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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. Sĕp'tu-a-gĭnt, n.p. 1204A Greek version of the Old Testament;—so called because it was said to be the work of seventy, or rather of seventy-two, interpreters. ☞ This translation from the Hebrew is reported to have been made…
  2. Sĕp'tu-a-ry, n.p. 1204Something composed of seven; a week. [Rare.] Ash.
  3. Sĕp'tu-late, a.p. 1204(Bot.) Having imperfect or spurious septa. Henslow.
  4. Sĕp'tum, n.p. 1204A wall separating two cavities; a partition; specifically, (a.) (Bot.) A partition that separates the cells of the fruit. (b.) (Anat.) A partition which separates two cavities.
  5. Sĕp'tu-or, n.p. 1204(Mus.) A septet. See SEPTET.
  6. Sĕp'tu-ple, a.p. 1204Seven times as much; multiplied by seven; sevenfold.
  7. Sĕp'tu-ple, v. t.p. 1204To multiply by seven; to make sevenfold. Herschel.
  8. Sĕp'ul-cher or Sĕp'ul-chre, n.p. 1204The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place destined for that purpose; a grave; a tomb. “The stony entrance of this sepulcher.” Shak.
  9. Se-pül'cherp. 1204( v. t. To bury; to inter; to entomb;
  10. Se-pül'chrep. 1204as, obscurely sepulchered. And, so sepulchered, in such pomp dost lie, That kings for such a tomb would wish to die. Milton.
  11. Se-pŭl'chral, a.p. 1204Pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral statue; a sepulchral inscription.
  12. Sĕp'ul-tūre, n.p. 1204The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment. “Where we may royal sepulture prepare.” Dryden.
  13. Se-quā'ciōŭs, a.p. 1204Inclined to follow a leader; not moving on independently; following; attendant. Trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre. Dryden. 2. Hence, ductile; pliant; manageable. [Rare.] The…
  14. Se-quā'cioŭs-ness, n.p. 1204The state of being sequacious; disposition to follow.
  15. Se-quāç'i-ty, n.p. 1204The state or quality of being sequacious; a following, or disposition to follow; ductility; pliableness. [Rare.] Bacon.
  16. Se-quā'ri-oŭs, a.p. 1204Following; sequacious. [Rare.]
  17. Sē'quel, n.p. 1204That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's adventures or history. 2. Consequence; event; as, let the sun or moon cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be…
  18. Se-què'la, n.p. 1204One who, or that which, follows; as, (a.) An adherent, or a band or sect of adherents. “Coleridge and his sequela.” G. P. Marsh. (b.) That which follows as the logical result of a course of…
  19. Sē'quence, n.p. 1204The state or quality of being sequent; order of following; succession. How art thou a king But by fair sequence and succession? Shak. 2. That which follows or succeeds; sequel; consequence. “The…
  20. Sē'quent, a.p. 1204Following; succeeding. What to this was sequent thou knowest. Shak. 2. Consequential. [Rare.]
  21. Sē'quent, n.p. 1204A follower. [Obs.] Shak. 2. That which follows as a result or consequence; a sequence or sequel. [Rare.]
  22. Se-quĕn'tial, a.p. 1204Succeeding or following in order.
  23. Se-quĕn'tial-ly, adv.p. 1204In succession.
  24. Se-quĕs'ter, v. t.p. 1204(Law.) To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as property belonging to…
  25. Se-quès'ter, v. i.p. 1204To withdraw; to be apart. [Obs.] “To sequester out of the world into Atlantic and European politics.” Milton. 2. (Law.) To renounce, as a widow, any concern with the estate of her husband.
  26. Se-quē's'tĕr, n.p. 1204The act of sequestering; sequestration; separation. [Obs.] 2. (Law.) A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two…
  27. Se-quēs'tra-ble, a.p. 1204Capable of being sequestered or separated; subject or liable to sequestration.
  28. Se-quĕs'trāte, v. t.p. 1204To sequester. See SEQUESTER.
  29. Sēq'ues-trā'tion, n.p. 1204(Civil and Common Law.) The act of separating or setting aside a thing in controversy from the possession of both the parties that contend for it, to be delivered to the one adjudged entitled to it…
  30. Sēq'ues-trā'tor, n.p. 1204One who sequesters property, or takes the possession of it for a time, to satisfy a demand out of its rents or profits. 2. One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is committed.
  31. Se-quē'strum, n.p. 1204(Surg.) A portion of dead bone;—so called because it becomes separated from the sound portion.
  32. Sē'quin, n.p. 1204A gold coin of Italy and Turkey. [Written also chequin and zequin.] The average value of the sequin at Venice, and in other parts of Italy, is 9s. 6d. sterling, or about $2.30. In Turkey, the sequin…
  33. Se-răg'lĭo, n.p. 1204An inclosure; a place of separation. [Obs. and rare.] I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell as in a suburb by themselves. I passed by the piazza Judea, where their serraglio begins. Evelyn. 2.…
  34. Se-rā'ī, n.p. 1204A place for the accommodation of travelers in India and Tartary; a caravansary or rest-house.
  35. Sĕr'al-bū'men, n.p. 1204(Chem.) The albumen of the blood;—so called in distinction from that of the white of an egg or ovalbumen, from which it differs slightly in its chemical reactions. Miller.
  36. Se-rāng', n.p. 1204The boatswain of a vessel;—so called in the East Indies. Simmonds.
  37. Serape, n.p. 1204A blanket or shawl worn as an outer garment by the inhabitants of Spanish North America.
  38. Sĕr'aph, n.p. 1204See SĒRAPHIM. [From Heb. sārāph, to burn, to be eminent; Fr. sēraphin, Pr. & Sp. seraphin, serafín, Pg. seraphim, It. serafino.] An angel of the highest order. As full, as perfect, in vile man that…
  39. Se-rāph'ic or Se-rāph'ic-al, a.p. 1204Pertaining to, becoming or suitable to, a seraph; angelic; sublime; pure; refined. “Seraphic arms and trophies.” Milton. 2. Burning or inflamed with love or zeal.
  40. Se-rāph'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 1204In a seraphic manner; in the manner of a seraph.
  41. Se-rāph'īe-al-ness, n.p. 1204The state or quality of being seraphic.
  42. Se-rāph'i-çişm, n.p. 1204The character, quality, or state of a seraph; seraphicalness. [Rare.] Cudworth.
  43. Sĕr'a-phĭm, n. pl.p. 1204Angels of the highest order in the celestial hierarchy;—sometimes improperly written seraphims, as in the common English version of the Bible.
  44. Sĕr'aph-ī'nā, n.p. 1204A seraphine.
  45. Sĕr'aph-ine, n.p. 1204(Mus.) A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a plate. It has a fixed case, like a piano-forte, and is played by a…
  46. Se-rā'pis, n.p. 1204(Myth.) An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the imperial divinities.
  47. Se-rāś'kiēr, n.p. 1204A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire.
  48. Sēre, a.p. 1204Dry; withered; sear. See SEAR. But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere. Coleridge.
  49. Sēre, n.p. 1205A claw or talon. [Obs.] “Their neck and cheeks tore with their eager serres.” Chapman.
  50. Sĕr-e-nāde', n.p. 1205(Mus.) (a.) Music performed in the open air at night;—usually applied to musical entertainments given in the open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit of gallantry, under the windows of…
  51. Sĕr-e-nāde', v. t.p. 1205To entertain with nocturnal music.
  52. Sĕr-e-nāde', v. i.p. 1205To perform nocturnal music.
  53. Sĕr'e-nā'tȧ or Sĕr'e-nāte, n.p. 1205(Mus.) A piece of vocal music on an amorous subject; a serenade. Or serenate which the starved lover sings To his proud fair. Milton.
  54. Se-rēne', a.p. 1205Clear and calm; not ruffled or clouded; fair; bright; as, a serene sky; serene air. “Full many a gem of purest ray serene.” Gray. 2. Calm; unruffled; undisturbed; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul.…
  55. Se-rēne', n.p. 1205Serenity; calmness; tranquillity. [Poet.] To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. Young. 2. Evening air; night chill. [Obs.] “Some serene blast me.” B. Jonson.
  56. Se-rēne′, v. t.p. 1205To make clear and calm; to quiet. 2. To clear; to brighten.
  57. Se-rēne'ly, adv.p. 1205In a serene manner; calmly; quietly; The setting sun now shone serenely bright. Pope. 2. With unruffled temper; coolly. Prior.
  58. Se-rēne'ness, n.p. 1205The state of being serene; se-
  59. Se-rēn'i-tūde, n.p. 1205Calmness; serenity. [Obs.]
  60. Se-rĕn'i-ty, n.p. 1205The condition or quality of being serene; clearness and calmness; quietness; stillness; peace. A general peace and serenity newly succeeded general trouble. Sir W. Temple. 2. Calmness of mind…