seel
[seel]
/sil/
verb (used with object)
1.
Falconry.
to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
2.
Archaic.
to close (the eyes).
to blind.
Origin
1490-1500;
<
Middle French
siller,
ciller,
derivative of
cil
eyelash <
Latin
cilium
eyelid, eyelash; see
cilia
British Dictionary definitions for
seel
seel
/
siːl
/
verb
(
transitive
)
1.
to sew up the eyelids of (a hawk or falcon) so as to render it quiet and tame
2.
(
obsolete
) to close up the eyes of, esp by blinding
Word Origin
C15
silen,
from Old French
ciller,
from Medieval Latin
ciliāre,
from Latin
cilium
an eyelid