Webster's Dictionary 1913

3241

Semitranslucent

Sem′i‐trans‐lu″cent (?), a. Slightly clear; transmitting light in a slight degree.

3242

Semitransparency

Sem′i‐trans‐par″en‐cy (?), n. Imperfect or partial transparency.

3243

Semitransparent

Sem′i‐trans‐par″ent (?), a. Half or imperfectly transparent.

3244

Semiverticillate

Sem′i‐ver‐tic″il‐late, (�) a. Partially verticillate.

3245

Semivif

Sem″i‐vif (?), a. [L. semivivus.] Only half alive. Piers Plowman.

3246

Semivitreous

Sem′i‐vit″re‐ous (?), a. Partially vitreous.

3247

Semivitrification

Sem′i‐vit″ri‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. 1. The quality or state of being semivitrified.2. A substance imperfectly vitrified.

3248

Semivitrified

Sem′i‐vit″ri‐fied (?), a. Half or imperfectly vitrified; partially converted into glass.

3249

Semivocal

Sem′i‐vo″cal (?), a.(Phon.) Of or pertaining to a semivowel; half cocal; imperfectly sounding.

3250

Semivowel

Sem″i‐vow′el (?), n.(Phon.) (a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y. (b) The sign or letter repre...

3251

Semiweekly

Sem′i‐week″ly (?), a. Coming, or made, or done, once every half week; as, a semiweekly newspaper; a semiweekly trip. — n. That which comes or happens once every half week, esp. ...

3252

Semolella

‖Sem′o‐lel″la (?), n. See Semolina.

3253

Semolina

Sem′o‐li″na (?), n. [It. semolino, from semola bran, L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. Semoule, Simnel.] The fine, hard parts of wheat, rounded by the attrition of the mills...

3254

Semolino

‖Sem′o‐li″no (?), n. Same as Semolina.

3255

Semoule

‖Se‐moule″ (?), n. Same as Semolina.

3256

Sempervirent

Sem′per‐vi″rent (?), a. [L. semper always + virens, p. pr. of virere to be green.] Always fresh; evergreen. Smart.

3257

Sempervive

Sem″per‐vive (?), n. [L. semperviva, sempervivum, fr. sempervivus ever-living; semper always + vivus living.] (Bot.) The houseleek.

3258

Sempervivum

‖Sem′per‐vi″vum (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum) is the commonest species.

3259

Sempiternal

Sem′pi‐ter″nal (?), a. [L. sempiternus, fr. semper always: cf. F. sempiternel.] 1. Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having beginning, but no end. Sir M. Hale.2. Wi...

3260

Sempiterne

Sem″pi‐terne (?), a. Sempiternal.

3261

Sempiternity

Sem′pi‐ter″ni‐ty (?), n. [L. sempiternitas.] Future duration without end; the relation or state of being sempiternal. Sir M. Hale.

3262

Sempre

Sem″pre (?), adv. [It., fr. L. semper.] (Mus.) Always; throughout; as, sempre piano, always soft.

3263

Sempster

Semp″ster (?), n. A seamster.

3264

Sempstress

Semp″stress (?), n. A seamstress.Two hundred sepstress were employed to make me shirts. Swift.

3265

Sempstressy

Semp″stress‐y (?), n. Seamstressy.

3266

Semster

Sem″ster (?), n. A seamster.

3267

Semuncia

‖Se‐mun″ci‐a (?), n. [L., fr. semi half + uncia ounce.] (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin equivalent to one twenty-fourth part of a Roman pound.