thoraces
Dictionary entries
- Entry →thorax, thoracis:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
breastplate, upper body armor/protection, cuirass; vest/waistcoat; chest/trunk;
nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →thorax, thoracis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
breastplate, upper body armor/protection, cuirass; vest/waistcoat; chest/trunk;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber IV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Iovis quam vetustate dilapsam refecit, se ipsum in thorace linteo scriptum legisse audissem, prope sacrilegium ratus sum Cosso..."Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...donec inopia veri et consensu errantium victus sumpto thorace Galba inruenti turbae neque aetate neque corpore [re]sistens..."
