See Also: semblable(dictionary)

Barrowist (iou) and semblable (iou)


Barrowist (iou)



Barrowist noun. L16.
[from Barrowe (see below) + -IST.]
Hist. A follower of (the beliefs of) Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Congregationalism, executed in 1593 for nonconformity.

semblable (iou)



semblable adjective & noun. ME.
[Old French, formed as SEMBLE verb2: see -ABLE. In mod. use as noun directly from French.]
A. adjective.
a. Like, similar (to). ME-M19.
b. Resembling something already mentioned or implied; of such a kind. LME-M17.
Corresponding, proportional, suitable. E16-E19.
Apparent, seeming, not real. arch. E17.
b. noun.
Something that is like or similar. LME-E17.
With possess.: one's equal, one's counterpart. LME.
? As noun not recorded between E17 and E20.
semblably adverb (rare) (a) in like manner, similarly; (b) arch. apparently, seemingly, not genuinely: LME.