Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Jewish antiquity, a girdle of fine linen worn by priests. Also called
abanet . - noun In surgery, a bandage resembling a Jewish priest's girdle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The apron, or abnet, worn by the Egyptian and the Hebrew priests, and which has been considered as the analogue of the masonic apron, is supposed to have been a symbol of authority; but the use of the apron in
The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey
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Thus in the Levitical economy of the Israelites the priests always wore the abnet, or linen apron, or girdle, as a part of the investiture of the priesthood.
The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey
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Heb. ` abnet, the girdle of sacerdotal and state officers
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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Gun-powder, lo per centum ad valorem abnet Wares, Buttons, Saddles, Gloves of leather.
A pocket almanack, for the year ... : calculated for the use of the state of Massachusetts-Bay 1779
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