capistri
Dictionary entries
- Entry →capistrum, capistri:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
halter/headstall/harness, muzzle; matrimonial halter (L+S); band for vines;
gen. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...quantum Calydon tulisse fertur, paret purpureis aper capistris, turpes esseda quod trahunt uisontes et molles dare iussa quod..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...mensis tres albi sues in triclinium adducti sunt capistris et tintinnabulis culti, quorum unum bimum nomenculator esse dicebat..."Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...ubere matris audeat, inque uicem det mollibus ora capistris inualidus etiamque tremens, etiam inscius aeui. at tribus exactis..."Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...laetus et illuc mollia purpureis frenabas ora capistris. Aestus erat mediusque dies, solisque vapore concava litorei fervebant bracchia..."