A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an
axhead at its end, formerly used by the Scotch Highlanders.
A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly transparent. Note: The prefix semi is joined to another word either with the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except before a capital ...