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semé

American  
[suh-mey] / səˈmeɪ /

adjective

Heraldry.

  1. covered with many small, identical figures.

semé British  
/ səme, ˈsɛmeɪ /

adjective

  1. heraldry dotted (with)

    semé of fleurs-de-lys gules
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Etymology

Origin of semé

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

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