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seel
[ seel ]
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.
seel
/ siːl /
verb
- 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
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seel1
C15 silen, from Old French ciller, from Medieval Latin ciliāre, from Latin cilium an eyelid
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Example Sentences
And for t we willen t is beo stedefst and lestinde; we senden ȝew is writ open iseined wi vre seel.
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"Seel" was a term in falconry, meaning "to sew up" (the eyes of the hawk).
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Den dey seel de jar by puttin' a cloth over de top then a layer o' paste then another cloth then another layer ob paste.
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There were a number of ruined cliff-dwellings, the most accessible of which was Keet Seel.
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