Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Mother Seton, 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).
Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, English writer and illustrator in the U.S.
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sētōn- (stem of sētō ), equivalent to sēt ( a ) seta + -ōn- noun suffix
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A seton was a long strip of linen or cotton thread passed through the skin by a seton needle.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
A seton was worn in the side, and a little exercise on horseback taken three times every day, as strength would allow, during the whole progress.
From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
The seton should consist of a piece of strong tape, varying in breadth according to circumstances, and should be kept in place either by a knot on each end or by tying the ends together.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Inflammation and considerable pain had evidently followed, and the dog had nearly torn the seton out.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
A seton was inserted and a physic-ball given every second day.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
“Did you at least prepare him for the vortex of evil that is the Seton brand—I mean, family?” she snarks merrily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Attorneys from the ACLU, Seton Hall University and the Center for Constitutional Rights are representing the families in Massachusetts federal district court.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026
The Seton Hall student, who is studying marketing and economics, could be found waiting at the end of the red carpet Sunday afternoon to meet Chalamet again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
“There are lots of conservative legal organizations out there,” said Thomas Healy, a professor of law at Seton Hall University.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Nonetheless, most continue to accept Seton s basic thesis: the Americas seen by the first colonists were a wildland of thundering herds and forests with sky-high trees and lakes aswarm with fish.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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