Defn: A seraphine.
SERAPHINE
Ser"a*phine, n. Etym: [From Seraph.] (Mus.)
Defn: A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a plate. It has a case, like a piano, and is played by means of a similar keybord, the bellows being worked by the foot. The melodeon is a portable variety of this instrument.
SERAPIS
Se*ra"pis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Myth.)
Defn: An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the divinities of the lower world. His worship was introduced into Greece and Rome.
SERASKIER Se*ras"kier, n. Etym: [Turk., fr. Per. ser head, chief + Ar. 'asker an army.]
Defn: A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire; especially, the commander-in-chief of minister of war.
SERASKIERATE
Se*ras"kier*ate, n.
Defn: The office or authority of a seraskier.
SERBONIAN
Ser*bo"ni*an, a.