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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

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of semé1

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

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