contorniate

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.
    — Mr. Evans exhibited a fine contorniate, bearing the head of Nero
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a furrow of this kind. not-comparable
    — […] by its close analogy with a more elaborate composition on a contorniate medal of the same Emperor, which was certainly commemorative of that event.

词形变化

contorniates plural

词源

词源 1
From Italian contorniato, present participle of contorniare (“to make a circuit or outline”).
词源 2
From Italian contorniato, present participle of contorniare (“to make a circuit or outline”).
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