Sea lavender
(Sea" lav"en*der) (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary, under Marsh.
Sea lawyer
(Sea" law"yer) (Zoöl.) The gray snapper. See under Snapper.
Seal-brown
(Seal"-brown`) a. Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed.
Sea legs
(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 lemon
(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 leopard
(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.
Sealer
(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
(Sealer), n. A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
Sea letter
(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 lettuce
(Sea" let"tuce) (Bot.) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva,
sometimes used as food.
Sea level
(Sea" lev"el) The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.
Sealgh
(Sealgh Selch), n.. (Zoöl.) A seal. [Scotch]
Sea lily
(Sea" lil"y) (Zoöl.) A crinoid.
Sealing wax
(Seal"ing wax`) A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material
for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.
Sea lion
(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 which
is common on the rocks near San Francisco.
Sea loach
(Sea" loach") (Zoöl.) The three- bearded rockling. See Rockling.
Sea louse
(Sea" louse`) (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa, Livoneca,
and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes.
