Sem"bla*tive (?), a. Resembling. [Obs.]

And all is semblative a woman's part.

Shak.

Sem"ble (?), v. i. [F. sembler. See Semblable, a.] 1. To imitate; to

make a representation or likeness. [Obs.]

Where sembling art may carve the fair effect.

Prior.

2. (Law) It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports and

judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point

not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled

in the cause.

Sem"ble, a. Like; resembling. [Obs.] T. Hudson.

Sem"bling (?), n. [Cf. Assemble.] (Zoöl.) The practice of attracting

the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female

confined in a cage.

It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure specimens of rare

species.

||Se*mé" (?), a. [F. semé, fr. semer to sow.] (Her.) Sprinkled or sown;

||-- said of field, or a charge, when strewed or covered with small

||charges.

{ Se`mei*og"ra*phy (?), or Se`mi*og"ra*phy (?) }, n. [Gr. shmei^on sign

+ -graphy.] (Med.) A description of the signs of disease.

{ Se`mei*o*log"ic*al (?), or Se`mi*o*log"io*al }, a. Of or pertaining

to the science of signs, or the systematic use of signs; as, a

semeiological classification of the signs or symptoms of disease; a

semeiological arrangement of signs used as signals.

{ Se`mei*ol"o*gy (?), or Se`mi*ol"o*gy }, n. [Gr. shmei^on a mark, a

sign + - logy.] The science or art of signs. Specifically: (a) (Med.)

The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology. (b)

The art of using signs in signaling.

{ Se`mei*ot"ic (?), or Se`mi*ot"ic }, a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, fr.

shmei^on a mark, a sign.] 1. Relating to signs or indications;

pertaining to the language of signs, or to language generally as

indicating thought.

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