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seton

1

[ seet-n ]

noun

, Surgery.
  1. a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.


Seton

2

[ seet-n ]

noun

  1. Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Mother Seton, 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).
  2. Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, English writer and illustrator in the U.S.

Seton

/ ˈsiːtən /

noun

  1. SetonErnest Thompson18601946MUSEnglishWRITING: authorARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator of animal books Ernest Thompson. 1860–1946, US author and illustrator of animal books, born in England


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Word History and Origins

Origin of seton1

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sētōn- (stem of sētō ), equivalent to sēt ( a ) seta + -ōn- noun suffix

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Example Sentences

The pivotal scene in Holiday takes place during an opulent New Year’s Eve party, held at the Seton mansion, during which Johnny and Julia are set to announce their engagement.

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Instead of entering politics, she became a college professor who now teaches at SUNY-Purchase and Seton Hall University.

But the grip was immovable, and he found himself staring into the unemotional face of Seton Pasha.

Quentin Gray's mercurial color deserted him, and he turned to Seton a face grown suddenly pale.

The odor of Seton's cheroot announced itself above the oriental perfume with which the place was laden.

White with passion, Gray was on the point of uttering other angry and provocative words when Seton took his arm in a firm grip.

Seton, smoking one of the inevitable cheroots, watched him, tapping his teeth with the rim of his eyeglass.

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