hot seal

noun

A method of applying a piece of embroidered or printed fabric (i.e. a patch) to another piece of fabric by using a heat activated adhesive.

“It was easy add his the new merit badge to his uniform because the patch had a hot seal backing.”

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Meanings

nounhot seal (countable and uncountable, plural hot seals)

plural hot seals

  1. countableuncountableA method of applying a piece of embroidered or printed fabric (i.e. a patch) to another piece of fabric by using a heat activated adhesive.
  2. countableuncountableThe adhesive backing itself.

    It was easy add his the new merit badge to his uniform because the patch had a hot seal backing.

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APA

hot seal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20seal

MLA

“hot seal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20seal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot seal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20seal.

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