seel
[ seel ]
/ sil /
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.
QUIZZES
LEARN THE SPANISH WORDS FOR THESE COMMON ANIMALS!
Are you learning Spanish? Or do you just have an interest in foreign languages? Either way, this quiz on Spanish words for animals is for you.
Question 1 of 13
How do you say “cat” 🐈 in Spanish?
Origin of seel
1490–1500; <Middle French siller,ciller, derivative of cil eyelash <Latin cilium eyelid, eyelash; see cilia
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for seel
Like a poet invoking his muse, Macbeth calls on seeling night to scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day.
Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist|Richard G. MoultonBut seeling, as a matter of fact, has now gone quite out of fashion in this country.
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell
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
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