sea foam

noun

the foam of the sea.

meerschaum (def. 1).

Origin of sea foam

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

OTHER WORDS FROM sea foam

sea-foam, adjective

Words nearby sea foam

sea fight, sea fir, sea fire, seafloor, seafloor spreading, sea foam, seafood, Seaford, seafowl, sea fox, sea fret

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Example sentences from the Web for sea foam

The waves had cast on the shore these sad relics, covered with sand and sea-foam.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book|Various
The sea-foam crystallizes at her touch into precious stones, of whiteness as dazzling as that of her body.
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries|W. Y. Evans Wentz
She was transformed into something seductive and subtle—something in woman's flesh as ethereal as sea-foam and as vivid as flame.
Phases of an Inferior Planet|Ellen Glasgow
It comes to us without complexion or flavor,—born of the sea-foam, like Aphrodite, but colorless as pallida Mors herself.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes

That ceremony was as worthless as this sea-foam that blows by.
In the Roar of the Sea|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for sea foam

sea foam

noun

foam formed on the surface of the sea

a former name for meerschaum (def. 1)

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单词	sea foam
释义	sea foam noun the foam of the sea. meerschaum (def. 1). Origin of sea foam Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300 OTHER WORDS FROM sea foam sea-foam, adjective Words nearby sea foam sea fight, sea fir, sea fire, seafloor, seafloor spreading, sea foam, seafood, Seaford, seafowl, sea fox, sea fret Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sea foam The waves had cast on the shore these sad relics, covered with sand and sea-foam. Laboulaye's Fairy Book\|Various The sea-foam crystallizes at her touch into precious stones, of whiteness as dazzling as that of her body. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries\|W. Y. Evans Wentz She was transformed into something seductive and subtle—something in woman's flesh as ethereal as sea-foam and as vivid as flame. Phases of an Inferior Planet\|Ellen Glasgow It comes to us without complexion or flavor,—born of the sea-foam, like Aphrodite, but colorless as pallida Mors herself. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table\|Oliver Wendell Holmes That ceremony was as worthless as this sea-foam that blows by. In the Roar of the Sea\|Sabine Baring-Gould British Dictionary definitions for sea foam sea foam noun foam formed on the surface of the sea a former name for meerschaum (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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