单词 | pulvinar |
释义 | pulvinar /pul vuy"neuhr/, n. , pl. pulvinaria /pul'veuh nair"ee euh/, adj. n. 1. (in ancient Rome) a. a cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god. b. a cushioned seat at a circus. 2. Also called pulvinus. (on an Ionic capital) either of two convex forms having on their ends two of the volutes. adj. 3. pulvinate (def. 3). [1590-1600; (n.) < L pulvinar cushioned couch, equiv. to pulvin(us) cushion + -ar, shortening of -are, neut. of aris -AR1; (adj.) PULVIN(US) + -AR1] |
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