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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. Sēa'-cāb'bāge, n.p. 1188(Bot.) A plant of the cabbage tribe; sea-kale; Crambe maritima.
  2. Sēa'-cālf, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) A marine animal, the common seal.
  3. Sēa'-cāp'tain, n.p. 1188The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.
  4. Sēa'-cārd, n.p. 1188The mariner's card, or compass.
  5. Sēa'-cārp, n.p. 1188(Ichth.) A spotted fish living among rocks and stones. Johnson.
  6. 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.
  7. Sēa'-chärt, n.p. 1188A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, isles, shoals, harbors, &c., are delineated.
  8. 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.
  9. Sēa'-cōal, n.p. 1188Coal brought by sea;—a name formerly used for mineral coal, in distinction from charcoal.
  10. Sēa'-cōast, n.p. 1188The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean.
  11. Sēa'-cōb, n.p. 1188(Ornith.) A sea-fowl; the sea-gull.
  12. Sēa'-cōle'wort, n.p. 1188(Bot.) Sea-cabbage. See SEA-CABBAGE.
  13. Sēa'-cōm'pass, n.p. 1188The mariner's card and needle; the compass constructed for use at sea. Camden.
  14. Sēa'-cōot, n.p. 1188(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Fulica; the coot.
  15. Sēa'-cōr'mo-rant, n.p. 1188(Ornith.) The sea-crow.
  16. Sēa'-cow, n.p. 1188(Zoöl.) (a.) The manatee. See MANATEE. (b.) The walrus. See WALRUS.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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…
  20. Sēa'-dăf'/fo-dil, n.p. 1188(Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Pancratium (P. maritimum). Crabb.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.]
  23. 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.
  24. Sēa'-drāg'on, n.p. 1189(Ichth.) A marine fish of the genus Cottus.
  25. Sēa'-drāke, n.p. 1189(Ornith.) See SEA-CROW.
  26. 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…
  27. 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…
  28. Sēa'-eel, n.p. 1189(Ichth.) An eel caught in salt-water; the conger-eel.
  29. Sēa'-ĕgg, n.p. 1189The sea-urchin, when its spines are removed. Dana.
  30. 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…
  31. Sēa'-fār'er, n.p. 1189One who follows the seas; a mariner; a sailor.
  32. Sēa'-fār'ing, a.p. 1189Following the business of a sea-man; customarily employed in navigation; as, a sea-faring man.
  33. Sēa'-fēn'nel, n.p. 1189(Bot.) The same as SAMPHIRE.
  34. Sēa'-fērn, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) A kind of coral resembling a fern.
  35. Sēa'-fight, n.p. 1189An engagement between ships at sea; a naval action.
  36. Sēa'-fish, n.p. 1189Any marine fish; any fish that lives usually in salt water.
  37. Sēa'-fōam, n.p. 1189(Min.) Meerschaum;—called also sea-froth.
  38. Sēa'-fowl, n.p. 1189A marine fowl; any bird that lives by the sea, and procures its food from salt water.
  39. Sēa'-fōx, n.p. 1189(Ichth.) A fish of the shark family;— so called from the form of its tail, the under lobe of which is very small, and the upper very long and slightly curved upward like a scythe. It frequently…
  40. Sēa'-frŏth, n.p. 1189See SEA-FOAM.
  41. Sēa'-gāge, n.p. 1189The depth that a vessel sinks in the water.
  42. Sēa'-gār'land, n.p. 1189A certain plant.
  43. Sēa'-gĭr'dles, n.p. 1189(Bot.) A marine plant of the genus Laminaria (L. digitata);—called also sea-wand, sea-ware, and tangle. Johnson.
  44. Sēa'-gīrt, a.p. 1189Surrounded by the water of the sea or ocean; as, a sea-girt isle.
  45. Sēa'-gōd, n.p. 1189A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to preside over the ocean or sea, as Neptune.
  46. Sēa'-gōd'dess, n.p. 1189A goddess of the sea; a fabulous female deity supposed to reign in or over the sea.
  47. Sēa'-gō'ing, a.p. 1189Going upon the sea; especially, sailing upon the deep sea; used in distinction from coasting or river, as applied to vessels.
  48. Sēa'-gown, n.p. 1189A gown, or garment, with short sleeves, worn by mariners. Shak.
  49. Sēa'-grāpe, n.p. 1189(Bot.) The gulf-weed. See GULF-WEED.
  50. Sēa'-grāss, n.p. 1189A plant growing on the sea-shore; an aquatic plant of the genus Zostera (Z. marina);—called also sea-wrack.
  51. Sēa'-green, a.p. 1189Having the color of sea-water on soundings; being of a faint green color, with a slightly bluish tinge.
  52. Sēa'-green, n.p. 1189The color of sea-water. 2. (Bot.) A plant; the saxifrage.
  53. Sēa'-gūll, n.p. 1189(Ornith.) A sea-fowl of the genus Xema (X. ridibundus); sea-crow.
  54. Sē'ah, n.p. 1189A Jewish dry measure containing nearly fourteen pints. Simmonds.
  55. Sēa'-hāre, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) A marine tectibranchiate gasteropodous mollusk of the genus Aplysia. See APLYSIA.
  56. Sēa'-hēath, n.p. 1189(Bot.) A species of evergreen plants of the genus Frankenia, found in salt-marshes and upon sea-coasts. Loudon.
  57. Sēa'-hĕdge/hŏg, n.p. 1189The sea-urchin.
  58. Sēa'-hēn, n.p. 1189(Ornith.) A sea-bird of the genus Uria (U. troile); the common guillemot.
  59. Sēa'-hŏg, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) The porpoise.
  60. Sea'-hōl'ly, n.p. 1189(Bot.) An evergreen, branching plant of the genus Eryngium, growing upon the sea-shore.