Chapter 1504

Sea orange <Xpage=1298>

Sea" or"ange (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A large American holothurian ( Lophothuria Fabricii ) having a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.

Sea-orb <Xpage=1298>

Sea"-orb` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A globefish.

Sea otter <Xpage=1298>

Sea" ot"ter (?) . (Zo\'94l.) 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 owl <Xpage=1298>

Sea" owl` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The lumpfish.

Sea pad <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pad` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The puffin.

Sea partridge <Xpage=1298>

Sea" par"tridge (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The gilthead ( Crenilabrus melops ), a fish of the British coasts.

Sea pass <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pass` (?) . A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to show their nationality; a sea letter or passport. See Passport .

Sea peach <Xpage=1298>

Sea" peach` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A beautiful American ascidian ( Cynthia, &or; Halocynthia, pyriformis ) having the size, form, velvety surface, and color of a ripe peach.

Sea pear <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pear` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A pedunculated ascidian of the genus Boltonia .

Sea-pen <Xpage=1298>

Sea"-pen" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A pennatula.

Sea perch <Xpage=1298>

Sea" perch` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (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 pheasant <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pheas"ant (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The pintail duck.

Sea pie <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pie (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus H\'91matopus .

Sea pie <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pie` . 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 .

Seapiece <Xpage=1298>

Sea"piece` (?) , n. A picture representing a scene at sea; a marine picture.

Addison.

Sea piet <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pi"et (?) . (Zo\'94l.) See 1st Sea pie .

Sea pig <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pig` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A porpoise or dolphin. (b) A dugong.

Sea pigeon <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pi"geon (?) . The common guillemot.

Sea pike <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pike` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (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 <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pin`cush`ion (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A sea purse. (b) A pentagonal starfish.

Sea pink <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pink` (?) . (Bot.) See Thrift .

Sea plover <Xpage=1298>

Sea" plov"er (?) . the black-bellied plover.

Sea poacher. Sea poker <Xpage=1298>

Sea" poach"er (?) . Sea" pok"er (?) . ( Zo\'94l .) The lyrie.

Sea pool <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pool` (?) . A pool of salt water.

Spenser.

Sea poppy <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pop"py (?) . (Bot.) The horn poppy. See under Horn .

Sea porcupine <Xpage=1298>

Sea" por"cu*pine (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any fish of the genus Diodon , and allied genera, whose body is covered with spines. See Illust . under Diodon .

Sea pork <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pork` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) An American compound ascidian ( Amor\'91cium stellatum ) which forms large whitish masses resembling salt pork.

Sea port <Xpage=1298>

Sea" port` (?) , n. A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town .

Sea poy <Xpage=1298>

Sea" poy (?) , n. See Sepoy .

Sea pudding <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pud"ding (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any large holothurian. [Prov. Eng.]

Sea purse <Xpage=1298>

Sea" purse` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks.

Sea purslane <Xpage=1298>

Sea" purs"lane (?) . (Bot.) See under Purslane .

Sea pye <Xpage=1298>

Sea" pye` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) See 1st Sea pie .

Seapyot <Xpage=1298>

Sea"py"ot (?) . (Zo\'94l.) See 1st Sea pie .

Seaquail <Xpage=1298>

Sea"quail` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The turnstone.

Seaquake <Xpage=1298>

Sea"quake` (?) , n. A quaking of the sea.

Sear, Sere <Xpage=1298>

Sear , Sere (?) , a. [OE. seer , AS. se\'a0r (assumed) fr. se\'a0rian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor , OHG. sor&emac;n to to wither, Gr. <?/ to parch, to dry, Skr. &cced;ush (for sush ) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. &root;152. 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.

Sear <Xpage=1298>

Sear , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Seared (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Searing .] [OE. seeren , AS. se\'a0rian . 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.

&hand; 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.

Sear <Xpage=1298>

Sear , n. [F. serre a grasp, pressing, fr. L. sera . See Serry .] 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 rat <Xpage=1298>

Sea" rat` (?) . 1. A pirate. [R.]

Massinger.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The chim\'91ra.

Sea raven <Xpage=1298>

Sea" ra"ven (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) An American cottoid fish ( Hemitripterus Americanus ) allied to the sculpins, found on the northeren Atlantic coasts. (b) The cormorant.

Searce <Xpage=1298>

Searce (?) , n. [See Sarse .] A fine sieve. [Obs.]

Searce <Xpage=1298>

Searce , v. t. To sift; to bolt. [Obs.]

Mortimer.

Searcer <Xpage=1298>

Sear"cer (?) , n. 1. One who sifts or bolts. [Obs.]

2. A searce, or sieve. [Obs.]

Holland.

Search <Xpage=1298>

Search (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Searched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Searching .] [OE. serchen , cerchen , OF. cerchier , F. chercher , L. circare to go 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.

Search <Xpage=1298>

Search , v. i. 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.

Search <Xpage=1298>

Search , n. [Cf. OF. cerche . See Search , v. t. ] 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.

Searchable <Xpage=1298>

Search"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being searched.

Searchableness <Xpage=1298>

Search"a*ble*ness , n. Quality of being searchable.

Searcher <Xpage=1298>

Search"er (?) , n. [Cf. OF. cercheor inspector.] 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.

Searching <Xpage=1298>

Search"ing , a. Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye . "Piercing, searching , biting, cold."

Dickens.

-- Search"ing*ly , adv. -- Search"ing*ness , n.

Searchless <Xpage=1298>

Search"less , a. Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.

Searcloth <Xpage=1298>

Sear"cloth` (?; 115) , n. Cerecloth.

Mortimer.

Searcloth <Xpage=1298>

Sear"cloth , v. t. To cover, as a sore, with cerecloth.

Seared <Xpage=1298>

Seared (?) , a. Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not susceptible to moral influences.

A seared conscience and a remorseless heart. Macaulay.

Searedness <Xpage=1298>

Sear"ed*ness (?) , n. The state of being seared or callous; insensibility.

Bp. Hall.

Sea reed <Xpage=1298>

Sea" reed` (?) . (Bot.) The sea-sand reed. See under Reed .

Sea risk <Xpage=1298>

Sea" risk (?) . Risk of injury, destruction, or loss by the sea, or while at sea.

Sea robber <Xpage=1298>

Sea" rob"ber (?) . A pirate; a sea rover.

Sea robin <Xpage=1298>

Sea" rob"in (?) . See under Robin , and Illustration in Appendix.

Sea rocket <Xpage=1298>

Sea" rock"et (?) . (Bot.) See under Rocket .

Sea room <Xpage=1298>

Sea" room` (?) . (Naut.) Room or space at sea for a vessel to maneuver, drive, or scud, without peril of running ashore or aground.

Totten.

Sea rover <Xpage=1298>

Sea" rov"er (?) . One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber; a pirate; also, a piratical vessel.

Sea-roving <Xpage=1298>

Sea"-rov"ing , a. Cruising at random on the ocean.

Sea salmon <Xpage=1298>

Sea" salm"on (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A young pollock. (b) The spotted squeteague. (c) See Sea bass (b) .

Sea salt <Xpage=1298>

Sea" salt` (?) . Common salt, obtained from sea water by evaporation.

Sea sandpiper <Xpage=1298>

Sea" sand"pi`per (?) . (Zo\'94l.) The purple sandpiper.

Sea sandwort <Xpage=1298>

Sea" sand"wort` (?) . (Bot.) See Sea chickweed .

Sea saurian <Xpage=1298>

Sea" sau"ri*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any marine saurian; esp. (Paleon.) the large extinct species of Mosasaurus, Icthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and related genera.

Seascape <Xpage=1298>

Sea"scape (?) , n. [Cf. Landscape .] A picture representing a scene at sea. [Jocose]

Thackeray.

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Sea scorpion <Xpage=1299>

Sea" scor"pi*on (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A European sculpin ( Cottus scorpius ) having the head armed with short spines. (b) The scorpene.

Sea scurf <Xpage=1299>

Sea" scurf` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any bryozoan which forms rounded or irregular patches of coral on stones, seaweeds, etc.

Sea serpent <Xpage=1299>

Sea" ser`pent (?) . 1. (Zo\'94l.) Any marine snake. See Sea snake .

2. (Zo\'94l.) A large marine animal of unknown nature, often reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured.

&hand; 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.

Seashell <Xpage=1299>

Sea"shell` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The shell of any marine mollusk.

Seashore <Xpage=1299>

Sea"shore` (?) , n. 1. The coast of the sea; the land that lies adjacent to the sea or ocean.

2. (Law) All the ground between the ordinary highwater and low-water marks.

Seasick <Xpage=1299>

Sea"sick` (?) , a. Affected with seasickness.

Seasickness <Xpage=1299>

Sea"sick`ness , n. The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a vessel.

Seaside <Xpage=1299>

Sea"side` (?) , n. The land bordering on, or adjacent to, the sea; the seashore. Also used adjectively.

Sea slater <Xpage=1299>

Sea" slat"er (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any isopod crustacean of the genus Ligia .

Sea slug <Xpage=1299>

Sea" slug` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A holothurian. (b) A nudibranch mollusk.

Sea snail <Xpage=1299>

Sea" snail` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (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 snake <Xpage=1299>

Sea" snake` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) Any one of many species of venomous aquatic snakes of the family Hydrophid\'91 , 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 <Xpage=1299>

Sea" snipe` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) (a) A sandpiper, as the knot and dunlin. (b) The bellows fish.

Season <Xpage=1299>

Sea"son (?) , n. [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.

Season <Xpage=1299>

Sea"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."