canefora

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canefora f sing (pl.: canefore)

  1. (storia) vergine dell'antica Atene reggente, nelle processioni, una cesta appoggiata sulla testa in cui vi erano riposti alcuni oggetti sacri
  2. (architettura) elemento architettonico che sostituisce le colonne raffigurante una fanciulla che porta un cesto sulla testa
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IPA: /kaˈnɛfora/

dal latino canephŏra a sua volta derivante dal greco κανηϕόρος

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