South (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Southed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Southing.]
1. To turn or move toward the south; to
veer toward the south.
2. (Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon
souths at nine.
South , adv. 1. Toward the south; southward.
2. From the south; as,
the wind blows south. Bacon.
South , a. Lying toward the south; situated at the south,
or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding
toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. "At the south entry."
Shak.
South-Sea tea (Bot.) See Yaupon.
South (?; by sailors sou), n. [OE. south, suþ, AS. sūð for sunð; akin to D.
zuid, OHG. sund, G. süd, süden, Icel. suðr, sunnr, Dan. syd,
sönden, Sw. syd, söder, sunnan; all probably akin to E. sun,
meaning, the side towards the sun. √297. See Sun.]
1. That one
of the four
cardinal points directly opposite to the north;
the region or direction to the right
or direction to the right
of a person
who faces the east.
2. A country, region, or place situated farther to the south
than another; the southern section of a
country. "The queen of the
south." Matt. xii.
42.
3. Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
4. The wind from the
south. [Obs.] Shak.
Hear it pronounced