follis

The Concise Oxford Dictionary says that "fool" in its usual sense is Middle English, from Old French, from Latin 'follis' meaning 'bellows or empty-headed person'.

July recipe: Gooseberry fool Carla 2008

"Fool" is from the Latin, follis, which means, "bellows, ball filled with air."

Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be! 2010

"Fool" is from the Latin, follis, which means, "bellows, ball filled with air."

Donna Henes: Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be! 2010

Even the shade of pink used is more in keeping with your blog – dusky and womanly rather than the girly.nicola. follis |

heels 2007

The follis coin indicates that activities continued in this section of the baths until the late sixth or early seventh century A.D.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 7 2003

The eastern sondage yielded material that was similar to that of the layer immediately above floor level, with several special finds such as a terracotta horse figurine, some late-Roman coins (among them a half follis dated to the reign of the emperor Mauritius, A.D. 582-602) and a small pendulant (?) in semi-precious material.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 7 2003

A follis found in the destruction layer of Room 4 of the Macellum after manual cleaning.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Small Finds Conservation Report 1 2003

The topsoil contained a small amount of mid-Byzantine common wares, as well as a late eleventh-century A.D. coin (an anonymous follis).

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Antoninus Pius Report 1 2003

Phase 3: During the middle Byzantine period (eleventh century, again confirmed by an anonymous follis dated to the years 1078-1081), material was dumped here, inside the remains of the second encroachment phase, together with earlier refuse.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Antoninus Pius Report 3 2003

An important discovery from this layer, revealed by M. Waelkens's study of the coins found, was a follis (late coin type) minted under Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine between A.D.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Macellum Report 4 2003