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ta·lar·i·a
(t
-lâr
-
)
KEY
pl.n.
Winged sandals such as those worn by Hermes and Iris as represented in Greco-Roman painting and sculpture.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin
t
l
ria
, from neuter pl. of
t
l
ris
,
of the ankles
, from
t
lus
,
ankle
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