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seel

/ˈsil/SEEL
/ˈsil/SEEL

Meaningeyelid

Common meaning: sew shut a hawk's eyelids

Journey through time

  1. Latincilium‘eyelid’source
  2. Old Frenchcil‘eyelid’source
  3. Frenchsiller‘to seal up the eyelids’source
  4. Englishseel‘sew shut a hawk's eyelids’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin cilium ‘eyelid’.

Roots

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