arcula
Dictionary entries
- Entry →arculum, arculi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Religion
roll/hoop placed on the head for carrying vessels at public sacrifice;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →arcula, arculae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
small box/chest/casket; small jewel/perfume/money box; wind-box of an organ;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...subpositis conlucent prela lacernis, sic micat innumeris arcula synthesibus, +atque unam+ uestire tribum tua candida possunt, Apula..."- L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...velamentum eius est. Quis autem umquam vestimenta aestimavit arcula? nec bonum nec malum vagina gladium facit. Ergo..." - L
de Tranquillitate Animi
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...placet non in ambitionem cubile compositum, non ex arcula prolata uestis, non ponderibus ac mille tormentis splendere cogentibus..." - M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...nostri moris ignarus oblitusve eorum qui velut ad arculas sedent et tela agentibus subministrant, neque idem Graecos quoque..."
