seeling

seel

[seel]
verb (used with object)
1.
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
2.
Archaic.
a.
to close (the eyes).
b.
to blind.

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

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seel (siːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to sew up the eyelids of (a hawk or falcon) so as to render it quiet and tame
2.  obsolete to close up the eyes of, esp by blinding
 
[C15 silen, from Old French ciller, from Medieval Latin ciliāre, from Latin cilium an eyelid]

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