seel
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
Archaic.
to close (the eyes).
to blind.
Origin of seel
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How to use seel in a sentence
To set fire to your rotten seeling, you'll keep no Whores, Rogue, no good members.Draw.
Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10) | Francis BeaumontLike 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
/ (siːl) /
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
Origin of seel
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