I. səˈmā, ˈse(ˌ)mā adjective
Etymology: Middle French, past participle of semer to sow, from Latin seminare to sow, plant, from semin-, semen seed — more at semen
1. also se·méed -ād
[ seméed from French semée (feminine of semé ) + English -ed ]
: having an ornamental pattern consisting of usually regularly disposed separate objects or groups of small figures (as flowers or stars) : sown, dotted
porcelain demitasses … semé with rows of graduated turquoise blue enamel jewels on a gilded ground — Parke-Bernet Galleries Cat.
2. or se·mee -ā
[ semee from French semée, feminine of semé ]
of a heraldic field : having a pattern of small charges : powdered
azure semé of five crosslets — Allan Marquand
II. noun
also semée “
( -s )
: a semé pattern
the semé of slipped trefoils symmetrically disposed around the shield — W. de G. Birch