crio-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek κριο-.

Etymology: < ancient Greek κριο-, combining form (in e.g. κριοπρόσωπος ram-faced) of κριός ram, perhaps < the same base as κέρας (see cerato- comb. form).Found in a small number of formations exemplified below.

1. Ancient History. With reference to a ram's head.

criocephalous adj.

Brit.

/krɪəˈsɛf(ə)ləs/

/krɪəˈsɛfl̩əs/

/krɪəˈkɛf(ə)ləs/

/krɪəˈkɛfl̩əs/

U.S.

/kriəˈsɛfələs/

/krioʊˈsɛfələs/

[compare Hellenistic Greek κριοκέϕαλος] Egyptian History rare (of a sphinx or artistic representation of a person) = ram-headed adj. a.

ΚΠ

1882 J. Ballingal tr. C. P. Tiele Compar. Hist. Egyptian & Mesopotamian Relig. vii. 148 (note) [He] considers the accounts of the ancients about the criocephalous [Du. kriocefalen] Amun to be a confusion with Chnum.

1992 I. Shaw tr. N. Grimal Hist. Anc. Egypt (1994) xi. 260 An avenue of criocephalous sphinxes led up to a pylon serving as the entrance to a peristyle court decorated with colossal Osirid statues.

criophore n.

Brit.

/ˈkriːəfɔː/

U.S.

/ˈkriəˌfɔr/

[probably after French criophore (late 19th cent.)] rare a statue or other artistic representation of a person carrying a ram.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > of living thing > of human figure > others

puttine1612

puttoc1660

shepherdess1780

shepherd1866

criophore1909

1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Criophore, a statue, figure, or other representation of a man carrying a ram.

criophoric adj.

Brit.

/krɪəˈfɒrɪk/

U.S.

/ˌkriəˈfɔrɪk/

rare designating a representation of a figure carrying a ram.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [adjective] > of living thing > of type of figure

cherubimical1731

cherubic1866

criophoric1885

criophorous1921

1885 Archaeol. Jrnl. 42 163 This little group..is referred to by the late M. Veyries in this interesting monograph on the Criophoric figures of Greek, Romen and early Christian times.

1952 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 3 90 The criophoric figures, such as those of Hermes, which anticipate later Christian representations of the Good Shepherd.

criophorous adj.

Brit.

/krɪˈɒf(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/kriˈɑf(ə)rəs/

[compare Hellenistic Greek κριοϕόρος bearing a ram] rare designating a ram-headed sphinx; cf. criocephalous adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [adjective] > of living thing > of type of figure

cherubimical1731

cherubic1866

criophoric1885

criophorous1921

1921 G. A. F. Knight Nile & Jordan xiii. 160 Criophorous sphinxes lined the avenues of Thebes and other cities.

criosphinx n.

Brit.

/ˈkriːəsfɪŋks/

U.S.

/ˈkriəˌsfɪŋks/

Egyptian History a sphinx having a ram's head.

ΚΠ

1809 W. R. Hamilton Remarks Turkey i. 131 Another instance of the Symmetrophobia of the architects of antient Egypt is visible in the difference of the spaces between the sphinxes and crio-sphinxes.

1832 G. Long Egypt. Antiq. I. x. 213 A row of crio-sphinxes..with a ram's head and lion's body.

2002 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 88 245 The plaque..shows Amun of Pnubs in the form of a criosphinx.

2. Palaeontology.

† criocerate adj. [compare Hellenistic Greek κριοκέρατος with ram's horns] Obsolete rare = crioceratitic adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1889 Cent. Dict. Criocerate, same as crioceratitic.

† crioceratite n. [after scientific Latin Crioceratites, genus name (C. Léveillé 1837)] Obsolete the fossil shell of an ammonite of the Cretaceous genus Crioceratites (formerly Crioceras), the whorls of which form an open spiral resembling a ram's horn; cf. ram's horn n. 3c.

ΚΠ

1844 D. T. Ansted Geology I. 483 In addition to the Nautilus, the Ammonite, and the Crioceratite, we find also the Hamite.

1855 J. Phillips Man. Geol. xi. 356 Small belemnites, crioceratites, ammonites.., &c., abound in this gault.

1878 My Holiday 37 Imbedded in the clay, lie many interesting sorts of belemnites and ammonites, some rare and splendid Crustacea, and here and there a crioceratite.

† crioceratitic adj. Obsolete rare of, relating to, or characterized by ammonites of the genus Crioceratites (formerly Crioceras).

ΚΠ

1855 J. Phillips Man. Geol. xi. 356 The upper part of this clay..[is] also allied to the gryphitic and crioceratitic groups of the lower green sand.

1889 A. Hyatt Genesis Arietidae 33 Ublig..considers that Oleostephanus, Acanthoceras, and Aspidocerus had also crioceratitic derivatives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crio-
释义	crio-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek κριο-. Etymology: < ancient Greek κριο-, combining form (in e.g. κριοπρόσωπος ram-faced) of κριός ram, perhaps < the same base as κέρας (see cerato- comb. form).Found in a small number of formations exemplified below. 1. Ancient History. With reference to a ram's head. criocephalous adj. Brit. /krɪəˈsɛf(ə)ləs/ , /krɪəˈsɛfl̩əs/ , /krɪəˈkɛf(ə)ləs/ , /krɪəˈkɛfl̩əs/ , U.S. /kriəˈsɛfələs/ , /krioʊˈsɛfələs/ [compare Hellenistic Greek κριοκέϕαλος] Egyptian History rare (of a sphinx or artistic representation of a person) = ram-headed adj. a. ΚΠ 1882 J. Ballingal tr. C. P. Tiele Compar. Hist. Egyptian & Mesopotamian Relig. vii. 148 (note) [He] considers the accounts of the ancients about the criocephalous [Du. kriocefalen] Amun to be a confusion with Chnum. 1992 I. Shaw tr. N. Grimal Hist. Anc. Egypt (1994) xi. 260 An avenue of criocephalous sphinxes led up to a pylon serving as the entrance to a peristyle court decorated with colossal Osirid statues. criophore n. Brit. /ˈkriːəfɔː/ , U.S. /ˈkriəˌfɔr/ [probably after French criophore (late 19th cent.)] rare a statue or other artistic representation of a person carrying a ram. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation > of living thing > of human figure > others puttine1612 puttoc1660 shepherdess1780 shepherd1866 criophore1909 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Criophore, a statue, figure, or other representation of a man carrying a ram. criophoric adj. Brit. /krɪəˈfɒrɪk/ , U.S. /ˌkriəˈfɔrɪk/ rare designating a representation of a figure carrying a ram. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [adjective] > of living thing > of type of figure cherubimical1731 cherubic1866 criophoric1885 criophorous1921 1885 Archaeol. Jrnl. 42 163 This little group..is referred to by the late M. Veyries in this interesting monograph on the Criophoric figures of Greek, Romen and early Christian times. 1952 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 3 90 The criophoric figures, such as those of Hermes, which anticipate later Christian representations of the Good Shepherd. criophorous adj. Brit. /krɪˈɒf(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /kriˈɑf(ə)rəs/ [compare Hellenistic Greek κριοϕόρος bearing a ram] rare designating a ram-headed sphinx; cf. criocephalous adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [adjective] > of living thing > of type of figure cherubimical1731 cherubic1866 criophoric1885 criophorous1921 1921 G. A. F. Knight Nile & Jordan xiii. 160 Criophorous sphinxes lined the avenues of Thebes and other cities. criosphinx n. Brit. /ˈkriːəsfɪŋks/ , U.S. /ˈkriəˌsfɪŋks/ Egyptian History a sphinx having a ram's head. ΚΠ 1809 W. R. Hamilton Remarks Turkey i. 131 Another instance of the Symmetrophobia of the architects of antient Egypt is visible in the difference of the spaces between the sphinxes and crio-sphinxes. 1832 G. Long Egypt. Antiq. I. x. 213 A row of crio-sphinxes..with a ram's head and lion's body. 2002 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 88 245 The plaque..shows Amun of Pnubs in the form of a criosphinx. 2. Palaeontology. † criocerate adj. [compare Hellenistic Greek κριοκέρατος with ram's horns] Obsolete rare = crioceratitic adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1889 Cent. Dict. Criocerate, same as crioceratitic. † crioceratite n. [after scientific Latin Crioceratites, genus name (C. Léveillé 1837)] Obsolete the fossil shell of an ammonite of the Cretaceous genus Crioceratites (formerly Crioceras), the whorls of which form an open spiral resembling a ram's horn; cf. ram's horn n. 3c. ΚΠ 1844 D. T. Ansted Geology I. 483 In addition to the Nautilus, the Ammonite, and the Crioceratite, we find also the Hamite. 1855 J. Phillips Man. Geol. xi. 356 Small belemnites, crioceratites, ammonites.., &c., abound in this gault. 1878 My Holiday 37 Imbedded in the clay, lie many interesting sorts of belemnites and ammonites, some rare and splendid Crustacea, and here and there a crioceratite. † crioceratitic adj. Obsolete rare of, relating to, or characterized by ammonites of the genus Crioceratites (formerly Crioceras). ΚΠ 1855 J. Phillips Man. Geol. xi. 356 The upper part of this clay..[is] also allied to the gryphitic and crioceratitic groups of the lower green sand. 1889 A. Hyatt Genesis Arietidae 33 Ublig..considers that Oleostephanus, Acanthoceras, and Aspidocerus had also crioceratitic derivatives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1809
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