seel
/siːl/
verb
- To close or sew up the eyes of (a falcon or other bird) as part of training, or to blindfold.
- In medieval times, trainers would seel birds to make them dependent on their handlers.
- The falconer would seel the hawk's eyes to calm it during training.
- The old text described how to seel a young falcon with a fine thread.
- To close (one's eyes) permanently or as if by sewing; to blind or deceive.
- Grief had seeled her vision to the beauty around her.
- The magician's trick was meant to seel the audience's perception.
- The bright light seemed to seel his eyes for a moment.
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