Associations to the word «Herm»

Wiktionary

HERM, proper noun. One of the the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
HERM, proper noun. A commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France
HERM, noun. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
HERM, abbreviation. Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.
HERM, noun. (sometimes pejorative) A hermaphrodite.

Dictionary definition

HERM, noun. A statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost.

Wise words

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