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nebris

[ neb-ris ]

noun

  1. a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nebris1

1770–80; < Latin < Greek ²Ô±ð²ú°ùí²õ fawn-skin; akin to ²Ô±ð²ú°ùó²õ fawn
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Nebris, neb′ris, n. a fawn-skin worn in imitation of Bacchus by his priests and votaries.

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Next on the left is a Satyr advancing over rocky ground towards a large crater; in his right hand he holds an oinocho�, with which he is about to take wine from the crater; in his left hand has been a phial�; a fawn skin, nebris, hangs from his left shoulder.

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Mr. Woods, who is chairman of the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the Bronx Zoo, and a former chief executive of Bessemer Securities, was an investor in the Nebris Corporation, which borrowed $10.2 million to purchase a security backed by student loans.

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He found us in the triclinium, Nebris lying on the sofa with me, and playing a dismal tune on her flageolet, Doris on the other sofa laughing at us.

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The merry dark- haired girl was named Doris and her languorous comrade Nebris.

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