Semblance to Slender

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe it is a useful reference for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that time.

Selvage, n. [sélvedch]
Orilla de paño.
Gilid ng̃ panyô.

Semblance, n. [sémblans]
Semejanza, apariencia.
Wang̃is, anyô, hichura. ITSURA

Semicolon, n. [semícolon]
Punto y coma.
Puntó’t koma.

Seminary, n. [sémineri]
Seminario.
Páaralan sa nang̃agpaparì ó nang̃agpapastor.

Sempstress, n. [sémstres] (now seamstress)
Costurera.
Mánanahì.

Senate, n. [sénet]
Senado.
Senado, kapulung̃ang tagapaglagdâ ng̃ kautusan na halál ng̃ pámahalaan.

Senator, n. [sénetor]
Senador.
Senador.

Send, v. [send]
Enviar, despachar, mandar.
Magpadalá, magsugò, mag-utos.

Sender, n. [sénder]
El que envía.
Ang nagpapadalá.

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