palearia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →palear, palearis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
dewlap (usu.pl.), fold of skin hanging from throat of cattle;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...viam, celsis procul ipsa refulget cornibus ac summa palearia sustinet unda. ast Erebi virgo ditem volat aethere Memphin..."- P
Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...plurima ceruix, et crurum tenus a mento palearia pendent; tum longo nullus lateri modus: omnia magna, pes etiam..." - P
Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...sentit anhelatos (tantum medicamina possunt!) pendulaque audaci mulcet palearia dextra suppositosque iugo pondus grave cogit aratri ducere..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...solvit aquaticus auster. colla toris exstant, armis palearia pendent, cornua vara quidem, sed quae contendere possis facta manu..."