Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man or a ship engaged in the seal-fishery.
- noun One who seals; one who stamps with a seal.
- noun In the United States, an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard; also, an officer who inspects and stamps leather; also, one who inspects brick-molds, sealing such as are of proper size.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
- noun One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A tool used to
seal something. - noun A person who is employed to
seal things. - noun A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into pourous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent
bleeding . - noun A person who hunts
seals . - noun A
vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an official who affixes a seal to a document
- noun a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The sealer is added last to prevent the formation of lumps in the mixture.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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The sealer is added last to prevent the formation of lumps in the mixture.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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I know that roof sealer is similar with Marmolite (a fine white sand or marble powder) added.
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The sealer is diluted into the slurry a ratio of four parts slurry to one part sealer.
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I know that roof sealer is similar with Marmolite (a fine white sand or marble powder) added.
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The sealer is diluted into the slurry a ratio of four parts slurry to one part sealer.
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I know that roof sealer is similar with Marmolite (a fine white sand or marble powder) added.
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The sealer is diluted into the slurry a ratio of four parts slurry to one part sealer.
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I know that roof sealer is similar with Marmolite (a fine white sand or marble powder) added.
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The sealer is diluted into the slurry a ratio of four parts slurry to one part sealer.
vendingmachine commented on the word sealer
A person who hunts seals.
A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
A tool used to seal something.
A person who is employed to seal things.
A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into pourous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.
Such diverse meanings!
June 7, 2022