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v. t. To free from an illusion; to disillusionize. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. freeing from illusion or false belief.
Syn. -- disenchanting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To disenchant; to free from illusion. “The bitter disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life.” W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The sill or threshold of a door. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fusillade, cf. It. fucilata. See Fusil a firelock. ] (Mil.) A simultaneous discharge of firearms. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fusillader; p. pr. & vb. n. Fusillading. ] To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of firearms. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ Ground + sill. ] See Ground plate (a), under Ground [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. herse a harrow. See Herse, n. ] (Fort.) A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach impassable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See Sill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A person of the lowest stratum of society; -- a term of opprobrium or contempt. [ Southern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimité. ] The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . . pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pusillanimis; pusillus very little (dim. of pusus a little boy; cf. puer a boy, E. puerile) + animus the mind: cf. F. pusillanime. See Animosity. ] 1. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pusillanimous prince. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels. “A low and pusillanimous spirit.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Cowardly; dastardly; mean-spirited; fainthearted; timid; weak; feeble. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With pusillanimity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. sille, sylle, AS. syl, syll; akin to G. schwelle, OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll, Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan to lay a foundation, to found. ] The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like. Hence: (a) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold. (b) The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the lowest piece in a window frame. (c) The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine. (d) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sill course (Arch.), a horizontal course of stone, terra cotta, or the like, built into a wall at the level of one or more window sills, these sills often forming part of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Thill. ] The shaft or thill of a carriage. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. 4th Sile. ] A young herring. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. sile to strain, and bub liquor, also Prov. E. sillibauk. ] A dish made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft curd; also, sweetened cream, flavored with wine and beaten to a stiff froth. [ Written also syllabub. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Silver. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From Silly. ] In a silly manner; foolishly. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ After Benjamin Siliman, an American meneralogist. ] (Min.) Same as Fibrolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being silly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The pollock, or coalfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., a furrow. ] (Fort.) A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Sillier superl. Silliest. ] [ OE. seely, sely, AS. s&unr_;lig, ges&unr_;lig, happy, good, fr. s&unr_;l, s&unr_;l, good, happy, s&unr_;l good fortune, happines; akin to OS. sālig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. sālīg, Icel. s&unr_;l, Sw. säll, Dan. salig, Goth. s&unr_;ls good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, Skr. sarva. Cf. Seel, n. ] 1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [ Obs. ] “This silly, innocent Custance.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The silly virgin strove him to withstand. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Weak; helpless; frail. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

After long storms . . .
With which my silly bark was tossed sore. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The silly buckets on the deck. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise; indiscreet. See Simple. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prov. E. silly-hew; cf. AS. s&aemacr_;lig happy, good, and hūfe a cap, hood. See Silly, a. ] A caul. See Caul, n., 3. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Surg.) The operation of removing the tonsils; -- formerly also called tonsilotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Inflammation of the tonsils; --- same as tonsilitis. [ PJC ]