seel (v.) Old form(s): seele
[falconry: sewing up a bird's eyelids, as part of taming] sew up, close up, blind
AC III.xiii.112[Antony to Cleopatra] the wise gods seel our eyes
AC V.ii.146[Seleucus to Cleopatra] I had rather seel my lips than to my peril / Speak that which is not
Oth I.iii.266[Othello to all] light-winged toys / Of feathered Cupid seel with wanton dullness / My speculative and officed instruments [F seele; Q foyles]
Oth III.iii.208[Iago to Othello, of Desdemona] To seel her father's eyes up close as oak [F seele; Q seale]
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