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To seek again. J. Barlow.

The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above it; -- said esp. of buildings on the continent of Europe.

Seldom seen. [Obs.] Drayton.

One who seeks only his own interest, advantage, or pleasure.

Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish. Arbuthnot.

Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties or curiosities.

One given to seeing sights or noted things, or eager for novelties or curiosities.

A plant (Echinospermum Lappula) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutlets.

A holder of a sublease.

One who supposes.

The seed of sesame.

The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrhoea usitatissima).

A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of certain plants.

The seed of sesame.

Any plant of the genus Geissois, having seeds overlapping like tiles on a roof.

The seeds of a small tree (Croton Pavana) common in the Malay Archipelago. These seeds furnish croton oil, like those of Croton Tiglium. [Written also tilly.]

To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to misbecome.

Unbecoming; not befitting. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ness, n.

To fail to foresee. Bp. Hacket.

Incapable of being foreseen. South.