Vesica piscis. (Eccl. Art) A glory, or aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles usually represented as surrounding a divine personage. More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing a glory; a solid oval, etc.
... II, cap. II) gives numerous quotations on this point; thus De Graaf wrote in his book on the sexual organs of women: "Tales protuberantiae nymphae appellantur ea propter quod aquis e vesica prosilientibus proxime adstare reperiantur, quandoquidem inter illas, tanquam duos parietes, urina magno impetu cum sibilo saepe et absque labiorum irrigatione erumpit, vel quod sint castitatis praesides, aut sponsam ... — Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis
...
