uraeus
/jʊˈriːəs
/noun (plural uraei /jʊˈriːʌɪ/)
A representation of a sacred serpent as an emblem of supreme power, worn on the headdresses of ancient Egyptian deities and sovereigns.On the forehead of the mask are a royal uraeus and a vulture's head, symbols of the two tutelary deities of Lower and Upper Egypt: Wadjet and Nekhbet....
- Astarte recognized the uraeus, the vulture of Upper Egypt, and knowing the stranger at her door was Auset, bade the servant to make her welcome.
- This was the species represented in the Egyptian symbol of royalty, the uraeus, and is the one still employed by snake charmers throughout North Africa.
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek ouraios, representing the Egyptian word for 'cobra'.
Rhymes
- rose berry
- Rosebery, 5th Earl of
- rose bit
- rose blanket
- rose bowl
- rose box
- rose-breasted
- rose-breasted cockatoo
- rose-breasted grosbeak
- rose-breasted robin
- rose breccia
- rose-briar
- rosebud
- rosebud nail
- rose burner
- rose bush
- rose cake
- rose campion
- rose catarrh
- rose chafer
- rose-cheeked
- rose cockatoo
- rose cold
- rose color
- rose-color