sigilli
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sigillum, sigilli:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
seal; statuette; embossed figure, relief; figure in tapestry/from signet ring;
gen. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...PAIDION fictile. Gloria tam parvi non est obscura sigilli: Istius pueri Brutus amator erat. CLXXII Sauroctonos Corinthius..."- P
Metamorphoses VI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...certamina quattuor addit, clara colore suo, brevibus distincta sigillis: Threiciam Rhodopen habet angulus unus et Haemum, nunc gelidos..." - P
Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...iuvat, Sive erit ornatus non ut fuit ante sigillis, Sed regum positas Circus habebit opes, Differ opus: tunc..."