perstringit
Dictionary entries
- Entry →perstringo, perstringere, perstrinxi, perstrictus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
graze, graze against; make tight all over; offend, make unfavorable mention;
sg. pres. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...locum Cicero breviter in tertio de Oratore libro perstringit, neque tamen videri potest quicquam omisisse dicendo "non omni..."
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...cassa Pheretis hasta redit, Lycus excelso terrore comantem perstringit galeam: conuulsae cuspide longe diffugere iubae patuitque ingloria cassis..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...increpuere arma micantesque fulsere gladii, horror ingens spectantes perstringit et neutro inclinata spe torpebat vox spiritusque. Consertis deinde..."