Seal

sel, n. An engraved or inscribed stamp, for mak- ing an impre ion in wax, etc.; wax, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument and stamped with a seal; the wax or wafer fastening a letter or other inclosed paper; that which confirms, ratifies, makes stable, or authenticates.—v. [sealed (seld), sealing.] To set or affix a seal to; to confirm, ratify: to mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactne , legal size, or merchantable quality Sebaceous, to fasten with a seal; to shut or keep close, make fast, keep secure or secret. {Mormon.) To take to one's self, or a ign to another, as a 2d or additional Secant. wife. [ME. and OF. seel, L. sigillum, a seal, mark, Secede, a little sign L. signum, a sign, q. v.] — SeaKer, n. One who seals; esp., an officer who seals writs, stamps weights and measures, etc. — Seal'ing-wax, n. A compound of resinous materials, pigments, etc., used for sealing letters, etc.