Associations to the word «Bestiary»

Wiktionary

BESTIARY, noun. A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.

Dictionary definition

BESTIARY, noun. A medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.