单词 | enseal |
释义 | ensealv. archaic. 1. a. transitive. To affix a seal to (a document); to attest or confirm by sealing. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)] > by sealing (a document) ensealc1330 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 258 Boþe to hold couenanz with scrite enselid þe dede. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. ii. 112 In þe date of þe deuel þis dede I assele [v.r. ensele]. 1443 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 134 A speciall wille enceylyd with the seale of myn armes. ?1466 Copy of Statement in Name of Edward IV in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 551 Divers old deeds, some without date, insealed under autenticke seales. 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xliiii Ye hyir of ye dyssesour yt enseleth the dede. a1710 R. Atkyns Parl. & Polit. Tracts (1734) 175 The Statutes..require Indentures ensealed by the Electors to be tack'd to the Writ. b. To put a seal or stamp upon (a measure or weight) in token of its being up to the standard. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > put quality mark on [verb (transitive)] > weights or measures enseal1467 seal1467 1467 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 383 That it be made after the wyght ensealed accordynge to the kynges standard. c1610 in J. Gutch Collectanea Curiosa (1781) II. 15 That every Vintner have their pots and their measures sized and insealed after the standard of the University. 2. To close with a seal, seal up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > seal up inseil?a1000 asseal1297 enseala1340 sigillate1471 cerea1616 obsigillate1623 seal1661 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter Prol. Þis boke is cald garthen closed wel enseled. 1465 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 298 A box enselyd wyth hys owyn seall. 1613 H. Finch Law (1636) 22 A boxe insealed with charters. 1714 W. Scroggs Pract. Courts-leet (ed. 3) 110 A Box ensealed with writings. 1886 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. (Lady Burton's ed.) I. ix. 78 A well-shut house With keyless locks and doors ensealed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.c1330 |
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