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Sacred asp
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uraeus
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uraeus \U*r[ae]"us\, n. [NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail, Gr. ?, fr. ? tail.] (Egypt. Arch[ae]ol.) A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Uraeus (; plural Uraei or Uraeuses ; from the Greek , ouraîos , "on its tail"; from Egyptian ( ), "rearing cobra") is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian cobra ( asp , serpent , or snake ), used as a symbol of sovereignty , royalty , deity and ...
Usage examples of uraeus.
On the other the winged serpent, the uraeus, bearing the looped cross, the crux ansata, the symbol of life.
The man who occupied the throne wore over his heavy black wig a diadem with the twin uraeus serpents of Cushite kingship.
Under the day and date-Monday, October 19th-he'd sketched a griffinlike animal with the body of an antelope and the head of a bird crowned with three uraei and three sets of wings.