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Definition of Thyrsi
1. thyrsus [n] - See also: thyrsus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyrsi
Literary usage of Thyrsi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tooke's Pantheon of the Heathen Gods, and Illustrious Heroes: Revised for a by François Pomey (1827)
"... by knawing vines he taught the art of pruning them. king the earth with their
thyrsi, ... thyrsi ..."
2. Catalogue of Arretine Pottery by George Henry Chase (1916)
"The loops are attached near the tops of the thyrsi by cords which end in large
... Where the thyrsi cross they are fastened by large knotted fillets, ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"thyrsi«. Here's wood for fuel ; here the fire displays To all around its ...
thyrsi« A languid hue the thirsty fields assume, Parch'd to the root the ..."
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