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The five regular geometric solids described by Plato—viz. the tetrahedron, hexahedron, oct - hedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron, all of which are bounded by like, equal, and regular planes.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.