cariosas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cariosus, cariosa, cariosum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rotten, decayed (wood/teeth); crumbly; friable, loose, porous; decayed (old);
acc. pl. (f.)
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...commodia bibes. CXX. Spoletinum. De Spoletinis quae sunt cariosa lagonis malueris quam si musta Falerna bibas. CXXI. Paelignum..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nunc mihi siccus onyx; amphora nunc petitur nigri cariosa Falerni, expiet ut somnos garrula saga tuos; nunc..."Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...erat ipse boni. quid precer iratus, nisi vos cariosa senectus rodat, et inmundo cera sit alba situ? XIII..."