Talaria

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

  Talaria \Ta*la"ri*a\ (t[.a]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [L., from
     talaris pertaining to the ankles, fr. talus ankle.] (Class.
     Myth.)
     Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the
     ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  talaria
       n : a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)