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Definition of Nimbed
1. having a halo [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nimbed
Literary usage of Nimbed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum by Montague Rhodes James (1895)
"On L. Joseph, like S. Peter, nimbed, at the head of a crowd of men : the I ligh
... David half-length, nimbed, plays on .in instrument like that in No. 18. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Comprising the History, Institutions by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"Medea is nimbed on a patera mentioned by Muratori '(ii. ... The annexed woodcut
of a nimbed head of Mercury, from a fragment of a bas-relief giren by Mont- ..."
3. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Jesus College by Montague Rhodes James, Jesus College (University of Cambridge). Library (1895)
"On L. Habakkuk, nimbed, carrying loaves in his robe and a bucket in his hand, is
borne by an ... Comer and another woman on L. addressed by Hosea nimbed ..."
4. The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge: A by Montague Rhodes James, Roger Gale (1902)
"Seated naked, nimbed, holds a sceptre. Three friends and wife on R. 34. ... Eccl.
Unfinished: pen outline of nimbed figure writing: the ground filled in, ..."
5. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"To discover a nimbed figure in the catacombs we must descend to a ... are similarly
nimbed. Ferret's plates present the blessed Virgin twice with the nimbus ..."
6. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City (1850)
"1. The first figure of the group, counting from the centre of the window, wears
a mitre. 3. A similar subject. The group consists of a nimbed female figure, ..."
7. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Sidney Sussex by Montague Rhodes James (1895)
"Isaiah nude, nimbed, bound to two uprights, sawn upwards by two men. 39. Jer.
... A man in a tower lets down Paul in a basket: a nimbed man on R. 68. Col. ..."
8. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts Other Than Oriental in the by King's College (University of Cambridge). Library, Montague Rhodes James (1895)
"He sits, nimbed, talking to Corner, who is also seated. 36. ... Zacharias nimbed
and hooded: on R. an angel in white, at the further end of an altar, ..."
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