sevoeja (Jash)

[Mexican name.] Bot.: Stenanthium frigidum, sometimes placed under Veratrum. It grows in Mexico, is believed to be poisonous, and is used as an anthelmintic. Sèvres (as sêvr), s. [See compound.] Sèvres-ware, s. Porcelain of fine quality, made at the French government works at Sèvres. It is principally of a peculiarly fine and delicate quality, for ornament rather than use. *sew (ew as u) (1), v . t . [SEW (3), s.] To bring on and remove meat at table; to a ay or taste, as meats or drinks, before they are served up, or in presence at the table. *sew (ew as ū) (2), v . t . & i. [SUE.] A. Trans.: To follow, to pursue. "If me thou deigne to serve and sew." Spenser: F. Q., II. vii. 9. B. In trans. To solicit; to make solicitation. "To Proteus selfe to sew she thought it vaine Who was the root and worker of her woe." Spenser: F. Q., IV. xii. 29.