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seel
(sēl)tr.v. seeled, seel·ing, seels
To stitch closed the eyes of (a falcon).
[Middle English silen, from Old French cillier, from Medieval Latin ciliāre, from Latin cilium, lower eyelid; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]
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seel
(siːl)vb (tr)
1. (Falconry) 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
[C15 silen, from Old French ciller, from Medieval Latin ciliāre, from Latin cilium an eyelid]
ˈseeling n
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seel
(sil)v.t.
1. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) while training.
2. Archaic. to close (the eyes).
[1490–1500; < Middle French siller,ciller, derivative of cil eyelash < Latin cilium eyelid, eyelash; see cilia]
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seel
Past participle: seeled
Gerund: seeling
| Imperative |
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| seel |
| seel |
| Present |
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| I seel |
| you seel |
| he/she/it seels |
| we seel |
| you seel |
| they seel |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I seeled |
| you seeled |
| he/she/it seeled |
| we seeled |
| you seeled |
| they seeled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am seeling |
| you are seeling |
| he/she/it is seeling |
| we are seeling |
| you are seeling |
| they are seeling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have seeled |
| you have seeled |
| he/she/it has seeled |
| we have seeled |
| you have seeled |
| they have seeled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was seeling |
| you were seeling |
| he/she/it was seeling |
| we were seeling |
| you were seeling |
| they were seeling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had seeled |
| you had seeled |
| he/she/it had seeled |
| we had seeled |
| you had seeled |
| they had seeled |
| Future |
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| I will seel |
| you will seel |
| he/she/it will seel |
| we will seel |
| you will seel |
| they will seel |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have seeled |
| you will have seeled |
| he/she/it will have seeled |
| we will have seeled |
| you will have seeled |
| they will have seeled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be seeling |
| you will be seeling |
| he/she/it will be seeling |
| we will be seeling |
| you will be seeling |
| they will be seeling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been seeling |
| you have been seeling |
| he/she/it has been seeling |
| we have been seeling |
| you have been seeling |
| they have been seeling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been seeling |
| you will have been seeling |
| he/she/it will have been seeling |
| we will have been seeling |
| you will have been seeling |
| they will have been seeling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been seeling |
| you had been seeling |
| he/she/it had been seeling |
| we had been seeling |
| you had been seeling |
| they had been seeling |
| Conditional |
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| I would seel |
| you would seel |
| he/she/it would seel |
| we would seel |
| you would seel |
| they would seel |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have seeled |
| you would have seeled |
| he/she/it would have seeled |
| we would have seeled |
| you would have seeled |
| they would have seeled |
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Verb 1. seel - sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
falconry - the art of training falcons to hunt and return
blind - render unable to see
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