Definition of Spicas

1. Noun. (plural of spica) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spicas

1. spica [n] - See also: spica

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spicas

sphyraenoid
sphære
sphæres
sphæric
sphærical
sphæroid
sphæroidal
spial
spials
spic
spic-and-span
spic and span
spica
spica bandage
spicae
spicas (current term)
spicate
spicated
spiccato
spiccato bowing
spiccatos
spice
spice bush
spice cake
spice cookie
spice rack
spice tree
spice up
spiceberries
spiceberry

Literary usage of Spicas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pye's Surgical Handicraft: A Manual of Surgical Manipulations, Minor Surgery by Walter Pye (1893)
"The spica of the thumb (Fig. 54) is the regular bandage Spica of thumb. FIG. 54.—spicas of the Thumb and Big Toe. for the common sprain of that joint. ..."

2. Diseases of bones and joints by Leonard Wheeler Ely (1914)
"Short plaster of Paris spicas for ambulatory treatment of hip joint disease. Note the excellent general condition of the children, and the absence of ..."

3. Holbein's Icones Historiarum Veteris Testamenti: A Photo-lith Fac-simile by Hans Holbein (1869)
"... spicas in agro Booz, inue- nit gratiam coram eo. ... spicas de fert ad socrum. Ruth tía aux champs four le bled qui restait ..."

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