Definition of Sphragide. Meaning of Sphragide. Synonyms of Sphragide

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Definition of Sphragide

Sphragide
Sphragide Sphrag"ide, n.[L. sphragis, -idis, Lemnian earth, fr. Gr. ???, ???, a seal; -- so called because sold in sealed packets.] (Min.) Lemnian earth.

Meaning of Sphragide from wikipedia

- formae apud Pindarum vestigiis", 1885. "De poesis Pindaricae in archa et sphragide componendis arte", 1885. "De Pindari poetae et Hieronis regis amicitiae...
- is modified into an external mating plug known as a sphragis (plural sphragides). The sphragis acts to increase the chance of individual males successfully...
- 957-8 Virgil, Georgics iv.563-6 Horace, Odes iii.30 Ovid, Amores iii.15 Sphragides became almost "mandatory" in classical Arabic and Turkmen poetry (e.g...