CANEPHOR
\kˈe͡ɪnfə], \kˈeɪnfə], \k_ˈeɪ_n_f_ə]\
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kan'e-f[=o]r, n. (archit.) a female figure bearing a basket on her head. [Gr. kan[=e]phoros, one of the bearers upon their heads at the Panathenaic festival of the baskets containing the sacrificial implements.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Snake's-head
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