Seel \Seel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seeled; p. pr. & vb. n. Seeling.]

[F. siller, ciller, fr. cil an eyelash, L. cilium.]

1. (Falconry) To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over the head. --Bacon.

Fools climb to fall: fond hopes, like seeled doves for want of better light, mount till they end their flight with falling. --J. Reading.

2. Hence, to shut or close, as the eyes; to blind.

Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day. --Shak.

Cold death, with a violent fate, his sable eyes did seel. --Chapman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Seel \Seel\, v. i. [Cf. LG. sielen to lead off water, F. siller to run ahead, to make headway, E. sile, v.t.]

To incline to one side; to lean; to roll, as a ship at sea. [Obs.]

--Sir W. Raleigh.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Seel \Seel\, Seeling \Seel"ing\, n. The rolling or agitation of a ship in a storm. [Obs.]

--Sandys.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Seel \Seel\, n. [AS. s?l, from s?l good, prosperous. See Silly.]

1. Good fortune; favorable opportunity; prosperity. [Obs.]

``So have I seel''. --Chaucer.

2. Time; season; as, hay seel. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)