lang-sweored

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lang-sweored, adj: long-necked, having a long neck. (LAHNG-SWEH-oh-red / ˈlaŋ-ˌswɛɔ-rɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rosy-cheeked hybrid man with a very long blue neck which he grasps with one hand, and animal legs with hooves standing on a ball.
Book of Hours; France (Saint-Omer), 1320-9; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.754, f. 9v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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