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Pileus
Pileus meaning
The cap of a mushroom. | The bell of a jellyfish. | A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud.
Synonyms of Pileus
Example sentences (4)
He ordered that it be changed to a helmet.sfn Delacroix's figure wears a pileus, and Bartholdi at first considered placing one on his figure as well.
The cap is a pileus (liberty cap) that in Roman times was given to slaves on the day of their emancipation – freedom from slavery.
The obverse of the coin contains a picture of a Pileus which symbolizes the liberation of the people from the tax burden.
These species may be arranged into the variety, cumulus radiatus; and may be accompanied by up to seven supplementary features, cumulus pileus, velum, virga, praecipitatio, arcus, pannus, and tuba.