pteruge
Meanings
noun
- A flexible feather-like strip of material at the edge of body or head armour, particularly used in Greco-Roman times, such as the flaps of a linothorax or the strips hanging from a Roman legionary's belt.
Word forms
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek πτέρυξ (ptérux, “feather”).
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