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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

May 27, 2012

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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.

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(15) Words.

enseam
enseamed
inseam
seam
seam-rent
seaman
seamanship
seamed
seaming
seamless
seamouse
seamster
seamstress
seamy
unseam

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(15) Words.

enseam
enseamed
inseam
seam
seam-rent
seaman
seamanship
seamed
seaming
seamless
seamouse
seamster
seamstress
seamy
unseam

(338) Words.

aback
able-bodied
about
abreast
adventure
afore
aft
after-guard
alee
all
allowance
aloft
along
amain
anchor
apeak
avast
back
baffling
bagpipe
balance
banian
bear
beat
belay
bend
beneaped
berth
bidon
biscuit
blanket
blow
boatswain
boom
bowse
breeze
brewing
bulk
bulls-eye
calk
calked
call
can-buoy
canvas
capsize
carry
casket
cast
cats-paw
check
chinse
chop
cicatrice
claw
clew
click
clinch
close-hauled
cob
cock-bill
collar
comb
commissure
cond
consul
corposant
cradle
crank
crew
cutlas
cynosure
daystar
dayswork
daytime
daywearied
daywork
descry
deserter
discharge
disjointing
dog
dogvane
dogwatch
dolphin
double-banked
douse
down
down-haul
drabler
drag
duck
ducking
dull
earing
eddy-water
enseam
espy
expertness
eyesplice
fagend
fall
fill
fish
flaw
flush
fly
fore
foul
founder
fox
frap
freshen
gale
gang
gangway
gear
gimblet
give
glass
go
goodings
goosewing
grave
gripe
griping
grommet
gybe
hail
hand
hang
hard
harmony
haul
head
heave
heaver
history
hitch
hog
hoist
hold
holloa
home
horse
hospital
hounds
housing
hull
husband
iceblink
icebound
impress
impressment
improvident
incongruous
inseam
insecurity
inure
ironsick
juncture
junk
kentledge
kill
knot
knowledge
land
landfall
landloper
landman
landmark
landsman
large
lascar
laveer
lay
leak
leech
lift
light-house
line
list
look
lull
lurch
make
mariner
mark
meritorious
mess
mooring
mouse
muffle
mutiny
nautic
nautical
needlework
norman
nursery
oakum
oar
obey
ordinary
outbound
outrigger
overblow
palm
panch
parbuckle
parcel
parceling
parrel
part
parting
patron
pawl
pay
pension
pharos
pitch
pole
port
press-gang
prick
prow
puddening
purchase
quarter
raise
ration
raw
rawness
reach
rebellion
reel
reeve
register
renter
rescue
ride
rig
right
roadster
rope
rough-hewn
rounding
rouse
royal
rummage
run
saddle
sail
sailer
sailor
salute
scantling
scud
sea-faring
sea-term
seam
seam-rent
seaman
seamanship
seamed
seaming
seamless
seamy
seize
seizing
semster
septaria
shank-painter
sheave
sheep-shank
sheer
sheet-anchor
shipboard
shipman
shiver
skill
slatch
slue
snake
span
spanker
spill
spoon-drift
spray
spring
spun-yarn
spurling-line
square
square-rigged
square-sail
stage
stand
starboard
station-bill
stay
steer
steerage
steerage-way
steeving
stern-board
stiff
stoak
stop
stopper
stretch
stuff
suture
sway
sweep
swig
tally
tear
tell-tale
tending
tew
thimble
throat
thrum
tide-gate
tight
topping
touch
trice
unbend
unbent
under
unsling
warp
way
weather
whip
wind
wind-rode
work
younker

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1828 Definition

SEAM, n.

1. The suture or uniting of two edges of cloth by the needle.

The coat was without seam , woven from the top throughout. John 29.

2. The joint or juncture of planks in a ship's side or deck; or rather the intervals between the edges of boards or planks in a floor, &c. The seams of the ships are filled with oakum, and covered with pitch.

3. In mines, a vein or stratum of metal, ore, coal and the like.

4. A cicatrix or scar.

5. A measure of eight bushels of corn; or the vessel that contains it. [Not used in America.]

1913 Definition

Seam (seam)
n.	(s***emacr]m)
Seam
[See Saim.]

Grease; tallow; lard.

[Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak. Dryden.

The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.

Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc.

Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse seam may discover where they join. Addison.

A thin layer or stratum] a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.

A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.

Seam blast, a blast made by putting the powder into seams or cracks of rocks. -- Seam lace, a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams and edges; -- called also seaming lace. -- Seam presser. (Agric.) (a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows. (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. Knight. -- Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.

To form a seam upon or of] to join by sewing together; to unite.

To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.

Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave. Pope.

To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.

To become ridgy; to crack open.

Later their lips began to parch and seam. L. Wallace.

A denomination of weight or measure.

Specifically: (a)

Noah Says...

When you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers just men who will rule in the fear of God. The preservation of a republican government depends on the faithful discharge of this duty.

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Project::Noah

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The foundation for American Heritage Access [AHA] strives to capture the essence of American culture with an intent to make early American manuscripts accessible to modern society. We believe that the successful future of this country is dependent on honoring and respecting its past. In order to achieve this ideal, several projects will be introduced and executed. The first initiatives of Project::Noah will involve the accessibility of the 1828 American dictionary.

Vision::Reprint

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The first vision, Vision::Reprint, has an intent to make a modern printing of the first dictionary of the American language available to the public for under $25. The first task, Task::Access, involves the digitizing of the original 1828 dictionary. The dictionary is available in microfilm (American Culture Series, Reel 335.6-336.1, Michigan University Microfilms) at many universities. To digitize the microfilm as a batch process requires a special scanner.

Vision::Redesign

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The second vision, Vision::Redesign, has an intent to improve the current online accessibility to the 1828 dictionary. Beyond the Task::XML, other tasks related to this Vision::Redesign include identifying features and functionality for this new website. In addition, plugins will be discussed and created to make the dictionary accessible in other ways: iPhone, Google widget, Firefox Add-on, etc.

Vision::Recapture

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The third vision, Vision::Recapture, has an intent to evoke the importance of Noah Webster in our American Heritage. This vision will manifest itself in a commissioned painting of Noah Webster. The process involved will require the input from concerned Americans. The final commission painting will be derived from initial sketches and digital compositions. Feedback from the community is essential for this vision's success throughout the entire process.

May 27, 2012