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SERBAH, a village of Mekran, in Persia; 50 miles north* 
north-west of Kej. 
SERBAJEE, in the Eastern military Orders, is a captain 
in the horse, in the service of the grand seignior. 
SERBERNIDSCHE, or Srebernik, atown in the north¬ 
west of European Turkey, in Bosnia, situated between the 
Save, the Bosna and Drino. Here are some silver mines, 
30 miles north-west of Zvornik. 
SERBRAXOS, a village of Abyssinia, in the province of 
Gondar, which was the scene of a great battle between the 
king and the Galla, in consequence of which the king was 
obliged to abandon his capital. 
SERBURA, the name of a dog, assigned by the mytholo¬ 
gical legends of the Hindoos, as an attendant on Yama, the 
regent of their infernal regions. 
SERCHIO, a river of Italy, which rises in the duchy of 
Modena, flows through that of Lucca, and falls into the 
Mediterranean ; 4 miles north-north-west of Pisa. 
SERD, a village of Aderbijan, in Persia; 15 miles north 
of Tabreez. 
SERDOBOL, a small town in the north of Russia, in 
Fihland, on the north bank of the lake of Ladoga. The 
inhabitants are in number only 600; 66 miles north-north¬ 
east of Wiborg. 
SERDOBSK, a town of European Russia, government of 
Saratov, on the Serdoba; 84 miles north-west of Saratov. 
Population 2500. 
SERE, adj. [peapian, Sax. to dry.] Dry; withered; 
no longer green. See Sear. 
The muses, that were wont green bays to wear. 
Now bringen bitter elder-branches sere. Spenser. 
He is deformed, crooked, old, and sere, 
Ill-fac’d, worse bodied, shapeless every where; 
Vicious, ungentle. Ska/cspearc. 
Ere this diurnal star 
Leave cold the night, how we his gather’d beams, 
Reflected, may with matter sere foment. Milton. 
They sere wood from the rotten hedges took, 
And seeds of latent fire from flints provoke. Dryden. 
On a sere branch. 
Low bending to the bank, I sat me down. 
Musing and still. Rowe. 
and the Rio Francisco, runs south-south-east, and enters the 
bay. 
SEREGNO, a small town of Austrian Italy, in the Mi¬ 
lanese, with a population of 3300. 
SEREIL, Feathers of a Hawk, the name which answers to 
pinions in any other fowls. 
SERE1MA, a native African tribe, occupying part of 
the country behind Mosambique. During Mr. Salts’s late 
visit to that settlement, it was governed by a female in al¬ 
liance with the Portuguese. She could bring fifteen hundred 
men into the field. 
SERENA, Gutta, in Medicine, the same as amaurosis. 
See Gutta Serena, in Surgery. 
SERENA'DE, s. [serenade, Fr.; serenata, Ital.] Music 
or songs with which ladies are entertained by their lovers in 
the night. 
Mixt dance, or wanton mask, or midnight ball. 
Or serenate, which the starv’d lover sings 
To his proud fair; best quitted with disdain. Milton. 
Foolish swallow, what do’st thou 
So often at my window do. 
With thy tuneless serenade? Cowley. 
To SERENA'DE, v. a. To entertain with nocturnal 
music.—He continued to serenade her every morning, till 
the queen was charmed with his harmony. Spectator. 
To SERENA'DE, v. n. To perform a serenade.—A man 
might as well serenade in Greenland as in our region. 
Tatler. 
SERE'NE, adj. [serein, Fr.; serenus, Lat.] Calm; 
placid; quiet. 
< Spirits live inspher’d 
In regions mild, of calm and serene air. Milton. 
The moon, serene in glory, mounts the sky. Pope .— 
Unruffled; undisturbed; even of.temper; peaceful or calm 
of mind ; shewing a calm mind. 
There wanted yet a creature might erect 
His stature, and upright with front serene 
Govern the rest. Milton. 
Applied as a title of respect.—To the most serene Prince 
Leopold, Archduke of Austria, &c. Milton. 
Gutta SERE'NA, s. A disease of the optic nerve. 
Amaurosis. 
SERE, s. [the old Fr. serre, “ a hawk’s talon.” Cot- 
grave.] Claw; talon. 
Two eagles. 
That, mounted on the winds, together still 
Their strokes extended; but arriving now 
Amidst the council, over every brow 
Shook their thick wings, and threatning death's cold fears, 
Their necks and cheeks tore with their eager seres. Chap?nan. 
SERECON, a river of Guiana, which runs south, and 
enters Caroni. 
SERED. See Sert. 
SEREEK, a town of Mekran, in Persia, situated four 
miles from the coast, near the entrance of the Persian gulf. 
It is the residence of the chief of Jask, and contains a large 
mud fort and six hundred huts; 105 miles north of Jask. 
SEREG1PPE, or Sergippe, a province of Brazil, bound¬ 
ed north by the province of Pernambuco, south by the pro¬ 
vince of Todos Santos, east by the sea, and west by the 
deserts of the interior. It is very fertile and well cultivated, 
abounding particularly in cattle, grain, tobacco and sugar, 
in all of which it carries on a flourishing trade. Its ports do 
not admit large vessels. Population 20,000. 
SEREGIPPE, the capital of the above province, situated 
on the shore of the river Vazabaris, five miles from the coast. 
It has a parish church, which is very handsome. It is the 
residence of the Portuguese governor. Its population is now 
reduced to 500 housekeepers. Lat. 11. 40. S. long. 37. 
30.30. W. 
SEREGIPPE, a river of the same province and kingdom, 
which rises in the mountains that 1L between the rivers Real 
These eyes that roll in vain. 
So thick a drop serene hath quench’d their orbs. Milton. 
SERE'NE, s. [serein, or serain, Fr.; “ fair, clear, calm 
weather; also the harmful dews of some summer’s evenings; 
also the fresh cool air of the evening.” Cotgrave .] A 
calm damp evening.—The fogs and the serene offend us. 
Daniel .—He hath felt the excess of heat, the dangerous 
serains. Howell. 
To SERE'NE, v. a. [sereno, Lat.] To calm; to quiet 
She, where she passes, makes the wind to lye 
With gentle motion, and serenes the skye. Fanshaw. 
To clear; to brighten. 
Take care 
Thy muddy beverage to serene, and drive 
Precipitant the baser ropy lees. Philips.. 
SERE'NELY, adv. Calmly; quietly.—With unruffled 
temper.—The setting sun now shone serenely bright. 
Pope. 
The nymph did like the scene appear, 
Serenely pleasant, calmly fair: 
Soft fell her words as flew the air. Pope. 
SERE'NENESS, s. Serenity. Unused. 
SERENES, a small and frequented sea-port of Bursin, 
in Western Africa. 
SERE'NITUDE, s. Calmness; coolness of mind. Not 
in use. 
SERE'NITY, .5. [screnite, Fr.; from serenus, Lat.] 
Calmness; mild temperature. 
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