Shak.
Sea" la"ces (?). (Bot.) A kind of seaweed (Chorda Filum) having
blackish cordlike fronds, often many feet long.
Sea" lam"prey (?). (Zoöl.) The common lamprey.
Sea" lan"guage (?). The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen;
sailor's cant.
Sea" lark` (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). (b) Any
one of several small sandpipers and plovers, as the ringed plover, the
turnstone, the dunlin, and the sanderling.
Sea" lav"en*der (?). (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary, under Marsh.
Sea" law"yer (?). (Zoöl.) The gray snapper. See under Snapper.
Seal"-brown` (?), a. Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the
fur seal after it is dyed.
Sea" legs` (?). Legs able to maintain their possessor upright in stormy
weather at sea, that is, ability to stand or walk steadily on deck when
a vessel is rolling or pitching in a rough sea. [Sailor's Cant] Totten.
Sea" lem"on (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of nudibranchiate
mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick,
convex yellow body.
Sea" leop"ard (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of spotted seals,
especially Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the
Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.
Seal"er (?), n. One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is
to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the
like.
Sealer, n. A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing
seals.
Sea" let"ter (?). (Mar. Law.) The customary certificate of national
character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of
war; a passport for a vessel and cargo. Burrill.
Sea" let"tuce (?). (Bot.) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds
of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food.
Sea" lev"el (?). The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on
the same level with the sea.
{ Sealgh (?), Selch, n. }. (Zoöl.) A seal. [Scotch]
Sea" lil"y (?). (Zoöl.) A crinoid.
Seal"ing wax` (?). A compound of the resinous materials, pigments,
etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.
Sea" li"on (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several large species of seals of
the family Otariidæ native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the
southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the
northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan;
and the black, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which
is common on the rocks near San Francisco.
Sea" loach" (?). (Zoöl.) The three- bearded rockling. See Rockling.
Sea" louse` (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of isopod
crustaceans of Cymothoa, Livoneca, and allied genera, mostly parasites
on fishes.
Seam (sm), n. [See Saim.] Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Shak. Dryden.
Seam, n. [OE. seem, seam, AS. seám; akin to D. zoom, OHG. soum, G.
saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. söm, and E. sew. √ 156.
See Sew to fasten with thread.] 1. The fold or line formed by sewing
together two pieces of cloth or leather.
2. Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor,
or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks,
metal plates, etc.
Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse
seam may discover where they join.
Addison.
3. (Geol. & Mining) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two
thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.