pecten
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pecten, pectinis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
comb; rake; quill (playing lyre); comb-like thing, pubic bone/region; scallop;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...formicae frustillatim differant. Capp. At ita me volsellae, pecten, speculum, calamistrum meum bene me amassint meaque axitia linteumque..."Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...facies opera, ne sit inulta, tua. Hanc matutinos pectens ancilla capillos Incitet, et velo remigis addat opem..."
