Sigillaria
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌsɪd͡ʒɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sigillaria is a noun meaning (by extension) The last two days (i.e. the sixth and seventh) of the saturnalia.
Meaning
(by extension) The last two days (i.e. the sixth and seventh) of the saturnalia.
More Meanings
- Any of the genus Sigillaria of fossil trees principally found in the coal formation, with seal-like leaf scars in vertical rows on the surface.
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Little images or figure made of earthenware or wax sold or given as presents on the last two days of the saturnalia. They were often figures of deities or fruit. In singular, sigillarium
Word Forms
- sigillarias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include selliera, sterculia, sidalcea, salisburia, sisymbrium, scilla.
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