Hypertext Webster Gateway: "select"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Select \Se*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Selected}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Selecting}.]
To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from
among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best
authors for perusal. ``One peculiar nation to select.''
--Milton.

The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his
train selects. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Select \Se*lect"\, a. [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select;
pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See {Legend}.]
Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more
valuable or exellent than others; of special value or
exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.

A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and
formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
--Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

select
adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: {choice},
{prime(a)}, {prize}, {quality}]
2: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the
blue-ribbon event of the season" [syn: {blue-ribbon(a)}]
v : pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
"Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for
your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among
the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: {choose}, {take},
{pick out}]


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