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seallike

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seal

2  [seel] noun, plural seals, (especially collectively for 1) seal, verb
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–noun
1. any of numerous marine carnivores of the suborder Pinnipedia, including the eared or fur seals, as the sea lion, and the earless or hair seals, as the harbor seal.
2. the skin of such an animal.
3. leather made from this skin.
4. the fur of the fur seal; sealskin.
5. a fur used as a substitute for sealskin.
6. a dark, gray brown.
–verb (used without object)
7. to hunt, kill, or capture seals.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME sele, OE seolh; c. ON selr

Related forms:
seallike, adjective
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Word Origin & History

seal  (v.)
"to fasten with (or as with) a seal," c.1225, from seal (n.1). Meaning "to place a seal on (a document)" is recorded from 1338; sense of "to close up with wax, lead, cement, etc." is attested from 1661, from the notion of wax seals on envelopes. To seal one's fate (1810) probably reflects the notion of a seal on an execution warrant.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: seal
Function: transitive verb
1 : to authenticate or approve by or as if by a seal
2 : to close off (as records) from public access
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: seal
Pronunciation: 'sEl
Function: transitive verb
: to apply dental sealant to sealed are surrounded by cottonrolls and dried thoroughly —J. W. Friedman> sealing molars>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
seal   (sēl)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various aquatic carnivorous mammals of the families Phocidae and Otariidae, having a sleek, torpedo-shaped body and limbs that are modified into paddlelike flippers. Seals live chiefly in the Northern Hemisphere and, like walruses, are pinnipeds.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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