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Definition of Aplustre
1. n. An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
Definition of Aplustre
1. Noun. (obsolete nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aplustre
1. an ornament on the stern of a ship [n -S]
Medical Definition of Aplustre
1. An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. Origin: L, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aplustre
Literary usage of Aplustre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv Verschütteten Städte Campaniens by Wolfgang Helbig, Otto Philipp Donner-von Richter (1868)
"... und eine zweite mit einem Anker in der K. . einem aplustre in der L. — P. d'E.
IV, 53 p.263. Z. I, 7<). 1951. ..."
2. A School Dictionary of Greek & Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1851)
"Her most ancient temple was at Paphos. No bloody sacrifices were allowed to be
offered to her, but only pure fire, flowers, and incense. aplustre ..."
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