Meanings
plural centauresses
- fantasyA female centaur.
1575. A CENTAURESS ſuckling a child. Cornelian.
1775, A catalogue of impressions in sulphur of antique and modern gems from which pastes are made and sold, page 553 more examples
a Centaureſs with a young Man, ſhe holds a cymbal of gilt-bronze, the thrones of Venus and Mars, with their attributes, are in the fame picture
1800, Letters from Itality, page 122On a grass-plot of the most glossy verdure lies the centauress, with the whole equine part of her stretched on the ground, the hind feet extending backwards: while the upper female part is gently raised, and reclining on one elbow.
1820, Lucian of Samosata - Volume 1 - Page 772we see, from the emptied drinking-vessel of the Centauress before us, that the God did not neglect to requite them for their zeal
1837, Travels in Crete, Volume 2, page 12Synonyms: centaurette
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female centaur.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek κενταυρίς
- κενταυρίς (kentaurís)a female centaur
Esperanto centaŭrino
- centaŭrinoa female centaur
French centauresse
- centauressea female centaur
Greek κενταυρίδα
- κενταυρίδα (kentavrída)a female centaur
Italian centauressa
- centauressaa female centaur
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