Meaning & use
semy
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in heraldry, describing a field or charge sprinkled or covered repeatedly with a small pattern, such as stars, fleurs-de-lis, or drops.
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The knight's shield was semy of golden stars on a field of blue.
Medieval tapestries often depicted robes semy with tiny embroidered flowers.
A note on using this word
Adapted from French 'semé', meaning 'sown' or 'scattered', reflecting the seed-like scattering of small repeated charges across a heraldic field.
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