sea, se, see

[A. S. sæ, cogn. with Dut. zee; Icel. sær; Dan.so; Sw.sjo; Ger. see; Goth. saiws.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. Literally : (1) A general name for the great body of salt water which covers the greater part of the earth's surface; the ocean. In a more limited sense the term is applied to a part of the ocean, which from its position or configuration is looked upon as distinct, and deserving of a special name, as the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, . The term is also occasionally applied to inland lakes, as the Caspian Sea, the Sea of Galilee, . IMG:content-1100.png:[blocks in formation] of the mark. "This time backers were sadly at sea in their selection." -London Globe. 7. Beyond the sea, beyond the seas: Out of the country or realm. 8. Half -seas over : [HALF-SEAS OVER.] 9. On the sea: On the edge of the sea; on the coast. 10. The four seas : The seas which border Britain on the north, south, east, and west. 11. The high seas : [HIGH-SEAS.] 12. The molten sea : Script.: The great brazen laver of the Mosaic ritual. (1 Kings vii. 23-26.) 13. To go to sea, to follow the sea: To follow or adopt the profe ion of a sailor. Sea is largely used in composition, the meanings of the compounds being in most cases self explanatory. sea-acorn, s. A barnacle. [BALANIDE.] "The Balani have also been named sea - acorns , from some sort of resemblance to the fruit of the oak."- Grif fiths' Cuvier, xii. 429. sea-adder, s. [FIFTEEN-SPINED-STICKLEBACK.] sea-anemones, s. pl. Zool.: The family Actinide. Corallum absent or spurious; they are locomotive, and rarely compound.all The body is a soft, leathery, truncated cone, the column. The two extremities are named the base and the disk, the former constituting a sucker whereby the animal fixes itself at will, and in the center of the latter the mouth is situated, and round the circumference are numerous tentacles, usually retractile. [ANEMONE, 2.]