Definition of Seel
Pronunciation:
sēl
v. t.
1.
(Falconry)
To
close
the
eyes
of
(
a
hawk
or
other
bird
)
by
drawing
through
the
lids
threads
which
were
fastened
over
the
head
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Seeled
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Seeling
.]
Fools
climb
to
fall
:
fond
hopes
,
like
seeled
doves
for
want
of
better
light
,
mount
till
they
end
their
flight
with
falling
.
- J. Reading.
2.
Hence
,
to
shut
or
close
,
as
the
eyes
;
to
blind
.
Come
,
seeling
night
,
Scarf
up
the
tender
eye
of
pitiful
day
.
- Shak.
Cold
death
,
with
a
violent
fate
,
his
sable
eyes
did
seel
.
- Chapman.
v. i.
1.
To
incline
to
one
side
;
to
lean
;
to
roll
,
as
a
ship
at
sea
.
n.
1.
The
rolling
or
agitation
of
a
ship
in
a
storm
.
1.
Good
fortune
;
favorable
opportunity
;
prosperity
.
[
Obs
.]
"
So
have
I
seel
".
2.
Time
;
season
;
as
,
hay
seel
.
Related Words
blind
,
falconry
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