herm

herm  (hûrm) also her·ma (hûrm)

n. pl. herms also her·mae (-m)

A rectangular, often tapering stone post bearing a carved head or bust, usually of Hermes, used as a boundary marker in ancient Greece and for decorative purposes in later periods.

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[Latin herms, herma, from Greek herms, from Herms, Hermes.]

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herm [hɜːm], herma [ˈhɜːmə]

n pl herms, hermae [ˈhɜːmiː], hermai [ˈhɜːmaɪ]

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (in ancient Greece) a stone head of Hermes surmounting a square stone pillar

[from Latin herma, from Greek hermēs Hermes¹]

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herm - a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal