SEAWAN


Meaning of SEAWAN in English

/see"weuhn/ , n.

wampum (def. 1).

Also, seawant /see"wahnt'/ , sewan .

[ 1620-30, Amer.; sewan, zeewan, zeewant, etc. sé·wan unstrung wampum, lit., that which is in a scattered state, deriv of se· ( w ) - scatter(ed) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .