English Explanatory Dictionary

ampyx

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.

Word forms

ampyx

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμπυξ (ámpux).

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