bestiary

[ bes-chee-er-ee, bees- ]

/ ˈbɛs tʃiˌɛr i, ˈbis- /

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noun, plural bes·ti·ar·ies.

a collection of moralized fables, especially as written in the Middle Ages, about actual or mythical animals.

Origin of bestiary

1615–25; <Medieval Latin bēstiārium, neuter of Latin bēstiārius.See beast, -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM bestiary

bes·ti·a·rist

[bes-chee-er-ist, -cher-, bees-], /ˈbɛs tʃi ər ɪst, -tʃər-, ˈbis-/, noun

Words nearby bestiary

best girl, besti, bestial, bestiality, bestialize, bestiary, bestie, best in show, bestir, best man, best of breed

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Example sentences from the Web for bestiary

This theme is found in the Physiologus, a 256 medieval bestiary.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various
For the structure of this verse, see p. 327; the following is a restoration and scansion of the passages in the Bestiary.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
A Bestiary of the beginning of the thirteenth century, enriched with many very curious paintings upon a ground of brilliant gold.
Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867|William Dunn Macray
The author of the Bestiary was acquainted with one or both of these.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

Bestiary, a name given to a class of books treating of animals, viewed allegorically.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for bestiary

bestiary

/ (ˈbɛstɪərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals

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单词	bestiary
释义	bestiary [ bes-chee-er-ee, bees- ] / ˈbɛs tʃiˌɛr i, ˈbis- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bestiary ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural bes·ti·ar·ies. a collection of moralized fables, especially as written in the Middle Ages, about actual or mythical animals. Origin of bestiary 1615–25; <Medieval Latin bēstiārium, neuter of Latin bēstiārius.See beast, -ary OTHER WORDS FROM bestiary bes·ti·a·rist [bes-chee-er-ist, -cher-, bees-], /ˈbɛs tʃi ər ɪst, -tʃər-, ˈbis-/, noun Words nearby bestiary best girl, besti, bestial, bestiality, bestialize, bestiary, bestie, best in show, bestir, best man, best of breed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bestiary This theme is found in the Physiologus, a 256 medieval bestiary. Modern Spanish Lyrics\|Various For the structure of this verse, see p. 327; the following is a restoration and scansion of the passages in the Bestiary. Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes\|Various A Bestiary of the beginning of the thirteenth century, enriched with many very curious paintings upon a ground of brilliant gold. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867\|William Dunn Macray The author of the Bestiary was acquainted with one or both of these. Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes\|Various Bestiary, a name given to a class of books treating of animals, viewed allegorically. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood British Dictionary definitions for bestiary bestiary / (ˈbɛstɪərɪ) / noun plural -aries a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bestiary parable, myth, yarn, fiction, tale, fantasy, legend, hogwash, lie, falsehood, invention, crock, romance, apologue, whopper, fib, figment, untruth, allegory, fabrication
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bestiary

noun, plural bes·ti·ar·ies.

Origin of bestiary

OTHER WORDS FROM bestiary

Words nearby bestiary

Example sentences from the Web for bestiary

British Dictionary definitions for bestiary

noun plural -aries

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