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seal

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noun (1)

ˈsēl How to pronounce seal (audio)
plural seals also seal
1
: any of numerous carnivorous marine mammals (families Phocidae and Otariidae) that live chiefly in cold regions and have limbs modified into webbed flippers adapted primarily to swimming
especially : a fur seal or hair seal as opposed to a sea lion
2
a
: the pelt of a fur seal
b
: leather made from the skin of a seal
3
: a dark brown

seal

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verb (1)

sealed; sealing; seals

intransitive verb

: to hunt seals

seal

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noun (2)

1
a
: something that confirms, ratifies, or makes secure : guarantee, assurance
b(1)
: a device with a cut or raised emblem, symbol, or word used especially to certify a signature or authenticate a document
(2)
: a medallion or ring face bearing such a device incised so that it can be impressed on wax or moist clay
also : a piece of wax or a wafer bearing such an impression
c
: an impression, device, or mark given the effect of a common-law seal by statute law or by American local custom recognized by judicial decision
d
: a usually ornamental adhesive stamp that may be used to close a letter or package
especially : one given in a fund-raising campaign
2
a
: something that secures (such as a wax seal on a document)
b
: a closure that must be broken to be opened and that thus reveals tampering
c(1)
: a tight and perfect closure (as against the passage of gas or water)
(2)
: a device to prevent the passage or return of gas or air into a pipe or container
3
: a seal that is a symbol or mark of office

seal

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verb (2)

sealed; sealing; seals

transitive verb

1
a
: to confirm or make secure by or as if by a seal
seal the deal
b
: to solemnize (something, such as a marriage) for eternity by a Mormon rite
2
a
: to set or affix an authenticating seal to
also : authenticate, ratify
b
: to mark with a stamp or seal usually as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, weight, or capacity, or merchantable quality
3
a
: to fasten with or as if with a seal to prevent tampering
b
: to close or make secure against access, leakage, or passage by a fastening or coating
c
: to fix in position or close breaks in with a filling (as of plaster)
4
: to determine irrevocably or indisputably
that answer sealed our fate

SEAL

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abbreviation

ˈsēl How to pronounce SEAL (audio)
sea, air, land (team)
Phrases
under seal
: with an authenticating seal affixed

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English sele, from Old English seolh; akin to Old High German selah seal

Noun (2)

Middle English sele, seel, from Anglo-French seal, sel, from Latin sigillum seal, from diminutive of signum sign, seal — more at sign

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1828, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of seal was before the 12th century

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