cheniscus
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chenisco masculine ablative singular, masculine dative singular of cheniscus
chēniscus, i, m. dim., = χηνίσκος, lit.
- a gosling; hence, the ornament in the form of a goose on a ship’s stern, Ap. Met. 11, 16, 25.
chēniscus, ī, m. (χηνίσκος, eig. das Gänschen; dah.) eine Verzierung am Schiffshinterdeck in Form eines Gänsehalses, Apul. met. 11, 16.
chēniscus, ī, m. (χηνίσκος), extrémité de la poupe dʼun vaisseau recourbée à la façon dʼun cou dʼoie : Apul. M. 11, 16.
CHENISCUS
CHENISCUS[NAVIS]
Cheniscus
(χηνίσκος). An ornament resembling the head and neck of a goose (χήν), placed sometimes on the prow and sometimes on the stern of a ship. See navis.