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Fibula   /fˈɪbjələ/   Listen
Fibula

noun
(pl. fibulae)
1.
The outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.  Synonym: calf bone.






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... regali pompa, more magis Persico. Adorata est more regum Persarum. Convivata est imperatorum, more Rom. Ad conciones galeata processit, cum limbo purpureo, gemmis dependentibus per ultimam fimbriam media etiam cyclade veluti fibula muliebri astricta, brachio saepe nudo. Fuit vultu subaquilo fusci coloris, oculis supra modum [Footnote: Ingentibus.] vigentibus, nigris, spiritus divini, venustatis incredibilis; tantus candor in dentibus, ut margaritas ...
— Zenobia - or, The Fall of Palmyra • William Ware



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