sea-foamn.

Forms: see sea n. and foam n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., foam n.

Etymology: < sea n. + foam n. With sense 2 compare sea-froth n. 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-foam.

a. Foam of the sea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > foam or surf > [noun] > sea-foam

sea-foama1400

spumec1440

sea-froth1582

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14409 Moyses..led þaim thoru þe see fame.

14.. Sir Beuis (MS. C.) 502 Til þay come to þe se fome.

c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) 805 When she was fled ouur þe see fome, The nobulle kyng dwelled at home, Wyth fulle heuy chere.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Escumier Venus..is fained to haue beene bred of the sea-foame.

1808 W. Scott Marmion ii. i. 78 The merry seamen laughed, to see Their gallant ship so lustily Furrow the green sea-foam.

1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard i. ii. 31 Between the sea-foam and the sea.

b. attributive.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Sel Escume de sel, Sea-foame salt.

†2. = sea-froth n. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Alcyonaria > genus Alcyonium > member of

sea-foam1725

dead man's hand1755

dead man's toes1755

mermaid's glove1793

alcyonian1844

alcyonoid1857

dead man's finger1860

alcyonarian1861

dead man's thumb1863

sea-finger1876

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Sea-Froth or Foam; in Latin Alcyonium, in all appearance a sort of Spungy Plant found in the Sea..; some..take it to be the Scum of the Sea, which has been hardned by the Sun Beames.

1852 E. A. Andrews Copious Latin-Eng. Lex. at Alcyoneus Alcyoneum medicamen..Sea-foam, a good remedy for white specks in the eyes.

3. [after German Meerschaum meerschaum n.] = meerschaum n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > smectites > sepiolite

keffekill1784

meerschaum1784

myrsen1794

sea-froth1801

magnesite1837

sea-foam1837

sepiolite1854

magnesium trisilicate1936

1837 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. 256 Sea Foam; called also Meer~schaum, and Magnesite.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	sea-foam
释义	sea-foamn. Forms: see sea n. and foam n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., foam n. Etymology: < sea n. + foam n. With sense 2 compare sea-froth n. 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-foam. 1. a. Foam of the sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > foam or surf > [noun] > sea-foam sea-foama1400 spumec1440 sea-froth1582 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14409 Moyses..led þaim thoru þe see fame. 14.. Sir Beuis (MS. C.) 502 Til þay come to þe se fome. c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) 805 When she was fled ouur þe see fome, The nobulle kyng dwelled at home, Wyth fulle heuy chere. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Escumier Venus..is fained to haue beene bred of the sea-foame. 1808 W. Scott Marmion ii. i. 78 The merry seamen laughed, to see Their gallant ship so lustily Furrow the green sea-foam. 1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard i. ii. 31 Between the sea-foam and the sea. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Sel Escume de sel, Sea-foame salt. †2. = sea-froth n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Alcyonaria > genus Alcyonium > member of sea-foam1725 dead man's hand1755 dead man's toes1755 mermaid's glove1793 alcyonian1844 alcyonoid1857 dead man's finger1860 alcyonarian1861 dead man's thumb1863 sea-finger1876 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Sea-Froth or Foam; in Latin Alcyonium, in all appearance a sort of Spungy Plant found in the Sea..; some..take it to be the Scum of the Sea, which has been hardned by the Sun Beames. 1852 E. A. Andrews Copious Latin-Eng. Lex. at Alcyoneus Alcyoneum medicamen..Sea-foam, a good remedy for white specks in the eyes. 3. [after German Meerschaum meerschaum n.] = meerschaum n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > smectites > sepiolite keffekill1784 meerschaum1784 myrsen1794 sea-froth1801 magnesite1837 sea-foam1837 sepiolite1854 magnesium trisilicate1936 1837 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. 256 Sea Foam; called also Meer~schaum, and Magnesite. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.a1400
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