Defn: The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money.
Note: Seawan was of two kinds; wampum, white, and suckanhock, black or purple, — the former having half the value of the latter. Many writers, however, use the terms seawan and wampum indiscriminately. Bartlett.
SEAWAND
Sea"wand` . (Bot.)
Defn: See Sea girdles.
SEAWARD
Sea"ward, a.
Defn: Directed or situated toward the sea. Donne. Two still clouds . . . sparkled on their seaward edges like a frosted fleece. G. W. Cable.
SEAWARD
Sea"ward, adv.
Defn: Toward the sea. Drayton.
SEAWARE
Sea"ware`, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. sæwar seaweed.] (Bot.)
Defn: Seaweed; esp., coarse seaweed. See Ware, and Sea girdles.