A term often applied to the peculiar summit of a mountain, as the Queen of Spain's Seat near Gibraltar, the Bibi of Mahratta's Seat near Bombay, Arthur's Seat at Edinburgh, &c.
·noun Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback. II. Seat ·vt To <<Fix>>; to set firm. III. Seat ·v...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city. ...
(Matt. 27:19), a portable tribunal (Gr. bema) which was placed according as the magistrate might dir...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Heb. kapporeth, a "covering;" LXX. and N.T., hilasterion; Vulg., propitiatorium), the covering or l...
An old term for the prow of a ship, still in use with eastern nations Chinese, Japanese, &c. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A box slung to a ship's side whereon a caulker can sit and use his irons; it contains his tools and ...
Accommodations fitted in the cabins of merchantmen for sitting upon, and stowing cabin-stores in. ...
Applies to the line on which a vessel sits. ...