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Scopas

[skoh-puh s]
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noun

flourished 4th century b.c., Greek sculptor and architect.

scopa

[skoh-puh]

noun, plural sco·pae [skoh-pee] /ˈskoʊ pi/, sco·pas.

pollen brush.

Origin of scopa

1795–1805; < Latin scōpae (plural, singular scopa rare) twigs, shoots
Related formssco·pate [skoh-peyt] /ˈskoʊ peɪt/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for scopas

Historical Examples of scopas

  • But whether this Scopas is the Scopas of our text and a hero of Jason's is not clear.

    Hellenica

    Xenophon

  • A copy of the Pythian Apollo by Scopas is in the same museum.

  • The third is the period of Praxiteles and Scopas, in the fourth century.

    Greek Sculpture

    Estelle 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 Art

    Franz von Reber

  • In this master, therefore, may be recognized one whose aims were similar to those of Scopas and Praxiteles.

    History of Ancient Art

    Franz von Reber

British Dictionary definitions for scopas

Scopas

noun

4th century bc, Greek sculptor and architect

scopa

noun plural -pae (-ˌpiː)

a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen

Word Origin for scopa

C19: from Latin, used only in pl scopae twigs, brush

SCOPA

n acronym for (in South Africa)

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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