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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Setose
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Seton n 1: 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]