Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Scytheman

Scythe″man (?), n.; pl.Scythemen (�). One who uses a scythe; a mower. Macaulay.

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Scythestone

Scythe″stone′ (?), n. A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.

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Scythewhet

Scythe″whet′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Wilson's thrush; — so called from its note.

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Scythian

Scyth″i‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language or inhabitants.Scythian lamb. (Bot.) Se...

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Scythian (2)

Scyth″i‐an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Scythia; specifically (Ethnol.), one of a Slavonic race which in early times occupied Eastern Europe.2. The language of the Scythians.

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Scytodermata

‖Scy′to‐der″ma‐ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Holothurioidea.

2140

Sdain

Sdain (?), v. & n. Disdain. Spenser.

2141

Sdeign

Sdeign (?), v. t. To disdain.But either sdeigns with other to partake. Spenser.

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Sea

Sea (sē), n. [OE. see, AS. sǣ; akin to D. zee, OS. & OHG. sēo, G. see, OFries. se, Dan. sö, Sw. sjö, Icel. sær, Goth. saiws, and perhaps to L. saevus fierce, savage. √151a.] 1. ...

2143

Sea acorn

Sea″ a″corn (?). (Zoöl.) An acorn barnacle (Balanus).

2144

Sea adder

Sea″ ad″der (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The European fifteen-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus spinachia); — called also bismore. (b) The European tanglefish, or pipefish (Syngnathus acus).

2145

Sea anchor

Sea″ an″chor (?). (Naut.) See Drag sail, under 4th Drag.

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Sea anemone

Sea″ a‐nem″o‐ne (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actinaria; an actinian.☞ They have the oral disk surrounded by one or mo...

2147

Sea ape

Sea″ ape′ (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The thrasher shark. (b) The sea otter.

2148

Sea apple

Sea″ ap″ple (?). (Bot.) The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii), often found floating in the sea. A. Grisebach.

2149

Sea arrow

Sea″ ar″row (?). (Zoöl.) A squid of the genus Ommastrephes. See Squid.

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Sea bank

Sea″ bank′ (?). 1. The seashore. Shak.2. A bank or mole to defend against the sea.

2151

Sea barrow

Sea″ bar″row (?). (Zoöl.) A sea purse.

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Sea bass

Sea″ bass′. (�). (Zoöl.) (a) A large marine food fish (Serranus, orCentropristis, atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with bla...

2153

Sea bat

Sea″ bat′ (?). (Zoöl.) See Batfish (a).

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Sea bean

Sea″ bean (?). (Bot.) Same as Florida bean.

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Sea bear

Sea″ bear′ (?). (Zoöl.) (a) Any fur seal. See under Fur. (b) The white bear.

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Sea beast

Sea″ beast′ (?). (Zoöl.) Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean.

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Sea bird

Sea″ bird′ (?). (Zoöl.) Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl.

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Sea blite

Sea″ blite′ (?). (Bot.) A plant (Suæda maritima) of the Goosefoot family, growing in salt marshes.

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Sea bow

Sea″ bow′ (?). See Marine rainbow, under Rainbow.

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Sea boy

Sea″ boy′ (?). A boy employed on shipboard.