protoman.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)mə/, U.S.

/ˈproʊdəmə/

Inflections: Plural protomae, protomai, protomas.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek προτομή.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek προτομή protome n., with alteration of the ending, after Latin feminine nouns in -a . Compare earlier protome n.

= protome n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > a sculpture or carving > group or spec. subject

antic1532

Our Lady Piety1533

drapery1552

antiquary1573

urn1653

story1657

Pietàc1660

gigantomachy1820

set piece1846

terminal1865

wheatear1882

protome1886

protoma1894

koruru1897

blemya1915

Lincoln imp1926

1894 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. 9 135 A protoma of Medusa.

1931 Antiquity 5 330 Fragments of horns and ears of the stone protomas of the bulls forming the capitals.

1971 Metrop. Museum Jrnl. 4 51/1 An animal protoma spewing jewels decorates the hub of the lotus-shaped hair ornament.

1991 Greece & Rome 38 107 The protomai she has studied are the mould-made terracottas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	protoma
释义	protoman. Brit. /ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)mə/, U.S. /ˈproʊdəmə/ Inflections: Plural protomae, protomai, protomas. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek προτομή. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek προτομή protome n., with alteration of the ending, after Latin feminine nouns in -a . Compare earlier protome n. = protome n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > a sculpture or carving > group or spec. subject antic1532 Our Lady Piety1533 drapery1552 antiquary1573 urn1653 story1657 Pietàc1660 gigantomachy1820 set piece1846 terminal1865 wheatear1882 protome1886 protoma1894 koruru1897 blemya1915 Lincoln imp1926 1894 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. 9 135 A protoma of Medusa. 1931 Antiquity 5 330 Fragments of horns and ears of the stone protomas of the bulls forming the capitals. 1971 Metrop. Museum Jrnl. 4 51/1 An animal protoma spewing jewels decorates the hub of the lotus-shaped hair ornament. 1991 Greece & Rome 38 107 The protomai she has studied are the mould-made terracottas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894
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