sea-mussel 5446 
sea-mussel (se'inus'l), H. A marine bivalve sea-oxeye (se'oks'i), n. A plant of the com- l j t p j r cal .^""St knowT'species 
of the family Mutilidse and one of the genera posite genus Borrieltia, especially li.jrutexreiis. malif ge out under CmJropomia. 
Mi/li/H*. Mi>ili,,lii, etc., as MytHns rdtili*: distiu- There are 2 or 3 species, shrubby and somewhat Sea . p il t (se'pi"lot), . Same as sea-pW, I. 
! nes hy sea-shore plants, with large yellow heads. sea -pimpernel (se'pim'per-nel), . See ptm- 
, . ., 
guished from the fresh-water or river mussels 
See cut under Mytiliix. 
sea-packed (se'pakt), . Packed at sea or dur- 
ing seams. 
A one-eyed woman, with a scarred and seamy lace, the 
most notorious rebel in the workhouse. 
Qeonje EKot, Amos Barton, 11. 
seamy (sG'ini), . [<ME. xcmy; < seam 1 + -i/ 1 .] ing a voyage, as fish to be sold on arrival in 8ea -pincushion (se'pin ; kush-un), n. 1. A sea- 
ll-i vine a seam or seams; containing or show- port. barrow or mermaid's-purse. 2. A starfish 
sea-pad (se'pad), . A starfish or fivefingers. w hose rays are joined nearly or quite to their 
seapage. . See seepage. ends, thus forming a pentagon, 
sea-panther (se'pan'ther), . A South African sea .pj n k (se ' pingk), n. 1. See pink* and 
fish, Agriopus torvus, of a brown color with ti,nfft. %. A sea-carnation. 
The seamy side, the side of a garment on which the black spots. 
swims or edges appu-; the under side; hence, flgura- sea .p arro t (se'par"ot), n. A puffin; an auk of 
lively, the side that is less presentable or pleasing to the B ^^ M Fratercula, as F. arctica or F. corni- sea _ p l anta in (se'plan'tan), n. See plan 
Some such squire he was culata: so called from its beak. The crested se a-plasht (se'plash), . Waves of the i 
That turn'd your wit the seamy side without, sea-parrot, or tufted puffin, is Lunda cirrata. guiding through seaplash stormye we 
And made you to suspect me ^ ^ gee cutg under pu ffl,,, marS * StafMurit, JEneid, ill. 161. 
,,tRe3S?i 8 ^^^^oA^i^ KSSfii'SS?^ JTSB of the 
ways looking on the seamy side. spinosa of the Mediterranean region. family Ationidm; specifically, the armed bull- 
C. D. Warner, Their Pilgrimage, p. Ill sea-partridge (se'par"tnj), n. The English hea a; p ogge, lyrie, or noble, Agotins cataphrac- 
sean, . See seine. Conner, Crenilabrus melops, a labroid nsh. <M6 > or ^spidophorus europseus, a small marine 
seance (sa-ons'), H. [< F. seance, < seant^ < L. [Moray Firth, Scotland.] jt fi^ o f British waters, about 6 inches long. 
See cut under pogge. 
sea-plant (se'plant), n. A plant that grows m 
a marine plant ; an alga. 
See^tataitt 1 . 
i sea. 
[< F. sea ...... L , , 
seden(t-)s, ppr. of sedere, sit: see sit.} A sit- sea-pass (se'pas), n. A passport carried by neu- 
ting or session : as, a spiritualistic seance, in tral merchant vessels in time of war, to prove sea .poker (se'po"ker), n. Same as sea-poacher. 
which intercourse is alleged to be held with their nationality and secure them against mol- sea .p OO i (se'pol), n. A pool or sheet of salt 
spirits. estation. 
There is scarcely any literature, not even the records of sea-pay (se'pa), 
trials for witchcraft, that is more sad and ludicrous than 
the accounts of "spiritual stances." Encyc. Brit., II. 202. 
Massage was given for fifteen minutes twice daily- 
much more sensible than the seances of an hour each 
every three or four days. 
Buck's Uandbook of Med. Sciences, IV. 657. 
sea-necklace (se'nek'las), . Same as sea-corn. 
sea-needle (se'ne"dl), n. Same as garfish (a): 
so called from the slender form and sharp snout, 
sea-nest (se'nest), . The glass-sponge Hol- 
tenia carpenteria. 
sea-nettle (se'net"l),w. A jellyfish; any aca- 
or urticates when touched. 
water. 
r a \-- i --.. - . Soehavel . . heard it often wished . . . that all that 
actual service in a sea-going ship In sea-pay, i ttn(1 were a ^.^oofe. Spenser, State of Ireland, 
u^ommission, as a ship ; in actual service on the sea, as gea _ p()ppy (^p^ ,,. See poppy . 
iprised 76 sea-porcupine (se'p6r"ku-pin), n. Some plec- 
tognathous fish, so called from the spines or tu- 
bercles; specifically, Diodon hystrix. See cut 
The beach-pea, Lathyms under Diodon. 
sea-pork (se'pork), n. An American compound 
ascidian or sea- ascidian, Amorcecium stellatum. It forms large, 
smooth, irregular, or crest-like masses, attached by one 
Pay received or due for 
The fleet then left by Pepys in sea-pay com; 
vessels and the men numbered 12,040. 
N. and Q., 7th ser., VII. 81. 
ea-pea (se'pe), n. 
coa nparh (se'nech) n An ascidian or sea- asciaian, a.marvama/m w num. n 10 mxgo, 
^^^Jpyformis: so named .from the KSkfe^iSa^SK^t ff 
globular figure and reddish or yellowish color. cal ^ g j 
sea-pear (se'par), n. An ascidian or sea-squirt Sea p rt (se'port), H. 1. A port or harbor on 
of the genus Boltenia or family Bolteniidee: so t ne sea 2. A city or town situated on a har- 
B.-WV,, ... [Also seannachy, called from the pyriform shape. boj . ; on O r near the sea. 
lie, < Gael, seanachaidh, a his- sea-pen (se'pen), . A pennatu aceous polyp, sea . po tato (se'po-ta'to), H. An ascidian of 
genealogist bard- cf seana- especially of the family Peuuatuhdx; a sea- gome kj n( j t as Boltenia renifornns or Ascidia 
eas, msiory, antiquities, story, tale, 'narration, feather Se_e cut under Aleyonaria. moms . [Local, U. S.] 
< sean, old, ancient, + edit, a matter, affair, cir- sea-perch (se'perch), n. 1. A percoideous fish gea oy . An improper spelling of sepoy. 
cumstance.1 A Highland genealogist, chron- Labrax lupus or some species of that genus ; a sea - pu dding (se'pud"ing), n A sea-cucumber. 
torian, chronicler, _ , 
chas, history, antiquities, story, tale, narration 
< sean, old, ancient, + cuis, a matter, affair, cir 
cumstance.] A Highland genealogist, chron- 
icler, or bard. 
The superb Gothic pillars by which the roof was sup- 
ported were . . . large and . . . lofty (said my sean- 
nachy). F. C. Rowland (Child's Ballads, I. 249, expl. note). 
Sprung up from the fumes of conceit, folly, and false- 
hood fermenting in the brains of some mad Highland 
seannachie. Scott, Antiquary, vi. 
sea-nurse (se'ners), n. A shark of the family 
Laorax lupus, or some species of that genus; a ge a 
sea-dace ; a bass, its spines, especially the dorsal g ee 
sea-aace; a. uass. us spines, especially me uorm ygg noiomunan, irepang. [Local, U. S.] 
spines, are strong and sharp and the gill-covers are edged gea.pumpkin (se'pump"kin). n. A sea-melon, 
with projecting teeth that cut like lancets, so that if grasp- ' PS'iiS i 1 A spn harrow or 
ed carelessly it inflicts severe wounds. It is voracious in Sea-pUTSe (se pels), W. 1. A sea-Di row, o 
sea-pmcushion ; a skate-barrow, oee cut un- 
der mermaid? s-purse. 2. A swirl of the under- 
tow making a small whirlpool on the surface of 
the water ; a local outward current, dangerous 
to bathers. Also called sea-pouce and sea-puss. 
coasts.] 
See purslane. 
its habits. See cut under Labrax. 
2. A serrauoid fish of the genus Serranus ; any 
serranoid. 3. The redfish or rose-fish, Sebastes 
viviparus or marinns. See cut under Sebastes. 
[New York.] 4. Same as dinner. 
ties called Oceanids. [Local, ._. 
Her maidens, dressed like sea-nymphs and graces, ban- sea-pie 1 (sepl), . [< sea 1 + pie 1 .} A sailors' 
died the silken tackle and steeredjhe vessel. dish made of salt meat, vegetables, and dump- 
lings baked with a crust. 
sea-pie 2 (se'pi), n. [< sea 1 + pie'*.'] 
S. Sharpe, Hist. Egypt from Earliest Times, xii. 29. 
sea-oak (se'ok), . The seaweed Fucus vesi- 
culosus: same as bladder-wrack. See cut un- 
der Fiicux. Sea-oak coralline, a sertularian polyp, 
Sertularia picmida. Compare sea-Jir. 
sea-onion (se'uu"yun), . See onion. 
sea-ooze (se'oz), , Same as sea-mud. 
All sea-ooses, or oosy mud, and the mud of rivers, are of 
great advantage to all sorts of land. 
Mortimer, Husbandry. (Latfiam.) 
sea-orach (se'or"ach), n. See orach. 
sea-orange (se'or"anj), n. A holothurian, Lo- 2 I n her., a bearing representing a bird with 
pltotlitma fabricii, of large size, with globose tne hack and w i ngs dark-brown, neck and 
granulated body of an orange color, and a mass breast w hite, and head red. 
of bright-red tentacles. 
sea-orb (se'orb), . 
See OTO-flM. Ornt, nainti>ra . . . verv often emmov their pencils 
ir, No. 
turnstone, Strep- 
silas interpres. [Connecticut.] 
sear 1 (ser), a. [Also sere; early mod. E. also 
seer, seare, seere ; < ME. seer, seere, < AS. "sear, 
dry, sear (found in the derived verb sedrian, dry 
up), = MD. sore, soore, D. zoor = MLG. sor, LG. 
soor, dry (cf . OF. sor, F. saure = Pr. sor, saw = 
It. sauro (ML. saurus, sorius), dried, brown, sor- 
rel: see sore3, sorrel 2 ), < Teut. / sous = Skt. 
1- The 
oyster-catcher or sea-magpie: so called from 
the pied coloration. Also sea-pye, sea-piet, sea- 
pilot. __.-,-,, 
We found plenty of young fonle, as Guiles, Seapies, and -\/ gush = Zend \/ hush, become dry or withered ; 
others. Hakluyt's Voijmjes, I. 279. (j r _ a i, E , V) parch, avarr/pof, dry, rough, > E. OMS- 
Half a dozen sea-pyes, with their beautiful black and fere: see austere.'] Dry; withered: used espe- 
white plumage and scarlet beaks and feet, flew screaming c ; a Uy o f vegetation. 
out from the rocks and swept in rapid circles above the 
boat. W. Black, Princess of Thule, ii. 
sea-piece (se'pes), 
a scene at sea. 
sea-oret'(se'or), . Same as seaware. urSn'sea-^ece'f 8 
They have a method of breaking the force of the waves . . /_= /_,,,.. .. 
ere [Southampton] by laying a bank of Sea-ore, as they Sea-piei. (se p 
A swell-fish or globe-fish. 
Same as seaware. 
A picture representing 
. 489. 
hu_ 
call it. It is composed of long, slender, and stron; 
ments like pill'd hemp, very tough and durable; 
pose, thrown up by the sea ; and this performs its work 
better than walls of stone or natural cliff. 
Defue, Tour through Great Britain, I. 223. (flames.) 
sea-otter (se'of'er), n. A marine otter, Knhy- 
drix iiiiirina, belonging to the family M-ustelides 
and subfamily Enhydrinee : distinguished from 
land-otter or rirvr-otter . It inhabits the North Pa- 
cific ; its fur is of great value, and its chase is an impor- 
tant industry. See cut under Enhijdrix. Sea-Otter's 
cabbage, a gigantic seaweed of the North Pacific, Nereo- 
cystis Lutleeana. Its huge fronds are a favorite resort for 
the sea-otters. See Nereocystis. 
sea-owl (se'oul), H. The lump-fish, Cydopterus 
\VSKpW. 
sea-OX (sG'oks), n. The walrus. See the quo- 
tation from Purchas under morse 1 , 1. 
. very often employ their 
Addison, Spectatoi 
me as sea-pie^, 1. 
flla- sea-pig (se'plg), re. 1. A porpoise or some simi- 
sup.- lar cetacean. 2. The dugong. 
sea-pigeon (se'pij"on), n. 1. The black guille- 
mot, Uria or Cepphus grylle. See cut under 
guillemot. [New England and northward.] 2. 
The dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe : a misno- 
mer. G. Trumbnli. [Cape May, New Jersey.] 
sea-pike (se'pik), n. 1. A garfish or sea- 
needle. See Belone, and cut under Belonidx. 
2. The hake, Merlucius vulgaris. 3. Any fish 
of the family Sphyrsenidx.^. A fish of the 
family Ccntropomidee, of an elongate form with 
a projecting lower jaw like a pike, and with two 
dorsal fins, the first of which has eight spines. 
They also resemble the pike in the elongation of their 
form, and attain a large size. The color is silvery-white, 
with a green tinge on the back. The species are peculiar to 
With seer braunches, blossoms ungrene. 
Rom. of the Rose, 1. 4749. 
My way of life 
Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf. 
Shak., Macbeth, v. 3. 23. 
Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. 
MOton, Lycidas, 1. 2. 
November's sky is chill and drear, 
November's leaf is red and sear. 
Scott, Marmion, Int., i. 
sear 1 (ser), v. [Also sere; < ME. seeren, seren, 
< AS. sedrian, dry up, wither away, = MD. so- 
ren, D. zooren = MLG. soren, LG. soren, OHG. 
soren, become dry, wither; cf. OF. saurir, F. 
sanrcr = Pr. saurar, smoke-dry (herrings, etc.); 
from the adj.] I.t intrans. 'To become dry; 
wither. Prompt. Pan., p. 453. 
II. trans. 1. To make dry; dry up; wither. 
A scatter'd leaf, 
Sear'd by the autumn blast of grief. 
Byron, The Giaour. 
Frost winds sere 
The heavy herbage of the ground. 
Bryant, Hunter of the Prairies. 
2. To wither or dry up on the surface by the 
application of heat or of something heated; 
scorch; burn the surface of; burn from the sur- 
