Semmes

[ semz ]

noun

1. Raphael, 1809–77, Confederate admiral in the American Civil War.

Example Sentences

At the Independent, you can see rare handmade T-shirts from Benglis’s Artforum project, images from Kusama’s brief nude-photography-studio project and Semmes’s pictures made by painting over pornography.

From New York Times

Rocky Semmes of Alexandria, Va., had an uncle named Harry.

From Washington Post

He’s named after his father, Raphael Semmes.

From Washington Post

As they reached the South Side area in their cruiser, they saw three men walking on Semmes Avenue.

From Washington Post

Formidable pirates though they were, Captain Raphael Semmes and his crew were spooked by the sea they encountered that January evening.

From Scientific American