What does thyrsus mean?
Thyrsus means A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers..
Thyrsus
/ˈθɜːsəs/ · noun
Meaning
A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers..
Definitions by Sense
- A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
- (botany) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
Example Sentences
1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poet's Calendar In my hand I bear / The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
As good to grow on graves / As twist about a thyrsus.
The champagne was done, and she upturned the bottle to hold it like a thyrsus.
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Word Forms
- thyrsi
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1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poet's Calendar In my hand I bear / The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
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