Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ament . - noun Anciently, a strap secured to the shaft of a javelin, to aid the thrower in giving it force and aim.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
ament .
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- noun
catkin
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Examples
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The ἀγκύλη is generally supposed to be the same with the Latin _amentum_, a strap or loop fastened to the middle of a javelin, or the shaft of a spear, that it might be hurled with the greater force.
The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis 431 BC-350? BC Xenophon 1844
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(* I have carefully counted how many flowers are contained in a square inch on each amentum, from 100 to 120 of which are found united in one spathe.)
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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[(\223it is so defended by) 29.8 (the lig) 9.8 (amentum superius anterium, and the lig) 9.8 (amentum posticum,)] TJ
Drelincourt and Rodalvi; or, Memoirs of Two Nobel Families Byron 1807
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The ‘amentum’ was the thong, or strap of leather, with which the lance, or javelin, was fastened, in order to draw it back when thrown.] [Footnote 36: _Not used to bear.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations 43 BC-18? Ovid 1847
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