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Sealed Air(finance)
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sealed(dictionary)
sealed jar technique(medicine)
Sealed Beam - Motor Sports(gambling)

sealed (iou)



sealed ppl adjective. [si:ld] ME.
[from SEAL verb1 + -ED1.]
That has been sealed; bearing a seal; fastened with a seal.
Shakespeare Hamlet A seal'd compact Well ratified by law and heraldry. A. Morice Five suspects, all together in a sealed room. B. L. C. Johnson Roads of a high standard (sealed).
Special collocations & comb.: sealed-beam adjective designating a motor-vehicle headlamp in which light source, reflector, and lens form a sealed self-contained unit. sealed book (a) any of the printed copies of the authentic Book of Common Prayer of 1662 certified under the Great Seal and deposited as a standard in cathedrals and collegiate churches; (b) = closed book s.v. BOOK noun. sealed orders written directions on procedure, as to the commander of a vessel concerning the destination of a voyage, not to be opened until a specified time. sealed source a pellet of radioactive material in a sealed capsule, used in radiotherapy and radiography. sealed verdict a verdict delivered in a sealed packet in the absence of a judge.