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dolos

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dolos [ˈdɒlɒs]
n pl -osse
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) South African a knucklebone of a sheep, buck, etc., used esp by diviners
[from Afrikaans, possibly from dollen play + os ox or from dobbel dice + os ox]


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Dolos are unusually shaped concrete blocks weighing up to 20 tons, used to protect harbour walls Named after the Greek god of trickery, they work by dissipating, rather than blocking, the energy of waves.
7) Stauble ha notato come Celestina presenti analogie con varie commedie umanistiche italiane, quali Philogenia, Poliscena, Dolos, Poliodorus, Chrysis (247-48).
 
 
 
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