Scythian

sith'Y-an, a. Of, or pert, to, Scythia, a name anciently given to a vast, undefined territory of N. Asia and Europe adjoining to Asia. — n. A native or inhabitant of Scythia; language of the Scythians. Sea, n. The ocean; a limited or partially inclosed portion of the ocean; one of the larger bodies of salt water, le than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; an inland body of water; a lake; a flood; any large quantity; the swell of the ocean or other body of water in a tempest; a high wave or billow; a surge. [AS. D. zee, G. see perh. Gr. hue i, rains, Skr. su, to pre out juice, soma, juice, sav a, juice, water.] — Half seas over. Half drunk. — On the high seas. In the open sea, the common highway of nations. — Sea'man, n. A mariner; sailor. — Sea'mansbip, n. The skill of a good seaman; art of working a ship. — Sea's ick, a. Affected with nausea from the pitching or rolling of a ve el. — Sea's ickne , n. The sickne caused by, etc. — Sea'ward, a. and — adv. Toward the sea. Sea'-anem'one, -a-nem'one, n. A kind of polyp resembling a flower.— -bank, n. The sea-shore; a bank or mole to defend against the sea. board, n. The seashore. — adv. Toward the eea. [F. bord, side.]— -boat, n. A ve el considered with reference to her power of resisting a storm.— -born, a. Born of, pro-— Sea-anemone. duced by, or born at sea. -breach, n. Irruption of the sea by breaking the banks. —breeze, n. A wind, or current of air, blowing from the sea upon land. calf, n. A marine anisun. cube, full moon, fdot cow, oil; linger SEAL mal, the common seal. — -cap'tain, n. The captain of a sea-going ve el.— coal, n. Coal brought by sea, — a name formerly used for mineral coal. — -coast, n. The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean. —el'ephant. n. A species of seal, of great size, and remarkable for the prolongation of the nose, in the male, into an erectile, soft, elastic snout. —far'er, n. One who follows the seas; a mar- — iner; a sailor. failing, a. Following the busine of a seaman customarily employed in navigation.— -fight, n. An engagement between ships at sea; a — naval action. fish, n. Any fish that lives usually in saltwater. —fowl, A marine fowl; any bird that lives by the sea, and procures its food from salt water. —gage, n. The depth that a ve el sinks in the water. god, n. A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to preside over the ocean or sea, as Neptune. —go'ing, a. Going upon the sea; esp., sailing upon the deep sea. —green, a. Having the color of sea-water; being of a faint green color, with — a slightly bluish tinge. hog, n. The porpoise. — -horse, n. The walrus; the hippocampus, q. v. and, u. Pert, to islands in the sea, — used esp. of a fine long-staple cotton growing on the islands on the — coast of S. Carolina and Georgia. kale, n. A plant found growing along sandy snores, the young shoots and leaf-stalks of which are used as foo'd. king, n. One of the leaders of piratical squadrons among the — Danes, etc.; a Norse pirate chief. lev'el, n. The level of the surface of the sea, used as a standard from which to estimate heights and depths.—li'on, n. A seal of large size,—esp. applied to certain large seals, with manes resemb n g the lion's. — -maid, n. The mermaid a sea-nymph. — -mark, n. An elevated ob-l ject on land which serves as a direction' to mariners; &\ beacon visible —frommew,then.sea.A Sea-lion. gull; mew. —na'vel, n. A kind of small shell-fish. — net'tle.w. A medusa having the property of stinging when touched.—ot'ter, n. An aquatic mammiferous animal found in the N. Pacific, and having valuable fur. —piece, n. A picture representing a scene at sea. —port, n. A port on the sea-shore; an ocean harbor. —room, n. Ample space or distance from land, shoals, or rocks, sufficient for a —ship to drive or scud without danger of shipwreck. ser'- pent, n. A serpent-like animal of great size, supposed to dwell in the sea, now commonly reckoned as fabulous; a kind of eel found in the Mediterranean; a large marine serpent found in the Australian seas. —shell, «. A marine shell; a shell that grows in the sea. shore, n. The coast of the sea. {Law.) All the ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water marks. —term, n. A word or term used appropriately by seamen, or peculiar to the art of navigation. u'nicorn, — n. The narwhal. urchin, n. A radiate ani- Sea-urchin. mal of the cla of echinoderms, having a firm shell and covered with spines; the echinus. weed, n. A marine plant, esp. one of the — Alg se. wor'- thy, a. Fit for a voyage worthy to be trusted to transport a cargo. Seal, e n. An Seal. or ink, lien, boicboN chair, get 534 SEAL 516 aquatic fur-bearing carnivorous mammal of many species, inhabiting sea-coasts, and found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. [AS. Seat, seol, seolh, 1c. selr, OHG. selah prob. Gr. selac/ios.jl kind of fish, hals, L. sal, salt (water).]