seel

/siːl/
verb
  1. 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.
  2. 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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