broadseal

See also: broad seal

English

Etymology

From broad +‎ seal.

Verb

broadseal (third-person singular simple present broadseals, present participle broadsealing, simple past and past participle broadsealed)

1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To stamp with a broad seal
2. (obsolete, rare, transitive) to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.
   • 1600 (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC:

     Thy presence broad-seals our delights for pure.

   • 1923, John Northern Hilliard, Overland Monthly and The Out West Magazine:

     Time has broadsealed his judgment.

References

• “broadseal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Arboledas, adorables, oar blades, oarblades