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Look up: seel

  1. seel
    [v] - sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Seel
    Seel (sēl) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Seeled ; present participle & verbal noun Seeling .] [ French siller , ciller , from cil an eyelash, L...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/54

  3. Seel
    Seel intransitive verb [ Confer LG. sielen to lead off water, French siller to run ahead, to make headway, English sile , v.t.] To incline to one side; to lean; to roll, as a ship at sea. [ Obsolete] Sir W. Raleigh.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/54

  4. Seel
    Seel noun [ Anglo-Saxon sǣl , from sǣl good, prosperous. See Silly .] 1. Good fortune; favorable opportunity; prosperity. [ Obsolete] 'So have I seel '. Chaucer. 2. Time; season; as, hay seel . [ Prov. Eng.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/54

  5. seel
    1. <veterinary> To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over the head. 'Fools climbs to fall: fond hopes, like seeled doves for want of better light, mount till they end their flight with falling.' (J. Reading) ... 2. Hence, to shut o...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. Seel
    • (v. t.) Hence, to shut or close, as the eyes; to blind. • (v. t.) To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over the head. • (n.) Good fortune; favorable opportunity; prosperity. [Obs.] `So have I seel`. • (v. i.) To inc...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Seel
    Sea Lion; projected amphibious assault on Great Britain in 1940/41. It never took place.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of

  8. Seel
    `Seeling` is a falconry training technique to temporarily blind a bird by sewing its eyes shut. See Medieval hunting. `Seel` may refer to: People : `Seel` may also refer to: Places : Miscellaneous :
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seel

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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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