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seal — 1 n [Old French seel, from Latin sigillum, from diminutive of signum mark, sign]: a device (as an emblem, symbol, or word) used to identify or replace a signature and to authenticate (as at common law) written matter see also contract under seal… … Law dictionary
bear witness — I verb acknowledge, attest, authenticate, avouch, avow, certify, corroborate, give evidence, inform on, promise, seal, sell out, speak, substantiate, swear, take the stand, tell on, testify, turn informer, turn state s evidence, vouch, witness… … Law dictionary
Seal — (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[ae]l, Sw. sj[ a]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocid[ae]} and {Otariid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bear — Ursine redirects here. For the village, see Ursine, Nevada. For other uses, see Bear (disambiguation). Bears Temporal range: 38–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Seal (emblem) — Present day impression of a Late Bronze Age seal … Wikipedia
Seal (device) — A seal can mean a wax seal bearing an impressed figure, or an embossed figure in paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document, but the term can also mean any device for making such impressions or embossments, essentially being a mould… … Wikipedia
Bear Island (Norway) — Infobox Islands name = Bear Island image caption = Bear Island is located north of mainland Norway, in the south of the native name = Bjørnøya native name link = Norwegian language nickname = location = Barents Sea coordinates =… … Wikipedia
SEAL, SEALS — In the Ancient Period The seal was employed from the beginning of the historical era as a method of identifying property, as protection against theft, to mark the clay stoppers of oil and wine jars or the strip with which packaged goods were… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
bear — I [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ bears, bearing, bore, borne (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.… … English dictionary
Seal of Missouri — Great Seal of the State of Missouri Versions … Wikipedia
Seal of California — The Great Seal of the State of California was adopted at the California state Constitutional Convention of 1849 and redesigned in 1937. The seal features the Greek goddess Athena (Latin: Minerva), the goddess of wisdom; a California grizzly bear… … Wikipedia