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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sdāin, n. p. 1188Disdain. [Obs.]Sdāin or Sdeign, v. t. p. 1188To disdain. [Obs.] Spenser.Sdain'ful or Sdeign'ful, a. p. 1188Disdainful. [Obs.] Spenser.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…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.Sēa'-a-nēm'o-ne, n. p. 1188(Zoöl.) A kind of polyp resembling a flower; — a popular name of the Actinia. Dana.Sēa'-āpe, n. p. 1188(Ichth.) The sea-fox or fox-shark. See SEA-FOX. 2. The otter; — so called from its gambols.Sēa'-bānk, n. p. 1188The sea-shore. Shak. 2. A bank or mole to defend against the sea.Sēa'-bār, n. p. 1188The sea-swallow. Johnson.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.Sēa'-bāt, n. p. 1188A sort of flying fish. Cotgrave.Sēa'-bēach, n. p. 1188A beach lying along the sea; a beach. “The black sea-beach.” Longfellow.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.…Sēa'-bēard, n. p. 1188(Bot.) A sea-weed (Cladophora [or Conferva] rupestris), growing in dense tufts.Sēa'-bēast, n. p. 1188A monstrous marine animal.Sēa'-blūb'ber, n. p. 1188A certain marine insect.Sēa'-bōard, a. p. 1188Bordering upon the sea.Sēa'-bōard, n. p. 1188The sea-shore.Sēa'-bōard, adv. p. 1188Toward the sea.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.Sēa'-bōrd, n. p. 1188See SEA-BOARD.Sēa'-bōrd or Sēa'-bōr'der-ing, a. p. 1188Bordering on the sea or ocean.Sēa'-bōrn, a. p. 1188Born of the sea; produced by the sea. “Neptune and his sea-born niece.” Waller. 2. Born at sea.Sēa'-boy, n. p. 1188A boy employed on shipboard.Sēa'-brēach, n. p. 1188Irruption of the sea by breaking the banks. L'Estrange.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.Sēa'-breeze, n. p. 1188A wind, or current of air, blowing from the sea upon land.Sēa'-briēf, n. p. 1188The same as SEA-LETTER.Sēa'-built, a. p. 1188Built for the sea; as, sea-built forts, that is, ships. Dryden.Sēa'-cāb'bāge, n. p. 1188(Bot.) A plant of the cabbage tribe; sea-kale; Crambe maritima.Sēa'-cālf, n. p. 1188(Zoöl.) A marine animal, the common seal.Sēa'-cāp'tain, n. p. 1188The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.Sēa'-cārd, n. p. 1188The mariner's card, or compass.Sēa'-cārp, n. p. 1188(Ichth.) A spotted fish living among rocks and stones. Johnson.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.Sēa'-chärt, n. p. 1188A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, isles, shoals, harbors, &c., are delineated.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.Sēa'-cōal, n. p. 1188Coal brought by sea;—a name formerly used for mineral coal, in distinction from charcoal.Sēa'-cōast, n. p. 1188The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean.Sēa'-cōb, n. p. 1188(Ornith.) A sea-fowl; the sea-gull.Sēa'-cōle'wort, n. p. 1188(Bot.) Sea-cabbage. See SEA-CABBAGE.Sēa'-cōm'pass, n. p. 1188The mariner's card and needle; the compass constructed for use at sea. Camden.Sēa'-cōot, n. p. 1188(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Fulica; the coot.Sēa'-cōr'mo-rant, n. p. 1188(Ornith.) The sea-crow.Sēa'-cow, n. p. 1188(Zoöl.) (a.) The manatee. See MANATEE. (b.) The walrus. See WALRUS.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.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.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…Sēa'-dăf'/fo-dil, n. p. 1188(Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Pancratium (P. maritimum). Crabb.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.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.]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.Sēa'-drāg'on, n. p. 1189(Ichth.) A marine fish of the genus Cottus.Sēa'-drāke, n. p. 1189(Ornith.) See SEA-CROW.Sēa'-ēa'gle, n. p. 1189(Ornith.) A species of eagle, so named from being often found on the sea-coast; the bald or white-headed eagle; Haliæëtus leucocephalus. Baird. 2. (Ichth.) A fish of the genus Myliobatis; the…Sēa'-ēar, n. p. 1189(Zoöl.) A gasteropodous mollusk with a univalve shell, belonging to the genus Haliotis, remarkable for the splendid colors (principally green and violet) of the interior, and a row of small holes…Sēa'-eel, n. p. 1189(Ichth.) An eel caught in salt-water; the conger-eel.Sēa'-ĕgg, n. p. 1189The sea-urchin, when its spines are removed. Dana.Sēa'-ĕl'e-phant, n. p. 1189(Zoöl.) A species of seal; Macrorhinus proboscideus. It is of great size, sometimes attaining a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose, in the male, into an…Sēa'-fār'er, n. p. 1189One who follows the seas; a mariner; a sailor.