Definition of seal

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Seal (n.) 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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Saddleback :: Saddleback (n.) The harp seal.
Pup :: Pup (n.) a young seal.
Unclosed :: Unclosed (a.) Not closed; not sealed; open.
Plumb :: Plumb (v. t.) To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe..
Chaffwax :: Chaffwax (n.) Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs and other documents.
Whitewort :: Whitewort (n.) A kind of Solomon's seal (Polygonum officinale).
Lady''s Seal :: Lady's seal () The European Solomon's seal (Polygonatum verticillatum).
Signet :: Signet (n.) A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet..
Spigurnel :: Spigurnel (n.) Formerly the title of the sealer of writs in chancery.
Pinnigrade :: Pinnigrade (n.) An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve as paddles..
Seal :: Seal (n.) 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..
Orangeroot :: Orangeroot (n.) An American ranunculaceous plant (Hidrastis Canadensis), having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called yellowroot, golden seal, etc..
Seal :: Seal (n.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and Otariidae.
Assumpsit :: Assumpsit (n.) A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied..
Walrus :: Walrus (n.) A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse..
Ursuk :: Ursuk (n.) The bearded seal.
Eburin :: Eburin (n.) A composition of dust of ivory or of bone with a cement; -- used for imitations of valuable stones and in making moldings, seals, etc..
Waxbill :: Waxbill (n.) Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds..
Pinnipedia :: Pinnipedia (n. pl.) A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia.
Roseal :: Roseal (a.) resembling a rose in smell or color.
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