scutulas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →scutula, scutulae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
small shallow dish/pan; figure of lozenge/rhombus/diamond shape;; wooden cylinder; roller; secret writing/letter (L+S); cylindrical snake;
acc. pl.
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...folium Capelliana. Sic implet gabatas paropsidasque, et leves scutulas cavasque lances. Hoc lautum vocat, hoc putat venustum, unum..."Agricola
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...Livius veterum, Fabius Rusticus recentium eloquentissimi auctores oblongae scutulae vel bipenni adsimulavere. Et est ea facies citra Caledoniam..."