vesica

2 definitions found

vesica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vesica \Ve*si"ca\, n. [L.]
     A bladder.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Vesica piscis. [L., fish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or
        aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles
        usually represented as surrounding a divine personage.
        More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing
        a glory; a solid oval, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

vesica - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vesica
      n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
           gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]