velamen

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Purple was the favorite color for this velamen, or veil; because, when the sun shone through it, it cast such beautiful rosy tints on the snowy arena and the white purple-edged togas of the Roman citizens Long days were spent from morning till evening upon those galleries.

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  1. noun Anatomy A membranous covering or partition; velum.
  2. noun Botany The spongy, multiple epidermis that covers the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids and certain other plants and is capable of absorbing atmospheric moisture.

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  • Purple was the favorite color for this velamen, or veil; because, when the sun shone through it, it cast such beautiful rosy tints on the snowy arena and the white purple-edged togas of the Roman citizens Long days were spent from morning till evening upon those galleries. —  A Book of Golden Deeds
  • The roots are thick, spongy and are covered with white velamen. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • These plants also have large roots covered with velamen which help retain water. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Purple was the favorite color for this velamen, or veil; because, when the sun shone through it, it cast such beautiful rosy tints on the snowy arena and the white purple-edged togas of the Roman citizens. —  A Book of Golden Deeds
  • 'Patrician,' had Italy ceded to him by a 'Pragmatic' sanction, and Zeno placed on his head the sacrum velamen, a square of purple, signifying in —  Roman and the Teuton
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  1. Latin vēlāmen, covering, from vēlāre, to cover, from vēlum, a covering.

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  1. New Latin, from Latin velamen, a covering, veil, from velare, cover, veil: see veil, v.
 

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