vesica

[ vuh-sahy-kuh, -see-kuh, ves-i-kuh ]

noun,plural ve·si·cae

[vuh-sahy-kee, -see-kee, ves-i-kee,]. /vəˈsaɪ ki, -ˈsi ki, ˈvɛs ɪˌki,/.

Anatomy. a bladder.
vesica piscis.

Origin of vesica

First recorded in 1675–85, vesica is from the Latin word vēsīca

Words Nearby vesica

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How to use vesica in a sentence

A myrtle was also a type, but of the female, because its leaf is a close representation of the vesica piscis.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism | Thomas Inman
In this figure the cross is made by the intersection of two ovals, each a vesica piscis, an emblem of the yoni.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism | Thomas Inman
In modern Christian art this symbol is called vesica piscis, and is sometimes surrounded with rays.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism | Thomas Inman
Thus the following solution that I give to our puzzle involves the pointed "oval," known among architects as the "vesica piscis."
Amusements in Mathematics | Henry Ernest Dudeney
In the sky is a pretty Madonna and Child in a vesica surrounded by angels.
The Shores of the Adriatic | F. Hamilton Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for vesica

vesica

/ (ˈvɛsɪkə) /

nounplural -cae (-ˌsiː)

anatomy a technical name for bladder (def. 1)
(in medieval sculpture and painting) an aureole in the shape of a pointed oval

Origin of vesica

C17: from Latin: bladder, sac, blister

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