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on; a seed leaf. -- Seed oil, oil expressed from the seeds of plants. -- Seed oyster, a young oyster, especially when of a size suitable for transplantation to a new locality. -- Seed pearl, a small pearl of little value. -- Seed plat, or Seed plot, the ground on which seeds are sown, to produce plants for transpla…

since; because; -- followed by a dependent clause; as, he did well, seeing that he was so young. Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me Gen. xxvi. 27.

The young of an insect in a stage between the larva and pupa.

A Spanish title of courtesy given to a young lady; Miss; also, a young lady.

A Spanish title of courtesy given to a young lady; Miss; also, a young lady.

] "The serene of heaven." Southey. To their master is denied To share their sweet serene. Young.

fling; grave. The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most serious things in the world. Young.

it. Rom. i. 9. Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. Gen. xxix. 18. No man can serve two masters. Matt. vi. 24. Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. Shak.

A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.

loq.] "These unlucky little shavers." Salmagundi. As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. Dickens.

g covered and protected; protection; security. Who into shelter takes their tender bloom. Young. Shelter tent,a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces.

A young hog. Same as Shote.

ot in years he seemed. Spenser. Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot. Thomson.

Having no shore or coast; of indefinite or unlimited extent; as, a shoreless ocean. Young.

A young hog; a shoat.

Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp. I envy none their pageantry and show. Young.

completely; to cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil. One of these trees, with all his young ones, may shroud four hundred horsemen. Sir W. Raleigh. Some tempest rise, And blow out all the stars that light the skies, To shroud my shame. Dryden.

Free from sickness. [R.] Give me long breath, young beds, and sickless ease. Marston.

ulty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes. Thy sight is young, And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle. Shak. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Milton.

A young or small herring. [Eng.] Pennant.