seel

seel  (sl)

tr.v. seeled, seel·ing, seels

To stitch closed the eyes of (a falcon).

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[Middle English silen, from Old French cillier, from Medieval Latin cilire, from Latin cilium, lower eyelid; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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seel [siːl]

vb (tr)

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry) to sew up the eyelids of (a hawk or falcon) so as to render it quiet and tame

2. Obsolete to close up the eyes of, esp by blinding

[C15 silen, from Old French ciller, from Medieval Latin ciliāre, from Latin cilium an eyelid]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

seel - sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons falconry - the art of training falcons to hunt and return blind - render unable to see