herma
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When you come to this spring, bring me some herma and perfumes.
From Moorish Literature by Basset, René
Under the empire, the function of the hermae was rather architectural than religious.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Swathing in this way their natural charms, this costume gave them a vague resemblance to Egyptian hermae; though from these blocks of muslin rose enchanting little heads of tender melancholy.
From A Daughter of Eve by Balzac, Honoré de
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