SETON

Seton, Elizabeth Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, Mother Seton

(noun) United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seton (plural setons)

(medicine, agriculture) A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.

Anagrams

• 'onest, Eston, SONET, Stone, notes, onest, onset, steno, steno-, stone, tones

Source: Wiktionary


Se"ton, n. Etym: [F. séton (cf. It. setone), from L. seta a thick, stiff hair, a bristle.] (Med. & Far.)

Definition: A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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