh. Hills, mountains. vSlèibhte nan
earba ciar, the ynountains of dusky roes. — Orr. Slèibhte
ceò, mountains of mist. — Oss.
Si.EiBiirE\cii,n. Hilly, mountainous ; of hills; of mountains.
Slkimuxe, i.y. Slipperiness; smoothness.
Slei.miike, com. and sup. of slcamhainn or sleamhuinn, more
or most slippery.
Sleimhkeach, a. Slipping; slippery; smooth.
Sleimhneachd, s. y. Slipperiness; smoothness.
Sl£is, gen. sing, of slias.
Sleisde, gen. sing, of sliasaid. Of a thigh.
+ Sleitiie, s.f. {Ir. id.) A section, a division ; a cutting.
Sleogacii, a. Qualmish, queasv.
Sleogadh, aidh, s. m. Qualmishness.
Sleuchd, v. n. {Ir. sleachd.) Bow down, kneel, worship.
Pret. a. shleuchd ; fut. aff. a. sleuchdaidh. Shleuchd iad,
they worshipped.- — Stew. 1 K.
Slei'Chdadii, aidh, s. m. {Ir. sleachdadh.) A bovping
down, a kneeling, a worshipping.
Sliabh, sleibh, s. m. {Ir. id.) A hill, a mountain, a mount,
a moor; moorish ground; heathy ground. Air mullach
nan sliabh, o« the ìop of the hills'! — Stew. Mic. Sliabh an
t-siorraidh, Sheriffmoor. N. pi. sleibhte. Sleibhte creagach
coillteach, rocky wooded mountains. — Oss. Duthona.
Sliabiiaiu, s. m. (sliabh-fhear.) A mountaineer; a High-
lander. A'', pi, sliabhairean.
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Slias, sleis, s. f. A thigh; the coarse part of a thread.
A'^. pi. sliasan.
Slias veil, a. Having large thighs; of, or belonging to, the
thigh.
Sliasaid, gen. slèisde, s.f. A thigh. Fiiidh shliasaid a
mhaighstir, under his master's thigh. — Slew. Gen. Lag a
shleisde, the hollow of his thigh. — Id. N. pi. sleisdean.
Si.iASPAiii,i'.a. Daggle, draggle. Pret. a. shWa^mr, draggled.
Sliaspair, s. m. Adaggler, a draggler.
Sliaspaiiit, s.f. Daggling, draggling; covering or be-
smearing with mud.
Sliast, s. »(. A ledge in a loom.
Sliastax, ain, s. ni. A ledge in a loom.
Slìb, v. a. See Sliob.
Slige, s. /. A shell; a drinking-shell ; a scallop-shell; a
splinter of earthenware; the scale of a balance; a bomb.
Chaidh an t-slige is an t-òran mu 'n cuairt, the shell and
the song iccnt round. — Ull. A'', p/. sligeachan. Chaidh e na
shligeachan, it broke into splinters; slige-chreachainn, a
scalloped shell; slige-chreadha, apotsherd ; slige-neamhuinn,
a mother of pearls, the shell of the pearl-Jish ; slige-thomhais,
the scale of a. balance.
Sligeacii, fj. {from slige.) Shelly; abounding in shells;
of shells ; like a scale ; like a bomb ; of a bomb.
Sligeacii an, n. pi. of slige. Shells; splinters of earthen-
ware ; scales.
Sligeadaciid, s.f. Conchology.
Sligeadair, s. ?n. A conchologist. A', p?. sligeadairean.
Sligeadh, idh, s. m. Fomentation.
Sligean, ein, s. m., din;, of slige. {Ir. id.) A little shell;
a little scale or balance ; a little splinter.
Sligeanacii, a. Spotted ; sky-coloured ; cirrocuraulated ;
scaled.
Sligearxach, a. Made of shells ; full of shells.
Sligeart, eirt, s. m. A pumice-stone. A'^. pi. sligeartan.
Slige-ciireaciiaixx, s.f. A scalloped shell, in former
times used for drinking. Làn na slige-chreachainn, the Jill
of the scalloped shell. — Macint.
The custom of drinking out of shells is of great antiquity, and
was very common among the ancient Gael. Hence the expressions
so often met with in the Fingalian poets, " the hall of shells," " the
chief of shells," " the shell and the song." The scallop-shell is still
used, in drinking strong liquors, at the tables of those gentlemen
who are desirous to preserve the usages of their ancestors.
Slige-ciireadiia, s.y. Apotsherd. Ghabh e slige-chreadha,
he took a potsherd. — Stew. Job.
SLiGE-NEAMiiuiNN,s.y. A mother-of-pcarl ; a pearl-fish shell.
Slige-tiiomhais, s.f. The scale of a balance.
Sligiie, s./. {Ir,id,) A way, road, or path ; a track. Is
i so an slighe, this is their way.— Stew. Ps, An t-slighe,
the way, N, pi. sligheachan.
Sligiieacii, a., from slighe. {Ir. slightheach.) Artful,
cunning, sly ; fertile in schemes, shifts, or stratagems.
SuGiiEADAiR, s. m. An artful scheming fellow ; one who
is fertile in devices or stratagems. N. pi. sligheadairean.
Sligheadaireaciid, s.f. {Ir. slightheadoireachd.) Art-
fulness, cunning, sliness ; feitileness in schemes, shifts, or
stratagems; the practice of stratagems.
Slioneach, a. Spotted; cerulean; sky-coloured; green;
scaly. Asp. form, shligneach. Nathair bhreac shligneach,
a spotted green serpent. — Mac Lack,
Slim, a, (Ir. id. Eng. slim.) Lean, slender.
Slinn, slinne, s.f. {Ir. id.) A weaver's reed or slay; a
fiat stone ; a tile — {Shaw) ; a flag.
Slixxchranx, chrainn, s. m. An ensign-staff, a flag-staff.
Slixxeag, eig, s.f. A shoulder; a shoulder-blade. A
chuid nach 'eil air an t-slinneag tha e air a chliathaich, what
is not on the shoulder may cover the ribs. — G. P.