Sistine
adjective
1.
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
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- Sistine-chapel
noun 1. the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others. Sistine Chapel /ˈsɪstaɪn; -tiːn/ noun 1. the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others Sistine Chapel […]
- Sistine-madonna
noun 1. a Madonna painted by Raphael for the Church of St. Sixtus at Piacenza, Italy.
- Sistra
noun, plural sistrums, sistra [sis-truh] /ˈsɪs trə/ (Show IPA) 1. an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken. noun (pl) -tra (-trə) 1. a musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal rattle
- Sistroid
adjective 1. contained between the convex sides of two intersecting curves Compare cissoid (sense 2)
- Sistrum
noun, plural sistrums, sistra [sis-truh] /ˈsɪs trə/ (Show IPA) 1. an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken. noun (pl) -tra (-trə) 1. a musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal rattle