m., seriousness, earnestness

gserinette, s.f. [seriner--serin, ‘can.

ary'—O. F, serene, ‘siren.’], 1. a small organ used to teach canaries (serins) to sing.

2. a singer who sings without expression ill-learned songs, a poor singer.

serrer, v.a. [L. serare], to press, tighten, squeeze, grasp, crowd, put close together, contract; se serrer, crowd, pinch.

serrure, s.f. {serrer], lock.

servante, s.f. [servir], servant-maid, maid-servant.

service, s.m.[L. servitium], service, duty, attendance.

serviette, s.f. [servir], napkin.

servir, v.a. irr. [L. servire], (servant,

servi, je sers) to serve, wait on, attend ; se servir (de), to make use of.

serviteur, s.m., fem. servante, [LL servitorem], servant,

ses, adj, (plu. of son)his, her, its, one's,

seuil, sm, [L.* soliurn 1, solea }, threshold, groundsill, doorstep.

seul, 6, 8. and adj. [L. solws], one, alone, by one's self, seulement, adv, [seule], only, but, sévère, adj. [L. severus], severe, stern, harshly, rigid, strict.

sévérité, s.f. [L. severitatem], severity, riridness, strictness, sternness, Sévir, ven. [L. sœvire], to use with rigor, to commit cruelty, to be cruel, si, 1. con). [L. si], if, whether.