Answer: seeled

AnswerCrossword Clue
SEELEDClosed the eyes.
SEELEDBlinded, as a hawk.
SEELEDFalconry term
SEELEDBlinded, in falconry
seeledSEEL, to stitch closed the eyes of, as a falcon
seeledto sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training