Chapter 1503

Sea" 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. (Zo\'94l.) The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid ( Loligo ).

Sea grass <Xpage=1297>

Sea" grass` (?) . (Bot.) Eelgrass.

Sea green <Xpage=1297>

Sea" green` (?) . The green color of sea water.

Sea-green <Xpage=1297>

Sea"-green` , a. Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings.

Sea gudgeon <Xpage=1297>

Sea" gud"geon (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The European black goby ( Gobius niger ).

Sea gull <Xpage=1297>

Sea" gull` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any gull living on the seacoast.

Seah <Xpage=1297>

Se"ah (?) , n. A Jewish dry measure containing one third of an an ephah.

Sea hare <Xpage=1297>

Sea" hare` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus Aplysia. See Aplysia .

Sea hawk <Xpage=1297>

Sea" hawk` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A jager gull.

Sea heath <Xpage=1297>

Sea" heath` (?) . (Bot.) A low perennial plant ( Frankenia l\'91vis ) resembling heath, growing along the seashore in Europe.

Sea hedgehog <Xpage=1297>

Sea" hedge"hog` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A sea urchin.

Sea hen <Xpage=1297>

Sea" hen` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) the common guillemot; -- applied also to various other sea birds.

Sea hog <Xpage=1297>

Sea" hog` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The porpoise.

Sea holly <Xpage=1297>

Sea" hol"ly (?) . (Bot.) An evergeen seashore plant ( Eryngium maritimum ). See Eryngium .

Sea holm <Xpage=1297>

Sea" holm` (?) . A small uninhabited island.

Sea holm <Xpage=1297>

Sea" holm` . (Bot.) Sea holly.

Sea horse <Xpage=1297>

Sea" 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. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The walrus. (b) Any fish of the genus Hippocampus.

&hand; In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer to the hippopotamus.

Sea hulver <Xpage=1297>

Sea" hul"ver (?) . (Bot.) Sea holly.

Sea-island <Xpage=1297>

Sea"-is`land (?) , a. 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 jelly <Xpage=1297>

Sea" jel"ly (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A medusa, or jellyfish.

Seak <Xpage=1297>

Seak (?) , n. Soap prepared for use in milling cloth.

Sea kale <Xpage=1297>

Sea" kale" (?) . (Bot.) See under Kale .

Sea king <Xpage=1297>

Sea" king` (?) . 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 .

Seal <Xpage=1297>

Seal (?) , n. [OE. sele , AS. seolh ; akin to OHG. selah , Dan. s\'91l , Sw. sj\'84l , Icel. selr .] (Zo\'94l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocid\'91 and Otariid\'91 .

&hand; 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 f\'d2tida ), 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 (Zo\'94l.) , 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 <Xpage=1297>

Seal , n. [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.

Seal <Xpage=1297>

Seal , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sealed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Skaling .] [OE. selen ; cf. OF. seeler , seieler , F. sceller , LL. sigillare . See Seal 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.

Seal <Xpage=1297>

Seal , v. i. To affix one's seal, or a seal. [Obs.]

I will seal unto this bond. Shak.

Sea laces <Xpage=1297>

Sea" la"ces (?) . (Bot.) A kind of seaweed ( Chorda Filum ) having blackish cordlike fronds, often many feet long.

Sea lamprey <Xpage=1297>

Sea" lam"prey (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The common lamprey.

Sea language <Xpage=1297>

Sea" lan"guage (?) . The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.

Sea lark <Xpage=1297>

Sea" lark` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (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 lavender <Xpage=1297>

Sea" lav"en*der (?) . (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary , under Marsh .

Sea lawyer <Xpage=1297>

Sea" law"yer (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The gray snapper. See under Snapper .

Seal-brown <Xpage=1297>

Seal"-brown` (?) , a. Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed.

Sea legs <Xpage=1297>

Sea" legs` (?) . 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 lemon <Xpage=1297>

Sea" lem"on (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex yellow body.

Sea leopard <Xpage=1297>

Sea" leop"ard (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially Ogmorhinus leptonyx , and Leptonychotes Weddelli , of the Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.

Sealer <Xpage=1297>

Seal"er (?) , n. One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.

Sealer <Xpage=1297>

Sealer , n. A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

Sea letter <Xpage=1297>

Sea" let"ter (?) . (Mar. Law.) 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 lettuce <Xpage=1297>

Sea" let"tuce (?) . (Bot.) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva , sometimes used as food.

Sea level <Xpage=1297>

Sea" lev"el (?) . The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.

Sealgh, Selch <Xpage=1297>

Sealgh (?) , Selch , n. . (Zo\'94l.) A seal. [Scotch]

Sea lily <Xpage=1297>

Sea" lil"y (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A crinoid.

Sealing wax <Xpage=1297>

Seal"ing wax` (?) . A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.

Sea lion <Xpage=1297>

Sea" li"on (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariid\'91 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 loach <Xpage=1297>

Sea" loach" (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The three-bearded rockling. See Rockling .

Sea louse <Xpage=1297>

Sea" louse` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa , Livoneca , and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes.

Seam <Xpage=1297>

Seam (?) , n. [See Saim .] Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or prov. Eng.]

Shak. Dryden.

Seam <Xpage=1297>

Seam , n. [OE. seem , seam , AS. se\'a0m ; akin to D. zoom , OHG. soum , G. saum , LG. soom , Icel. saumr , Sw. & Dan. s\'94m , and E. sew . &root; 156. 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) 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.

Seam <Xpage=1297>

Seam , 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'<?/r with wounds which his own saber gave. 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.

Seam <Xpage=1297>

Seam , v. i. To become ridgy; to crack open.

Later their lips began to parch and seam . L. Wallace.

Seam <Xpage=1297>

Seam , n. [AS. se\'a0m , LL. sauma , L. sagma a packsaddle, fr. Gr. <?/. See Sumpter .] 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-maid <Xpage=1297>

Sea"-maid` (?) , n. 1. The mermaid.

2. A sea nymph.

Sea-mail <Xpage=1297>

Sea"-mail` (?) , n. [ Sea + (perhaps) Mall Mally, for Mary ; hence, Prov. E. mally a hare.] (Zo\'94l.) A gull; the mew.

Seaman <Xpage=1297>

Sea"man (?) , n. ; pl. Seamen (<?/) . A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] "Not to mention mermaids or seamen ."

Locke.

Seaman <Xpage=1297>

Sea"man (?) , n. ; pl. Seamen (#) . [AS. s\'91man .] 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 .

Seamanlike <Xpage=1297>

Sea"man*like` (?) , a. Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.

Seamanship <Xpage=1297>

Sea"man*ship , n. The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.

Sea mantis <Xpage=1297>

Sea" man"tis (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A squilla.

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Sea marge <Xpage=1298>

Sea" marge` (?) . Land which borders on the sea; the seashore.

Shak.

You are near the sea marge of a land teeming with life. J. Burroughs.

Seamark <Xpage=1298>

Sea"mark` (?) , n. 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 mat <Xpage=1298>

Sea" mat` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which form frondlike corals.

Sea maw <Xpage=1298>

Sea" maw` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The sea mew.

Seamed <Xpage=1298>

Seamed (?) , a. (Falconry) Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.

Sea-mell <Xpage=1298>

Sea"-mell` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The sea mew.

Sea mew <Xpage=1298>

Sea" mew` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A gull; the mew.

Sea mile <Xpage=1298>

Sea" mile` (?) . A geographical mile. See Mile .

Sea milkwort <Xpage=1298>

Sea" milk"wort` (?) . (Bot.) A low, fleshy perennial herb ( Glaux maritima ) found along northern seashores.

Seaming <Xpage=1298>

Seam"ing (?) , n. 1. The act or process of forming a seam or joint.

2. (Fishing) 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.

Seamless <Xpage=1298>

Seam"less , a. Without a seam.

Christ's seamless coat, all of a piece. Jer. Taylor.

Sea monk <Xpage=1298>

Sea" monk` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) See Monk seal , under Monk .

Sea monster <Xpage=1298>

Sea" mon"ster (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any large sea animal.

Sea moss <Xpage=1298>

Sea" moss` (?; 115) . (Zo\'94l.) Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss.

Sea mouse <Xpage=1298>

Sea" mouse` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A dorsibranchiate annelid, belonging to Aphrodite and allied genera, having long, slender, hairlike set\'91 on the sides . (b) The dunlin.

Seamster <Xpage=1298>

Seam"ster (?) , n. [See Seamstress .] One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew. [Obs.]

Seamstress <Xpage=1298>

Seam"stress (?; 277) , n. [From older seamster , properly fem., AS. se\'a0mestre . See Seam .] A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.

Seamstressy <Xpage=1298>

Seam"stress*y (?) , n. The business of a seamstress.

Sea mud <Xpage=1298>

Sea" mud` (?) . A rich slimy deposit in salt marshes and along the seashore, sometimes used as a manure; -- called also sea ooze .

Seamy <Xpage=1298>

Seam"y (?) , a. Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. "Many a seamy scar."

Burns.

Everything has its fair, as well as its seamy , side. Sir W. Scott.

Sean <Xpage=1298>

Sean (?) , n. A seine. See Seine . [Prov. Eng.]

S\'82ance <Xpage=1298>

S\'82`ance" (?) , n. [F., fr. L. sedens , -entis , p.pr. of sedere to sit. See Sit .] A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of spiritualists to receive spirit communication, so called.

Sea needle <Xpage=1298>

Sea" nee"dle (?) . (Zo\'94l.) See Garfish (a) .

Sea nettle <Xpage=1298>

Sea" net`tle (?) . A jellyfish, or medusa.

Seannachie <Xpage=1298>

Sean"na*chie (?) , n. [Gael. seanachaidh .] A bard among the Highlanders of Scotland, who preserved and repeated the traditions of the tribes; also, a genealogist. [Written also senachy .] [Scot.]

Sea onion <Xpage=1298>

Sea" on"ion (?) . (Bot.) The officinal squill. See Squill .

Sea ooze <Xpage=1298>

Sea" ooze` (?) . Same as Sea mud .

Mortimer.