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..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...mensis tres albi sues in triclinium adducti sunt capistris et tintinnabulis culti, quorum unum bimum nomenculator esse dicebat..." - P
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..." - P
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..."