Defn: Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls.
AEGILOPS
Æg"i*lops, n. Etym: [L. aegilopis, Gr.
1. (Med.)
Defn: An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.
2. (Bot.) (a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed. Crabb. (b) A genus of plants, called also hardgrass.
AEGIS
Æ"gis, n. Etym: [L. aegis, fr. Gr.
Defn: A shield or protective armor; — applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.
AEGOPHONY
Æ*goph"o*ny, n.
Defn: Same as Egophony.
AEGROTAT
Æ*gro"tat, n. Etym: [L., he is sick.] (Camb. Univ.)