nebris

[neb-ris]

noun

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

Origin of nebris

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

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Historical Examples of nebris

Nebris, neb′ris, n. a fawn-skin worn in imitation of Bacchus by his priests and votaries.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
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