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..."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..."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..."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..."