criophore
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French, from Ancient Greek κριόφόρος (krióphóros, “carrying a ram”), from κριός (kriós, “ram”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “carrying”).
Noun[edit]
criophore (plural criophores)
- A statue or other representation of a person carrying a ram.
- Synonym: kriophoros
- 1972, Kurt Weitzmann, Ivories and Steatites, page 11:
- The slender proportions of our criophore and his quite elegant bearing show an even better understanding of the classical mode.
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
criophore (plural criophores)
Further reading[edit]
- “criophore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.