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flabellum

flabellum

9.9
A hand fan used to cool people or in ceremonies
  • noun
  • /fləˈbɛləm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : flabelo
  • The priest waved a flabellum during the ceremony.

Examples

  • The museum displayed a beautifully decorated flabellum from the medieval period.

  • She held a flabellum adorned with colorful feathers.

  • The ancient priest carried a flabellum during the religious ceremony.

  • In some marine animals, the gills have a flabellum shape to increase surface area.

  • The ancient priest carried a flabellum during the religious ceremony.

  • The museum displayed a beautifully decorated flabellum from the medieval period.

  • She held a flabellum adorned with colorful feathers.

Synonyms

fanner
vsflabellum
4.9

A device or person that moves air to cool a room

is a small handheld flat object used mainly in ceremonies or for cooling

Surface Forms

flabellum singular
flabella plural

Etymology

Flabellum comes from the Latin word flabellum, meaning 'little fan', and from a root that meant 'to blow' or 'a breeze'. So a flabellum is a fan-shaped object used to move air or in ceremonies.