/ Dictionary / Index S Seward's Folly: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sew'ard's Fol'ly Pronunciation: [key] — U.S. Hist. U.S. Hist. the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Seward Peninsula sewellel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lyceum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language