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vesica piscis
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vesica pis·cis  (pss, pss)
n.
A pointed oval shape used in medieval Christian art as an aureole to surround a sacred figure.

[New Latin vsca piscis : Latin vsca, bladder + Latin piscis, genitive of piscis, fish (from the resemblance in shape).]


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