semé

[ suh-mey ]

adjective

, Heraldry.

1. covered with many small, identical figures.

semé

/ səme; ˈsɛmeɪ /

adjective

1. postpositiveusually foll byof heraldry dotted (with)

   semé of fleurs-de-lys gules

Word History and Origins

Origin of semé¹

1555–65; < French: literally, sown, past participle of semer < Latin sēmināre to sow, equivalent to sēmin- (stem of sēmen ) seed, semen + -āre infinitive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of semé¹

C16: from French, literally: sown, from semer to sow, from Latin sēmināre, from sēmen seed

Example Sentences

The government at a cabinet meeting approved the reopening of Seme border to the South West, Illela and Maigatari border in the North West and Mfun in the South.

From Reuters

They’ve taken over the iconic Durban Club Chambers, a downtown high-rise that houses the city’s legal fraternity and was once the offices of one of the country’s first black lawyers and founding member of the ANC Pixley ka Isaka Seme.

From The Guardian

He ran for the bush, and after a sleepless night in hiding, set off for the Ugandan border with his younger brother, Seme, 14.

From New York Times

Seme Khemis arrived in January carrying a box on his head.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t now why people don’t like you. You seme nice can we be friends?” the boy wrote in the letter.

From Washington Times