Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SEARCH-ED, pp. [serch'ed.]

Looked over carefully; explored; examined.

SEARCH-ER, n. [sercher.]

1. One who searches, explores, or examines, for the purpose of finding something.
2. A seeker; an inquirer. Watts.
3. An examiner; a trier; as, the Searcher of hearts.
4. An officer in London, appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of their death. Graunt.
5. An officer of the customs, whose business is to search and examine ships outward bound, to ascertain whether they have prohibited goods on board, also baggage, goods, &c.
6. An inspector of leather. [Local.]
7. In military affairs, an instrument for examining ordnance, to ascertain whether guns have any cavities in them. Encyc.
8. An instrument used in the inspection of butter, &c. to ascertain the quality of that which is contained in firkins. Mass.

SEARCH-ING, n. [serch'ing.]

Examination; severe inquisition. Judges v.

SEARCH-ING, ppr. [serch'ing.]

1. Looking into or over; exploring; examining; inquiring; seeking; investigating.
2. adj. Penetrating; trying; close; as, a searching discourse.

SEARCH-ING-LY, adv.

In a searching manner.

SEARCH-ING-NESS, n. [serch'ingness.]

The quality of severe inquiry or examination.

SEARCH-LESS, a. [serch'less.]

Inscrutable; eluding search or investigation.

SEARCH'-WAR-RANT, a.

In law, a warrant issued by a justice of the peace, authorizing persons to search houses or other places, for stolen goods. Right of search, in naval affairs, the right claimed by one nation, to authorize the commanders of their ships to enter vessels of other nations, and examine their papers and cargo, to ascertain the character of the vessels, and the destination of their cargoes.

SEAR-CLOTH, n. [Sax. sar-clath, sore-cloth.]

A cloth to cover a sore; a plaster. Mortimer.

SEAR-ED, pp. [from sear.]

Burnt on the surface; cauterized; hardened.

SEAR-ED-NESS, n.

The state of being seared, cauterized, or hardened; hardness; hence, insensibility. Bp. Hall.

SEA-RE-SEM'BLING, a.

Like the sea; sea-like. Sandys.

SEA-RISK, n. [sea and risk.]

Hazard or risk at sea; danger of injury or destruction by the sea.

SEA-ROB-BER, n. [sea and robber.]

A pirate; one that robs on the high seas.

SEA-ROCK-ET, n.

A plant of the genus Bunias. Lee. Miller.

SEA-ROOM, n. [sea and room.]

Ample space or distance from land, shoals or rocks, sufficient for a ship to drive or scud without danger of shipwreck. Mar. Dict.

SEA-ROV-ER, n. [sea and rover.]

1. A pirate; one that cruizes for plunder.
2. A ship or vessel that is employed in cruizing for plunder.

SEA-ROV-ING, a.

Wandering on the ocean.

SEA-RUFF, n.

A kind of sea-fish. [L. orphus.] Johnson.

SEA-SCOR'PI-ON, n. [sea and scorpion.]

Another name for the fatherlasher. Dict. Nat. Hist.

SEA-SER-PENT, n. [sea and serpent.]

A huge animal like a serpent inhabiting the sea. Guthrie.

SEA-SER-VICE, n. [sea and service.]

Naval service; service in the navy or in ships of war.

SEA-SHARK, n. [sea and shark.]

A ravenous sea-fish. Shak.

SEA-SHELL, n. [sea and shell.]

A marine shell; a shell that grows in the sea. Mortimer.

SEA-SHORE, n. [sea and shore.]

The coast of the sea; the land that lies adjacent to the sea or ocean. Locke.