See Also: Meliboean(dictionary)

nearside (iou) and Meliboean (iou)


nearside (iou)



nearside adjective & noun. M19.
[from NEAR adjective + SIDE noun.]
(Of) the left side of a horse or Other animal, a vehicle, etc. Cf. NEAR adjective 2.

Meliboean (iou)



Meliboean adjective. rare (Milton). M17.
[from Latin Meliboeus (designating a purple dye) + -AN.]
Of or pertaining to Meliboea, an island forming part of ancient Syria, colonized from Thessaly, and famous for its purple dye.