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seal(noun)BrE / siːl / NAmE / siːl / - an official design or mark, stamped on a document to show that it is genuine and carries the authority of a particular person or organization
- The letter bore the president's seal.
- a thing that makes something definite
- The project has been given the government's seal of approval (= official approval).
- I looked upon the gift as a seal on our friendship.
- a substance, strip of material, etc. used to fill a crack so that air, liquid, etc. cannot get in or out
- a jar with a rubber seal in the lid
- Only drink bottled water and check the seal isn't broken.
- a piece of wax (= a soft substance produced by bees ), soft metal or paper that is placed across the opening of something such as a letter or box and which has to be broken before the letter or box can be opened
- He broke the wax seal and unrolled the paper.
- a piece of metal, a ring, etc. with a design on it, used for stamping a wax or metal seal
- a sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts. There are many types of seal, some of which are hunted for their fur.
- a colony of seals
- grey seals basking on the rocks
- The annual seal hunt takes place on the pack ice off Greenland.
- to make something definite or complete
- Her election to the premiership set the seal on a remarkable political career.
- in a sealed envelope that cannot be opened before a particular time
Extra Examples- Environmentalists claim there is no reason to cull seals.
- He broke the seal and opened the envelope.
- Her report was given the seal of approval by senior management.
- The ad criticized hunters for clubbing baby seals.
- an official-looking letter with a wax seal
- The letter bore the president’s seal.
Word Origin- noun senses 1 to 5 Middle English: from Old French seel (noun), seeler (verb), from Latin sigillum ‘small picture’, diminutive of signum ‘a sign’. noun sense 6 Old English seolh, of Germanic origin.
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