wafer seal

  • 11wafer — ► NOUN 1) a very thin light, crisp sweet biscuit. 2) a thin disc of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist. 3) a disc of red paper stuck on a legal document as a seal. 4) Electronics a very thin slice of a semiconductor crystal used in solid… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12wafer — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French wafer, walfre, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch wafele waffle Date: 14th century 1. a. a thin crisp cake, candy, or cracker b. a round thin piece of unleavened bread used in the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13wafer — n. & v. n. 1 a very thin light crisp sweet biscuit, esp. of a kind eaten with ice cream. 2 a thin disc of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist. 3 a disc of red paper stuck on a legal document instead of a seal. 4 Electronics a very thin slice… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 14Seal (contract law) — In the history of law, a wax seal affixed to a contract or other legal instrument has had special legal significance at various times in the jurisdictions that recognize it. An instrument with such a seal affixed for this purpose is said to be… …

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  • 15seal — I. noun (plural seals; also seal) Etymology: Middle English sele, from Old English seolh; akin to Old High German selah seal Date: before 12th century 1. any of numerous carnivorous marine mammals (families Phocidae and Otariidae) that live… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16seal — 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… …

  • 17seal — An impression upon wax, wafer, or some other tenacious substance capable of being impressed. In current practice, a particular sign (e.g. L.S.) or the word seal is made in lieu of an actual seal to attest the execution of the instrument. As… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18wafer — waferlike, wafery, adj. /way feuhr/, n. 1. a thin, crisp cake or biscuit, often sweetened and flavored. 2. a thin disk of unleavened bread, used in the Eucharist, as in the Roman Catholic Church. 3. a thin disk of dried paste, gelatin, adhesive… …

    Universalium

  • 19wafer — wa·fer || weɪfÉ™(r) v. close or seal with a wafer (an envelope); divide into wafers (Electronics); pack powdered medicine in dried flour paste or rice paper (Pharmacology) n. thin crispy cookie or cracker (often eaten as a desert with ice… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20seal — A symbol of authenticity. An impression made by means of an instrument or device, such as an engraved metallic plate, on wax or wafer affixed to an instrument, or directly upon the instrument itself. A scroll or other distinguishing mark placed… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary