nebris
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nebris
1770–80; < Latin < Greek nebrís fawn-skin; akin to nebrós fawn
Example Sentences
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His statues of Dionysus also expressed the most consummate physical beauty, representing the god as a beautiful youth, crowned with ivy, engirt with a nebris, and expressing tender and dreamy emotions.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John
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