States – Sepoy
States
section, UNITED STATES IN THE WORLD WAR.
Selenite
a name used by some mineralogists for all species of gypsum, by others applied to the crystallized forms only.
Selkirk Mountains
an outlying range of the Rocky mountains, in British Columbia, extending S. from about lat. 52° N. to near the United States frontier. The Canadian Pacific railway climbs over the mountains at a point 4,300 feet above the sea.
Semicolon
in grammar and punctuation, the point (;), marking a greater distinction of sense than a comma, but less than a colon. It is used to distinguish the conjunct members of a sentence. SEMI-PELAGIANISM
Semiquaver
in music, a note half writing, and comparatively far advanced the length of the quaver.
Semolina
a term applied to a kind of wheat meal in large, hard grains, used for making puddings, thickening soup, etc.
SENATE
Seneca
a lake in the W. part of New York State; 25 miles S. of Lake Ontario, into which its waters flow. It is about 37 miles long, from 2 to 4 miles broad, and 630 feet deep. It communicates with the Erie canal, and steamers ply on it.
Seneca Indians
a tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Iroquois, and formerly occupying western New York and a portion of northwestern Pennsylvania. They were once powerful; and their most famous chief was Sagoyewatha, or "Red Jacket." They mostly re side in New York State still, numbering between 3,000 and 4,000.
Senefelder
ALOYS, the inventor of lithography; born in Prague, Bohemia, Nov. 6, 1771; died in Munich, Bavaria, Feb. 26, 1834. See LITHOGRAPHY.
Seneschal
in the Middle Ages, an officer in the house of princes and high dignitaries, who had the superintendence of feasts and domestic ceremonies; steward. In some instances he had the dispensing of justice. a
Separatist
a small sect calling themselves Separatists Protestant Separatists, and holding aloof from the Church of England, believing it not sufficient to maintain its Protestant character.
Sepoy
a slight alteration of the ordinary word used for centuries by the natives of India for a soldier in general, but confined by Anglo-Indians to the Hindu and Mohammedan troops, especially to those in British pay.