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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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Seeth'er, n. p. 1195A pot for boiling things; a boiler.Se-fā'tian, n. p. 1195One of a sect of Mohammedans who hold peculiar opinions with respect to the eternal attributes of God, which they affirm, but who make no difference between the essential attributes and those of…Sĕg, n. p. 1195Sedge; also, the water flower-de-luce. [Obs.]Sēg, n. p. 1195A castrated bull. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Se-gār', n. p. 1195See CIGAR.Sĕg'gar, n. p. 1195A cylindrical case of fire-clay, in which fine stone-ware is baked. [Written also saggar.] Ure.Sĕg-hōl', n. p. 1195(Heb. Gram.) A Hebrew vowel-point, or short vowel, thus [ֶ], indicating the sound of the English e in men. M. Stuart.Sēg'hol-ate, a. p. 1195Marked with a seghol.Sēg'hol-ate, n. p. 1195(Heb. Gram.) A dissyllabic noun, with a seghol in each syllable. Nordheimer.Sĕg'ment, n. p. 1195One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion; as, a segment of an orange, or of a compound or divided leaf. 2. (Geom.) A…Seg-mĕnt'al, a. p. 1195Relating to, or being, a segment.Sĕg'men-tā'tion, n. p. 1195The act or process of dividing into segments; a self-division into segments as a result of growth. Dana.Sĕg'ni-tūde or Sĕg'ni-ty, n. p. 1195Sluggishness; dullness; inactivity. [Obs.]Segno, n. p. 1195(Mus.) A sign;—abbreviated to S̸. Al segno, to the sign; as a direction, return to the sign. —Dal segno, from the sign; as a direction, repeat from the sign.Sēg're-gāte, v. t. p. 1195To separate from others; to set apart. They are segregated, Christians from Christians, under odious designations. L. Taylor.Sēg're-gāte, v. i. p. 1195(Crystallog.) To separate from a mass and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification. Dana.Sĕg're-gate, a. p. 1195Separate; select. [Obs.] Segregate polygamy (Polygamia segregata, Linnaeus) (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence when several florets comprehended within a common calyx are furnished also with proper…Sĕg're-gā'tion, n. p. 1196The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting. 2. (Crystallog.) Separation from a mass and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through…Sēid, n. p. 1196A descendant of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima and his nephew Ali. Malcom.Sed'litz p. 1196See SEDLITZ.Sēign-eū'ri-al, a. p. 1196Pertaining to the lord of a manor; manorial. 2. Vested with large powers; independent.Sēign'ior, n. p. 1196A lord; the lord of a manor;—the English equivalent of the Spanish Señor and Italian Signor, which are titles of address corresponding to Sir or Mr. See SIGNOR. Grand Seignior, the sultan of Turkey.Sēign'ior-age, n. p. 1196Something claimed or taken by virtue of sovereign prerogative; specifically, a certain toll or deduction on bullion brought to a mint to be coined, designed originally to defray the expenses of…Sēign'ior-al, a. p. 1196Of, or pertaining to, a seignior or lord. “Kingly or seignioral patronage.” Burke.Sēign'ior-al-ty, n. p. 1196The territory or authority of a seignior or lord. Milman.Seign-iō'ri-al, a. p. 1196The same as SEIGNEURIAL.Seign'ior-ize, v. t. p. 1196To lord it over. [Obs.] Halifax.Sēign'ior-y, n. p. 1196The power or authority of a lord; dominion. O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but what he got by encroachment upon the English. Spencer. 2. A lordship; a manor. Davies.Sēine, n. p. 1196A large net for catching fish. Seine-boat, a fishing-boat used on the west coast of England to carry the large seine or casting-net. Simmonds.Sēin'er, n. p. 1196A fisher with a seine or net. [Rare.]Seis'in, n. p. 1196The same as SEIZIN. See SEIZIN.Seis'mal or Seis'mic, a. p. 1196Of, or pertaining to, an earthquake. “The seismic area, the tract on the earth’s surface within which an earthquake is felt.” Bragley. Seismic vertical, the point upon the earth’s surface vertically…Seis'mo-grāph, n. p. 1196An electro-magnetic apparatus for registering the shocks and undulatory motions of an earthquake. Sir D. Brewster.Seis’mo-grāph’ic, a. p. 1196Pertaining to, or indicated by, a seismograph.Seis-mōl'o-gy, n. p. 1196The science of earthquakes.Seis-mŏm'e-ter, n. p. 1196An instrument for measuring the duration and force of an earthquake, and like concussions.Seïs-môm'e-try, n. p. 1196The mensuration of such phenomena of earthquakes as can be expressed in numbers, or by their relation to the co-ordinates of space. Bragley.Seis'mo-scōpe, n. p. 1196A seismometer.Sē'i-ty, n. p. 1196Something peculiar to a man's self. [Rare.] Tatler.Sēiz'a-ble, a. p. 1196Capable of being seized; liable to be taken.Seize, v. t. p. 1196To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold on; to gripe or grasp suddenly. Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands The royalties and rights of banished Hereford? Shak. 2. To take possession of by…Seiz'er, n. p. 1196One who, or that which, seizes.Seiz'in, n. p. 1196(Law.) Possession; possession of an estate of freehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter, when there is a right to such possession by…Sēiz'ing, n. p. 1196The act of taking or grasping suddenly. 2. (Naut.) (a.) The operation of fastening together ropes with a cord. (b.) The cord or cords used for such fastening.Sēiz'or, n. p. 1196(Law.) One who seizes, or takes possession.Sēiz’ūre, n. p. 1196The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief; the seizure of a town by an enemy; the seizure of a throne…Sē'jant or Sē'jeant, a. p. 1196(Her.) Sitting;—applied to a lion or other beast. Sejant rampant, sitting with the fore feet lifted up. Wright.Se-join′, v. t. p. 1196To separate. [Obs.]Se-jū'gous, a. p. 1196(Bot.) Having six pairs of leaflets, as some pinnate leaves. Martyn.Se-jūnc'tion, n. p. 1196The act of disjoining; or the state of being disjoined; disjunction; a disuniting; separation. [Obs.]Se-jŭn'gi-ble, a. p. 1196Capable of being disjointed. [Obs.]Sēke, a. p. 1196Sick. [Obs.] See SICK. Chaucer.Sē'kos, n. p. 1196A place in a pagan temple in which were inclosed the images of the deities.Se-lā'cian, n. p. 1196(Ichth.) One of a tribe of cartilaginous fishes, including the ray and the shark.Sē'lâh, n. p. 1196(Script.) A word of doubtful meaning, occurring very frequently in the Psalms; by some supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song; by others, to indicate special…Sĕl'couth, a. p. 1196Rarely known; unusual; uncommon. [Obs.] Spenser.Sēld, a. p. 1196Rare; uncommon; unusual. [Obs.] Spencer.Sĕld, adv. p. 1196Rarely; seldom. [Obs.] Fairfax.Sĕl'dôm, a. p. 1196Rare; unfrequent. [Rare.] “A suppressed and seldom anger.” Bp. Taylor.Sĕl'dôm, adv. p. 1196Rarely; not often; not frequently. Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. Hooker.