tricorporaladj.
/trʌɪˈkɔːpərəl/ Having three bodies; three-bodied.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > miscellaneous types of > having three bodies
tricorporal1736
1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Tricorporal, that hath three bodies.
1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis iii. 59 Coequal to the destruction of the tricorporal Geryon, or the three-headed Cerberus.
Derivatives
triˈcorporate adj. in same sense, spec. in Heraldry: see quots.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > having three bodies
tricorporated1572
tricorporate1731
1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Tricorporate, Tricorporous, that hath three bodies.
c1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss. Tricorporate is said when the bodies of three beasts are represented issuing from the dexter, sinister, and base points of the escocheon, and meeting conjoined to one head in the centre point.
triˈcorporated adj. = tricorporate adj.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > having three bodies
tricorporated1572
tricorporate1731
1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 42 Tricorporated.
1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xv. 141 A Tricorporated Lion, issuing out of the three corners of the Escocheon, all meeting vnder one head.
triˈcorporous adj. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Tricorporous.
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