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aplustre|əˈplʌstriː|
[L. (pl. aplustria), ad. Gr. ἄϕλαστον.]
The curved and ornamented stern of an ancient Greek or Roman ship.
1705Addison Italy 344 The one holds a Sword in her Hand to represent the Iliad,..as the other has an Aplustre to represent the Odyssy, or Voyage of Ulysses. 1842W. Smith Dict. Gk. & Rom. Antiq. 58/2 A bird..which perches on the aplustre of the ship Argo. 1880Wallace Ben-Hur 141 The aplustre of the galley. 1929Times 1 Feb. 7/5 Their [Phoenicians'] earliest coins..show a long rakish vessel with..a handsome aplustre astern. |
