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Side \Side\ (s[imac]d), n. [AS. s[imac]de; akin to D. zijde, G.
seite, OHG. s[imac]ta, Icel. s[imac]?a, Dan. side, Sw. sida;
cf. AS. s[imac]d large, spacious, Icel. s[imac]?r long,
hanging.]
1. The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface;
especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in
shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the
shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a
geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square
or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc.
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3. Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and
yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a
sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to
or contrasted with another; as, this or that side.
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Looking round on every side beheld
A pathless desert. --Milton.
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4.
(a) One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man,
on either side of the mesial plane; or that which
pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of
sole leather.
(b) The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the
body; as, a pain in the side.
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One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his
side. --John xix.
34.
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5. A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed
to another slope over the ridge.
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Along the side of yon small hill. --Milton.
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6. The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to
another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a
body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the
interest or cause which one maintains against another; a
doctrine or view opposed to another.
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God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.
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We have not always been of the . . . same side in
politics. --Landor.
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Sets the passions on the side of truth. --Pope.
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7. A line of descent traced through one parent as
distinguished from that traced through another.
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To sit upon thy father David's throne,
By mother's side thy father. --Milton.
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8. Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some
other; as, the bright side of poverty.
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{By the side of}, close at hand; near to.

{Exterior side}. (Fort.) See {Exterior}, and Illust. of
{Ravelin}.

{Interior side} (Fort.), the line drawn from the center of
one bastion to that of the next, or the line curtain
produced to the two oblique radii in front. --H. L. Scott.

{Side by side}, close together and abreast; in company or
along with.

{To choose sides}, to select those who shall compete, as in a
game, on either side.

{To take sides}, to attach one's self to, or give assistance
to, one of two opposing sides or parties.
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Side \Side\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Siding}.]
1. To lean on one side. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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2. To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its
interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides;
as, to side with the ministerial party.
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All side in parties, and begin the attack. --Pope.
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Side \Side\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the
side, or toward the side; lateral.
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One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. --Dryden.
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2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a
side issue; a side view or remark.
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The law hath no side respect to their persons.
--Hooker.
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3. [AS. s[imac]d. Cf {Side}, n.] Long; large; extensive.
[Obs. or Scot.] --Shak.
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His gown had side sleeves down to mid leg.
--Laneham.
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{Side action}, in breech-loading firearms, a mechanism for
operating the breech block, which is moved by a lever that
turns sidewise.

{Side arms}, weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet,
pistols, etc.

{Side ax}, an ax of which the handle is bent to one side.

{Side-bar rule} (Eng. Law.), a rule authorized by the courts
to be granted by their officers as a matter of course,
without formal application being made to them in open
court; -- so called because anciently moved for by the
attorneys at side bar, that is, informally. --Burril.

{Side box}, a box or inclosed seat on the side of a theater.
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To insure a side-box station at half price.
--Cowper.
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{Side chain},
(a) one of two safety chains connecting a tender with a
locomotive, at the sides.
(b) (Chem.) a chain of atoms attached to the main
structure of a large molecule, especially of a
polymer.

{Side cut}, a canal or road branching out from the main one.
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{Side dish}, one of the dishes subordinate to the main
course.

{Side glance}, a glance or brief look to one side.

{Side hook} (Carp.), a notched piece of wood for clamping a
board to something, as a bench.

{Side lever}, a working beam of a side-lever engine.

{Side-lever engine}, a marine steam engine having a working
beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the
engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above
them.

{Side pipe} (Steam Engine), a steam or exhaust pipe
connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the
cylinder of a beam engine.

{Side plane}, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron
is at the side of the stock.

{Side posts} (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in
pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle
of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters,
hanging the tiebeam, etc.

{Side rod}.
(a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead
with the side levers, in a side-lever engine.
(b) See {Parallel rod}, under {Parallel}.

{Side screw} (Firearms), one of the screws by which the lock
is secured to the side of a firearm stock.

{Side table}, a table placed either against the wall or aside
from the principal table.

{Side tool} (Mach.), a cutting tool, used in a lathe or
planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at
the point.

{Side wind}, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack,
or indirect means. --Wright.
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Side \Side\, v. t.
1. To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
[Obs.]
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His blind eye that sided Paridell. --Spenser.
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2. To suit; to pair; to match. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
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3. (Shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain
thickness by trimming the sides.
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4. To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house.
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