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One stopped the counsel: "The Geographical Distribution of the Chief Type of Fibulae."

From Time Magazine Archive

Fibulae, or brooches, and buckles, made of bronze, are very beautifully ornamented.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

Fibulae, often of the “kettle-drum” form, take the place of the Bronze age pin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

"Why, Phaddhy," replied Briney, "how could I be able to answer a clargy?—doesn't he know all the languages, and I'm only in the Fibulae AEsiopii yet."

From The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William