semis noun2.
[sǝmi, sǝ'mi:] E20.[French, lit. 'sowing', from semer to sow. Cf. SEMé.]A form of decoration used in bookbinding, in which small ornaments are repeated regularly.
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semis noun1.
['sɛmɪs] M19.[Latin, app. from reduced form of semi- SEMI- + as AS noun. Cf. TREMISSIS.]Roman Antiquities. A Roman coin, orig. equal to half an as, but later reduced to half a solidus.
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