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  • 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;

    Entry →
    nom. sg.
    voc. sg.

Examples

  • T

    Curculio

    Titus Maccius Plautus

    "...formicae frustillatim differant. Capp. At ita me volsellae, pecten, speculum, calamistrum meum bene me amassint meaque axitia linteumque..."
  • P

    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..."

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