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vesica

/vuh-sahy-kuh, -see-kuh, ves-i-kuh/US // vəˈsaɪ kə, -ˈsi kə, ˈvɛs ɪ kə //UK // (ˈvɛsɪkə) //

维西卡,维斯卡,维西嘉,维西加

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ve·si·cae [vuh-sahy-kee, -see-kee, ves-i-kee,]. /vəˈsaɪ ki, -ˈsi ki, ˈvɛs ɪˌki,/.

    • : Anatomy. a bladder.
    • : vesica piscis.

Examples

  • A myrtle was also a type, but of the female, because its leaf is a close representation of the vesica piscis.

  • In this figure the cross is made by the intersection of two ovals, each a vesica piscis, an emblem of the yoni.

  • In modern Christian art this symbol is called vesica piscis, and is sometimes surrounded with rays.

  • Thus the following solution that I give to our puzzle involves the pointed "oval," known among architects as the "vesica piscis."

  • In the sky is a pretty Madonna and Child in a vesica surrounded by angels.