to impress wax with a seal
1Seal of Dartmouth College — The Seal of Dartmouth College is the official insignia of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Anglo American law generally requires a corporate body to seek official government sanction,… …
2seal — 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… …
3Seal (emblem) — Present day impression of a Late Bronze Age seal …
4Seal (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… …
5seal — seal1 sealable, adj. /seel/, n. 1. an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity. 2. a stamp, medallion, ring, etc., engraved with such a device, for impressing paper, wax, lead, or the… …
6seal — I [[t]sil[/t]] n. 1) an embossed emblem, symbol, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity 2) a stamp, medallion, ring, etc., engraved with such a device, for impressing paper, wax, lead, or the like 3) the impression so… …
7seal — I. /sil / (say seel) noun 1. a device impressed on a piece of wax or the like, or an impression, wafer, etc., affixed to a document as evidence of authenticity or attestation. 2. a stamp engraved with such a device. 3. an impression made with… …
8impress — impress1 impresser, n. v. /im pres /; n. /im pres/, v., impressed or (Archaic) imprest; impressing; n. v.t. 1. to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion: He impressed us as a sincere young man. 2. to fix deeply or… …
9Great Seal of the United States — Reverse of the Seal …
10im|press´er — im|press1 «verb. ihm PREHS; noun. IHM prehs», verb, pressed or (Archaic) prest, press|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to have a strong effect on the mind or feelings of; influence deeply: »A hero impresses us with his courage. 2. Figurative. to fix in the… …
