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Pileus   Listen
noun
Pileus  n.  (pl. pilei)  
1.
(Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt.
2.
(Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom.
3.
(Zool.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.





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"Pileus" Quotes from Famous Books



... gave him immortality. Henceforward, did a slave obtain a few kind words from his master over his wine? he was a Junian Latin. Was he described as 'filius meus' in a public document? Junian Latin. Did he wear the cap of liberty, the pileus, at his master's funeral? Junian Latin. Did he disembowel his master's corpse? Junian Latin, once more, ...
— The Ink-Stain, Complete • Rene Bazin


Words linked to "Pileus" :   cap, fungus, plant part, plant structure


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