Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SUM-MER-CY'PRESS, n.

A plant, a species of Chenopodium.

SUM-MER-FAL'LOW, n. [See Fallow.]

Naked fallow; land lying bare of crops in summer.

SUM-MER-FAL'LOW, v.t.

To plow and work repeatedly in summer, to prepare for wheat or other crop.

SUM'MER-HOUSE, n.

1. A house or apartment in a garden to be used in summer. – Pope. Watts.
2. A house for summer's residence.

SUM'MER-SET, n. [corruption of Fr. soubresaut.]

A high leap in which the heels are thrown over the head. Hudibras. – Walton.

SUM'MER-WHEAT, n.

Spring wheat.

SUM'MING, ppr. [of Sum.]

Adding together.

SUM'MIST, n.

One that forms an abridgment. [Little used.] – Dering.

SUM'MIT, n. [L. summitas, from summus, highest.]

1. The top; the highest point; as, the summit of a mountain.
2. The highest point or degree; utmost elevation. The general arrived to the summit of human fame.

SUM'MIT-LESS, a.

Having no summit. – H. Taylor.

SUM'MON, v.t. [L. submoneo; sub and moneo; Fr. sommer. See Admonish.]

1. To call, cite or notify by authority to appear at a place specified, or to attend in person to some public duty, or both; as, to summon a jury; to summon witnesses. The parliament is summoned by the king's writ or letter. – Blackstone. Nor trumpets summon him to war. – Dryden.
2. To give notice to a person to appear in court and defend.
3. To call or command. Love, duty, safety summon us away. – Pope.
4. To call up; to excite into action or exertion; with up. Summon up all your strength or courage. Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. – Shak.

SUM'MON-ED, pp.

Admonished or warned by authority to appear or attend to something; called or cited by authority.

SUM'MON-ER, n.

One who summons or cites by authority; in England, the sherif's messenger, employed to warn persons to appear in court.

SUM'MON-ING, ppr.

Citing by authority to appear or attend to something.

SUM'MONS, n. [with a plural termination, but used in the singular number; as, a summons is prepared. L. submoneas.]

1. A call by authority or the command of a superior to appeal at a place named, or to attend to some public duty. This summons be resolved not to disobey. – Fell. He sent to summon the seditious and to offer pardon; but neither summons nor pardon was regarded. – Hayward.
2. In law, a warning or citation to appear in court; or a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the demand of the plaintif.

SUMMUM-BONUM, n. [Summum bonum; L.]

The chief good.

SU-MOOM', n.

A pestilential wind of Persia. [See Simoom.]

SUMP, n.

1. In metallurgy, a round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion.
2. A pond of water reserved for salt-works.
3. In mining, a pit sunk below the bottom of the mine.

SUMPH, n.

A dunce. [Not in good use.]

SUMP'TER, n. [Fr. sommier; It. somaro.]

A horse that carries clothes or furniture; a baggage-horse; usually called a pack-horse. – Shak.

SUMP'TION, n. [L. sumo, sumptus.]

A taking. [Not in use.] – Taylor.

SUMP'TU-A-RY, a. [L. sumptuarius; from sumptus, expense; Fr. somptuaire.]

Relating to expense. Sumptuary laws or regulations are such as restrain or limit the expenses of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, &c. Sumptuary laws are abridgments of liberty, and of very difficult execution. They can be justified only on the ground of extreme necessity.

SUMP-TU-OS'I-TY, n. [from sumptuous.]

Expensiveness costliness. [Not in use.] – Ralegh.

SUMP'TU-OUS, a. [L. sumptuosus; It. suntuoso; from sumptus, cost, expense.]

Costly; expensive; hence, splendid; magnificent; as, sumptuous house or table; sumptuous apparel. We are too magnificent and sumptuous in our tables and attendance. – Atterbury.

SUMP'TU-OUS-LY, adv.

Expensively; splendidly; with great magnificence. – Bacon. Swift.