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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sĕm’bla-tīve, a. p. 1199Resembling; fit; suitable; according to. [Obs.] And all is semblative a woman's part. Shak.Sēm'ble, v. i. p. 1199To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. [Obs.] “Where sembling art may carve the fair effect?” Prior. 2. (Law.) To seem; — chiefly used impersonally, meaning it seems, and expressive of an…Sémé, a. p. 1199(Her.) Sprinkled or sown; — said of a field when strewed or covered with small charges.Sē'mēi-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 1199The same as SEMIOGRAPHY.Sē'mēl-ō-lŏg'ie-al, a. p. 1199The same as SEMIOLOGICAL.Sē'meĭ-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 1199The same as SEMIOLOGY.Sē'mēi-ōt'ic, a. p. 1199The same as SEMIOTIC.Sē/mēi-ŏt'ics, n. sing. p. 1199The same as SEMIOTICS.Sē'men, n. p. 1199Seed, especially the male generative product of animals; sperm. Semen contra, or semen cinae or cynae, a strong, aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the…Se-mēs'ter, n. p. 1199A period or term of six months. [Ger. Universities.]Sĕm'i. p. 1199A prefix, from the Latin semi, Gr. ἡμί, signifying half; as, semi-annual; sometimes, partly or imperfectly; as, semi-transparent.Sĕm'i-a-çĭd'i-fied, a. p. 1199Half acidified.Sēm′/i-ăd-hēr′ent, a. p. 1199Adherent part way.Sĕm′i-am-plēx′i-caul, a. p. 1199Partially amplexicaul; especially (Bot.), embracing the stem half round, as a leaf.Sĕm'ī-ăn'nu-al, a. p. 1199Half yearly.Sēm'ĭ-ăn'nu-al-ly, adv. p. 1199Every half year.Sĕm′-ĭ-ăn′nu-lar, a. p. 1199Having the figure of a half circle; that is, half-round. Grew.Sĕm’/ĭ-ăp’/er-tūre, n. p. 1199The half of an aperture.Sēm'i-Ā'ri-an, n. p. 1199(Eccl. Hist.) One belonging to a branch of the Arians, who acquiesced in some of the principles of Arius, disguised under more moderate terms. They did not acknowledge the Son to be consubstantial…Sĕm'/i-Ā'ri-an, a. p. 1199Pertaining to Semi-Arianism.Sēm'ī-Ā'ri-an-ism, n. p. 1199The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Arians.Sĕm’ĭ-bär-bā’rĭ-an, a. p. 1199Half savage; partially civilized.Sĕm′ĭ-bar-băr′ĭc, a. p. 1199Half barbarous, or uncivilized; as, semi-barbaric display.Sĕm'i-bār'bār-ism, n. p. 1199A state of being half barbarous or uncivilized.Sĕm′ĭ-bār′ba-rŏŭs, a. p. 1199In a state of semi-barbarism.Sĕm'i-brĭēf, n. p. 1199(Mus.) A semibreve. [Rare.]Sĕm’i-brēve, n. p. 1199(Mus.) A note, of half the time or duration of the breve;—called also a whole note. It is the longest note now in general use. Semibreves.Sĕm'ī-căl'çined, a. p. 1199Half calcined; as, semi-calcined iron.Sĕm'ĭ-cās'trāte, v. t. p. 1199To deprive of one testicle.Sĕm'ĭ-cas-trā'tion, n. p. 1199Half castration; deprivation of one testicle.Sĕm′ĭ-cha-ŏt′ĭc, a. p. 1199Partially chaotic.Sĕm’ĭ-chō’rus, n. p. 1199(Mus.) A short chorus performed by a few singers.Sēm'î-a-chrīs'tian-īzed, a. p. 1199Half Christianized.Sēm'ĭ-cîr'cle, n. p. 1199The half of a circle; the part of a circle comprehended between its diameter and half of its circumference. 2. A body in the form of half of a circle.Sĕm′i-cĭr′cled, a. p. 1199Having the form of half of a circle.Sĕm'ĭ-cĭr'cu-lar, a. p. 1199Having the form of half of a circle. Addison.Sĕm'ĭ-cĭr-cŭm'fĕr-ence, n. p. 1199Half of the circumference.Sĕm’ĭ-cōlon, n. p. 1199(Gram. & Punctuation.) A point or sentential mark [;] used to indicate a separation between parts or members of a sentence, more distinct than that marked by a comma, and a pause in reading usually…Sĕm′ī-cŏl′umn, n. p. 1199A half column.Sĕm′ĭ-co-lūm′nar, a. p. 1199Like half of a column; flat on one side and round on the other; imperfectly columnar;—applied especially to botanical objects.Sēm′ĭ-com-pāct′, a. p. 1199Half compact; imperfectly indurated.Sĕm'ī-eŏn'scious, a. p. 1199Half conscious; imperfectly conscious. De Quincey.Sĕm'ĭ-crus-tā'ceoŭs, a. p. 1199Half crustaceous.Sĕm'i-crys'tal-line, a. p. 1199Imperfectly crystallized.Sĕm'ĭ-cū'bĭc-al, a. p. 1199(Math.) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, a species of parabola in which the cubes of the ordinates are proportional to the squares of the abscissas, and which is the evolute of the common…Sĕm′ĭ-cū′bĭ-ŭm or Sĕm′ĭ-cū′pĭ-ŭm, n. p. 1199A half bath, or one that covers only the lower extremities and hips.Sĕm′ĭ-cy-līn′drĭc or Sĕm′ĭ-cy-līn′drĭc-al, a. p. 1199Half cylindrical.Se-mīd'a-līte, n. p. 1199(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of heretics who lived in the sixth century, and who used wheat flour in their sacrifices. Hook.Sĕm′/ī-de-ĭst′ic-al, a. p. 1199Half deistical; bordering on deism. S. Miller.Sĕm'ĭ-dī-ăm'e-ter, n. p. 1199Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right line, drawn from the center of a circle, sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.Sĕm’ī-dī-a-pā’son, n. p. 1199(Mus.) An imperfect octave.Sĕm′ĭ-dī′ă-pĕn′te, n. p. 1199(Mus.) An imperfect fifth. Busby.Sēm′ĭ-dĭ-ăph′a-nē′ĭ-ty, n. p. 1199Half or imperfect transparency; translucency. [Rare.] Boyle.Sĕm'ĭ-dĭ-ăph'ă-noŭs, a. p. 1199Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent.Sēm'ī-dī-a-tēs'sa-rōn, n. p. 1199(Mus.) An imperfect or defective fourth. [Rare.] Brande.Sĕm’î-dī’tōne, n. p. 1199(Mus.) A lesser third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemiditone. [Rare.]Sēm'i-dī-ūr'nal, a. p. 1199Pertaining to, or accomplished in, half a day, or twelve hours. 2. Pertaining to, or accomplished in, six hours, or in half the time between the rising and setting of a heavenly body; as, a…Sēm'i-dōub'le, n. p. 1199(Rom. Cath. Church.) An office or feast celebrated with less solemnity than the double ones, but with more than the single ones. Bailey.Sēm'i-dou'ble, a. p. 1199(Bot.) Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; — said of a flower.Sēm'i-fā'ble, n. p. 1199That which consists of, or contains, a part of fable and a part of truth; a mixture of truth and fable. De Quincey.