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orant
[ awr-uhnt, ohr- ]
noun
, Fine Arts.
- a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
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Calig´orant, an Egyptian giant and cannibal, who used to entrap travellers with an invisible net.
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