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–plural noun Classical Mythology.

the wings or winged sandals on the feet of Hermes, or Mercury.

[Origin: < L tālāria, n. use of neut. pl. of tālāris attached to the ankles, equiv. to tāl(us) ankle + āris -ar¹

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pl.n. Winged sandals such as those worn by Hermes and Iris as represented in Greco-Roman painting and sculpture.

[Latin tālāria, from neuter pl. of tālāris, of the ankles, from tālus, ankle.]

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talaria
noun
a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)

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Ta*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [L., from talaris pertaining to the ankles, fr. talus ankle.] (Class. Myth.) Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.

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