noun. A round seal affixed to a papal bull.

noun. A large blister or vesicle.

noun. An ornament in the form of a capsule or locket, in use among the ancient Romans, who adopted it from the Etruscans.

noun. A seal attached to a document.

noun. Any ornament of rounded form, especially if suspended, such as those which are attached by small chains to the Hungarian crown.

noun. In pathology, a bleb or portion of epidermis raised by the extravasation of a transparent watery fluid, as in erysipelas, etc.

noun. In anatomy, an inflated portion of the bony external meatus of the ear, forming a more or less well-marked prominence on each side at the base of the skull of many animals, usually constituted by a bulbous tympanic bone. Also called bulla ossea. See extract.

noun. [capitalized] A genus of tectibranchiate (or pleurobranchiate) gastropods, to which very different limits have been assigned.

noun. A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.

noun. The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals.

noun. A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it.

noun. A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.

noun. A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion.

noun. A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.

noun. In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.

noun. Later, handwritten document from the papal chancellery.

noun. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

noun. the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull

"A long, simple, sleeved tunic bordered with a purple stripe was the standard uniform for both freeborn boys and girls in Rome, and a protective neck chain called a bulla in the case of boys and a moon-shaped lunula for girls the moon being the symbol of Diana, the Roman goddess of chastity their only adornment."

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seal  stamp  

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bleb  blunder  bovine  bullock  michy  

bubble shell  bullae