semicirquen.
/ˈsɛmɪsəːk/ poetic.
A semicircle.
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hemicircle1603
hemicycle1603
demi-circle1654
semicirque1814
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1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion iii. 97 Upon a semicirque of turf-clad ground, The hidden nook discovered to our view A mass of rock. View more context for this quotation
1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 29 328 The skater there, with motion nice, In semicirque and graceful wheel.
1872 A. T. de Vere Legends St. Patrick 153 Above the semicirque of grassy seats.
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