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Definition of Bucentaur

Bucentaur
Bucentaur Bu*cen"taur, n. [Gr. boy^s ox + ke`ntayros centaur.] 1. A fabulous monster, half ox, half man. 2. [It. bucentoro.] The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic.

Meaning of Bucentaur from wikipedia

- The bucentaur (/bjuːˈsɛntɔːr/ bew-SEN-tor; bucintoro in Italian and Venetian) was the ceremonial barge of the doges of Venice. It was used every year...
- a "fundamental" rite for ancient Venice. The ceremony begins with the bucentaur docking at the Môle in front of the Doge's Palace. The doge of Venice...
- 50km 30miles SOUTH GEORGIA Bucentaur Rock    Bucentaur Rock (54°9′S 36°33′W / 54.150°S 36.550°W / -54.150; -36.550) is the outermost of three rocks...
- Bucintoro near the Riva di Sant'Elena (also known as The Departure of the Bucentaur for the Ascension Day Ceremony, and other similar titles) is an oil painting...
- (recreational) Barge B**** boat Boita Bow rider Bracera Bragozzo Brig Brigantine Bucentaur Top of page Cabin cruiser Cruise ship Cable ferry Canoe Cape Islander...
- with the sea. This was done by casting a ring from the state barge, the Bucentaur, into the Adriatic. In its earlier form this ceremony was instituted to...
- celebrated on Ascension Day, which included a parade of boats led by the Bucentaur and the rite of the Marriage of the Sea which symbolized the maritime...
- and the MIT charter crossed the Charles River on the ceremonial barge Bucentaur built for the occasion. Institute faculty continued to debate whether...
- The Bucentaur Returns to the Pier at the Doge's Palace or The Doge of Venice Departs for the Festival of the Betrothal of Venice to the Adriatic Sea is...
- gondoliers in costumes sail in typical 16th century boats following the Bucentaur, doge's state galley. On November 21, Venetians thank the Virgin Mary...