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brazen bull

brazen bull noun: an ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.

brazen bull: an ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a...
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Noun

brazen bull (plural brazen bulls)

  1. An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.
    Synonyms:
    bronze bull, Sicilian bull

brazen bull meaning in Arabic, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese

brazen bull in Arabic

ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
ثَوْر بْرُونْزِيّ ṯawr brūnziyy

brazen bull in Persian

ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
گاو برنزی gâv bronzi, گاو برنجی gâv berenji, گاو سیسیلیایی gâv sisilyâyi

brazen bull in Thai

ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
โคสัมฤทธิ์ koo sǎm-rít, โคทองเหลือง koo tɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉang, โคซีชีเลีย koo Sii-chii-liia

brazen bull in Vietnamese

ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death
con bò bằng đồng, con bò đồng, con bò Sicilia

Synonyms of brazen bull

  • bronze bull
  • Sicilian bull

Forms of brazen bull

pluralbrazen bulls

Questions about brazen bull

What does brazen bull mean?
Brazen bull means an ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.
What is brazen bull in Arabic?
Brazen bull in Arabic is ثَوْر بْرُونْزِيّ (ṯawr brūnziyy). See Brazen bull meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is brazen bull?
Brazen bull is a noun.
What is the plural of brazen bull?
The plural of brazen bull is brazen bulls.

Words near brazen bull in the dictionary

  1. Brazels
  2. Brazelton
  3. Brazeltons
  4. brazen
  5. brazen age
  6. brazen bull
  7. brazen bulls
  8. brazen out
  9. Brazen Sea
  10. brazen-face
  11. brazen-faced

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