sea-born
[ see-bawrn ]
adjective
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
produced in or rising from the sea, as reefs.
Origin of sea-born
1First recorded in 1585–95
Words Nearby sea-born
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How to use sea-born in a sentence
Thou shalt have Verginies pearls, my fair one, and look like a sea-born Venus; tiens!
The Minister's Wooing | Harriet Beecher StoweThis is one picture in the kaleidoscope of Aphrodite, who was a sea-born goddess, and partial to her native element.
Sonnets and Canzonets | A. Bronson AlcottBut the sea-born fog continued to come, looking as though it arrived in ever-increasing billows.
The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless | H. Irving HancockHis leviathans and huge worms and wrecks of ships rot on every shore and in his dunnest deeps amidst pearls and sea-born blooms.
The Masque of the Elements | Herman ScheffauerYour far-wingèd name And sea-born battle-skill shall go with us.
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays | Olive Tilford Dargan
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