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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Scyt'a-le, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) A genus of very poisonous snakes, having a stout, cylindrical body, and poison fangs similar to those of the rattlesnake. Baird.
  2. Scythe, n.p. 1188(A.-S. sidhe, for sigdhe, Icel. sigdh, Fries. sid, sied, O. L. Ger. segd, seged, L. Ger. seise, seesze, D. zeis, zeisen, O. H. Ger. segansa, seginsa, M. H. Ger. segense, segese, seinse, N. H. Ger.…
  3. Scythe, v. t.p. 1188To mow. [Obs.] Time had not scythe'd all that youth begun. Shak.
  4. Scythed, a.p. 1188Armed or furnished with scythes, as a chariot. Chariots, scythed, on thundering axles rolled. Glover.
  5. Scythe'man, n.p. 1188One who uses a scythe; a mower.
  6. Scythe'-stōne, n.p. 1188A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone; a rifle.
  7. Scyth'i-an, a.p. 1188(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Scythia, a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia.
  8. Scŷth'i-an, n.p. 1188(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Scythia. 2. The language of the Scythians.
  9. Sdāin, n.p. 1188Disdain. [Obs.]
  10. Sdāin or Sdeign, v. t.p. 1188To disdain. [Obs.] Spenser.
  11. Sdain'ful or Sdeign'ful, a.p. 1188Disdainful. [Obs.] Spenser.
  12. Sea, n.p. 1188One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a collection of salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a…
  13. Sēa'-ăd'der, n.p. 1188(Ichth.) A fish of the British seas, of an elongated and slender form, with fifteen short dorsal spines, and the entire lateral line covered with carinated scales; Gasterosteus spinachia.
  14. Sēa'-a-nēm'o-ne, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) A kind of polyp resembling a flower; — a popular name of the Actinia. Dana.
  15. Sēa'-āpe, n.p. 1188(Ichth.) The sea-fox or fox-shark. See SEA-FOX. 2. The otter; — so called from its gambols.
  16. Sēa'-bānk, n.p. 1188The sea-shore. Shak. 2. A bank or mole to defend against the sea.
  17. Sēa'-bār, n.p. 1188The sea-swallow. Johnson.
  18. Sēa'-bār'/rōw, n.p. 1188The egg-case of certain fishes, as the skate or thornback, which is often thrown upon the shore; — called also sea-pincushion.
  19. Sēa'-bāt, n.p. 1188A sort of flying fish. Cotgrave.
  20. Sēa'-bēach, n.p. 1188A beach lying along the sea; a beach. “The black sea-beach.” Longfellow.
  21. Sēa'-bēar, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) (a.) An animal of the bear kind that frequents the sea; the white or polar bear. (b.) One of several species of the seal family, as the ursine seals, of the genus Arctocephalus, especially A.…
  22. Sēa'-bēard, n.p. 1188(Bot.) A sea-weed (Cladophora [or Conferva] rupestris), growing in dense tufts.
  23. Sēa'-bēast, n.p. 1188A monstrous marine animal.
  24. Sēa'-blūb'ber, n.p. 1188A certain marine insect.
  25. Sēa'-bōard, a.p. 1188Bordering upon the sea.
  26. Sēa'-bōard, n.p. 1188The sea-shore.
  27. Sēa'-bōard, adv.p. 1188Toward the sea.
  28. Sēa'-bōat, n.p. 1188A vessel considered with reference to her power of resisting a storm, or maintaining herself in a heavy sea; as, a good sea-boat. Brande.
  29. Sēa'-bōrd, n.p. 1188See SEA-BOARD.
  30. Sēa'-bōrd or Sēa'-bōr'der-ing, a.p. 1188Bordering on the sea or ocean.
  31. Sēa'-bōrn, a.p. 1188Born of the sea; produced by the sea. “Neptune and his sea-born niece.” Waller. 2. Born at sea.
  32. Sēa'-boy, n.p. 1188A boy employed on shipboard.
  33. Sēa'-brēach, n.p. 1188Irruption of the sea by breaking the banks. L'Estrange.
  34. Sēa'-brēam, n.p. 1188(Ichth.) A sea-fish of the genus Pagellus (Sparus of Linnæus), growing to the length of from sixteen to twenty inches, and used for food. Jardine.
  35. Sēa'-breeze, n.p. 1188A wind, or current of air, blowing from the sea upon land.
  36. Sēa'-briēf, n.p. 1188The same as SEA-LETTER.
  37. Sēa'-built, a.p. 1188Built for the sea; as, sea-built forts, that is, ships. Dryden.
  38. Sēa'-cāb'bāge, n.p. 1188(Bot.) A plant of the cabbage tribe; sea-kale; Crambe maritima.
  39. Sēa'-cālf, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) A marine animal, the common seal.
  40. Sēa'-cāp'tain, n.p. 1188The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.
  41. Sēa'-cārd, n.p. 1188The mariner's card, or compass.
  42. Sēa'-cārp, n.p. 1188(Ichth.) A spotted fish living among rocks and stones. Johnson.
  43. Sēa'-chān'ge, n.p. 1188A change wrought by the sea. Nothing of him, that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change, Into something rich and strange. Shak.
  44. Sēa'-chärt, n.p. 1188A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, isles, shoals, harbors, &c., are delineated.
  45. Sēa'-chick'weed, n.p. 1188(Bot.) A fleshy marine plant of the genus Honkenya (H. peploides), growing in large tufts in the sands;—called also sea-sandwort. Gray.
  46. Sēa'-cōal, n.p. 1188Coal brought by sea;—a name formerly used for mineral coal, in distinction from charcoal.
  47. Sēa'-cōast, n.p. 1188The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean.
  48. Sēa'-cōb, n.p. 1188(Ornith.) A sea-fowl; the sea-gull.
  49. Sēa'-cōle'wort, n.p. 1188(Bot.) Sea-cabbage. See SEA-CABBAGE.
  50. Sēa'-cōm'pass, n.p. 1188The mariner's card and needle; the compass constructed for use at sea. Camden.
  51. Sēa'-cōot, n.p. 1188(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Fulica; the coot.
  52. Sēa'-cōr'mo-rant, n.p. 1188(Ornith.) The sea-crow.
  53. Sēa'-cow, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) (a.) The manatee. See MANATEE. (b.) The walrus. See WALRUS.
  54. Sēa'-craw'/fish, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) A crustacean of the genus Palinurus, having a very hard shell. P. vulgaris is the spiny lobster, much used as an article of food.
  55. Sēa'-crōw, n.p. 1188(Ornith.) A sea-fowl of the gull kind; the mire-crow, or pewit-gull; Xema ridibundus; — called also sea-drake.
  56. Sēa'-/cū'/cum-ber, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) A marine animal of the genus of Holothuria, a division of echinoderms; —called also Bêche-de-mer. It is common in tropical seas, and is salted, dried, and carried to China, where it is used…
  57. Sēa'-dăf'/fo-dil, n.p. 1188(Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Pancratium (P. maritimum). Crabb.
  58. Sēa'-dēv'il, n.p. 1188(Ichth.) (a.) A large, cartilaginous fish, of the genus Cephaloptera, belonging to the ray family. Brande. (b.) The fishing-frog, or frog-fish; Lophius piscatorius.
  59. Sēa'-dŏg, n.p. 1188(Ichth.) A certain fish;—perhaps the shark. 2. (Zoöl.) The sea-calf, or common seal. 3. One long used to the sea; an old sailor; a salt. [Collog.]
  60. Sēa'-dōt'ter-el, n.p. 1189(Ornith.) A marine bird belonging to the family of the plovers; Strepsilus interpres of Illiger, or Tringa interpres of Gmelin.