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One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.

A seal. [Scotch]

A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.

The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp. of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material.

ks, metal plates, etc. Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse seam may discover where they join. Addison.

A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] "Not to mention mermaids or seamen." Locke.

Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.

The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.

object on land which serves as a guide to mariners; a beacon; a landmark visible from the sea, as a hill, a tree, a steeple, or the like. Shak.

Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.

The act or process of forming a seam or joint.

Without a seam. Christ's seamless coat, all of a piece. Jer. Taylor.

One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew. [Obs.]

A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.

The business of a seamstress.

Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. "Many a seamy scar." Burns. Everything has its fair, as well as its seamy, side. Sir W. Scott.

A seine. See Seine. [Prov. Eng.]

A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of spiritualists to receive spirit communication, so called.

A bard among the Highlanders of Scotland, who preserved and repeated the traditions of the tribes; also, a genealogist. [Written also senachy.] [Scot.]

A picture representing a scene at sea; a marine picture. Addison.