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seton

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun seton has 1 sense

seton(n = noun.person) elizabeth seton, mother seton, saint elizabeth ann bayley seton - United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821); Array

is a kind of religious leader

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CIDE DICTIONARY

seton, n. [F. séton (cf. It. setone), from L. seta a thick, stiff hair, a bristle.].

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]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

seton, n. Surgery a skein of cotton etc. passed below the skin and left with the ends protruding to promote drainage etc.

Etymology

ME f. med.L seto, seta silk, app. f. L seta bristle

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