n. [ Cf. Sp. aviso. See Advice. ] Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) With feeling. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & conj. [ All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealswā, alsw&unr_;, ælswæ; eal, al, æl, all + swā so. See All, So, As. ] 1. In like manner; likewise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matt. vi. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Even as; as; so. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Also, Likewise, Too. These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, “If you were there, I was there also;” “If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment.” Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, “I was there too;” “a courtier yet a patriot too.” Pope. Likewise denotes literally “in like manner, ” and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. “It implies, ” says Whately, “some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ‘ He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not say, ‘ He is a prince, and likewise a musician, ' because there is no natural connection between these qualities.” This distinction, however, is often disregarded. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. amoroso, LL. amorosus. ] A lover; a man enamored. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) In a soft, tender, amatory style. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. & a. [ It. ] (Mus.) In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. ] 1. Information; advice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An advice boat, or dispatch boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a. ] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or contrabasso. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖Basso continuo [ It., bass continued. ] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. bezzo. ] A small brass Venetian coin. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ The Latinized Greek name of a beautiful nymph. ] (Bot.) A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68° N. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It. ] (Mus) In a free, fantastic style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Catsos [ It. cazzo. ] A base fellow; a rogue; a cheat. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. contrabasso. ] (Mus.) The largest kind of bass viol. See Violone. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Cf. Sp. cerozo a kind of palm tree. ] The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See Ivory nut. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Curiosos [ It. See Curious. ] A virtuoso. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Plaintive; pathetic; -- used adverbially as a musical direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a rotund, obese individual.
Syn. -- fatty, fat person, roly-poly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) With great force or vigor; vehemently. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., chalk, plaster. ] 1. Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A work of art done in gesso. [ Obs. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ It. ] A boaster. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ It., adj. See Gracious. ] (Mus.) Gracefully; smoothly; elegantly. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Tasteful; in a tasteful, agreeable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Howsoever. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isinglass. ] (Zool.) (a) A large European sturgeon (Huso huso or Acipenser huso), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also hausen and beluga. It is the source of the finest and most esteemed caviar. (b) The huchen, a large salmon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. improvisus unforeseen; cf. It. improvviso. ] Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous. [ Obs. ] Jonhson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small gudgeon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [ Written also cusso and kosso. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It. See Lachrymose. ] (Mus.) Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n.; pl. Lassos [ Sp. lazo, L. laqueus. See Lace. ] A rope or long thong of leather with a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lasso cell (Zool.), one of a peculiar kind of defensive and offensive stinging cells, found in great numbers in all cœlenterates, and in a few animals of other groups. They are most highly developed in the tentacles of jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actiniæ. Each of these cells is filled with, fluid, and contains a long, slender, often barbed, hollow thread coiled up within it. When the cell contracts the thread is quickly ejected, being at the same time turned inside out. The thread is able to penetrate the flesh of various small, soft-bodied animals, and carries a subtle poison by which they are speedily paralyzed and killed. The threads, at the same time, hold the prey in position, attached to the tentacles. Some of the jellyfishes, as the Portuguese man-of-war, and Cyanea, are able to penetrate the human skin, and inflict painful stings in the same way. Called also nettling cell, cnida, cnidocell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lassoed p. pr. & vb. n. Lassoing. ] To catch with a lasso. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖, n. see maffia, maffioso. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖‖, n.; pl. -si /plu>. [ It. maffioso. ] A member of the mafia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian, etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound weight. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Grand and dignified; in grand style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Provisos [ L., (it) being provided, abl. of provisus, p. p. of providere. See Provide, and cf. Purview. ] An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso. [ 1913 Webster ]

He doth deny his prisoners,
But with proviso and exception. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. sargazo seaweed. ] (Bot.) The gulf weed. See under Gulf. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sargasso Sea, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ OE. so, sa, swa, AS. swā; akin to OFries, sā, s&unr_;, D. zoo, OS. & OHG. s&unr_;, G. so, Icel. svā, sv&unr_;, svo, so, Sw. s&unr_;, Dan. saa, Goth. swa so, sw&unr_; as; cf. L. suus one's own, Skr. sva one's own, one's self. √192. Cf. As, Custom, Ethic, Idiom, Such. ] 1. In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or as implied, or as supposed to be known. [ 1913 Webster ]

Why is his chariot so long in coming? Judges v. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively, following as, to denote comparison or resemblance; sometimes, also, following inasmuch as. [ 1913 Webster ]

As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so a prince ought to consider the condition he is in. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to escape. [ 1913 Webster ]

I viewed in may mind, so far as I was able, the beginning and progress of a rising world. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is very much in Sir Roger's esteem, so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than dependent. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so wisely. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. In the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in this or that condition or state; under these circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to something just asserted or implied; used also with the verb to be, as a predicate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Use him [ your tutor ] with great respect yourself, and cause all your family to do so too. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

It concerns every man, with the greatest seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether they be so or not. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is Sir Robert's son, and so art thou. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a conjuction. [ 1913 Webster ]

God makes him in his own image an intellectual creature, and so capable of dominion. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness;
So may the guilt of all my broken vows,
My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; -- used to express assent. [ 1913 Webster ]

And when 't is writ, for my sake read it over,
And if it please you, so; if not, why, so. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor, so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive; as, so the work is done, is it? [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So? [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

10. About the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so in the country; I have read only a page or so. [ 1913 Webster ]

A week or so will probably reconcile us. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ See the Note under Ill, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

So . . .
as. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as . . . as is now common. See the Note under As, 1. [ 1913 Webster ] So do, as thou hast said. Gen. xviii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ] As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. Ps. ciii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ] Had woman been so strong as men. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] No country suffered so much as England. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] --
So far, to that point or extent; in that particular. “The song was moral, and so far was right.” Cowper. --
So far forth, as far; to such a degree. Shak. Bacon. --
So forth, further in the same or similar manner; more of the same or a similar kind. See And so forth, under And. --
So, so, well, well. “So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit you fast.” Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably well; passably; as, he succeeded but so so. “His leg is but so so.” Shak. --
So that, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or result that. --
So then, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is. [ 1913 Webster ]

conj. Provided that; on condition that; in case that; if. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. Be as you are; stand still; stop; that will do; right as you are; -- a word used esp. to cows; also used by sailors. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ So + so. ] Neither very good nor very bad; middling; passable; tolerable; indifferent. [ 1913 Webster ]

In some Irish houses, where things are so-so,
One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

He [ Burns ] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the Tree of Liberty. Prof. Wilson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Tolerably; passably. H. James. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Spirited; spiritedly; -- a direction to perform a passage in an animated, lively manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Torsos It. Torsi [ It. torso, probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. &unr_;; cf. OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk. Cf. Thyrsus, Truss. ] The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. versus, p. p. of vertere to turn: cf. F. verso. ] (Print.) The reverse, or left-hand, page of a book or a folded sheet of paper; -- opposed to recto. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Vigorous; energetic; with energy; -- a direction to perform a passage with energy and force. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Virtuosos It. Virtuosi [ It. See Virtuous. ] 1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player. [ 1913 Webster ]

indef. pron. Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatso he were, of high or low estate. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatso the heaven in his wide vault contains. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Wheresoever. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Wheresoever. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]