Webster's Dictionary 1913

2620

Sedulity

Se‐du″li‐ty (?), n. [L. sedulitas. See Sedulous.] The quality or state of being sedulous; diligent and assiduous application; constant attention; unremitting industry; sedulousn...

2621

Sedulous

Sed″u‐lous (?; 135), a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from sedere to sit, and so akin to E. sit.] Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and persevering in business, or in...

2622

Sedum

‖Se″dum (?), n. [NL., fr. L. sedere to sit; so called in allusion to the manner in which the plants attach themselves to rocks and walls.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly peren...

2623

See

See (?), n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See Sit, and cf. Siege.] 1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exer...

2624

See (2)

See (sē), v. t. [imp.Saw (sa̤); p. p.Seen (sēn); p. pr. & vb. n.Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, AS. seón; akin to OFries. sīa, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sjā, Sw....

2625

See (3)

See, v. i. 1. To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly.Whereas I was blind, now I see....

2626

See (4)

See, v. t. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.

2627

Seecatch

See″catch (?), n. [Russ. siekach.] (Zoöl.) A full-grown male fur seal.

2628

Seed

Seed (sēd), n.; pl.Seed or Seeds (#). [OE. seed, sed, AS. sǣd, fr. sāwan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. sāð, sæði, Goth. manasēþs seed of men, world. See Sow to sc...

2629

Seed (2)

Seed (?), v. i. 1. To sow seed.2. To shed the seed. Mortimer.3. To grow to maturity, and produce seed.Many interests have grown up, and seeded, and twisted their roots in the cr...

2630

Seed (3)

Seed, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Seeded; p. pr. & vb. n.Seeding.] 1. To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.2. To cover thinly with something scattered; t...

2631

Seed-lac

Seed″–lac′ (?), n. A species of lac. See the Note under Lac.

2632

Seedbox

Seed″box′ (?), n.(Bot.) (a) A capsule. (b) A plant (Ludwigia alternifolia) which has somewhat cubical or box-shaped capsules.

2633

Seedcake

Seed″cake′ (?), n. A sweet cake or cooky containing aromatic seeds, as caraway. Tusser.

2634

Seedcod

Seed″cod′ (?), n. A seedlip.

2635

Seeder

Seed″er (?), n. One who, or that which, sows or plants seed.

2636

Seediness

Seed′i‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being seedy, shabby, or worn out; a state of wretchedness or exhaustion. G. Eliot.What is called seediness, after a debauch, is a pla...

2637

Seedless

Seed″less, a. Without seed or seeds.

2638

Seedling

Seed″ling (?), n.(Bot.) A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one propagated by layers, buds, or the like.

2639

Seedlip

{ Seed″lip′ (?), Seed″lop′ (?), } n. [AS. sǣdleáp; sǣd seed + leáp basket.] A vessel in which a sower carries the seed to be scattered.

2640

Seedman

Seed″man (?), See Seedsman.

2641

Seedness

Seed″ness, n. Seedtime. Shak.

2642

Seedsman

Seeds″man (?), n.; pl.Seedsmen (–men). 1. A sower; one who sows or scatters seed.The seedsmanUpon the slime and ooze scatters his grain. Shak.2. A person who deals in seeds.

2643

Seedtime

Seed″time′ (?), n. [AS. sǣdtīma.] The season proper for sowing.While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shal...

2644

Seedy

Seed″y (?), a. [Compar.Seedier (?); superl.Seediest.] 1. Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.2. Having a peculiar flavor supposed to be derived from the wee...

2645

Seeing

See″ing (?), conj. (but originally a present participle). In view of the fact (that); considering; taking into account (that); insmuch as; since; because; — followed by a depend...

2646

Seek

Seek (?), a. Sick. Chaucer.