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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὀπισθοσφενδόνη
- English todayopisthosphendone
From Ancient Greek ὀπισθοσφενδόνη (opisthosphendónē), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind”) + σφενδόνη (sphendónē, “sling”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
opisthosphendone
Today it means: A plain or ornamented band of fabric, broad in the middle and narrow at the ends, and fastened in the front, used in Ancient Greece to support the hair behind the head. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ὀπισθοσφενδόνη