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paterae |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Patera \Pat"e*ra\, n.; pl {Pater[ae]}(?). [ L., fr patere to lie open.] 1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies 2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like
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