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Synonyms for tarsus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tahr-suh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɑr səs

Définition of tarsus

Origin :
  • the ankle bones collectively, 1670s, Modern Latin, from Greek tarsos "ankle, sole of the foot, rim of the eyelid," originally "flat surface, especially for drying," from PIE root *ters- "to dry" (cf. Greek teresesthai "to be or become dry," tersainein "to make dry;" Latin terra "land, ground, soil," torrere "dry up, parch;" see terrain).
  • As in ankle : noun joint between leg and foot
Example sentences :
  • Go and inquire for one called Saul of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth.
  • Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
  • Claws: the claw or hook-like structures at the end of the foot or tarsus.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • When the storm was over, Pericles ordered the sailors to make for Tarsus.
  • Extract from : « Tales from Shakespeare » by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
  • She is not dead at Tarsus as she should have been by the savage Dionysia.
  • Extract from : « Tales from Shakespeare » by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb
  • Was not Saul of Tarsus converted from unbelief by a similar fright?
  • Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
  • Every one looked to that point,I see a man of Tarsus; and he says, Make mention of me!
  • Extract from : « Spare Hours » by John Brown
  • And thus her mind drew on to that supper at Tarsus when she drank the pearl.
  • Extract from : « Cleopatra » by H. Rider Haggard
  • The tarsus folds back; and the antenn are held as in a vice.
  • Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
  • Saul of Tarsus had been often near it, before he found it for himself.
  • Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot
  • Yet it was not for Cilicia and Tarsus that this fire burned.
  • Extract from : « The Life of St. Paul » by James Stalker

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