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Definition of Paterae
1. patera [n] - See also: patera
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paterae
Literary usage of Paterae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Salaminia (Cyprus). by Alessandro Palma di Censola (1884)
"In detail, it may be mentioned that there are paterae of no less than twelve forms.
The first and finest which claims attention is a patera (fig. ..."
2. Mortars, Plasters, Stuccos, Artificial Marble, Concretes, Portland Cements by Frederick Thomas Hodgson (1916)
"Before fixing the paterae a keyed or undercut hole must be cut in the sunk panels
to give a key for the stuff that is used for fixing the paterae. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Architecture and Archaeology of the Middle Ages by John BRITTON (1838)
"Heads, or busts, of angels holding shields, scrolls, paterae, &c., and playing
on musical instruments, are very commonly met with as brackets and corbels in ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... 1- 23.i3- —OF bacin ; alluded to by Gregory of Tours, who cites it as a word
of rustic use ; ' paterae quas vulgo bocchino« vocant.' ß. ..."
5. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1892)
"Dr. Murray, in the paper mentioned above, has collected an interesting list of
such paterae, lettered or unlettered, which have been found in the north of ..."
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