seal

n. a die or stamp with a design used to make an impression in wax or on paper a piece of wax, lead, or other material bearing a design from a die or stamp that serves as a sign of authenticity a design impressed into paper from a die or stamp that serves as a sign of authenticity a substance that must be broken before opening a container, used to detect unauthorized access v. to restrict access to, especially of court records to authenticate or execute a document by marking with a design (seal3)

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The design in a seal2, 3 may be either raised or impressed.