(sand) noun
1. A hard, granular, comminuted rock material finer than gravel and coarser than dust.
2. plural Sandy wastes; stretches of sandy beach.
3. plural Sandy grains or particles, as those of the hourglass; hence, moments of time or life.
4. Slang Strength of character; endurance; grit; courage.
5. A reddish–yellow color.
—v.t.
1. To sprinkle or cover with sand.
2. To smooth or abrade with sand or sandpaper.
3. To mix sand with: to sand sugar.
4. To fill with sand, as a harbor by the action of currents. [OE]

(sand, Fr. säd), George
Pseudonym of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dudevant, 1803–76, née Dupin, French novelist.