Emily Dickinson Lexicon

skipper, n. [Du. see ship, n.]

Captain or master of a ship.

skirmish, n. [OFr < scrimmmage.]

Petty fight or encounter.

skirmish (-ing), v. [OFr.]

Clash; collide; meet violently.

skirt (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [ON < Gr. schört, woman's gown.]

1. To form the border of.
2. Having a border.
3. Run close to; run along the edge.

sky (skies), n. [ON, 'cloud, shade,shadow'.] (webplay: approaching, blue, cloud, color, day, earth, head, heaven, high, vault, weather).

1. Firmament; apparent arch or vault of heaven.
2. Climate; weather zone.
3. Heaven; celestial regions.
4. [Fig.] deity; heavenly power. 2/App13 There is another sky, / Ever serene and fair

slack (-er), adv. [see slake, v.] (webplay: thought).

Insufficiently; weakly.

slack (-ed, -ens, -s), v. [OE; see slake, v.] (webplay: breath).

Slow down; lose rapidness.

slacken (-s), v. [see slake, v.]

Delay; retard; make slow.

slain, n. [see slay, v.] (webplay: stone).

Dead; murdered.

slake, v. [OE, 'relax, diminish, to give away'.] (webplay: to slake thirst).

1. Satisfy; quench.
2. Extinguish.