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Seel
Translation of "seel" into Russian
seel
Verb
UK
/siːl/
US
/sil/
seel
seels
seeled Past Simple / Past Participle
seeling Gerund
The monks would seel the scrolls with wax.
Монахи запечатывали свитки воском.
The falconer would seel the bird's eyes to calm it.
Сокольник зашивал глаза птице, чтобы успокоить её.
Additional translations
Definitions
seel
Noun
UK
/siːl/
US
/sil/
Falconry: the act of sewing a hawk's eyelids partly shut, or the stitch, thread, or cord used to do so.
The falconer inspected the seel to ensure it was not irritating the bird's eyes.
seel
Verb
UK
/siːl/
US
/sil/
To close the eyes of a hawk by sewing them shut, a practice used in falconry to calm the bird.
The falconer decided to seel the hawk to help it adjust to its new environment.
Archaic or poetic: to close, shut, or blind (a person's or creature's eyes) without necessarily sewing them shut.
"Come, seeling night, scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day." (Shakespeare, Macbeth)