seedwool (sedwul)

Raw cotton when freshly taken from the bolls, before the seeds have been separated from the fiber. seedy1 (sē'di), a. [ Of human weeds I shall not now speak except to observe how seedy they are, how they increase and multiply over the more valuable and highly cultivated plants. The Century , XIX. 689. seeker The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. Ps. civ. 21. Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. Luke xi. 16. Charles was not imposed on his countrymen, but sought by them. Macaulay , Sir J. Mackintosh. 3. To go to; resort to; have recourse to. And to vysyte ayen suche other holy place as we had deuocion vnto, and also to seke and vysyte dyuers pylgrymages and holy thynge that we had not sene byforne. Sir R. Guylforde , Pylgrymage, p. 46. Seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal. Amos v. 5. The Queen, not well pleased with these Proceedings, seeks all Means to incite the Lords of her Party, and they as much seek to incite her to make Opposition. Baker , Chronicles, p. 194. 4. To aim at; pursue as an object; strive after; attempt: as, to seek a person's life or his ruin. IMG:content-0512.png:[blocks in formation] 6. To search; search through. Whan the i weren comen azen fro the Chace, the i wenten and soughten the Wodes, zif ony of hem had ben hid in Mandeville, Travels, p. 226. 2. Having a peculiar flavor, supposed to be derived from weeds gro applied to French brandy.-3. Full of spawn, as a seed-fish.-4. Run to seed; no longer fresh, new, or prosperous; worn-out; shabby; poor: as, a seedy coat; to look rather seedy . the thikke of the Wodes. growing among the vines: However seedy Mr. Bagshot may be now, if he hath really played this frolic with you, you may believe he will play it with others, and when he is in cash you may depend on a restoration. Fielding , Jonathan Wild, i. 12. ( Davies .) He is a little seedy , not well in clothes. Goldsmith, Good-natured Man, iii. 5. Looking or feeling wretched, as after a de- bauch; not well; out of sorts. [Colloq.] -6. In gla - making , containing the bubbles called seed. The mixture will melt from the top only, the lower part not being sufficiently heated; and, whatever efforts the founder may make subsequently, his found will be prolonged, and his gla will be seedy . Gla - making , p. 120. seedy2, n. See sidi .