Bucranium

Bucranium
Bucranium Bu*cra"ni*um, n.; pl. L. {Bucrania}. [L., fr. Gr. ? ox head.] A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc. [1913 Webster]

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  • Bucranium — is also a spider genus (Thomisidae).Bucranium (plural bucrania) is the Latin word for the skull of an ox. It is also an architectural term used to describe a common form of carved decoration in Classical architecture, used to fill the metopes… …   Wikipedia

  • bucranium — /byooh kray nee euhm/, n., pl. bucrania / nee euh/. (in classical architecture) an ornament, esp. on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox. Also, bucrane /byooh krayn /. [1850 55; < LL bucranium < Gk boukráni(on) an ox head, equiv. to… …   Universalium

  • bucranium — noun The head of an ox. On the second side of the gem, we see the victim, a running goat, and on the third side the symbol of sacrifice, the bucranium …   Wiktionary

  • Bucranium taurifrons — Bucranium taurifrons …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bucranium (genus) — Taxobox name = Bucranium taurifrons image caption = image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae subordo = Araneomorphae familia = Thomisidae genus = Bucranium genus authority = O. P Cambridge, 1881 …   Wikipedia

  • bucranium — n. carved ornament of a ox skull decorated with garlands or wreaths (also bucrane) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bucranium — bu·cra·ni·um …   English syllables

  • bucranium — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bucrania — Bucranium Bu*cra ni*um, n.; pl. L. {Bucrania}. [L., fr. Gr. ? ox head.] A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bugrane — [ bygran ] n. f. • 1545; lat. bucranium → bucrane ♦ Plante épineuse (légumineuses), à fleurs roses ou jaunes, appelée aussi arrête bœuf. ● bugrane nom féminin (bas latin bucranium) Papilionacée épineuse des champs, aux longues et solides racines… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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