Hypertext Webster Gateway: "seton"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Seton \Se"ton\, n. [F. s['e]ton (cf. It. setone), from L. seta a
thick, stiff hair, a bristle.] (Med. & Far.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Seton
n : United States religious leader who was the first person born
in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn: {Seton},
{Elizabeth Seton}, {Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton}, {Mother
Seton}]
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