sedition, sedicioun, seducioun

[Fr. sédition, from Lat.seditionem, acc us. of seditio di ension, sedition; lit. =a going apart, from se-, sed -apart, and itum, sup. of eo =to go.] A factious rising or commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection; the stirring up or fomenting of such a commotion; the stirring up or fomenting of discontent against government, and disturbance of public tranquillity, as by inflammatory speeches or writings; acts or language exciting to a breach of the public peace; excitement of resistance to lawful authority. Sedition comprises such offenses of this cla as do not amount to treason, being without the overt acts which are e ential to the latter. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. IMG:content-1154.jpg:[graphic] "'Tis true, 'twas a weak part in Eve to yield to the seducement of Satan."-Howell: Letters, bk. ii., let. 24. 2. The act or means used in order to seduce, as flattery, falsehood, bribes, or the like. "Her hero's dangers touched the pitying power, The nymph's seducements, and the magic bower." Pope . ( Todd .) IMG:content-1155.png:[blocks in formation] state of being sedulous; diligent and a iduous application; industry; constant attention; diligent a iduity. "Terms implying great sedulity and contention of soul."- Barrow : Sermons, vol. i., ser. 14. 4. To look out; to inquire. (With for .) "Let's see for means." --Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet, v. i 5. To examine, to inquire, to consider, to take Calyx four to six-lobed; petals four to six, gener- ally five, patent; stamens eight to ten, usually ten; follicles with many, more rarely with few seeds. Known species 120, chiefly from the North Temper- ate and Arctic Zones, especially in the old world. The most common of the wild species is S. acre , which has golden yellow flowers, and is found on rocks, walls, and sandy places near the sea, and even on the thatched roofs of cottages. It is acrid, rubefacient, emetic, and purgative S.ochroleucum , described by Dioscorides, is a refrigerant; S. tele- phium , a refrigerant and an astringent. see, *se, *sea, s. [O. Fr. sed , sea seat, a see, from Lat. sedem , acc us. of sedes a seat, from sedeo =to sit.] [SEAT, 8.] IMG:content-1156.png:[blocks in formation] 3. The authority of the pope; the papal court; as, to appeal to the See of Rome. 4. The seat of episcopal power; the diocese or jurisdiction of a bishop or archbishop. "You my lord archbishop, Whose see is by a civil peace maintain'd." Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt. II . , iv. 1. *say, * seigh , *sey, * sigh , pa. par. *seie, *seghen, seien, sein, *sen, seen), v . t . . [A. S. seón , sión , (pa. t. seah , pl. sáwon , ságon , pa. par. gesegen , gesewen ); cogn. with Dut. zien (pa. t. zag , pa. par. gazien): Icel. sjá (pa. t. sá, pa. par. senn ); Dan. see; Sw.se; Goth. saihwan (pa. t. sahw, pl. sehwum, pa. par. saihwans ); O. H. Ger. sehan , sehen .] "When I have seen such interchange of state." Shakesp. Sonnet 64. 6. To suffer, to feel, to experience. "If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death."- "Come, Casca, you and I will yet ere day See Brutus at his house." 8. To have intercourse or communication with; to meet or a ociate with. "The main of them may be reduced to language, and to an improvement in wisdom and prudence, by seeing men, and conversing with people of different tempers and cus- toms."- Locke . 9. To escort, to attend; as, to see a lady home. ( Colloq .) 1. Lit .: In the same sense as II. 2. Figuratively : (1) The fecundating fluid of male animals; semen, sperm. (In this sense the word has no plural.) (2) That from which anything springs; original; first principle. "Of mortal seed they were not held, Which other mortals so excell'd." point is its apex (q. v.). The integuments of a seed are called its testa; the rudiments of the future plant, its embryo, and a substance often interposed between them, albumen (q. v.). [CHALAZA, RAPHE, ARIL COTYLEDON.] Except in the Gymnosperms, the seeds are inclosed in a pericarp, often strong, which defends them from cold or from injury. Within a country, a balloon-like pappus, hooks, ., can disperse seeds. Most of them, however, even when defended by their pericarps, cannot be long in salt water without being injured; still, Darwin calculated that one-tenth the plants of a flora might be floated acro 900 miles of sea, and after all germinate. They could be taken yet farther in the gizzards of birds, in particles of earth adhering to their feet, or among soil floated on icebergs. On shore, melon seeds have been known to grow when forty-one years old, maize when thirty, rye when forty, the sensitive plant when sixty, and the kidney bean when 100. The old story about seeds taken from a mummy-case germinating is not now believed. [MUMMY-WHEAT.] 31.] To run to seed : [RUN.v., seed-basket, seed-carrier, subst . A basket in which the seed to be sown is carried by the sower. seed-bed.s. A plot where the seed is originally grown, and from which the young plants are pricked out. seed-box, 8. Bot.: Ludwigia altern i folia and L. hirtella . seed-bud, s. Bot.: An ovule. B. Transitive: 3609 1. Lit .: To sow, to scatter, as seed. "There were three different modes of seeding grain in use among the Romans in the times of Varro and Columella." Knight: Dict. Mechanics, s. v. Seed. 2. Fig .: To sprinkle as with seed, to cover or ornament with something thinly scattered or sprinkled over, as seed. seed-ěd, pa . par . or a. [SEED, v .] A. As pa . par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective : I. Ordinary Language : 1. Bearing seed; hence, matured, full-grown. "The vernal blades that rise with seeded stem Of hue purpureal." Mason: English Garden , bk. ii. 2. Sown, sprinkled with seed. 3. Deprived of their seed, as seeded raisins. II. Her.: Represented with seeds of such and such a color. (Said of roses, lilies, ., when bearing seeds of a tincture different to the flower itself.) seed-er, s. [Eng. seed , v.; -er.] One who or that which sows or plants seeds. *seed-full, adj . [Eng. seed, s.; -full .] Full of seed; pregnant.