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nebris

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[neb-ris] / ˈnɛb rɪs /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of nebris

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

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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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