"sheela-na-gig" meaning in All languages combined

See sheela-na-gig on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sheela-na-gigs [plural]
Etymology: From Irish Síle na gcíoch (“Julia of the breasts”). Attested in English from the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Síle}} Irish Síle Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheela-na-gig (plural sheela-na-gigs)
  1. A carving of a naked woman with an exaggerated vulva, found in old British and Irish architecture, perhaps used to ward off death and evil. Wikipedia link: Sheela na gig
    Sense id: en-sheela-na-gig-en-noun-9zJHNpgj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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