Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and ligation.
Sir W. Scott.
Li*ga"tor (-tr), n. [See Ligate.] (Surg.) An instrument for ligating,
or for placing and fastening a ligature.
Lig"a*ture (lg"*tr; 135), n. [L. ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to
bind: cf. F. ligature. Cf. Ally, League, Legatura, Liable, Ligament.]
1. The act of binding.