BUCENTAUR

Etymology

Noun

bucentaur (plural bucentaurs)

A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.

A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.

Source: Wiktionary


Bu*cen"taur, n. Etym: [Gr.

1. A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.

2. Etym: [It. bucentoro.]

Definition: The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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