Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A kind of sponge-spicule of polyaxial or irregular figure. See the extract.
- n. A ligament; formerly, a bandage.
Examples
“Rom.lv. 2: epistametha pollous en hēmin paradedōkotas heautous eis desma, hopōs heterous lutrōsontai; polloi heautous exedōkan eis douleian, kai labontes tas timas autōn heterous epsōmisan (“We know that many of our own number have given themselves up to be captives, in order to ransom others; many have sold themselves to slavery, and with the price of their own bodies they have fed others”);”
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries
“[Greek: desma phygôn dolomêtis homartêseie Promêtheus, hêpatos hêbôontos apheidea daitymonêa ouraniês thrasyn ornin echôn pompêa keleuthou].”
“Shabab batcher (thursday 18th) fee fotoor il rasmy fee dewaniat m3arafie bil desma.”
“* epistametha pollous en hēmin paradedōkotas heautous eis desma, hopōs heterous lutrōsontai; polloi heautous exedōkan eis douleian, kai labontes tas timas autōn heterous epsōmisan: [866] 1”
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries
“Ta desma apo Surias mechri Rhōmēs peripherō; which in the close he affirms he wrote from Smyrna, whither he was had to his martyrdom), what is it to any man what style he used in his writings, what swelling titles he gave to any, or words he made use of!”
The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
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Sponge Spicule Terminology
A list of the richly esoteric and myriad terms that have been used in the classification and study of fossil and modern sponge spicules.
The morphology of sponge spicule elements paral...monaxon, monaxonial, monaxial, monactine, monactinal, monactinal monaxon, diactinal monaxon, diactine, biradiate, rhabdus, oxea, uniaxial and 186 more...
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Medical terms or linguistic terms?
That's a terrible ablative case. Get me some morpheme, stet!
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Stuck On Me
Bandages. Unmedicated.
chiastre, elastoplast, Band-Aid, triangular bandage, plaster bandage, roller bandage, scarf bandage, spiral bandage, elastic bandage, four-tailed bandage, immovable bandage, oblique bandage and 36 more...
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