aplustren.
/əˈplʌstriː/ The curved and ornamented stern of an ancient Greek or Roman ship.
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1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 344 The one holds a Sword in her Hand to represent the Iliad..as the other has an Aplustre to represent the Odyssy, or Voyage of Ulysses.
1842 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. 58/2 A bird..which perches on the aplustre of the ship Argo.
1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 141 The aplustre of the galley.
1929 Times 1 Feb. 7/5 Their [Phoenicians'] earliest coins..show a long rakish vessel with..a handsome aplustre astern.
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