nebris

[neb-ris]

noun

1. a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nebris¹

1770–80; < Latin < Greek nebrís fawn-skin; akin to nebrós fawn

Example Sentences

Nebris, neb′ris, n. a fawn-skin worn in imitation of Bacchus by his priests and votaries.

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Next on the left is a Satyr advancing over rocky ground towards a large crater; in his right hand he holds an oinocho�, with which he is about to take wine from the crater; in his left hand has been a phial�; a fawn skin, nebris, hangs from his left shoulder.

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Mr. Woods, who is chairman of the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the Bronx Zoo, and a former chief executive of Bessemer Securities, was an investor in the Nebris Corporation, which borrowed $10.2 million to purchase a security backed by student loans.

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Nebris was equally bejewelled with turquoises and opals, but, somehow, they did not glitter like the jewelry on Doris, but partook of their wearer's subdued coloring.

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As Doris remarked next day: "Nebris is very graceful and almost pretty; but she was born faded, and nothing can brighten her."

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