Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SEDIMENT

SED'IMENT, noun. [Latin sedimentum, from sedeo, to settle.] The matter which subsides to the bottom of liquors; settlings; lees; dregs.

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SEDITION

SEDI''TION, noun. [Latin seditio. The sense of this word is the contrary of that which is naturally deducible from sedo, or sedeo, denoting a rising or raging, rather than an ap...

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SEDITIONARY

SEDI''TIONARY, noun. An inciter or promoter of sedition.

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SEDITIOUS

SEDI''TIOUS, adjective. [Latin seditiosus.]1. Pertaining to sedition; partaking of the nature of sedition; as seditious behavior; seditious strife.2. Tending to excite sedition;...

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SEDITIOUSLY

SEDI''TIOUSLY, adv. With tumultious opposition to law; in a manner to violate the public peace.

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SEDITIOUSNESS

SEDI''TIOUSNESS, noun. The disposition to excite popular commotion in opposition to law; or the act of exciting such commotion.

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SEDUCE

SEDU'CE, v. t. [Latin seduco; se, from, and duco, to lead.]1. To draw aside or entice from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner, by flattery,promises, bribes or otherwis...

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SEDUCEMENT

SEDU'CEMENT, noun.1. The act of seducing; seduction.2. The means employed to seduce; the arts of flattery, falsehood and deception.

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SEDUCER

SEDU'CER, noun.1. One that seduces; one that by temptation or arts, entices another to depart from the path of rectitude and duty; pre-eminently, one that by flattery, promises ...

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SEDUCIBLE

SEDU'CIBLE, adjective. Capable of being drawn aside from the path of rectitude; corruptible.

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SEDUCING

SEDU'CING, ppr. Enticing from the path of virtue or chastity.

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SEDUCTION

SEDU'CTION, noun. [Latin seductio.]1. The act of seducing or of enticing from the path of duty.2.Appropriately, the act or crime of persuading a female, by flattery or deception...

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SEDUCTIVE

SEDUC'TIVE, adjective. Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances.

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SEDULITY

SEDU'LITY, noun. [Latin sedulitas. See Sedulous.] Diligent and assiduous application to business; constant attention; unremitting industry in any pursuit. It denotes constancy a...

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SEDULOUS

SED'ULOUS, adjective. [Latin sedulus, from the root of sedeo, to sit; as assiduous from assideo.] Literally, sitting close to an employment; hence, assiduous; diligent in applic...

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SEDULOUSLY

SED'ULOUSLY, adv. Assiduously; industriously; diligently; with constant or continued application.

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SEDULOUSNESS

SED'ULOUSNESS, noun. Assiduity; assiduousness; steady diligence; continued industry or effort.

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SEDUSED

SEDU'SED, pp. Drawn or enticed from virtue; corrupted; depraved.

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SEE

SEE, noun.1. The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop.2. The seat of an archbishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archbishop; as an archiepiscopal...

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SEED

SEED, noun1. The substance, animal or vegetable, which nature prepares for the reproduction and conservation of the species. The seeds of plants are a deciduous part, containing...

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SEED-BUD

SEE'D-BUD, noun [seed and bud.] The germ, germen or rudiment of the fruit in embryo.

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SEED-CAKE

SEE'D-CAKE, noun [seed and cake.] A sweet cake containing aromatic seeds.

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SEED-COAT

SEE'D-COAT, noun In botany, the aril or outer coat of a seed.

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SEED-LEAF

SEE'D-LEAF, noun In botany, the primary leaf. The seed-leaves are the cotyledons or lobes of a seed expanded and in the vegetation.

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SEED-LIP

SEE'D-LIP, noun A vessle in which a sower carries the seed to be dispersed.

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SEED-LOBE

SEE'D-LOBE, noun The lobe of a seed; a cotyledon, which see.

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SEED-LOP

SEE'D-LOP,