nountheamēdesTHEAMEDES☆ KeepMeaningan Ethiopian stone that repels ironLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879THEAMEDESLEWIS & SHORTTHEAMEDEStheamēdes, is, m., I. an Ethiopian stone that repels iron; acc. to some, the tourmaline, Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 130.Read the whole entry