• (n.) A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.
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decorative motif representing an ox killed in religious sacrifice. The motif originated in a ceremony wherein an ox`s head was hung from the wooden ...
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Bu·cra'ni·um noun ;
plural Latin
Bucrania [ Latin , from Greek ... ox head.] A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.
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bucranium 1. In Roman times, an ox skull that was carved in relief and was part of the decoration of a building. 2. A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc.
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(in classical architecture) an ornament, esp. on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
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