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psalloid
psalloid, a. Anat. (ps-, ˈsælɔɪd) [ad. mod.L. psalloīdēs, irreg. f. Gr. ψάλλειν (see psalm) + εἶδος form: see -oid.] Resembling a stringed instrument: applied to a part of the fornix of the brain (corpus psalloïdes), from the lines on it suggesting the strings of a musical instrument, whence also ca...
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psaloid
ˈpsaloid, a. an alteration of psalloid, due to an assumed derivation from Gr. ψαλίς, ψαλιδ- pair of shears, also a vault (= L. fornix): see quots. Psaloid from ψαλίς is as incorrectly formed as psalloid from ψάλλειν; its correct form would be *psalidoid.1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Psaloides, adj. (As if...
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psalterium
‖ psalterium (psæl-, sɒlˈtɪərɪəm) [L. psaltērium, ad. Gr. ψαλτήριον psaltery, psalter.] I. 1. = psaltery 1. (Not in Eng. use.)1872 Sacristy Aug. I. 201 The psalterium, which must not be confounded with the psalterion of the 13th century, was a little portable harp. 18.. S. Kensington Art Handbk. No....
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