Chapter Searchable to Seawan of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Seasonable
(Sea"son*a*ble) a. Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a seasonable supply of rain.

Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.

Ecclus. xxxv. 20.

— Sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. — Sea"son*a*bly, adv.

Seasonage
(Sea"son*age) n. A seasoning. [Obs.] South.

Seasonal
(Sea"son*al) a. Of or pertaining to the seasons.

Seasonal dimorphism (Zoöl.), the condition of having two distinct varieties which appear at different seasons, as certain species of butterflies in which the spring brood differs from the summer or autumnal brood.

Seasoner
(Sea"son*er) n. One who, or that which, seasons, or gives a relish; a seasoning.

Seasoning
(Sea"son*ing), n.

1. The act or process by which anything is seasoned.

2. That which is added to any species of food, to give it a higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.

3. Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.

Political speculations are of so dry and austere a nature, that they will not go down with the public without frequent seasonings.

Addison.

Seasoning tub (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to rise. Knight.

Seasonless
(Sea"son*less), a. Without succession of the seasons.

Sea spider
(Sea" spi"der) (Zoöl.) (a) Any maioid crab; a spider crab. See Maioid, and Spider crab, under Spider. (b) Any pycnogonid.

Sea squirt
(Sea" squirt`) (Zoöl.) An ascidian. See Illust. under Tunicata.

Sea star
(Sea" star`) (Zoöl.) A starfish, or brittle star.

Sea surgeon
(Sea" sur"geon) (Zoöl.) A surgeon fish.

Sea swallow
(Sea" swal"low)

1. (Zoöl.) (a) The common tern. (b) The storm petrel. (c) The gannet.

2. (Her.) See Cornish chough, under Chough.

Seat
(Seat) n. [OE. sete, Icel. sæti; akin to Sw. säte, Dan. sæde, MHG. saze, AS. set, setl, and E. sit. &radic154. See Sit, and cf. Settle, n.]

1. The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.

And Jesus . . . overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves.

Matt. xxi. 12.