petasus

American  

[pet-uh-suhs] / ˈpɛt ə səs /

Also petasos

noun

plural

petasuses

1. a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.

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petasus British  

/ -ˌsɒs, ˈpɛtəsəs, ˈpɛtəsəs /

noun

1. a broad-brimmed hat worn by the ancient Greeks, such as one with wings on either side as traditionally worn by Mercury

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Etymology

Origin of petasus

1590–1600; < Latin < Greek pétasos, akin to petannýnai to spread out

Example Sentences

And one of them had a petasus and a golden caduceus, and the other had a trumpet.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

His petasus is slung at his back, meaning that the clouds are not yet opened or expanded in the sky.

From Lectures on Art Delivered before the University of Oxford in Hilary term, 1870 by Ruskin, John

Fetch me a petasus, and lay the toga in the chariot.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 by Herbert, Henry William

The modern hat can be traced back to the petasus worn by the ancient Romans when on a journey; and hats were also thus used by the earlier Greeks.

From Walking-Stick Papers by Holliday, Robert Cortes

His trousers were of moleskin; his boots reached almost to his knees; for head-covering he had the cheapest kind of undyed felt, its form exactly that of the old petasus.

From The Nether World by Gissing, George