sēmĭ-pēs, pĕdis, m.
I A half-foot , half a foot.
1 As a measure of length, Cato R. R. 123; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 15: latum semipede, Vitr. 2, 3: minimi semipedum mensura, Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 11: non altiores quino semipede, id. 17, 11, 16, § 80: intervallo duum pedum et semipedis, id. 17, 20, 33, § 144.—
2 A half-foot in verse, Varr. ap. Gell. 18, 15, 2; Aus. Ep. 4, 86; Aug. de Musica, 5, 11.—
II Half-lame : crure trunco semipes, Prud. στεΦ. 2, 150.