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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'-dăf'/fo-dil, n.p. 1188(Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Pancratium (P. maritimum). Crabb.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.]
  4. 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.
  5. Sēa'-drāg'on, n.p. 1189(Ichth.) A marine fish of the genus Cottus.
  6. Sēa'-drāke, n.p. 1189(Ornith.) See SEA-CROW.
  7. 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…
  8. 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…
  9. Sēa'-eel, n.p. 1189(Ichth.) An eel caught in salt-water; the conger-eel.
  10. Sēa'-ĕgg, n.p. 1189The sea-urchin, when its spines are removed. Dana.
  11. 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…
  12. Sēa'-fār'er, n.p. 1189One who follows the seas; a mariner; a sailor.
  13. Sēa'-fār'ing, a.p. 1189Following the business of a sea-man; customarily employed in navigation; as, a sea-faring man.
  14. Sēa'-fēn'nel, n.p. 1189(Bot.) The same as SAMPHIRE.
  15. Sēa'-fērn, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) A kind of coral resembling a fern.
  16. Sēa'-fight, n.p. 1189An engagement between ships at sea; a naval action.
  17. Sēa'-fish, n.p. 1189Any marine fish; any fish that lives usually in salt water.
  18. Sēa'-fōam, n.p. 1189(Min.) Meerschaum;—called also sea-froth.
  19. Sēa'-fowl, n.p. 1189A marine fowl; any bird that lives by the sea, and procures its food from salt water.
  20. 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…
  21. Sēa'-frŏth, n.p. 1189See SEA-FOAM.
  22. Sēa'-gāge, n.p. 1189The depth that a vessel sinks in the water.
  23. Sēa'-gār'land, n.p. 1189A certain plant.
  24. 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.
  25. Sēa'-gīrt, a.p. 1189Surrounded by the water of the sea or ocean; as, a sea-girt isle.
  26. Sēa'-gōd, n.p. 1189A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to preside over the ocean or sea, as Neptune.
  27. Sēa'-gōd'dess, n.p. 1189A goddess of the sea; a fabulous female deity supposed to reign in or over the sea.
  28. 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.
  29. Sēa'-gown, n.p. 1189A gown, or garment, with short sleeves, worn by mariners. Shak.
  30. Sēa'-grāpe, n.p. 1189(Bot.) The gulf-weed. See GULF-WEED.
  31. Sēa'-grāss, n.p. 1189A plant growing on the sea-shore; an aquatic plant of the genus Zostera (Z. marina);—called also sea-wrack.
  32. Sēa'-green, a.p. 1189Having the color of sea-water on soundings; being of a faint green color, with a slightly bluish tinge.
  33. Sēa'-green, n.p. 1189The color of sea-water. 2. (Bot.) A plant; the saxifrage.
  34. Sēa'-gūll, n.p. 1189(Ornith.) A sea-fowl of the genus Xema (X. ridibundus); sea-crow.
  35. Sē'ah, n.p. 1189A Jewish dry measure containing nearly fourteen pints. Simmonds.
  36. Sēa'-hāre, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) A marine tectibranchiate gasteropodous mollusk of the genus Aplysia. See APLYSIA.
  37. Sēa'-hēath, n.p. 1189(Bot.) A species of evergreen plants of the genus Frankenia, found in salt-marshes and upon sea-coasts. Loudon.
  38. Sēa'-hĕdge/hŏg, n.p. 1189The sea-urchin.
  39. Sēa'-hēn, n.p. 1189(Ornith.) A sea-bird of the genus Uria (U. troile); the common guillemot.
  40. Sēa'-hŏg, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) The porpoise.
  41. Sea'-hōl'ly, n.p. 1189(Bot.) An evergreen, branching plant of the genus Eryngium, growing upon the sea-shore.
  42. Sēa'-hōlm, n.p. 1189A small, uninhabited isle. 2. (Bot.) Sea-holly.
  43. Sēa'-hôrse, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) (a.) The walrus. (b.) The hippopotamus, or river-horse. Dryden. 2. (Ichth.) A fish of the genus Hippocampus (Syngnathus of Linnæus), allied to the needle-fish or pipe-fish, and having a…
  44. Sea'-hûl'ver, n.p. 1189Sea-holly.
  45. Sēa-in'sect, n.p. 1189An insect that inhabits the sea; a marine insect.
  46. Sēa'-kāle, n.p. 1189(Bot.) A plant found growing along sandy shores, the young shoots and leaf-stalks of which are used as food; sea-cabbage; sea-colewort; Crambē maritima.
  47. Sēa'-king, n.p. 1189One of the leaders of piratical squadrons among the Danes or Normans, who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plunder and adventures; a Norse pirate-chief. Sea-kings, . . . compelled…
  48. Seal, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) An aquatic carnivorous mammal of the family Phocidæ. Seals inhabit sea-coasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing the…
  49. Seal, n.p. 1189[A-S. sigel, Goth. sigljō, O. H. Ger. sigil, insigili, N. H. Ger. siegel, L. Ger. segel, D. zegel, Dan. segl, seigl, indsegl, Sw. sigill, insegel, from Lat. sigillum, a little figure or image, a…
  50. Sēal, v. t.p. 1189To set or affix a seal to; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed. And with my hand I seal our true hearts’ love. Shak. 2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness…
  51. Seal, v. i.p. 1189To affix a seal. [Obs.] I will seal unto this bond. Shak.
  52. Sēa'-lan'guage, n.p. 1189The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen.
  53. Sea'-lärk, n.p. 1189(Ornith.) (a.) A bird of the sand-piper kind. (b.) A bird of the dotterel kind; the ringed dotterel or plover.
  54. Sēa'-leech, n.p. 1189A leech living in the sea.
  55. Sēa'-lēgs, n. pl.p. 1189Legs able to maintain their possessor upright in stormy weather at sea; ability to walk steadily on deck when a vessel is rolling or pitching in a rough sea. Totten.
  56. Sēa'-lēm'on, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) A marine, nudibranchiate, gastropodous mollusk, of the genus Doris, having an oval, convex body, marked with numerous punctures, and of a lemon color. P. Cyc.
  57. Sēa'-lēop'ard, n.p. 1189(Zoöl.) An animal of the seal family, of the genus Stenorhynchus (S. leopardinus);— so named from being spotted like the leopard.
  58. Sēal'er, n.p. 1189One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.
  59. Sēa'-lēt'ter, n.p. 1189The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; passport. Burrill.
  60. Seal'ing-wăx, n.p. 1189A compound of the resin lac, with some less brittle resin, and various coloring matters, used for fastening a folded letter, and thus concealing or securing the writing, and for receiving impressions…