bilibri
Dictionary entries
- Entry →bilibris, bilibris, bilibre:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
two-pound, weighing/containing two pounds; (2 Roman pounds = one and a half US);
abl. sg. (all)dat. sg. (all)
Examples
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...cella erat paulum nimis loculi lubrici, ibi erat bilibris aula sic propter cados, ea saepe deciens complebatur: vidi..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...natalis aliosve dierum festos albatus celebret, cornu ipse bilibri caulibus instillat, veteris non parcus aceti. quali igitur victu..."Liber IV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...plebis magis optandus quam sperandus fuerit, frumentarium divitem bilibris farris sperasse libertatem se civium suorum emisse, ciboque obiciendo..."