What is the winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans called?
petasus — The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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