SEA PYOT
Sea" py"ot. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See 1st Sea pie.
SEA QUAIL
Sea" quail`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The turnstone.
SEAQUAKE
Sea"quake`, n.
Defn: A quaking of the sea.
SEAR; SERE
Sear, Sere, a.
Defn: [OE. seer, AS. seár (assumed) fr. seárian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. soren to to wither, Gr. sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. sq. root152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; — applied to leaves. Milton. I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf. Shak.
SEAR
Sear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seared; p. pr. & vb. n. Searing.] Etym:
[OE.seeren, AS. seárian. See Sear, a.]
1. To wither; to dry up. Shak.