seal 音标拼音: [s'il]
n .
印章,封条,海豹,火漆,封蜡,图章,玺,保证,批准,象征,标志,焊接
vt . 封闭
印章,封条,海豹,火漆,封蜡,图章,玺,保证,批准,象徵,标志,焊接封闭
seal 密封; 封条
seal 密封 用印 印监
seal n 1 :
fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm ;
used for sealing documents and parcels and letters [
synonym : {
sealing wax }, {
seal }]
2 :
a device incised to make an impression ;
used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents [
synonym : {
seal }, {
stamp }]
3 :
the pelt or fur (
especially the underfur )
of a seal ; "
a coat of seal " [
synonym : {
seal }, {
sealskin }]
4 :
a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare ; "
SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land " [
synonym : {
Navy SEAL }, {
SEAL }]
5 :
a stamp affixed to a document (
as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it ); "
the warrant bore the sheriff '
s seal "
6 :
an indication of approved or superior status [
synonym : {
cachet },
{
seal }, {
seal of approval }]
7 :
a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture 8 :
fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure 9 :
any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed ;
chiefly of cold regions v 1 :
make tight ;
secure against leakage ; "
seal the windows "
[
synonym : {
seal }, {
seal off }]
2 :
close with or as if with a seal ; "
She sealed the letter with hot wax " [
ant : {
unseal }]
3 :
decide irrevocably ; "
sealing dooms "
4 :
affix a seal to ; "
seal the letter "
5 :
cover with varnish [
synonym : {
varnish }, {
seal }]
6 :
hunt seals Seal \
Seal \ (
s [=
e ]
l ),
n . [
OE .
sele ,
AS .
seolh ;
akin to OHG .
selah ,
Dan .
sael ,
Sw .
sj [
aum ]
l ,
Icel .
selr .] (
Zool .)
Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {
Phocidae }
and {
Otariidae }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Seals inhabit seacoasts ,
and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres .
There are numerous species ,
bearing such popular names as {
sea lion }, {
sea leopard }, {
sea bear },
or {
ursine seal },
{
fur seal },
and {
sea elephant }.
The bearded seal ({
Erignathus barbatus }),
the hooded seal ({
Cystophora cristata }),
and the ringed seal ({
Phoca foetida }),
are northern species .
See also {
Eared seal }, {
Harp seal },
{
Monk seal },
and {
Fur seal },
under {
Eared }, {
Harp },
{
Monk },
and {
Fur }.
Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur ,
and also for their oil ,
which in some species is very abundant .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Harbor seal } (
Zool .),
the common seal ({
Phoca vitulina }).
It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean ,
and often ascends rivers ; --
called also {
marbled seal }, {
native seal }, {
river seal }, {
bay seal }, {
land seal }, {
sea calf }, {
sea cat }, {
sea dog }, {
dotard },
{
ranger }, {
selchie }, {
tangfish }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Seal \
Seal \,
n . [
OE .
seel ,
OF .
seel ,
F .
sceau ,
fr .
L .
sigillum a little figure or image ,
a seal ,
dim .
of signum a mark ,
sign ,
figure ,
or image .
See {
Sign },
n .,
and cf . {
Sigil }.]
1 .
An engraved or inscribed stamp ,
used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance ,
to be attached to a document ,
or otherwise used by way of authentication or security .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Wax ,
wafer ,
or other tenacious substance ,
set to an instrument ,
and impressed or stamped with a seal ;
as ,
to give a deed under hand and seal .
[
1913 Webster ]
Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond Thou but offend '
st thy lungs to speak so loud .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
That which seals or fastens ;
esp .,
the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper ,
etc .,
to fasten it .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
That which confirms ,
ratifies ,
or makes stable ;
that which authenticates ;
that which secures ;
assurance . "
Under the seal of silence ." --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Like a red seal is the setting sun On the good and the evil men have done .
--
Longfellow .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe ,
by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid ,
or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid ;
a draintrap .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Great seal }.
See under {
Great }.
{
Privy seal }.
See under {
Privy },
a .
{
Seal lock },
a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal in such a way that the lock can not be opened without rupturing the seal .
{
Seal manual }.
See under {
Manual },
a .
{
Seal ring },
a ring having a seal engraved on it ,
or ornamented with a device resembling a seal ;
a signet ring .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Seal \
Seal \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Sealed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Sealing }.] [
OE .
selen ;
cf .
OF .
seeler ,
seieler ,
F .
sceller ,
LL .
sigillare .
See {
Seal }
a stamp .]
1 .
To set or affix a seal to ;
hence ,
to authenticate ;
to confirm ;
to ratify ;
to establish ;
as ,
to seal a deed .
[
1913 Webster ]
And with my hand I seal my true heart '
s love .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To mark with a stamp ,
as an evidence of standard exactness ,
legal size ,
or merchantable quality ;
as ,
to seal weights and measures ;
to seal silverware .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To fasten with a seal ;
to attach together with a wafer ,
wax ,
or other substance causing adhesion ;
as ,
to seal a letter .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Hence ,
to shut close ;
to keep close ;
to make fast ;
to keep secure or secret .
[
1913 Webster ]
Seal up your lips ,
and give no words but "
mum ".
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
To fix ,
as a piece of iron in a wall ,
with cement ,
plaster ,
or the like . --
Gwilt .
[
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6 .
To close by means of a seal ;
as ,
to seal a drainpipe with water .
See 2d {
Seal },
5 .
[
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7 .
Among the Mormons ,
to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife . [
Utah ,
U .
S .]
[
1913 Webster ]
If a man once married desires a second helpmate . .
.
she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church . --
H .
Stansbury .
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1913 Webster ]
Seal \
Seal \,
v .
i .
To affix one '
s seal ,
or a seal . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
I will seal unto this bond . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
428 Moby Thesaurus words for "
seal ":
John Hancock ,
OK ,
X ,
accept ,
acceptance ,
accredit ,
affirm ,
affirmance ,
affirmation ,
agree on terms ,
amen ,
approbation ,
approval ,
approve ,
aroma ,
assurance ,
assure ,
attest ,
attestation ,
attribute ,
authenticate ,
authentication ,
authorization ,
authorize ,
autograph ,
badge ,
bang ,
banner ,
bar ,
barricade ,
batten ,
batten down ,
bearing ,
beige ,
billhead ,
blaze ,
blaze a trail ,
blemish ,
blotch ,
bolt ,
book stamp ,
bookplate ,
boss ,
brand ,
broad arrow ,
brown ,
brownish ,
brownish -
yellow ,
brunet ,
bump ,
burin ,
button ,
button up ,
cachet ,
cap of dignity ,
cap of maintenance ,
cartouche ,
cast ,
casting ,
certification ,
certify ,
chalk ,
chalk up ,
character ,
characteristic ,
check ,
check off ,
chocolate ,
choke ,
choke off ,
christcross ,
cicatrize ,
cinnamon ,
cipher ,
clap ,
clinch ,
close ,
close off ,
close up ,
coat of arms ,
cocoa ,
cocoa -
brown ,
coffee ,
coffee -
brown ,
colophon ,
concavity ,
conclude ,
configuration ,
confirm ,
confirmation ,
constrict ,
contain ,
contract ,
convexity ,
cork ,
coronet ,
corroborate ,
corroboration ,
cosign ,
counterfoil ,
countermark ,
countersign ,
countersignature ,
counterstamp ,
cover ,
crest ,
cross ,
crown ,
cut ,
dactylogram ,
dactylograph ,
dapple ,
dash ,
decide ,
define ,
delimit ,
demarcate ,
dent ,
design ,
determine ,
device ,
diadem ,
die ,
differentia ,
differential ,
dint ,
discolor ,
distinctive feature ,
docket ,
dot ,
drab ,
dun ,
dun -
brown ,
dun -
drab ,
earmark ,
ecru ,
emblem ,
embossment ,
endorse ,
endorsement ,
engrave ,
engraving tool ,
ensure ,
ermine ,
escutcheon ,
etching ball ,
etching ground ,
etching needle ,
etching point ,
evidence ,
excrescence ,
fasten ,
fawn ,
fawn -
colored ,
feature ,
figure ,
fingerprint ,
fix ,
flavor ,
fleck ,
fold ,
fold up ,
footmark ,
footprint ,
footstep ,
form ,
formalize ,
fossil footprint ,
freckle ,
fuscous ,
gash ,
give permission ,
give the go -
ahead ,
give the imprimatur ,
give thumbs up ,
go -
ahead ,
government mark ,
government stamp ,
graver ,
great seal ,
green light ,
grege ,
guarantee ,
guaranty ,
gust ,
hallmark ,
hand ,
hatch ,
hazel ,
ichnite ,
ichnolite ,
identification ,
idiocrasy ,
idiosyncrasy ,
image ,
impress ,
impression ,
imprimatur ,
imprint ,
indent ,
indentation ,
indention ,
index ,
indicant ,
indicator ,
individualism ,
initial ,
initials ,
insignia ,
intaglio ,
key ,
keynote ,
khaki ,
label ,
last ,
latch ,
letterhead ,
line ,
lineaments ,
lock ,
lock out ,
lock up ,
logo ,
logotype ,
lump ,
lurid ,
make a mark ,
mannerism ,
mark ,
mark of signature ,
mark off ,
mark out ,
marking ,
masthead ,
matrix ,
measure ,
mint ,
mold ,
molding ,
monogram ,
mottle ,
nature ,
needle ,
negative ,
nick ,
nod ,
notarization ,
notarize ,
notch ,
note ,
notice ,
notification ,
nut -
brown ,
occlude ,
odor ,
okay ,
olive -
brown ,
olive -
drab ,
orb ,
pad ,
padlock ,
particularity ,
pass ,
pass on ,
pass upon ,
paw print ,
pawmark ,
peculiarity ,
pencil ,
pepper ,
permission ,
permit ,
picture ,
pimple ,
plate ,
plug up ,
plumb ,
point ,
price tag ,
prick ,
print ,
privy seal ,
property ,
pug ,
pugmark ,
punch ,
punctuate ,
puncture ,
purple ,
purple pall ,
purpose ,
quality ,
quirk ,
ratification ,
ratify ,
regalia ,
registered trademark ,
representation ,
representative ,
resolve ,
riddle ,
robe of state ,
rocker ,
rod ,
rod of empire ,
royal crown ,
rubber stamp ,
running head ,
running title ,
sanction ,
savor ,
say amen to ,
scar ,
scarify ,
scepter ,
score ,
scorper ,
scotch ,
scratch ,
seal off ,
seal up ,
seal -
brown ,
seam ,
second ,
secure ,
sepia ,
settle ,
shake hands ,
shape ,
shoe last ,
shut ,
shut off ,
shut the door ,
shut up ,
sigil ,
sign ,
sign and seal ,
sign manual ,
signal ,
signature ,
signet ,
singularity ,
slam ,
smack ,
snap ,
snuff -
colored ,
sorrel ,
specialty ,
speck ,
speckle ,
splotch ,
spot ,
squeeze shut ,
stain ,
stamp ,
stamp of approval ,
step ,
sticker ,
stigmatize ,
stop up ,
strangle ,
streak ,
striate ,
strike a bargain ,
stripe ,
stub ,
stud ,
style ,
subscribe to ,
subscription ,
substantiation ,
support ,
sure sign ,
swear and affirm ,
swear to ,
symbol ,
symptom ,
tab ,
tag ,
taint ,
take a resolution ,
tally ,
tan ,
tang ,
taste ,
tattoo ,
taupe ,
tawny ,
telltale sign ,
template ,
the nod ,
thumbmark ,
thumbprint ,
tiara ,
tick ,
tick off ,
ticket ,
title page ,
toast ,
toast -
brown ,
token ,
trace ,
trade name ,
trademark ,
trademark name ,
trait ,
trick ,
triple plume ,
umber ,
umber -
colored ,
underline ,
underscore ,
undersign ,
uraeus ,
validate ,
validation ,
verification ,
verify ,
vestige ,
visa ,
vise ,
walnut ,
walnut -
brown ,
warrant ,
will ,
yellowish -
brown ,
zip up ,
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Seal commonly a ring engraved with some device (
Gen .
38 :
18 ,
25 ).
Jezebel "
wrote letters in Ahab '
s name ,
and sealed them with his seal " (
1 Kings 21 :
8 ).
Seals are frequently mentioned in Jewish history (
Deut .
32 :
34 ;
Neh .
9 :
38 ;
10 :
1 ;
Esther 3 :
12 ;
Cant .
8 :
6 ;
Isa .
8 :
16 ;
Jer .
22 :
24 ;
32 :
44 ,
etc .).
Sealing a document was equivalent to the signature of the owner of the seal . "
The use of a signet -
ring by the monarch has recently received a remarkable illustration by the discovery of an impression of such a signet on fine clay at Koyunjik ,
the site of the ancient Nineveh .
This seal appears to have been impressed from the bezel of a metallic finger -
ring .
It is an oval ,
2 inches in length by 1 inch wide ,
and bears the image ,
name ,
and titles of the Egyptian king Sabaco " (
Rawlinson '
s Hist .
Illus .
of the O .
T .,
p .
46 ).
The actual signet -
rings of two Egyptian kings (
Cheops and Horus )
have been discovered . (
See {
SIGNET }.)
The use of seals is mentioned in the New Testament only in connection with the record of our Lord '
s burial (
Matt .
27 :
66 ).
The tomb was sealed by the Pharisees and chief priests for the purpose of making sure that the disciples would not come and steal the body away (
ver .
63 ,
64 ).
The mode of doing this was probably by stretching a cord across the stone and sealing it at both ends with sealing -
clay .
When God is said to have sealed the Redeemer ,
the meaning is ,
that he has attested his divine mission (
John 6 :
27 ).
Circumcision is a seal ,
an attestation of the covenant (
Rom .
4 :
11 ).
Believers are sealed with the Spirit ,
as God '
s mark put upon them (
Eph .
1 :
13 ;
4 :
30 ).
Converts are by Paul styled the seal of his apostleship ,
i .
e .,
they are its attestation (
1 Cor .
9 :
2 ).
Seals and sealing are frequently mentioned in the book of Revelation (
5 :
1 ;
6 :
1 ;
7 :
3 ;
10 :
4 ;
22 :
10 ).
SEAL ,
conveyancing ,
contracts .
A seal is an impression upon wax ,
wafer ,
or some other tenacious substance capable of being impressed .
5 Johns .
R .
239 .
Lord Coke defines a seal to be wax ,
with an impression .
3 Inst .
169 .
"
Sigillum ,"
says he , "
est cera impressa ,
quia cera sine impressione non est sigillum ."
This is the common law definition of a seal .
Perk .
129 ,
134 ;
Bro .
tit .
Faits ,
17 ,
30 ;
2 Leon 21 ;
5 John .
239 ;
2 Caines ,
R .
362 ;
21 Pick .
R .
417 .
2 .
But in Pennsylvania ,
New Jersey ,
and the southern and western states generally ,
the impression upon wax has been disused ,
and a circular ,
oval ,
or square mark ,
opposite the name of the signer ,
has the same effect as a seal the shape of it however is indifferent ;
and it is usually written with a pen .
2 Serg . &
Rawle ,
503 ;
1 Dall .
63 ;
1 Serg . &
Rawle ,
72 ;
1 Watts ,
R .
322 ;
2 Halst .
R .
272 .
3 .
A notary must use his official seal ,
to authenticate his official acts ,
and a scroll will not answer .
4 Blackf .
R .
185 .
As to the effects of a seal ,
vide Phil .
Ev .
Index ,
h .
t .
Vide ,
generally ,
13 Vin .
Ab .
19 ;
4 Kent ,
Com .
444 ;
7 Caines '
Cas .
1 ;
Com .
Dig .
Fait ,
A 2 .
4 .
Merlin defines a real to be a plate of metal with a flat surface ,
on which is engraved the arms of a prince or nation ,
or private individual or other device ,
with which an impression may be made on wax or other substance on paper or parchment ,
in order to authenticate them :
the impression thus made is also called a seal .
Repert .
mot Sceau ;
3 McCord '
s R .
583 ;
5 Whart .
R .
563 .
5 .
When a seal is affixed to an instrument ,
it makes it a specialty ,
(
q .
v .)
and whether the seal be affixed by a corporation or an individual the effect is the same .
15 Wend .
256 .
6 .
Where an instrument concludes with the words , "
witness our hands and seals ,"
and is signed by two persons ,
with only one seal ,
the jury may infer ,
from the face of the paper ,
that the person who signed last ,
adopted the seal of the first .
6 Penn .
St .
Rep .
302 .
Vide 9 Am Jur .
290 -
297 ;
1 Ohio Rep .
368 ;
3 John .
470 .
12 ohu .
76 ;
as to the origin and use of seals ,
Addis .
on Cont .
6 ;
Scroll .
7 .
The public seal of a foreign state ,
proves itself ;
and public acts ,
decrees and judgments ,
exemplified under this seal ,
are received as true and genuine .
2 Cranch ,
187 ,
238 ;
4 Dall .
416 ;
7 Wheat .
273 ,
335 ;
1 Denio ,
376 ;
2 Conn .
85 ,
90 ;
6 Wend .
475 ;
9 Mod .
66 .
But to entitle its seal to such authority ,
the foreign state must have been acknowledged by the government ,
within whose jurisdiction the forum is located .
3 Wheat .
610 ;
9 Ves .
347 .
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