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noun siːlˈsi(ə)l 1A device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them. attach a draught seal to the door itself Example sentencesExamples - For the farm, a changeover to foil seals from plastic lids and a plastic inner seal may save on material waste, but did cause several alterations at the plant.
- The molded-in membrane creates a much better seal than anything on the market today.
- The quality of the new seal creates a tighter seal, thus protecting the integrity of the product.
- Ice cream packages increasingly are designed with seals, again added for determination of puncture or tears.
- Your dentist will put a rubber seal around your teeth to protect your gums.
- Bah, humbug, I say as I scrape the mould off the rubber window seals.
- The gasket then forms an airtight seal as the jar cools.
Synonyms sealant, sealer, adhesive - 1.1in singular The state or fact of being joined or rendered impervious with a seal.
many fittings have tapered threads for a better seal Example sentencesExamples - While the seal remains intact, the system will report that fact as well, said Steve Farrell, director of product management for hardware at Savi.
- The molded-in membrane creates a much better seal than anything on the market today.
- 1.2 The water standing in the trap of a drain to prevent foul air from rising, considered in terms of its depth.
for most domestic applications, a 75 mm seal is required Example sentencesExamples - This P trap has a 1-½ inch water seal to keep sewer gases from entering the building from the drainage system.
- Someone finally came up with the concept of a water seal trap.
- Where a trap seal is subject to loss by evaporation, a deep-seal trap consisting of a 4-inch (102 mm) seal or a trap seal primer valve shall be installed.
2A piece of wax, lead, or other material with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document as a guarantee of authenticity. Example sentencesExamples - Now the USDA seal confirms for consumers that a product does indeed contain certified organic ingredients.
- He replied, handing her a letter with a navy blue wax seal.
- The seal was usually impressed on red wax, but was occasionally seen imprinted on a wafer stuck to the instrument with soft wax.
- One purpose of a seal is to authenticate and confirm something as genuine.
- I looked at the inky black lettering once more before I broke the wax seal.
- Most of the seals were found to consist of mixtures of beeswax and resin.
Synonyms emblem, symbol, insignia, device, badge, crest, coat of arms, token, mark, monogram, stamp - 2.1 A design resembling a seal embossed in paper as a guarantee of authenticity.
Example sentencesExamples - Today the seal is embossed or printed onto foil disks that are later applied to the document.
- A legitimate card will have a Medicare approved seal.
- The center has tested prototypes for food ecolabels - seals or logos indicating that a product has met a certain set of environmental and/or social standards.
- Each course was listed, dated, signed by Fred and a raised seal was embossed on the page.
- His seal was embossed on the right side of the bottom margin (difficult to see).
- 2.2 An engraved device used for stamping a seal.
Example sentencesExamples - The seals were generally cut from steatite and were carved in intaglio or incised with a copper burin (cutting tool).
- Sometimes the seals were not rings but stamps of other kinds, but if it was a ring worn then it was even more creditworthy as only the wearer could make the seal on the document.
- 2.3 A decorative adhesive stamp.
Example sentencesExamples - The US Christmas seal of 1925 features holly and mistletoe behind the candles.
3A thing regarded as a confirmation or guarantee of something. the monarchy is the seal of the unbroached integrity of the Isles Example sentencesExamples - The scheme certainly has Alex Bright's seal of the approval.
- Award-winning Highland Park gets royal seal of approval
- Students could subscribe not only to particular areas of knowledge but to particular types of annotations, such as commentary or seals of approval.
- Kitemarks or seals of approval are usually based on checklists of desirable attributes of quality or some other feature of the information.
- Human rights campaigners worry that it substantially lowers the standard for an international tribunal - while bearing the seal of U.N. approval.
- It was the seal of heaven's approval on the work of Christ - the clear testimony of the Holy Spirit that the meek and lowly Jesus was the mighty Son of God, who has conquered sin and death for all his people.
- Mudra, he added, means an authentication, a seal that sanctifies or rejects things as Buddhist and non-Buddhist.
- Do you suppose their products will get seals of approval?
- If such shows risk functioning as institutional seals of approval, they can also serve as testing grounds, occasions to see if the art lives up to the hype.
4the sealThe obligation on a priest not to divulge anything said during confession. I was told under the seal Example sentencesExamples - Is a man bound to hide what he knows under the seal of confession in every case?
- A priest cannot break the seal to save his own life, to protect his name, to refute a false accusation, to save the life of another, to aid the course of justice, or to avert a public calamity.
- Therefore, there is no reason to think that the Seal of Confession would not have been observed in the Church of England.
verb siːlˈsi(ə)l [with object]1Fasten or close securely. he folded it, sealed the envelope, and walked to the postbox Example sentencesExamples - The problem could be solved by sealing a tiny gap in the church door with a piece of rubber - but strict laws made by British and EU officials to protect bats forbid closing any entrance point.
- For best results, place fumigants in deep runways of the burrow system and seal the openings tightly.
- Brush the edges with water before pressing the lids on top of the fruit mince to seal the filling in.
- Dried seeds were sealed in plastic containers and stored at - 20° to prevent them from after-ripening prior to use.
- Instead he frowned and stared at the floor, lips tightly sealed.
- Improved packaging also includes using special wrappers, seals, or caps on the outer and/or inner containers, or sealing each dose in its own pouch.
- So why didn't the A / C people come prepared to seal the holes in the wall?
- He learned how they took turns writing notes to their loved ones and sealed them in a waterproof container, not knowing if they would be alive to see them delivered.
- Unlike canoes, kayaks are closed on top, rather like a hollowed-out tree trunk, sealing the person in the ‘cockpit‘.
- The van's windows were sealed with vinyl tape and charcoal stoves were found inside.
- Krayzelburg refused to provide a sample until he was assured that the containers would be sealed in the presence of German police.
- The viral solutions would survive the UV lights only because he would seal the syringes in an opaque biohazard container before leaving.
- In portable packaging, its latest developments are the Micro Pak carton and EMP-I packaging machine, which fills and seals this new single-serve carton at speeds up to 8,400 cartons per hour.
Synonyms fasten, secure, shut, close up, lock, bolt, board up stop up, seal up, make airtight, make watertight, close, shut, cork, stopper, stop, plug, block, block up, bung up, clog, clog up, choke, occlude, fill - 1.1seal something in Prevent something from escaping by closing a container or opening.
ice formation at the surface can seal in water contained within pores in the rock Example sentencesExamples - Appret invented a method for preservation by sealing foods in airtight bottles and immersing them in boiling water for varying periods, which led to modern-day canning.
- After you wash your hands, use hand cream to seal in moisture.
- Unlike most other swappable phone covers, these shells come complete with keypads, as they are sealed in to the design so as to protect the innards from moisture and dust.
- After the final wet dressing, apply emollient to the still moist skin to seal the water in the skin before it evaporates.
- A coating of clear resin seals them in; the surfaces are polished, almost impenetrable.
- The strategy is to get water to be absorbed by the outer layer of skin, the stratum corneum and then to seal the water in the skin before it evaporates (which it will do rapidly).
- Doubly sealing these items separately keeps food fresher by sealing in moisture better.
- Within three minutes of getting out of the water apply a moisturizer to seal the water in the skin before it can evaporate.
- 1.2seal something off Isolate an area by preventing or monitoring access to and from it.
anti-terrorist squad officers sealed off the area to search for possible bombs Example sentencesExamples - The one difference was that here the doors lining the corridor were closed, as though vast areas of the ship had been sealed off.
- But when they tried to stop in the car park nearby they found workers were fixing potholes and a third of the spaces and one of the entrances were sealed off.
- Last night the 1930s-style bungalow was sealed off as scenes of crime officers investigated the cause of the blaze.
- ‘Alleyways are an access point for about 90 per cent of burglaries in the area and by sealing them off we can greatly improve residents' security,’ he said.
- The area has been sealed off for the duration of the search, which is expected to last at least two days.
- Just weeks after they had restocked, their farm is sealed off again and their fate - and that of the entire rural community - is being determined by scientists at a Government laboratory.
- He said: ‘The docks and the surrounding area was sealed off.’
- Weapons and ammunition have been also left intact there and the area was not sealed off for safety.
- Areas around both shops were sealed off as forensic teams worked to gather clues.
- Most of the fires are under control, and the exposed areas are sealed off.
- Work on this project will not start until the whole area is sealed off and precautions are put in place to prevent an outbreak of the bug aspergillis among patients.
- Many businesses have been sealed off for violating the regulations.
- A spokesman said the area close to the A64 had been sealed off purely for evidential purposes, and there was no safety risk.
- The scene of the latest shooting was sealed off for detailed forensic examination and Gardaí are carrying out house-to-house enquiries in the hunt for the victim's attackers.
- If it wasn't for the distant cordon of troops sealing the dock area off there wouldn't have been a soldier visible anywhere.
- Fire officers and crews were quick to arrive at the scene yesterday and the immediate area was sealed off.
- However, unless all access points are sealed off, drugs in an intravenous bag could be accessed by even a specialised intrathecal needle and syringe.
- The restaurant had to be closed for two hours, as the car park was sealed off and examined for evidence.
- A number of Underground stations could be closed and roads are sealed off.
- The area was cleared and the car park was sealed off.
Synonyms close off, shut off, cordon off, fence off, form a ring around, put a cordon sanitaire round, isolate, quarantine, segregate
2Apply a non-porous coating to (a surface) to make it impervious. the pine boarding should be sealed with polyurethane Example sentencesExamples - Wall and floor tile grout must be sealed to prevent damage from moisture and graffiti.
- They have been working to make the gel suitable for sealing cracks in oil wells to prevent water seeping through, and have now been awarded a contract to use it in five sites.
- Wiping fixtures after each use and keeping sealed with wax will tend to minimize cleaning problems.
- The samples were then prepared on concave microscope slides under coverslips and sealed with silicone grease.
- The sample was then placed into a 7-mm Bruker MAS rotor and sealed with parafilm.
- The water stress treatments in the present study used containers sealed with parafilm to minimize water loss.
- The opening is sutured and sealed with commercial fibrin glue.
- Seedlings were fixed in an upright position using plugs of soft polyurethane and sealed with silicone grease.
- Frankly I'd feel much happier with a billion dollars being spent sealing roads in the outback than building tunnels and freeways in the cities which just generate more traffic.
- A perspex cover sealed with silicone grease ensured that the Ringer's solution did not leak from the trough.
3Fry (food) briefly at a high temperature to prevent it from losing moisture during subsequent cooking. heat the oil and seal the lamb on both sides Example sentencesExamples - Season the fillet by rubbing it with salt, pepper and olive oil, then seal the fillet in a hot fry pan and add the mushrooms, this will ensure that they soak up the flavours which the beef may leave in the pan.
- Remove from the bag draining the juices off before sealing the meat in a pan with hot oil.
- If you are cooking duck breast, you can remove the skin before sealing the outer flesh in a pan and oven roasting.
4Conclude, establish, or secure (something) definitively. to seal the deal he offered Thornton a place on the board of the company Example sentencesExamples - They sealed their fourth win in six games in the second-half thanks to Parkin's first goal of the season.
- Chasing a victory target of 80 after dismissing their opponents for 170 earlier today, the tourists sealed their comfortable triumph in just 17.2 overs.
- The Belgian 10th seed broke twice in the first set which she won in 34 minutes before repeating the performance to seal the match in just over one hour.
- His bronze was Britain's third medal of the Games, sealing a remarkable turnaround in fortune after a dismal first week.
- Souths can seal a place in the four with a victory over Brunswick at Thompson Oval in Brunswick Heads.
- But it appears that Mori's response to the tragedy has effectively sealed his political fate.
- Substantial losses from overseas investments and a stalled share price effectively sealed his fate.
- They both converted theirs and the goalkeeper stood firm at the last to seal the place in the finals on March 20 in Durham.
- Michael gained his qualification after finishing in 55th place in a time of 9: 32: 35, which was enough to seal his place in the championships in October.
- Five minutes later substitute prop Lee Mears was driven over in the corner, which effectively sealed their fate.
- He saluted the match winner's wonder strike as York City sealed their first win in seven attempts with a stirring 3-2 victory over Leyton Orient.
- Palmer agreed, and the deal was sealed with a simple handshake.
- In the high-end art world, where six-figure deals are routinely sealed with a handshake, trust is paramount.
- At 2-0 up after 52 minutes, they should have kicked-on to finish off Borough and virtually seal their place in the premier division next season.
- Mids sealed their first victory in four matches with more than four overs to spare.
- Social contracts are also sealed using buffaloes as guarantees or sureties.
- The two-try win saw Ospreys seal their fifth victory in six games and end a run of five successes for the Warriors.
- They sealed their second title in two years, with a two games to one victory over Workers Club in the Far North Coast Baseball Grand Final Series.
Synonyms clinch, secure, settle, conclude, complete, establish set the seal on, cap, wind up, close informal sew up 5Fix a piece of wax or lead stamped with a design to (a document) to authenticate it. Example sentencesExamples - And he sealed the document with the seal of arms that his grandfather had worn.
Phrases my (or his etc.) lips are sealed Used to convey that one will not discuss or reveal something. I could say more, but my lips are sealed Example sentencesExamples - Tell me all your secrets, because at the moment my lips are sealed.
- Well, about you thinking that she might have a crush on Joshua, well, my lips are sealed.
- You'll have to wait and see because my lips are sealed…
- Yeah, they do have a history together but my lips are sealed!
- Nicholas got the point and made a zipping gesture: ‘Yes, ma'am, my lips are sealed all right.’
- Indeed, my lips are sealed, but we know that in his heart of hearts that is what Maurice is seeking.
- A lady never reveals her age, Sheila, so my lips are sealed!
- ‘Don't worry; I won't tell anyone about your little episode, my lips are sealed.’
- But my lips are sealed… Ooh, I find it hard to keep secrets, but he is really cool.
- But my lips are sealed on what they are, for the moment.
Finally confirm or conclude; give final authorization to. the UN envoy hopes to set the seal on a lasting peace Example sentencesExamples - The Trust is due to sign off the deal with its private sector partner, setting the seal on five years of negotiations and planning.
- Then at the end of August the chairman announced the sale of the subsidiary - putting the seal on his final retreat from France.
- And when Saturday comes around they can deprive the Lions of an historic premiership ‘threepeat’, thus putting the seal on their own unique trifecta.
- But it's the magical eight-minute closing track which sets the seal on this classic album.
- The new contract sets the seal on a fast-growing debut year for the company.
- An excellent individual effort by the new full back put the seal on this victory.
- News that it may soon be available to hire for dinners and functions sets the seal on York's growing reputation as a quirky corporate conference destination.
- The final pastiche of The Red Balloon, showing that horrible red bag floating over the housetops, sets the seal on this luxury-tourist jaunt.
- He refused to be disappointed with a solitary point away from home, despite City letting slip a 2-1 lead and missing a number of opportunities to seal the win in the closing stages.
- Perhaps this will be the book that finally sets the seal on his reputation and popularity in his native land.
Synonyms endorse, confirm, guarantee, ratify, validate
set (or put) one's seal to (or on) Mark with one's distinctive character. it was the Stewart dynasty which most markedly set its seal on the place Example sentencesExamples - A number of nobles, knights and aldermen of Mechelen were called upon to witness and put their seal to the legal document.
- The two groups are attempting to set their seal on a key emerging area of wireless technology, mesh networking, by pushing a new standard.
Derivatives adjective And if you do care but need ‘to go’ orders, bring a sealable plastic bag to take home the recyclable goods. Example sentencesExamples - Each kit comes with a sealable bag, a consent form and instructions.
- The breast milk can be stored in a plastic or glass bottle with a sealable top.
- Better yet, if you get a windfall of vegetables, be proactive: Wash, trim, blanch, and freeze them in heavy, sealable plastic bags while they're still fresh.
- If you're making the soup ahead and you want to freeze it, allow the soup to cool before pouring it into a sealable tub and putting it into the freezer.
- Pour hot water over the teabags in a sealable thermos if possible.
Origin Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun): from Old French seel (noun), seeler (verb), from Latin sigillum 'small picture', diminutive of signum 'a sign'. Rather than signing their name, people formerly stamped a personal seal in wax on a completed letter or other document. The expressions put the seal on, ‘to put the finishing touch to something’, and set your seal to, ‘to mark something with your own distinctive character’, both derive from this. To seal something off reflects the use of seals to check that something has not been opened or disturbed. In these and related uses, seal goes back to Latin sigillum ‘small picture’, from signum ‘a sign’, the source of design (late 16th century), designate (mid 17th century), ensign (Late Middle English), insignia (mid 17th century), sign (Middle English), signal (Late Middle English), scarlet, and numerous other English words. This seal dates from Middle English. The name of the animal seal derives from Old English seolh, the source also of the selkie or silkie (mid 16th century), the mysterious seal woman of folklore.
Rhymes allele, anele, anneal, appeal, Bastille, Beale, Castile, chenille, cochineal, cockatiel, conceal, congeal, creel, deal, eel, Emile, feel, freewheel, genteel, Guayaquil, heal, heel, he'll, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, Lille, Lucille, manchineel, meal, misdeal, Neil, O'Neill, ordeal, peal, peel, reel, schlemiel, seel, she'll, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, teal, underseal, veal, weal, we'll, wheel, zeal noun siːlˈsi(ə)l 1A fish-eating aquatic mammal with a streamlined body and feet developed as flippers, that returns to land to breed or rest. Families Phocidae (the true seals) and Otariidae (the eared seals, including the fur seals and sea lions). The latter have external ear flaps and are able to sit upright, and the males are much larger than the females Example sentencesExamples - A young seal pup appeared from nowhere, performing an underwater ballet for our benefit.
- Nunavut communities hunt adult ringed seals, not baby harp seals.
- They hunt their primary prey, the ringed seal, from the ice.
- We camped outside under an enormous Hebridean sky, under the gaze of an inquisitive seal basking in the shallows.
- Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the Hawaiian monk seal has had some of its coastal habitat protected.
- So what lay behind sudden devastation to the island's harbor seal population?
- In the Antarctic, elephant seals are to be recruited.
- One Canadian company delivered 50,000 seal carcasses to China during 1994.
- Others suggest that marine species were derived at least twice, with one lineage leading to the sea lions and the other to the true seals.
- Do you have any experiments being done here with your captive seal population?
- Seal Rock actually harvests one of the largest fur seal colonies in the world!
- "So when a shark attacks a harbor seal pup, the carcass washes up on shore.
- The genes of these viruses produce new virus variants, including those with potential to cause epidemics in other animals, like minks, seals, swine, and humans.
- However, I subsequently remembered that Canada's annual slaughter of baby fur seals has just got underway again.
- At least 155 Hawaiian monk seals have reportedly become entangled in such debris since 1982.
- But that business is encountering its own problems, specifically a bottleneck in processing seal blubber for nutritional supplements.
- An executive spokesman said there were no plans for a seal cull in Scottish waters.
- A young seal pup has rejoined his colony after being abandoned by his mother.
- The two month hunt will occur at the birthplace of the seals on ice floes off the Atlantic coast.
- A shore visit to the New Zealand fur seal colony was one of the other highlights of the trip.
- It is among the type A influenza viruses, which can affect humans as well as chickens, ducks, horses, seals, whales, and other animals.
- Her comments come on the eve of the biggest seal cull in Newfoundland for decades.
- Spinner dolphins, endangered Hawaiian monk seals, and green sea turtles also live here.
- For example, among true seals, the sexually dimorphic species, the northern elephant seal has distinct differences in diving behavior between the sexes.
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another term for sealskin
verb siːlˈsi(ə)l [no object]usually as noun sealingHunt for seals. Example sentencesExamples - There were always companies of ducks around when we were out sealing but we would never take a gun in the boat with us.
- Every spring for over 100 years, Newfoundland men had gone sealing, aware of the dangers from ice floes and storms.
- Today's elders remember how it was to go sealing and evidence from Ozette proves that the hunt is thousands of years old.
Origin Old English seolh, of Germanic origin. nounsiːlˈsi(ə)l A member of an elite force within the US Navy, specializing in guerrilla warfare and counter-insurgency. Example sentencesExamples - The Seals operated under their own special type of morality, a morality that can justify almost anything that one does in wartime.
- After a military coup in Nigeria, the Seals are sent in to evacuate a small group of foreign nationals, primarily a doctor, from a local mission.
- What it does: Seals in moisture, softens and protects.
- Does anyone, for even a second, find him believable as an ex-Navy Seal?
Origin 1960s: abbreviation of 'sea, air, land (team)'. nounˈsē(ə)lˈsi(ə)l 1A device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them. blue smoke from the exhaust suggests worn valve seals Example sentencesExamples - Ice cream packages increasingly are designed with seals, again added for determination of puncture or tears.
- Your dentist will put a rubber seal around your teeth to protect your gums.
- Bah, humbug, I say as I scrape the mould off the rubber window seals.
- For the farm, a changeover to foil seals from plastic lids and a plastic inner seal may save on material waste, but did cause several alterations at the plant.
- The molded-in membrane creates a much better seal than anything on the market today.
- The quality of the new seal creates a tighter seal, thus protecting the integrity of the product.
- The gasket then forms an airtight seal as the jar cools.
Synonyms sealant, sealer, adhesive - 1.1in singular The state or fact of being joined or rendered impervious with a seal.
many fittings have tapered threads for a better seal Example sentencesExamples - The molded-in membrane creates a much better seal than anything on the market today.
- While the seal remains intact, the system will report that fact as well, said Steve Farrell, director of product management for hardware at Savi.
- 1.2 The water standing in the trap of a drain to prevent sewer gas from backing up through the drain, considered in terms of its depth.
Example sentencesExamples - This P trap has a 1-½ inch water seal to keep sewer gases from entering the building from the drainage system.
- Where a trap seal is subject to loss by evaporation, a deep-seal trap consisting of a 4-inch (102 mm) seal or a trap seal primer valve shall be installed.
- Someone finally came up with the concept of a water seal trap.
2A piece of wax, lead, or other material with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document to show that it has come from the person who claims to have issued it. Example sentencesExamples - Now the USDA seal confirms for consumers that a product does indeed contain certified organic ingredients.
- One purpose of a seal is to authenticate and confirm something as genuine.
- I looked at the inky black lettering once more before I broke the wax seal.
- He replied, handing her a letter with a navy blue wax seal.
- The seal was usually impressed on red wax, but was occasionally seen imprinted on a wafer stuck to the instrument with soft wax.
- Most of the seals were found to consist of mixtures of beeswax and resin.
Synonyms emblem, symbol, insignia, device, badge, crest, coat of arms, token, mark, monogram, stamp - 2.1 A design resembling a seal embossed in paper as a guarantee of authenticity.
Example sentencesExamples - His seal was embossed on the right side of the bottom margin (difficult to see).
- A legitimate card will have a Medicare approved seal.
- The center has tested prototypes for food ecolabels - seals or logos indicating that a product has met a certain set of environmental and/or social standards.
- Each course was listed, dated, signed by Fred and a raised seal was embossed on the page.
- Today the seal is embossed or printed onto foil disks that are later applied to the document.
- 2.2 An engraved device used for stamping a design that authenticates a document.
Example sentencesExamples - The seals were generally cut from steatite and were carved in intaglio or incised with a copper burin (cutting tool).
- Sometimes the seals were not rings but stamps of other kinds, but if it was a ring worn then it was even more creditworthy as only the wearer could make the seal on the document.
- 2.3 A decorative adhesive stamp.
Example sentencesExamples - The US Christmas seal of 1925 features holly and mistletoe behind the candles.
3A thing regarded as a confirmation or guarantee of something. the International Monetary Fund is likely to give a seal of approval to the Mexican plan Example sentencesExamples - Kitemarks or seals of approval are usually based on checklists of desirable attributes of quality or some other feature of the information.
- Mudra, he added, means an authentication, a seal that sanctifies or rejects things as Buddhist and non-Buddhist.
- The scheme certainly has Alex Bright's seal of the approval.
- It was the seal of heaven's approval on the work of Christ - the clear testimony of the Holy Spirit that the meek and lowly Jesus was the mighty Son of God, who has conquered sin and death for all his people.
- If such shows risk functioning as institutional seals of approval, they can also serve as testing grounds, occasions to see if the art lives up to the hype.
- Award-winning Highland Park gets royal seal of approval
- Do you suppose their products will get seals of approval?
- Human rights campaigners worry that it substantially lowers the standard for an international tribunal - while bearing the seal of U.N. approval.
- Students could subscribe not only to particular areas of knowledge but to particular types of annotations, such as commentary or seals of approval.
4the sealThe obligation on a priest not to divulge anything said during confession. I was told under the seal Example sentencesExamples - Is a man bound to hide what he knows under the seal of confession in every case?
- Therefore, there is no reason to think that the Seal of Confession would not have been observed in the Church of England.
- A priest cannot break the seal to save his own life, to protect his name, to refute a false accusation, to save the life of another, to aid the course of justice, or to avert a public calamity.
verbˈsē(ə)lˈsi(ə)l [with object]1Fasten or close securely. he folded it, sealed the envelope, and walked to the mailbox Example sentencesExamples - In portable packaging, its latest developments are the Micro Pak carton and EMP-I packaging machine, which fills and seals this new single-serve carton at speeds up to 8,400 cartons per hour.
- Krayzelburg refused to provide a sample until he was assured that the containers would be sealed in the presence of German police.
- For best results, place fumigants in deep runways of the burrow system and seal the openings tightly.
- The viral solutions would survive the UV lights only because he would seal the syringes in an opaque biohazard container before leaving.
- Dried seeds were sealed in plastic containers and stored at - 20° to prevent them from after-ripening prior to use.
- He learned how they took turns writing notes to their loved ones and sealed them in a waterproof container, not knowing if they would be alive to see them delivered.
- The problem could be solved by sealing a tiny gap in the church door with a piece of rubber - but strict laws made by British and EU officials to protect bats forbid closing any entrance point.
- Unlike canoes, kayaks are closed on top, rather like a hollowed-out tree trunk, sealing the person in the ‘cockpit‘.
- The van's windows were sealed with vinyl tape and charcoal stoves were found inside.
- Improved packaging also includes using special wrappers, seals, or caps on the outer and/or inner containers, or sealing each dose in its own pouch.
- Brush the edges with water before pressing the lids on top of the fruit mince to seal the filling in.
- Instead he frowned and stared at the floor, lips tightly sealed.
- So why didn't the A / C people come prepared to seal the holes in the wall?
Synonyms fasten, secure, shut, close up, lock, bolt, board up stop up, seal up, make airtight, make watertight, close, shut, cork, stopper, stop, plug, block, block up, bung up, clog, clog up, choke, occlude, fill - 1.1seal something in Prevent something from escaping by closing a container or opening.
Example sentencesExamples - A coating of clear resin seals them in; the surfaces are polished, almost impenetrable.
- Doubly sealing these items separately keeps food fresher by sealing in moisture better.
- After you wash your hands, use hand cream to seal in moisture.
- Unlike most other swappable phone covers, these shells come complete with keypads, as they are sealed in to the design so as to protect the innards from moisture and dust.
- After the final wet dressing, apply emollient to the still moist skin to seal the water in the skin before it evaporates.
- Appret invented a method for preservation by sealing foods in airtight bottles and immersing them in boiling water for varying periods, which led to modern-day canning.
- The strategy is to get water to be absorbed by the outer layer of skin, the stratum corneum and then to seal the water in the skin before it evaporates (which it will do rapidly).
- Within three minutes of getting out of the water apply a moisturizer to seal the water in the skin before it can evaporate.
- 1.2seal something off Isolate an area by preventing or monitoring entrance to and exit from it.
the police have sealed off the area in search of the attackers Example sentencesExamples - Most of the fires are under control, and the exposed areas are sealed off.
- The scene of the latest shooting was sealed off for detailed forensic examination and Gardaí are carrying out house-to-house enquiries in the hunt for the victim's attackers.
- Last night the 1930s-style bungalow was sealed off as scenes of crime officers investigated the cause of the blaze.
- The one difference was that here the doors lining the corridor were closed, as though vast areas of the ship had been sealed off.
- The restaurant had to be closed for two hours, as the car park was sealed off and examined for evidence.
- Work on this project will not start until the whole area is sealed off and precautions are put in place to prevent an outbreak of the bug aspergillis among patients.
- Just weeks after they had restocked, their farm is sealed off again and their fate - and that of the entire rural community - is being determined by scientists at a Government laboratory.
- He said: ‘The docks and the surrounding area was sealed off.’
- A number of Underground stations could be closed and roads are sealed off.
- The area has been sealed off for the duration of the search, which is expected to last at least two days.
- But when they tried to stop in the car park nearby they found workers were fixing potholes and a third of the spaces and one of the entrances were sealed off.
- However, unless all access points are sealed off, drugs in an intravenous bag could be accessed by even a specialised intrathecal needle and syringe.
- The area was cleared and the car park was sealed off.
- Many businesses have been sealed off for violating the regulations.
- Areas around both shops were sealed off as forensic teams worked to gather clues.
- A spokesman said the area close to the A64 had been sealed off purely for evidential purposes, and there was no safety risk.
- If it wasn't for the distant cordon of troops sealing the dock area off there wouldn't have been a soldier visible anywhere.
- Weapons and ammunition have been also left intact there and the area was not sealed off for safety.
- ‘Alleyways are an access point for about 90 per cent of burglaries in the area and by sealing them off we can greatly improve residents' security,’ he said.
- Fire officers and crews were quick to arrive at the scene yesterday and the immediate area was sealed off.
Synonyms close off, shut off, cordon off, fence off, form a ring around, put a cordon sanitaire round, isolate, quarantine, segregate
2Apply a nonporous coating to (a surface) to make it impervious. seal the finish with a satin varnish Example sentencesExamples - They have been working to make the gel suitable for sealing cracks in oil wells to prevent water seeping through, and have now been awarded a contract to use it in five sites.
- A perspex cover sealed with silicone grease ensured that the Ringer's solution did not leak from the trough.
- The sample was then placed into a 7-mm Bruker MAS rotor and sealed with parafilm.
- Seedlings were fixed in an upright position using plugs of soft polyurethane and sealed with silicone grease.
- Frankly I'd feel much happier with a billion dollars being spent sealing roads in the outback than building tunnels and freeways in the cities which just generate more traffic.
- The samples were then prepared on concave microscope slides under coverslips and sealed with silicone grease.
- Wall and floor tile grout must be sealed to prevent damage from moisture and graffiti.
- The opening is sutured and sealed with commercial fibrin glue.
- Wiping fixtures after each use and keeping sealed with wax will tend to minimize cleaning problems.
- The water stress treatments in the present study used containers sealed with parafilm to minimize water loss.
3Fry (food) briefly in hot fat to prevent it from losing too much of its moisture during subsequent cooking. heat the oil and seal the lamb on both sides Example sentencesExamples - If you are cooking duck breast, you can remove the skin before sealing the outer flesh in a pan and oven roasting.
- Remove from the bag draining the juices off before sealing the meat in a pan with hot oil.
- Season the fillet by rubbing it with salt, pepper and olive oil, then seal the fillet in a hot fry pan and add the mushrooms, this will ensure that they soak up the flavours which the beef may leave in the pan.
4Conclude, establish, or secure (something) definitively, excluding the possibility of reversal or loss. to seal the deal he offered Thornton a place on the board of the nascent company Example sentencesExamples - They sealed their fourth win in six games in the second-half thanks to Parkin's first goal of the season.
- He saluted the match winner's wonder strike as York City sealed their first win in seven attempts with a stirring 3-2 victory over Leyton Orient.
- Mids sealed their first victory in four matches with more than four overs to spare.
- At 2-0 up after 52 minutes, they should have kicked-on to finish off Borough and virtually seal their place in the premier division next season.
- But it appears that Mori's response to the tragedy has effectively sealed his political fate.
- Chasing a victory target of 80 after dismissing their opponents for 170 earlier today, the tourists sealed their comfortable triumph in just 17.2 overs.
- Five minutes later substitute prop Lee Mears was driven over in the corner, which effectively sealed their fate.
- Palmer agreed, and the deal was sealed with a simple handshake.
- Souths can seal a place in the four with a victory over Brunswick at Thompson Oval in Brunswick Heads.
- They both converted theirs and the goalkeeper stood firm at the last to seal the place in the finals on March 20 in Durham.
- Michael gained his qualification after finishing in 55th place in a time of 9: 32: 35, which was enough to seal his place in the championships in October.
- The Belgian 10th seed broke twice in the first set which she won in 34 minutes before repeating the performance to seal the match in just over one hour.
- In the high-end art world, where six-figure deals are routinely sealed with a handshake, trust is paramount.
- They sealed their second title in two years, with a two games to one victory over Workers Club in the Far North Coast Baseball Grand Final Series.
- The two-try win saw Ospreys seal their fifth victory in six games and end a run of five successes for the Warriors.
- His bronze was Britain's third medal of the Games, sealing a remarkable turnaround in fortune after a dismal first week.
- Social contracts are also sealed using buffaloes as guarantees or sureties.
- Substantial losses from overseas investments and a stalled share price effectively sealed his fate.
Synonyms clinch, secure, settle, conclude, complete, establish 5Fix a piece of wax or lead stamped with a design to (a document) to authenticate it. Example sentencesExamples - And he sealed the document with the seal of arms that his grandfather had worn.
Phrases my (or his etc.) lips are sealed Used to convey that one will not discuss or reveal something. Example sentencesExamples - Tell me all your secrets, because at the moment my lips are sealed.
- ‘Don't worry; I won't tell anyone about your little episode, my lips are sealed.’
- But my lips are sealed on what they are, for the moment.
- Indeed, my lips are sealed, but we know that in his heart of hearts that is what Maurice is seeking.
- But my lips are sealed… Ooh, I find it hard to keep secrets, but he is really cool.
- Nicholas got the point and made a zipping gesture: ‘Yes, ma'am, my lips are sealed all right.’
- You'll have to wait and see because my lips are sealed…
- Well, about you thinking that she might have a crush on Joshua, well, my lips are sealed.
- A lady never reveals her age, Sheila, so my lips are sealed!
- Yeah, they do have a history together but my lips are sealed!
1Give the final authorization to. the UN envoy hopes to set the seal on a lasting peace Example sentencesExamples - Then at the end of August the chairman announced the sale of the subsidiary - putting the seal on his final retreat from France.
- But it's the magical eight-minute closing track which sets the seal on this classic album.
- Perhaps this will be the book that finally sets the seal on his reputation and popularity in his native land.
- The final pastiche of The Red Balloon, showing that horrible red bag floating over the housetops, sets the seal on this luxury-tourist jaunt.
- The new contract sets the seal on a fast-growing debut year for the company.
- An excellent individual effort by the new full back put the seal on this victory.
- And when Saturday comes around they can deprive the Lions of an historic premiership ‘threepeat’, thus putting the seal on their own unique trifecta.
- He refused to be disappointed with a solitary point away from home, despite City letting slip a 2-1 lead and missing a number of opportunities to seal the win in the closing stages.
- The Trust is due to sign off the deal with its private sector partner, setting the seal on five years of negotiations and planning.
- News that it may soon be available to hire for dinners and functions sets the seal on York's growing reputation as a quirky corporate conference destination.
Synonyms endorse, confirm, guarantee, ratify, validate - 1.1Provide or constitute the final confirmatory or conclusive factor.
the rain set the seal on his depression Example sentencesExamples - Instead it was Ballyhaunis who found the net to put the seal on a very comfortable victory.
set (or put) one's seal to (or on) Mark with one's distinctive character. it was the Stewart dynasty which most markedly set its seal on the place Example sentencesExamples - A number of nobles, knights and aldermen of Mechelen were called upon to witness and put their seal to the legal document.
- The two groups are attempting to set their seal on a key emerging area of wireless technology, mesh networking, by pushing a new standard.
Under legal protection of secrecy. the judge ordered that the videotape be kept under seal Example sentencesExamples - A gratuitous promise, pure and simple, remains unenforceable unless given under seal.
- Although the Trust agreement required that it be signed under seal and witnessed, this is not the case.
- They were forced to file their lawsuit under seal (meaning it must be dealt with confidentially) to avoid penalties for violating gag provisions in the Act.
- However, the Powers of Attorney Act 1971 s1 requires that powers of attorney be executed under seal.
- Moreover, the agreement was to be executed under seal and such execution requires unconditional delivery and not a delivery in escrow.
- If the mortgage is under seal, he has a statutory right to appoint a receiver or sell the land.
- So the lawyers want to file materials and their opposing brief under seal.
- It is of some importance to note that the agreement was executed under seal.
- The questioning was therefore conducted under seal in a closed courtroom.
- I will send two fully numbered copies for you to sign under seal and return to the undersigned.
Origin Middle English (in seal (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French seel (noun), seeler (verb), from Latin sigillum ‘small picture’, diminutive of signum ‘a sign’. nounˈsē(ə)lˈsi(ə)l 1A fish-eating aquatic mammal with a streamlined body and feet developed as flippers, returning to land to breed or rest. Families Phocidae (the true seals) and Otariidae (the eared seals, including the fur seals and sea lions). The latter have external ear flaps and are able to sit upright, and the males are much larger than the females Example sentencesExamples - A young seal pup has rejoined his colony after being abandoned by his mother.
- Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the Hawaiian monk seal has had some of its coastal habitat protected.
- Seal Rock actually harvests one of the largest fur seal colonies in the world!
- At least 155 Hawaiian monk seals have reportedly become entangled in such debris since 1982.
- It is among the type A influenza viruses, which can affect humans as well as chickens, ducks, horses, seals, whales, and other animals.
- One Canadian company delivered 50,000 seal carcasses to China during 1994.
- Her comments come on the eve of the biggest seal cull in Newfoundland for decades.
- In the Antarctic, elephant seals are to be recruited.
- We camped outside under an enormous Hebridean sky, under the gaze of an inquisitive seal basking in the shallows.
- Do you have any experiments being done here with your captive seal population?
- Nunavut communities hunt adult ringed seals, not baby harp seals.
- The two month hunt will occur at the birthplace of the seals on ice floes off the Atlantic coast.
- However, I subsequently remembered that Canada's annual slaughter of baby fur seals has just got underway again.
- They hunt their primary prey, the ringed seal, from the ice.
- But that business is encountering its own problems, specifically a bottleneck in processing seal blubber for nutritional supplements.
- Others suggest that marine species were derived at least twice, with one lineage leading to the sea lions and the other to the true seals.
- An executive spokesman said there were no plans for a seal cull in Scottish waters.
- So what lay behind sudden devastation to the island's harbor seal population?
- The genes of these viruses produce new virus variants, including those with potential to cause epidemics in other animals, like minks, seals, swine, and humans.
- For example, among true seals, the sexually dimorphic species, the northern elephant seal has distinct differences in diving behavior between the sexes.
- Spinner dolphins, endangered Hawaiian monk seals, and green sea turtles also live here.
- A young seal pup appeared from nowhere, performing an underwater ballet for our benefit.
- A shore visit to the New Zealand fur seal colony was one of the other highlights of the trip.
- "So when a shark attacks a harbor seal pup, the carcass washes up on shore.
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another term for sealskin
verbˈsē(ə)lˈsi(ə)l [no object]usually as noun sealingHunt for seals. Example sentencesExamples - Every spring for over 100 years, Newfoundland men had gone sealing, aware of the dangers from ice floes and storms.
- Today's elders remember how it was to go sealing and evidence from Ozette proves that the hunt is thousands of years old.
- There were always companies of ducks around when we were out sealing but we would never take a gun in the boat with us.
Origin Old English seolh, of Germanic origin. nounˈsi(ə)lˈsē(ə)l A member of an elite force within the US Navy, specializing in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency. Example sentencesExamples - What it does: Seals in moisture, softens and protects.
- Does anyone, for even a second, find him believable as an ex-Navy Seal?
- The Seals operated under their own special type of morality, a morality that can justify almost anything that one does in wartime.
- After a military coup in Nigeria, the Seals are sent in to evacuate a small group of foreign nationals, primarily a doctor, from a local mission.
Origin 1960s: abbreviation of ‘sea, air, land (team)’. |