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[Gr. petasos =a hat with a broad brim, and phoros =bearing.] Or nth ology: Violet-ears; a genus of Trochili dae (q.v.), inhabiting the whole of Central America, and extending southward to Bolivia and Peru. The bill is longer than the head, and quite straight, and the nostrils are covered by the forehead plumes. (R. B. Sharpe .) pět-a-sŭs, 8. [Latin, from Gr. petasos =a broad- brimmed hat, from pet an- nymi =to spread out.] I. Greek Antiquities : 1. The winged cap or hat of Mercury. 2. A common felt hat worn by horsemen and ephibi; in shape resembling an umbellated flower reversed, having a low crown and broad brim. It was adopted by the Romans frorr the in Petasus habitants of Greece, and worn in both countries as a protection against the sun and weather. II. Arch .: A cupola having the form of a broad brimmed hat. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-0955.png:[blocks in formation]