semasphere (semasfer)

[Irreg. The second great use of colour is to act as a warning or signal ( sematic colour), repelling enemies by the indica tion of some unpleasant or dangerous quality. IMG:content-0567.png:[blocks in formation] selvaged, selvedged (sel'vājd, -vejd), a. selvage, selvedge, +-ed2.] Having a selvage. selvagee (sel-va-jē'), n. [ Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T., 1. 248. selvet, a. An obsolete variant of self. IMG:content-0568.png:[blocks in formation] Shak., L. L. L., iv. 3. 240. selves, n. Plural of self . Seller's option, in Exchange transactions, the option selyt, a. See seely , silly . which a seller has, or has reserved to himself, of deliverselyne t, n. See seeline , silline . ing the thing sold at any time within a certain number semæologyt, n. See semiology . for a three days option see buyer's option, under buyer , semantron (se-man'tron), n.; pl. semantra seller2+, n. [OF. sellier , F. sellier = Sp. sillero (-trä). [ σήμαντρον , a seal, signet, MGr. of days specified: usually abbreviated 8. 3, =Pg. selleiro = It. sellajo, a semantron, in use in Mohammedan countries, as in these the ringing of bells is usually forbidden. The mallet with which the large semantron is struck is also called a semantron (a For the proper understanding of Hebrew a knowledge of the related tongues is indispensable; and in every comprehensive Hebrew dictionary all the new facts that can be gained from any of them to illustrate Hebrew phonology, etymology, or sematology must be accurately and judiciously presented. Amer . Jour . Philol ., IV. 343. sematrope (sem'a-trop), n. [ σήμα , a mark, sign, + -τροπος, Milit ., an adaptation of the heliotrope to the purpose of transmitting military signals in the day-time by means of the number and the grouping of the flashes.