Seal

sēl, n. an engraved stamp for impre ing the wax which closes a letter, .: the wax or other substance so impre ed: that which makes fast or secure: that which authenticates or ratifies: a urance: the water left standing in the trap of a drain or sewer, preventing the upward flow of gas: the sigil or signature of a plant, ., in medieval medicine: the sign of the cro , baptism, confirmation, the ineffaceable character supposed to be left on the soul by some sacraments.— v.t. to fasten with a seal: to set a seal to: to mark with a stamp: to make fast: to confirm: to keep secure: to close the chinks of: to secure against an escape of air or gas by means of a dip-pipe: to accept: to sign with the cro , to baptise or confirm.— adj. Sealed , certified by a seal: inacce ible.— ns. Seal′-engrav′ing , the art of engraving seals; Seal′er , one who seals: an inspector of stamps; Seal′ing , confirmation by a seal; Seal′ing-day ( Shak. ), a day for sealing anything; Seal′ing-wax , wax for sealing letters, .—also Seal′-wax ; Seal′-pipe , a dip-pipe; Seal′-pre , a stamp bearing dies for embo ing any device upon paper or lead; Seal′-ring ( Shak. ), a signet-ring; Seal′-wort , Solomon's seal.— Seal of the fisherman , the papal privy seal impre ed on wax, representing St Peter fishing.— Great seal , the state seal of the United Kingdom; Leaden seal , a disc of lead pierced with two holes through which are pa ed the ends of a twisted wire; Privy Seal , the seal appended to grants, and in Scotland authenticating royal grants of personal rights; Set one's seal to , to give one's authority or a ent to; Under seal , authenticated. [O. Fr. seel —L. sigillum , dim. of signum , a mark.]