Sdeign (?), v. t. To disdain. [Obs.]

But either sdeigns with other to partake.

Spenser.

Sea (s), n. [OE. see, AS. s; akin to D. zee, OS. & OHG. so, G. see,

OFries. se, Dan. sö, Sw. sjö, Icel. sær, Goth. saiws, and perhaps to L.

saevus fierce, savage. √151a.] 1. One of the larger bodies of

salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of

salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting

with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea; the Sea of

Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea.

2. An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or brackish; as,

the Caspian Sea; the Sea of Aral; sometimes, a small fresh-water lake;

as, the Sea of Galilee.

3. The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a large

part of the globe.

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