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
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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
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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