centone
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cento, centonis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
patchwork quilt, blanket or curtain made of old garments sewn together; rags;
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Epidicus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...locus; proin tu alium quaeras cui centones sarcias. atque haec stultitiast me illi vitio vortere egomet quod factitavi..."Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...nigrum flauo crinem abscondente galero intrauit calidum ueteri centone lupanar et cellam uacuam atque suam; tunc nuda papillis..."Liber XL
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...aedilibus curulibus Cn. Seruilio Caepione Ap. Claudio Centone propter prodigia, quae euenerant. terra mouit; in fanis publicis..."