SEEL


Meaning of SEEL in English

[ si:l ]

■ verb archaic close (a person's eyes).

Origin

C15 (orig. a term in falconry meaning 'stitch shut the eyelids of a hawk'): from Fr. ciller , or med. L. ciliare , from L. cilium 'eyelid'.

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