petasus

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/ˈpɛtəsəs/ (UK)

Definition of petasus

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noun

(historical)A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions.

“Their faces were shadowed beneath broad-brimmed, low-crowned petasoses.”

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Borrowed from Latin petasus, and its source, Koine Greek πέτασος (pétasos), from Ancient Greek πεταννύναι (petannúnai, “to spread out”).

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