The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones.
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1705–1710; < New Latin, special use of Medieval Latin īlium, as singular of Latin īlia; see ileum
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All due respect to Helen of Troy, this was the dinger that launch'd a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Ilium.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 9, 2019
Thirty percent of the workforce is imported from surrounding communities like Norwood, Montrose, Ophir, Ilium, Placerville and Sawpit, according to the survey.
From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2014
Telski has purchased or leased three properties so far: one in Mountain Village, one in Ilium and another in Fairway Four.
From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2014
Schenectady keeps turning up in his books as a grim, upstate New York town called Ilium.
From Time Magazine Archive
Billy Pilgrim went to sleep, woke up as a widower in his empty home in Ilium.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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