vesica piscis

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vesica piscis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vesica \Ve*si"ca\, n. [L.]
     A bladder.
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     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.
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