Webster's Dictionary 1913

3781

Settle

Set″tle (?), n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit. √154. See Sit.] 1. A seat of any kind. “Upon the settle of his maje...

3782

Settle (2)

Set″tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Settled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Settling (?).] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. √154. See Settle, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE. sahtlen to r...

3783

Settle (3)

Set″tle, v. i. 1. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form, condition, direction, or the like, in place of...

3784

Settledness

Set″tled‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being settled; confirmed state. Bp. Hall.

3785

Settlement

Set″tle‐ment (?), n. 1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled. Specifically: —(a) Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.; ordination or installation as ...

3786

Settler

Set″tler (?), n. 1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first...

3787

Settling

Set″tling (?), n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.2. pl. That which settles at the bo...

3788

Setula

‖Set″u‐la (?), n.; pl.Setulæ (#). [L. setula, saetula, dim. of seta, saeta, bristle.] A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta.

3789

Setule

Set″ule (?), n. [See Setula.] A setula.

3790

Setulose

Set″u‐lose′ (?), a. Having small bristles or setæ.

3791

Setwall

Set″wall′ (?), n. [CF. Cetewale.] (Bot.) A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities (Valeriana officinalis, or V. Pyrenaica). [Written also setwal.] Chaucer.

3792

Seven

Sev″en (?), a. [OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon, seofan, seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG. sibun, G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sjö, Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith. septyni, ...

3793

Seven (2)

Sev″en, n. 1. The number greater by one than six; seven units or objects.Of every beast, and bird, and insect small,Game sevens and pairs. Milton.2. A symbol representing seven ...

3794

Seven-shooter

Sev″en–shoot′er (?), n. A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading.

3795

Seven-thirties

Sev′en–thir″ties (?), n. pl. A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $50 and over, bearing interest ...

3796

Seven-up

Sev″en–up′, n. The game of cards called also all fours, and old sledge.

3797

Sevenfold

Sev″en‐fold′ (?), a. Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount. “Sevenfold rage.” Milton.

3798

Sevenfold (2)

Sev″en‐fold′, adv. Seven times as much or as often.Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. Gen. iv. 15.

3799

Sevennight

Seven″night (?), n. A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See Sennight.

3800

Sevenscore

Sev″en‐score′ (?), n. & a. Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty.The old Countess of Desmond... lived sevenscore years. Bacon.

3801

Seventeen

Sev″en‐teen′ (?), a. [OE. seventene, AS. seofontȳne, i.e., seven-ten. Cf. Seventy.] One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen years.

3802

Seventeen (2)

Sev″en‐teen′, n. 1. The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and seven; seventeen units or objects.2. A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.

3803

Seventeenth

Sev″en‐teenth′ (?), a. [From Seventeen: cf. AS. seofonteóða, seofonteogeða.] 1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others.In... the seventeenth day of the m...

3804

Seventeenth (2)

Sev″en‐teenth′ (?), n. 1. The next in order after the sixteenth; one coming after sixteen others.2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of seventeen equal parts or ...

3805

Seventh

Sev″enth (?), a. [From Seven: cf. AS. seofoða.] 1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others.On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he reste...

3806

Seventh (2)

Sev″enth, n. 1. One next in order after the sixth; one coming after six others.2. The quotient of a unit divided by seven; one of seven equal parts into which anything is divide...

3807

Seventhly

Sev″enth‐ly (?), adv. In the seventh place.