Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The operation of catching seals, curing their skins, and obtaining the oil.
- noun The act of impressing with a seal; confirmation by a seal.
- noun In the Mormon church, the rite of marriage ‘for eternity’ as opposed to marriage ‘for time.’ Such marriage is binding not only in life, but forever, and may be entered into by a man already married ‘for time,’ and vicariously after his death.
- noun An impression in clay used to seal vases and other receptacles, examples of which are frequently found in archæological excavations. Very interesting ones have been discovered at Cnosus in Crete.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
seal . - noun Hunting of
seals (the animals). - adjective Used for closing securely.
- verb Present participle of
seal . - noun Action of the verb to seal in any sense.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of treating something to make it repel water
Etymologies
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I agree with him actually, Mc Nutty, Jackboots and her sometime husband are doing a cracking job for the labour party … … in sealing its fate at the next election.
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Some feel that vacuum sealing is effective, others notice no difference.
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This week 109 of S & P 500 companies report so it will be crucial in sealing the fate of the earnings season, in our view.
Europe Andrea Tryphonides 2010
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Gladys Horiuchi, communications manager at the Wine Institute, said wheat-based glues are sometimes used in sealing barrels.
A naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding. [contains dairy] Steve Carper 2007
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Gladys Horiuchi, communications manager at the Wine Institute, said wheat-based glues are sometimes used in sealing barrels.
Archive 2007-01-01 Steve Carper 2007
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