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sel

¹ American

[sel] / sɛl /

noun

Scot.

self.

SEL ² American

abbreviation

social-emotional learning.

sel. ³ American

abbreviation

select.
selected.
selection; selections.

sel British

/ sɛl /

noun

a Scot word for self

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If you want to go all out, whirr the dried pods with some sea salt and then mix that salt with fleur de sel or flake salt.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022

Melted chocolate is set in an ice bath, hand-whisked and finished with fleur de sel for a final tally of two ingredients — three, if you count the ice.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2022

The cacao is single-origin from Ecuador and spiked with fleur de sel.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2022

Drizzle with a little more olive oil, a sprinkling of fleur de sel and a squeeze of lemon, and serve.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2021

They'll cost nothing, and I can sel ’em at full prices in England.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

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