Six (?), a. [AS. six,
seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes,
OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan.
sex, Goth. saíhs, Lith. szeszi, Russ.
sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W. chwech, L. sex,
Gr. ??, Per. shesh, Skr. shash. √304. Cf.
Hexagon, Hexameter, Samite, Senary,
Sextant, Sice.] One more than five; twice three;
as, six yards.
Six Nations (Ethnol.), a confederation
of North American Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and
the Five Nations. -- Six points circle.
(Geom.) See Nine points circle, under
Nine.
Six, n. 1. The
number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six
units or objects.
2. A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi.,
or VI.
To be at six and seven or at sixes and
sevens, to be in disorder. Bacon. Shak.
Swift.