n. [ F. ] 1. Show; appearance; figure; semblance. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
His flatterers made semblant of weeping. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The face. [ Obs. ] Wyclif (Luke xxiv. 5). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. semblant, p. pr. ] 1. Like; resembling. [ Obs. ] Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Seeming, rather than real; apparent. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]