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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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