petasius

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin petasius, from Ancient Greek πέτασος (pétasos, petasus: a broad-brimmed hat).[1]

Noun[edit]

petasius (plural petasii)

  1. A large broad-rimmed bell used for summoning monks.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Walters, Henry Beauchamp. Church Bells of England, p. 3.
  2. ^ Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, Vol. 2, p. 452.

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek πέτασος (pétasos).

Noun[edit]

petasius

  1. a petasius#English: a large, broad-rimmed bell used for summoning monks