fomites
Dictionary entries
- Entry →fomes, fomitis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
chips of wood, etc for kindling/feeding a fire;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...referat caput.' haec ubi fatus, 775excitat inualidas admoto fomite flammas.carpitur et lentum Magnus destillat in ignemtabe fouens bustum..."Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...foliis, atque arida circum nutrimenta dedit, rapuitque in fomite flammam. Tum Cererem corruptam undis Cerealiaque arma expediunt fessi..."