noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice of attracting male butterflies or other insects by exposing the encaged female. It used to be done by collectors wanting to procure specimens. archaic, uncountable

   "time of sembling birds' droppings"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of semble form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"time of sembling birds' droppings"

Etymology

Compare assembling.

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