UNSEAL

unseal

(verb) break the seal of; “He unsealed the letter”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unseal (third-person singular simple present unseals, present participle unsealing, simple past and past participle unsealed)

(transitive) To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.

(intransitive) To open by having a seal broken.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*seal", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seal.]

1. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter. Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a quarter of an inch. Sir W. Scott.

2. To disclose, as a secret. [Obs.] The Coronation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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