Sea foam

Sea foam
Sea foam Sea" foam` 1. Foam of sea water. [1913 Webster]

2. (Min.) Meerschaum; -- called also {sea froth}. [1913 Webster]


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  • sea foam — sea foam, adj. 1. the foam of the sea. 2. meerschaum (def. 1). [1250 1300; ME] * * * sea foam noun The froth on the sea formed by the action of the waves • • • Main Entry: ↑sea * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • sea foam — sea foam, adj. 1. the foam of the sea. 2. meerschaum (def. 1). [1250 1300; ME] * * * …   Universalium

  • Sea foam — For other uses, see Sea foam (disambiguation). Sea foam in San Francisco. Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic… …   Wikipedia

  • sea-foam — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English seefome, from see sea + fome, fom foam more at sea, foam 1. : froth on the sea 2. [translation of German meerschaum] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sea foam — /ˈsi foʊm/ (say see fohm) noun 1. the foam of the sea. 2. → meerschaum (def. 1) …  

  • sea foam — bubbles formed by the waves in the sea …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • USS Sea Foam (1861) — was a brig purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy primarily as a mortar gunboat, but also as a gunboat stationed off Confederate ports to prevent their trading with foreign countries. Towards the …   Wikipedia

  • USS Sea Foam — is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:* USS Sea Foam (1861), an American Civil War brig assigned to a mortar flotilla.* USS Sea Foam (IX 210), commissioned at Pearl Harbor on 15 May 1945. References …   Wikipedia

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