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bucentaur [bjuːˈsɛntɔː] n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the state barge of Venice from which the doge and other officials dropped a ring into the sea on Ascension Day to symbolize the ceremonial marriage of the state with the Adriatic [from Italian bucentoro, of uncertain origin] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Previously sighted at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, jamme d between marble columns, it's like the Bucentaur crossed with Brighton Pavilion, fantastically woven from cardboard packaging. Rather, they have fashioned it into a statement of their mercantile supremacy at sea and they act out a ritualized wedding between their city referred to here as la Signoria, and the Mediterranean Sea: "then the Signory went forth with great pomp to wed the sea in the Bucentaur, with so many handsomely dressed gentlemen on board, so much music and singing, that it seemed a paradise. |
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