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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
jugal point (which see, undercraniometry ). - noun In ichthyology, a dermal bone situated in front of the eye and connected with the suborbitals; a preorbital.
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- noun
jugal (bone)
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- noun the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
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"jugale", or parti-coloured yoke of ribbon binding together the married pair, are mentioned by St. Isidore of Seville, and it is not quite clear how far they are to be identified with the velum or flammeum of the bride in the Roman marriage.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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