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- English Word Sexdigitist Definition One who has six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a foot.
- English Word Sexed Definition Belonging to sex; having sex; distinctively male of female; as, the sexed condition.
- English Word Sexenary Definition Proceeding by sixes; sextuple; -- applied especially to a system of arithmetical computation in which the base is six.
- English Word Sexennial Definition Lasting six years, or happening once in six years.
- English Word Sexennial Definition A sexennial event.
- English Word Sexennially Definition Once in six years.
- English Word Sexfid Definition Alt. of Sexifid
- English Word Sexifid Definition Six-cleft; as, a sexfid calyx or nectary.
- English Word Sexisyllabic Definition Having six syllables.
- English Word Sexisyllable Definition A word of six syllables.
- English Word Sexivalent Definition Hexavalent.
- English Word Sexless Definition Having no sex.
- English Word Sexlocular Definition Having six cells for seeds; six-celled; as, a sexlocular pericarp.
- English Word Sexly Definition Pertaining to sex.
- English Word Sexradiate Definition Having six rays; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. of Spicule.
- English Word Sext Definition The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary.
- English Word Sext Definition The sixth book of the decretals, added by Pope Boniface VIII.
- English Word Sextain Definition A stanza of six lines; a sestine.
- English Word Sextans Definition A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.
- English Word Sextans Definition A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.
- English Word Sextant Definition The sixth part of a circle.
- English Word Sextant Definition An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant.
- English Word Sextant Definition The constellation Sextans.
- English Word Sextaries Definition of Sextary
- English Word Sextary Definition An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint.
- English Word Sextary Definition A sacristy.
- English Word Sextet Definition Alt. of Sextetto
- English Word Sextetto Definition See Sestet.
- English Word Sexteyn Definition A sacristan.
- English Word Sextic Definition Of the sixth degree or order.