VESICA PISCIS


Meaning of VESICA PISCIS in English

/veuh suy"keuh puy"sis, pis"is; veuh see"keuh pis"kis, ves"i keuh/ , Fine Arts.

an elliptical figure in pointed form, usually one made by the intersection of two arcs and used, esp. in early Christian art, as an emblem of Christ.

[ 1800-10; vesica piscis lit., bladder of a fish ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .