meros

American

[mee-ros] / ˈmi rɒs /

noun

(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.

Etymology

Origin of meros

First recorded in 1795–1805, meros is from the Greek word mērós leg-bone, literally, thigh

Example Sentences

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Sed contra accipies meros amores 10Seu quid suavius elegantiusvest: Nam unguentum dabo, quod meae puellae Donarunt Veneres Cupidinesque, Quod tu cum olfacies, deos rogabis, Totum ut te faciant, Fabulle, nasum.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Sed, contra, accipies meros amores, Seu quod suavius elegantiusve est: Nam unguentum dabo, quod meae puellae Donarunt Veneres Cupidinesque; Quod tu cum olfacies, deos rogabis, Totum te faciant, Fabulle, nasum.

From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard

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