Commentary: SEAL[+artifact][+substance][+wax][+closure][+on_document]
Examples:
Mary likes to close her personal letters with a red wax seal.
The king broke the seal on the scroll and opened it up.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: SEAL[+artifact][+stamp][+official][+for_authentication][+of_document]
Examples:
The front page of the letter bore an official government seal.
The university seal on this diploma may have actually been forged.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5
Commentary: SEAL[+body_part][+fur][+mammal][+marine]
Examples:
She modeled two coats for the client, one of mink and one of seal.
Seal is a very warm fur.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: SEAL[+state][+of_endorsement][+approval]
Examples:
The former president has not given his seal of approval to the candidate.
The bailout plan has the seal of approval of the Treasury department.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: SEAl[+artifact][+substance][+coating][+repellant][+for_moisture]
Examples:
The oil primer makes a good seal for the wood against moisture.
The artist completed the oil painting with a light seal of varnish.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7
Commentary: SEAL[+artifact][+device][+closure][+tight_fitting]
Examples:
The seals on these engine valves need replacing.
Mary used rubber rings as seals for her canning jars.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Commentary: SEAL[+entity][+animal][+mammal][+marine]
Examples:
The kayakers saw hundreds of seals sitting on rocks in the harbor.
The activists sprayed the baby seals with green paint to protect them from hunters.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9
Commentary: SEAL[+state][+of_imperviousness]
Examples:
Many fittings have tapered threads to provide a better seal.
The denture cream did not provide a lasting seal between the gums and the dentures.
Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1a