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Venus's girdle

Venus's girdle

noun

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

Venus's-girdle

noun

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

Venus's girdle

American

noun

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

Venus's-girdle British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Venus's girdle

First recorded in 1865–70

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Venus's girdle

Not Venus's girdle even was supposed to confer greater charms than the Girnachgowl collar.

From Marriage by Ferrier, Susan Edmonstone

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