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Seton

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.

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seton

n. (context medicine agriculture English) 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.

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Seton (surname)

Seton is the surname of a prominent Scottish Lowlands family, Clan Seton, and may refer to:

Hereditary Titles:
  • The Earls of Winton
  • The Earls of Huntly
  • The Earls of Dunfermline
  • The Earls of Eglinton
  • The Viscounts Kingston
  • The Baronet of Windygoul
  • The Baronets of Abercorn
  • The Baronets of Garleton
  • The Baronets of Pitmedden
Given names of several Setons:
  • Alexander Seton (disambiguation)
  • George Seton (disambiguation)
  • John Seton (disambiguation)
Other:
  • Anya Seton, American historical novelist, daughter of Ernest Thompson Seton
  • Barry Seton, Australian racing driver
  • Elizabeth Ann Seton, American Catholic saint
  • Ernest Thompson Seton, Canadian-American scouting pioneer
  • Glenn Seton, Australian racing driver, son of Barry Seton
  • Marie Seton (1910 - 1985), film critic and biographer
  • Mary Seton, daughter of George Seton, 6th Lord Seton, one of the "Four Marys" of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Robert Seton, Monsignor, American Catholic Archbishop and historian
  • Thomas Seton, Scottish painter
  • William Seton, American author
Seton

Seton may refer to:

  • Seton (surname), people with the surname Seton

Usage examples of "seton".

But he was clever enough to have hoodwinked Dunbar, who hardly ever saw Seton, and who was overly impressed by the avalanche of correctly prepared paperwork that rolled into Baltimore every month.

The earl of Athole, Sir Simon Fraser, and Sir Christopher Seton, who had been taken prisoners, were ordered by Edward to be executed as rebels and traitors.

By now, Seton should have everybody in Patuxent turning each other in for federal crimes.

I am the last of the Setons, fortunately, and I am going to smash the family tree, sell the heirlooms, and burn the family records!

The college scouts from Syracuse, Cornell, Seton Hall, Villanova, Penn State, Ohio State: Iceman's name and photograph in the local papers from the start of basketball season to the close.

The gunroom messman had overheard Midshipman Piper telling Caswell what Seton had confided to him about his sister.