sembling (uncountable)
(zoology) The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage (as by collectors wishing to procure specimens).
Source: Wiktionary
Sem"bling, n. Etym: [Cf. Assemble.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage.
Note: It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure specimens of rare species.
Sem"ble, v. i. Etym: [F. sembler. See Semblable, a.]
1. To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. [Obs.] Where sembling art may carve the fair effect. Prior.
2. (Law)
Definition: It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not intended to be definitely settled in the cause.
Sem"ble, a.
Definition: Like; resembling. [Obs.] T. Hudson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
