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Seal

noun

1.

Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters. Synonym: sealing wax.

2.

A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents. Synonym: stamp.

3.

The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal. Synonym: sealskin.

4.

A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare. Synonym: Navy SEAL.

5.

A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it).

6.

An indication of approved or superior status. Synonyms: cachet, seal of approval.

7.

A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture.

8.

Fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure.

9.

Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions.

verb

(past & past part. sealed; pres. part. sealing)

1.

Make tight; secure against leakage. Synonym: seal off.

2.

Close with or as if with a seal.

3.

Decide irrevocably.

4.

Affix a seal to.

5.

Cover with varnish. Synonym: varnish.

6.

Hunt seals.

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"Seal" Quotes from Famous Books

... the body never. The brain sees to it that the thoughts within do immediately dispose of facial tissue without. Mental brightness gives facial illumination. The right act or true thought sets its stamp of beauty in the features; the wrong act or foul thought sets its seal of distortion. Moral purity and sweetness refine and beautify the countenance. The body is a show window, advertising and exhibiting the soul's stock of goods. Nature condenses bough, bud and shrub into ...

— A Man's Value to Society - Studies in Self Culture and Character • Newell Dwight Hillis

... bend my sail when the great day comes; thy kisses on my face Shall seal all things that are old, outworn; and anger and regret Shall fade as the dreams and days shall fade, and in thy salt embrace, When thy fierce caresses blind mine eyes and my limbs grow stark and set, All that I know in all my mind shall no more have ...

— The Poems And Prose Of Ernest Dowson • Ernest Dowson et al

... been altered when they heard of the state of things at Toulon. The document was purposed to be signed by the maire, under his official seal. ...

— No Surrender! - A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee • G. A. Henty

... the young wife could totter back to the parlour, where she seated herself by the table, and with trembling hands broke the seal of the letter that had been given her. Her eyes soon took in the brief words it contained. ...

— Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine • T. S. Arthur

... best attention. This morning, at ten o'clock, one of these officially registered packages disappeared from the wagon that you were driving. At half-past two this afternoon the parcel is returned to messenger Day, coming through your hands. Now, how long did it take you to make up this dummy—seal, stamp, and all? Of course, you had stolen what you needed for the forgery from the company office—all but the Redfield & Company label, and that you soaked off the original package ...

— The Gates of Chance • Van Tassel Sutphen

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