seel

[ seel ]

/ sil /

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verb (used with object)

Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.

Archaic.

to close (the eyes).
to blind.

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Origin of seel

1490–1500; <Middle French siller,ciller, derivative of cil eyelash <Latin cilium eyelid, eyelash; see cilia

Words nearby seel

see into, seek, seeker, Seekonk, seek out, seel, Seeland, seelie, seely, seem, seemer

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How to use seel in a sentence

And for t we willen t is beo stedefst and lestinde; we senden ȝew is writ open iseined wi vre seel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
"Seel" was a term in falconry, meaning "to sew up" (the eyes of the hawk).
Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I|Edmund Spenser
Den dey seel de jar by puttin' a cloth over de top then a layer o' paste then another cloth then another layer ob paste.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration
There were a number of ruined cliff-dwellings, the most accessible of which was Keet Seel.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for seel

seel

/ (siːl) /

verb (tr)

to sew up the eyelids of (a hawk or falcon) so as to render it quiet and tame

obsolete to close up the eyes of, esp by blinding

Word Origin for seel

C15 silen, from Old French ciller, from Medieval Latin ciliāre, from Latin cilium an eyelid

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