Definition of seal

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Seal (n.) That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it..

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Unclosed :: Unclosed (a.) Not closed; not sealed; open.
Carnivora :: Carnivora (n. pl.) An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful..
Trap :: Trap (n.) A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids..
Sphragistics :: Sphragistics (n.) The science of seals, their history, age, distinctions, etc., esp. as verifying the age and genuiness of documents..
Seal :: Seal (v. t.) Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret..
Monogram :: Monogram (n.) A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works..
Recognizance :: Recognizance (n.) An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal..
Sea Monk :: Sea monk () See Monk seal, under Monk..
Broad Seal :: Broad seal () The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.
Flense :: Flense (v. t.) To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc..
Sterrometal :: Sterrink (n.) The crab-eating seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) of the Antarctic Ocean.
Sea Beast :: Sea beast () Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean..
Sign :: Sign (n.) To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting.
Sigillative :: Sigillative (a.) Fit to seal; belonging to a seal; composed of wax.
Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe..
Water Hammer :: Water hammer () A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like that of a hammer..
Parol :: Parol (a.) Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a writing not under seal; as, parol evidence..
Assumpsit :: Assumpsit (n.) An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking..
Sealer :: Sealer (n.) A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
Bull :: Bull (v. i.) A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated a die Incarnationis, i. e., from the day of the Incarnation. See Apostolical brief, under Brief..
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