bombycinas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →bombycinus, bombycina, bombycinum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
silken, of silk, silky;
acc. pl. (f.)
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...libidinibus. XXIV Acus aurea. Splendida ne madidi violent bombycina crines, Figat acus tortas sustineatque comas. XXV Pectines. Quid..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...digito vel cadit aure lapis; nunc furtiva lucrifieri bombycina poscunt, profertur Cosmi nunc mihi siccus onyx; amphora nunc..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tamen uua latet: femineum lucet sic per bombycina corpus, calculus in nitida sic numeratur aqua. Quid non ingenio..."