Thesaurus: seton

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1. n. 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.
2. 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.
3. A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or thelike, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to forman issue; also, the issue so formed.
4. n. United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)