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Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and
Otariidae. |
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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. |
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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. |
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That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on
a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it. |
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That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which
authenticates; that which secures; assurance. |
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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. |
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To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to
confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed. |
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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. |
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To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer,
wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter. |
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Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep
secure or secret. |
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To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement,
plaster, or the like. |
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To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with
water. See 2d Seal, 5. |
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Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or
additional wife. |
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To affix one's seal, or a seal. |
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