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Venus's girdle

American  

noun

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

Venus's-girdle British  

noun

  1. 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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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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