Defn: A small reddish brown sweet and juicy pear. It originated on a farm near Philadelphia, afterwards owned by a Mr. Seckel.
SECLE
Se"cle, n. Etym: [L. saeculum: cf. F. siècle. See Secular.]
Defn: A century. [Obs.] Hammond.
SECLUDE
Se*clude, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Secluding.]
Etym: [L. secludere, seclusum pref. se- aside + claudere to shut. See
Close, v. t.]
1. To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others. Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their bosom slaves. Thomson.
2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] Evelyn.
— Se*clud"ed*ly, adv.
— Se*clud"ed*ness, n.
SECLUSION
Se*clu"sion, n. Etym: [See Seclude.]
Defn: The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; separation from society or connection; a withdrawing; privacy; as, to live in seclusion. O blest seclusion from a jarring world, which he, thus occupied, enjoys! Cowper.
Syn.
— Solitude; separation; withdrawment; retirement; privacy. See
Solitude.
SECLUSIVE
Se*clu"sive, a.