scalpturae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →scalpo, scalpere, scalpsi, scalptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
scratch, draw nails across (itch/affection); dig out (w/nails); carve/engrave;
dat. sg. fut. act. part.gen. sg. fut. act. part.nom. pl. fut. act. part.voc. pl. fut. act. part.
Examples
Galba
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...sedem bello delegerat, repertus est anulus opere antiquo, scalptura gemmae Victoriam cum tropaeo exprimente; ac subinde Alexandrina navis..."Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quae auro argento aere ferro opera efficit. Nam scalptura etiam lignum ebur marmor uitrum gemmas praeter ea quae..."