atef-crown
[ ah-tef-kroun ]
/ ˈɑ tɛfˌkraʊn /
noun
a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
Origin of atef-crown
atef, vocalization of Egyptian
yt father + the
f-symbol (a horned viper), orig. taken as part of the word, but now thought to be a nonphonetic determinative
Words nearby atef-crown
atc,
atchafalaya,
atchison,
ate,
atebrin,
atef-crown,
atelectasis,
ateleiosis,
atelier,
ateliosis,
ateliotic dwarf
Example sentences from the Web for atef-crown
Osiris is generally represented with his whole body shrouded in a covering and his head surmounted by the atef-crown; thus, .
The New York Obelisk |Charles E. Moldenke