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sciapod, n.|ˈsaɪəpɒd|
Also skiapod |ˈskiːəpɒd|.
[Either a back-formation from Sciapodes n. pl. or a new formation on its Latin or Gr. base.]
A monster of medieval iconography having the form of a man with a single large foot; one of the Sciapodes.
1915G. C. Druce in Archaeol. Jrnl. CCLXXXVI. 141 Below the giant is the sciapod, a very interesting prodigy. 1945H. H. Henson Jrnl. 16 Dec. in Retrospect (1950) III. vi. 309 He showed us the most interesting features of the church, the carved pews, the bench-ends including the Skiapod. 1955M. D. Anderson Imagery Brit. Churches iii. xiii. 182 On a bench-end at Dennington (Suffolk) the sciapod is shown lying under the shade of his feet (the carver has incorrectly given him two). 1973P. White Eye of Storm v. 200 She became spellbound by the artist's image of what he called a skiapod..this half-fish half-woman. 1983W. Weaver tr. Eco's Name of Rose 337 Sciopods [sic], who run swiftly on their single leg and when they want to take shelter from the sun stretch out and hold up their great foot like an umbrella. |