Artere

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    sinew, ligament, tendon, artery archaic, obsolete

    "My fate cries out And makes each petty artere in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion's nerve."

Etymology

Late Middle English arterie, borrowing from Old French artaire and Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe; artery”).

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