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A highly flavored blue-molded cheese, made at Roquefort, department of Aveyron, France. It is made from milk of ewes, sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves. Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it.

Roseroot.

An opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather.

Same as Burstwort.

given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort. Black saltwort, the sea milkwort.

Any plant of the genus Arenaria, low, tufted herbs (order Caryophyllace\'91.)

Any plant of the composite genus Serratula; -- so named from the serrated leaves of most of the species.

Elecampane.

A leguminous plant (Ornithopus scorpides) of Southern Europe, having curved pods.

Pertaining to lewdness or fornication; lewd.

Sea cabbage.

A low, fleshy perennial herb (Glaux maritima) found along northern seashores.

A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.

See Sea chickweed.

The state or quality of being seaworthy, or able to resist the ordinary violence of wind and weather. Kent.

Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship.

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.

Having or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one's own importance or merit.

The act of inflicting pain on one's self; pain inflicted on one's self.

The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. Dr. Prior.