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buˈcrane Arch.
Also buˈcranium.
[F. bucrane, and L. bucranium, ad. Gr. βουκράνιον, f. βοῦς ox + κρανίον skull.]
A sculptured ornament representing an ox-skull.
1854Fairholt Dict. Terms in Art, Bucrania. 1878R. J. Playfair Algeria (ed. 2) 232 Over the columns and pilasters [of the Temple] are panels ornamented by bucranes. |
