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An imperfect or diminished fourth. [R.]

Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower.

Imperfectly fluid. -- n.

A half form; an imperfect form.

Half formed; imperfectly formed; as, semiformed crystals.

Imperfectly indurated or hardened.

Imperfectly changed into stone. Kirwan.

Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens. Kirwan.

Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost.

Half clear, or imperfectly transparent; as, a semipellucid gem.

The qualiti or state of being imperfectly transparent.

Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid.

Imperfect or partial transparency.

Half or imperfectly transparent.

A substance imperfectly vitrified.

Half or imperfectly vitrified; partially converted into glass.

Of or pertaining to a semivowel; half cocal; imperfectly sounding.

Having imperfect or spurious septa.

d in poetry, a seraph is represented as one of a class of angels. Isa. vi. 2. As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns. Pope. Seraph moth (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of geometrid moths of the genus Lobophora, having the hind wings deeply bilobed, so that they seem…

r, master, or the like; also, spiritual obedience and love. "O God . . . whose service is perfect freedom." Bk. of Com. Prayer. Madam, I entreat true peace of you, Which I will purchase with my duteous service. Shak. God requires no man's service upon hard and unreasonable terms. Tillotson.