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se·mé
I. \səˈmā, ˈse(ˌ)mā\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French, past participle of semer to sow, from Latin seminare to sow, plant, from semin-, semen seed — more at semen
1. also se·méed \-ād\ [seméed from French semée (feminine of semé) + English -ed] : having an ornamental pattern consisting of usually regularly disposed separate objects or groups of small figures (as flowers or stars) : sown, dotted
< porcelain demitasses … semé with rows of graduated turquoise blue enamel jewels on a gilded ground — Parke-Bernet Galleries Cat. >
2. or se·mee \-ā\ [semee from French semée, feminine of semé] of a heraldic field : having a pattern of small charges : powdered
< azure semé of five crosslets — Allan Marquand >
II. noun
also semée \“\
(-s)
: a semé pattern
< the semé of slipped trefoils symmetrically disposed around the shield — W. de G. Birch > |