dorcas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →dorcas, dorcadis:
Feminine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
- Field:
- Agriculture
gazelle, antelope;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...fetida acosmos, caesia Palladium, nervosa et lignea dorcas, parvula, pumilio, chariton mia, tota merum sal, magna atque inmanis..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...videbis: casuram speres; despicit illa canes. XCIX (XCVIII). Dorcas. Delicium parvo donabis dorcada nato: iactatis solet hanc mittere..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...loquetur: Tam dispar aquilae columba non est, Nec dorcas rigido fugax leoni. Quare desine me vocare fratrem..."