amictum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →amicio, amicire, amicui, amictus:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
clothe, cover, dress; wrap about; surround; veil; clothe with words;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →amictus, amictus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cloak, mantle; outer garment; clothing, garb; fashion; manner of dress; drapery;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...loca deveniamus nobis adversa et caeli mutemus amictum, an caelum nobis ultro natura corumptum deferat aut aliquid..."Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...spectantibus oculis, decebit. CLXII. Narratio magis prolatam manum, amictum recidentem, gestum distinctum, vocem sermoni proximam et tantum acriorem..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...exue caestus.' haec fatus duplicem ex umeris reiecit amictum et magnos membrorum artus, magna ossa lacertosque exuit atque..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...carpebant rite laborem. laeva colum molli lana retinebat amictum, dextera tum leviter deducens fila supinis formabat digitis..."
