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ampyx

ampyx noun: a woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.

Noun

ampyx (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.

Origin of ampyx

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμπυξ (ámpux).

Questions about ampyx

What does ampyx mean?
Ampyx means a woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is ampyx?
Ampyx is a noun.

Words near ampyx in the dictionary

  1. amputees
  2. amputes
  3. amputing
  4. ampyrimine
  5. ampyrone
  6. ampyx
  7. ampyzine
  8. ampère
  9. Ampère meter
  10. Ampère meters
  11. Ampère's circuital law

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