‖U‐ræ″us (?), n. [NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail, Gr. �, fr. � tail.] (Egypt. Archæol.) A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.