SINCE 1828
bucranium
noun
bu·cra·ni·um
| \ byüˈkrānēəm\
variants:
or less commonly bucrane \ (ˈ)byü¦krān \
plural bucrania\ byüˈkrānēə \
also bucranes
Definition of bucranium
: a sculptured ornament (as on a Roman Ionic or Corinthian frieze) composed of an ox skull adorned with ribbons or garlands
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