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[hurm] 
–noun
| a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck. |
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| herm (hûrm) n. pl. herms also her·mae (-mī) A rectangular, often tapering stone post bearing a carved head or bust, usually of Hermes, used as a boundary marker in ancient Greece and for decorative purposes in later periods. [Latin hermēs, herma, from Greek hermēs, from Hermēs, Hermes.] |
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