Scopas
[skoh-puh s]
- flourished 4th century b.c., Greek sculptor and architect.
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scopa
[skoh-puh]
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Origin of scopa
1795–1805; < Latin scōpae (plural, singular scopa rare) twigs, shoots
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But whether this Scopas is the Scopas of our text and a hero of Jason's is not clear.
HellenicaXenophon
A copy of the Pythian Apollo by Scopas is in the same museum.
Museum of AntiquityL. W. Yaggy
The third is the period of Praxiteles and Scopas, in the fourth century.
Greek SculptureEstelle M. Hurll
An acquaintance with the art of Scopas is extended by the study of his younger and still more important contemporary Praxiteles.
History of Ancient ArtFranz von Reber
In this master, therefore, may be recognized one whose aims were similar to those of Scopas and Praxiteles.
History of Ancient ArtFranz von Reber
Scopas
- 4th century bc, Greek sculptor and architect
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scopa
- a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen
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Word Origin
C19: from Latin, used only in pl scopae twigs, brush
SCOPA
- Standing Committee on Public Accounts
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Word Origin and History for scopas
scopa
n.
tuft of hairs on a bee's leg, from Latin scopae (plural) "twigs, shoots; a broom, brush," related to scapus "shaft" (cf. scullion).
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