Semblance (?), n. [F. See Semblable, a.] 1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
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Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. Fairfax.
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2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.
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Only semblances or imitations of shells. Woodward.
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