scarabaeus
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of scarabaeus
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin; compare Greek kárabos kind of beetle
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The man caught the object, a ring of gold, containing a scarabaeus.
From Out of the Triangle: a story of the Far East by Bamford, Mary E. (Mary Ellen)
Phtha was a sort of artisan god, who made the sun, moon, and the earth, "the father of beginnings;" his sign was the scarabaeus, or beetle, and his patron city was Memphis.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations by Lord, John
But upon the wrappings of the throat I saw the green jasper of the sacred scarabaeus shining again like a living eye.
From Three John Silence Stories by Blackwood, Algernon
I began distinctly, positively, to remember that there had been no drawing on the parchment when I made my sketch of the scarabaeus.
From Short Stories for English Courses by Mikels, Rosa Mary Redding
I began distinctly, positively, to remember that there had been NO drawing upon the parchment, when I made my sketch of the scarabaeus.
From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American by Hawthorne, Julian
One half at least of the scarabaei, cylinders, and amulets contained in our museums are of limestone or schist, covered with a coloured glaze.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
Next come two antelopes, each kneeling upon a basket; then two bouquets of papyrus; then two more scarabaei, similar to those upon the other border.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
"Give me the names of the better-known species of the British scarabaei," said he.
From Tales of Terror and Mystery by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The outlines of the gazelles, scarabaei, and flowers are as clean-cut and as elegant as if drawn with the pen upon a wall- surface or a page of papyrus.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
Never mind what your hobby is—books, prints, drawings, china, scarabaei, lepidoptera—keep it to yourself and for those like-minded with you.
From In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays by Birrell, Augustine
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