Definition of seal

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Seal (v. t.) 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..

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Vermilion :: Vermilion (n.) A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc..
Phocal :: Phocal (a.) Pertaining to seals.
Seal-brown :: Seal-brown (a.) Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed..
Sigil :: Sigil (n.) A seal; a signature.
Seal :: Seal (v. t.) To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter..
Obsignation :: Obsignation (n.) The act of sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit..
Broad Seal :: Broad seal () The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.
Great :: Great (superl.) Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc..
Eburin :: Eburin (n.) A composition of dust of ivory or of bone with a cement; -- used for imitations of valuable stones and in making moldings, seals, etc..
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..
Flense :: Flense (v. t.) To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc..
Sealed :: Sealed (imp. & p. p.) of Sea.
Sea Dog :: Sea dog () The common seal.
Waxwing :: Waxwing (n.) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird..
Hoodcap :: Hoodcap (n.) See Hooded seal, under Hooded..
Impresa :: Impresa (n.) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like..
Broadseal :: Broadseal (v. t.) To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.
Alnager :: Alnager (n.) A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal..
Sea Elephant :: Sea elephant () A very large seal (Macrorhinus proboscideus) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size (M. angustirostris) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct..
Pinnigrade :: Pinnigrade (n.) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles..
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