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Webster 1828 Edition

Sealing

SE'ALING

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ppr.
Fixing a seal; fastening with a seal; confirming; closing; keeping secret; fixing a piece of wood or iron in a wall with cement.

SE'ALING

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Noun.
[from seal, the animal] The operation of taking seals and curing their skins.

Definition 2024

sealing

sealing

English

Adjective

sealing ‎(not comparable)

  1. Used for closing securely.
Derived terms
  • self-sealing
  • sealing apparatus
  • sealing bath
  • sealing bloom
  • sealing cell
  • sealing compound
  • sealing material
  • sealing money
  • sealing power
  • sealing smut
  • sealing strip
  • sealing-thread
  • sealing-water
  • sealing-wax, sealing wax

Verb

sealing

  1. present participle of seal

Noun

sealing ‎(countable and uncountable, plural sealings)

  1. Action of the verb to seal in any sense.
Derived terms
  • seam sealing

Etymology 2

seal ‎(“mammal”) +‎ -ing

Verb

sealing

  1. present participle of seal

Noun

sealing ‎(uncountable)

  1. Hunting of seals (the animals).
Derived terms
  • sealing-voyage
Translations

Anagrams

Etymology

seal ‎(“device”) +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ
  • Homophone: ceiling

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