favus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →favus, favi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
honeycomb;
nom. sg.
Examples
- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...corrotundata, et omnia bona in se habet tanquam favus." [XL] "Sophos!" universi clamamus, et sublatis manibus ad camaram..." - M
XIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...misi, non, si quis ceris novis candidior incidit favus, tuis reservatus est mensis, cum parvis mediocritate munusculis illa..." - P
Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...purpureis conlectae vitibus uvae, candidus in medio favus est; super omnia vultus accessere boni nec iners pauperque voluntas..."