femore
Dictionary entries
- Entry →femur, femoris:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
thigh (human/animal); flat vertical band on triglyph; [~ bubulum => plant];
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...nunc, spatalocinaedi, pede tendite, cursum addite, convolate planta, femore facili, clune agili et manu procaces, molles, veteres, Deliaci..."Divus Iulius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...pluribus referam. Scaeva excusso oculo, transfixus femore et umero, centum et viginti ictibus scuto perforato, custodiam portae commissi..."
