telamon

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In _Iliad_, II. 388, the shield (_aspis_) is spoken of as "covering a man about" ([Greek: _amphibrotae_]), while, in the heat of battle, the baldric (_telamon_), or belt of the shield, "shall be wet with sweat."

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  1. noun Architecture A figure of a man used as a supporting pillar.

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  • In _Iliad_, II. 388, the shield (_aspis_) is spoken of as "covering a man about" ([Greek: _amphibrotae_]), while, in the heat of battle, the baldric (_telamon_), or belt of the shield, "shall be wet with sweat." —  Homer and His Age
 

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  1. Latin, from Greek telamōn, bearer; see telə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin telamon, telamo, from Greek τελαμών, bearer, from τλῆναι, bear.
 

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/ˈtɛləmɑn/
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