Venus's girdle

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noun

an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.

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Origin of Venus's girdle

First recorded in 1865–70

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How to use Venus's girdle in a sentence

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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
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En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
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And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire.
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British Dictionary definitions for Venus's girdle

Venus's-girdle

noun

a ctenophore, Cestum veneris, of warm seas, having an elongated ribbon-like body

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