vesica piscis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vesica piscis /ˌvɛsɪkə ˈpɪskɪs, ˈviː-/

▶noun (pl. vesicae piscis /ˈvɛsɪkiː, ˈviː-/) a pointed oval shape used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.

– origin L., lit. ‘fish's bladder’.

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