Discoboli

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Discobolus \Dis*cob"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Discoboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ?;
     ? a discu + ? to throw.] (Fine Arts)
     (a) A thrower of the discus.
     (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to
         throw it.
         [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of
           antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have
           been preserved.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  discoboli
       See {discobolos}