carchesia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →carchesium, carchesi(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
type of drinking-cup/beaker; mast-head of ship; kind of derrick, crane;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...recti fluctus soloque Aquilone secandi.hic utinam summi curuet carchesia maliincumbatque furens et Graia ad moenia perflet,ne Pompeiani..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...fundens nigra Falerna manu, et libata dabat roseis carchesia labris quae poterant ipsum sollicitare Iouem. Excidit attonito pinguis..."Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...obstrepit; uiuaces hederas remus tenet, summa ligat uitis carchesia. Idaeus prora fremuit leo, tigris puppe sedet Gangetica..."
Liber Secundus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...casus expressa recentum. atque ea prima duci porgens carchesia Graio Cyzicus 'hic portus' inquit 'mihi territat hostis..."Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...letifera perfringere colla bipenni. ipse ter aequoreo libans carchesia patri sic ait Aesonides: 'o qui spumantia nutu regna..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...diuae, quibus hunc saturauimus ignem laeuaque conuulsae dedimus carchesia terrae, iam nequeo tolerare moram. cassusne sacerdos audior..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...Delos opacat aequor: ibi e celsa libant carchesia puppi responsique fidem et verum Calchanta precantur. audiit Arquitenens Zephyrumque..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...medius comitante caterva. hic duo rite mero libans carchesia Baccho fundit humi, duo lacte novo, duo sanguine sacro..."