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sabine


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sabine  \Sa"bine\,  a.  [L.  Sabinus.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  ancient  Sabines,  a  people  of  Italy. 
  --  n.  One  of  the  Sabine  people. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sabine  \Sab"ine\,  n.  [F.,  fr  L.  Sabina  herba,  fr  Sabini  the 
  Sabines.  Cf  {Savin}.]  (Bot.) 
  See  {Savin}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Savin  \Sav"in\,  Savine  \Sav"ine\,  n.  [OE.  saveine,  AS 
  safin[ae],  savine,  L.  sabina  herba.  Cf  {Sabine}.]  [Written 
  also  {sabine}.]  (Bot.) 
  a  A  coniferous  shrub  ({Juniperus  Sabina})  of  Western  Asia, 
  occasionally  found  also  in  the  northern  parts  of  the 
  United  States  and  in  British  America.  It  is  a  compact 
  bush,  with  dark-colored  foliage,  and  produces  small 
  berries  having  a  glaucous  bloom.  Its  bitter,  acrid  tops 
  are  sometimes  used  in  medicine  for  gout,  amenorrh[oe]a, 
  etc 
  b  The  North  American  red  cedar  ({Juniperus  Virginiana}.) 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Sabine 
  n  :  a  North  American  river;  flows  into  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  [syn: 
  {Sabine},  {Sabine  River}] 




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