Etymology : Middle English sele, from Old English seolh; akin to Old High German selah seal
Pronunciation : sE(&)l
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. any of several species of carnivorous marine mammals from the suborder Pinnipedia; imprint; stamp, insignia; material used to tightly close an opening or object; mark, symbol; sign of approval or authorization. fasten, secure, close tightly; imprint, stamp; approve, authorize; determine, set, decide. seal\seal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. sealed ; p. pr. & vb. n. skaling.] [oe. selen; cf. of. seeler, seieler, f. sceller, ll. sigillare. see:
seal a stamp.].
2. to set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed. and with my hand i seal my true heart's love.
3. to mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware.
4. to fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter.
5. hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret. seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum".
6. to fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like.
7. to close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. see:
2d seal,.
8. 7. among the mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife. [utah, u.s.] if a man once married desires a second helpmate she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church. stansbury.seal \seal\, n. [oe. seel, of. seel, f. sceau, fr. l. sigillum a little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign, figure, or image. see:
sign, n., and cf. sigil.].
9. an engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.
10. wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal. till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond thou but offend;st thy lungs to speak so loud.
11. that which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.
12. that which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance. "under the seal of silence." like a red seal is the setting sun on the good and the evil men have done. --lonfellow.
13. an arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap.
14. A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in turn for the renewal of the lime.
15. Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidæ and Otariidæ.
16. An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.
17. Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal.
18. That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.
19. That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance.
20. An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap.
21. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed.
22. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware.
23. To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter.
24. Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret.
25. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like.
26. To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water.
27. See 2d Seal, 5.
28. Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.
29. To affix one's seal, or a seal. any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture a stamp affixed to a document ; "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" the pelt or fur of a seal; "a coat of seal" decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms" hunt seals close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows" affix a seal to; "seal the letter".
30. Aquatic carnivore with webbed flippers and a streamlined body. Earless (true, or hair) seals (of the family Phocidae, with 18 species) lack external ears. In water, they propel themselves by side-to-side strokes of the hind limbs and maneuver with their forelimbs. On land, they wriggle on their belly or pull themselves with their forelimbs. Earless species include the elephant seal, harbour seal, harp seal, and leopard seal. The eared seals (family Otariidae, with five species of sea lion and nine of fur seal) have external ears and longer flippers. In water, they propel themselves by a rowing motion of their forelimbs; on land, they use all four limbs to move about. cylinder seal elephant seal fur seal harbour seal harp seal leopard seal oil seal shaft seal Solomon's seal.
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