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| American eagle |
the bald eagle, esp. as shown on the great seal of the United States. |
| Apollyon |
according to the Book of Revelation, a destroying angel who is the king of the evil spirits that will torture those who do not bear the seal of God when the earth is destroyed; Abaddon. |
| bottle |
to put or seal in a bottle. [1/3 definitions] |
| bull2 |
an official papal document, usu. sealed with a round lead seal. |
| cachet |
an official seal on a document or letter. [1/4 definitions] |
| calf1 |
a young cow or bull. A young whale, seal, or elephant is also known as a calf. [1/2 definitions] |
| caulk |
to seal against leakage of water or air, esp. by filling in cracks, as in the seams of a boat or the joints of a pipe. |
| caulking |
elastic material used to seal and fill cracks. |
| cork |
to fit or seal with a cork. [1/4 definitions] |
| flense |
to strip (blubber or skin), or to strip (a whale or seal) of blubber or skin. |
| great seal |
the chief seal of a government or state, used to stamp official documents. |
| harp seal |
a migratory seal of arctic regions, whose young have white, woolly fur. |
| Hudson seal |
muskrat fur that is dyed and sheared to look like seal. |
| manatee |
any of several docile plant-eating animals that resemble the seal and are found in shallow tropical waters of the Atlantic; sea cow. |
| mouton |
sheepskin or lambskin processed to resemble more expensive beaver or seal furs, usu. used for coats. |
| pinniped |
of a suborder of carnivorous water mammals having finlike limbs, such as the walrus and seal. [1/2 definitions] |
| piston ring |
a thin split metal ring that fits around a piston, in an automobile or other engine, to ensure a tight seal between the piston and the cylinder. |
| pitch2 |
to pave, seal, or cover with pitch. [1/3 definitions] |
| privy seal |
in Great Britain, an official seal placed on government documents. |
| pup |
the young of certain other animals such as the seal or fox. [1/3 definitions] |
| puppy |
the young of certain other animals, such as the seal or fox. [1/2 definitions] |
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