SEA BIRDSea" bird`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl.
SEA BLITESea" blite`. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant (Suæda maritima) of the Goosefoot family, growing in salt marches.
SEA-BLUBBERSea"-blub"ber, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A jellyfish.
SEABOARDSea"board`, n. Etym: [Sea + board, F. bord side.]
Defn: The seashore; seacoast. Ld. Berners.
SEABOARDSea"board`, a.
Defn: Bordering upon, or being near, the sea; seaside; seacoast; as, a seaboard town.
SEABOARDSea"board`, adv.
Defn: Toward the sea. [R.]
SEABOATSea"boat`. Etym: [AS. sæbat.]
1. A boat or vessel adapted to the open sea; hence, a vessel considered with reference to her power of resisting a storm, or maintaining herself in a heavy sea; as, a good sea boat.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A chitin.
SEABORDSea"bord`, n. & a.
Defn: See Seaboard.
SEA-BORDERINGSea"-bor"der*ing, a.
Defn: Bordering on the sea; situated beside the sea. Drayton.
SEA-BORNSea"-born`, a.
1. Born of the sea; produced by the sea. "Neptune and his sea-born niece." Waller.
2. Born at sea.
SEABOUNDSea"bound`, a.
Defn: Bounded by the sea.
SEA BOWSea" bow`.
Defn: See Marine rainbow, under Rainbow.
SEA BOYSea" boy`.
Defn: A boy employed on shipboard.
SEA BREACHSea" breach`.
Defn: A breaking or overflow of a bank or a dike by the sea.L'Estrange.
SEA BREAMSea" bream`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the Spanish (P. Oweni), and the black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus); — called also old wife.
SEA BRIEFSea" brief`.
Defn: Same as Sea letter.
SEA BUGSea" bug`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A chiton.
SEA-BUILTSea"-built`, a.
Defn: Built at, in, or by the sea.
SEA BUTTERFLYSea" but"ter*fly`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A pteropod.
SEA CABBAGESea" cab"bage (; 48). (Bot.)
Defn: See Sea kale, under Kale.
SEA CALFSea" calf`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common seal.
SEA CANARY Sea" ca*na"ry. Etym: [So called from a whistling sound which it makes.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The beluga, or white whale.
SEA CAPTAINSea" cap"tain.
Defn: The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.
SEA CARDSea" card`.
Defn: Mariner's card, or compass.
SEA CATFISH; SEA CAT Sea" cat`fish. Sea" cat`. (Zoöl.) (a) The wolf fish. (b) Any marine siluroid fish, as Ælurichthys marinus, and Arinus felis, of the eastern coast of the United States. Many species are found on the coasts of Central and South America.
SEA CHARTSea" chart`.
Defn: A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands, shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated.
SEA CHICKWEEDSea" chick"weed`. (Bot.)
Defn: A fleshy plant (Arenaria peploides) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; — called also sea sandwort, and sea purslane.
SEA CLAMSea" clam`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family Mactridæ, as the common American species. (Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima); — called also beach clam, and surf clam.
SEA COALSea" coal`.
Defn: Coal brought by sea; — a name by which mineral coal was formerly designated in the south of England, in distinction from charcoal, which was brought by land. Sea-coal facing (Founding), facing consisting of pulverized bituminous coal.
SEACOASTSea"coast`, n.
Defn: The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean.Also used adjectively.
SEA COBSea" cob`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black-backed gull.
SEA COCKSea" cock`.
1. In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The black-bellied plover. (b) A gurnard, as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini).
SEA COCOASea" co"coa. (Bot.)
Defn: A magnificent palm (Lodoicea Sechellarum) found only in the Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an immense two-lobed nut. It was found floating in the Indian Ocean before the tree was known, and called sea cocoanut, and double cocoanut.
SEA COLANDERSea" col"an*der. (Bot.)
Defn: A large blackfish seaweed (Agarum Turneri), the frond of which is punctured with many little holes.
SEA COLEWORTSea" cole"wort`. (Bot.)
Defn: Sea cabbage.
SEA COMPASSSea" com"pass.
Defn: The mariner's compass. See under Compass.
SEA COOTSea" coot`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A scoter duck.
SEA CORNSea" corn`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species of whelks (Buccinum), which resembles an ear of maize.
SEA COW Sea" cow`. (Zoöl.) (a) The mantee. (b) The dugong. (c) The walrus.
SEA CRAWFISH; SEA CRAYFISHSea" craw"fish`. Sea" cray"fish`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any crustacean of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, as the European spiny lobster (P. vulgaris), which is much used as an article of food. See Lobster.
SEA CROW Sea" crow`. (Zoöl.) (a) The chough. [Ireland] (b) The cormorant. (c) The blackheaded pewit, and other gulls. (d) The skua. (e) The razorbill. [Orkney Islands] (f) The coot.
SEA CUCUMBERSea" cu"cum*ber. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to the genus Pentacta, or Cucumaria, as the common American and European species. (P. frondosa).
SEA DACESea" dace`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European sea perch.
SEA DAFFODILSea" daf"fo*dil. (Bot.)
Defn: A European amarylidaceous plant (Pancratium maritimum).
SEA DEVIL Sea" dev`il (Zoöl.) (a) Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus Manta or Cepholoptera, some of which become more than twenty feet across and weigh several tons. See also Ox ray, under Ox. (b) Any large cephalopod, as a large Octopus, or a giant squid (Architeuthis). See Devilfish. (c) The angler.
SEA DOGSea" dog`.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The dogfish. (b) The common seal.
2. An old sailor; a salt. [Colloq.]
SEA DOTTERELSea" dot"ter*el. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The turnstone.
SEA DOVESea" dove`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The little auk, or rotche. See Illust. of Rotche.
SEA DRAGON Sea" drag"on. (Zoöl.) (a) A dragonet, or sculpin. (b) The pegasus.
SEA DRAKESea" drake`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pewit gull.
SEA DUCKSea" duck`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.
SEA EAGLESea" ea"gle.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus Haliæetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle. (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian white- tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaëtus ichthyaëtus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The eagle ray. See under Ray.
SEA-EARSea"-ear`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus Haliotis. SeeAbalone.
SEA EELSea" eel`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The conger eel.
SEA EGGSea" egg`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sea urchin.
SEA ELEPHANTSea" el"e*phant. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very large seal (Macrorhinus proboscideus) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size (M. angustirostris) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct.
SEA FANSea" fan". (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike form, especiallyGorgonia flabellum of Florida and the West Indies.
SEAFARERSea"far`er, n. Etym: [Sea + fare.]
Defn: One who follows the sea as a business; a mariner; a sailor.
SEAFARINGSea"far`ing, a.
Defn: Following the business of a mariner; as, a seafaring man.
SEA FEATHERSea" feath"er. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.
SEA FENNELSea" fen"nel. (Bot.)
Defn: Samphire.
SEA FERNSea" fern". (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any gorgonian which branches like a fern.
SEA FIGHTSea" fight`.
Defn: An engagement between ships at sea; a naval battle.
SEA FIRSea" fir`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sertularian hydroid, especially Sertularia abietina, which branches like a miniature fir tree.
SEA FLOWERSea" flow"er. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sea anemone, or any related anthozoan.
SEA FOAMSea" foam`.
1. Foam of sea water.
2. (Min.)
Defn: Meerschaum; — called also sea froth.
SEA FOWLSea" fowl`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk, gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all such birds, collectively.
SEA FOXSea" fox`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The thrasher shark. See Thrasher.
SEA FROTHSea" froth`.
Defn: See Sea foam, 2.
SEA-GATE; SEA-GAITSea"-gate`, Sea"-gait`, n.
Defn: A long, rolling swell of the sea. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
SEA GAUGESea" gauge`.
Defn: See under Gauge, n.
SEA GHERKIN; SEA GIRKINSea" gher`kin, or; Sea" gir"kin. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any small holothurian resembling in form a gherkin.
SEA GINGERSea" gin"ger. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore.
SEA GIRDLESSea" gir"dles. (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of kelp (Laminaria digitata) with palmately cleft fronds; — called also sea wand, seaware, and tangle.
SEAGIRTSea"girt`, a.
Defn: Surrounded by the water of the sea or ocean; as, a seagirt isle. Milton.
SEA GODSea" god`.
Defn: A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to live in, or have dominion over, the sea, or some particular sea or part of the sea, as Neptune.
SEA GODDESSSea" god"dess.
Defn: A goddess supposed to live in or reign over the sea, or some part of the sea.
SEAGOINGSea"go`ing, a.
Defn: Going upon the sea; especially, sailing upon the deep sea; — used in distinction from coasting or river, as applied to vessels.
SEA GOOSESea" goose`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A phalarope.
SEA GOWNSea" gown`.
Defn: A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners.Shak.
SEA GRAPESea" grape`.
1. (Bot.) (a) The gulf weed. See under Gulf. (b) A shrubby plant (Coccoloba uvifera) growing on the sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling the grapevine.
2. pl. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (Loligo).
SEA GRASSSea" grass`. (Bot.)
Defn: Eelgrass.
SEA GREENSea" green`.
Defn: The green color of sea water.
SEA-GREENSea"-green`, a.
Defn: Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings.
SEA GUDGEONSea" gud"geon. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European black goby (Gobius niger).
SEA GULLSea" gull`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any gull living on the seacoast.
SEAHSe"ah, n.
Defn: A Jewish dry measure containing one third of an an ephah.
SEA HARESea" hare`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus Aplysia. See Aplysia.
SEA HAWKSea" hawk`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A jager gull.
SEA HEATHSea" heath`. (Bot.)
Defn: A low perennial plant (Frankenia lævis) resembling heath, growing along the seashore in Europe.
SEA HEDGEHOGSea" hedge"hog`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sea urchin.
SEA HENSea" hen`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: the common guillemot; — applied also to various other sea birds.
SEA HOGSea" hog`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The porpoise.
SEA HOLLYSea" hol"ly. (Bot.)
Defn: An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See Eryngium.
SEA HOLMSea" holm`.
Defn: A small uninhabited island.
SEA HOLMSea" holm`. (Bot.)
Defn: Sea holly.
SEA HORSESea" horse`.
1. A fabulous creature, half horse and half fish, represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids. It is also depicted in heraldry. See Hippocampus.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The walrus. (b) Any fish of the genus Hippocampus.
Note: In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer to the hippopotamus.
SEA HULVERSea" hul"ver. (Bot.)
Defn: Sea holly.
SEA-ISLANDSea"-is`land, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia; as, sea-island cotton, a superior cotton of long fiber produced on those islands.
SEA JELLYSea" jel"ly. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A medusa, or jellyfish.
SEAKSeak, n.
Defn: Soap prepared for use in milling cloth.
SEA KALESea" kale". (Bot.)
Defn: See under Kale.
SEA KINGSea" king`.
Defn: One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plunder and adventures; a Norse pirate chief. See the Note under Viking.
SEALSeal, n. Etym: [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. sæl,Sw. själ, Icel. selr.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidæ andOtariidæ.
Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as sea lion, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal, fur seal, and sea elephant. The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), the hooded seal (Cystophora crustata), and the ringed seal (Phoca foetida), are northern species. See also Eared seal, Harp seal, and Fur seal, under Eared, Harp, Monk, and Fur. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. Harbor seal (Zoöl.), the common seal (Phoca vitulina). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; — called also marbled seal, native seal, river seal, bay seal, land seal, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard, ranger, selchie, tangfish.
SEAL Seal, n. Etym: [OE. seel, OF. seel, F. sceau, fr. L. sigillum a little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign, figure, or image. See Sign, n., and cf. Sigil.]
1. An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.
2. Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal. Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond Thou but offend;st thy lungs to speak so loud. Shak.
3. That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.
4. That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance. "under the seal of silence." Milton. Like a red seal is the setting sun On the good and the evil men have done. Lonfellow.
5. An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap. Great seal. See under Great. — Privy seal. See under Privy, a. — Seal lock, a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal in such a way that the lock can not be opened without rupturing the seal. Seal manual. See under Manual, a. — Seal ring, a ring having a seal engraved on it, or ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring. Shak.
SEALSeal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skaling.] Etym:[OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller, LL. sigillare. SeeSeal a stamp.]
1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed. And with my hand I seal my true heart's love. Shak.
2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware.
3. To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter.
4. Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret. Seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum". Shak.
5. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like. Gwilt.
6. To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5.
7. Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife. [Utah, U.S.] If a man once married desires a second helpmate . . . she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church. H. Stansbury.
SEALSeal, v. i.
Defn: To affix one's seal, or a seal. [Obs.]I will seal unto this bond. Shak.
SEA LACESSea" la"ces. (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of seaweed (Chorda Filum) having blackish cordlike fronds, often many feet long.
SEA LAMPREYSea" lam"prey. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common lamprey.
SEA LANGUAGESea" lan"guage.
Defn: The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.
SEA LARK Sea" lark`. (Zoöl.) (a) The rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). (b) Any one of several small sandpipers and plovers, as the ringed plover, the turnstone, the dunlin, and the sanderling.
SEA LAVENDERSea" lav"en*der. (Bot.)
Defn: See Marsh rosemary, under Marsh.
SEA LAWYERSea" law"yer. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The gray snapper. See under Snapper.
SEAL-BROWNSeal"-brown`, a.
Defn: Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed.
SEA LEGSSea" legs`.
Defn: Legs able to maintain their possessor upright in stormy weather at sea, that is, ability stand or walk steadily on deck when a vessel is rolling or pitching in a rough sea. [Sailor's Cant] Totten.
SEA LEMONSea" lem"on. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex yellow body.
SEA LEOPARDSea" leop"ard. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of spotted seals, especiallyOgmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the AntarcticOcean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.
SEALERSeal"er, n.
Defn: One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.
SEALERSealer, n.
Defn: A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
SEA LETTERSea" let"ter. (Mar. Law.)
Defn: The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; a passport for a vessel and cargo.
SEA LETTUCESea" let"tuce. (Bot.)
Defn: The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food.
SEA LEVELSea" lev"el.
Defn: The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.
SEALGH; SELCHSealgh, Selch, n.. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A seal. [Scotch]
SEA LILYSea" lil"y. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A crinoid.
SEALING WAXSeal"ing wax`.
Defn: A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.
SEA LIONSea" li"on. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidæ native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco.
SEA LOACHSea" loach". (Zoöl.)
Defn: The three-bearded rockling. See Rockling.
SEA LOUSESea" louse`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa,Livoneca, and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes.
SEALSKINSeal"skin`, n.
Defn: The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp. of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material.
SEAMSeam, n. Etym: [See Saim.]
Defn: Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Shak. Dryden.
SEAMSeam, n. Etym: [OE. seem, seam, AS. seám; akin to D. zoom, OHG. soum,G. saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. söm, and E. sew. sq. root156. See Sew to fasten with thread.]
1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
2. Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc. Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse seam may discover where they join. Addison.
3. (geol. & Mining)
Defn: A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. Seam blast, a blast by putting the powder into seams or cracks of rocks. — Seam lace, a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams and edges; — called also seaming lace. — Seam presser. (Agric.) (a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows. (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. Knight. — Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.
SEAMSeam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Seaming.]
1. To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.
2. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar. Seamed o'Pope.
3. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
SEAMSeam, v. i.
Defn: To become ridgy; to crack open.Later their lips began to parch and seam. L. Wallace.
SEAMSeam, n. Etym: [AS. seám, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle, fr. Gr.Sumpter.]
Defn: A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically: (a) The quantity of eight bushels of grain. "A seam of oats." P. Plowman. (b) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. [Eng.]
SEA-MAIDSea"-maid`, n.
1. The mermaid.
2. A sea nymph.
SEA-MAILSea"-mail`, n. Etym: [Sea + (perhaps) Mall Mally, for Mary; hence,Prov. E. mally a hare.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A gull; the mew.
SEAMANSea"man, n.; pl. Seamen (.
Defn: A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] "Not to mention mermaids or seamen." Locke.
SEAMANSea"man, n.; pl. Seamen. Etym: [AS. sæman.]
Defn: One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; — applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman. Able seaman, a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship. — ordinary seaman. See Ordinary.
SEAMANLIKESea"man*like`, a.
Defn: Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.
SEAMANSHIPSea"man*ship, n.
Defn: The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.
SEA MANTISSea" man"tis. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A squilla.
SEA MARGESea" marge`.
Defn: Land which borders on the sea; the seashore. Shak.You are near the sea marge of a land teeming with life. J. Burroughs.
SEAMARKSea"mark`, n.
Defn: Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners; a beacon; a landmark visible from the sea, as a hill, a tree, a steeple, or the like. Shak.
SEA MATSea" mat`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which form frondlike corals.
SEA MAWSea" maw`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sea mew.
SEAMEDSeamed, a. (Falconry)
Defn: Out of condition; not in good condition; — said of a hawk.
SEA-MELLSea"-mell`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sea mew.
SEA MEWSea" mew`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A gull; the mew.
SEA MILESea" mile`.
Defn: A geographical mile. See Mile.
SEA MILKWORTSea" milk"wort`. (Bot.)
Defn: A low, fleshy perennial herb (Glaux maritima) found along northern seashores.
SEAMINGSeam"ing, n.
1. The act or process of forming a seam or joint.
2. (Fishing)
Defn: The cord or rope at the margin of a seine, to which the meshes of the net are attached. Seaming machine, a machine for uniting the edges of sheet-metal plates by bending them and pinching them together.
SEAMLESSSeam"less, a.
Defn: Without a seam.Christ's seamless coat, all of a piece. Jer. Taylor.
SEA MONKSea" monk`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Monk seal, under Monk.
SEA MONSTERSea" mon"ster. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any large sea animal.
SEA MOSSSea" moss`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss.
SEA MOUSE Sea" mouse`. (Zoöl.) (a) A dorsibranchiate annelid, belonging to Aphrodite and allied genera, having long, slender, hairlike setæ on the sides. (b) The dunlin.
SEAMSTERSeam"ster, n. Etym: [See Seamstress.]
Defn: One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew. [Obs.]
SEAMSTRESS Seam"stress, n. Etym: [From older seamster, properly fem., AS. seámestre. See Seam.]
Defn: A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.
SEAMSTRESSYSeam"stress*y, n.
Defn: The business of a seamstress.
SEA MUDSea" mud`.
Defn: A rich slimy deposit in salt marshes and along the seashore, sometimes used as a manure; — called also sea ooze.
SEAMYSeam"y, a.
Defn: Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. "Many a seamyscar." Burns.Everything has its fair, as well as its seamy, side. Sir W. Scott.
SEANSean, n.
Defn: A seine. See Seine. [Prov. Eng.]
SEANCE Sé`ance", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. sedens, -entis, p.pr. of sedere to sit. See Sit.]
Defn: A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of spiritualists to receive spirit communication, so called.
SEA NEEDLESea" nee"dle. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Garfish (a).
SEA NETTLESea" net`tle.
Defn: A jellyfish, or medusa.
SEANNACHIESean"na*chie, n. Etym: [Gael. seanachaidh.]
Defn: A bard among the Highlanders of Scotland, who preserved and repeated the traditions of the tribes; also, a genealogist. [Written also senachy.] [Scot.]
SEA ONIONSea" on"ion. (Bot.)
Defn: The officinal squill. See Squill.
SEA OOZESea" ooze`.
Defn: Same as Sea mud. Mortimer.
SEA ORANGESea" or"ange. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large American holothurian (Lophothuria Fabricii) having a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.
SEA-ORBSea"-orb`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A globefish.
SEA OTTERSea" ot"ter. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An aquatic carnivore (Enhydris lutris, or marina) found in the North Pacific Ocean. Its fur is highly valued, especially by the Chinese. It is allied to the common otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed. Sea-otter's cabbage (Bot.), a gigantic kelp of the Pacific Ocean (Nereocystis Lutkeana). See Nereocystis.
SEA OWLSea" owl`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The lumpfish.
SEA PADSea" pad`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The puffin.
SEA PARROTSea" par"rot (se" par"rut). (Zoöl.)
Defn: The puffin.
SEA PARTRIDGESea" par"tridge. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The gilthead (Crenilabrus melops), a fish of the British coasts.
SEA PASSSea" pass`.
Defn: A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to show their nationality; a sea letter or passport. See Passport.
SEA PEACHSea" peach`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A beautiful American ascidian (Cynthia, or Halocynthia, pyriformis) having the size, form, velvety surface, and color of a ripe peach.
SEA PEARSea" pear`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A pedunculated ascidian of the genus Boltonia.
SEA-PENSea"-pen", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A pennatula.
SEA PERCH Sea" perch`. (Zoöl.) (a) The European bass (Roccus, or Labrax, lupus); — called also sea dace. (b) The cunner. (c) The sea bass. (d) The name is applied also to other species of fishes.
SEA PHEASANTSea" pheas"ant. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pintail duck.
SEA PIESea" pie. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus Hæmatopus.
SEA PIESea" pie`.
Defn: A dish of crust or pastry and meat or fish, etc., cooked together in alternate layers, — a common food of sailors; as, a three-decker sea pie.
SEAPIECESea"piece`, n.
Defn: A picture representing a scene at sea; a marine picture.Addison.
SEA PIETSea" pi"et. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See 1st Sea pie.
SEA PIG Sea" pig`. (Zoöl.) (a) A porpoise or dolphin. (b) A dugong.
SEA PIGEONSea" pi"geon.
Defn: The common guillemot.
SEA PIKE Sea" pike`. (Zoöl.) (a) The garfish. (b) A large serranoid food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found on both coasts of America; — called also robalo. (c) The merluce.
SEA PINCUSHION Sea" pin`cush`ion. (Zoöl.) (a) A sea purse. (b) A pentagonal starfish.
SEA PINKSea" pink`. (Bot.)
Defn: See Thrift.
SEA PLOVERSea" plov"er.
Defn: the black-bellied plover.
SEA POACHER; SEA POKERSea" poach"er. Sea" pok"er. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The lyrie.
SEA POOLSea" pool`.
Defn: A pool of salt water. Spenser.
SEA POPPYSea" pop"py. (Bot.)
Defn: The horn poppy. See under Horn.
SEA PORCUPINESea" por"cu*pine. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any fish of the genus Diodon, and allied genera, whose body is covered with spines. See Illust. under Diodon.
SEA PORKSea" pork`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An American compound ascidian (Amoræcium stellatum) which forms large whitish masses resembling salt pork.
SEA PORTSea" port`, n.
Defn: A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels.Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.
SEAPOYSea"poy, n.
Defn: See Sepoy.
SEA PUDDINGSea" pud"ding. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any large holothurian. [Prov. Eng.]
SEA PURSESea" purse`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks.
SEA PURSLANESea" purs"lane. (Bot.)
Defn: See under Purslane.
SEA PYESea" pye`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See 1st Sea pie.
SEA PYOTSea" py"ot. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See 1st Sea pie.
SEA QUAILSea" quail`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The turnstone.
SEAQUAKESea"quake`, n.
Defn: A quaking of the sea.
SEAR; SERESear, Sere, a.
Defn: [OE. seer, AS. seár (assumed) fr. seárian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. soren to to wither, Gr. sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. sq. root152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; — applied to leaves. Milton. I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf. Shak.
SEARSear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seared; p. pr. & vb. n. Searing.] Etym:[OE.seeren, AS. seárian. See Sear, a.]
1. To wither; to dry up. Shak.
2. To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively. I'm seared with burning steel. Rowe. It was in vain that the amiable divine tried to give salutary pain to that seared conscience. Macaulay. The discipline of war, being a discipline in destruction of life, is a discipline in callousness. Whatever sympathies exist are seared. H. Spencer.
Note: Sear is allied to scorch in signification; but it is applied primarily to animal flesh, and has special reference to the effect of heat in marking the surface hard. Scorch is applied to flesh, cloth, or any other substance, and has no reference to the effect of hardness. To sear, to close by searing. "Cherish veins of good humor, and sear up those of ill." Sir W. Temple.
SEARSear, n. Etym: [F. serre a grasp, pressing, fr. L. sera. See Serry.]
Defn: The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked. Sear spring, the spring which causes the sear to catch in the notches by which the hammer is held.
SEA RATSea" rat`.
1. A pirate. [R.] Massinger.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The chimæra.
SEA RAVEN Sea" ra"ven. (Zoöl.) (a) An American cottoid fish (Hemitripterus Americanus) allied to the sculpins, found on the northeren Atlantic coasts. (b) The cormorant.
SEARCESearce, n. Etym: [See Sarse.]
Defn: A fine sieve. [Obs.]
SEARCESearce, v. t.
Defn: To sift; to bolt. [Obs.] Mortimer.
SEARCERSear"cer, n.
1. One who sifts or bolts. [Obs.]
2. A searce, or sieve. [Obs.] Holland.
SEARCHSearch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Searched; p. pr. & vb. n. Searching.]Etym: [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F. chercher, L. circare togo about, fr. L. circum, circa, around. See Circle.]
1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city. "Search the Scriptures." John v. 39. They are come to search the house. Shak. Search me, O God, and know my heart. Ps. cxxxix. 23.
2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek. I will both search my sheep, and seek them out. Ezek. xxxiv. 11. Enough is left besides to search and know. Milton.
3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound.
4. To examine; to try; to put to the test. To search out, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as, to search out truth.
Syn. — To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry into; inquire.
SEARCHSearch, v. i.
Defn: To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt. Once more search with me. Shak. It sufficeth that they have once with care sifted the matter, and searched into all the particulars. Locke.
SEARCHSearch, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. cerche. See Search, v. t.]
Defn: The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination. Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with inspection deep Considered every creature. Milton. Nor did my search of liberty begin Till my black hairs were changed upon my chin. Dryden. Right of search (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war. — Search warrant (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing an examination or search of a house, or other place, for goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.
Syn. — Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation; research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.
SEARCHABLESearch"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being searched.
SEARCHABLENESSSearch"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being searchable.
SEARCHERSearch"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. cercheor inspector.]
Defn: One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier. Specifically: (a) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death. Graunt. (b) An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc. (c) An inspector of leather. [Prov. Eng.] (d) (Gun.) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities. (e) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier. (j) (Med.) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.
SEARCHINGSearch"ing, a.
Defn: Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, asearching discourse; a searching eye. "Piercing, searching, biting,cold." Dickens.— Search"ing*ly, adv.— Search"ing*ness, n.
SEARCHLESSSearch"less, a.
Defn: Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.
SEARCHLIGHT Search"light`, n. (a) An apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays, usually devised so that it can be swiveled about. (b) The beam of light projecting by this apparatus.
SEARCLOTHSear"cloth`, n.
Defn: Cerecloth. Mortimer.
SEARCLOTHSear"cloth, v. t.
Defn: To cover, as a sore, with cerecloth.
SEAREDSeared, a.
Defn: Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not susceptible to moral influences. A seared conscience and a remorseless heart. Macaulay.
SEAREDNESSSear"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being seared or callous; insensibility. Bp. Hall.
SEA REEDSea" reed`. (Bot.)
Defn: The sea-sand reed. See under Reed.
SEA RISKSea" risk.
Defn: Risk of injury, destruction, or loss by the sea, or while at sea.
SEA ROBBERSea" rob"ber.
Defn: A pirate; a sea rover.
SEA ROBINSea" rob"in.
Defn: See under Robin, and Illustration in Appendix.
SEA ROCKETSea" rock"et.(Bot.)
Defn: See under Rocket.
SEA ROOMSea" room`. (Naut.)
Defn: Room or space at sea for a vessel to maneuver, drive, or scud, without peril of running ashore or aground. Totten.
SEA ROVERSea" rov"er.
Defn: One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber; a pirate; also, a piratical vessel.
SEA-ROVINGSea"-rov"ing
Defn: , a. Cruising at random on the ocean.
SEA SALMON Sea" salm"on. (Zoöl.) (a) A young pollock. (b) The spotted squeteague. (c) See Sea bass (b).
SEA SALTSea" salt`.
Defn: Common salt, obtained from sea water by evaporation.
SEA SANDPIPERSea" sand"pi`per. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The purple sandpiper.
SEA SANDWORTSea" sand"wort`. (Bot.)
Defn: See Sea chickweed.
SEA SAURIANSea" sau"ri*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any marine saurian; esp. (Paleon.) the large extinct species ofMosasaurus, Icthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and related genera.
SEASCAPESea"scape, n. Etym: [Cf. Landscape.]
Defn: A picture representing a scene at sea. [Jocose] Thackeray.
SEA SCORPION Sea" scor"pi*on. (Zoöl.) (a) A European sculpin (Cottus scorpius) having the head armed with short spines. (b) The scorpene.
SEA SCURFSea" scurf`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bryozoan which forms rounded or irregular patches of coral on stones, seaweeds, etc.
SEA SERPENTSea" ser`pent.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any marine snake. See Sea snake.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured.
Note: Many accounts of sea serpents are imaginary or fictitious; others are greatly exaggerated and distorted by incompetent observers; but a number have been given by competent and trustworthy persons, which indicate that several diverse animals have been called sea serpents. Among these are, apparently, several large snakelike fishes, as the oar fish, or ribbon fish (Regalecus), and huge conger eels. Other accounts probably refer to the giant squids (Architeuthis). Some of the best accounts seem to describe a marine saurian, like the fossil Mosasauri, which were large serpentlike creatures with paddles.
SEASHELLSea"shell`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The shell of any marine mollusk.
SEASHORESea"shore`, n.
1. The coast of the sea; the land that lies adjacent to the sea or ocean.
2. (Law)
Defn: All the ground between the ordinary highwater and low-water marks.
SEASICKSea"sick`, a.
Defn: Affected with seasickness.
SEASICKNESSSea"sick`ness, n.
Defn: The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a vessel.
SEASIDESea"side`, n.
Defn: The land bordering on, or adjacent to, the sea; the seashore.Also used adjectively.
SEA SLATERSea" slat"er. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any isopod crustacean of the genus Ligia.
SEA SLUG Sea" slug`. (Zoöl.) (a) A holothurian. (b) A nudibranch mollusk.
SEA SNAIL Sea" snail`. (Zoöl.) (a) A small fish of the genus Liparis, having a ventral sucker. It lives among stones and seaweeds. (b) Any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of Littorina, Natica, etc.
SEA SNAKESea" snake`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of many species of venomous aquatic snakes of the family Hydrophidæ, having a flattened tail and living entirely in the sea, especially in the warmer parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They feed upon fishes, and are mostly of moderate size, but some species become eight or ten feet long and four inches broad.
SEA SNIPE Sea" snipe`. (Zoöl.) (a) A sandpiper, as the knot and dunlin. (b) The bellows fish.
SEASON Sea"son, n. Etym: [OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere, satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as seed.]
1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, — the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, — the dry and the rainy. The several seasons of the year in their beauty. Addison.
2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for planting; the season for rest. The season, prime for sweetest scents and airs. Milton.
3. A period of time not very long; a while; a time. Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. Acts xiii. 11.
4. That which gives relish; seasoning. [Obs.] You lack the season of all natures, sleep. Shak. In season, in good time, or sufficiently early for the purpose. — Out of season, beyond or out of the proper time of the usual or appointed time.
SEASONSea"son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seasoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Seasoning.]
1. To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit. He is fit and seasoned for his passage. Shak.
2. To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one to a climate.
3. Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices; as, to season timber.
4. To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or relish to; to spice; as, to season food.
5. Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agrecable. You season still with sports your serious hours. Dryden. The proper use of wit is to season conversation. Tillotson.
6. To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper. "When mercy seasons justice." Shak.
7. To imbue; to tinge or taint. "Who by his tutor being seasoned with the love of the truth." Fuller. Season their younger years with prudent and pious principles. Jer. Taylor.
8. To copulate with; to impregnate. [R.] Holland.
SEASONSea"son, v. i.
1. To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.
2. To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun.
3. To give token; to savor. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
SEASONABLESea"son*a*ble, a.
Defn: Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a seasonable supply of rain. Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction. Ecclus. xxxv. 20. — Sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. — Sea"son*a*bly, adv.
SEASONAGESea"son*age, n.
Defn: A seasoning. [Obs.] outh.
SEASONALSea"son*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the seasons. Seasonal dimorphism (Zoöl.), the condition of having two distinct varieties which appear at different seasons, as certain species of butterflies in which the spring brood differs from the summer or autumnal brood.
SEASONERSea"son*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, seasons, or gives a relish; a seasoning.
SEASONINGSea"son*ing, n.
1. The act or process by which anything is seasoned.
2. That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.
3. Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation. Political speculations are of so dry and austere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent seasonings. Addison. Seasoning tub (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to rise. Knight.
SEASONLESSSea"son*less, a.
Defn: Without succession of the seasons.
SEA SPIDER Sea" spi"der. (Zoöl.) (a) Any maioid crab; a spider crab. See Maioid, and Spider crab, under Spider. (b) Any pycnogonid.
SEA SQUIRTSea" squirt`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An ascidian. See Illust. under Tunicata.
SEA STARSea" star`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A starfish, or brittle star.
SEA SURGEONSea" sur"geon. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A surgeon fish.
SEA SWALLOWSea" swal"low.
1. (Zoöl.) (a) The common tern. (b) The storm petrel. (c) The gannet.
2. (Her.)
Defn: See Cornish chough, under Chough.
SEATSeat, n. Etym: [OE. sete, Icel. sæti; akin to Sw. säte, Dan. sæde,MHG. saze, AS. set, setl, and E. sit. sq. root154. See Sit, and cf.Settle, n.]
1. The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like. And Jesus . . . overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves. Matt. xxi. 12.
2. The place occupied by anything, or where any person or thing is situated, resides, or abides; a site; an abode, a station; a post; a situation. Where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is. Rev. ii. 13. He that builds a fair house upon an ill seat committeth himself to prison. Bacon. A seat of plenty, content, and tranquillity. Macaulay.
3. That part of a thing on which a person sits; as, the seat of a chair or saddle; the seat of a pair of pantaloons.
4. A sitting; a right to sit; regular or appropriate place of sitting; as, a seat in a church; a seat for the season in the opera house.
5. Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback. She had so good a seat and hand she might be trusted with any mount. G. Eliot.
6. (Mach.)
Defn: A part or surface on which another part or surface rests; as, a valve seat. Seat worm (Zoöl.), the pinworm.