seel

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

seel
    v 1: sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Seel \Seel\, v. i. [Cf. LG. sielen to lead off water, F. siller
   to run ahead, to make headway, E. sile, v.t.]
   To incline to one side; to lean; to roll, as a ship at sea.
   [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Seel \Seel\, Seeling \Seel"ing\, n.
   The rolling or agitation of a ship in a storm. [Obs.]
   --Sandys.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Seel \Seel\, n. [AS. s[=ae]l, from s[=ae]l good, prosperous. See
   {Silly}.]
   1. Good fortune; favorable opportunity; prosperity. [Obs.]
      "So have I seel". --Chaucer.
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   2. Time; season; as, hay seel. [Prov. Eng.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Seel \Seel\ (s[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seeled}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Seeling}.] [F. siller, ciller, fr. cil an eyelash, L.
   cilium.]
   1. (Falconry) To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by
      drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over
      the head. --Bacon.
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            Fools climb to fall: fond hopes, like seeled doves
            for want of better light, mount till they end their
            flight with falling.                  --J. Reading.
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   2. Hence, to shut or close, as the eyes; to blind.
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            Come, seeling night,
            Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day. --Shak.
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            Cold death, with a violent fate, his sable eyes did
            seel.                                 --Chapman.
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