a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
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herm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | statue |
Examples of herm
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Herm left behind a team good enough to go 10-6 under Eric Mangini the next year.
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Marble herm in the Vatican Museums inscribed with Aspasia's name at the base.
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Herm was 95 and outlived practically everybody, and he's with his wife, Venita, now.
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In Greece, the use of words beginning with herm dates from at least 600 BCE.
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Herm Edwards presided over the two most dismal seasons of Chiefs football in 30 years.
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Herm Timmersjo's 28-yard field goal six minutes later gave Mount Union a 10-0 advantage.
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Herm Jr. was still in the ICU and unable to attend his father's funeral.
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Herm went to his starting spot while Sue and I stuck together.
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Herm said that state law would preclude his wife from consideration if he remained on the board.
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- A statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
- Herm (Guernu00E9siais: Haerme) is one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is located in the English Channel, north-west of France and south of England. It is 1.5 miles (2.4u00A0km) long and under 0.5 miles (0.80u00A0km) wide; orientated north-south, with several stretches of sand along its northern coast...
- A Herma, herm or herme is a sculpture with a head, and perhaps a torso, above a plain, usually squared lower section, on which male genitals may also be carved at the appropriate height. ...
- (HERMS) Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains) in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BC, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt. ...
- A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration; Abbreviation of hermaphrodite
- (HERMS) A trademarked HERIMS from Precision Brewing Systems.
- (HERMS) Heat Exchanged Recirculating Mash System. A type of RIMS (see below) brewing setup where the mash liquid is circulated through a heat exchanger (in this sense, a fancy word for a copper coil submerged in hot water) in order to maintain the wort at a specific temperature or raise it to a ...
- Representation of a head of Hermes, rising from a columnar pedestal.
- A statue with the head of Hermes atop a rectangular block of stone that displays a large phallus on the front; far an example, see Boston 13.100 (image); for more information, see the Historical Overview topic, "12.1.12.1. The mutilation of the Herms."
