petasus

• His petasus is slung at his back, meaning that the clouds are not yet opened or expanded in the sky 154. —  Lectures on Art Delivered before the University of Oxford in Hilary term, 1870
• It is a statuette, apparently of gold, or, more probably, of bronze-gilt--a figure of Mercury, obviously, its head being surmounted with the petasus or winged hat, the usual accessory of that deity. —  A Changed Man; and other tales
• Under an oilskin hat, like the petasus of Hermes, pushed back from his white forehead, crisp black curls were knotted around a head whose beardless face was perfect as a cameo cutting. —  The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales
• And rifle him; or pawn his petasus. —  Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter and Some Poems
• On his head he wore a _petasus_ of hyacinthine hue, out of which sprang three peacock's feathers. —  Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-05

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms