单词 | nebris |
释义 | nebrisn. Greek Mythology. The skin of an animal (usually a fawn), esp. as worn by Dionysus and his votaries. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > skin > skin used as a garment bearskinOE sheepskin1470–85 pelt1565 nebris1776 1776 J. Bryant New Syst. III. 196 They also at their sacrifices wore the nebris, or spotted skin, like the Bacchanalians in the west. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §127. 100 A beautiful youth crowned with ivy, engirt with a nebris, resting his lyre on the thyrsus. 1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §225 The nebris of Dionusos and leopard-skin of the priests of Egypt relate to astronomy. 1884 ‘M. Field’ Callirrhoë i. i. 8 Dione cried to see The fleecy fringes of her nebris dyed In blood. 1960 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 80 80 On Attic vases of about the mid-century [sc. 6th century B.C.]..figures appear wearing the nebris, or fawnskin, over their robes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1776 |
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