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单词 triskelion
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Definition of triskelion in English:

triskelion

nountrɪˈskɛlɪəntrīˈskelēən
  • A Celtic symbol consisting of three legs or lines radiating from a centre.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to Norse mythology, the triskelion was a symbol of the movement of the sun through the heavens.
    • The cauldron-triple spiral triskelion in my masthead is a Celtic symbol of the 3-fold aspect of the Sacred Feminine - as maiden, mother and crone.
    • Boars, hounds, triskelions, and gem inlays figure in Celtic metalwork from the early Iron Age to the end of distinctly Celtic forms.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from tri- 'three' + Greek skelos 'leg'.

Rhymes

Chellean, Machiavellian, Orwellian, Sabellian, Trevelyan
 
 

Definition of triskelion in US English:

triskelion

nountrīˈskelēən
  • A Celtic symbol consisting of three legs or lines radiating from a center.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cauldron-triple spiral triskelion in my masthead is a Celtic symbol of the 3-fold aspect of the Sacred Feminine - as maiden, mother and crone.
    • According to Norse mythology, the triskelion was a symbol of the movement of the sun through the heavens.
    • Boars, hounds, triskelions, and gem inlays figure in Celtic metalwork from the early Iron Age to the end of distinctly Celtic forms.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from tri- ‘three’ + Greek skelos ‘leg’.

 
 
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