rope, he accumulated a fortune. His fancy led him to defcribe fubjects of horror, from hiftory facred and profane; fuch as the maflacre of the Innocents at Bethlehem; Ixion on the wheel; PROMETHEUS torn by vultures, and the like. The ftrength of his expreffion, and the force of his colouring, give extraordinary relief to his fi gures and make his works ftill efteemed. He died in 1656, aged 67. (3.) SPACE, in geometry, denotes the area of any figure, or that which fills the interval or diftance between the lines that terminate it. * SPACIOUS. adj. [spacieux, French, fpatiofus, Lat.] Wide; extenfive; roomy; not narrow.-Spacious and ample churches they erected throughout every city. Hooker. Convey your pleasures in a spacious plenty. Shakespeare. Merab with fpacious beauty fills the fight. Cosul. Like an English gen'ral will I die, And all the ocean make my fpacious grave. Dryd. SPACIOUSLY. adv. [from spacious.] Exten fively. * SPACIOUSNESS. n.f. [from spacious.] Roominefs; wide extenfion. SPADA, a cape of Candia, 24 m. N. of Canea. SPADDLE. n.. (Diminutive of spade] A little spade. Others deftroy moles with a spaddle. Mortimer. * SPADE. n. f. [spad, Saxon; spade, Ilandick and Dutch.] 1. The inftrument of digging. Take the air of the earth new turned up, by dig. ging with the spade. Bacon.-Some ifthmufes have been eat through by the fea, and others cut by the spade. Brown. Dryd. If he did not nimbly ply the spade, His furly officer ne'er fail'd to crack His knotty cudgel on his tougher back. Here nature never diff'rence made Between the fceptre and the spade. 2. A deer three years old. Ainfworth. 3. A fuit of cards. Savift. * SPADEBONE. n. f. [named from the form.] The fhoulder-blade. The spade-bone being bar'd. Drayton. (1.)* SPADICEOUS. adj. (spadiceus, Lat.] One was spadiceous, or of a light red. Brown. (2.) SPADICEOUS AGGREGATE. See BOTANY, Index. * SPADILLE. n. f. [spadille, or espadille, Fr.] The ace of spades at ombre. SPADING. See SPAYING. SPADIX, in botany, anciently fignified the receptacle of the palms. It is now ufed to exprets every flower-italk that is protruded out of a foatha or fheath. The padix of the palms is branched; that of all other plants fimple. This lali cate admits of fome variety: in calla, dracontiuni, and pothos, the flerets cover it on all fides; in arum, they are difpefed on the lower part only; and in zoftera on one fide. See BOTANY, Index. (1.) SPAGIRIC. adj. See SPAGYRICK, § 1. (2.) SPAGIRICK ART, a name give.. by authors to that fpccies of chemistry which treats of metals, and is employed in the fearch of the philoto pher's ftone. SPAGIRICO-CHEMIA. See PHARMACO-CHEMIA. SPAGNOLETTO, Jofeph Ribera, an eminent paister, born at Kativa, in Span, in 1589. lie navelied into Italy, where he it did penting under the belt malers. He then fethed at Niples, where, being comitantly employed, not only by The viccroy but by the greate monarchs Eu (1.) * SPAGYRICK. adj. [spagyricus, Lat. A word coined by Paracelsus from spaber, a fearcher, Teutonick.] Chymical. 2. (2.) SPAGYRICK. See SPAGIRIC, * SPAGYRIST. n. A chymift.-Among the more curious spagyrifts it be very well known. Boyle. SPAHIS, n. f. horfemen in the Ottoman army, chiefly raised in Afia. The great ftrength of the grand feignior's army confifts in the janifaries, who are the foot; and the fpahis, who are the horse. (I, 1.) SPAIN, a country of Europe, famous both in ancient and modern history, fituated in that large peninfula which forms the SW. part of Europe. It is bounded on the SE. and S. by the Mediterranean fea and ftraits of Gibraltar, on the W. and N. by the Bay of Bifcay and Atlantic Occan, on the SW. by Portugal, and on the NE. by the Pyrenees, which feparate it from France. Its greatcft extent or breadth from N. to S. is fta ted by the Rev. Clem. Cruttwell at 460 miles; its length from E. to W. in the N. part, 520 miles; towards the centre 300; and near the SE. more than 200. Dr Brookes makes it 700 miles long and 500 broad. (2.) SPAIN, AIR AND CLIMATE OF. The air of Spain, during June, July, and Auguft, is exceilively hot in the day-time; but the rest of the year it is pleafant and temperate. Even during thefe months it is very cool in the fhade; and fo cold in the night, that it makes a traveller fhiver; and in the day-time the violent heat continues only about 4 or 5 hours. In the north, on the mountains, and near the fea-coaft, the air is much lefs fultry in fummer than in the fouth, especially in the lower parts of the country, and at a diftance from the fea. It feldom rains here, except about the equinoxes: the frofts are very gentie towards the fouth; but on the mountains in the N. and NL. the air is very harp in winter. But in the islands of Majorca, Yvica, and Formentera, the fun ferves inftead of tire to cook their meat. (3.) SPAIN, ANCIENT NAMES OF. The most ancient name of Spain was IBERIA, fupposed by fore to be derived from the Iberians, a people inhabiting Mount Caucafus, a col ny of whom fettled in this country. Others derive it from the Phenician word Elra or Iba, figuitying a pafllige or limit. By the Romans it was called SPANIA or HISPANIA, from the Phenician name Sphanija; and this again from Saphan, a Phenici in word fignifying a rabbit, because the weftern put of Spain abounded with thofe animals. See SAPHAN. (4.) SPAIN, CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT or. The cantitation of Spain is an abiblute her reditary anomaly, where the females intent in default of the nudes. The king, in las title, enumerates toit of the provinces he has been or 15 pollefed of. He is called his Catholic Majefly, of the His beft of man, and gave him up to tears Milton. SPACIOUS. adj. [spacieux, French, fpatiofus, Lat.] Wide; extenfive; roomy; not narrow.— Spacious and ample churches they erected throughout every city. Hooker. Convey your pleafures in a spacious plenty. Shakespeare. Merab with fpacious beauty fills the fight. Col. Like an English gen'ral will I die, And all the ocean make my fpacious grave. Dryd. * SPACIOUSLY. adv. [from spacious.] Extenfively. *SPACIOUSNESS. n. f. [from spacious.] Roominefs; wide extenfion. SPADA, a cape of Candia, 24 m. N. of Canea. * SPADDLE. n.. Diminutive of spade] A little spade. Others deftroy moles with a spaddle. Mortimer. rope, he accumulated a fortune. His fancy him to defcribe fubjects of horror, from hi ficred and profane; fuch as the maflacre of Innocents at Bethlehem; IxION on the wh PROMETHEUS torn by vultures, and the The ftrength of his expreffion, and the for his colouring, give extraordinary relief to hi gures and make his works ftill efteemed. He in 1656, aged 67. (1.) * SPAGYRICK. adj. [spagyricus, Lat. word coined by Paracelsus from spaber, a ka er, Teutonick.] Chymical. (2.) SPAGYRICK. See SPAGIRIC, $ 2. *SPAGYRIST. n. f. A chymift.-Amorg more curious spagyrifts it be very well hi Boyle. SPAHIS, n.. horfemen in the Ottoman ar chiefly raifed in Afia. The great ftrength of grand feignior's army confifts in the janifaries. are the foot; and the spahis, who are the hor (I, 1.) SPAIN, a country of Europe, fam both in ancient and modern history, fituate that large peninfula which forms the SW.par Europe. It is bounded on the SE. and S. by *SPADE. n. f. [spad, Saxon; spade, Iandick Mediterranean fea and ftraits of Gibraltar, on and Dutch.] 1. The inftrument of digging.-W. and N. by the Bay of Bifcay and Atla Take the air of the earth new turned up, by dig. ging with the spade. Bacon.-Some ifthaiufes have been eat through by the fea, and others cut by the spade. Brown. Dryd. If he did not nimbly ply the spade, His furly officer ne'er fail'd to crack His knotty cudgel on his tougher back. Here nature never diff'rence made Between the fceptre and the spade. 2. A deer three years old. dinfworth. 3. A fuit of cards. Savift. * SPADILLE. n. f. [spadille, or espadille, Fr.] The ace of spades at ombre. SPADING. See SPAYING. SPADIX, in botany, anciently fignified the receptacle of the palms. It is now ufed to expres every flower-ftalk that is protruded out of a foatha or fheath. The padix of the palms is branched; that of all other plants fimple. This laf cafe admits of fome variety: in calla, dracontium, and pothos, the flerets cover it on all fides; in arum, they are difpefed on the lower part only; and in zoftera on one fine. See BOTANY, Index. (1.) SPAGIRIC. alj. See SPAGYRICK, § 1. (2.) SPAGIRICK ART, a name give.. by authors to that species of chemistry which treats of metals, and is employed in the fearch of the philolopher's flone. cean, on the SW. by Portugal, and on the by the Pyrenees, which separate it from Fra Its greatcft extent or breadth from N. to S. 15 ted by the Rev. Cieni. Cruttwell at 460 mile; length from E. to W. in the N. part, 520 ad towards the centre 300; and near the SE. a than 200. Dr Brookes makes it 700 miles a and 500 broad. (2.) SPAIN, AIR AND CLIMATE OF. The of Spain, during June, July, and Auguft, is ceflively hot in the day-time; but the reût of year it is pleafant and temperate. Even dur thefe months it is very cool in the fhade; ard cold in the night, that it makes a traveller fhiv and in the day-time the violent heat continuest ly about 4 or 5 hours. In the north, on mountains, and near the fea-coaft, the air is tra lefs fultry in fummer than in the fouth, dipeca in the lower parts of the country, and at a é tance from the fea. It feldom rains here, exc about the equinoxes: the frofts are very gen towards the fouth; but on the mountairs in t N. and NL. the air is very harp in winter. B in the inlands of Majorca, Yvica, and Foque bi the fun ferves inftead of the to cook their met, (3.) SPAIN, ANCIENT NAMES OF. The r ancient name of Spin was IBERIA, fuppofof! fome to be derived from the Prians, a pogo inhabiting Mount Caucafus, a col ny of w2, fettled in this country. Others derive it fre Phenician word Elra or 1bya, figuitying a pa or limit. By the Romans it was called Spaw or HISPANIA, from the Phenician name Spa A and this again from haphan, a Phenician v fignifying a rabbit, because the welldri SPAGIRICO-CHEMIA. See PHARMACO-CHEMIA. Spain at ounded with those animals. See SAPHAN SPAGNOLETTO, Jofeph Ribera, an enlient (4.) SPAIN, CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT painter, born at Xativa, in Span, in 189. lie or. The conflitution of Spain is at abiolate travelled into Italy, where he ftudied paining un-reditary non tchy, where the females intet d der the bet mailers. He then fettled at Naples, where, being comitantly employed, not only by The viceroy but by the greatek menarchs in Eu default of the mides. The king, in title marates torit of the provinces he has bet pollend of He is called hi. 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