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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sēd'en-ta-ry, n. p. 1194(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of spiders, which rest motionless until their prey is entangled in their web. Brande.Sēd'en-ta-ry, a. p. 1194Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. 2. Requiring much sitting; as, a sedentary employment. Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was essentially imperfect. R.…Se-dē'runt, n. p. 1194A sitting, as of a court or other body. 'Tis pity we have not Burns's own account of that long sederunt. Prof. Wilson.Sĕdge, n. p. 1194(Bot.) A plant of a family which includes a great number of species, found growing in dense tufts, generally in wet grounds. The culms are triangular, and the leaves, which resemble those of grass…Sēdge'-bird, n. p. 1194(Ornith.) The sedge-warbler.Sēdged, a. p. 1194Composed of flags or sedge. Shak.Sēdge'-war'blēr, n. p. 1194(Ornith.) A small European singing bird, of the family Sylviadæ: the Salicaria phragmitis of Selby. It often builds its nest among reeds or tall aquatic plants. Jardine.Sĕd'gy, a. p. 1194Overgrown with sedge. On gentle Severn's sedgy bank. Shak.Se-dĭl'ĭ-ŭm, n. p. 1194(Rom. Antiq.) One of a row of seats in the amphitheater. 2. Hence, a seat in the chancel of a church near the altar, for a priest or deacon during the eucharistic service. Hook.Sēd'i-ment, n. p. 1194The matter which subsides to the bottom, from water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.Sĕd'i-mĕnt'a-ry, a. p. 1194Pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; consisting of matter that has subsided. Sedimentary rocks (Geol.), those rocks which have been formed by materials deposited from a state of suspension in…Se-di'tion, n. p. 1194The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection; arousing of discontent against government, and disturbance of public tranquillity by speaking or circulating inflammatory…Se-dĭ'tion-a-ry, n. p. 1194An inciter or promoter of sedition. Bp. Hall.Se-dĭ'tiŏŭs, a. p. 1194Pertaining to, or partaking of the nature of, sedition; as, seditious behavior; seditious strife. 2. Tending to excite sedition; as, seditious words. 3. Disposed to arouse violent opposition to…Se-di'tiōus-ly, adv. p. 1194In a seditious manner; with tumultuous opposition to law; in a manner to violate the public peace.Se-dĭ'tious-ness, n. p. 1194The quality of being seditious; the disposition to excite popular commotion in opposition to law; or the act of exciting such commotion.Séd'litz Pow'ders p. 1194Certain powders intended to produce the same effect as Sedlitz water. They are composed of the tartrate of potassa and soda (Rochelle salt), with bicarbonate of soda in one paper, and tartaric acid…Sĕd'litz Wa'ter p. 1194A saline, mineral water from Sedlitz, in Bohemia, often taken as an agreeable aperient. It contains the sulphates of magnesia and soda with carbonic acid. Brande.Se-dūçe′, v. t. p. 1194To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and lead to iniquity; to corrupt; to deprave. Me the gold of France did not seduce. Shak.…Se-dūçe'ment, n. p. 1194Act of seducing; seduction. 2. The means employed to seduce; arts of enticing or corrupting; flattery, falsehood, and deception. Pope.Se-dū'cer, n. p. 1194One who seduces; a person who allures or entices to evil; a corrupter; specifically, one who prevails by art and persuasions over the chastity of a woman. 2. That which leads astray; that which…Se-dū'çi-ble, a. p. 1194Capable of being seduced or led astray; corruptible.Se-dū'cing-ly, adv. p. 1194In a seducing manner.Se-dûc'tion, n. p. 1194The act of seducing, or of enticing from the path of duty; specifically, the act or crime of persuading a female to surrender her chastity. 2. That which seduces, or is adapted or employed to seduce…Se-dūc'tive, a. p. 1194Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances. This may enable us to understand how seductive is the influence of example. Sir W. Hamilton.Se-dūc'tive-ly, adv. p. 1194In a seductive manner.Se-dūc'tress, n. p. 1194A female who seduces; a woman who misleads or leads astray.Se-dū'li-ty, n. p. 1194The quality of being sedulous; diligent and assiduous application; constant attention; unremitting industry. [Obs. or rare.] The industrious bee, by his sedulity in summer, lives in honey all the…Sĕd′ū-lous, a. p. 1194Sitting close to an employment; hence, assiduous; diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object; steadily industrious; as, the…Sĕd’ū-lōus-ly, adv. p. 1194In a sedulous manner; assiduously; industriously; diligently.Sēd'ū-lōŭs-ness, n. p. 1194The quality of being sedulous; assiduity; assiduousness; steady diligence.Sē'dum, n. p. 1194(Bot.) A genus of perennial, smooth-leaved plants, having cymose flowers; orpine; stone-crop. Gray.See, n. p. 1194A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.] Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see. Spenser. 2. Hence, specifically, (a.) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the…See, v. t. p. 1194To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of, by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry. I will now turn aside and see this great sight. Ex. iii. 3. 2. To…See, v. i. p. 1194To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision. 2. To have intellectual apprehension; to penetrate; to understand; to discern;—often…Seed, n. p. 1194(Bot.) The embryo, with its envelop or envelops, or the matured ovule, the growth of which gives origin to a new plant; as, an apple-seed; a currant-seed. ☞ Several seeds often combine to form the…Seed, v. i. p. 1194To grow to maturity, so as to produce seed. Many interests have grown up, and seeded, and twisted their roots in the crevices of many wrongs. Landor. 2. To shed the seed. Mortimer.Seed, v. t. p. 1194To sprinkle with seed, or as if with seed; to sow; to cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seed-like decorations. “A sable mantle seeded with waking eyes.” B. Jon. To seed down, to…Seed'-bŭd, n. p. 1194(Bot.) The germ, germen, or rudiment of the fruit in embryo; the ovule.Seed'-cāke, n. p. 1194A sweet cake containing aromatic seeds. Tusser.Seed'-cōat, n. p. 1194(Bot.) The covering of a seed.Seed'-cŏd, n. p. 1194A basket out of which grain or seed is sown; a seed-lip. Halliwell.Seed'-côrn, n. p. 1194Corn or grain for seed.Seed'-down, n. p. 1194The down on vegetable seeds.Seed'er, n. p. 1194One who sows or plants seeds.Seed'-fiēld or Seed'-gär'den, n. p. 1194A field or garden for raising seed.Seed'-grāin, n. p. 1194Grain for seed; seed-corn.Seed'-lăc, n. p. 1194A species of lac. See LAC.Seed'-lēaf, n. p. 1194(Bot.) A cotyledon; a seed-lobe.Seed'ling, n. p. 1194A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one propagated by layers, buds, or the like.Seed'-lip, n. p. 1195A vessel in which a sower carries the seed to be scattered. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Seed'-lōbe, n. p. 1195(Bot.) A cotyledon; a seed-leaf.Seed'-lŏp, n. p. 1195The same as SEED-LIP, q. v.Seed'ness, n. p. 1195Seed-time. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Seed'-oil, n. p. 1195Oil expressed from the seeds of plants.Seed'-pēarl, n. p. 1195Small pearls, resembling seeds in size or form.Seed'-plāt or Seed'-plōt, n. p. 1195The ground on which seeds are sown, to produce plants for transplanting. 2. Hence, a nursery; a place where any thing is sown or planted for cultivation.Seeds'-man, n. p. 1195A person who deals in seeds; also, a sower.Seed'-time, n. p. 1195The season proper for sowing. While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease. Gen. viii. 22.Seed'-vĕs'sel, n. p. 1195(Bot.) The case, — called also the pericarp — which contains the seeds; a pod.